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[preston]

Welcome Ryan (aka, SiFiMarine) and welcome, Spiraledpen. I think you'll find this forum friendly and information, not to mention entertaining and inspiring. I learned more here about writing than in college...not even kidding. The trick to winning this contest is simple: keep entering! Of course, it helps if make your story unique and creative, well written, with a great hook, an interesting setting, a satisfying ending, fully-dimensional characters and a few more nitpicky things...easy, peasy, right? Good luck and see you on the forums. (Or at the awards ceremony!)

[Sataris]

Welcome, spiraledpen and sifimarine! Hope you find the forums helpful, and good luck with your entries!

[SiFiMarine]

Thanks guys!

[Wulf Moon]

SiFi Marine, welcome aboard! Sounds like you've got a great start to your writing career!

Spiraledpen, welcome aboard! You are sending your story into the contest, instead of just thinking about it. That's a milestone, one you must pass to become a published writer. Well done!

To all the rest, be sure to post in the quarterly topics...it's where most of the chat goes on. Cheers!

[Spiraledpen]

Ideas - easy. Stories - not too hard... but fleshing them out into good literature? For me it’s like using sandpaper for Kleenex.

Thanks for the welcome!


Spiraledpen

[SiFiMarine]

SiFi Marine, welcome aboard! Sounds like you've got a great start to your writing career!

Spiraledpen, welcome aboard! You are sending your story into the contest, instead of just thinking about it. That's a milestone, one you must pass to become a published writer. Well done!

To all the rest, be sure to post in the quarterly topics...it's where most of the chat goes on. Cheers!

I'm very fortunate and lucky to have some pro and semi-pro sales under my belt already. Still, dry spells happen and I'm working on getting my SFWA and/or HWA membership. All in due time.

[storysinger]

Welcome Spiraledpen.
Welcome Ryan and Will.
You've found a good place to be. Enjoy .

[SiFiMarine]

Welcome Spiraledpen.
Welcome Ryan and Will.
You've found a good place to be. Enjoy .

Thank you! I feel very welcome.

[joemonson]

Greetings.

I'm Joe Monson. I'm an editor and a writer. I have four anthologies in various stages of work, and the first one comes out in February 2019. It's a space opera and hard science fiction anthology titled Trace the Stars through Hemelein Publications (http://hemelein.com/catalog/anthologies ... the-stars/).

I have one short story ("Napoleon's Tallest Teamster") that will be published in an anthology through Immortal Works, though the publisher hasn't announced when yet. I've submitted once to WotF, so far. I have others that are submitted and in various stages of creation.

[kentagions]

Welcome to those who have posted and those who have not. Good luck to you all.

The Forum is unique as a resource for any number of writing needs. Need advice - post a question. Need a critique - ask for an exchange. Don't worry if your question has been asked before, just ask and someone will answer.

Have fun.

[4Wiedy]

Hi -- my name is Pam Wiedenbeck. I write Fantasy and Horror. I aspire to win this contest one day.

[storysinger]

I've submitted once to WotF

Welcome to the forum Joe. Best of luck to you.

I aspire to win this contest one day.

Great attitude Pam. You'll find a lot of support from the forum for your efforts.

[Vettski2000]

Good Mornin'! I'm Yvette Murray from Charleston South Carolina. I've entered every quarter this year and haven't placed yet. But you know what? There's always next year.

[Spiraledpen]

Yo Joe, Pam, and Yvette!

Welcome!

Spiraledpen

[storysinger]

Welcome Yvette. Entering 4 quarters is quite an accomplishment.
Be sure to check out the 4 for 36 page and do it again.