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Yeah! I beat Roger!
Now that that gloating moment is over, time for the official motto:
Don't forget to please refrain from saying anything that might compromise your anonymity. Doing so is grounds for disqualification. It's recommended you do dummy reviews of your own stories should it otherwise be easy to deduce which you wrote.
Good luck to all!
Now that that gloating moment is over, time for the official motto:
Don't forget to please refrain from saying anything that might compromise your anonymity. Doing so is grounds for disqualification. It's recommended you do dummy reviews of your own stories should it otherwise be easy to deduce which you wrote.
Good luck to all!
Anyways... I'll make this message quick. It might compromise some anonymity... but...
I apologize in advance for not being myself the rest of this round. I'm getting my wisdom teeth pulled, so I'll probably not be in the best place. My mood will be more on the callous and snarky side... I mean, if you got your teeth yanked, you'd probably be cranky too...
Regardless, it'll take more than wisdom teeth to make me sit this one out.
Good luck to Everyone! Let's get writing! :twilightsmile:
>>Monokeras
Yeah, I don't think he'll be too happy about that...
I apologize in advance for not being myself the rest of this round. I'm getting my wisdom teeth pulled, so I'll probably not be in the best place. My mood will be more on the callous and snarky side... I mean, if you got your teeth yanked, you'd probably be cranky too...
Regardless, it'll take more than wisdom teeth to make me sit this one out.
Good luck to Everyone! Let's get writing! :twilightsmile:
>>Monokeras
Yeah, I don't think he'll be too happy about that...
>>PinoyPony
Well, traditions have to be shaken up from time to time.
Welcome to a less wise, crazier self.
Yeah, I don't think he'll be too happy about that...
Well, traditions have to be shaken up from time to time.
I'm getting my wisdom teeth pulled
Welcome to a less wise, crazier self.
Hopefully I shall be less unalive this round and actually participate more in the discussion. Last round ended up coinciding with Everfree Northwest, but hopefully I'll be back on the horse!
Er, pony.
Er, pony.
Something, something, totes gonna join.
Something, something, real confident about this one.
Something, something... *falls over*
Something, something, real confident about this one.
Something, something... *falls over*
The stars have aligned, and all possible distractions and catastrophes have been nipped in the bud. Even that really serious one about the world ending, or something.
So yeah, looking forward to my first ever writeoff event. Good luck everyone!
So yeah, looking forward to my first ever writeoff event. Good luck everyone!
Ow, my still-broken wrist. :raritydespair:
What the hell. Let the games begin! :derpytongue2:
What the hell. Let the games begin! :derpytongue2:
>>PinoyPony
Are they going to give you painkillers that will make you all wonky and loopy? If so, you should definitely write a story while under their effects.
Are they going to give you painkillers that will make you all wonky and loopy? If so, you should definitely write a story while under their effects.
I'm either participating in the Writeoff or having a baby this weekend. Let's find out which!!
(No... like, seriously.)
(I guess both are possible if LO aims for Sunday night!)
(No... like, seriously.)
(I guess both are possible if LO aims for Sunday night!)
Whoever submitted that prompt, YOU KNOW WHO YOU ARE, I don't know whether to facehoof or applaud you
>>The_Letter_J
Yeseree, Indeed!
So, if you ever read a fic and ask yourself "What kind of psychopath wrote this? Looks like someone was on drugs when they wrote this..." --- It's probably me. :pinkiecrazy;
Know this day as a mark of a Discordant Pinoypony... no seriously, I think I switched to the complete opposite personality type. Anyways, Let this be a notch in time, a very interesting and rare notch in time.
Yeseree, Indeed!
So, if you ever read a fic and ask yourself "What kind of psychopath wrote this? Looks like someone was on drugs when they wrote this..." --- It's probably me. :pinkiecrazy;
Know this day as a mark of a Discordant Pinoypony... no seriously, I think I switched to the complete opposite personality type. Anyways, Let this be a notch in time, a very interesting and rare notch in time.
>>CoffeeMinion
CoffeeMinion finally gets a minion of his own to boss around, eh? Oh, how the tables have turned!
Congrats!
