My Q2 has just gone to my last reader (aka wife). I've never workshopped a piece so hard. I suspect I might have even got too many critiques! Each and every one was incredibly helpful, but the combined sum felt like I was 'polishing the stone' (to steal a phrase from @johngoodwin himself) a touch too far.
Congrats to all that have submitted so far. Proud of you. I've read some of those entries and I feel really confident (and a little scared) that we'll have more forumites win this year, if not this very quarter!
VOL 40 2nd Quarter: Third Place ("Ashes to Ashes, Blood to Carbonfiber")
Past submissions: R - HM - HM - HM - HM - HM - SHM - SHM
www.jd-writes.com
It's a great story, @ease! Best of fortune to you!
Website: https://www.jeschleicher.com/
Blog: https://www.jeschleicher.com/dopaminesdelight
V40: Q1 3rd Place Winner ("Squiddy")
V39: SHM, HM, HM, HM
V38: HM, SHM, HM, HM
V37: R, R, HM, HM
V36: R
@jeschleicher Awesome, I wish you the best in this quarter!
“Stories are the collective wisdom of everyone who has ever lived. Your job as a storyteller is not simply to entertain. Nor is it to be noticed for the way your turn a phrase. You have a very important job—one of the most important. Your job is to let people know that everyone shares their feelings—and that these feelings bind us. Your job is a healing art, and like all healers, you have a responsibility. Let people know they are not alone. You must make people understand that we are all the same.”
Brian McDonald
2022: Second Place Winner V39 Q1
2021: HM, HM, SHM
2020: R
2019: SHM, R
2018: HM
2017: HM
Check out my fiction and more at spencersekulin.net
@ease That's great. I'm also looking forward to seeing one (or more!) of you folks win!
“Stories are the collective wisdom of everyone who has ever lived. Your job as a storyteller is not simply to entertain. Nor is it to be noticed for the way your turn a phrase. You have a very important job—one of the most important. Your job is to let people know that everyone shares their feelings—and that these feelings bind us. Your job is a healing art, and like all healers, you have a responsibility. Let people know they are not alone. You must make people understand that we are all the same.”
Brian McDonald
2022: Second Place Winner V39 Q1
2021: HM, HM, SHM
2020: R
2019: SHM, R
2018: HM
2017: HM
Check out my fiction and more at spencersekulin.net
I just submitted my story.
@ease - Thank you for giving it a read and your advice.
"Whether you think you can, or you think you can't--you're right."~ Henry Ford
2024 - V41 - Q1-RWC, Q2-Submitted, Q3-WIP, Q4-?
2023 - V40 - Q1-HM, Q2-HM, Q3-R, Q4-HM
2022 - V39 - Q1-SHM, Q2-HM, Q3-SF, Q4-HM
2021 - V38 - Q4-HM
2020 - V37 - Q2-R
Sending coffee and chocolate for those working on QTR 2. You can do it.
Small steps add up to miles.
V38: R, R, HM, HM
V39: RWC, HM, HM, SHM
V40 : HM, RWC, R, HM
V41 : RWC, P
"Amore For Life" in After the Gold Rush Third Flatiron Anthology
"Freedom’s Song” in Troubadour and Space Princesses LTUE Anthology
"Experimenting with the Dance of Death" Coming in Jun '24 in Love is Complicated LUV Romance Anthology.
and just like that...2Q is in! what a strange feeling to have 12 days - not 12 minutes - remaining on the countdown (is this how the other half live?)
good luck everyone. happy submitting.
"Celebrate rejections, because rejections make you a working writer..." -Mur Lafferty
V38: SHM, R
V39: SHM, RWC, HM, HM
V40: —, HM, SHM
@toddjones best of luck this quarter!
R: 2 / HM: 6 / SHM: 2
Published stories:
"Drunk Scentless" - Daily Science Fiction (June 2021)
"Interview with the Vampire Hunter" - Every Day Fiction (October 2021)
"Dutch Courage" - 365tomorrows (August 2022)
@leaw well done and best of luck!
R: 2 / HM: 6 / SHM: 2
Published stories:
"Drunk Scentless" - Daily Science Fiction (June 2021)
"Interview with the Vampire Hunter" - Every Day Fiction (October 2021)
"Dutch Courage" - 365tomorrows (August 2022)
@easegood luck finalising and submitting it!
