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Thegirlintheglasses
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YAY! I made it in too! Good luck, everyone Smile

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R-SHM-HM-R-HM-R-F-F-HM-HM-SHM-HM-HM-SF-PF-2nd place!
Published Finalist Volume 37 Quarter 4
Second Place Volume 38 Quarter 1

First publication was "Perfectly Painted Lies" published in Deep Magic Spring 2021 and reprinted in the anthology, Best of Deep Magic Volume 2.
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Posted : March 31, 2021 11:02 pm
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Posted by: @sorte001

*Barges through door huffing and puffing* It's submitted! *wheezes and passes out*

Hi. Are you spying on me? Because you just perfectly described the last ten minutes of my life! giggle  Thanks for the laugh! ...oh geez, I just noticed your avatar and laughed all over again. It's very late. My brain is getting loopy.

Anyway, congrats on finishing another story and meeting the deadline!

 
Posted by: @sulandun

I'm in too! Love this contest. The deadline made me finally do my research for part of my novel in progress that needs fixing and then write a short story background for one of the side characters that needed to be redefined. It's way too short to win, but I've already "won" so to speak :).

That's awesome! I'm still fairly new to this, but my understanding of it is that writing is writing is writing. I know that I've really benefitted from the deadline (mostly polished stories > no stories at all), and I love that it was motivation for you to research your novel!

 

Best of luck to everyone who submitted!

V37: -, -, R, SHM
V38: R, SHM, HM, HM
V39: SHM, HM, HM, ?

 
Posted : April 1, 2021 12:10 am
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Disgruntled Peony
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And now, the wait begins! *sets up tent, lays out blankets and hot cocoa*

If you are in difficulties with a book, try the element of surprise: attack it at an hour when it isn't expecting it. ~ H.G. Wells
If a person offend you, and you are in doubt as to whether it was intentional or not, do not resort to extreme measures; simply watch your chance and hit him with a brick. ~ Mark Twain
R, SF, SHM, SHM, SHM, F, R, HM, SHM, R, HM, R, F, SHM, SHM, SHM, SF, SHM, 1st Place (Q2 V38)
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Posted : April 1, 2021 8:04 am
LDWriter2
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@disgruntledpeony   Yes, the waiting.

Working on turning Lead into Gold.
Four HMs From WotF
The latest was Q1'12
HM-quarter 4 Volume 32
One HM for another contest
published in Strange New Worlds Ten.
Another HM http://onthepremises.com/minis/mini_18.html

 
Posted : April 1, 2021 9:07 am
LDWriter2
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Posted by: @sorte001

Or is it "Hear! Hear!"? My brain is crispy fried right now

Evidently this is correct especially if you are in the English parliament 

Working on turning Lead into Gold.
Four HMs From WotF
The latest was Q1'12
HM-quarter 4 Volume 32
One HM for another contest
published in Strange New Worlds Ten.
Another HM http://onthepremises.com/minis/mini_18.html

 
Posted : April 1, 2021 9:09 am
LDWriter2
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So those of us who will be in are in.  So good success to everyone. There are three places by nice if we filled them all. Not sure if everyone who doesn't place can be a finalist but be good if a bunch of us are.  

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Working on turning Lead into Gold.
Four HMs From WotF
The latest was Q1'12
HM-quarter 4 Volume 32
One HM for another contest
published in Strange New Worlds Ten.
Another HM http://onthepremises.com/minis/mini_18.html

 
Posted : April 1, 2021 9:12 am
LDWriter2
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Be very good if I got up to semi-finalist for once. 

Working on turning Lead into Gold.
Four HMs From WotF
The latest was Q1'12
HM-quarter 4 Volume 32
One HM for another contest
published in Strange New Worlds Ten.
Another HM http://onthepremises.com/minis/mini_18.html

 
Posted : April 1, 2021 9:14 am
Alex Harford
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Good luck all! My boss kindly gave everyone the afternoon off work yesterday to enjoy the sun, so of course I saw it as extra writing time. But after being woken by a barking dog early in the morning, a neighbour's car alarm was constantly going off all day. So I was quite frazzled when I submitted at 1:30am UK time. The last I heard of the alarm (earplugs in) was 2am.

