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(@rebecca-birch)
Posts: 625
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My story "Heartless" is up at Fantastic Stories of the Imagination. It got an HM from DF if that is of interest to anyone.

Reread the story, Krystal. Just as good as I remember. Congratulations!


Rebecca Birch
Finalist - 2, SF - 1, SHM - 1, HM - 18, R - 6
Words of Birch
Short Story Collection--Life Out of Harmony and Other Tales of Wonder

 
Posted : January 12, 2015 5:13 am
(@rebecca-birch)
Posts: 625
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I have a time travel sci-fi short out today in Perihelion Science Fiction. Feel free to check it out! Blink Twice


Rebecca Birch
Finalist - 2, SF - 1, SHM - 1, HM - 18, R - 6
Words of Birch
Short Story Collection--Life Out of Harmony and Other Tales of Wonder

 
Posted : January 12, 2015 5:14 am
Preston Dennett
(@prestondennett)
Posts: 582
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I have a time travel sci-fi short out today in Perihelion Science Fiction. Feel free to check it out! Blink Twice

Another excellent story, Rebecca. Nice twist on the time-travel trope.


Preston Dennett
HM x 12
F x 1
Winner, 2nd place, Q1, Volume 35
40 stories published! (and counting!)

 
Posted : January 12, 2015 1:35 pm
(@imagination-vortex)
Posts: 97
Bronze Member
 

I have a time travel sci-fi short out today in Perihelion Science Fiction. Feel free to check it out! Blink Twice

Another great story Rebecca! I always love reading your work.


~You Are Now Entering Stephanie's Vortex~
WOTF: 1x Silver, 4x HM, 13x R
IOTF: 1x Semi, 2x R, 4x Into the Vortex

 
Posted : January 12, 2015 4:24 pm
(@george-nik)
Posts: 494
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Congrats, Rebecca!


George Nikolopoulos
WOTF: 1 SF, 1 SHM, 4 HM
Fiction (EN): 43 stories sold, 29 published
Fiction (GR): c.10 stories published & a children’s novel
Amazon Page

 
Posted : January 13, 2015 9:38 am
(@rebecca-birch)
Posts: 625
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I have a time travel sci-fi short out today in Perihelion Science Fiction. Feel free to check it out! Blink Twice

Another excellent story, Rebecca. Nice twist on the time-travel trope.

Thanks, Preston, glad you liked it! I actually am supremely uncomfortable with time travel stories, but I was at a workshop where we were informed we would be writing two time travel stories, and so we did, and this was one of them. It's a difficult task to write outside your comfort zone, but I found it to be a rewarding experience, too.


Rebecca Birch
Finalist - 2, SF - 1, SHM - 1, HM - 18, R - 6
Words of Birch
Short Story Collection--Life Out of Harmony and Other Tales of Wonder

 
Posted : January 14, 2015 5:04 am
(@rebecca-birch)
Posts: 625
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Thanks, George and Stephanie! Also, Stephanie--

Another great story Rebecca! I always love reading your work.

--so many happies! I appreciate it.


Rebecca Birch
Finalist - 2, SF - 1, SHM - 1, HM - 18, R - 6
Words of Birch
Short Story Collection--Life Out of Harmony and Other Tales of Wonder

 
Posted : January 14, 2015 5:06 am
(@ishmael)
Posts: 793
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Well, this is still quite a novelty for me, but 2015 is off to a good start. Stupefying Stories have accepted a 2700 word piece entitled 'ALL OF THE PEOPLE, ALL OF THE TIME'

Urban Fantasy, would you believe? I've decided I really do like writing this sort of thing after all!

Borrows the shades. wotf013

Arr, Phil lad, that's what comes o' writing more stories than any man in the world, oh arr. Yer puts thirty out there an' somethin's got to give!

Ahem. I'd like to think it's a matter of quality, not quantity, Long John.


1 x SF, 2 x SHM, 11 x HM, WotF batting average .583
Blog The View From Sliabh Mannan.

 
Posted : January 19, 2015 10:41 pm
(@thomaskcarpenter)
Posts: 441
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Well, this is still quite a novelty for me, but 2015 is off to a good start. Stupefying Stories have accepted a 2700 word piece entitled 'ALL OF THE PEOPLE, ALL OF THE TIME'
.

Grats!

wotf010


Thomas K Carpenter
http://www.thomaskcarpenter.com
SFx2, SHMx1, HMx12 (Pro'd Out - Q4 2016)
EQMM - Feb 2015 / Abyss & Apex - Issue 50

 
Posted : January 19, 2015 10:53 pm
(@e-caimansands)
Posts: 872
Gold Member
 

Well, this is still quite a novelty for me, but 2015 is off to a good start. Stupefying Stories have accepted a 2700 word piece entitled 'ALL OF THE PEOPLE, ALL OF THE TIME'

Urban Fantasy, would you believe? I've decided I really do like writing this sort of thing after all!

