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Gideon Smith
(@gideonpsmith)
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Posted by: @andydibble

@gideonpsmith Very nice!

 

Thanks @andydibble ! That's so kind of you!! 😀 

 

"...your motivations for wanting to write are probably complex. You may have a few great passions, you may want to be rich and famous, and you may need therapy."
- Dave Farland, Million Dollar Outlines

Writers of the Future:
2025 Q1: HM Q2: SHM Q3: P Q4: TBD
2024 Q1: F Q2: HM Q3:SHM Q4: SHM
2023 Q1: RWC Q2: SHM Q3: SHM Q4: R
2022 Q4: R
Submissions to other markets:
2025: 92 submitted 5 acceptances
2024: 53 submitted 8 acceptances
2023: 74 submitted 13 acceptances
2022: 22 submitted 1 acceptance

2025 goals: a. New Novel b. New piece submitted/month c. 100 rejections

http://www.gideonpsmith.com

 
Posted : July 29, 2025 4:56 pm
Gideon Smith
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Posted by: @toddjones

Posted by: @gideonpsmith

oh gosh darn, I'm so excited I forgot to say explicitly what 🤣 sorry!

 

It's in reference to my last post 

 

I just won the Baen Fantasy Award!!

 

https://www.baen.com/pr-2025-fantasy-award-winner

 

That is fantastic news. So happy for you.

clapper dancingbanana  

 

 

Thanks @toddjones ! I think we joined WOTF around the same time, we're like on the same forks in the paths - and you're always so supportive - very much appreciated!! 😀 

 

"...your motivations for wanting to write are probably complex. You may have a few great passions, you may want to be rich and famous, and you may need therapy."
- Dave Farland, Million Dollar Outlines

Writers of the Future:
2025 Q1: HM Q2: SHM Q3: P Q4: TBD
2024 Q1: F Q2: HM Q3:SHM Q4: SHM
2023 Q1: RWC Q2: SHM Q3: SHM Q4: R
2022 Q4: R
Submissions to other markets:
2025: 92 submitted 5 acceptances
2024: 53 submitted 8 acceptances
2023: 74 submitted 13 acceptances
2022: 22 submitted 1 acceptance

2025 goals: a. New Novel b. New piece submitted/month c. 100 rejections

http://www.gideonpsmith.com

 
Posted : July 29, 2025 4:58 pm
Gideon Smith
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Posted by: @joel-c-scoberg

woohoo

bananarama

Congratulations! Incredible news!! I'm so happy for you grinning  

 

You're a prince @joel-c-scoberg ! And I owe you given you were one of my beta readers on this one!! Thank you! 😀 😀 

 

"...your motivations for wanting to write are probably complex. You may have a few great passions, you may want to be rich and famous, and you may need therapy."
- Dave Farland, Million Dollar Outlines

Writers of the Future:
2025 Q1: HM Q2: SHM Q3: P Q4: TBD
2024 Q1: F Q2: HM Q3:SHM Q4: SHM
2023 Q1: RWC Q2: SHM Q3: SHM Q4: R
2022 Q4: R
Submissions to other markets:
2025: 92 submitted 5 acceptances
2024: 53 submitted 8 acceptances
2023: 74 submitted 13 acceptances
2022: 22 submitted 1 acceptance

2025 goals: a. New Novel b. New piece submitted/month c. 100 rejections

http://www.gideonpsmith.com

 
Posted : July 29, 2025 5:00 pm
Adrian
(@adrian)
Posts: 105
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@gideonpsmith That's amazing!! Congratulations! You're on fire, my friend. Smile

F x1
SHM x4
HM x12
RWC x1
R Dozens

 
Posted : July 30, 2025 6:39 am
Physa/ Guthington/ Amy
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Posts: 467
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@gideonpsmith I'm so excited and happy for you! It's a sign of great things to come. Party Starry Eyes  

WOTF results:
Vol 42: Q1 SHM, Q2 SHM, Q3 P, Q4 ?
running totals to date:
WOTF: 6 Rs, 3 RWCs, 8 HMs, 2 SHMs
IOTF: 4 Rs, 3 HMs
Check out my new website: https://www.amyrwethingtonwriterofspeculativeworlds.com/
According to Winston Churchill, "success is going from failure to failure with enthusiasm"
Somehow I lost my Guthington profile, but it's me. Amy Wethington = Guthington = Physa

 
Posted : July 30, 2025 6:44 am
Gideon Smith
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Posted by: @adrian

@gideonpsmith That's amazing!! Congratulations! You're on fire, my friend. Smile

 

thank you @adrian ! I'm still trying to process it, but def a major moment for me. Thank you for your response!

