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Dragonchef wrote:Heh! Yeah, just went to the WotF FB page. Results for Q1 won't be published for another 3 months. So, in the immortal words of Captain Hector Barbossa, "What are you lookin' at? Back to work!"

Welcome to the forum Aidanka. I look forward to reading some of your writing. Hey thanks for the warm words. Also, if anybody would like to be friends in social media accounts I'd love it wotf010 wotf010 I love to keep up with the WotF folk on social media. Can you give us your links? You can conne...

I posted all the other places but not in this place. I skidded in to Q1! So, 4 in 36 is ON! I still have burn marks to show from it. I entered 4 in 35 and immediately fell into a pit of despair with non-writing life. I climbed my way out by last June and finished a hard re-write of a novel, plotted ...

But maybe don't push it to 11:59pm PST
Or do. It's my way, but not necessarily the best way.

I made it in the Super Secret Bonus club!
Just barely, but this was a practice in setting a goal and getting it done!

I'm in as well. I skidded in under the wire at 11:59 and received my confirmation email within the same minute. It was a 3 day fresh story, too. Mainly because I wanted to play in the sandbox, too.

It's just more fun to watch the results roll in when you have a story in the pile.

vsutherland01 wrote:I'm in with a fresh story!

WOOT!!!

There’s always some issues in the last few hours due in large part to time zones, I think. If possible, try to get your story in before midnight EST and you’re usually fine. Thanks! <types faster> wotf042 I just sent in mine. Got the first confirmation E-mail. Congrats and Good Luck! wotf010

A little pre-fretting here.

Has the site had any trouble closing to submissions yearly this year?
I haven't posted in over a year and the last two times the quarter closed several hours early due to a glitch in on the site.

I am cutting it close, yet again, an worried.

I submitted in the very last minutes of the last quarter.
Today,

amoskalik wrote:It's been almost a year since I worried about Thursdays... it's good to be back in the game!

Me Too, Amoskalik!
Exciting, except I'm out of practice. Better start stretches before the twitching starts.
Darn It! Too late

It seems to me that Pro-ing Out it Quite Prestigious!
Congrats Ishmael! You can now go from the halls of WotF to the halls of SFWA!!!

My HM was about that, but I didn't realize that was the heart of the story until I tried turning it into a novel. It's probably lucky I got the HM without getting my focus right to begin with.

That is MASTER LEVEL Winning!
Published Finalist followed by a Win!

I considered hedging my bet and not submitting my Q4 short story. I could continue editing it for 3 months and submit it for Q1 V35!!! But I didn't. I hunkered down, polished it the best I could by midnight WotF time and hit SUBMIT. So, now I have to...you know...do the work a writer does, and begin...

Thanks disgruntledpeony for the validation to go ahead.
I will see you on the forums for 4 in 35!

I just hit submit with 6 minutes to spare. I hope Q4 V34 submission closes at Midnight PACIFIC time.
Good Luck to all who entered.

And good writing to everyone for the next quarter. I am about to have a glass of wine and go to bed!

I've been out of the WotF game for a while, working on a novel, but I'm back. I've missed checking in on all of you. When I saw the 4 in 35! post on the Forum, I thought it was the perfect excuse to wait to submit, but my critique group gave me the "A Dead Line Is A Dead Line" speech. They...

I've been missing in action but I'm ready to take the plunge again! 4 in 35! looks like the perfect place to start. wotf024 Now, I just have to decide if this older story that I planned to give the Quickie Edit and shove into Q4 V34 at the last minute would be better kept for Q1 V35 with a more thor...

Honorable Mention received today.

No wotf005 I fretted and fretted and pulled out an old story and polished it. When I tried to enter it the site was down, and I was too nervous to go through the "Is my submission actually submitted, again?" So, I decided to add a frame story to make it a more viable entry and will submit ...

emilymccosh wrote:
I think mine is one of the best I've written... so of course it's going to be an R...

Good Luck!
Remember, I have a good sturdy table for you to hide under if you need it.
And I think it's my turn to provide the brownies!

LD ... I've been blessed with a HUGO nomination for editing and as a former long-term ASIM editor, slush reader and publisher (and obviously fore-most I'm a writer), I'm happy to offer my limited experiences

Sounds like more than "limited experience" dear sir!

Submitted June 30, 2016

I have been lurking here for about a year and finally registered in April, but shamefully, this is my first post. Sorry for stalking without sharing. I have appreciated all the perspectives given here. It is a cozy place to hang out.

~Julia