Borrows the shades. wotf013

Arr, Phil lad, that's what comes o' writing more stories than any man in the world, oh arr. Yer puts thirty out there an' somethin's got to give!

Ahem. I'd like to think it's a matter of quality, not quantity, Long John.

Huzzah! <img src="{wotf}:wotf024:


SF x 1 (Extreeemely happy snappy gator)
HM x 9 (Happy snappy gator)
"Europa Spring" - buy from Amazon
The Happy Snappy Gator Bog! Er, Blog...

 
Posted : January 19, 2015 11:48 pm
Preston Dennett
(@prestondennett)
Posts: 582
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Way to go, Ishmael!


Preston Dennett
HM x 12
F x 1
Winner, 2nd place, Q1, Volume 35
40 stories published! (and counting!)

 
Posted : January 20, 2015 2:00 am
(@ishmael)
Posts: 793
Gold Member
 

Thank you Thomas, Elinor and Preston.

And belated appreciation to Rebecca, whose Perihelion story I only just read today. Nice twist to the ending.


1 x SF, 2 x SHM, 11 x HM, WotF batting average .583
Blog The View From Sliabh Mannan.

 
Posted : January 20, 2015 2:24 am
(@rebecca-birch)
Posts: 625
Silver Star Member
 

Well, this is still quite a novelty for me, but 2015 is off to a good start. Stupefying Stories have accepted a 2700 word piece entitled 'ALL OF THE PEOPLE, ALL OF THE TIME'

Urban Fantasy, would you believe? I've decided I really do like writing this sort of thing after all!

Congratulations, Ishamael! wotf009

And I'm glad you enjoyed Blink Twice. Thanks!


Rebecca Birch
Finalist - 2, SF - 1, SHM - 1, HM - 18, R - 6
Words of Birch
Short Story Collection--Life Out of Harmony and Other Tales of Wonder

 
Posted : January 20, 2015 2:48 am
(@s_c_baker)
Posts: 979
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Nice going, Ishmael!


Stewart C Baker - 1st place, Q2 V32
My contest history: Semi-finalist, R, HM, R, R, HM, HM, R, R, R, R, HM, R, R, R, R, Winner
My published fiction, poetry, &c.

 
Posted : January 20, 2015 6:52 am
(@george-nik)
Posts: 494
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Congrats, Philip!


George Nikolopoulos
WOTF: 1 SF, 1 SHM, 4 HM
Fiction (EN): 43 stories sold, 29 published
Fiction (GR): c.10 stories published & a children’s novel
Amazon Page

 
Posted : January 20, 2015 9:39 am
(@ishmael)
Posts: 793
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And thanks to Rebecca, Stewart and George. Now Long John, on the subject of the other twenty nine ....

Oi bin countin' see. It's over thir'y again, ain't it?

Well ... wotf017 That may depend on how you count. Some things don't count, some things don't really count, some things have been queried ....

An' some things probably got stolen on the way by some o' they highwayman, eh?

Nonsense, there haven't been any highwaymen since .... well at least since they stopped charging tolls on the Forth Bridge ...


1 x SF, 2 x SHM, 11 x HM, WotF batting average .583
Blog The View From Sliabh Mannan.

 
Posted : January 20, 2015 9:53 am
(@george-nik)
Posts: 494
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And some news of mine; in fact more than one piece of good news, interestingly enough.

First, I just got an acceptance from Sci Phi Journal. wotf007

Second, I'm now officially participating in sfcomet, an international contest in Chinese, which also means that a story of mine has been translated in Chinese for the first time. wotf007 wotf006

At this point, I'd like to strongly suggest to all of you to apply for participation in SF Comet. The contest winner receives 500 $, and even the losers get paid nearly pro rates for publication; not to mention that you have the chance of attracting many Chinese fans. Among the authors that participated in the last six months are Mike Resnick, Nancy Kress, Alex Shvartsman, Deborah Walker, Gary Cuba and Ken Liu. This month I'm running against Anatoly Belilovsky and 3 Chinese authors. Win or lose, it will be great.


George Nikolopoulos
WOTF: 1 SF, 1 SHM, 4 HM
Fiction (EN): 43 stories sold, 29 published
Fiction (GR): c.10 stories published & a children’s novel
Amazon Page

 
Posted : January 20, 2015 10:02 am
(@rebecca-birch)
Posts: 625
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And some news of mine; in fact more than one piece of good news, interestingly enough.