I've read a few forumites stories this quarter and would second that what I have seen so far has been of a very high standard. Would be great to see some names I recognise from the forum in the list of Winners (I suspect many will be SHM at least).
R: 2 / HM: 6 / SHM: 2
Published stories:
"Drunk Scentless" - Daily Science Fiction (June 2021)
"Interview with the Vampire Hunter" - Every Day Fiction (October 2021)
"Dutch Courage" - 365tomorrows (August 2022)
Got my draft done. I don't have the strength to proof tonight. That will be tomorrow. Then some readers. And then submission. But I'm a lot further along than I usually am at this point in the quarter.
2012 Q4: R
2016 Q3: SHM
2019 Q2: HM, Q3: HM
2020 Q2: HM, Q4: SHM
2021 Q1: HM, Q2: SF, Q3: SHM, Q4: SHM
2022 Q1: SHM, Q2 RWC, Q4 RWC
2023 Q1: RWC Q2: SHM Q3:Nope Q4: WIP
Sometimes the hardest part of writing is deciding that I'm done tinkering
"...your motivations for wanting to write are probably complex. You may have a few great passions, you may want to be rich and famous, and you may need therapy."
- Dave Farland, Million Dollar Outlines
Writers of the Future:
2024 Q1: F Q2: P Q3:WIP Q4: ?
2023 Q1: RWC Q2: SHM Q3: SHM Q4: R
2022 Q4: R
Submissions to other markets:
2024: 10 submitted 1 acceptances
2023: 74 submitted 13 acceptances
2022: 22 submitted 1 acceptance
Sometimes the hardest part of writing is deciding that I'm done tinkering
I agree. I'm one of those rinse and repeat editors. I just need to know when to say when. But ... there is still that part of me that knows the story can be better.
"Whether you think you can, or you think you can't--you're right."~ Henry Ford
2024 - V41 - Q1-RWC, Q2-Submitted, Q3-WIP, Q4-?
2023 - V40 - Q1-HM, Q2-HM, Q3-R, Q4-HM
2022 - V39 - Q1-SHM, Q2-HM, Q3-SF, Q4-HM
2021 - V38 - Q4-HM
2020 - V37 - Q2-R
Ok. I'm finally done tinkering. I submitted Q2 V40.
"...your motivations for wanting to write are probably complex. You may have a few great passions, you may want to be rich and famous, and you may need therapy."
- Dave Farland, Million Dollar Outlines
Writers of the Future:
2024 Q1: F Q2: P Q3:WIP Q4: ?
2023 Q1: RWC Q2: SHM Q3: SHM Q4: R
2022 Q4: R
Submissions to other markets:
2024: 10 submitted 1 acceptances
2023: 74 submitted 13 acceptances
2022: 22 submitted 1 acceptance
Proofing done. Now for my readers.
2012 Q4: R
2016 Q3: SHM
2019 Q2: HM, Q3: HM
2020 Q2: HM, Q4: SHM
2021 Q1: HM, Q2: SF, Q3: SHM, Q4: SHM
2022 Q1: SHM, Q2 RWC, Q4 RWC
2023 Q1: RWC Q2: SHM Q3:Nope Q4: WIP
I'm in! Submitted with 9 days to spare!
Good luck to everyone who has entered, and those yet to enter.
Thank you to @physa @adrian and @ease for your super helpful critiques.
R: 2 / HM: 6 / SHM: 2
Published stories:
"Drunk Scentless" - Daily Science Fiction (June 2021)
"Interview with the Vampire Hunter" - Every Day Fiction (October 2021)
"Dutch Courage" - 365tomorrows (August 2022)
Anyone else get the email from Jody Lynn Nye saying this quarter is light and she wants "you" to enter? I'm just unsure exactly who this is being sent out to. Assumedly not just me, right?
book reviews and writerly thoughts on my blog: www.lizbusby.com
featured on episode 93 of the WotF podcast
Results
V40: HM -
V39: - HM - RWC
Published Stories
"The 37th Ward Relief Society Leftovers Exchange" - religious magical realism story about a different kind of pot luck; winner in the "Saints, Spells, and Starships" contest
"Winter Fog" - Christmas ghost story about a mother and daughter in the Pacific Northwest
@lizbusby I believe it was from Joni, or at least mine was. I got the same type of email last quarter. Maybe this quarter is light, too?
V39:- - - HM
V40:SHM, HM, SHM, HM
V41: HM, P
Stories published in Neo-opsis Science Fiction Magazine, Flash Fiction Magazine, 72 Hours of Insanity, and Curios.
