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- Sun Jan 03, 2021 8:41 pm
- Forum: The Contest - Quarterly Topics, and Other Items
- Topic: Discussion: Q1 Volume 38
- Replies: 148
- Views: 9113
Re: Discussion: Q1 Volume 38
Update - Joni says she hasn't sent out all the confirmations yet. Phew. Fingers crossed I get one soon haha
- Sun Jan 03, 2021 4:48 pm
- Forum: The Contest - Quarterly Topics, and Other Items
- Topic: Discussion: Q1 Volume 38
- Replies: 148
- Views: 9113
Re: Discussion: Q1 Volume 38
I didn't get a confirmation... oh dear. That's never happened before. Should I email Joni? Or... just submit it in the next quarter....
- Thu Dec 31, 2020 10:59 pm
- Forum: The Contest - Quarterly Topics, and Other Items
- Topic: Discussion: Q1 Volume 38
- Replies: 148
- Views: 9113
Re: Discussion: Q1 Volume 38
I'm in! Thanks to everyone who helped me with this one. And good luck all! Please have a Happy New Year! (please please please...)
- Tue Dec 15, 2020 12:56 am
- Forum: Writing: Craft, Talent, Technique
- Topic: Writing reference book suggestions
- Replies: 9
- Views: 643
Re: Writing reference book suggestions
Do share the title if you find the book you just read! This is a weakness I'm struggling with too! I am also working on how much to explain and how much to let the reader infer... it can be difficult to balance with keeping short stories short. Thanks I will check your suggestions out. That part yo...
- Sat Dec 05, 2020 3:00 pm
- Forum: Writing: Craft, Talent, Technique
- Topic: Writing reference book suggestions
- Replies: 9
- Views: 643
Writing reference book suggestions
Hi everyone, Does anyone have a particular book on writing that they swear by? I'm currently interested in improving my scene transitions and filling things in, so if anyone has one that covers that (or just a blog post they can recommend) I would be grateful. It seems to be a difficult subject to f...
- Mon Nov 23, 2020 3:21 pm
- Forum: Writing: Craft, Talent, Technique
- Topic: Experimenting with Exercises from Wulf's Super Secrets
- Replies: 71
- Views: 9368
Re: Experimenting with Exercises from Wulf's Super Secrets
If I may be permitted, here's the re-write of my dialogue. Critiques welcome. Eager, the characters aren't just upset with each other. They hate each other. There's a story why Trolls and Elves hate each other, but that's for another time. The rookie Warden stormed into the office, slamming the doo...
- Thu Nov 19, 2020 9:53 pm
- Forum: Writing: Craft, Talent, Technique
- Topic: Experimenting with Exercises from Wulf's Super Secrets
- Replies: 71
- Views: 9368
Re: Experimenting with Exercises from Wulf's Super Secrets
I'll give it another go, this time writing twelve lines rather than the twelve sentences I wrote before- an important distinction. I'll get to the second part of the assignment later. For now, it's time to sleep. Got work tomorrow. -------------------------------------------------------------------...
- Thu Nov 19, 2020 9:44 pm
- Forum: Writing: Craft, Talent, Technique
- Topic: Experimenting with Exercises from Wulf's Super Secrets
- Replies: 71
- Views: 9368
Re: Experimenting with Exercises from Wulf's Super Secrets
Thanks for the feedback, Reuben! So. Much. To. Learn. This exercise example is fun, fast, and furious, Pezel. You've gotten good constructive comments from EagerInk and Reuben (great meeting you at Fyrecon and in my master class, EagerInk!). Once you tag in your first line through a speaker attribu...
- Thu Nov 19, 2020 9:19 am
- Forum: Writing: Craft, Talent, Technique
- Topic: Experimenting with Exercises from Wulf's Super Secrets
- Replies: 71
- Views: 9368
Re: Experimenting with Exercises from Wulf's Super Secrets
Writing dialogue without tags is sooo scary! Here’s my attempt: Sameer looked at his friend with disbelief. “Jon, what do you mean you think you left the car keys at the campsite?” “I, uh, thought I put them in my pocket, but I can’t feel them now.” “We’ve been hiking through the woods for two hour...
- Mon Nov 16, 2020 10:08 pm
- Forum: Writing: Craft, Talent, Technique
- Topic: Experimenting with Exercises from Wulf's Super Secrets
- Replies: 71
- Views: 9368
Re: Experimenting with Exercises from Wulf's Super Secrets
Interesting exercise. Good and useful critiques in this thread. I'll give it a go. A bit of dialogue from a short story I'm working on- “I lost my beautiful egg,” Thom moaned, brushing at the yoke running down his birthday coat. “Who are you and why, of all things, did you crack an egg over my head...
