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- Sun Nov 25, 2018 12:30 pm
- Forum: Science Fiction & Fantasy
- Topic: Mythology, Anyone?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 673
Mythology, Anyone?
So I'm a complete mythology nut. I love creation myths and gods of all cultures, I love digging through old stories and wondering how they came about, and I love imagining what those gods would be up to today. What does it look like to be an ancient river god in the twenty-first century? Probably no...
- Thu Nov 15, 2018 10:04 am
- Forum: Quarterly Results
- Topic: Quarter 4 Writers and Illustrators of the Future Vol 35
- Replies: 17
- Views: 2183
- Wed Nov 14, 2018 7:08 pm
- Forum: The Contest - Quarterly Topics, and Other Items
- Topic: Discussion: Q4 Volume 35
- Replies: 311
- Views: 26195
Re: Discussion: Q4 Volume 35
Just got my email. It's an R for me this time. Glad to have gotten the news; I've been impatient to send this story out to literary journals. I knew this was probably not the right market for it (it's the weirdest story I've written to date) and I want to try and find it a good home. Congrats and co...
- Sat Nov 10, 2018 5:14 pm
- Forum: Publishing: The Business Of
- Topic: Almost Success - The "Mixed Feelings" Thread
- Replies: 799
- Views: 228994
Re: Almost Success - The "Mixed Feelings" Thread
So I got a personal rejection letter today, from C.C. Finlay of F&SF, and he was kind enough to explain what hadn't worked for him about my story. He also said that my writing was very good, and to keep submitting to F&SF. You can imagine how pleased I was to hear that, and I'm excited becau...
- Wed Oct 10, 2018 11:46 am
- Forum: Publishing: The Business Of
- Topic: Markets for Awkward Word Counts
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1593
Re: Markets for Awkward Word Counts
Okay, I don't know if anyone will be able to help me with this, but I'm giving it a shot. For IGMS, Beneath Ceaseless Skies, and GigaNotoSaurus, they specifically say that they accept stories from people of all races, genders, orientations, etc. Clarkesworld does not specify if they do or not. I am ...
- Mon Oct 08, 2018 4:19 pm
- Forum: Publishing: The Business Of
- Topic: Markets for Awkward Word Counts
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1593
Re: Markets for Awkward Word Counts
Thank you so much for that list, it's incredibly helpful! I'm so relived to hear that there are indeed markets out there for that word count.
It's a comfortable length for me, so I'm very happy that there are publications that accept these stories. Thank you, thank you, thank you!

It's a comfortable length for me, so I'm very happy that there are publications that accept these stories. Thank you, thank you, thank you!
- Mon Oct 08, 2018 10:20 am
- Forum: Publishing: The Business Of
- Topic: Markets for Awkward Word Counts
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1593
Markets for Awkward Word Counts
Alright, so my HM for quarter 3 is a little less than 15k. Does anyone know of markets besides this contest that might be looking for something of that length? So far I haven't had luck finding anything. Most anthologies/literary magazines accept 7,500 words at the most, but even that seems rare. Oc...
- Thu Oct 04, 2018 1:26 pm
- Forum: Quarterly Results
- Topic: Quarter 3 Writers and illustrators of the Future Vol 35
- Replies: 17
- Views: 2124
Re: Quarter 3 Writers and illustrators of the Future Vol 35
Honorable Mention for me.
- Thu Oct 04, 2018 12:49 pm
- Forum: The Contest - Quarterly Topics, and Other Items
- Topic: Discussion: Q3 Volume 35
- Replies: 341
- Views: 28810
Re: Discussion: Q3 Volume 35
Just got the email, and my first Honorable Mention!
- Thu Oct 04, 2018 9:41 am
- Forum: The Contest - Quarterly Topics, and Other Items
- Topic: Discussion: Q3 Volume 35
- Replies: 341
- Views: 28810
Re: Discussion: Q3 Volume 35
Henckel wrote:Let us all have a moment of silence to pay homage to the pagan God of "Thursday".
I was silently praying to Bragi, the Norse god of poetry and creativity last night. Now adding Thor to my list.