CoffeeMinion finally gets a minion of his own to boss around, eh? Oh, how the tables have turned!
Congrats!
>>CoffeeMinion
Oh, hearty congratulations to you!! Got one ready to drop off the production line myself, over the next two weeks or so. :sleeplesstrixie:
Oh, hearty congratulations to you!! Got one ready to drop off the production line myself, over the next two weeks or so. :sleeplesstrixie:
>>Ceffyl_Dwr
'grats.
Actually that’s pretty cool. And besides, I've not that nagging sensation to be alone any more.
A friend’s advice: have as much sleep as you can BEFORE, because it’s going to be tough after :) :)
'grats.
Actually that’s pretty cool. And besides, I've not that nagging sensation to be alone any more.
A friend’s advice: have as much sleep as you can BEFORE, because it’s going to be tough after :) :)
>>Monokeras Indeed. :-P
>>Dubs_Rewatcher This is actually not the first! Though I find that the attempts at bossing-around usually go more in the opposite direction...
>>Ceffyl_Dwr Thanks and congratulations to you also!
>>Dubs_Rewatcher This is actually not the first! Though I find that the attempts at bossing-around usually go more in the opposite direction...
>>Ceffyl_Dwr Thanks and congratulations to you also!
For the first round in I-can't-remember-how-long, I actually have the weekend free and am not at a convention. This feels profoundly weird. I can actually submit something without setting my schedule on fire.
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>>CoffeeMinion >>dunerat
Personally I'm rooting for an early Saturday birth so that Minion Jr. can start their life right, by becoming the Writeoffs' youngest-ever co-author.
(And congratulations, Minion and >>Ceffyl_Dwr!)
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>>CoffeeMinion >>dunerat
Personally I'm rooting for an early Saturday birth so that Minion Jr. can start their life right, by becoming the Writeoffs' youngest-ever co-author.
(And congratulations, Minion and >>Ceffyl_Dwr!)
>>Monokeras Hah, this one is mini-Dwr #2, so I'm now well versed at finding time to sleep at inappropriate moments, such as in the middle of a conversa—
>>horizon Thank you!! Good luck with your free weekend of writing!
>>horizon Thank you!! Good luck with your free weekend of writing!
At last, I have returned! Let us see if I haven't improved, or at least not gotten worse.
Smashed out a minific on my phone while everyone was drinking and going to bed. Now I'm the last person standing because I knew if I didn't complete it in one sitting I wouldn't get another chance!
Anyway, all submitted now. Once again, I'm just pleased to participate because I really didn't think I'd have time this round. Yay.
Good luck to all!
Anyway, all submitted now. Once again, I'm just pleased to participate because I really didn't think I'd have time this round. Yay.
Good luck to all!
ARRRGHHHHHH!
I thought I was done... But somehow, in my editing, I cut out 100 word section in the middle...
And then reused those words on the end... O.o
GAH!
I thought I was done... But somehow, in my editing, I cut out 100 word section in the middle...
And then reused those words on the end... O.o
GAH!
Hmmmmmmm.... Done and submitted.. .But now that I look at it, it occurs to me to ask if it's 'pony' enough.
I could have put in a few bits with more ponyish stuff, but I cut them to squeeze in a drop more plot stuff... But perhaps I should swap them back? :/
Crud. It's too late to be fiddling around with this. I guess I'll just have to leave it and hope for the best.
I could have put in a few bits with more ponyish stuff, but I cut them to squeeze in a drop more plot stuff... But perhaps I should swap them back? :/
Crud. It's too late to be fiddling around with this. I guess I'll just have to leave it and hope for the best.
Well, I have 3 ideas. All work. And I can't quite seem to figure out the first words on any of them.
Come on, story #1. Curse your bones; stop being an idea and get bloody written.
COMMENCE THRASH METAL BOMBARDMENT!
COMMENCE THRASH METAL BOMBARDMENT!
Like quite a few, I didn't think I'd have time as well. Helped throw a surprise birthday party today. The thing went off without a hitch, it was pretty awesome.
