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Congrats to the winners!

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

Don't think I'm going to have anything ready this Quarter. Shooting for next at this point. J'nae Me either. My current story has potential but all the feedback makes it clear it needs more work and which I agree with. Much as I hate missing a quarter, hate sending out something not ready for prime...

Thanks! Brandon Mull was at When Words Collide in Calgary a couple of years ago. He was full of energy and very entertaining to listen to. It's a great series of lectures. The quality of the recordings has increased each year and Sanderson has become much more comfortable - and organized - with the ...

Sent you a PM.

2nd draft done. Time to do a out loud read through and a polish before sending it off to my beta readers.

LDWriter2 wrote:So my story is now out again (Wince)

Where two or three people from here can see it and if they are willing to, to show me where I goofed it.

If you are still looking for peeps you can fire it off my direction.

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.

I also like the book, Self-Editing for Fiction Writers. This one gets into the little details. wotf018 Totally forgot to mention that one! Thanks for posting about it Laurie! Yes it's an excellent resource as it provides a great checklist for second drafts and polishing. It also ties in to Shawn Co...

Totally backwards by sentence. Easier to catch errors because there is no flow or context that way.

Curious how many of you go through 2nd draft, beta readers, read out loud, & final polish steps? How about you? I go through all the steps. I have a couple of writing buddy friends with whom we beta work with each other. I also enlist my wife as a beta reader specifically because she is not a S...

Curious how many of you go through 2nd draft, beta readers, read out loud, & final polish steps?

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...

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OldDarth wrote:Not gonna make it this quarter. Story is not out of first draft yet.

Too bad. It would have been a good entry coming from you.

Thanks LDWriter2.

Top things that have helped me: Personal habits: 1) Reading - first as a fan and then as a student. Finding works I like and then finding out why I like them. 2) Writing - making it a habit so that it's part of my daily routine 3) Finishing stories - without a completed piece it's impossible to see ...

Not gonna make it this quarter. Story is not out of first draft yet.

Congrats Matt!

(hey that rhymes!)

Congrats Philip and Preston!

Congrats everyone! Now onto to the next stage of waiting....

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

So is The Grinder....

Sweet!

Congrats George!

Best wishes finalists!

Hope to be going through the same suffering next quarter.

Qapla' Nick!

Great posts on writing! I also like Shawn Coyne's - The Five Commandments of Storytelling Here they are in outline form: 1) Inciting Incident a.Causal b.Coincidence 2) Progressive Complication a. Active Turning Point b. Revelatory Turning Point 3) Crisis a. The Best Bad choice b. irreconcilable good...

Congrats Emily!

I agree the main thematic of the winning stories is a redemptive element - usually upbeat but they can be tinged with regrets.

Dark stories, like white rooming openings, have a much tougher road to become a finalist.