"Anyone mind a little Blondie? Hang on, gonna need some hairspray."
Official theme song of “Unrefined”.
http://nineandsixtyways.com/
Tools, Not Rules.
Martin L. Shoemaker
3rd Place Q1 V31
"Today I Am Paul", WSFA Small Press Award 2015, Nebula nomination 2015
Today I Am Carey from Baen
The Last Dance (#1 science fiction eBook on Amazon, October 2019) and The Last Campaign from 47North
DQ:0 / R:0 / RWC:1 / HM:15 / SHM:7 / SF:1 / F:1
Published prior WotF entries: PodCastle, HFQ, Abyss & Apex
Pending: Q2.V42
http://nineandsixtyways.com/
Tools, Not Rules.
Martin L. Shoemaker
3rd Place Q1 V31
"Today I Am Paul", WSFA Small Press Award 2015, Nebula nomination 2015
Today I Am Carey from Baen
The Last Dance (#1 science fiction eBook on Amazon, October 2019) and The Last Campaign from 47North
@martin-l-shoemaker the DJ! Nice playlist!
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, 2nd qtr. pending, 3rd 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
@martin-l-shoemaker the DJ! Nice playlist!
You should see my NaNoWriMo playlist!
(I am not participating in NaNoWriMo. The fact that I have written 12,700 words (and counting) in 6 days is strictly coincidental.)
http://nineandsixtyways.com/
Tools, Not Rules.
Martin L. Shoemaker
3rd Place Q1 V31
"Today I Am Paul", WSFA Small Press Award 2015, Nebula nomination 2015
Today I Am Carey from Baen
The Last Dance (#1 science fiction eBook on Amazon, October 2019) and The Last Campaign from 47North
You should see my NaNoWriMo playlist!
(I am not participating in NaNoWriMo. The fact that I have written 12,700 words (and counting) in 6 days is strictly coincidental.)
NaNoWriMo always makes me write more than usual--I'm at 15,500 words but twitching so hard today I can't focus. LOL
V39, Q4: HM
V40, Q1: SHM - Q2: SHM - Q3: SHM - Q4: HM
V41, Q1: HM - Q2: HM - Q3: subbed - Q4: WIP
HMx4, SHMx3
@thewritingwolf I dream of retiring and joining NaNoWriMo for the month of Feb
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.
@craydimensional I’ve never managed to do NaNo outside of November, and November is always a challenge lol
V39, Q4: HM
V40, Q1: SHM - Q2: SHM - Q3: SHM - Q4: HM
V41, Q1: HM - Q2: HM - Q3: subbed - Q4: WIP
HMx4, SHMx3
Lol. I meant Nov, but my mind keeps slipping to Feb. Feb would probably be better for writing to avoid holiday rush.
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.
I did Camp NaNo once, as a way to finish up my novel draft from the previous NaNo. That worked out okay, and I did get a finished draft in the end.
I abandoned the draft later, for a number of reasons, but I'm using a bunch of the world building work for another project now.
DQ:0 / R:0 / RWC:1 / HM:15 / SHM:7 / SF:1 / F:1
Published prior WotF entries: PodCastle, HFQ, Abyss & Apex
Pending: Q2.V42
@doctorjest This song is literally on my rowing machine playlist! ? . I like to pretend I'm a little viking, otherwise it's rather boring.
V39 - Q2 HM, Q3 SHM, Q4 HM
V40 - Q1 SHM, Q2 HM. Q3 SHM Q4 HM
V41 - Q1 Crafting
@craydimensional I agree--November is a hard month for writing, but it's nice to know there are so many people working creatively all at the same time. It spurs me along.
@doctorjest I've done Camp NaNo once, but it just didn't feel the same for me. So many of my NaNovels have been abandoned, but I had fun writing them so I don't mind hahaha
[pulls out some coffee and sips lightly, still twitching]
V39, Q4: HM
V40, Q1: SHM - Q2: SHM - Q3: SHM - Q4: HM
V41, Q1: HM - Q2: HM - Q3: subbed - Q4: WIP
HMx4, SHMx3
[sits at desk, sips coffee, and tries to ignore the twitching in right eye]
[can't focus on writing, reads news, and finds it even harder to focus]
[checks phone ... checks emails ... thinks about playing video games for an hour and repeating process]
"Whether you think you can, or you think you can't--you're right."~ Henry Ford
2025 V42: RWC, (HM Resubmit), 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--
[scans emails]
[nothing from WOTF or IOTF]
[sips coffee]
[smiles at the email I did receive from Haunted Words Press]
[nice to see that it's possible to publish an RWC]
[and also an HM, nice email a couple of days ago from Androids and Dragons]
[pretty nice week all things considered]
[absently pets Gilbert the turtle who's chewing on a fresh leaf of lettuce]
[wondering if I can pull off an illustration involving a dragon, a kraken, and a thunderbird]
[looking forward to a nice weekend with lots of room for creative spaces]
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
@physa Nice! Congrats on your other wins!! Hopefully WoTF can top off the week for you ?