I didn't think I was gonna be joining this time until I ended up talking to my editor/buddy IJR and together in 90-100 minutes we managed to write out an entry. I have to say, I'm pleasantly surprised at myself for this one.
It's submitted and done, and good luck to everyone else.
Keep writing!
I didn't think I was gonna be joining this time until I ended up talking to my editor/buddy IJR and together in 90-100 minutes we managed to write out an entry. I have to say, I'm pleasantly surprised at myself for this one.
It's submitted and done, and good luck to everyone else.
Keep writing!
Bah. It's submitted. I fear for its response, though it felt good to write a speedfic again.
Blargh. Wanted to put something in for this one, but a combination of work, other obligations, and a general lack of inspiration is not leaving me in a good spot. I have a few hundred words down, but it's becoming really clear that this idea needs another couple of thousand to really work. Oh well. Good luck to any other late-night writers out there!
>>Bachiavellian
I've got one idea. :| I'm going to see if I can't brainstorm more. Got one thingy sort of headed there though.
I've got one idea. :| I'm going to see if I can't brainstorm more. Got one thingy sort of headed there though.
Hacking and slashing yields success! ...I think. I feel bad doing it.
IDK. Perhaps I've got one more.
IDK. Perhaps I've got one more.
>>Morning Sun
To be fair, there's nothing that says you have to start writing from the first words...
To be fair, there's nothing that says you have to start writing from the first words...
And #2 finished!
I'll claim the last-place spot now, thank you very much. (not throwing the contest or anything. Just joshing around) Best of luck to all of you, to all of us!
I'll claim the last-place spot now, thank you very much. (not throwing the contest or anything. Just joshing around) Best of luck to all of you, to all of us!
>>Not_Worthy2
Pfft, amateur. I'm currently cutting one of this round's entries down from 1250. (And in the past we've had some crazy authors end up with a short-story-length work they've tried to trim from 2000 to 750.)
At least the uncut version will be publishable as-is on FIMFic. :-p
over 100 words too long
Pfft, amateur. I'm currently cutting one of this round's entries down from 1250. (And in the past we've had some crazy authors end up with a short-story-length work they've tried to trim from 2000 to 750.)
At least the uncut version will be publishable as-is on FIMFic. :-p
>>horizon
The Tenth Anniversary of the Death of Jonagold Apple was like that for me; I just cut the entire first scene for the writeoff, though IIRC I still had to lop off some bits.
I'm actually doing pretty well this writeoff though in terms of managing length; I think that stories generally turn out better if they're not being severely cut down and are instead something that fits naturally in 750 words.
Though of course, sometimes you can just write something more efficiently. I know there was one writeoff entry I think I wrote three times, and only the third one was short enough to fit the word limit.
The Tenth Anniversary of the Death of Jonagold Apple was like that for me; I just cut the entire first scene for the writeoff, though IIRC I still had to lop off some bits.
I'm actually doing pretty well this writeoff though in terms of managing length; I think that stories generally turn out better if they're not being severely cut down and are instead something that fits naturally in 750 words.
Though of course, sometimes you can just write something more efficiently. I know there was one writeoff entry I think I wrote three times, and only the third one was short enough to fit the word limit.
I've only put in one entry, and I'm not sure if I made the right decisions with the available real estate. Still, we'll see what happens.
That was a surprisingly tough prompt to generate ideas for. Still, managed to sneak a single entry in. Good luck with the rest of you last minute-ers!
Right, all wrapped up for me. Didn't have many ideas for this one, but at least I got a couple solid entries in. Best of luck for those doing last minute edits :D
Talk about your last-minute entries!
Er, wait. Don't talk about them because that's against the rules. But I had one of those this time. :V
Er, wait. Don't talk about them because that's against the rules. But I had one of those this time. :V
Ooooooh. I know I've been gone for a bit, and therefor am probably really late here, but I love this new commenting system with the stories and all that. Well done, guys.
Now we just need to be able to preview them so anal nutbars like myself can go over every word five times before posting.
Now we just need to be able to preview them so anal nutbars like myself can go over every word five times before posting.
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Stories at the top of the gallery seen to be getting far more reviews than those at the bottom.