 

"...your motivations for wanting to write are probably complex. You may have a few great passions, you may want to be rich and famous, and you may need therapy."
- Dave Farland, Million Dollar Outlines

Writers of the Future:
2025 Q1: HM Q2: SHM Q3: P Q4: TBD
2024 Q1: F Q2: HM Q3:SHM Q4: SHM
2023 Q1: RWC Q2: SHM Q3: SHM Q4: R
2022 Q4: R
Submissions to other markets:
2025: 92 submitted 5 acceptances
2024: 53 submitted 8 acceptances
2023: 74 submitted 13 acceptances
2022: 22 submitted 1 acceptance

2025 goals: a. New Novel b. New piece submitted/month c. 100 rejections

http://www.gideonpsmith.com

 
Posted : July 30, 2025 7:20 am
Gideon Smith
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Posts: 691
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Posted by: @physa

@gideonpsmith I'm so excited and happy for you! It's a sign of great things to come. Party Starry Eyes  

 

Thank you @physa ! I'd be excited if this is a sign of future celebrations, but right now I am trying to take my own advice and pause enough to celebrate this moment before it passes! And I know you're 'in it to win it' so I look forward to celebrating your future moments too!!

 

"...your motivations for wanting to write are probably complex. You may have a few great passions, you may want to be rich and famous, and you may need therapy."
- Dave Farland, Million Dollar Outlines

Writers of the Future:
2025 Q1: HM Q2: SHM Q3: P Q4: TBD
2024 Q1: F Q2: HM Q3:SHM Q4: SHM
2023 Q1: RWC Q2: SHM Q3: SHM Q4: R
2022 Q4: R
Submissions to other markets:
2025: 92 submitted 5 acceptances
2024: 53 submitted 8 acceptances
2023: 74 submitted 13 acceptances
2022: 22 submitted 1 acceptance

2025 goals: a. New Novel b. New piece submitted/month c. 100 rejections

http://www.gideonpsmith.com

 
Posted : July 30, 2025 7:23 am
K. Z. Richards
(@kz_richards)
Posts: 202
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@gideonpsmith You deserve this so much. I’m so excited for you!! Congratulations!!🎉🍾

V39: - - - HM
V40: SHM, HM, SHM, HM
V41: HM, SHM, SHM, F
V42: DQ, HM, P

Stories published in Triangulation: Hospitium, Neo-opsis Science Fiction Magazine, Flash Fiction Magazine, and others.
https://kzrichards.com

 
Posted : July 30, 2025 7:48 am
Gideon Smith
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Posts: 691
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Posted by: @kz_richards

@gideonpsmith You deserve this so much. I’m so excited for you!! Congratulations!!🎉🍾

 

Thank you @kz_richards ! I am thrilled - but I am also conscious that there are probably many on here who deserve it just as much, and some no doubt more, than I do - I just got lucky with writing something that resonated this year Smile You for one are a far more accomplished writer than me! Looking forward to celebrate your future posts in this thread too! Smile

 

"...your motivations for wanting to write are probably complex. You may have a few great passions, you may want to be rich and famous, and you may need therapy."
- Dave Farland, Million Dollar Outlines

Writers of the Future:
2025 Q1: HM Q2: SHM Q3: P Q4: TBD
2024 Q1: F Q2: HM Q3:SHM Q4: SHM
2023 Q1: RWC Q2: SHM Q3: SHM Q4: R
2022 Q4: R
Submissions to other markets:
2025: 92 submitted 5 acceptances
2024: 53 submitted 8 acceptances
2023: 74 submitted 13 acceptances
2022: 22 submitted 1 acceptance

2025 goals: a. New Novel b. New piece submitted/month c. 100 rejections

http://www.gideonpsmith.com

 
Posted : July 30, 2025 7:57 am
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