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*Sigh* Well, sometimes stories need to percolate for a while before they are ready. (You don't want to know how long some of my stories have percolated... ).
Thanks for looking at the story. I haven't read Remake, but from what I know, my story seems to have a somewhat similar premise, and I'm worried I've inadvertantly copied some of her ideas.
I'll send you an e-mail.
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Speaking of Phobos-related stuff, Anthology II just got a brand new cover illustration. I'm gettin' pumped.
I'm not doing the contest this year. I have a couple stories I might send to Phobos eventually, but I want to try them with the magazines first. And right now I'm trying to focus on my novel-to-be.
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This doesn't really belong here, but I don't think it deserves its own thread. I'm stuck on my novel--dead stuck. I know what comes next, and it should be a very exciting part of the story, but I'm not motivated to write it at all. I need someone to give me an objective, honest, even brutal critique of the 75 pages I have, so I can clean it up to the point where I like it again. Some parts I think are very good; others are a little slower, but I'm not sure what your opinion will be. Anyone who'd be willing to give it a read would receive two dozen virtual chocolate chip cookies and a huge thanks. Posts: 537 | Registered: Jul 2001
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I will read anything anyone wants to send as long as they don't mind an honest opinion about story line, character development and what not. I am not an English major and therefore will not comment on grammatical errors, it would just be wrong anyway. My Email is sdajzc@cox.net
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DD- I would read it, if it doesn't have to be finished too soon, and if you can get it to me, cause it sounds like it owuld be too big for my email to handle. Oh, and if you still need someone to.
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DD, I still owe mack comments on the story she sent me (sorry mack, this week, I promise), but if you're not in a big hurry I'd be glad to read.
I am so sorry. I did receive your story, and I read it. I just haven't had time to really sort out my thoughts on it. I will tell you that I loved it. I'll sit down this week and reread it so that I can make sure my critique is fresh.
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I too would love to read your story, but I need to get some critiques done before I commit to reading anything else. I am behind... waaaay behind... but I wouldn't have it any other way.
*looks at pile of reading material then looks at piles of virtual cookies... next week perhaps *
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I'd be happy to read it. Just send it my way. My e-mail's in my profile.
Mack,
I hope you got my critique. For some reason, netscape wouldn't let me open your e-mail so I couldn't just do a simple reply. I had to get it from your profile, and I hoped I copied it alright. Let me know if you didn't receive it, and I will send it again.
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All right, mac! Glad to hear you sent it off.
I'm still working on mine (when I can find a moment or two). I hope to get it in at the last second, but I may trip up at the finish line. I keep thinking of things that might lend a bit more depth to the story, but I'm not sure, and may end up ruining it instead. Oh, well.
But I'm glad to hear that we have at least one entry to preserve our honor! Posts: 2473 | Registered: Jan 2000
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Just wanted to wish all that entered good luck. Thanks to all the people who allowed me to read your work. It was great fun. Maybe next year I will get up the gumption to submit my own.
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You're one up on me, doc. I submitted my one story on Wednesday (even though it still needed a bit more revision... )
Good luck to everyone who submitted, and congratulations. Because even if your story doesn't win (and, just looking at probability, the chances aren't good), the story is completed. Which is the hardest step of all in writing.
And there are always other markets you can submit to later. Posts: 2473 | Registered: Jan 2000
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So, for you folks you have entered before, will they really have results by the fifteenth? I seem to remember them not being so good about this the first year, but I didn't follow the second year . . .
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Yeah, I know. According to the official OSC "what emotions to have when you've sent out a story" timeline, I am supposed to be in, "my story is worthless drivel," so that when I get it back I can say, "Of course! I expected to get this back!"
I was never good at getting my hopes down.
You'd think the pile of rejection slips would teach me something, neh?
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So anybody else want to guess OSC's trip to Israel is going to delay the results? Or have all you already received notice that you've won?
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Well, I haven't heard anything (which, of course, means absolutely nothing). And I can't recall if they first notify the winners or just publish the results.
According to the rules, the judges will make their final decisions by Oct. 15. But they never said anything about compiling the results by then. So we may have a few more days before we know.
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Well, it's pretty much midnight in New York, where they're based out of, so the fifteenth has come and gone. Andybody want to call them and ask about when they want us to make our acceptance speeches? Thier phone number is listed on their website.
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Pixeltown is in stores now, by the way. It's weird that they don't have a front-page announcement about it on Hatrack. Guess Alvin Maker takes higher priority.
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Well, I gave them a ring. Apparently they're about a month behind. They still haven't got the finalists chosen and sent to the jury. But they will have everything ready, "before the holidays."
And they were really nice about all my questions.
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It must be because they got so many good entries from all of us, they are having an impossible time in deciding. Yeah, that's it. That's the ticket...
Thanks for the info, docmagik.
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