35: - R R R | 36: R HM R R | 37: HM HM HM SHM | 38: HM HM HM HM | 39: HM HM HM SHM | 40: HM R SHM SHM |
4 SHM / 12 HM / 7 R

 
Posted : April 1, 2021 11:25 am
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LCWhelchel
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Good luck, everyone! Now comes the hardest part of all: the waiting! This is only my second submission, but I'm hoping I can pull better than the HM I got before. Right now, I'm just glad I'll soon have plenty of time to develop my Q3 ideas.

"Trust is like a shop. Difficult to build, but surprisingly easy to ruin. But when it is strong and true, there are few things in this world that make you feel stronger."
HM - V37/Q4, V38/Q4, V39/Q1
SHM - V38/Q3

 
Posted : April 1, 2021 1:55 pm
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Happy to see so many sending in their stories and making the deadline. That is a mark of pro writers!

May the Force be with you!

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Posted : April 1, 2021 2:07 pm
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I had to leap through a few hurdles but I made it here. I entered before the deadline again somehow.

Best of luck to all of you. toast  

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Posted : April 1, 2021 2:15 pm
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Beth Powers
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I submitted a few days ago, just now getting around to posting here, but I'm in for Q2!

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HM x 20
Entries x 65
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Posted : April 1, 2021 7:31 pm
Cray Dimensional
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I tried out the WoTF Workshop for my 2nd entry. It was fun going through the workshop. Not sure my entry for this quarter competes with my 1Q entry though. We will see though

Small steps add up to miles.
V38: R, R, HM, HM
V39: RWC, HM, HM, SHM
V40 : HM, RWC, R, HM
V41 : RWC, WIP
"Amore For Life" in After the Gold Rush Third Flatiron Anthology
"Freedom’s Song” in Troubadour and Space Princesses LTUE Anthology

 
Posted : April 2, 2021 6:02 am
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A reminder to all in the Forum.

This Saturday we have a special event happening in the WotF Forum. It's an Ask Me Anything AMA event with bestselling writer extraordinaire, TIM POWERS. If you don't know that name, go get a copy of ANUBIS GATES. Or ON STRANGER TIDES, my personal favorite. Tim is one of the most literary writers in speculative fiction. The event will be held here Saturday, April 24th, from 1 pm to 3 pm PST, on this Forum, in the Writers of the Future Online Workshop Topic. 

Don't miss out! Tim Powers is a judge of this Contest and in my opinion, one of the most creative writers alive today! 

See you there!

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Posted : April 22, 2021 12:39 pm
Madeline Dau
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Well, I know the results for Q1 just went out, but now I'm antsy for the Q2 results giggle  

V38: HM, HM, ?

 
Posted : April 27, 2021 3:25 am
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Posted by: @madeline

Well, I know the results for Q1 just went out, but now I'm antsy for the Q2 results giggle  

Oh no you di'int. winking  

waiting

 

Career:

1x Win
2x NW-F
2x S-F
9x S-HM
11x HM
7x R

 
Posted : April 27, 2021 5:15 am
Disgruntled Peony
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*sets up pillow fort and hot chocolate dispenser* It's gonna be a long wait, folks.

If you are in difficulties with a book, try the element of surprise: attack it at an hour when it isn't expecting it. ~ H.G. Wells
If a person offend you, and you are in doubt as to whether it was intentional or not, do not resort to extreme measures; simply watch your chance and hit him with a brick. ~ Mark Twain
R, SF, SHM, SHM, SHM, F, R, HM, SHM, R, HM, R, F, SHM, SHM, SHM, SF, SHM, 1st Place (Q2 V38)
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4th and Starlight: e-book | paperback

 
Posted : April 27, 2021 6:38 am
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Now to try sitting still and twiddling my thumbs until Q2 results come out...yeah that's not gonna happen. I'm too busy jotting down ideas for stories to use for upcoming quarters and attempting to put pen to paper on some of them.

