@kz_richards right? I don't know what I was thinking 🤣
Never re-read once submitted, never re-read once submitted, ....
"...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: HM 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: 138 submitted 9 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
@jason Hi how's everything going with you ? Hope you are well.
I had already entered my submissions for the Q3 quarter earlier before. Any word if there's any progress in the selection process yet ?...
By the way, I already have 2 artworks done and will soon start up my 3rd piece for Q4. To save on time, Ive decided to make it in black and white. I guess you could say that "Im ahead of the curve" ?... 
Take care,
Jose Sanchez
My records show August 23, 2024 I received my Q3 RWC.
For you talented writers out there, that may mean Finalist calls are going out now (is today Thursday?) or very soon.
Good luck everyone.
"Whether you think you can, or you think you can't--you're right."~ Henry Ford
2025 V42: RWC, HM (HM Resubmit), HM, Editing
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, -, -
Time to set up the tents for Q3 already? 
Late September seems more likely. 
Time will tell.
WOTF results:
Vol 42: Q1 SHM, Q2 SHM, Q3 RWC, Q4 in progress
running totals to date:
WOTF: 6 Rs, 4 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
It does seem early.
Could have been that my story was so bad last time, they sent a RWC out before everyone else.
"Whether you think you can, or you think you can't--you're right."~ Henry Ford
2025 V42: RWC, HM (HM Resubmit), HM, Editing
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, -, -
It does seem early.
Could have been that my story was so bad last time, they sent a RWC out before everyone else.
You did better than me ... It was the only quarter over several years that I didn't enter a story [health related crap going on]. Also, I'm pretty sure all the results emails come out over a day or so [maybe the SF emails take longer]. I will say that they seem to be getting more efficient so maybe ... Too bad there's a gag order on those who get calls. Oh well. NNINN as they say [no news is no news].
WOTF results:
Vol 42: Q1 SHM, Q2 SHM, Q3 RWC, Q4 in progress
running totals to date:
WOTF: 6 Rs, 4 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
@physa Hmm. @toddjones could be right. My result came back Aug 23 last year too. But it does seem a little early.
I’ll send word to munchkin to get some Butterbeer and scones for the twitching tent.
Small steps add up to miles.
5 R, 5 RWC, 8 HM, 1 SHM
"Amore For Life" in After the Gold Rush Third Flatiron Anthology
"Freedom’s Song” in Troubadour and Space Princesses LTUE Anthology
@craydimensional and I'll notify the dragon to be ready to set up the s'more station. Yikes! Well until results come, nninn.
WOTF results:
Vol 42: Q1 SHM, Q2 SHM, Q3 RWC, Q4 in progress
running totals to date:
WOTF: 6 Rs, 4 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
Did someone mention s'mores? Other than that unfortunate accident when the dragon sneezed, the s'more station was a great idea.
"Whether you think you can, or you think you can't--you're right."~ Henry Ford
2025 V42: RWC, HM (HM Resubmit), HM, Editing
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, -, -
@annmarieinlr Uh... Hold the dragon snot? I think not! More like hold the Hersey's bar.😅
Let's not forget the value in drinking dragon's blood. If given the chance, I'd settle for snot! At a minimum , I'd expect to gain a shinier complexion when all Hershey's is going to do is provide temporary relief for my chocolate-withdrawal headache 🤣🤣
F:0 / SF:0 / SHM:0 / HM:1 / RWC:2 / R:1
Previous Submissions: Q2V40, Q3V41, Q1V42, Q2V42, Q3V42
Q4V42 Window: In Development
www.sagaheim.net
@jtwrites Hahaha. Well... as I'm constantly battling nausea these days, the snot thing just wasn't doing it for me.
But, more power to your skin care routine!
@annmarieinlr The dragon was very embarrassed by the whole incident, but not as much as the gnome whose clothes were burned off.
"Whether you think you can, or you think you can't--you're right."~ Henry Ford
2025 V42: RWC, HM (HM Resubmit), HM, Editing
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, -, -
[The hobbit sets up a table with butterbeer, scone, marshmallows, gramcrackers, fresh hersheys chocolate bars, and dragon roasted cheese curds in front of the fire proof twitching tent. Then heads out for a little to pick up feathers and ink to write qtr4 story.]
Small steps add up to miles.
5 R, 5 RWC, 8 HM, 1 SHM
"Amore For Life" in After the Gold Rush Third Flatiron Anthology
"Freedom’s Song” in Troubadour and Space Princesses LTUE Anthology
[the gnome eyes the dragon warily]
[tentatively holds out his stick with a fluffy large marshmallow on the end]
[closes both eyes with dread as the dragon flames it]
[feels the heat of a thousand suns but doesn't smell burnt clothing]
[opens one eye and then another]
[inspects the retracted stick and nods]
[puts the slightly burnt marshmallow on his chocolate bar and squishes it shut with a graham cracker]
[tips a dashing red hat in the general direction of the dragon and scurries away]
[laptop clutched in a folded arm, takes a squishy gooey bite]
[mumbles something about a Q4 story not quite taking shape]
WOTF results:
Vol 42: Q1 SHM, Q2 SHM, Q3 RWC, Q4 in progress
running totals to date:
WOTF: 6 Rs, 4 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
@toddjones I have complete empathy with this gnome.
[Back from a dragon training adventure, the hobbit looks to the horizon.]
