This year will be different than many with the lateness of the gala. Results will be in earlier than we expect. I picked June 26 for the last quarter and missed by one day. Let's pick the number 26 again, as in August. So, feel free to twitch away.
That's a good point--I forgot about the gala being in the fall, and that could certainly affect the timing of results.
(Not that my past response statistics are ever very good at predicting future results. I just think it's fun to look for patterns!)
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With August just a few days away, I was surprised to see that I've received results for Q3 in August before (twice--2015 and 2017), but most of them (5) have been in September along with two each in October and November. For the last three years, it's been right around the end of September or the beginning of October for me. So I guess no twitching yet after all!
I think in recent years all of the results are released at the same time. At least that's what it looks like. And the pattern seems to be results come in as the deadline for submissions to the next quarter closes. If so, that means we have a lot of time to wait so... may as well get cracking on those Q4 pieces.
I think the reason results started getting released at the same time is because it's easier on Joni (when things got released in waves, there was a much higher chance that she'd get queries about results that hadn't been sent out yet).
Honestly, I'm not sure if the fall gala will make things go quicker or slower.
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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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I was re-reading my entry to this quarter and just found out--to my demise--that it wasn't polished enough. I winced when I saw the red scribbles on my word processor.
Well, I hope this serves as a lesson.
Anyways: typos, grammar mistakes and other erros--how much is tolerable?
V38: Q3-R; Q4-HM
V39: Q1-R; Q2-N/A; Q3-P
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One or two will be forgiven, but the competition is very competitive and in the future triple-check your submissions before sending. I know Dave Farland has said that at the finalist level that a typo can make the difference. Don’t sweat it too much - and write your next!
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
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I had to go back and read people's comments on when results for this quarter usually land to determine if I should start twitching or not. One person made a late August guess for results, the only time I entered Q3 before it was late September. But since this is, I think, one of the absolute best stories I've written, I'll just go ahead with the early twitching.
Anyone feel like joining me? Beverages in the pillow fort?
v36 Q1, Q3 - HM; Q4 - R
v37 Q1 - R; Q2 - SHM; Q4 - HM
v38 Q1 - HM; Q2 - SHM; Q3 - HM; Q4 - HM
v39 Q1 - SHM; Q3 - HM; Q4 -RWC
v40 Q1, Q2 - HM; Q3 - Pending
@czing My guess is mid Sept, but I don't know honestly.
Small steps add up to miles.
V38: R, R, HM, HM
V39: RWC, HM, HM, SHM
V40 : HM, RWC, R, HM
V41 : RWC, P
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"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.
I'll just go ahead with the early twitching.
Anyone feel like joining me? Beverages in the pillow fort?
Drags out a clinking cooler piled high with a three-blanket fort expansion kit.
Don’t mind if I do!
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"The Devil's Foot Locker" in Amazing Stories
Well, my ability to foretell the future is not on the level of Nostradamus. All that twitching for nada.
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I guess I'm game for a little bit of twitching... I'll start collecting some pillows and get some icecream out of the freezer (too hot for hot cocoa)
WOTF results:
Vol 41: Q1 HM, Q2 P
running totals to date:
WOTF: 6 Rs, 3 RWCs. 6 HMs
IOTF: 3 Rs, 3 HMs
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Do you want to swap a little bit of the hot weather you have for a little bit of the cold and rainy I have so that we can both have pleasantly comfortable and can therefore feel free to choose any hot/cold beverages that will help get through the twitching?
I am picturing that blanket fort expansion kit and worrying it will be automated and have that creepily ominous feel of those robot dog demonstrations. Perhaps I've just come up with a sci-fi/horror concept for a future story 😉
v36 Q1, Q3 - HM; Q4 - R
v37 Q1 - R; Q2 - SHM; Q4 - HM
v38 Q1 - HM; Q2 - SHM; Q3 - HM; Q4 - HM
v39 Q1 - SHM; Q3 - HM; Q4 -RWC
v40 Q1, Q2 - HM; Q3 - Pending
Do you want to swap a little bit of the hot weather you have for a little bit of the cold and rainy I have so that we can both have pleasantly comfortable and can therefore feel free to choose any hot/cold beverages that will help get through the twitching?
I am picturing that blanket fort expansion kit and worrying it will be automated and have that creepily ominous feel of those robot dog demonstrations. Perhaps I've just come up with a sci-fi/horror concept for a future story 😉
I wish I could do that weather swap, 😉
robot dog demos sounds like an intriguing story seed... go for it!
WOTF results:
Vol 41: Q1 HM, Q2 P
running totals to date:
WOTF: 6 Rs, 3 RWCs. 6 HMs
IOTF: 3 Rs, 3 HMs
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I am picturing that blanket fort expansion kit and worrying it will be automated and have that creepily ominous feel of those robot dog demonstrations. Perhaps I've just come up with a sci-fi/horror concept for a future story 😉
The mechanical fort didn’t have that comforting feel, so I’m going with good old fashioned blankets, safety pins, and binder clips to connect to whatever furniture is available. With extra pillows, of course.
