Dragonchef wrote:And now . . . on to the next quarter waiting period. Though, it is a long way off.
Q2 belongs to you and me, doesn't it Dragon? I think my Q2 must be original enough to get a little higher... It's a long wait.
Dragonchef wrote:And now . . . on to the next quarter waiting period. Though, it is a long way off.
TimE wrote:
Q2 belongs to you and me, doesn't it Dragon? I think my Q2 must be original enough to get a little higher... It's a long wait.
TimE wrote:Tails that long should not be wagged!
TimE wrote:Could be worse, I suppose. With your breath - it could be a dragon in a fire-work factory
TimE wrote:With your breath - it could be a dragon in a fire-work factory
Dragonchef wrote:Good luck in your move, LDW2 (sounds like I'm addressing a droid)! Hope it goes well and nothing breaks in transit.
Congrats getting your Q2 in.
May the Force be ever in your favor . . . or something like that.
chuckt wrote:Looking at recent prior years, Q2 results have come out anytime late May to early July. Is there any info out there that might narrow that window?
chuckt wrote:Looking at recent prior years, Q2 results have come out anytime late May to early July. Is there any info out there that might narrow that window?
BrandieJ wrote:I submitted a story I really liked a few weeks ago, but after listening to some of the podcasts and interviews, I'm starting to think it might have been too dark. Guess I'll just wait and see...
disgruntledpeony wrote:BrandieJ wrote:I submitted a story I really liked a few weeks ago, but after listening to some of the podcasts and interviews, I'm starting to think it might have been too dark. Guess I'll just wait and see...
I skirt the line of too dark with this contest a lot.My SF and F were both on the dark side, though. Dark isn't necessarily bad, so long as you keep the YA audience in mind.
OldDarth wrote:Interestingly enough just finished a tale in Vol 35 that is fairly dark - The Damned Voyage by John Haas.
LittleRed wrote:
UPDATE - aft critique. So not the darkness or the violence or the dark ending/death of my protagonist. Not the few sensual descriptions of his wife. Just one too-lengthy exposition of my cult's history did me in. "... though this was a small thing, in a contest this tight, it was just enough to bump you into semi-finalist place."
TimE wrote:Hey Dragon, I thought Q2 belonged to you and me. Don't tell anyone else, but I'm beginning to get worried. Not only are regular finalists still in the game, we have new SHM, SF and F people coming through and the volume of entries has risen. Eeek!
If you could find Kary and Dave's addresses, I could send them some Brit delicacies - haggis, tatws pum munud and Enville ale to wash them down. You're the chef, watcha reckon?
TimE wrote:To paraphrase: we're going to need a bigger car.
TimE wrote:My expectations are too low to get into nail-biting.
TimE wrote:LittleRed wrote:
That's interesting. Thanks for posting. That exposition's sometimes difficult to get around.
In a s/s, with a new concept, situation or whatever that needs some explaining - how do you get around that exposition? As you know Bob's don't work. (My first HM was a story I didn't think had a chance because of the exposition.)
RSchibler wrote:Be careful of posting details about your stories - the contest is anonymous.
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