*closes eyes and concentrates while humming the Immigrant Song*
- Wed Oct 03, 2018 7:41 pm
- Forum: The Contest - Quarterly Topics, and Other Items
- Topic: Discussion: Q3 Volume 35
- Replies: 341
- Views: 28810
Re: Discussion: Q3 Volume 35
Wow, you guys were not kidding about Thursday!
I got that email and literally struggled to breath for about thirty seconds.
I got that email and literally struggled to breath for about thirty seconds.
- Sun Sep 30, 2018 6:55 pm
- Forum: The Contest - Quarterly Topics, and Other Items
- Topic: Discussion: Q3 Volume 35
- Replies: 341
- Views: 28810
Re: Discussion: Q3 Volume 35
So. Much. Twitching.
I’m beginning to think it won’t ever end ...
I’m beginning to think it won’t ever end ...
- Sun Sep 30, 2018 9:55 am
- Forum: Quarterly Results
- Topic: Quarter 4 Writers and Illustrators of the Future Vol 35
- Replies: 17
- Views: 2183
Re: Quarter 4 Writers and Illustrators of the Future Vol 35
Submitted September 26th
- Thu Sep 27, 2018 11:48 am
- Forum: Publishing: The Business Of
- Topic: Flame Tree seeking short stories
- Replies: 69
- Views: 23074
Re: Flame Tree seeking short stories
Can Urban Crime be speculative?
For instance, would a crime story with fantasy elements work for this?
For instance, would a crime story with fantasy elements work for this?
- Wed Sep 26, 2018 3:54 pm
- Forum: The Contest - Quarterly Topics, and Other Items
- Topic: Discussion: Q4 Volume 35
- Replies: 311
- Views: 26195
Re: Discussion: Q4 Volume 35
Thanks for the input, thewritescott, and for the article. That was definitely worth the read. My main problem is that my characters are not human, and they don't seem human. It's not that they aren't engaging, per say, but their inhumanity makes them a bit harder to empathize with. The part in the a...
- Wed Sep 26, 2018 2:19 pm
- Forum: The Contest - Quarterly Topics, and Other Items
- Topic: Discussion: Q4 Volume 35
- Replies: 311
- Views: 26195
Re: Discussion: Q4 Volume 35
I think I'm finally satisfied with my Q4. Ended up being around 6000 words, which is a lot shorter than my almost 15k Q3. It's definitely on the weird side, and I'm worried this isn't the right market for it, but I wanted something to submit this quarter, and at least I'm reaching that goal. It's tr...
- Tue Sep 25, 2018 12:10 pm
- Forum: The Contest - Quarterly Topics, and Other Items
- Topic: Discussion: Q3 Volume 35
- Replies: 341
- Views: 28810
Re: Discussion: Q3 Volume 35
Here's Dave's latest blog post:
https://mystorydoctor.com/how-to-bore-a ... -to-death/
Happy to say that I don't think I'm guilty of any of these in my Q3.
So glad that Dave is alright and recovered from his hospital stay!
https://mystorydoctor.com/how-to-bore-a ... -to-death/
Happy to say that I don't think I'm guilty of any of these in my Q3.
So glad that Dave is alright and recovered from his hospital stay!
- Wed Sep 19, 2018 2:50 pm
- Forum: The Contest - Quarterly Topics, and Other Items
- Topic: Discussion: Q3 Volume 35
- Replies: 341
- Views: 28810
Re: Discussion: Q3 Volume 35
As in Thursday the 20th...?
Don't leave us hanging!!!
Don't leave us hanging!!!
- Fri Sep 14, 2018 2:54 pm
- Forum: The Contest - Quarterly Topics, and Other Items
- Topic: Discussion: Q4 Volume 35
- Replies: 311
- Views: 26195
Re: Discussion: Q4 Volume 35
Just finished my first draft for Q4. Almost six thousand word story that I wrote in a little over a week. I hadn't initially been planning to submit this quarter, but changed my mind at the last minute, so I scrambled to get something together, and I'm pretty pleased with the result. I'll be spendin...