Story forthcoming in Murderbugs.
@lizbusby I got it too (6 times) and I entered ages ago.
I received six (6) emails too and I already entered for Q2.
"Whether you think you can, or you think you can't--you're right."~ Henry Ford
2024 - V41 - Q1-RWC, Q2-Submitted, Q3-WIP, Q4-?
2023 - V40 - Q1-HM, Q2-HM, Q3-R, Q4-HM
2022 - V39 - Q1-SHM, Q2-HM, Q3-SF, Q4-HM
2021 - V38 - Q4-HM
2020 - V37 - Q2-R
I got four of them.
I find that stuff quaint. People administer this contest, mostly out of love and honor and respect. People make mistakes. When I see them, I'm reminded ... people. Not some big corporation, just some folks doing their best to keep on keepin' on.
Career:
1x Win
2x NW-F
2x S-F
9x S-HM
11x HM
7x R
@tj_knight yea I got 6. No biggie just a hiccup.
Small steps add up to miles.
V38: R, R, HM, HM
V39: RWC, HM, HM, SHM
V40 : HM, RWC, R, HM
V41 : RWC, P
"Amore For Life" in After the Gold Rush Third Flatiron Anthology
"Freedom’s Song” in Troubadour and Space Princesses LTUE Anthology
"Experimenting with the Dance of Death" Coming in Jun '24 in Love is Complicated LUV Romance Anthology.
Time to let this bird fly. I'm in. One of my earliest submissions.
2012 Q4: R
2016 Q3: SHM
2019 Q2: HM, Q3: HM
2020 Q2: HM, Q4: SHM
2021 Q1: HM, Q2: SF, Q3: SHM, Q4: SHM
2022 Q1: SHM, Q2 RWC, Q4 RWC
2023 Q1: RWC Q2: SHM Q3:Nope Q4: WIP
@babooher Whoop Whoop. Good luck.
Small steps add up to miles.
V38: R, R, HM, HM
V39: RWC, HM, HM, SHM
V40 : HM, RWC, R, HM
V41 : RWC, P
"Amore For Life" in After the Gold Rush Third Flatiron Anthology
"Freedom’s Song” in Troubadour and Space Princesses LTUE Anthology
"Experimenting with the Dance of Death" Coming in Jun '24 in Love is Complicated LUV Romance Anthology.
@watt_writes chirp chirp chirrup!
3x Finalist Illustrators
5x Semi finalist Illustrators
1x HM Illustrators
7x HM Writers
1x SHM Writers V39 Q3
https://clforsauthor.com
Author of the Primogenitor series: Progeny, Adaptation, Reunion Available on Amazon under CL Fors
Hm, I didn't get one at all! Now I'm feeling left out.
DQ:0 / R:0 / RWC:0 / HM:15 / SHM:7 / SF:1 / F:1
Published prior WotF entries: PodCastle, HFQ, Abyss & Apex
@doctorjest probably a fluke!
3x Finalist Illustrators
5x Semi finalist Illustrators
1x HM Illustrators
7x HM Writers
1x SHM Writers V39 Q3
https://clforsauthor.com
Author of the Primogenitor series: Progeny, Adaptation, Reunion Available on Amazon under CL Fors
I got the six in a row and replied back to Joni. She is letting all of us know it is the quarter with the least submissions.
Today's science fiction is tomorrow's reality-D.R.Sweeney
HM x5
Published Poetry
2012 Stars in Our Hearts
Silver Ships
Time to let this bird fly. I'm in. One of my earliest submissions.
May its nest be the workshop & gala!!
Website: https://www.jeschleicher.com/
Blog: https://www.jeschleicher.com/dopaminesdelight
V40: Q1 3rd Place Winner ("Squiddy")
V39: SHM, HM, HM, HM
V38: HM, SHM, HM, HM
V37: R, R, HM, HM
V36: R
She is letting all of us know it is the quarter with the least submissions.
More the reason, if any forumite needed one, to enter. Get your stories submitted, y'all! The odds are ever in your favor.
Website: https://www.jeschleicher.com/
Blog: https://www.jeschleicher.com/dopaminesdelight
V40: Q1 3rd Place Winner ("Squiddy")
V39: SHM, HM, HM, HM
V38: HM, SHM, HM, HM
V37: R, R, HM, HM
V36: R