>>Cold in Gardez
That's in part because I started with 1 and am progressing sequentially. :V
I can only do that b/c I know I'll get through all of them this time.
That's in part because I started with 1 and am progressing sequentially. :V
I can only do that b/c I know I'll get through all of them this time.
Missed this one. Had a couple of ideas too the second the prompt was read. Hm. Should I continue with reviews?
Way to go, everyone, for collectively giving every story at least one review by t+30h. ^.^ Special props to FanOfMostEverything, Trick Question, and Haze for (by my quick eyeball count) their contribution as most prolific reviewers thus far.
I'll do a few more while I'm at work, but in the meantime, have some 1990s alt-rock that this prompt has gotten lodged firmly into my brain:
Nova Mob, "Over My Head"
I'll do a few more while I'm at work, but in the meantime, have some 1990s alt-rock that this prompt has gotten lodged firmly into my brain:
Nova Mob, "Over My Head"
...and that's all of them!
Now I just have to rank every single one of them. :facehoof:
Once again, I don't think I'll be participating in author guessing now that who voted for which authors is open information. I'm concerned guessing somepony-or-other might be taken as an insult, and I really don't want that to happen. Maybe I'll change my mind, I dunno.
I have two stories in this time and I have no idea whether they'll make the cut or not. I'd be a little surprised if the slightly-more-well-reviewed one didn't make the cut, but that would be the only surprise. Tiny little things accidentally left in or left out of a story can become major flaws in review, and competition is always tough.
Now I just have to rank every single one of them. :facehoof:
Once again, I don't think I'll be participating in author guessing now that who voted for which authors is open information. I'm concerned guessing somepony-or-other might be taken as an insult, and I really don't want that to happen. Maybe I'll change my mind, I dunno.
I have two stories in this time and I have no idea whether they'll make the cut or not. I'd be a little surprised if the slightly-more-well-reviewed one didn't make the cut, but that would be the only surprise. Tiny little things accidentally left in or left out of a story can become major flaws in review, and competition is always tough.
Real quick, if anyone finds this comment amidst the mess...
When it is appropriate to abstain your vote?
For instance, say (hypothetically) that you do not want to vote for a fic because you feel your bias would make it unfair for the author and the reviewers, therefore, is it justified to sit it out for sake of keeping things fair?
Or am I acting like a complete idiot and don't know the first things about abstaining?
When it is appropriate to abstain your vote?
For instance, say (hypothetically) that you do not want to vote for a fic because you feel your bias would make it unfair for the author and the reviewers, therefore, is it justified to sit it out for sake of keeping things fair?
Or am I acting like a complete idiot and don't know the first things about abstaining?
>>PinoyPony
I don’t think there’s an official rationale behind abstention. You can abstain for whatever reason you like, you don’t have to come out with a justification. Some people abstain because, for example, they think a fic is good but for whatever reason they're not in the audience for it, so rather than dock it, they just shirk.
I don’t think there’s an official rationale behind abstention. You can abstain for whatever reason you like, you don’t have to come out with a justification. Some people abstain because, for example, they think a fic is good but for whatever reason they're not in the audience for it, so rather than dock it, they just shirk.
>>PinoyPony
I'd say the criteria you mention sound reasonable.
Every so often I use it for stories that are hard turn-offs for reasons that have nothing to do with technical merit or thematic consistency.
I'd say the criteria you mention sound reasonable.
Every so often I use it for stories that are hard turn-offs for reasons that have nothing to do with technical merit or thematic consistency.
I've rated all of the stories. It was hard.
My top tier, in order:
Too Close for Comfort
Threads
Under the Bed
The Lighthouse and the Sea
Secondary shipping-related tier, just below:
I'm Sure You Have Some Questions
Rainbow Dash And Her Secret Place (sic)
Her Royal Coffee With Sugar
My top tier, in order:
Too Close for Comfort
Threads
Under the Bed
The Lighthouse and the Sea
Secondary shipping-related tier, just below:
I'm Sure You Have Some Questions
Rainbow Dash And Her Secret Place (sic)
Her Royal Coffee With Sugar
As of this post, here's the stories that don't have five reviews yet:
Does anyone who's read those want to chip in, so all of our authors can get a bigger variety of feedback before prelims end?
