Discussion: Q1 Volume 42

I might already be done with a story for Q1. Finished a draft I'm pretty happy about yesterday. Now all the tabs (story bible tab, each version's tab, research tabs, etc) are finally being closed. There should be a name for that. Like, Tab Harvesting or Putting the Prewriting to Bed, or something. The Beginning of a New Age. Something.

Spider monkey.  

Yup. Have fun.

The submission portal for Q1 is now open! This is cycle 42A (Volume 42, 1st quarter). Good luck to everyone!

@jason thank you jason!

V41 is done. Long live V42!

Aaaand, Gideon is in.

Kidding.

How about now?

Posted by: @tj_knight

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Aaaand, Gideon is in.

Kidding.

 

 

 

How about now?

it's with trusted critique readers 😉

Posted by: @gideonpsmith

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Posted by: @tj_knight

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Aaaand, Gideon is in.

Kidding.

 

 

 

How about now?

 

it's with trusted critique readers 😉

 

What a beast. 

I haven't even decided which idea to run with for Q1.

Moving over next quarter's writing tent with my trusty laptop in hand.

I have a question, not sure in which thread to ask but this seems like as good a place as any. I see a lot of people talk about resubmitting stories that got disqualified, or rejected, or even an honorable mention. Is that a common thing here? Because I've got two versions of a story, one that is kinda bold and runs a very real risk of being rejected, and one that stays perfectly within the lines, but just doesn't work as well... So I was thinking of submitting the first version for Q1, see how that goes and if it bombs, resubmit the second version for another quarter. Could I do that?

@marius you can do it. There is even a thread somewhere here where Joni asks that if you do you keep the same title.

Different people entering have different opinions on this kind of thing. I tend not to resubmit things because (a) something is only seen for the first time by Jody once. You can never reclaim that new experience with a resubmit. (b) I write fast so I always have a new story ready anyway.

That being said, maybe the 'fresh eyes' I'm wanting is not so necessary as there definitely are multiple winners who won on a resubmission. So clearly there is also something to be said for that approach. But if you were going to do that I would still make sure the second version 'worked' as you put it before considering submitting it.

Posted by: @marius

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Resubmitting stories that got disqualified, or rejected, or even an honorable mention. Is that a common thing here? Because I've got two versions of a story, one that is kinda bold and runs a very real risk of being rejected, and one that stays perfectly within the lines, but just doesn't work as well... So I was thinking of submitting the first version for Q1, see how that goes and if it bombs, resubmit the second version for another quarter. Could I do that?

Yes, you can resubmit any story that received an award/notification lower than semi-finalist. My understanding, especially over the last year, is that it is best if you submit a new story each time.

Although, I have resubmitted after reworking a story and received a higher ranking (ref my signature).

You could also ask forum members to test read each version and give an opinion on which version to focus on.

Thanks guys. I've had some test readers. Half of them loved the original version and the other half hated it, so that didn't really help me. I think I will go with that one though and if I'm ever short on material, I'll have version 2 as a back-up.