Discussion: Q3 Volume 35

[Henckel]

So... I've not received any "rejection" or "first pass" emails yet. Anyone else out there in the same situation?

the anticipation is twisting my guts! (or maybe its just the burritos from last night)

[storysinger]

So... I've not received any "rejection" or "first pass" emails yet. Anyone else out there in the same situation?

Email Joni, she'll be happy to let you know if you're still in.

[Wulf Moon]

It's proper to wait for results, not to add to the coordinator's workload by checking on something like whether or not we made the first pass. We don't even know Joni's gotten through what's likely close to 2000 rejections. Patience. Professional practices begin here, and will serve everyone well when they submit to other pro markets.

Just sayin'.

~Moon~

[Henckel]

Thanks Storyslinger and Wulf Moon. I appreciate both your comments.

[storysinger]

That's a creative way of spelling you have. When my guitar is strapped on I am a story slinger.

[Henckel]

When my guitar is strapped on I'm... Well just making noise.

I've been attempting to learn Zakk Wylde's artificial pinched harmonics at the top end of a full bend. Not easy.

[DylCary]

I wonder if any of us will start hearing back about post-First Pass rejections before the 30th?

*goes back to twitching*

[michaeljwyantjr]

I wonder if any of us will start hearing back about post-First Pass rejections before the 30th?

*goes back to twitching*

Given Joni’s message about not having results before the end of this quarter, I wouldn’t think so.

Feel free to put the twitching on hold for 12 days. ;)

[Wulf Moon]

Thursday is coming. All I can say.

[DylCary]

Thursday is coming. All I can say.

I haven't felt this level of foreboding excitement from a single line since Gandalf said, "You shall not PASS."

Do you know something we don't, Wulf?

[VinSev]

As in Thursday the 20th...?

Don't leave us hanging!!!

[thewritescott]

So... I've not received any "rejection" or "first pass" emails yet. Anyone else out there in the same situation?

Email Joni, she'll be happy to let you know if you're still in.

I'm not entered into Q3. BUT, I've had the same thing in past contest quarters. It all gets sorted out eventually. I think they sometimes come in batches. As others have said, Thursday will be here before anyone knows it

[Henckel]

So... I've not received any "rejection" or "first pass" emails yet. Anyone else out there in the same situation?

Email Joni, she'll be happy to let you know if you're still in.

I'm not entered into Q3. BUT, I've had the same thing in past contest quarters. It all gets sorted out eventually. I think they sometimes come in batches. As others have said, Thursday will be here before anyone knows it

Thanks for your comment.

so... whats happening Thursday? I've seen a few posts but not sure what's happening? Preliminary results, perhaps.

[michaeljwyantjr]

Email Joni, she'll be happy to let you know if you're still in.

I'm not entered into Q3. BUT, I've had the same thing in past contest quarters. It all gets sorted out eventually. I think they sometimes come in batches. As others have said, Thursday will be here before anyone knows it

Thanks for your comment.

so... whats happening Thursday? I've seen a few posts but not sure what's happening? Preliminary results, perhaps.

“Thursday” is kind of a boogeyman term referring to the day all the responses come out, which, traditionally, has usually been all at once.

I believe it comes from the fact results were released on Thursdays relatively consistently for a bit, though that hasn’t been the case for a few years now.

TL;DR:
Thursday is coming = Winter is coming

[Henckel]

Ha ha. Nice

[Wulf Moon]

Or, "Thursday is coming" can actually mean someone knows more results are about to come in. Or, "Thursday is coming" can actually mean that the next day will indeed be Thursday. Or, "Thursday is coming" can actually mean that one date in the unknown future, all results will be completed and winners will have been notified. Or, "Thursday is coming" can allude to the general observation that many times results have come in on Thursdays.

You decide.

[michaeljwyantjr]

Basically, start panicking.

[storysinger]

NNINN

[DylCary]

Just got Mr. Farland's newsletter over email, and let me say that it seems he is *definitely* in the middle of some WOTF stories. And he has *opinions*.

/gulp/

*twitch twitch twitch*

[KristyEmber]

Well, it’s not Thursday in Australia anymore...

[vsutherland01]

Just got Mr. Farland's newsletter over email, and let me say that it seems he is *definitely* in the middle of some WOTF stories. And he has *opinions*.

/gulp/

*twitch twitch twitch*

I love his blog posts when he is in the middle of judging the contest haha. We are sooooo busted!

[Henckel]

Well, it’s not Thursday in Australia anymore...

Where in AU are you? (not sure if I've asked you this before)
I've driven the east cost from the Townsville to Melbourne and then west into South AU. I even worked Buller Mt ski fields when I was younger.

[Henckel]

Just got Mr. Farland's newsletter over email, and let me say that it seems he is *definitely* in the middle of some WOTF stories. And he has *opinions*.

/gulp/

*twitch twitch twitch*

Which news letters? I get Joni's emails, but I haven't seen DF's.

[michaeljwyantjr]

Just got Mr. Farland's newsletter over email, and let me say that it seems he is *definitely* in the middle of some WOTF stories. And he has *opinions*.

/gulp/

*twitch twitch twitch*

Which news letters? I get Joni's emails, but I haven't seen DF's.

I think you can sign up here:
https://mystorydoctor.com

[Beth Powers]

I forgot to check in here, but I got the first pass email on September 10th (I submitted on June 30th). I also just realized it's almost the end of the quarter, so I'd better get something lined up. Looks like I'm not going to achieve my goal of not submitting at the last minute this time either....

[Henckel]

I think you can sign up here:
https://mystorydoctor.com

Thanks!

[Wulf Moon]

Well, it was Thursday....alas, for Dave! He went into the hospital on Thursday with sepsis, got put on antibiotics, and it looks like he's on the road to recovery. Good to hear...we could have lost our esteemed judge!

[DylCary]

Well, it was Thursday....alas, for Dave! He went into the hospital on Thursday with sepsis, got put on antibiotics, and it looks like he's on the road to recovery. Good to hear...we could have lost our esteemed judge!

Oh no! I'm glad to hear he's okay. Here's hoping for a most speedy recovery.

[VinSev]

Here's Dave's latest blog post:

https://mystorydoctor.com/how-to-bore-a ... -to-death/

Happy to say that I don't think I'm guilty of any of these in my Q3.

So glad that Dave is alright and recovered from his hospital stay!

[michaeljwyantjr]

Here's Dave's latest blog post:

https://mystorydoctor.com/how-to-bore-a ... -to-death/

Happy to say that I don't think I'm guilty of any of these in my Q3.

So glad that Dave is alright and recovered from his hospital stay!

Best part of that article:

I know that at this very moment, there is probably someone who is trying to figure out how to use all of these techniques together and still write a successful opening. Please, I beg you, try to find some better use for your time.