First, I just got an acceptance from Sci Phi Journal. wotf007

Second, I'm now officially participating in sfcomet, an international contest in Chinese, which also means that a story of mine has been translated in Chinese for the first time. wotf007 wotf006

At this point, I'd like to strongly suggest to all of you to apply for participation in SF Comet. The contest winner receives 500 $, and even the losers get paid nearly pro rates for publication; not to mention that you have the chance of attracting many Chinese fans. Among the authors that participated in the last six months are Mike Resnick, Nancy Kress, Alex Shvartsman, Deborah Walker, Gary Cuba and Ken Liu. This month I'm running against Anatoly Belilovsky and 3 Chinese authors. Win or lose, it will be great.

Fabulous, George!

I've heard about SF Comet, but haven't studied it in detail. It sounds like a fabulous opportunity all around. Good luck!


Rebecca Birch
Finalist - 2, SF - 1, SHM - 1, HM - 18, R - 6
Words of Birch
Short Story Collection--Life Out of Harmony and Other Tales of Wonder

 
Posted : January 20, 2015 11:06 am
(@thomaskcarpenter)
Posts: 441
Silver Star Member
 

Grats, George!

wotf010


Thomas K Carpenter
http://www.thomaskcarpenter.com
SFx2, SHMx1, HMx12 (Pro'd Out - Q4 2016)
EQMM - Feb 2015 / Abyss & Apex - Issue 50

 
Posted : January 20, 2015 2:15 pm
(@ishmael)
Posts: 793
Gold Member
 

Well done George. wotf010

I saw you were in the hold pile at Sci Phi because I was too. I''ve heard nothing since. I wonder. NNINN I suppose.


1 x SF, 2 x SHM, 11 x HM, WotF batting average .583
Blog The View From Sliabh Mannan.

 
Posted : January 20, 2015 11:26 pm
(@e-caimansands)
Posts: 872
Gold Member
 

Excellent, George. wotf007


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HM x 9 (Happy snappy gator)
"Europa Spring" - buy from Amazon
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Posted : January 20, 2015 11:42 pm
(@george-nik)
Posts: 494
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Thanks, Rebecca, Tom, Philip and Elinor!

Rebecca, you should really try SF Comet! And the others should, too! It would be nice to have many forumites competing in China! wotf007

Philip, I'd seen you in that hold pile too. It seems he's slowly going through the pile, and he's mostly accepting at the moment; so there's still a chance we'll be sharing an issue over there. wotf007


George Nikolopoulos
WOTF: 1 SF, 1 SHM, 4 HM
Fiction (EN): 43 stories sold, 29 published
Fiction (GR): c.10 stories published & a children’s novel
Amazon Page

 
Posted : January 21, 2015 8:49 am
Preston Dennett
(@prestondennett)
Posts: 582
Silver Star Member
 

And some news of mine; in fact more than one piece of good news, interestingly enough.

First, I just got an acceptance from Sci Phi Journal. wotf007

Second, I'm now officially participating in sfcomet, an international contest in Chinese, which also means that a story of mine has been translated in Chinese for the first time. wotf007 wotf006

At this point, I'd like to strongly suggest to all of you to apply for participation in SF Comet. The contest winner receives 500 $, and even the losers get paid nearly pro rates for publication; not to mention that you have the chance of attracting many Chinese fans. Among the authors that participated in the last six months are Mike Resnick, Nancy Kress, Alex Shvartsman, Deborah Walker, Gary Cuba and Ken Liu. This month I'm running against Anatoly Belilovsky and 3 Chinese authors. Win or lose, it will be great.

Congratulations, George! Or as they say in Chinese...(Oh, yeah. I don't speak Chinese!) wotf021


Preston Dennett
HM x 12
F x 1
Winner, 2nd place, Q1, Volume 35
40 stories published! (and counting!)

 
Posted : January 23, 2015 2:09 pm
(@george-nik)
Posts: 494
Silver Star Member
 

Thanks, Preston! Or, as they say in Chinese, 谢谢!

Well, I hope they say so in Chinese. At least Google Translate insists they do.


George Nikolopoulos
WOTF: 1 SF, 1 SHM, 4 HM
Fiction (EN): 43 stories sold, 29 published
Fiction (GR): c.10 stories published & a children’s novel
Amazon Page

 
Posted : January 24, 2015 6:57 am
(@ishmael)
Posts: 793
Gold Member
 

Philip, I'd seen you in that hold pile too. It seems he's slowly going through the pile, and he's mostly accepting at the moment; so there's still a chance we'll be sharing an issue over there. wotf007

You may have a future in fortune telling, George. I just got an acceptance from Sci Phi too. Whether we will be in the same issue remains to be seen. It appears there may be a queue. Nevertheless - steps back in amazement - the past fortnight has produced as many acceptances as my entire short story career to date (2) plus a rewrite request.