- Tue Nov 10, 2020 5:54 pm
- Forum: The Contest - Quarterly Topics, and Other Items
- Topic: Discussion: Q4 Volume 37
- Replies: 336
- Views: 36589
Re: Discussion: Q4 Volume 37
P.S.: You may not know this but Writers of the Future is very much aware of the good work you are doing in here. As they see your results climb, they take note of your name and truly are rooting for you to win. They know when you are getting close because they closely watch the results. They know t...
- Tue Nov 10, 2020 6:02 am
- Forum: Writing: Craft, Talent, Technique
- Topic: Experimenting with Exercises from Wulf's Super Secrets
- Replies: 71
- Views: 9368
Re: Experimenting with Exercises from Wulf's Super Secrets
This topic has been silent for a while. Just wanted to mention a solid podcast that encapsulates Wulf's recent post, plus adds some really interesting stuff about the Hollywood formula: https://writingexcuses.com/2011/10/02/writing-excuses-6-18-hollywood-formula/ Thanks, I'll check it out. And I wo...
- Fri Nov 06, 2020 4:29 pm
- Forum: The Contest - Quarterly Topics, and Other Items
- Topic: Discussion: Q4 Volume 37
- Replies: 336
- Views: 36589
Re: Discussion: Q4 Volume 37
Just look at all of these Silver HMs this Q! I count thirteen! This is normally top 50ish in the world. This quarter had so many great stories, it will probably mean top 100 in the world, and it is absolutely FANTASTIC to see so many in one group. Here's the ones I counted: Eagerink I was just a re...
- Fri Nov 06, 2020 4:21 pm
- Forum: Publishing: The Business Of
- Topic: Supporting each other on Social Media and Websites - Post your Handles and Links
- Replies: 6
- Views: 693
Re: Supporting each other on Social Media and Websites - Post your Handles and Links
Disgruntledpeony, I see that you have a website link in your bio. That's a good idea too. And totally understand both of you on the FB thing, I try to avoid it as well, but I've heard it's the best place to advertise so that's why I started there. As an added note I keep things very positive in case...
- Thu Nov 05, 2020 7:01 pm
- Forum: Publishing: The Business Of
- Topic: Supporting each other on Social Media and Websites - Post your Handles and Links
- Replies: 6
- Views: 693
Supporting each other on Social Media and Websites - Post your Handles and Links
Hello Everyone, It has come to my attention recently that having a visibly strong online following is a positive sign for publishers and may help one to be published. Since I have virtually no following, I thought I would start a place were we could share our social media handles, websites, amazon p...
- Thu Nov 05, 2020 5:54 pm
- Forum: Publishing: The Business Of
- Topic: Tiered Rejections
- Replies: 4
- Views: 6239
Re: Tiered Rejections
omg this is great! Why am I just now seeing this.
- Thu Nov 05, 2020 9:48 am
- Forum: The Contest - Quarterly Topics, and Other Items
- Topic: Discussion: Q4 Volume 37
- Replies: 336
- Views: 36589
Re: Discussion: Q4 Volume 37
The more I chew on this the more I get myself worked up. I figured this first entry to be a quick and easy R, I've never submitted anything anywhere before. Getting a Silver out of it makes me wonder if I would be better served to polish it up and try again for maybe Q2 or 3 of v38. I don't relish ...
- Wed Nov 04, 2020 5:49 pm
- Forum: The Contest - Quarterly Topics, and Other Items
- Topic: Discussion: Q4 Volume 37
- Replies: 336
- Views: 36589
Re: Discussion: Q4 Volume 37
I got an HM! Surprised at this since I finished this story ten minutes before the deadline (literally, didn't even have time to proofread it). I took a peek at it yesterday and there are several typos, including one on the first page... yikes. But happy to get an HM for it! Now to polish it up a lit...
- Tue Nov 03, 2020 4:35 pm
- Forum: The Contest - Quarterly Topics, and Other Items
- Topic: Discussion: Q4 Volume 37
- Replies: 336
- Views: 36589
Re: Discussion: Q4 Volume 37
A peep? On Election Day? On the day my daughter is to be married? Congrats to your daughter! I already have a pillow fort set up to hide from the election... Today's quite a day, but if that' a peep then that is making it a better day. It's also my birthday... wotf002 Thank you but I don’t have a d...
- Tue Nov 03, 2020 3:34 pm
- Forum: The Contest - Quarterly Topics, and Other Items
- Topic: Goals four V.38!
- Replies: 44
- Views: 5369
Re: Goals four V.38!
cduzett wrote:Wishes
2. COVID-19 goes away
Seriously!.... Forget the contest lol.

Never thought I'd use that smiley for such a thing....
(And good luck kn your other goals, they sound great!)
