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LlessurNire Member	posted November 21, 2009 02:58 PM I'm a little late, just saw the news myself! Pretty exciting and inspiring to see you win skadder! Would love to hear what the workshop is like, an even better reward than a cash prize in my opinion. (although I bet the cash prize is pretty exciting too) IP: Logged
skadder Member	posted November 22, 2009 01:30 PM Thanks. IP: Logged
snapper Member	posted November 22, 2009 09:52 PM There are two things I like to say about this news. 1) I found him first! I am taking full credit for all his success. i've read every piece he sold (hell I practically wrote them). I've talked him off the ledge a couple of times. (who hasn't been there while plying our stuff that gets rejected?) Skadder is my find, in fact I think I'm due a commission or something. 2) Whaaa!! We basically started at the same time. Now he's leaving me in the dust! What's worse is our hundred million dollar bet! First one to a sale target wins. With my last few sales I just about pulled even then this! I haven't lost yet but man am I on the verge of being his indentured servant (as well as all my descendants to his descendants) for eternity! I have said to more than one person that he is the best undiscovered writter that I have come across for a longtime. Now that he is discovered, I will need to pass that title to someone else. That story that won is excellent but is probably my fifth favorite on the ones he wrote. In other words, he's done better than all but one persons best in that quarter. Mark my words, everyone. Adam Colston will be a houshold name in the Sci-Fi world one day. You will see his name on the shelves of the bookstores before he is done. Congratualtions, Adam. Couldn't have happened to more talented writer. [This message has been edited by snapper (edited November 22, 2009).] IP: Logged
Crystal Stevens Member	posted November 22, 2009 10:38 PM HOLY CROW ! Two Hatrackers win in one quarter of the WOTF???? Unreal! Way to go, Skadder & Brad!!!! You two are an inspiration for the rest of us . Hopefully it won't be long before I'll be stepping up to the plate to take a swing at it . Hey, sorry I'm late to jump on the congratulatory band wagon. I didn't even find this thread until now. IP: Logged
Dark Warrior Member	posted November 22, 2009 10:47 PM We need to make it a clean sweep next quarter. Unfortunately we just lost two key players. IP: Logged
genevive42 Member	posted November 23, 2009 04:48 AM Congrats! That's great. IP: Logged
Unwritten Member	posted November 23, 2009 11:23 AM Snapper--Due to a long story that's way too convoluted to explain right here, I currently find myself in the market for a new title, and that one might be right up my alley. Let me know--maybe we can work something out. Melanie IP: Logged
skadder Member	posted November 23, 2009 03:25 PM Thanks everyone, especially snapper. Although, how come you have time to post on the internet? my boots need cleaning, then there's the horses to muck out and supper to cook and...and... IP: Logged
skadder Member	posted November 23, 2009 03:30 PM quote: We need to make it a clean sweep next quarter. Unfortunately we just lost two key players. Nah, plenty more winners on Hatrack. Although I hear that the contest organisers like to let people who organise contests win.. I ran most of the intro contests on Hatrack and a few flash challenges. Running and entering those contests made me think about my writing in a different way. Perhaps, if someone were to start the intro competition again... [This message has been edited by skadder (edited November 23, 2009).] IP: Logged
shimiqua Member	posted November 23, 2009 04:01 PM Did you really need the bold? Congrats to both of you! [This message has been edited by shimiqua (edited November 23, 2009).] IP: Logged
skadder Member	posted November 23, 2009 04:52 PM Whooa...a double post? WTF? IP: Logged
Kathleen Dalton Woodbury Administrator	posted November 23, 2009 05:43 PM It may not be that contest organizers like to let contest organizers win so much as it may be that people who organize contests learn how to win them. Similar to how giving feedback can help you learn to write better than receiving feedback. IP: Logged
skadder Member	posted November 23, 2009 06:09 PM quote: It may not be that contest organizers like to let contest organizers win... No, of course they don't! If only they did--it would be simple. I was just trying to get someone to do the contests for a while. But I agree, running them affords you a viewpoint over time, which is very useful. [This message has been edited by skadder (edited November 23, 2009).] IP: Logged
philocinemas Member	posted November 23, 2009 08:52 PM I would love to run contests, but I barely have time to enter them - hopefully that will change in a month or two. IP: Logged
SavantIdiot Member	posted November 24, 2009 09:23 AM Okay, can someone give me the link so I can find out just what WOTF is? One day I won't be a newbie anymore. I yearn for the day. IP: Logged
skadder Member	posted November 24, 2009 10:46 AM WotF is the the Writers of the Future contest which is probably the best and biggest free contest for aspiring writers of fantasy and science fiction. It runs four times per year. Stories are blind judged and the three winners receive a cash prize and are professionally published in an anthology. the winners are also flown to LA for a week-long writers workshop and gala award ceremony. link: http://www.writersofthefuture.com/ IP: Logged
Kathleen Dalton Woodbury Administrator	posted November 24, 2009 04:59 PM Maybe I should change the title of this topic, so it's clearer. IP: Logged
Dark Warrior Member	posted November 24, 2009 09:22 PM Someone earlier asked how many Hatrackers have won WOTF. I was wondering if we had stats just from this last quarter? We had 2 winners (Awesome guys), how many HM and finalists? IP: Logged
skadder Member	posted November 25, 2009 02:53 AM I know we had another finalist (starweaver) and Chris Owens was a semi-finalist... IP: Logged
skadder Member	posted November 25, 2009 03:27 AM We had a hatrack scorecard a year or so ago. IP: Logged
Dark Warrior Member	posted November 25, 2009 04:50 PM UPS just dropped off WOTF 24 and 25 and not a single Hatrack shout-out IP: Logged
skadder Member	posted November 25, 2009 05:54 PM Do you mean that there were no Hatrackians in either volume? IP: Logged
Dark Warrior Member	posted November 25, 2009 07:43 PM If they were, Hatrack wasnt mentioned in the author bios, but there were a lot of Clarion, and local writers groups mentioned. IP: Logged
ChrisOwens Member	posted November 26, 2009 11:06 AM Aliette De Bodard frequented Hatrack a number of years ago. She's won WOTF, published in Asimov's, been nominated for awards, and her Aztec fantasy/mystery series is coming out soon. IP: Logged
Brad R Torgersen Member	posted December 07, 2009 05:04 AM I don't feel like I am here enough to qualify as an actual Hatracker. Maybe, Associate Hatracker? Occasional Hatrack Poster? OHP for short? IP: Logged
Kathleen Dalton Woodbury Administrator	posted December 07, 2009 03:08 PM Eh! If you've posted enough for people to remember you, then you count, Brad. (I was almost going to say that if you've posted enough to become a "member," but that only takes 9 posts.) IP: Logged
Betsy Hammer Member	posted December 07, 2009 09:49 PM Whoa! How did I miss all this? CONGRATULATIONS, GUYS! I am so, so impressed. Kisses for each of you. <smooch> <smooch> IP: Logged

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