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- Sat Nov 28, 2020 9:50 am
- Forum: Publishing: The Business Of
- Topic: Success!
- Replies: 4296
- Views: 1187941
Re: Success!
Congratulations!!! I'm so up and down with submitting my completed stuff that none of them are close to 19 tries yet but knowing that can happen will help me do another round of submissions this weekend :) Thanks for the inspiration.
- Wed Nov 11, 2020 9:36 am
- Forum: Publishing: The Business Of
- Topic: Tiered Rejections
- Replies: 4
- Views: 6531
Re: Tiered Rejections
Well I'm hoping that site is at least accurate on the F&SF tiers. It will make me feel better about that collection of rejections at the very least :)
- Thu Oct 29, 2020 4:41 pm
- Forum: Publishing: The Business Of
- Topic: Analog Rejectomancy?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3294
Re: Analog Rejectomancy?
Definitely hasn't been that long. Just watching and noticing some later submissions on submission grinder are starting to get rejections so that ever hopeful thing of trying to read meaning into something that may or may not mean anything :)
- Sun Oct 25, 2020 9:46 am
- Forum: Publishing: The Business Of
- Topic: Analog Rejectomancy?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3294
Re: Analog Rejectomancy?
I've been wondering this about Deep Magic too. Since I first learned of it here on the WoTF forum I wondered if anyone here knows much about it and response times etc. Been watching progress on Submission Grinder but I know better than to put too many hopes on what I see there :)
- Sat Oct 17, 2020 6:20 am
- Forum: Story Critique Exchange
- Topic: First Four-Fifty Critique Exchanges
- Replies: 250
- Views: 122344
Re: First Four-Fifty Critique Exchanges
Looking for a first 450 swap if anyone is willing. If you want, I'll swap with you. Email me at: corbin.maxwell@yahoo.com Thank you, Work has super ramped up the stress levels so I haven't been able to tweak my story based on my first crit and have a couple crits I've offered out already in my wait...
- Sun Oct 11, 2020 4:46 pm
- Forum: Writing: Craft, Talent, Technique
- Topic: Odd writing resource question
- Replies: 3
- Views: 984
Re: Odd writing resource question
Dreyer's English - looks like it has an audio book option. I got the e-book sample on Amazon and really liked what I read of it. I am planning to get it in hard copy.
- Sat Oct 10, 2020 7:32 am
- Forum: Story Critique Exchange
- Topic: First Four-Fifty Critique Exchanges
- Replies: 250
- Views: 122344
Re: First Four-Fifty Critique Exchanges
Looking for a first 450 swap if anyone is willing.
- Sat Sep 19, 2020 8:35 am
- Forum: The Contest - Quarterly Topics, and Other Items
- Topic: Discussion: Q4 Volume 37
- Replies: 342
- Views: 46910
Re: Discussion: Q4 Volume 37
Entered!
Good luck everyone :)
Good luck everyone :)
- Sat Sep 12, 2020 10:01 am
- Forum: The Contest - Quarterly Topics, and Other Items
- Topic: Discussion: Q4 Volume 37
- Replies: 342
- Views: 46910
Re: Discussion: Q4 Volume 37
At last I've finished my first draft for Q4. For some reason this has been my hardest story to write and I was continually battling with grammar and viewpoint problems throughout. I had a healthy dose of writer's block plus I was locked out of the forum, so I haven't been active of late. Anyone up ...
- Tue Sep 08, 2020 1:42 pm
- Forum: The Contest - Quarterly Topics, and Other Items
- Topic: courier versus courier new versus all the other courier fonts
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2351
Re: courier versus courier new versus all the other courier fonts
Since I write in Scrivener I use whatever font has my fancy. I find the much maligned comic sans really easy to read so I often use it. Sometimes Garamond. Often I'll change the font when I want to do a careful edit because it tends to reveal things I didn't see before. Then I compile out into couri...