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"Felix and the Flamingo" in Escape Pod
"The Ghosts of Hart's Gambit" in Renaissance Press's There's No Place anthology
"The Devil's Foot Locker" in Amazing Stories
I'm in for a little twitching. I have cookies and popcorn ready.
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.
I guess I'm game for a little bit of twitching... I'll start collecting some pillows and get some icecream out of the freezer (too hot for hot cocoa)
Sorry to be the bearer of bad news, Amy. But I hate seeing people twitch when they don’t have to. Q3 results will be late this year.
Hang in there!
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Thanks @wulfmoon I can use time to work on Q4 rather than twitching
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.
I already stopped too as I was thinking about my story not really matching some of the stated preferences of the judges - so I was hoping for a good enough result to get the feedback but I suspect my best result would probably be SHM - all good if that is what I get but maybe not super early twitch worthy especially now that we know results will be later.
But, I'm happy to provide some nice chai lattes (hot or iced) to anyone who wants to sit in the blanket fort and continue twitching or maybe just talking about next quarter
v36 Q1, Q3 - HM; Q4 - R
v37 Q1 - R; Q2 - SHM; Q4 - HM
v38 Q1 - HM; Q2 - SHM; Q3 - HM; Q4 - HM
v39 Q1 - SHM; Q3 - HM; Q4 -RWC
v40 Q1, Q2 - HM; Q3 - Pending
While I always twitch eventually, I have found the best remedy is working on the next thing. Currently, I'm so deep in my Q4 work I can't remember the title, plot, or characters of my Q3. Probably helps that last night/this morning I felt all the pieces click (he says even though he's not done). Wrote an outline from where I was in the story to the end, and now I'm filling out the prose. Ain't got no time to twitch. Write on, write on, write on.
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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
@wulfmoon no worries... my favorite part is the not knowing and wondering if maybe this time I'll get something better than an R. I'm too busy to twitch much anyway. Really enjoyed your KYD workshop! Wished my connection had been better on my end.
WOTF results:
Vol 41: Q1 HM, Q2 P
running totals to date:
WOTF: 6 Rs, 3 RWCs. 6 HMs
IOTF: 3 Rs, 3 HMs
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@babooher I love it when everything clicks like that! Write on!
Death and the Taxman, my WotF V39 winning story is now a novel! (Click Here >).
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New Releases:
"Milo Piper's Breakout Single that Ended the Rat War" in LTUE's Troubadours and Space Princesses anthology
"Felix and the Flamingo" in Escape Pod
"The Ghosts of Hart's Gambit" in Renaissance Press's There's No Place anthology
"The Devil's Foot Locker" in Amazing Stories
my favorite part is the not knowing
Really, Amy? So adventurous!
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V36-37: R x6
V38: R, HM, R, HM
V39: HM, HM, HM, HM
V40: HM
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Aw, I just took the ice cream out of the freezer! Back it goes.
Sorry, pillows. You're going away, too.
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V36-37: R x6
V38: R, HM, R, HM
V39: HM, HM, HM, HM
V40: HM
@wulfmoon no worries... my favorite part is the not knowing and wondering if maybe this time I'll get something better than an R. I'm too busy to twitch much anyway. Really enjoyed your KYD workshop! Wished my connection had been better on my end.
Thank you! Happy to have you in the KYD workshop and to see you produce good words! The connection was tough on your side, as you mentioned it likely would be. I’m glad you posted your KYD in here. I’ll get a chance to give you some clear comments on it! Thanks again for your support!
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Aw, I just took the ice cream out of the freezer! Back it goes.Sorry, pillows. You're going away, too.
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@wulfmoon no worries... my favorite part is the not knowing and wondering if maybe this time I'll get something better than an R. I'm too busy to twitch much anyway. Really enjoyed your KYD workshop! Wished my connection had been better on my end.
Thank you! Happy to have you in the KYD workshop and to see you produce good words! The connection was tough on your side, as you mentioned it likely would be. I’m glad you posted your KYD in here. I’ll get a chance to give you some clear comments on it! Thanks again for your support!
Thanks @wulfmoon, I shall look forward to seeing your comments.
WOTF results:
Vol 41: Q1 HM, Q2 P
running totals to date:
WOTF: 6 Rs, 3 RWCs. 6 HMs
IOTF: 3 Rs, 3 HMs
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@wulfmoon checked out your FB. Just wow.
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V36-37: R x6
V38: R, HM, R, HM
V39: HM, HM, HM, HM
V40: HM
@wulfmoon checked out your FB. Just wow.
Thanks, Scott! Glad you took the trouble, and glad to have you as a new FB friend. 😊
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@wulfmoon Any idea how late the results will be in? Beginning Oct?
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.
@wulfmoon Any idea how late the results will be in? Beginning Oct?
That's my bet. Last year for this quarter was October 5th.
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V40: Q1 3rd Place Winner ("Squiddy")
V39: SHM, HM, HM, HM
V38: HM, SHM, HM, HM
V37: R, R, HM, HM
V36: R
No News is No News. And with the gala at the end of October, this year is more of a wild card than usual. Butt in chair, hands on keyboard, ignore all else!
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
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