- Tue Nov 03, 2020 3:24 pm
- Forum: The Contest - Quarterly Topics, and Other Items
- Topic: Discussion: Q4 Volume 37
- Replies: 336
- Views: 36589
Re: Discussion: Q4 Volume 37
sorte001 wrote:A peep?
On Election Day?
On the day my daughter is to be married?
Congrats to your daughter!
I already have a pillow fort set up to hide from the election... Today's quite a day, but if that' a peep then that is making it a better day. It's also my birthday...

- Mon Oct 26, 2020 11:38 pm
- Forum: Publishing: The Business Of
- Topic: Copyright Questions
- Replies: 5
- Views: 652
Re: Copyright Questions
I'm going to credit him for sure, but do you know if it would violate any laws to not credit him? (just out of curiosity.) It might in some places, but I've hit one of the edges of my brief legal training. Some art-related laws grant "moral rights" to artists, and those usually include th...
- Mon Oct 26, 2020 3:00 pm
- Forum: Publishing: The Business Of
- Topic: Copyright Questions
- Replies: 5
- Views: 652
Re: Copyright Questions
Thanks Moon and GibWizard!
I have one question:
I'm going to credit him for sure, but do you know if it would violate any laws to not credit him? (just out of curiosity.)
I have one question:
GlibWizard wrote:You're also correct that copyright law doesn't fully encompass ethics, but you're crediting Eugene Field.
I'm going to credit him for sure, but do you know if it would violate any laws to not credit him? (just out of curiosity.)
- Sat Oct 24, 2020 1:26 am
- Forum: Publishing: The Business Of
- Topic: Copyright Questions
- Replies: 5
- Views: 652
Copyright Questions
I have a short story that I would like to sell to a magazine, as a lot of you are--and I was wondering if there was anyone on here who could answer a question I have about this particular story. You see, it's a story about Wynken, Blynken, and Nod, and not only that, but it has the entire text of th...
- Fri Oct 16, 2020 12:40 pm
- Forum: The Contest - Quarterly Topics, and Other Items
- Topic: Discussion: Q3 Volume 37
- Replies: 445
- Views: 56570
Re: Discussion: Q3 Volume 37
Dustin Adams wrote:The blog post is up.
https://www.writersofthefuture.com/cate ... y-winners/
Winners:
First Place – Trent Walters from Missouri
Second Place – Luke Wildman from Indiana
Third Place – Erik Lynd from Washington
Congrats to the winners, wherever you are! And to our finalists :)
- Thu Oct 15, 2020 2:20 pm
- Forum: The Contest - Quarterly Topics, and Other Items
- Topic: Discussion: Q1 Volume 38
- Replies: 148
- Views: 9113
Re: Discussion: Q1 Volume 38
Yeah it's like having a kid go off to college or something... not that I would know what that's like XD
You miss it and you're proud of it.
You miss it and you're proud of it.
- Wed Oct 14, 2020 5:11 pm
- Forum: The Contest - Quarterly Topics, and Other Items
- Topic: Discussion: Q1 Volume 38
- Replies: 148
- Views: 9113
Re: Discussion: Q1 Volume 38
Yes, I feel that too. I don't like it, it makes me feel like I can't come up with a good idea. But then I do....
- Wed Oct 14, 2020 5:09 pm
- Forum: The Contest - Quarterly Topics, and Other Items
- Topic: NEW USERS! INTRODUCE YOURSELVES!
- Replies: 3024
- Views: 707551
Re: NEW USERS! INTRODUCE YOURSELVES!
Hello, all. I am new here, though I have been knocking around for a time, looking about. I first submitted to the contest...long, long ago...way back in 1997. I received a very nice rejection in the form of a letter from Algis Budrys. For whatever reason, I didn’t submit again until the fourth quar...
- Mon Oct 12, 2020 5:32 pm
- Forum: The Contest - Quarterly Topics, and Other Items
- Topic: Jibber Jabber - Q1 - 29
- Replies: 5013
- Views: 1312345
Re: Jibber Jabber - Q1 - 29
Just scrolled the first 15 pages. They are full of winners that didn't know fate would shine on their careers. That's my favorite thing about this thread! As a new(er) forumite, I keep seeing this thread and wondering... why is it still alive? But having looked at it, I see why. It's a tradition! I...
- Thu Oct 08, 2020 3:00 pm
- Forum: Writing: Craft, Talent, Technique
- Topic: How to know when it is self doubt versus a bad idea?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1008
Re: How to know when it is self doubt versus a bad idea?
You know when you have an idea for a story, you're churning out words at a decent clip, then you wonder if the idea is stupid? When is it a bad idea and when is it self doubt? This is what I have to say about ideas: perhaps there is such a thing as a bad idea. But, every single bad idea can be made...