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According to this http://www.lulu.com/titlescorer/index.php - the title of my Q1 entry is going to win anything. Oh, well...

Some of what you wrote, DP, reminds me of that Neil Gaiman quote - “Remember: when people tell you something’s wrong or doesn’t work for them, they are almost always right. When they tell you exactly what they think is wrong and how to fix it, they are almost always wrong.”

Hi everyone. I'm in sorry shape right now with... exactly 25 hours to go. I've written three stories this quarter, but I'm not satisfied with any. (yes, I'm a bit obsessive)... So, I started a new story yesterday and working on it now. I've got a crit partner, but I'm not sure if she will be availa...

Just checked. Received it last night, Alex. I was watching the Wolves game.

I thought about mentioning #6, but at up to 17,000 words for WotF, we're hardly writing flash fiction. I like descriptions. Dunno about multiple shorts being practice for a novel - but maybe as the shorts grow from 3-4,00 towards 17,000 - that would count. Coming back to Gaiman's comparison - if I r...

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/2xRBPL1VlMZVLZbJ1R3mkTK/neil-gaimans-eight-tips-on-how-to-write-a-short-story?ns_source=twitter&ns_campaign=bbc_radio_4&ns_mchannel=social&ns_linkname=radio_and_music This is worth a read, y'all. Eight tips on writing short stories from Neil Gai...

I'll take a look if you like Alex. No swap reqd.

I offered to critique for someone but haven't heard from them, I sent my email address and checked after a few days - it was still in my Outbox and not in Sent mail. I tried again and now have 2 in my Outbox. Just for the record, during my time on the forum I've noticed that a message I've sent to ...

Jasmine Arch wrote:Me: Oh this story is as good as finished. Just one more quick line edit.
Me after aforementioned line edit: Yeah I'm going to rewrite the whole thing.

Perhaps you need a 2nd (3rd, 4th..whatever) opinion.

mmm... can it seem subtle or artful to another writer!

I've read a few more chapters and it's not been done again. For ne, it didn't add any value where it was done - though as I said, the published author didn't actually write Little did she know.

Perhaps it's just one of those things that bug me.

Ah - didn't know that. Thanks. He'll have my mail twice now!

Thanks for replying, Andy. I found this article which seems to suggest not using it - of course, it's just another opinion. http://airshipdaily.com/blog/06242014-origin-of-cliches For me, something like - she was to revise that opinion shortly - is a cheap way of inviting the reader to read on becau...

I critiqued someone recently and commented on a line very similar to – little did he know. I thought this was considered to be clumsy author intrusion. Was I wrong? In a novel yesterday, I came across (Little did she know) ' She was to revive that opinion shortly.' The little did she know here being...

Wulf Moon wrote:Just wondering if his box is full? When you hit 100, it stacks them up outside, and you have to clear out old mail to make room for new incoming.

So the problem could be his end and not mine. It's not a problem I've had before, so yes, I can see that's a possibility.
thanks

I offered to critique for someone but haven't heard from them, I sent my email address and checked after a few days - it was still in my Outbox and not in Sent mail.
I tried again and now have 2 in my Outbox.
I presume the guy I offered to crit is having the same problem.

I'll take a look if you wish.

SCAFontaine wrote:Hi Tracy,
I'd be happy to swap if you'd still like more critters.

I'm happy to swap again, Sabine. Mine's in Scrib if you want to earn some karma.

If you want to send yours to me, I'm sure you have my mail.

WriterGirl0426 wrote:I have a 5k piece drafted for a Q1 entry and would love some feedback. Happy to swap. Any takers?

--Tracy

I'll take a look if you need a 2nd, Tracy.

Well done, DP.

I'll take a look.

I pasted the opening lines of A Certain Slant of Light to this https://talktotransformer.com/ to see how it developed Preston’s story. I think Preston’s was better, but damn, I’m going to be much more productive using this. Walter walked slowly along the crumbling sidewalk. The last ten years had be...

Hi DP. . I was thinking about things yesterday, and realized that the advent of the internet has really helped to make short stories a global market--but that also means the competition is global, which is wonderful but also a bit sobering. As far as sci-fi/fantasy versus crime writing, you said pr...

Hi DP. A Scrib friend has pushed me into submitting my Q2 entry to other places. One rejection, waiting on another. Other than that - not really considered it before. Apart from WotF in the last year or so, I'm much more of a novel reader rather than s/s, so I haven't read anything of the other plac...

Thanks Z.T. My first 4 or 5 entries had all been placed in comps on the Writer's site Scribophile - all got R's in here. One was placed when Anton's Rose story wasn't - Anton has won WotF with one of his Scrib winning stories. So hopefully, they have hooks etc. But it's that uncountable reasons that...

My entries to Q1,2 & 3 were all new. R, R and I’m expecting another R. At the moment, there’s no chance I could write 2 a quarter – which isn’t that big an ask. I really liked my Q2, my critiquers really liked my Q2, September C.Fawkes didn’t offer much criticism for the sample of it she read bu...

I spent a week trying to think of an ingenious way to fix my overly predictable story ending. This weekend--in the wee hours of the morning while sleep hid from me--I came up with a twist ending. I just finished editing the bullet point outline to fit the new bits in. Now, on to the rewrite. wotf04...

I made a few notes. I'll take another listen and make more.

Doesn't bother me that I don't know who's talking, it's what they say that's interesting. For me, disregarding the length, it has a lot more than the other podcasts. I do like to have an idea of the ending of my stories - to have an idea of my destination, even if the journey can go its own way. I'l...

For those who got rejected, someone posted this on Scribophile - Stan Lee and rejection
https://wellsbaum.blog/stan-lee-offers- ... -creators/

So fed up at my R, I thought I'd try September C.Fawkes. Her response to my extract is very encouraging and I will go with her for my whole Q2 entry. Seems I can write at least. The concerns she expressed based on an excerpt don't look too bad and the strengths she listed are encouraging. Maybe my s...