I'm getting way ahead of myself here, but I still wanted to ask... what happens after you win? Is there an editing step before the winners are put into publication, or are they published as submitted?
I know in Jody Lynn Nye's post about profanity, she mentions editing out some of the swears, but are there any major revisions that happen? Do you get feedback on your story?
Yes, there will be a thorough editing step—more thorough than I have experienced at Analog or Clarkesworld or some anthologies. Jody really wants to help you shine (but you have final decision).
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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
There's also 1 + copyediting rounds. Word choices to confirm clarity, commas (adding or subtracting), etc..
The bar in my story was called Beat Nick (like Beatnik). A place for nonconformists.
The copyeditor thought that might befuddle the reader and asked if I could dig deeper.
I'd wanted it to be named Tech Noir, but of course I couldn't, so I let names rattle around my brain for a bit before settling on Trip Tech. I got the tech part in there and alluded to or foreshadowed the MC's future "trip".
Personally, I enjoyed that part, although there were a few times I might have wanted to keep a word in there (a curse), I knew there may be compromises, and in the end, I got to choose / approve all the changes.
Career: 1x Win -- 2x NW-F -- 2x S-F -- 9x S-HM -- 11x HM -- 7x R
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