If I am dreaming, please don't wake me up too soon because I'm enjoying this!

wotf007


1 x SF, 2 x SHM, 11 x HM, WotF batting average .583
Blog The View From Sliabh Mannan.

 
Posted : January 27, 2015 9:44 am
(@rebecca-birch)
Posts: 625
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Philip, I'd seen you in that hold pile too. It seems he's slowly going through the pile, and he's mostly accepting at the moment; so there's still a chance we'll be sharing an issue over there. wotf007

You may have a future in fortune telling, George. I just got an acceptance from Sci Phi too. Whether we will be in the same issue remains to be seen. It appears there may be a queue. Nevertheless - steps back in amazement - the past fortnight has produced as many acceptances as my entire short story career to date (2) plus a rewrite request.

If I am dreaming, please don't wake me up too soon because I'm enjoying this!

wotf007

Woo-hoo!


Rebecca Birch
Finalist - 2, SF - 1, SHM - 1, HM - 18, R - 6
Words of Birch
Short Story Collection--Life Out of Harmony and Other Tales of Wonder

 
Posted : January 27, 2015 10:33 am
(@e-caimansands)
Posts: 872
Gold Member
 

Philip, I'd seen you in that hold pile too. It seems he's slowly going through the pile, and he's mostly accepting at the moment; so there's still a chance we'll be sharing an issue over there. wotf007

You may have a future in fortune telling, George. I just got an acceptance from Sci Phi too. Whether we will be in the same issue remains to be seen. It appears there may be a queue. Nevertheless - steps back in amazement - the past fortnight has produced as many acceptances as my entire short story career to date (2) plus a rewrite request.

If I am dreaming, please don't wake me up too soon because I'm enjoying this!

wotf007

Huzzah!


SF x 1 (Extreeemely happy snappy gator)
HM x 9 (Happy snappy gator)
"Europa Spring" - buy from Amazon
The Happy Snappy Gator Bog! Er, Blog...

 
Posted : January 27, 2015 10:58 am
(@elen-telithil)
Posts: 57
Bronze Member
 

Philip, I'd seen you in that hold pile too. It seems he's slowly going through the pile, and he's mostly accepting at the moment; so there's still a chance we'll be sharing an issue over there. wotf007

You may have a future in fortune telling, George. I just got an acceptance from Sci Phi too. Whether we will be in the same issue remains to be seen. It appears there may be a queue. Nevertheless - steps back in amazement - the past fortnight has produced as many acceptances as my entire short story career to date (2) plus a rewrite request.

If I am dreaming, please don't wake me up too soon because I'm enjoying this!

wotf007

So much good news! Congrats!


"You must stay drunk on writing so reality cannot destroy you." - Ray Bradbury
"Write until it becomes as natural as breathing. Write until not writing makes you anxious." - Christina Katz

HM x 2
R x 2

 
Posted : January 27, 2015 9:23 pm
(@george-nik)
Posts: 494
Silver Star Member
 

Philip, I'd seen you in that hold pile too. It seems he's slowly going through the pile, and he's mostly accepting at the moment; so there's still a chance we'll be sharing an issue over there. wotf007

You may have a future in fortune telling, George. I just got an acceptance from Sci Phi too. Whether we will be in the same issue remains to be seen. It appears there may be a queue. Nevertheless - steps back in amazement - the past fortnight has produced as many acceptances as my entire short story career to date (2) plus a rewrite request.

If I am dreaming, please don't wake me up too soon because I'm enjoying this!

wotf007

wotf009


George Nikolopoulos
WOTF: 1 SF, 1 SHM, 4 HM
Fiction (EN): 43 stories sold, 29 published
Fiction (GR): c.10 stories published & a children’s novel
Amazon Page

 
Posted : January 28, 2015 3:27 am
Preston Dennett
(@prestondennett)
Posts: 582
Silver Star Member
 

Philip, I'd seen you in that hold pile too. It seems he's slowly going through the pile, and he's mostly accepting at the moment; so there's still a chance we'll be sharing an issue over there. wotf007

You may have a future in fortune telling, George. I just got an acceptance from Sci Phi too. Whether we will be in the same issue remains to be seen. It appears there may be a queue. Nevertheless - steps back in amazement - the past fortnight has produced as many acceptances as my entire short story career to date (2) plus a rewrite request.

If I am dreaming, please don't wake me up too soon because I'm enjoying this!

wotf007

Go, Ishmael!
wotf010


Preston Dennett
HM x 12
F x 1
Winner, 2nd place, Q1, Volume 35
40 stories published! (and counting!)

 
Posted : January 28, 2015 1:08 pm
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