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M. Gamble See
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I finished a draft for Q3 by accident. I was writing for a different anthology submission, but I got some strong feedback and decided that if the first draft had that extra spark, I'd hold it for WOTF instead. Going to give it another couple of weeks to simmer, then I'll go into polish mode...

"There is nothing to writing. All you do is sit down at a typewriter and bleed." ~Hemingway (maybe)
V41 Q2:RWC Q4:R
V42 Q1:HM Q2:P Q3:WIP Q4:TBD

 
Posted : May 18, 2025 10:41 am
JT
 JT
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@mgamblesee That sounds promising! The couple-week break is a solid idea. Great for the three mental reset. Have you tried any of the Text-to-Speech options in any of your software? The audio won't skip over things like your eyes will. Scrivner is able to do that, which is what I use. It's super helpful. I catch a lot of grammatical blunders that way.

F:0 / SF:0 / SHM:0 / HM:0 / RWC:2 / R:1
Previous Submissions: Q2V40, Q3V41, Q1V42
Q2V42 Window: Submitted
www.sagaheim.net

 
Posted : May 18, 2025 4:49 pm
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JT
 JT
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The past couple of weekends have been super productive coffee shop visits! My Q3 is drafted! I've already got the first couple of chapters polished, so now I'm working on the back 2/3s and addressing continuity issues. I'll probably finish next weekend!

F:0 / SF:0 / SHM:0 / HM:0 / RWC:2 / R:1
Previous Submissions: Q2V40, Q3V41, Q1V42
Q2V42 Window: Submitted
www.sagaheim.net

 
Posted : May 18, 2025 4:53 pm
Dustin Adams
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Posted by: @mgamblesee

I finished a draft for Q3 by accident. I was writing for a different anthology submission, but I got some strong feedback and decided that if the first draft had that extra spark, I'd hold it for WOTF instead. Going to give it another couple of weeks to simmer, then I'll go into polish mode...

I'm happy to look at the first 2-4 pages during the downtime.

 

Career: 1x Win -- 2x NW-F -- 2x S-F -- 9x S-HM -- 11x HM -- 7x R
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Posted : May 19, 2025 2:15 am
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Dustin Adams
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Posted by: @jtwrites

The past couple of weekends have been super productive coffee shop visits! My Q3 is drafted! I've already got the first couple of chapters polished, so now I'm working on the back 2/3s and addressing continuity issues. I'll probably finish next weekend!

Same offer to read the opening once you've shored things up.

 

Career: 1x Win -- 2x NW-F -- 2x S-F -- 9x S-HM -- 11x HM -- 7x R
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Posted : May 19, 2025 2:16 am
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@tj_knight Hey, Dustin! That would be awesome! I really appreciate that. I'll send it over shortly.

F:0 / SF:0 / SHM:0 / HM:0 / RWC:2 / R:1
Previous Submissions: Q2V40, Q3V41, Q1V42
Q2V42 Window: Submitted
www.sagaheim.net

 
Posted : May 19, 2025 7:18 am
Todd Jones
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@jtwrites Congrats on the progress.

"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 19, 2025 9:11 am
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Todd Jones
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I have my Q3 new outline done.  What I thought was a good draft, needed a couple more tension points (try/fails).  I'm working away.   smash  

 

Good luck to everyone else that is working on their story.

"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 19, 2025 9:14 am
Todd Jones
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Q3 draft done. I need to let it rest a day or so before reading it out loud from top to bottom.

 

"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 21, 2025 1:25 pm
Physa/ Guthington/ Amy
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I really need to get serious about my Q3 story. Like what will it be about? Hopefully, I'm entering a time with less distractions and worry [see update below].

From oncologist appointment yesterday.
-no more chemotherapy. At this point, there is no cancer for it to kill.
-double dose of Keytruda [immunotherapy] every 6 weeks to keep good cells trained to go after bad cells. Tomorrow will be a normal dose. The double dose will start 3 weeks afterward and continue to the 2 year mark where we'll evaluate to see if we can stop treatments and I can say I'm cured. The 2 year mark is August 1, 2026.
-suggested another cystoscope but agrees it is not needed. Yay! So, no cystoscope.
-The Keytruda may be the cause of my itching but it could also be the Padcev. Time will tell.
-Overall the Keytruda should come with less side effects and hopefully my normal level of energy will return.
-Sidenote: negative thoughts are dangerous and one should do everything possible to eliminate them from without and from within.
-My many thanks to each of you who have been along with me on this difficult journey.
 