- Tue Sep 08, 2020 1:35 pm
- Forum: The Contest - Quarterly Topics, and Other Items
- Topic: Discussion: Q4 Volume 37
- Replies: 342
- Views: 46910
Re: Discussion: Q4 Volume 37
It's great to hear everyone doing well and submitting early for this quarter! I just started mine and I was wondering if anyone knew where I could find something by Dave on the three try-fail cycles? I've heard them mentioned here a lot and I'm looking for more detail. Thanks! There's some great st...
- Tue Sep 08, 2020 1:33 pm
- Forum: Story Critique Exchange
- Topic: Alpha pass on long story and crit on shorter one
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1592
Re: Alpha pass on long story and crit on shorter one
Just want to say thanks publicly to the folks who gave me crits (especially RSchibler for getting through that 12K one with suggestions that I think helped me really take it to the next level). I truly appreciate it!
- Sat Sep 05, 2020 7:52 am
- Forum: The Contest - Quarterly Topics, and Other Items
- Topic: Goals four V.38!
- Replies: 44
- Views: 7472
Re: Goals four V.38!
I know all the logic of needing to be intrinsically motivated but sometimes public goals - especially those shared by others are the type of extrinsic tools that really help me. Hoping that is what this will do for me. Editing has been so much easier for me lately than fresh writing so I am going to...
- Sat Aug 08, 2020 8:45 am
- Forum: Publishing: The Business Of
- Topic: How low should you shoot when submitting to venues?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1847
Re: How low should you shoot when submitting to venues?
Absolutely would and will consider lower paying markets once I've finished up with the professional ones for my currently ready stories. I think if I knew a good editor was working on the thing (anthology, magazine, other) I would absolutely be willing to accept low rates for that opportunity. With ...
- Wed Aug 05, 2020 7:48 am
- Forum: Writing: Craft, Talent, Technique
- Topic: How to fix a short short story?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1929
Re: How to fix a short short story?
I love writing flash fiction. So I guess the question I'd be asking myself in that situation is does the story actually need to be longer? I've broken stories by trying to add too much to them and it was only once I carved them back down to a shorter version that I was happy with them. Remember ther...
- Tue Aug 04, 2020 12:57 pm
- Forum: Story Critique Exchange
- Topic: Alpha pass on long story and crit on shorter one
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1592
Re: Alpha pass on long story and crit on shorter one
Thanks. I've sent a PM. I truly appreciate all of you who have reached out offer. I'm certainly looking forward to returning the favor when your pieces are ready! Now that I have two folks for each of the stories I'm likely okay for right now (I don't want to over promise on return crits and I also ...
- Mon Aug 03, 2020 3:29 pm
- Forum: Story Critique Exchange
- Topic: Alpha pass on long story and crit on shorter one
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1592
Re: Alpha pass on long story and crit on shorter one
Thanks, sent you a PM.
- Mon Aug 03, 2020 9:18 am
- Forum: Story Critique Exchange
- Topic: Alpha pass on long story and crit on shorter one
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1592
Re: Alpha pass on long story and crit on shorter one
Thanks I've sent you a PM.
- Mon Aug 03, 2020 5:54 am
- Forum: The Contest - Quarterly Topics, and Other Items
- Topic: Discussion: Q4 Volume 37
- Replies: 342
- Views: 46910
Re: Discussion: Q4 Volume 37
I liked Steering the Craft - thanks for the reminder - I should go and revisit some of it!
- Mon Aug 03, 2020 5:53 am
- Forum: Story Critique Exchange
- Topic: Alpha pass on long story and crit on shorter one
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1592
Alpha pass on long story and crit on shorter one
Hey all, I've got a just about 12K story (sci-fi mildly dystopian I guess) that I'd love a high level read through by someone. I've had one reader on it already and made some pretty significant changes at that point. But I still feel like I could use a "does this work" kind of read. I woul...
- Sun Aug 02, 2020 6:49 pm
- Forum: The Contest - Quarterly Topics, and Other Items
- Topic: Discussion: Q4 Volume 37
- Replies: 342
- Views: 46910
Re: Discussion: Q4 Volume 37
I have the same problem. I mostly "solve" that by writing a billion sentence fragments (but so help me I just love them so much). Seriously though one of the things I feel helps me so much is analyzing the order of things. Whether it is the order of words in a sentence or the order of sent...