[Tonight is a Thursday eve, but is it the Thursday eve.]
[But any day can be Thursday.]
[Well no use frizzal frazzling, it's time for restocking the snacks.]
[How about some cookies, milk, coffee, or tea.]
Small steps add up to miles.
5 R, 5 RWC, 8 HM, 1 SHM
"Amore For Life" in After the Gold Rush Third Flatiron Anthology
"Freedom’s Song” in Troubadour and Space Princesses LTUE Anthology
Is today Thursday? Any rumblings coming from the dragon's stomach?
"Whether you think you can, or you think you can't--you're right."~ Henry Ford
2025 V42: RWC, HM (HM Resubmit), HM, Editing
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, -, -
@toddjones, as @psysa says. No news is no news.
Small steps add up to miles.
5 R, 5 RWC, 8 HM, 1 SHM
"Amore For Life" in After the Gold Rush Third Flatiron Anthology
"Freedom’s Song” in Troubadour and Space Princesses LTUE Anthology
[no news from this quarter]
[Phone works; got a call from Comcast promising a special deal]
[plenty of new emails filling my inbox]
[impressed with the flurry of dragon activity]
[flashes of red on the ground]
[gnomes far and wide scurry indoors and under rocks]
[ravens circle the skies around a nearby tower]
[princesses locked in towers frantically attempt escape spells]
[Hurricane Erin churns in the Atlantic flooding Carolina shores]
[rain resumes, forcing me back indoors]
[my wip laughs at me]
[a high-pitched, blood-curdling cackle]
WOTF results:
Vol 42: Q1 SHM, Q2 SHM, Q3 RWC, Q4 in progress
running totals to date:
WOTF: 6 Rs, 4 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
[The hobbit scrambles frantically through purse to pick up the ringing phone.]
[She picks up the phone to discover that the insurance on her pink pocodot dragon has run out.]
[She sighs. And looks at the snacks which have run out.]
[Guess we need some pumpkin lattes, and pumpkin cake pops.]
Small steps add up to miles.
5 R, 5 RWC, 8 HM, 1 SHM
"Amore For Life" in After the Gold Rush Third Flatiron Anthology
"Freedom’s Song” in Troubadour and Space Princesses LTUE Anthology
Is it Thursday yet?
Vol. 36: 3rd -- R, 4th -- R
Vol. 37: R, HM, HM, SHM
Vol. 38: HM, HM, HM, HM
Vol. 39: SHM, RWC, RWC, HM
Vol. 40: HM, R, RWC, R
Vol. 41: R, HM, HM, HM
Vol. 42: R, RWC, 3rd qtr. RWC, 4th qtr. WIP
Amateur published stories:
"The Army Ration That Saved the Earth" in For Glory and Honor, LTUE 2026 anthology
"The Tell-Tale Cricket" in The Murderbugs Anthololgy
"Follow the Pretrons" in Martian Magazine, and a Critters Award
"Eyes and Hands" in Galaxy's Edge Magazine
"The Last Dance" in Parliament of Wizards, LTUE anthology
"My Ten Cents" in Sci Fi Lampoon
Professional Publication:
"Invasion" in Daily Science Fiction
[Twas the night before thursday]
[And all through the tent]
[Not a hobbit was stirring]
[Even the one called trent]
[All the parchments were drying]
[Scribbled with pen]
[Waiting for the judges decisions]
[On the occupants of the twitching tent]
Small steps add up to miles.
5 R, 5 RWC, 8 HM, 1 SHM
"Amore For Life" in After the Gold Rush Third Flatiron Anthology
"Freedom’s Song” in Troubadour and Space Princesses LTUE Anthology
Does anyone know when calls typically go out for finalists in relation to the deadline to submit the next quarter?
@annmarieinlr you should submit if you're ready regardless - the calls between quarters are not coordinated to the upcoming one. Sometimes they are before, sometimes after. Last year q3 was announced aug 23 but the year before i believe it was not till sept 12. Both dates are before the q4 deadline but as at least in other quarters they have not always been, i would just think of them separately. not sure if thats helpful 
"...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: HM 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: 138 submitted 9 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
@gideonpsmith Thank you! It is helpful. I'm getting something ready. I was just more curious as to whether Q3 had consistent results.
@annmarieinlr FWIW I got my finalist call just 2 days before the 6/30/25 deadline. So yeah, if you've got something to submit, I'd go ahead and submit. Then, if you win and are therefore DQ'd, that submitted story will be freed to go elsewhere! 🙂
"Each No is one step closer to Yes." —Mike Strickland
2025 Q1: HM Q2: Win!
2024 Q3: RWC Q4: RWC
@stricklandia Thank you! I think I'm more nervous this time because I wrote this quarter's story to honor someone and the win would mean a way to do a HUGE thank you to them.
Do also people who place below finalists (for example HM or SHM) get sone notifications before the official announcement? This’s my first time submitting and tbh I think my story is good, but not good enough to be a finalist, so I’m a bit nervous regarding results.
@haganenoedward Yes. E-mails (rejections and placings) and phone calls (for finalists) happen prior to the official blog post. Then the finalists wait from either a few days to a few weeks for the results. At that point, when the three winners are confirmed, the blog post goes live on the website with all the placings.
Career: 1x Win -- 2x NW-F -- 2x S-F -- 9x S-HM -- 11x HM -- 7x R
Like me: facebook/AuthorTJKnight