11 Winter's Crown (txt, epub) 3 3 671
3 The Friendship Express (txt, epub) 4 4 747
5 The Pony Lord (txt, epub) 4 4 747
9 Head Over Your In (txt, epub) 4 4 750
33 Mt. Maud (txt, epub) 4 4 515
41 Temporis Viator (txt, epub) 4 8 679
47 Shooting for the Moon (txt, epub) 4 4 717
58 A Year In Review (txt, epub) 4 4 597
Does anyone who's read those want to chip in, so all of our authors can get a bigger variety of feedback before prelims end?
>>horizon
Think I've given feedback on all of those, with the exception of Winter's Crown. I'll head over there now.
Think I've given feedback on all of those, with the exception of Winter's Crown. I'll head over there now.
Irony: when you're certain the fic you wrote that you enjoy more is the one that won't make the cut.
Priceless: having received feedback that will rectify said fic and turn it into a great story.
Priceless: having received feedback that will rectify said fic and turn it into a great story.
>>Trick_Question
My eggs are in a single basket. Have no idea whether said basket will keep them intact... But the advice on how to make it stronger and more secure has been welcome.
Be interesting to see how this finals lark works, though. I'm quite excited.
My eggs are in a single basket. Have no idea whether said basket will keep them intact... But the advice on how to make it stronger and more secure has been welcome.
Be interesting to see how this finals lark works, though. I'm quite excited.
With fewer than twenty-four hours to go, it seems prudent to point out the least reviewed stories. As of posting this comment, the following stories each have only four comments:
33. Mt. Maud
47. Shooting for the Moon
58. A Year in Review
There are another fifteen stories with five comments each.
33. Mt. Maud
47. Shooting for the Moon
58. A Year in Review
There are another fifteen stories with five comments each.
Hey, you know something we haven't done in a while?
WRITEOFF MASH-UPS
In Over Your Head edition
Might as well get us started ...
Soggy Interrogation, 3:57 AM: After Shining Armor misses their reading date for the second time in a row, Twilight resorts to waterboarding.
Temporis Aviary: Starlight finds Twilight in her basement, working on an ultrasound amplifier to drive Ponyville's plague of pigeons away. Twilight's a little too proud of having amplified output to 100% of input.
Just A Simple Skirmish: After a close call with Twilight almost finding her secret stash, Celestia hires humans to guard it. Twilight never had a chance.
Everypony Battles Existential Sad At Sunrise: Starlight Glimmer is sad. She can't live up to Twilight Sparkle's friendship standards. Well, she couldn't, anyway, until she realized that no Twilight means no crisis of doubt. Problem solved!
Testing the Threads: Twilight casts a spell to reveal everyone's feelings toward each other, only to discover that Rainbow Dash has no idea how to feel about anyone she knows, and has been faking friendship all this time by being awesome at ponies.
WRITEOFF MASH-UPS
In Over Your Head edition
Might as well get us started ...
Soggy Interrogation, 3:57 AM: After Shining Armor misses their reading date for the second time in a row, Twilight resorts to waterboarding.
Temporis Aviary: Starlight finds Twilight in her basement, working on an ultrasound amplifier to drive Ponyville's plague of pigeons away. Twilight's a little too proud of having amplified output to 100% of input.
Just A Simple Skirmish: After a close call with Twilight almost finding her secret stash, Celestia hires humans to guard it. Twilight never had a chance.
Everypony Battles Existential Sad At Sunrise: Starlight Glimmer is sad. She can't live up to Twilight Sparkle's friendship standards. Well, she couldn't, anyway, until she realized that no Twilight means no crisis of doubt. Problem solved!
Testing the Threads: Twilight casts a spell to reveal everyone's feelings toward each other, only to discover that Rainbow Dash has no idea how to feel about anyone she knows, and has been faking friendship all this time by being awesome at ponies.
