snapper, yours is next.

Jennifer's after.

Arriki, yours is next, hopefully in the next day or two.

I have not received any others, so feel free to send to me if you are done with your story.

I am still working madly on my own wip, trying to get this first draft done asap.

edited to add: my apologies for taking a long time getting to some of the stories, I have been really busy, but I will try to respond a lot faster in the future.

Just curious as this is my first edit of a full story since ive been at Hatrack...when you edit do you do it beginning to end all at once? Mine is 15,000 words and I found it easier going through scene by scene instead of getting lost in the middle...then when im done with scenes will do the normal beginning to end once-over.

Disclaimer: This is the first piece I am really getting feedback on and I realize I have a long way to go. Every bit of feedback has helped me address an issue, and usually spawns additional thought on related issues. That said, if my first attempt at a project such as WOTF is too obvious as my first attempt I dont expect anyone to hold my hand or spend more time than they should on a crit. Feel free to kick it back and say "nice try, but you still have some work to do.

Hopefully my crits, nits, and comments have helped keep my hatrack membership card active. Still learning to crit too

After a few articulate words from innarticulate, arch, and a couple others I was thinking about my experience and knowledge (or lack of) when it comes to drafts and revisions. I have Self-Edit on order, but I was looking at my Elements of Fiction Writing series sitting on my desk and realized that there were two books I never even opened because I wasnt ready yet. Manuscript Submission and Revision So last night I was reading through Revision and had my epiphany--actually I had two. One had to do with what I thought revision was and the other had to do with style, and both of them will greatly enhance my writing product, of course I still have a lot of work to do to overcome those deficiencies but I am excited I identifed them.

So quite simply, I have learned more than I could have imagined and know that I have so much more to learn. Thanks HR

Arriki, your project is next, though I fear I won't have it to you by the time you were planning to submit.

How many from this group have sent out their Q01 submissions?

It went into the postal service around noon today (Friday), Dec, 11, 2009.

Now that I'm finally, truly free of that lumbering monstrosity< I find myself shunning the story set mostly on Phobos.

The one I'm working on is an old steampunk number that I spruced up. Its about as long as yours but a quick read.

But seriously, thanks for the look/read.

If anyone else that isn't working on their own deadline would like to give the 9000word rewrite a look let me know, even if you can only look at the first two pages.

Thank you, in advance,
Donavan

I've got it all ready to send out--which I will do after Christmas. I hate standing in lines.

(gasp!) I just grabbed my labels and found a WotF SASE in between my label sheets! Could I have sent my last story in without one? Could I be disqualified or worse... ignored? Woe is Owasm.

http://www.writersofthefuture.com/rules.htm

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If the author does not wish return of the manuscript, a #10 (business size) self-addressed, stamped envelope (or valid email address) must be included with the entry in order to receive judging results.

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LOL. Not even CLOSE to being early, neh?

I did get an Amazon gift certificate which I used to buy a WotF anthology (#23 was $0.01 through a third party seller. You read that right: 1 shiny penny for a new copy... although S&H was $3.99) Now I will read some of those stories to find out what wins.

Now that the deadline is near and most have shipped theres out...