- Sun Sep 02, 2018 9:33 am
- Forum: The Contest - Quarterly Topics, and Other Items
- Topic: Discussion: Q4 Volume 35
- Replies: 311
- Views: 26195
Re: Discussion: Q4 Volume 35
My suggestion? Post it when you're ready to post it, but do one thing first. Listen to it. If your computer and whatever software you're using have the read aloud capability, make use of it. When I revisited my Q3 about a month after submitting, I listened to it and found five or six typos that I mi...
- Fri Aug 17, 2018 11:51 am
- Forum: The Contest - Quarterly Topics, and Other Items
- Topic: Agonizing Mistakes
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1481
Agonizing Mistakes
So I just looked back at my finished draft for quarter three for the first time since submitting, and what did I find? In the very first section there are not one, but two words that are slashed-through, that I had intended to delete. Right there , in the manuscript that I submitted!!! How could I h...
- Fri Jul 27, 2018 2:18 pm
- Forum: Publishing: The Business Of
- Topic: Simultaneous Submissions
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1091
Re: Simultaneous Submissions
Thanks for the info, guys! Super helpful.
-Vin
-Vin
- Sat Jul 21, 2018 3:13 pm
- Forum: Publishing: The Business Of
- Topic: Simultaneous Submissions
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1091
Simultaneous Submissions
So I know that in the business, simultaneous submissions are something to be careful of. But I was wondering, what are the differences between submitting to an editor, and submitting to an agent? I've heard that with editors, you might submit your book to multiple places at once, but if more than on...
- Thu Jun 28, 2018 12:18 pm
- Forum: Quarterly Results
- Topic: Quarter 3 Writers and illustrators of the Future Vol 35
- Replies: 17
- Views: 2124
Re: Quarter 3 Writers and illustrators of the Future Vol 35
Submitted June 28th.
- Thu Jun 28, 2018 12:16 pm
- Forum: The Contest - Quarterly Topics, and Other Items
- Topic: Discussion: Q3 Volume 35
- Replies: 341
- Views: 28810
Re: Discussion: Q3 Volume 35
I have officially submitted and I am officially terrified
Now to get to work on the next one!
-Vin

Now to get to work on the next one!
-Vin
- Wed Jun 27, 2018 2:33 pm
- Forum: The Contest - Quarterly Topics, and Other Items
- Topic: Story Titling
- Replies: 66
- Views: 16634
Re: Story Titling
(from my shelf: Queen of Sorcery, Castle of Wizardry, Domes of Fire, Pawn of Prophecy, Seeress of Kell, Sorceress of Darshiva... yes, those are all David Eddings) At last! A David Eddings fan! He's one of my top three favorite authors of all time (the others being Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett). ...
- Wed Jun 20, 2018 10:18 am
- Forum: The Contest - Quarterly Topics, and Other Items
- Topic: History of LGBTQ+ Characters in the Contest
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1481
Re: History of LGBTQ+ Characters in the Contest
In short, write your story the way your feel in your bones it needs to be written. If you don't, your story won't have any heart and without that it is DOA anyway. This really resonates with me. It's the whole reason I didn't want to change the character. I know who they are, and making such an in-...
- Tue Jun 19, 2018 4:08 pm
- Forum: The Contest - Quarterly Topics, and Other Items
- Topic: History of LGBTQ+ Characters in the Contest
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1481
History of LGBTQ+ Characters in the Contest
Okay, so I'm curious about this because the story I'm submitting this quarter has a main character who is LGBTQ, specifically gender non-conforming. Does anyone know how such characters have fared in the contest's past? Have stories with LGBTQ characters or themes ever won? My character uses they/th...
- Mon Jun 18, 2018 4:20 pm
- Forum: The Contest - Quarterly Topics, and Other Items
- Topic: NEW USERS! INTRODUCE YOURSELVES!
- Replies: 2728
- Views: 530287
Re: NEW USERS! INTRODUCE YOURSELVES!
Hey guys, I'm Shannon and I'm new to the forum. I'm going to be submitting to WotF for the first time in Q3, and I'm both nervous and excited. I'm from California, I'm queer and chronically ill, so ... that's fun. Anyhow, I decided to come out of the shadows and finally introduce myself.