Oh well.

81 left!
storysinger wrote:Happy Thanksgiving everyone. Here's to hoping all of you have an awesome day with plenty of bounty.
disgruntledpeony wrote:storysinger wrote:Happy Thanksgiving everyone. Here's to hoping all of you have an awesome day with plenty of bounty.
Seconded!
(I have to work today. My Dollar General stays open all day, for some stupid reason.)
jficke13 wrote:disgruntledpeony wrote:storysinger wrote:Happy Thanksgiving everyone. Here's to hoping all of you have an awesome day with plenty of bounty.
Seconded!
(I have to work today. My Dollar General stays open all day, for some stupid reason.)
Grrr... Hopefully it's a quiet day and you can spend a lot of it mentally planning out writing.
gower21 in 2011 wrote:This might be jumping the gun a bit, but seeing how a lot of forum members have already turned in their Q4 stories and are working on Q1, I thought I'd start this thread.
For Q1 I'm writing a Fantasy. My last three entries have been more science fiction. I love science fiction, love to read it, but I think I'm not qualified to write it. I just can't get very science-y in my descriptions. I love fantasy too and I think I'll give it a shot. Plus the story is already outlined and some basic first scene attempts have been written.
What does everyone else write? Do you stick to one sub-genre or do you mix it up?
Galen wrote:gower21 in 2011 wrote:This might be jumping the gun a bit, but seeing how a lot of forum members have already turned in their Q4 stories and are working on Q1, I thought I'd start this thread.
For Q1 I'm writing a Fantasy. My last three entries have been more science fiction. I love science fiction, love to read it, but I think I'm not qualified to write it. I just can't get very science-y in my descriptions. I love fantasy too and I think I'll give it a shot. Plus the story is already outlined and some basic first scene attempts have been written.
What does everyone else write? Do you stick to one sub-genre or do you mix it up?
I generally try to mix it up but find myself heavier weighted to science fiction. Anyone else?
Galen wrote:gower21 in 2011 wrote:This might be jumping the gun a bit, but seeing how a lot of forum members have already turned in their Q4 stories and are working on Q1, I thought I'd start this thread.
For Q1 I'm writing a Fantasy. My last three entries have been more science fiction. I love science fiction, love to read it, but I think I'm not qualified to write it. I just can't get very science-y in my descriptions. I love fantasy too and I think I'll give it a shot. Plus the story is already outlined and some basic first scene attempts have been written.
What does everyone else write? Do you stick to one sub-genre or do you mix it up?
I generally try to mix it up but find myself heavier weighted to science fiction. Anyone else?
gower21 in 2012 wrote:... And congrats on getting us to page 70 on the longest thread on the board ever.
Galen wrote:Engages in thread necromancy:gower21 in 2012 wrote:... And congrats on getting us to page 70 on the longest thread on the board ever.
Somebody should have said: "You ain't seen nothing yet."
Wulf Moon wrote:Here's an idea, since Sean Hazlett dropped by (hi Sean!). Why don't we fill the short jaunt to 5000 with advice on how to win the contest from former winners. It can be something you did that turned the page, something you learned at the workshop, something someone told you on a critique, advice from an established writer, anything. Looking for that epiphany, perhaps boiled down to one sentence, that turned the tables for you. This would be useful to our forum.
Thanks!
Martin L. Shoemaker wrote:Wulf Moon wrote:Here's an idea, since Sean Hazlett dropped by (hi Sean!). Why don't we fill the short jaunt to 5000 with advice on how to win the contest from former winners. It can be something you did that turned the page, something you learned at the workshop, something someone told you on a critique, advice from an established writer, anything. Looking for that epiphany, perhaps boiled down to one sentence, that turned the tables for you. This would be useful to our forum.
Thanks!
I knew I was weak in description. I made an effort to be more descriptive. Dave says that was what I had been missing.
(I'm still weak on description. It's a constant struggle.)
Wulf Moon wrote:Here's an idea, since Sean Hazlett dropped by (hi Sean!). Why don't we fill the short jaunt to 5000 with advice on how to win the contest from former winners. It can be something you did that turned the page, something you learned at the workshop, something someone told you on a critique, advice from an established writer, anything. Looking for that epiphany, perhaps boiled down to one sentence, that turned the tables for you. This would be useful to our forum.
Thanks!
Jeremyteg wrote:Wulf Moon wrote:Here's an idea, since Sean Hazlett dropped by (hi Sean!). Why don't we fill the short jaunt to 5000 with advice on how to win the contest from former winners. It can be something you did that turned the page, something you learned at the workshop, something someone told you on a critique, advice from an established writer, anything. Looking for that epiphany, perhaps boiled down to one sentence, that turned the tables for you. This would be useful to our forum.
Thanks!
Keep entering. That's what worked for me.
Also, editing a 25,000 word chunk of novel into a 16,700 word novelette. So I guess ferocious, ruthless editing helped?
Martin L. Shoemaker wrote:Wulf Moon wrote:Here's an idea, since Sean Hazlett dropped by (hi Sean!). Why don't we fill the short jaunt to 5000 with advice on how to win the contest from former winners. It can be something you did that turned the page, something you learned at the workshop, something someone told you on a critique, advice from an established writer, anything. Looking for that epiphany, perhaps boiled down to one sentence, that turned the tables for you. This would be useful to our forum.
Thanks!
I knew I was weak in description. I made an effort to be more descriptive. Dave says that was what I had been missing.
(I'm still weak on description. It's a constant struggle.)
hazlett wrote:It looks like I'm about a week late, but one piece of advice I would give is have a story ready to submit every quarter. In other words, use the contest to help you develop a habit of writing at least one new story every ninety days. Eventually you will win.
Wulf Moon wrote:Here's an idea, since Sean Hazlett dropped by (hi Sean!). Why don't we fill the short jaunt to 5000 with advice on how to win the contest from former winners. It can be something you did that turned the page, something you learned at the workshop, something someone told you on a critique, advice from an established writer, anything. Looking for that epiphany, perhaps boiled down to one sentence, that turned the tables for you. This would be useful to our forum.
Thanks!
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