Submit next year it's fun to do and you can hone your writing skills. Getting a story into 750 words is a big challenge! I liked your stories though! Keep writing!
Originally posted by neilarini My stories came last AND second to last!
The Blue Whale was influenced by Kafka's The Castle. The Blue Whale represents heaven and man's journey attempting to locate its position.
This is my sixth attempt at this competition. The first time I came last with no points and a couple of criticisms. I hadn't ever troubled the top 5 before. Motto is keep going 🙂 I really enjoyed the blue whale 🙂
Originally posted by Suzianne It was like labor for me to push out just one story. The editing was a little rough, but just like I predicted, I was up against the deadline.
I did The Invasion, my first try at my favorite genre, sci-fi.
I'll also credit sonhouse with giving me the idea for it, unbeknownst to him.
And Ponderable, we actually tied for 7th, but I'm not gonna bust Silverstriker's chops over it. 🙂
In fact 7-9 is a sharted 7th.
And I did vote for your piece which I found enjoyable indeed.
Originally posted by Suzianne It was like labor for me to push out just one story. The editing was a little rough, but just like I predicted, I was up against the deadline.
I did The Invasion, my first try at my favorite genre, sci-fi.
I'll also credit sonhouse with giving me the idea for it, unbeknownst to him.
And Ponderable, we actually tied for 7th, but I'm not gonna bust Silverstriker's chops over it. 🙂
Hang on just a minute there "missy" I too had 7 points but the way we got those points determined where we placed. 🙂 But wasn't it fun.
Originally posted by Great Big Stees Hang on just a minute there "missy" I too had 7 points but the way we got those points determined where we placed. 🙂 But wasn't it fun.
Yeah, and the "way" I got my points was identical to Ponderable's.
1 1st place vote and 2 3rd place votes. 5 + 1 + 1 = 7
Look, I said I wasn't gonna make a big deal about it. So let it go.
I wrote "Bigamist" but it turned out more like a pile of dreck than what I had hoped for when I started. I considered pulling it the very next day (I didn't even want to go back and read it again, let alone polish it), but I left it in for giggles to see if it would actually get any votes.
Also, the piece was robbed of some impact when a much-needed swear word was changed to 'with'. 😛
Originally posted by SwissGambit I wrote "Bigamist" but it turned out more like a pile of dreck than what I had hoped for when I started. I considered pulling it the very next day (I didn't even want to go back and read it again, let alone polish it), but I left it in for giggles to see if it would actually get any votes.
Also, the piece was robbed of some impact when a much-needed swear word was changed to 'with'. 😛
I thought when reading it: Here is a man who makes things easy for himself - wife tolerant and away and mistress next door.
If I got it right, that is.
Originally posted by SwissGambit I wrote "Bigamist" but it turned out more like a pile of dreck than what I had hoped for when I started. I considered pulling it the very next day (I didn't even want to go back and read it again, let alone polish it), but I left it in for giggles to see if it would actually get any votes.
Also, the piece was robbed of some impact when a much-needed swear word was changed to 'with'. 😛
I have a question about this entry.
Was it intentionally written with the paragraphs in reverse order?
29 Jan '14 13:39
2014 Prose Competition - The Results
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