Georg’s first Round Micro Reviews for In Over Your Head: Scores are letter grades for Plot, Technical Work, and Characterization mushed together, with an E for stories I find particularly Enjoyable. I have them ranked by how I like them, not necessarily how perfect they are on the score. (and posted all at once, from top to bottom so they line up on the chat.) It’s the last minute, so I better get started, and grade harder than I normally do.
>>horizon
Threads Over Your In: Twilight should really just stop casting spells for a while.
I'm Sure You Have Some Astronomy Questions: Twilight finds the perfect way to answer Spike's question through her friends' antics. Spike regrets everything.
Applejack Tries to Use Clockwork: ...and discovers that the Fonzie Method doesn't work well on delicate crystalline structures.
The New Errata of Sweet Apple Acres: The Apple siblings try to move on with their lives after their grandmother sacrifices herself to kill Tirek.
I Don't Do Her Royal Coffee With a Thany-Mendored Spling: We've replaced Twilight Sparkle's usual barista/coltfriend with Discord chaos crystals. Let's see if she notices the difference.
Threads Over Your In: Twilight should really just stop casting spells for a while.
I'm Sure You Have Some Astronomy Questions: Twilight finds the perfect way to answer Spike's question through her friends' antics. Spike regrets everything.
Applejack Tries to Use Clockwork: ...and discovers that the Fonzie Method doesn't work well on delicate crystalline structures.
The New Errata of Sweet Apple Acres: The Apple siblings try to move on with their lives after their grandmother sacrifices herself to kill Tirek.
I Don't Do Her Royal Coffee With a Thany-Mendored Spling: We've replaced Twilight Sparkle's usual barista/coltfriend with Discord chaos crystals. Let's see if she notices the difference.
>>FanOfMostEverything
He shouldn't have asked her to explain the three-body problem.
I'm Sure You Have Some Astronomy Questions: Twilight finds the perfect way to answer Spike's question through her friends' antics. Spike regrets everything.
He shouldn't have asked her to explain the three-body problem.
This is curious. I've read three stories from my finalist set so far, and each one of them was vastly better than anything I read in my original set. It's making me think I just got a weak group on the first go.
>>PaulAsaran
It happens. :twilightsmile:
Reviewing every entry is a bitch but that's the big upside: you don't miss the best stories. Sometimes if I can't do the entire lot I'll try to do all the finalists at least.
It happens. :twilightsmile:
Reviewing every entry is a bitch but that's the big upside: you don't miss the best stories. Sometimes if I can't do the entire lot I'll try to do all the finalists at least.
>>PaulAsaran
Also there's no way in hell that got next-to-last place. The quality of the writing was excellent, it just felt (to me) like the story was a little flat.
Also there's no way in hell that got next-to-last place. The quality of the writing was excellent, it just felt (to me) like the story was a little flat.
Achievement unlocked: Finalist. (Reach the finals one time.)
I know words on the Internet don't always transfer emotion correctly, but I'm super excited to have gotten this far! Honestly didn't see this coming based on the reviews I got.
I know words on the Internet don't always transfer emotion correctly, but I'm super excited to have gotten this far! Honestly didn't see this coming based on the reviews I got.
>>007Ben
>>Mordred
Congrats to you guys and others!
This is only my (some small number)th time making it. I'm shocked that it happened, and I'll probably end up at the bottom of the finalist pile, but it's gonna be a wild ride while it lasts. :-p
Still no baby, though. I better plow through my finalist reviews while I can...
>>Mordred
Congrats to you guys and others!
This is only my (some small number)th time making it. I'm shocked that it happened, and I'll probably end up at the bottom of the finalist pile, but it's gonna be a wild ride while it lasts. :-p
Still no baby, though. I better plow through my finalist reviews while I can...
Let's start a spam! =P
Heh, Just kidding around...
>>007Ben
>>Mordred
Congrats to you two!
Same thing happened to me! Woo! First time in the finals!
May I gloat with you guys? Please?
I'm thrilled to be in the finals, I can say I have made it!
However, In all honesty, I feel a little out of place in the finals.
I've intruded on the prestigious space of professional writers, when clearly, I am an amateur masquerading as a professional.
...Can't really complain about making it into the final rounds... many writers would give anything to trade me places.
>>CoffeeMinion
Hey, don't say that about your own story.
