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I was messaging a writer who was in Vol 31. I guess I shouldn't mention who without permission. He was not a 1st place winner but the story was fabulous. (Which is why I messaged him). He mentioned that he got 4 HMs with the story before getting in. He revised each time.

I'm not advocating this approach nor saying don't keep writing new stuff. Hell-I'm too much a noob to give any advice. But it does seem to me that if you see a way to improve a story and you think that, after revision, its better than your fresh one, you go with the revised story.

Anyway--I thought that information was very interesting and wanted to pass it along.

Chuck Thompson
6 Rs, 5 HMs, 2 SHMs

 
Posted : August 22, 2019 3:31 am
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Thanks for this, Chuck -- I do think that both approaches have value to a writer. I find I get more personal benefit out of pushing to write new stories, on the whole, but I'll revisit and revise stories too from time to time. I've not yet submitted a revised piece to WotF

  • , but I am already expecting to, for Q1 of the upcoming year.
  • For clarity: I mean I've not submitted a revision of a story previously submitted to WotF. I have submitted revisions of older stories and flash pieces that have not been submitted to the contest before, though.

    • DQ:0 / R:0 / RWC:0 / HM:15 / SHM:7 / SF:1 / F:1
    Published prior WotF entries: PodCastle, HFQ, Abyss & Apex
    Currently on a writing hiatus

     
    Posted : August 25, 2019 2:15 pm
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    I usually send in a new story but at times a revised one-like this next month. I think that includes two HMs. If so they did worse the second time.

    Working on turning Lead into Gold.
    Four HMs From WotF
    The latest was Q1'12
    HM-quarter 4 Volume 32
    One HM for another contest
    published in Strange New Worlds Ten.
    Another HM http://onthepremises.com/minis/mini_18.html

     
    Posted : August 25, 2019 3:29 pm
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    I got a rejection earlier in the year but I felt pretty strongly about the story so I gave it a solid revision and submitted it for Q4.
    We shall see what that brings!

     
    Posted : August 25, 2019 11:27 pm
    LDWriter2
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    I got a rejection earlier in the year but I felt pretty strongly about the story so I gave it a solid revision and submitted it for Q4.
    We shall see what that brings!

    As I have said I am doing the same for the same reason. I have four stories I feel good about even though they never got a whole read-probably. One might be a HM but in either case I know they are good stories even if a little different-somehwhere in them.

    Working on turning Lead into Gold.
    Four HMs From WotF
    The latest was Q1'12
    HM-quarter 4 Volume 32
    One HM for another contest
    published in Strange New Worlds Ten.
    Another HM http://onthepremises.com/minis/mini_18.html

     
    Posted : August 26, 2019 3:44 pm
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    Interesting. Thanks all for sharing.

    Chuck Thompson
    6 Rs, 5 HMs, 2 SHMs

     
    Posted : August 26, 2019 11:49 pm
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