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So as I recover from my knee surgery, it's just over 3 weeks since I had the surgery and am now just able to start reading again, it's been wonderful reading posts here for inspiration. With this recent post Wulf, I'm circling back to the question asked earlier on point 5 for short stories. 3 try/fa...

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Wow and congrats in that order!

Sound words Wulf and congrats on your recent writing accomplishments.

Wulf Moon wrote:The lost secret. The into the ether secret. The @#%^$^&&*+ secret that blipped off my tablet. Now, you get the Cliff Notes.

Moon's SUPER SECRET #17: Know thy judge!

Truth!

ddonche wrote:

morganb wrote:
I've been reading his emails for a couple years now, without fail. I think I would be a fool not to. It's some of the best information out there - and it's FREE!

Ditto!

Have fun! Which you will no doubt have. Thanks for the Ken Rand book recommendation. The 10% solution is something Stephen King talks about in his On Writing book too.

Thanks for the link Wulf.

I also found at copy to borrow online here - https://openlibrary.org/works/OL2454678 ... _the_point

As for try/fail cycles, yes, that's coming. As in many things in life, there is a Rule of Three here as well. But you can jump ahead by getting his book. WRITING TO THE POINT. While here, I might mention Critters Readers' Poll is going on until Jan 14 for favorite stories of 2018. I might also ment...

Thanks for all these great tips Wulf. Wondering if you could answer this question. And I apologize in advance if you planned this as an upcoming topic. Farland talks about try/fail cycles and that in a novel your protagonist should go through three attempts before succeeding. Does this rule apply to...

This quarter will be a challenge for me. Going for my second knee replacement on January 23rd. So I really need to get a draft done before then as I know from the previous experience - writing will be out of the question for the following 4 weeks.

Have an idea. Fleshing it out now.

There is a secret here. Some call it their muse, but here's what it is: Your subconscious is trying to talk to you. And when it's excited about something, we need to listen. We need to put our butt in the chair, fingers on the keyboard, and capture every word of drama our subconscious is sending up...

Thanks disgruntledpeony!

Most kind.

I'm in too!

Q1 story submitted.

Let's make it so everyone!

Entered Dec 26, 2018.

Love the Iron Giant vibe of the cover!

Hi all! Been away for awhile - did several writing courses this year to hopefully up my game. Just submitted a fresh Q1 entry, decided to check out the forum, and this thread caught my eye. This challenge is perfect! It perfectly aligns with my personal WOTF goal to submit a new story each quarter!!...

Congrats to the winners!

Caught this on the Youtube channel for the first time. Such an awesome night!

Sent you a PM.

Imagination Vortex wrote:Well I'm pretty excited. Just got a personal rejection from F&SF, and it's my first personal outside of Writers of the Future! I know it's technically still a rejection, but it makes me feel like people are finally starting to take notice of my writing.

You can send your story whenever you feel it's ready.

Count me in too but I am also a couple of weeks from having my piece ready for review.

I've sent you a PM - Ishmael.

Harlan Ellison is one of the few short story writers I'm aware of who made a go of it besides Bradbury.

He did have his fingers in a lot of other pies though.

For short SF: The top 3 - in the print trades are: Analog Asimov Magazine of SF & F There are many e-publishers available too: IGMS Clarkesworld etc Top book publishers: Top 4 SF/F/H Publishers - # PUBLISHER AUTHORS 1. Tor 469 2. Gollancz 267 3. Ace Books 294 4. Orbit 180 Complete list here - ht...

Congrats Matt!

(hey that rhymes!)

Congrats Philip and Preston!

Sweet George! The sale I mean.....

Sweet!

Congrats George!

Qapla' Nick!