- Sat Aug 01, 2020 11:20 am
- Forum: Story Critique Exchange
- Topic: HM and SHM Crit Exchange?
- Replies: 12
- Views: 2876
Re: HM and SHM Crit Exchange?
I have a really short SHM from Q2 that I would like to exchange with someone if anyone is still looking to exchange.
- Wed Jul 15, 2020 5:57 pm
- Forum: The Contest - Quarterly Topics, and Other Items
- Topic: Discussion: Q2 Volume 37
- Replies: 547
- Views: 85553
Re: Discussion: Q2 Volume 37
I entered Q2 with a sort of "whatever I'll just submit this". It was short and intended to be humorous but certainly isn't actually laugh out loud funny and it is probably deeply flawed even though part of me likes it. And lo and behold I ended up with my best placement thus far as Silver ...
- Sun Feb 16, 2020 8:09 am
- Forum: Writing: Craft, Talent, Technique
- Topic: How to ensure your story is original enough (and not too original)?
- Replies: 11
- Views: 4375
Re: How to ensure your story is original enough (and not too original)?
... my stories always start with an idea that, quite possibly, no one has ever tried before (and then I have to figure out those pesky characters). sometimes I try to stuff more ideas into the story--with mixed results. Same! Like, literally. Idea first, plot, beginning/ending, then characters. wot...
- Mon Feb 10, 2020 5:35 pm
- Forum: The Contest - Quarterly Topics, and Other Items
- Topic: V37 Alternator Challenge
- Replies: 56
- Views: 17396
Re: V37 Alternator Challenge
Don't know if anyone is still working on some kind of alternating schedule or not - I'm still attempting it and finally have some results to report. I completed a story the other day, and have now also finished the edit on another one. The edited piece is a flash piece and may still need another rou...
- Sat Jan 04, 2020 9:37 am
- Forum: The Contest - Quarterly Topics, and Other Items
- Topic: V37 Alternator Challenge
- Replies: 56
- Views: 17396
Re: V37 Alternator Challenge
I've set up a 2020 tracking spreadsheet. I love playing with Excel so far it seems to be helping me hit a variety of goals - not just writing goals, but reading goals and various life goals. Not a resolution but instead something that is easier to start at beginnings (could've started it in December...
- Thu Jan 02, 2020 2:41 pm
- Forum: The Contest - Quarterly Topics, and Other Items
- Topic: Discussion: Q2 Volume 37
- Replies: 547
- Views: 85553
Re: Discussion: Q2 Volume 37
I'm hoping to have revised my entry by the end of this month and then maybe seek out an additional beta reader. But I might just submit it once I'm done with my edits. Not sure yet. Definitely would plan to have it in by the end of Feb.
- Thu Jan 02, 2020 2:33 pm
- Forum: The Contest - Quarterly Topics, and Other Items
- Topic: V37 Alternator Challenge
- Replies: 56
- Views: 17396
Re: V37 Alternator Challenge
Wow nothing like pushing yourself Michael. I have gotten back to doing some writing finally! I expect these first two weeks to be about writing a second story to follow the one I will edit in the second half of the month (that one will be my entry for this quarter).
- Thu Dec 26, 2019 7:35 am
- Forum: The Contest - Quarterly Topics, and Other Items
- Topic: Discussion: Q1 Volume 37
- Replies: 437
- Views: 79614
Re: Discussion: Q1 Volume 37
Yes here's to bucketfuls of peace all around!!
- Sun Dec 15, 2019 2:48 pm
- Forum: The Contest - Quarterly Topics, and Other Items
- Topic: V37 Alternator Challenge
- Replies: 56
- Views: 17396
Re: V37 Alternator Challenge
I've got a moderate cache of those hanging around the place. I feel like all the ideas are worth exploring I just wonder if I wasn't in the right place to do them justice or if they weren't substantial enough for the length of story I tried to create from them or... or... or... I do think I will get...