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Dustin Adams
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Submission windows:

Q1: October 1, 2024 - December 31, 2024
Q2: January 1, 2025 - March 31, 2025
Q3: April 1, 2025 - June 30, 2025
Q4: July 1, 2025 - September 30, 2025

Halftime is over. Time for the third quarter!

Career: 1x Win -- 2x NW-F -- 2x S-F -- 9x S-HM -- 11x HM -- 7x R
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Posted : March 1, 2025 2:26 am
Gideon Smith
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q3!?!?! argh. you're killing me! 😆 

"...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: P Q3: TBD 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: 52 submitted 3 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 : March 1, 2025 6:04 am
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Cray Dimensional
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The hobbit looks at the board and sees this qtr3 topic. Who it thinking about qtr3 already? Better get crunching on qtr2.

Small steps add up to miles.
5 R, 5 RWC, 6 HM, 1 SHM
"Amore For Life" in After the Gold Rush Third Flatiron Anthology
"Freedom’s Song” in Troubadour and Space Princesses LTUE Anthology
"Experimenting with the Dance of Death" in Love is Complicated LUW Romance Anthology.

 
Posted : March 1, 2025 6:45 am
Physa/ Guthington/ Amy
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Trying to imagine April 1. Nope, can't. Just happy it's March.

WOTF results:
Vol 42: Q1 SHM, Q2 pending, Q3 ?
running totals to date:
WOTF: 6 Rs, 3 RWCs, 8 HMs, 1 SHM
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 : March 1, 2025 7:54 am
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I have zero idea what I'll be submitting for Q3. Need to get Q2 finished first.

Writers of the Future stats:
V32: Q3 - R
V33: Q3 - R
V39: Q4 - RWC
V40: RWC, R, HM, HM
V41: R, HM, RWC, HM
V42: Q1 - HM, Q2 - sub'd, Q3 - WIP

All markets submission stats:
240 Submissions
228 Rejections
29 Personal Rejections
1 Acceptances

 
Posted : March 2, 2025 10:15 am
Dustin Adams
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march

Career: 1x Win -- 2x NW-F -- 2x S-F -- 9x S-HM -- 11x HM -- 7x R
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Posted : March 3, 2025 2:29 am
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Gideon Smith
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@tj_knight my kids always say I make Dad jokes but this one took me a minute... lol (groan)

"...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: P Q3: TBD 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: 52 submitted 3 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 : March 3, 2025 5:37 am
Cray Dimensional
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Since I am in for QTR 2, it's time to brainstorm QTR 3.

Small steps add up to miles.
5 R, 5 RWC, 6 HM, 1 SHM
"Amore For Life" in After the Gold Rush Third Flatiron Anthology
"Freedom’s Song” in Troubadour and Space Princesses LTUE Anthology
"Experimenting with the Dance of Death" in Love is Complicated LUW Romance Anthology.

 
Posted : March 7, 2025 5:42 pm
Gideon Smith
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@craydimensional How's the brainstorming going for Q3? I am now at the Q2 submitted stage and entering the Q3 brainstorming phase too Smile

My mind is blank....

"...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: P Q3: TBD 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: 52 submitted 3 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 : March 29, 2025 3:29 pm
Cray Dimensional
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@gideonpsmith I have an idea I am exploring. It is different that what I usually do, but could be fun.

Small steps add up to miles.
5 R, 5 RWC, 6 HM, 1 SHM
"Amore For Life" in After the Gold Rush Third Flatiron Anthology
"Freedom’s Song” in Troubadour and Space Princesses LTUE Anthology
"Experimenting with the Dance of Death" in Love is Complicated LUW Romance Anthology.

 
Posted : March 31, 2025 9:21 am
Jason Toth
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The submission portal is now open for Q3 (Cycle 42C). Good luck to everyone! If anyone has any issues, let me know, but it should be all good to go.

 
Posted : April 2, 2025 2:45 pm
Gideon Smith
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I'm brainstorming.... nothing yet 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: P Q3: TBD 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: 52 submitted 3 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 : April 3, 2025 6:12 pm
Todd Jones
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Now I can work on the story I didn't work on for Q2.  smash  

"Whether you think you can, or you think you can't--you're right."~ Henry Ford

2025 V42: RWC, ? (HM Resubmit), Editing, ideas swirling about
2024 V41: RWC (HM Resubmit), HM, RWC, Finalist (RWC Resubmit)
2023 V40: HM, HM, R, HM
2022 V39: SHM, HM, Semi-finalist, HM (HM Resubmit)
2021 V38: ---HM (R Resubmit)
2020 V37: -R--

 
Posted : April 4, 2025 6:28 am
Gideon Smith
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scribbled some lines at the cafe at 7am this morning. Probably won't end up my q3, but hey, thats more creativity/lines than I have done in weeks!

