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BrandieJ wrote:Hey guys. I don't post a lot here, rather keeping to the shadows. But I found out I'm a finalist for this quarter. I am so excited and so nervous. And then excited again.

Well, this is a heck of a way of stepping out of the shadows! Congrats and good luck!

Lol, good point. I hadn't considered this until I saw your suggestions, but it gives me the opportunity to make up creative gang names, which could leave more of an impression on the reader than using potentially obscure gang names that would only be recognizable by readers in the region. Thanks! A...

Lol, good point. I hadn't considered this until I saw your suggestions, but it gives me the opportunity to make up creative gang names, which could leave more of an impression on the reader than using potentially obscure gang names that would only be recognizable by readers in the region.

Thanks!

Slightly related question for anyone willing to humor me: Real Life Gangs? I want to include gangs in my modern-day paranormal/exorcism story, and I have researched the heck out of some very real, very scary gangs (voodoo gangs from Nigeria, Santa Muerte gangs, etc). Supposing I don't fear physical ...

Hello Incredible Nerds, My name's JD and last quarter was my first time entering WotF. A few years back I took 2nd in a local contest (Willamette Writers) and now I want to up my game. I've been lurking here for a few months while I catch up on old WotF podcasts and anthologies. I feel like I'm way ...