Discussion: Q3 Volume 35

[LDWriter2]

I'm out. Just realized I completely failed to do the last revision Saturday and send it in, even though I never got that last critique back-in that case it would have been a quick look over. We buried my Father-in-Law and I was busy with my wife's family. Still could have done it though, except it totally slipped my mind. Didn't think about it Friday either, or Thursday for that matter.




And before people comment about what I was doing. His death was no surprise. He had slipping for a year and more. And after four UTIs-two being really bad and dementia he decided to go on. He still had enough mental capacity to decide that. So we knew it was coming and were ready for it.

[LDWriter2]

Maybe I will send it to F&SF and one other, if neither buys it then to next quarter

[KD Julicher]

Reminder: Now that Q2 is judged, please transfer all regularly scheduled Thursday twitching to this thread.

Not that I think we'll see results for a bit.

[storysinger]

I'm actually taking my anti-twitch medication right now. Cheers

[Harion]

so when do we know the results of this quarter?

[kentagions]

Hi Harion,
The Submission Grinder by Diabolical Plots (https://thegrinder.diabolicalplots.com/) is reporting a response average of ninety-eight days. It's really all scientific based on moon cycles divided by the resonance of a strontium atom at seven degrees absolute and then plugged into a predictive circadian algorithm.

Last quarter I got a rejection but was gratified to have predicted the exact minute I received the email.

Embrace the twitch!

[michaeljwyantjr]

Hi Harion,
The Submission Grinder by Diabolical Plots (https://thegrinder.diabolicalplots.com/) is reporting a response average of ninety-eight days. It's really all scientific based on moon cycles divided by the resonance of a strontium atom at seven degrees absolute and then plugged into a predictive circadian algorithm.

Last quarter I got a rejection but was gratified to have predicted the exact minute I received the email.

Embrace the twitch!

This is all basically true.

[RSchibler]

Twitchomancy also includes prior quarter results, and last year Q3 results came out Sept 1. Write your next! It’s the only cure for twitching.

[storysinger]

Twitchomancy also includes prior quarter results, and last year Q3 results came out Sept 1. Write your next! It’s the only cure for twitching.

Excellent advice there.

[Harion]

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

[RSchibler]

Every entry should get a notification but sometimes people get overlooked. If you email the contest coordinator, she can check your entry for you.

[Wulf Moon]

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

It's a big contest, likely 3000 or more entries per quarter. You can understand why some things slip through the cracks every now and then. The contest coordinator, Joni, does an impressive job considering how many duties she has. As was mentioned, just email her if you didn't get a response after the results are in, which they are for Q2.

As for Q3, the wait continues, and we might hear something before Q4 closes...they try to let us know before it closes out because there is a tendency to wait for results before submitting our next. Not that I'm predicting that will happen, but they've sent letters out in prior years to that effect.

The curtain is about to close on Volume 35. Make this one count. : )

Fortune favor the brave.

~Moon~

[Harion]

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

[storysinger]

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

I'm sure you should get a confirmation email letting you know your story made it into the contest. If you don't hear anything contact the contest administrator, Joni. She will be happy to answer your questions so you can twitch with the rest of us.

Write on Harion.

[Harion]

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.

[morganb]

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.

Yeah I'd say that one's probably a lost cause at this point. But maybe you were able to find a home for that story elsewhere...?


~Morgan

[kentagions]

Harion wrote:

i'm talking about the first entry i sent some 10 years ago.

I mean...

I hope you're a parent because you are the most patient person in the world. You have my greatest respect and admiration.
That said, I'm curious now. I agree with Morgan that it's probably been expunged from machine memory at Galaxy Press, but I need closure!

Who's with me! Closure for Harion. Query, query, query.

[Harion]

Yeah I'd say that one's probably a lost cause at this point. But maybe you were able to find a home for that story elsewhere...?


~Morgan

i threw that one away when i didn't even get a rejection. i then stopped writing creatively and went into teaching. i just started writing again because i lost my voice.

I mean...

I hope you're a parent because you are the most patient person in the world. You have my greatest respect and admiration.
That said, I'm curious now. I agree with Morgan that it's probably been expunged from machine memory at Galaxy Press, but I need closure!

Who's with me! Closure for Harion. Query, query, query.

yeah, i have a kid. i return here and i find those i exchanged critiques with have either won or been a finalist. i'm happy for them.

[Wulf Moon]

Personally, that was a looooong time ago. You already know the results. Alas, your story was not the droid they were looking for. Move along. Move along. : )

(Of course, we move along by submitting our next. Best of success with it!)

[michaeljwyantjr]

I just realized I can't 100% guarantee that I sent my Q3 submission in with the last round of edits in it or with comments turned off.

...

[KD Julicher]

I just realized I can't 100% guarantee that I sent my Q3 submission in with the last round of edits in it or with comments turned off.

...

Hey, if you get an R you can ask Kary English if she remembers seeing your name in the comments

Sorry. I've had those fears SO many times. When I'm on top of things I try to label my WOTF as "name_WOTF" when it's ready to go and then upload that. But I don't always remember...

[michaeljwyantjr]

Hey, if you get an R you can ask Kary English if she remembers seeing your name in the comments

Sorry. I've had those fears SO many times. When I'm on top of things I try to label my WOTF as "name_WOTF" when it's ready to go and then upload that. But I don't always remember...

Here are some of the gems I left for myself (pardon the profanity):

"This doesn't fucking sound like him. Fix it."

And:

"Are you a dipshit or were you just born stupid?"

*deep sigh*

[kentagions]

Hey Mike,
Were those Critters critiques?

...or do you know my father?

[preston]

Seems like results should be coming soon, and tomorrow is Thursday. Just sayin'.

[RSchibler]

Shhh I need to sleep tonight. Besides I think it’ll be two weeks yet, based on previous years. Dave hasn’t peeped yet either, but maybe maybe. Best of luck all!

[KD Julicher]

Dave's conducting a workshop in England this week, I believe, so I wouldn't expect any results for a while from him - but our intrepid first reader's pass might go out soon! Remember we have two sets of twitching to worry about now.

[michaeljwyantjr]

This is going to sound dumb, but... there’s a first reader pass at WoTF?

[storysinger]

This is going to sound dumb, but... there’s a first reader pass at WoTF?

Dave finally has some help from Kary English.

I do wonder what kind of stories will catch her attention enough to read beyond the first two pages.

[amyhg]

I wouldn't be surprised if Kary is just weeding out the submissions that aren't actually stories. Dave complains that every quarter he receives a ridiculous amount of poems, vignettes, diatribes, recipes, even a love letter once. Kary can check for a beginning, middle, and "the end" and send it on to Dave. Who knows though, maybe she'll do more...

[Wulf Moon]

Kary doesn't read the whole story, that's Dave's job. But she's not just tossing out the weeds, she's actually the contest's first reader, selecting the ones that show obvious promise to go on to Dave for him to read and judge. Don't expect anything to change, except response times, perhaps. She goes by Dave's standards and she knows them well.