I swear I love having an overactive imagination concerning the fantasy world I've built up, but it keeps putting ideas in my head that I'm sitting here like "Gad dang it, when am I gonna have time to write that one!? Oh well, better add it to the list..." 

"Trust is like a shop. Difficult to build, but surprisingly easy to ruin. But when it is strong and true, there are few things in this world that make you feel stronger."
HM - V37/Q4, V38/Q4, V39/Q1
SHM - V38/Q3

 
Posted : April 27, 2021 1:42 pm
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Now that I look back at what I learned between the taking in the 2nd QTR and now, I am not confident about this entry. I didn't have proper formatting (although it had all components rules asked for).

Small steps add up to miles.
V38: R, R, HM, HM
V39: RWC, HM, HM, SHM
V40 : HM, RWC, R, HM
V41 : RWC, WIP
"Amore For Life" in After the Gold Rush Third Flatiron Anthology
"Freedom’s Song” in Troubadour and Space Princesses LTUE Anthology

 
Posted : April 29, 2021 9:00 pm
Yelena
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@jcunningham maybe I'm being dense but for the Mike Resnick contest when it says "The story needs to be accompanied with a single title page which should have the following information..." does this mean a separate file attached to the email with parts a-e or just the 1st page of the main manuscript including that info?

 

Because on the site it also says earlier: "The name of the author should not appear on the actual manuscript."

 

 

https://www.arcmanorbooks.com/resnick

 

V36:Q3 HM V37: Q3 R, Q4 SHM V38: R,HM, F, HM V39: HM, SHM, SHM, SHM V40: SF, RWC, ?

 
Posted : April 29, 2021 9:33 pm
Disgruntled Peony
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@scribblesatdusk Probably they want a separate file then, yeah.

If you are in difficulties with a book, try the element of surprise: attack it at an hour when it isn't expecting it. ~ H.G. Wells
If a person offend you, and you are in doubt as to whether it was intentional or not, do not resort to extreme measures; simply watch your chance and hit him with a brick. ~ Mark Twain
R, SF, SHM, SHM, SHM, F, R, HM, SHM, R, HM, R, F, SHM, SHM, SHM, SF, SHM, 1st Place (Q2 V38)
Ticknor Tales
Twitter
4th and Starlight: e-book | paperback

 
Posted : April 29, 2021 9:47 pm
Yelena
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@disgruntledpeony

 

But then it also says this:

 

"Those determined to be the best stories will be forwarded (with all identifying information about the author deleted) ..."

 

Which makes me think it is in the same file otherwise they'd basically be sending along a nearly blank title page...

 

Oh well, to be safe I'll make 2 sep files. Wish they also wrote what timezone the file is due at to know how much more time I have with this beast.

V36:Q3 HM V37: Q3 R, Q4 SHM V38: R,HM, F, HM V39: HM, SHM, SHM, SHM V40: SF, RWC, ?

 
Posted : April 30, 2021 6:26 am
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@scribblesatdusk that is what I did. I made a separate file for the cover page. 

Vol. 36: 3rd -- R, 4th -- R
Vol. 37: 1st -- R, 2nd -- HM, 3rd -- HM, 4th -- SHM
Vol. 38: 1st -- HM, 2nd -- HM, 3rd -- HM, 4th -- HM
Vol. 39: 1st -- SHM, 2nd -- RWC, 3rd -- RWC, 4th -- HM
Vol. 40: 1st -- HM, 2nd -- R, 3rd -- RWC, 4th -- R
Vol. 41: 1st - R, 2nd -- pending, 3rd -- WIP

"Never give up! Never surrender!" -- Galaxy Quest

 
Posted : April 30, 2021 7:03 am
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Posted by: @earthkeeper78

it keeps putting ideas in my head that I'm sitting here like "Gad dang it, when am I gonna have time to write that one!? Oh well, better add it to the list..." 