It's been a difficult year and the cancer crap is just part of it. 
 
So... back to my Q3 story. Come to me my muses. Let's come up with a cool and fetching story!

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 : May 22, 2025 6:59 am
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Dustin Adams
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^ Amazing!

I can't imagine the relief you must feel.

Career: 1x Win -- 2x NW-F -- 2x S-F -- 9x S-HM -- 11x HM -- 7x R
Like me: facebook/AuthorTJKnight

 
Posted : May 23, 2025 2:15 am
Gideon Smith
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so, yay me (??) I think I finally got a story idea for q3. its kind of convoluted though, which is usually my weakness so we'll see if it works out. We'll also see if I manage to write it in time as though a month would normally be plenty, I'm moving house next week and into the following (its interstate so the furniture will arrive 6 days later) and starting a new job. So, we'll see....

"...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 25, 2025 5:16 am
Gideon Smith
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@physa with all you've been going through with 'real life', as for this competition, I genuinely hope you win this thing more than I even hope it for myself - you deserve a bright spot in a year like that. Go Q3! @physa for the win clapper

"...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 25, 2025 5:20 am
Cray Dimensional
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@physa, I am sending you a muse and a leprechaun your way. I'm so glad you are feeling better, and I hope for a win for you.

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 25, 2025 5:33 am
Todd Jones
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Posted by: @gideonpsmith

so, yay me (??) I think I finally got a story idea for q3. its kind of convoluted though, which is usually my weakness so we'll see if it works out. We'll also see if I manage to write it in time as though a month would normally be plenty, I'm moving house next week and into the following (its interstate so the furniture will arrive 6 days later) and starting a new job. So, we'll see....

Congrats all around. New job, story idea, and even the move to a new location can be exciting.  

 

"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 25, 2025 6:11 am
Cray Dimensional
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[The hobbit scribbles her name on the submissions board for QTR 3. Then pops her head back into her writing tent to research for her next story.]

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 26, 2025 1:38 pm
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Todd Jones
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@craydimensional Awesome. It feels good to cross a task off the list. Thing about lists, though, something always pops up right after you cross something off.  I think it might be linked to the same magic that possesses gray hair; pull one, and two sprout.  ???

"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 28, 2025 6:21 am
Gideon Smith
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Posted by: @toddjones

gray hair; pull one, and two sprout.  ???

 

so why am I getting balder...? 😉

 

"...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 28, 2025 4:28 pm
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Cray Dimensional
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@toddjones I pushed out earlier, because I have another goal immediately following.

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 28, 2025 4:29 pm
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Todd Jones
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Posted by: @gideonpsmith

Posted by: @toddjones

gray hair; pull one, and two sprout.  ???

 

so why am I getting balder...? 😉

 

Because you're not pulling them out.  My wife used to pull them out with tweezers (I think she enjoys the pain it causes, but little does she know I like the affectional attention - so, haha). Now, it would take her all night and my scalp would be a bloody mess.  Or would it all grow back even thicker the next day? Hmmm.  I'm not chancing it, but go ahead my friend and give it a try.  Have your partner get the tweezer out and have a night of it. You may not get more hair in the morning, but trust me; the affectional attention is priceless.

 

 

"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 28, 2025 5:05 pm
Physa/ Guthington/ Amy
(@physa)
Posts: 456
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Thanks for the encouraging words @gideonpsmith and @craydimensional. I hope this will be our year! How awesome to share the stage with fellow forumites. I still have a month to get a Q3 story written and submitted. Thankfully I have at least 2 solid ideas. My hopes for June being more peaceful than a year's worth of preceding months are optimistic. I feel like I've come out on top after suffering a "dark night of the soul" moment in my life [several of them]. Just got to reclaim my energy I spent on survival, ;).

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 : June 3, 2025 7:21 am
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