WRITERSoftheFUTURE.com

Thanks Wulf and Tim.

Saw Dave make a post on FB that he's reading all your stories today to get results out ASAP. So he's still reading and deciding. LOL. So that just popped the bubble. Do we know if he and Kary tag-team first-reading or is she the slush reader and Dave reviews what makes it past her? Kary's the first...

A personal rejection from Analog! "suggest you try us again" and "like your style of writing." (swoon) Analog and Asimov's are at the tippy-top of my most-wanted list. A sale would have been great but I'm on cloud nine this morning.

Cool! KD, I believe that you are the most experienced among all forumites. I bet it was a wonderful experience, being a published finalist! Did the published finalists receive a trophy and give a speech at the gala? Dustin posted a link but yes, you do! It’s the whole experience just the same as fo...

Wulf Moon wrote:Saw Dave make a post on FB that he's reading all your stories today to get results out ASAP. So he's still reading and deciding.

LOL. So that just popped the bubble.

Do we know if he and Kary tag-team first-reading or is she the slush reader and Dave reviews what makes it past her?

RSchibler wrote:Straight up gave me a heart attack because I thought results were coming out. So... you know... thanks for that.

Submitted June 12.

LOL. Sorry about that. I guess we shouldn't start these during twitching time.

Lol.

I'm guessing a couple more weeks.

Joni seems a wonderful person but I have to say her prognostications "gang aft agley."

I'm in. I was working on a new story but am not going to be able to finish it. Lying in bed last night, I realized how I could improve a story I just got back from one of the zines. The editor was kind enough to comment on it but it took me a while to figure out a way to address what he was talking ...

Surprised no one started this thread already.

Submitted: 6/29

I get it! Share when you can. Congratulations! Here it is! From a WOTF Rejection, to my first published piece. Thanks everyone again for being a part of my journey as an SF writer. Infinite Worlds #4 In this issue: "Holy Crisis" by Dane Curley wotf024 wotf024 wotf024 wotf024 https://i.img...

I am excited to share that DisgruntledPeony and I co-wrote a story that has been selected for publication in the Hold Your Fire anthology from WordFire Press! Proceeds from the anthology go to fund the scholarship we received. It’s a shiny ToC as well- at least one other forumite is with us but I’l...

Review by the right person with the right experience can be extremely helpful. Be it a paid editor or a really good writer.

Welcome Monica and Shockhawk!

I presume that a published finalist is not disqualified? (Unless, of course, the publication of his or her story makes them "pro-out?")

Welcome Jenny, Becca, Tony, Adeline, and Pumpkin. Glad to have you onboard.

Discussed earlier, now codified into a Super Secret after careful thought. I am right about this. The most important element of a story shouldn't be an addendum. It needs to be in the main equation. And it's not. Wulf Moon's SUPER SECRET #41: Heart's Desire. It's Really the 8 Point Plot! Copyright ...

Welcome Todd, Ahman, JC, and Reuben. Glad to have you here.

If I ever am fortunate enough to be standing at the podium in Hollywood, at the top of my thank list will be the forum and its members. The members there are extraordinarily supporting and helpful. Honestly, what I learned by hanging out there, and the places the members pointed me to for help, have...

I have permission to announce! wotf059 wotf059 I got third place. Joni called me Monday and I’m still glowing. It feels so darn good to finally get the win. This piece was an HM a year ago. I made a small but crucial change, lopped 10% out of the first couple pages, and now it hits all the right no...

So... since all the other results have gone out I should be in the clear for announcing: wotf058 This is my sixth time up at the plate. Will I actually get the home run this time? Here's hoping! I got the call Monday but Joni asked me to keep quiet until she had sent out all the results (and contac...

Well. For anyone who might find this thread in the future, I did find an online interview with Trevor Quachri, the current editor of Analog. Wow! He reads all the slush. That's amazing.
https://www.diabolicalplots.com/trevor-quachri-interview/

Because a finalist gets feedback it becomes disqualified if it’s not a winner, Maybe SFs too. I can't recall if they get feedback from the judges. Finalists don't get feedback; semi-finalists do. Both are ineligible for further entry into the contest. I remember now. Thanks for the correction. wotf...

Rejected again. I won't be entering in the future. I hope you reconsider. Yeah, an R hurts. You put your guts into a story, and you really like it, and you think its good and then Wham! An R. Or a form rejection. Over and over. I sure thought my submission was good this time and it got an R. I real...

Because a finalist gets feedback it becomes disqualified if it’s not a winner, Maybe SFs too. I can't recall if they get feedback from the judges. Actually SFs get feedback not finalists. Finalist stories are considered publishable and as such don’t need feedback but they are disqualified for resub...

Because a finalist gets feedback it becomes disqualified if it’s not a winner, Maybe SFs too. I can't recall if they get feedback from the judges.

Congratulations everyone! I'm new to the contest, so wondering if someone could explain the difference between Silver HM and HM. Digging a little deeper, Dave (and Kary) do a first pass and start sifting into piles. Rs go into the R pile. Read this one goes into another pile. From there, HMs are so...

R for me

Wow! Looks at all these HMs to forumites! Congrats!



R for me.

Nothing yet. They have come in waves before yes?

So the email didn't apply to SHMs or Finalists I presume? Not complaining. Just curious. "We don't need no stinking badges."