V39 - Q2 HM, Q3 SHM, Q4 HM
V40 - Q1 SHM, Q2 HM. Q3 SHM Q4 HM
V41 - Q1 Crafting
I've heard WOTF lovingly pronounced "woff." Does that make IOTF..."yoff" or "oiff"?
V39, Q4: HM
V40, Q1: SHM - Q2: SHM - Q3: SHM - Q4: HM
V41, Q1: HM - Q2: HM - Q3: subbed - Q4: WIP
HMx4, SHMx3
[Enterd twitching tent and places scones on table.]
[Checks email on lunch break]
[nothing yet]
[Puts down so lettuce for Gilbert]
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.
[steps into tent]
[looks around at everyone snacking]
[looks at email in inbox]
Am I really first?
Silver Honorable Mention. Feels nice to get another one of those after six years.
v 29 : - HM - - | v 30 : - - - - | v 31 : - - - HM | v 32 : - HM - HM | v 33 : R HM R SHM | v 34 : SHM SHM HM R | v 35 : HM R R R | v 36 : - R R R | v 37 : - - - HM | v 38 : - - - HM | v 39 : HM - - R | v 40: - HM - SHM | v 41: R
My published works
Second go, I played it safe and tried to follow the "rules." Now, just to find a way to make something pop without being too avant-garde!
"You can never get a cup of tea large enough or a book long enough to suit me.“ -C. S. Lewis
//
V40: RWC, HM
V41: HM, HM
V42: P
//
All my prior HMs are here.
"4 Laws of Storytelling" (YouTube reflections on the craft)
Honorable Mention here.
V42: SHM, Pending, WIP, ___
V41: HM, Finalist, HM, SHM
V40: HM, HM, RWC, HM
V39: R, R, R, HM
V38: R,
DQ:0 / R:0 / RWC:1 / HM:15 / SHM:7 / SF:1 / F:1
Published prior WotF entries: PodCastle, HFQ, Abyss & Apex
Pending: Q2.V42
I got an RWC. It looks like they added a few extra categories to this: Playing in some else’s sandbox and Reality check.
I'm ok with this, I wrote almost all of it during the last six hours and had a very short amount of time to edit. Now that it's been a few months I'll dive back in, fix it up, and send it to other markets.
It was a post apocalyptic western, so I fear it may have been rejected for being tropey or not having enough spec elements. I don't think there's a point in resubmitting here.
Congrats everyone else!
V40, Q3-4: HM, RWC
V41: in progress
Straight R here. It's been a while. This was the third version of a story that has gone R, RWC, and now R even though I got a great critique of my RWC and thought I had made major improvements. Regardless of outcome it was always going to be the final revision. Hoping for the best for the rest of y'all and multiple forum finalists.
V38: HM, R, R, HM
V39: RWC, HM, RWC, HM
V40: RWC, HM, SHM, R
V41: R, RWC, R, R
V42: RWC, WIP, WIP
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
I had really high hopes for this story, but considering I did not edit this story, I'm not surprised.
V39: -- / SHM / SHM / RWC
V40: HM / SHM / SHM / SHM
V41: RWC / HM / SHM / --
V42: -- / P / WIP
A labor of love: www.starspunlit.org
Ugh. I just found out last night that I sent in the wrong version of my story. It was a partial edit completely missing the beginning and several other edits.
checked my email and just saw that I got an honorable mention. I’m frustrated with myself to say the least. I’m generally so careful. Now I feel like I’ve wasted a quarter.
Volume 41 Q1 Illustrator Winner!
4x Finalist Illustrators
5x Semi finalist Illustrators
1x HM Illustrators
7x HM Writers
3x SHM Writers
https://clforsauthor.com
Author of the Primogenitor series: Cradle of Mars, Adaptation, Reunion, Schism: Available on Amazon under CL Fors
I wish there was a hug emoji... Anyway, hugs!Ugh. I just found out last night that I sent in the wrong version of my story. It was a partial edit completely missing the beginning and several other edits.
checked my email and just saw that I got an honorable mention. I’m frustrated with myself to say the least. I’m generally so careful. Now I feel like I’ve wasted a quarter.
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
@physa thank you ? I need hugs today.
Volume 41 Q1 Illustrator Winner!
4x Finalist Illustrators
5x Semi finalist Illustrators
1x HM Illustrators
7x HM Writers
3x SHM Writers
https://clforsauthor.com
Author of the Primogenitor series: Cradle of Mars, Adaptation, Reunion, Schism: Available on Amazon under CL Fors
this quarter, after a straight R last quarter. And the grind continues.
Congrats to all who entered, regardless of result. And to you Finalists and winners - Well Done!
V/R,
Michael
SF x1
SHM x5
HM x18
https://michaelkingswood.com
https://ssnstorytelling.com
https://www.youtube.com/@MichaelKingswood
