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"The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it to change; the realist adjusts the sails." - William Arthur Ward

What an impressive tale of finding and maintaining your 'close-hauled tack'!
Congratulations and thanks, as always, for sharing.

~You Fellow Dragon Hunter

Congrats, Peony!
Keep us posted.

Thanks for all the data crunching!
I love a good spreadsheet filled with info.

Even better, I immediately sent it out to a comic fantasy anthology I've had my eye on for a while and got an acceptance today. Yahooey! Congratulations, michaeljwyantjr and WriterGirl0426! wotf007 wotf010 wotf041 That's wonderful news. wotf024 LittleRed, michaeljwyantjr and WriterGirl0426 - You ar...

Congrats, Dr. Jest & Dosmax!
It looks like the WotF gods or demons were awaiting Writergirl's Q4 Submission before letting the bottom fall out.

HM for me.
Two more quarters to go for this year, but I fear that one was my best bet.

Submitted June 29th

Thanks Peony and all of you! This is fantastic.
Now I just have to be careful to use it 'as needed' and not 'as procrastination'.

I'm not twitching. Why would I be twitching? I'm--I'm not-- wotf039 LOL... I'm also not compulsively checking my email account twice every day (more on Thursdays) and hoping NOT to have a new message there... wotf037 I usually check here first. If there is no chatter about results coming in, then I...

OMG! CORBIN!!!

I shall hence forth cease all whining. Well, until I give up and whine again, because I have never been a Marine nor am I made of the steel you are. But I can write, and I shall. And good luck to you my friend.

Beth Powers wrote:Just so you don't twitch too much, I even had one in September!

I'd love to do it someday, if I'm ever not working on a book and/or raising tiny people. wotf001 Exactly this, although I have to admit my tiny people aren't quite as tiny any more, but they still require tons of attention of one kind or other. But Dean's contest sounds soooo tempting. I just have ...

I’d say the more messed up you are the better writer you’ll become. But that’s just a theory. Corbin, after riding a Ford on its side at 70mph on the highway with your face inches away from the road and the challenge of recovering from brain damage, I think you have had your share of misfortune and...

A story a week!
Michael you left those two years of bad writing and jumped back in with a vengeance! Congrats!

WOW, Corbin!!!
What an amazing recovery!
I wish you continued health and spare writing time.

I am 16K into a rewrite of a book as well, but only have an outline for Q4. I will try to follow your lead and catch up.

thegirlintheglasses wrote:Either PM me to report or just remind me again here. I'm human. I miss stuff. And this thread is getting awful full lol.

You are an awesome human!
Thanks for all the work!

Ha ha. The "I won" sign was a bit of a trigger. I thought Q2 results were out for half a second. Nevermind, that it made no sense at all that someone would be saying I won at this point. Me Too, Chuck! wotf019 New fresh. 3 for 3, one more to go, and I think I already know what it will be....

disgruntledpeony wrote:It's not so much a trajectory as a spatter pattern, if we're being honest.

Love that peony!

Count me in for Q3.
A WHOLE day early, I might add!

I turned in Q3
So I AM READY!
Bring on the Twitching for Q2!!!

That's how it works, right? You have to turn in the current quarter before you get to twitch about the previous one, or am I doing it wrong?

I'm In! 3 out of 4 so far

And 3 for 3, all originals. Really thought I might slip in Q3 this time, but became very determined not to at the end. Being here is very good for that, I find. Focuses the mind surprisingly well on the task at hand. I agree. The forums help keep the energy up. Plus, it is more fun participating in...

Thank You
I just wanted to double check. I try to tailor the formatting to the preferences of the agent/editor to which I am sending it. And I don't want to stress Dave's eyes while he reads my entry.

Stupid Super Simple Question: Italicize or Underline? wotf017 SFWA guidelines say to underline when something should be italicized or bolded or any other odd font. I have always followed these guidelines when submitting to SFF markets, but the YA agents I have heard are saying just italicize it. In ...

Henckel wrote:Oh let's not get hasty. Don't want to create false expectations

“But I spoke hastily. We must not be hasty." - Treebeard, The Two Towers
Wise Words Dear Treebeard and Mister Henckel.

I did major revisions this afternoon. Now for the spit polish. Who knows...maybe I'll go all crazy and turn it in a day early?

Who am I kidding?

I have a full outline for Q4. It will take a while to flesh out, but knowing where I am going ahead of time makes life easier. First, however, I need to give Q3 a final edit.

Mine in Vol. 34 was humor. What sub-flavor of humor (or whether it was humor*ous* at all), I'll leave to the readers to decide. I wrote about "The Howler on the Sales Floor" earlier today, but I don't see my post. Maybe I didn't hit submit? It was Hilarious! Thanks for the story, Ficke! w...

WOW! You are way ahead of the game, WriterGirl0426!

disgruntledpeony wrote:I've reused the same username and password in the past without issue. So long as you get the confirmation e-mails, you should be fine.

I have as well. I would not worry. It will not let you re-enter one for last Quarter.

Got an idea last night. Wrote a 1100w first draft this morning. Needs editing down. A flash is not a strong contender for winning WotF, but it is a fresh story and better than no substitution.

Thanks for the encouragement guys...and of course, Trevor.