"...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: P Q3: TBD 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: 52 submitted 3 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 : April 6, 2025 6:34 am
Wulf Moon, Patricia Ahlborn, Todd Jones and 1 people reacted
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I'm currently working my way through the WotF Writing Workshop and using the practical exercises to work on a story idea I had when I was on holiday recently. I'm hoping this will be my Q3 entry. The research task gave me the opportunity to do some research that I'd already identified I needed to do. Just finished the description task and expanded upon some worldbuilding notes I already had. I took a bunch of photos of some locations on holiday that I knew I'd want in the story, so they'll come in handy once I get to a specific scene that will need it. I'm hoping the next section which is on dialogue will help me develop the protagonist's voice. 

Writers of the Future stats:
V32: Q3 - R
V33: Q3 - R
V39: Q4 - RWC
V40: RWC, R, HM, HM
V41: R, HM, RWC, HM
V42: Q1 - HM, Q2 - sub'd, Q3 - WIP

All markets submission stats:
240 Submissions
228 Rejections
29 Personal Rejections
1 Acceptances

 
Posted : April 6, 2025 1:52 pm
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Jason P. Crawford
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In for Q3! Getting ahead of it this quarter so it isn't weighing on me. It's a well-vetted story that I'm very proud of!

Jason P. Crawford
Author of Urban Fantasy and Sci-Fi (for now!)
Finalist for 2024 Baen Fantasy Adventure Award
3rd Place Winner for 2025 Jim Baen Memorial Short Story Award

Q3 V31: HM Q2 V39: SHM Q2 V40: SHM Q2 V41: HM Q2 V42: P
Q3 V38: HM Q3 V39: SHM Q3 V40: SHM Q3 V41: HM Q3 V42: P
Q4 V38: R Q4 V39: SHM Q4 V40: SHM Q4 V41: RWC
Q1 V39: HM Q1 V40: RWC Q1 V41: SHM Q1 V42: SHM

 
Posted : April 7, 2025 12:13 pm
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Gideon Smith
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Posted by: @amstard

In for Q3! Getting ahead of it this quarter so it isn't weighing on me. It's a well-vetted story that I'm very proud of!

I wish I were so organized! showing us all how its done 😉 👍 

 

"...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: P Q3: TBD 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: 52 submitted 3 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 : April 7, 2025 3:25 pm
Todd Jones
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@amstard Congrats.

 

I've got two stories in the works from earlier in the year. The darker one is more interesting to me, but I need to focus on the other one for WotF to get it out of my head.  Smile

 

"Whether you think you can, or you think you can't--you're right."~ Henry Ford

2025 V42: RWC, ? (HM Resubmit), Editing, ideas swirling about
2024 V41: RWC (HM Resubmit), HM, RWC, Finalist (RWC Resubmit)
2023 V40: HM, HM, R, HM
2022 V39: SHM, HM, Semi-finalist, HM (HM Resubmit)
2021 V38: ---HM (R Resubmit)
2020 V37: -R--

 
Posted : April 8, 2025 4:35 am
Wulf Moon, TGio, Jason P. Crawford and 1 people reacted
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Super excited to write another, regardless of the outcome!

Writer of the Future Stats
V42: Q1: R Q2: TBD Q3: WIP Q4: WIP
Submissions to other markets:
2025: 22 submitted 2 accepted (x1 fiction, x1 nonfiction), Writing Battle 0-2
2024: 19 submitted 3 acceptances (x1 poetry, x1 fiction, x1 nonfiction), Writing Battle: 0-3 with x1 HM
2023: 1 submitted 1 acceptance (nonfiction)
2022: 1 submitted 1 acceptance (nonfiction)
2021: 0 submitted
2020: 0 submitted
2019: 2 submitted 0 acceptances

 
Posted : April 14, 2025 11:56 am
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Cray Dimensional
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Glad to have finally fought off illness. Back to writing today.

Small steps add up to miles.
5 R, 5 RWC, 6 HM, 1 SHM
"Amore For Life" in After the Gold Rush Third Flatiron Anthology
"Freedom’s Song” in Troubadour and Space Princesses LTUE Anthology
"Experimenting with the Dance of Death" in Love is Complicated LUW Romance Anthology.

 
Posted : April 18, 2025 7:53 am
Wulf Moon, TGio, Todd Jones and 4 people reacted
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I really liked the workshop as well. It taught me some new things and gave me a chance to reflect on what I already knew but to see it in a different light. Google Maps helped with my story. I discovered a location that instantly "popped" in my mind. There was this "aha!" moment and suddenly much of setting crystallized. I still made it my own by swapping out various objects/elements but it was much easier to move my characters around that mental space. 

