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SwiftPotato wrote:They keep it a secret, I think to keep people from being too intimidated by the numbers to send in a story. But we have heard "thousands" before, and it seems the number grows each quarter. :)

SONOFA! (just kidding)

I wonder how many people compete each quarter? Does anyone know?

CCrawford wrote:I'm in, too! Submitted a few days ago. :)

CC, beautiful family photo! Good luck to you.

Henckel wrote:I'm in for Q3. Just submitted.

Congrats!

I have to say, I admire the tenacity of some of you. This is the 4th time I've entered and I'v felt good about each story that I've submitted beforehand, and nothing. Each has been read and critiqued by good writers, none of which are related to me :o). Hope springs eternal and so I've entered agai...

I have to say, I admire the tenacity of some of you. This is the 4th time I've entered and I'v felt good about each story that I've submitted beforehand, and nothing. Each has been read and critiqued by good writers, none of which are related to me :o). Hope springs eternal and so I've entered again...

disgruntledpeony wrote:

LoyalRam wrote:Thanks for the advice. I removed the original post, but it won't affect the responses with my original words. I guess I'll hope they don"t recognize the story from my post and I post incognito with my user name, so there is that...

All fixed. :)

Thank you :o)

Sorry to cause the dust up. I was very general in what I posted. Edwardian to me means just after 1900 to 1914, and it doesn't have to be in England. It could be the American West or down in the deep south.

Best to remove story identifying information. Judges have been known to browse forum, and you don't want to risk getting disqualified. Thanks for the advice. I removed the original post, but it won't affect the responses with my original words. I guess I'll hope they don"t recognize the story ...

Thanks for the answer!

Thanks for the answer.

When does Q3 begin?

You people are prolific. I just revised a story that is 9500 words and it's my longest work of fiction, so far. well, I should say, completed work of fiction! I may submit that story for the next quarter, and my current entry is only 4500 words for this quarter, which makes me wonder if it was too ...

You people are prolific. I just revised a story that is 9500 words and it's my longest work of fiction, so far. well, I should say, completed work of fiction! I may submit that story for the next quarter, and my current entry is only 4500 words for this quarter, which makes me wonder if it was too s...

Congrats Wulf!

I've submitted one of the stories which I plan to be the opening story in a novella. (collection of historical fiction stories with magical realism element. I'm in. I have two stories to revise, and three more will be written by March as part of a MA creative writing project at university. This kind...

Hello... How did you get a published author to critique your story? Hi LoyalRam, I sent a Private Message to an author who had friended me on Facebook and who I follow and I had read his book. I asked politely if he had time, how much his fee was, and told him that it was for WoTF 2nd qtr, vol 37. ...

So where will the award ceremony be in 2021? I wasn't aware of any plans to move the gala, but if they do I would vote for Pensacola. wotf007 I live here and that would make it easier to attend the function and meet all the judges and the support staff so I'm a little biased. Everyone should visit ...

My first critique from a published professional has been received and I made multiple corrections and additions to my 2nd quarter story. Wulf Moon was right in telling us to ask a published author to critique our stories. The critique I received was spot on and pointed out glaring blank spaces in t...

So where will the award ceremony be in 2021?

I know in Word, the word count shows at the bottom of the screen. You can highlight a section and it will tell you the word count of the section you highlighted...

I just recieved my note from Galaxy Press and Joni, informing me that I am entered in Q1 Volume 37.

I am revising two short stories in the nex few weeks, but I will be writing three other short stories this semester in a one on one class with my creative writing professor. I've been waiting to write this collection of stories for decades, and so I look forward to finishing them and moving on to ne...

SwiftPotato wrote:FWIW, the title of my winner got a 10.2%. Lol.

hilarious!

According to this http://www.lulu.com/titlescorer/index.php - the title of my Q1 entry is going to win anything. Oh, well... Ha! I never knew there wa such a thing! It says my title has a 14.6% chance of selling, which may be worse than yours. Thank goodness that I have another chance with its bein...

I too recieved an automated reply from Joni Labaqui. I submitted a historical fiction piece with magical realism. It's the first of three historical fiction stories that I have written, with 3-4 more in the hopper. I would love to place in this contest, like everyone else, but I have a question. Ha...

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I too recieved an automated reply from Joni Labaqui. I submitted a historical fiction piece with magical realism. It's the first of three historical fiction stories that I have written, with 3-4 more in the hopper. I would love to place in this contest, like everyone else, but I have a question. Has...

disgruntled peony, your original post about recieving criticisms was wonderfully thought out and I enjoyed reading it. I have read most of the responses to your post by others and I did not see the different forms of critical responses mentioned at all. I am a 55 year old, former professional driver...

I am fascinated by slang from the late Victorian and Edwardian ages, and I use a small amount of it for flavor. Yet, I've decided to attempt to speak consistently in that type of language is distracting and confusing to the reader. Just my opinion.