This happens to me CONSTANTLY.  All those stories clamoring in my head to be written, and I just keep telling them, "Get back on that list, it's not your turn!" Lol.  But on the positive side, you'll never be short of ideas for what to write! Smile

v35: Q4 - HM
V36: R, R, R, R
V37: SHM, HM, HM, SHM
V38: SHM, HM, HM, HM
V39: HM, R, SHM, HM
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Posted : April 30, 2021 8:44 am
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For the first 2.5 years, this wasn’t me at all. I’d hear people say that and feel huge imposter syndrome! I’d have one idea in progress, and one planned. Then, it was like something in my head unlocked and I started having to keep notes on my phone or writing flash pieces to capture an idea. I’m still not an idea factory, far from it, but I have more than enough ideas to keep me busy!

V34: R,HM,R
V35: HM,R,R,HM
V36: R,HM,HM,SHM
V37: HM,SF,SHM,SHM
V38: (P)F, SHM, F, F
V39: SHM, SHM, HM, SHM
Published Finalist Volume 38
Pro’d out Q4V39
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Posted : April 30, 2021 10:23 am
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I try to right them down when the new ideas hit me. (agreed - normally at a time/place when I can't actually write them).

Got a nice little list now, though.

A bit late to post, I know, but my Q2 is in. I'm looking forward to seeing how it does.

"If writing is easy, you're doing it wrong." -Bryan Hutchinson
V36-37: R x6
V38: R, HM, R, HM
V39: HM, HM, HM, HM
V40: HM

 
Posted : May 2, 2021 6:02 am
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@scott_m_sands If you only just submitted this, I think it may actually be your Q3? Contest quarters are effectively one back, I think of them as indicating the Quarter during which judging begins, though I have no idea if that has anything to do with it. Anyway,  Q1 is submitted Oct-Dec, Q2 from Jan-Mar, and so on. So current submissions, April through June, would be in for Q3.

DQ:0 / R:0 / RWC:0 / HM:15 / SHM:7 / SF:1 / F:1
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Posted : May 2, 2021 8:59 pm
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@doctorjest

Thanks for confirming. I actually submitted my last story back in late March. I believe that puts it in Q2. I haven't submitted for this Q3 yet. I just hadn't posted on the forum that I submitted it then.

And I have sometimes been confused in the past with which quarter number is being judged and when. So your question is fair!

"If writing is easy, you're doing it wrong." -Bryan Hutchinson
V36-37: R x6
V38: R, HM, R, HM
V39: HM, HM, HM, HM
V40: HM

 
Posted : May 3, 2021 4:50 am
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^ If you are ever confused, look at the first post in the thread. I highlight the dates for the listed quarter.

Career:

1x Win
2x NW-F
2x S-F
9x S-HM
11x HM
7x R

 
Posted : May 3, 2021 5:49 am
Disgruntled Peony
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@scott_m_sands Oh, God, which quarter is being judged at any given moment is a whole different animal than which quarter is being submitted to.  laughing giggle uh-oh Now that we've heard back on results from Q1, we're waiting on results for Q2--but odds are good we may end up waiting until after submissions close for Q3. The quickest quarter to get judged is usually Q4, because they're usually prepping for an April gala and anthology release, but the pandemic has thrown things all out of whack, so I have no idea how things will go this year.

If you are in difficulties with a book, try the element of surprise: attack it at an hour when it isn't expecting it. ~ H.G. Wells
If a person offend you, and you are in doubt as to whether it was intentional or not, do not resort to extreme measures; simply watch your chance and hit him with a brick. ~ Mark Twain
R, SF, SHM, SHM, SHM, F, R, HM, SHM, R, HM, R, F, SHM, SHM, SHM, SF, SHM, 1st Place (Q2 V38)
Ticknor Tales
Twitter
4th and Starlight: e-book | paperback

 
Posted : May 3, 2021 5:55 am
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