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big fat R. not one of my stronger stories. just sent it so i could have something to send. on to the next.

MattDovey wrote:You can't write without reading, though. I saw someone else recently describe it as reading is breathing in, writing is breathing out. You can't disconnect them. (Well, you can read and not write, but you know what I mean.)

I love this analogy. WIll use this in my teaching classes.

I wonder when they send out the certificates. Excited to get mine. I know it's just HM. But, I've never joined any writing contest before, and this is only my second entry here. It's not a win, but it's a great motivator for me to finish my stories. I've never once finished a story longer than 5k wo...

Currently I’m unaware of anything that meets the criteria you’re searching for. However, using what science has on our own solar system should work well enough. There’s a lot of information on our planets. I would use the general rules of logic to develop your world. This topic does fall under the ...

Is there a game or an app where I can build a solar system and find out how it would act using real-world physics? eg. I would like to create a planet with 3 moons. I'd like to see how a planet with 3 moons would act with real-world physics. How would the 3 moons orbit the planet, what sizes would t...

Reviving this wondering what the state of things is right now. I have accounts on both platforms. I had one on Duotrope when it was free, and recently just made one on Grinder.

HM. What a bummer. Was hoping I'd get a little bit higher. SHM was my bet. Should have finished the story instead of leaving it in a cliffhanger. I wanted to test the water and see if any judge would deem my story worthy before it was even finished. I hate an HM result wotf23 Only a critique would m...

Just send it over PM. I'll read it in a jiffy.

Potentially silly question here: does anyone know what number Joni calls finalists/winners on? The closer the end of the month gets the more paranoid I get that if (and that's a big, hopeful if) I get a call I'll miss it! why, are they going to cancel your entry if you fail to answer the call? wotf...

I love his blog post "Poetics." The strength of a writer's voice is usually how I also decide whether I want to continue reading something or not. Having read an inordinate amount of books, I've gained this inexplicable feel for voice. I don't read past page one if the hook isn't strong en...

Is Thursday an inside joke I don't know?

Cliche, but true anyway. Books are the best writing teachers. When you reach that thousandth-mark, you'll begin to see a transformation in your writing. Read the classics! They've had the greatest influence on my writing.

If you're using MS Word, just click File ->Check for Issue -> Inspect Document -> Remove All

Author tags and other document properties will be removed.

Sent it in last night.

* Triple-check to be sure your name isn't on the manuscript. Remove your by-line. Take your name out of your contact info on your title page (if you even have a title page - you don't really need one). If your email looks like MyName(@)somedomain-dot-com, remove your email, too. Don't put any part ...

I never worry about titles until after I'm finished. It's just like writing poetry. I leave titling for last. I love making titles part of the story. Either as a tease or as a part of the cathartic process of reading. I want readers to get that additional gut punch when they realize why the title wa...

Is there a transcript of this interview? I hate listening to podcasts and audio files. Not only because it takes too much time, but also because I need subtitles if I ever want to understand everything. I'm hard of hearing, so audio conversations aren't really good for me. I'm a speed reader, so a 2...

About length and endings: I don't believe it matters. Good writing is good writing, whether it be long or short; with happy endings, sad endings, or open-ended endings. Just write the best story you can, and if it's good, it'll get through. I don't believe in trying to mold your story to some percei...

I'd be interested to read what you have glenn. just shoot me a pm.

Joni Labaqui here from the Writers of the Future contest with some good news. You are still in the running for the 3rd Quarter. Your story made it through the "first pass", meaning you will be judged now by our coordinating judge, David Farland. Is the "first pass" just a cursor...

unless it's a scholarly article, it's fine.

Yeah I'd say that one's probably a lost cause at this point. wotf011 But maybe you were able to find a home for that story elsewhere...? ~Morgan wotf019 i threw that one away when i didn't even get a rejection. wotf001 i then stopped writing creatively and went into teaching. i just started writing...

yes. i received the confirmation email for this recent quarter. i'm talking about the first entry i sent some 10 years ago. never heard from that one.

thanks for the response guys. i guess i'll just have to forget i sent one in and just continue writing.

So even a rejection gets an email? What happened to the first one I submitted then? I didn't even get an email.

so when do we know the results of this quarter?

just checking to see if i've got the dates right Q1 January 1 Q2 April 1 Q3 July 1 Q4 October 1 they are the quarters right? so all i've got to do is remember those dates and i won't miss a quarter right? I'm afraid you're off by one. If you wait to the last minute, you'll be past the last minute. ...

just checking to see if i've got the dates right

Q1 January 1
Q2 April 1
Q3 July 1
Q4 October 1

they are the quarters right?

so all i've got to do is remember those dates and i won't miss a quarter right?

thanks martin. i noticed this is an itunes podcast version so i was wondering where i could find this in the app store.

the link brings me to a page that shows this <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <rss xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd" version="2.0"> <channel> <title>David Farland&apos;s Authors&apos; Advisory</title> <description>Awesome ...