 

Posted by: @pmg

I'm currently working my way through the WotF Writing Workshop and using the practical exercises to work on a story idea I had when I was on holiday recently. I'm hoping this will be my Q3 entry. The research task gave me the opportunity to do some research that I'd already identified I needed to do. Just finished the description task and expanded upon some worldbuilding notes I already had. I took a bunch of photos of some locations on holiday that I knew I'd want in the story, so they'll come in handy once I get to a specific scene that will need it. I'm hoping the next section which is on dialogue will help me develop the protagonist's voice. 

 

 
Posted : May 3, 2025 4:56 am
Patricia Ahlborn
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@macpat I’ve had a similar experience with the online workshop, really great!

Both learning new things and seeing things you might already do in a different light.

I’ve yet to complete it, but what I’ve done so far has been very helpful and fun to study Smile

Re studying maps I also find that great if the story is set in the real world. So awesome when you find the right location.

Vol 42: Q1 - R Q2 - P Q3 - I/P
Vol 41: Q1 - HM, Q2 - SHM, Q3 - RWC, Q4 - HM
Vol 40: Q4 - DQ

 
Posted : May 3, 2025 8:45 am
Patricia Ahlborn
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@amstard That’s awesome, so well done 👏 

I’ve made some progress on what I think will be my Q3, got a loose first draft at least and have gotten some editing done Smile

Vol 42: Q1 - R Q2 - P Q3 - I/P
Vol 41: Q1 - HM, Q2 - SHM, Q3 - RWC, Q4 - HM
Vol 40: Q4 - DQ

 
Posted : May 3, 2025 9:07 am
Gideon Smith
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the first month of Q3 is gone. How's everyones projects going? Still two months to go and I will admit, I have not yet started....

"...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: P Q3: TBD 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: 52 submitted 3 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 : May 5, 2025 4:53 am
Todd Jones
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Posted by: @gideonpsmith

the first month of Q3 is gone. How's everyones projects going? Still two months to go and I will admit, I have not yet started....

Well, get going.  typing  

I have one that is complete, but needs an edit. smash  

I started another one and have scene 1 complete, but it may be too far into the horror realm for WotF. postal  

 

"Whether you think you can, or you think you can't--you're right."~ Henry Ford

2025 V42: RWC, ? (HM Resubmit), Editing, ideas swirling about
2024 V41: RWC (HM Resubmit), HM, RWC, Finalist (RWC Resubmit)
2023 V40: HM, HM, R, HM
2022 V39: SHM, HM, Semi-finalist, HM (HM Resubmit)
2021 V38: ---HM (R Resubmit)
2020 V37: -R--

 
Posted : May 5, 2025 9:35 am
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Posted by: @craydimensional

Glad to have finally fought off illness. Back to writing today.

I'm happy to hear you're doing better, Cray. Cheers!

 

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Posted : May 5, 2025 3:09 pm
Gideon Smith
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I wrote a thing. The thing is, I don't think it's a WOTF-shaped thing 😳  

"...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: P Q3: TBD 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: 52 submitted 3 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 : May 11, 2025 4:19 pm
Cray Dimensional
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Finished first draft, reading a little while I let it simmer.

Small steps add up to miles.
5 R, 5 RWC, 6 HM, 1 SHM
"Amore For Life" in After the Gold Rush Third Flatiron Anthology
"Freedom’s Song” in Troubadour and Space Princesses LTUE Anthology
"Experimenting with the Dance of Death" in Love is Complicated LUW Romance Anthology.

 
Posted : May 14, 2025 3:24 pm
Todd Jones
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Posted by: @toddjones

I have one that is complete, but needs an edit.  

 

When I said I had one complete, I must have been dreaming.  It is a good start, but there is more story to be told and some swapping of event timing.

I'm working on it. smash   

 

"Whether you think you can, or you think you can't--you're right."~ Henry Ford

2025 V42: RWC, ? (HM Resubmit), Editing, ideas swirling about
2024 V41: RWC (HM Resubmit), HM, RWC, Finalist (RWC Resubmit)
2023 V40: HM, HM, R, HM
2022 V39: SHM, HM, Semi-finalist, HM (HM Resubmit)
2021 V38: ---HM (R Resubmit)
2020 V37: -R--

 
Posted : May 15, 2025 12:56 pm
Gideon Smith
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I sat down to write and ended up going in a non-WOTF direction again. Came up with a story seed and made it grow, but at 643 words realized I wan't engaged with it as a short story, but the fulcrum could make a neat drabble - so thats what I did with it. Wrote 643 words to end up with...100. And still no Q3 😉

"...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: P Q3: TBD 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: 52 submitted 3 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 : May 15, 2025 3:49 pm
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