Heck, I'd even say you would get at least a decent score.
Even if life is a bit hectic, it's usually in that time of trial that the writer pulls out their best stories when they don't mean it...
All in all, Congrats to all who made it to finals! Good Luck, and may the odds be ever in your favor!
Heh, Just kidding around...
>>007Ben
>>Mordred
Congrats to you two!
Same thing happened to me! Woo! First time in the finals!
May I gloat with you guys? Please?
I'm thrilled to be in the finals, I can say I have made it!
However, In all honesty, I feel a little out of place in the finals.
I've intruded on the prestigious space of professional writers, when clearly, I am an amateur masquerading as a professional.
...Can't really complain about making it into the final rounds... many writers would give anything to trade me places.
>>CoffeeMinion
Hey, don't say that about your own story.
Heck, I'd even say you would get at least a decent score.
Even if life is a bit hectic, it's usually in that time of trial that the writer pulls out their best stories when they don't mean it...
All in all, Congrats to all who made it to finals! Good Luck, and may the odds be ever in your favor!
Congratulations to everypony who made it into the finals. I'm super chuffed to be joining you at the first time of asking. I appreciate, and am thankful for, all of the feedback so far; regardless of where I ultimately end up in the listings, I've gained some valuable insight in how to improve my work.
Good luck! Particularly to those of us waiting for positive baby-news too. Tick tock...
Good luck! Particularly to those of us waiting for positive baby-news too. Tick tock...
WOW did a lot of my prelim slate drop off in the finals. Oh well; some interesting-sounding stories were added...
With less than a day left in the voting, it's time for another low-review PSA.
The following finalists each have the fewest comments at six each:
38. Clockwork
40. Once, I Had Wings
47. Shooting for the Moon
49. Astronomy
63. Field Trip
Furthermore, A Look Into the Soul (#14) and I'm Sure You Have Some Questions (#55) have seven comments each, and while Errata (#54) has eight, one has been deleted and two others are by the same person.
The following finalists each have the fewest comments at six each:
38. Clockwork
40. Once, I Had Wings
47. Shooting for the Moon
49. Astronomy
63. Field Trip
Furthermore, A Look Into the Soul (#14) and I'm Sure You Have Some Questions (#55) have seven comments each, and while Errata (#54) has eight, one has been deleted and two others are by the same person.
Georg’s second Round Micro Reviews for the new stories on my slate In Over Your Head: Scores are letter grades for Plot, Technical Work, and Characterization mushed together, with an E for stories I find particularly Enjoyable. Ranked by how I like them, not necessarily how perfect they are on the score. (and posted all at once, from top to bottom so they line up on the chat.) It’s the last minute (again), so I need to get reading. (Darned real world)
Welp, time to hay the hit...
One last thing, if anybody is up this late...
I had my first go at guessing, would it be bad if some were wild on just on a hunch? Some of my guesses are based on author preferences, introvert/extrovert analysis, and a variety of other factors (if that makes anyone feel better, yes, lots of these are just speculations).
What I am asking really is that "Is it against the rules/deviant to take wild guesses because it counts as spam?"
Lemme know, so I don't do anything stupid in the future. :twilightsmile:
One last thing, if anybody is up this late...
I had my first go at guessing, would it be bad if some were wild on just on a hunch? Some of my guesses are based on author preferences, introvert/extrovert analysis, and a variety of other factors (if that makes anyone feel better, yes, lots of these are just speculations).
What I am asking really is that "Is it against the rules/deviant to take wild guesses because it counts as spam?"
Lemme know, so I don't do anything stupid in the future. :twilightsmile:
>>CoffeeMinion
Woo! Hearty congratulations to you and your family. Chuffed for you.
And thanks. Still waiting, but I don't think it'll be very long now.
Woo! Hearty congratulations to you and your family. Chuffed for you.
And thanks. Still waiting, but I don't think it'll be very long now.
>>PinoyPony
The first round we had guessing, I put Cold in Gardez down as writing every fic. I think you're fine. ;)
The first round we had guessing, I put Cold in Gardez down as writing every fic. I think you're fine. ;)