Week 4 Results (finally!)

[Melina]

Hello, all!

Wow! What an incredible week! You guys all did an amazing job--again! Vote count was up this week, to 126. That's good, but not good enough. Anyway, my computer is shot, so I had to go down to my fiance's office to count votes. Sorry I'm so late, but that's the reason no one has heard anything until now.

This week we are losing:

Rhush

Becky, you've been a great competitor, and I know you've built up a really loyal fan base! Good luck in all your future endeavors!

Melina

[Birol]

Congratulations for making it this far, Becky. Sorry to see you go, but I know you won't really go far.

[mommie4a]

(((((((Becky)))))) Darn. You give great Idol. (Congrats to the rest.)

[MacAllister]

(((((((((Becky))))))))))) Damn! Hate to see you go. Glad you're still a regular! Now you'll have time for all those horror prompts...

[Celeste]

Oh bummer! I really enjoyed your writing, Rhush. I'm sad to see you leave the finals. I must say, though, the 'maxi pad' story was hilarious! Loved it!!

Congrats to the remaining. Wishing you all the best for the next round...:Clap:

[maestrowork]

It's always hard to see someone go, but that's the nature of the game.

Good luck to you, Becky.

[BlueTexas]

Sorry to see you go, Becky....you've put in a great effort!

[dragonjax]

Becky, thanks for being a fabulous contestant on AWI! I look forward to seeing your work published.

:heart:

[ChunkyC]

http://www.absolutewrite.com/forums/images/smilies/EmoteHug2.gif, Becky. So sorry to see you go, but congrats on getting this far and for putting in such great entries.

[Rhush]

Thanks guys! Ya win some, ya lose some, I guess. Well, it's been fun. Good luck everybody! I might just have to take a look at those horror prompts Mac!

[JennaGlatzer]

((((BECKY)))) I'll miss your twisted sensibilities in the contest, but have a feeling we haven't read the last of you! :)

[Rhush]

Thanks Jenna! Yeah, don't worry about me. I never give up! I just have one less thing on the burners now...gives me more time for my world domination scheme.:hat: I MEAN...novel.

[Kappie]

Rhush I'm going to really miss your stories. But I know you're going to be famous girl :) Congrats to the those sticking around!

[William Haskins]

i enjoyed your entries, becky, and i have no doubt that you have a bright future ahead of you. thanks for sharing so many great stories throughout the contest.

-william

[jdkiggins]

:Hug2: Becky. I just wanted to pop in here real quick and say I'm sorry to see you go. I'm sure we'll still see a lot of your writing around the boards.

Congrats to the rest who continued. See you around on Monday. I had to move in with my mom this week and I won't have internet at her house until late afternoon on Monday.

Thanks to all who cast votes my way.

Love everyone here. This board rocks!

[firehorse]

Becky - I love your writing and I look forward to reading more of it. Feel free to send any pieces my way!

Sarah

[Rhush]

Well thank you Mr. Will and DJK. I enjoyed the pieces from all you guys.

[SueB]

Becky,
Sorry to see you drop out this week. Really enjoy your writing. Perhaps you'll join those of us in the 'just for fun' thread. I know many of us would continue reading your stories and thoroughly enjoy the read! Best of luck in your future endeavors!
SueB

[Susie]

Hi, all,

Congrats!!! to the finalists and Becky, you're very talented and know you'll keep going strong.

Hugs, Susie:)

[Rhush]

Thanks so much firehorse, SueB, Sherri and the rest! You guys have been great. It's nice to have such good friends after getting "the axe". Ha!

[awatkins]

Rhush, I thought your story was hilarious. You even had the slang down pat! Great job. Sorry to see you go. :Hug2:

To all y'all Contestants: Enjoy the moment! Jenna will have you on pins and needles again soon enough. :D Congrats to everyone!

[sharon]

I love your writing, Rhush and I'm so sorry to see you have to leave the contest. I hope to read more of your writing, either on the boards or published.
Good luck to the rest of the contestants! :Clap: You're all fabulous!

[DJP]

I echo that, Rhush. I've really enjoyed your entries, good luck in your writing career.

[Kim Gogo]

I'm sorry that we won't be able to enjoy your stories in this board, Rhush, but I know we won't lose you and your creativity in the other forums. I really enjoyed reading your work!

kim

[firehorse]

So... how many people voted this time?

[BlueTexas]

So... how many people voted this time?

126.

[maestrowork]

By the way, please give a round of applause to Melina and her dedication. Her computer's gone but she still got the votes in for us over the weekend.

You're the best, Melina.

:Clap:

[firehorse]

:TheWave: :TheWave: :TheWave:

Woo-hoo, Melina! Thank you!

[Mr Underhill]

This is now two weeks in a row I have cast my vote for the contestant who gets eliminated. If this keeps up I may have to consider not voting. Or I could take bribes to not vote for people...

Rhush, I found this last piece LOL funny. Your strength throughout the contest has been in compelling ideas for your pieces. The use of the kanashibari sleep state where the girl can see things others can't but is powerless to stop them, the 19th century mortician, and of course this latest one, all of those are wonderful.

If it is not inappropriate to step over the line from sympathy to some constructive criticism, I'd like to say that the one thing holding you back is a certain technical weakness. Errors in diction or POV as an example. The good news is that these are elements of the craft which can be remedied in a straightforward manner with editors, peers and study. Once your concepts are no longer being held back by these pedestrian issues, I predict you will be beating the pants off Steven King. Well, literarily if not in actual sales figures.

All the best!

PS - If you'd like me to crit some of your AI entries to see more specifically what I'm talking about, you need only ask and I'll post one.

[Kevin Yarbrough]

Rhush is gone? NO WAY!!! That's it, I demand a recount. If she still is out I will have to boycott AW. I mean it. I will leave and never come back. You will force me to beg to be let back on the PublishAmerica board. You don't want that, do you?

Rhush, I have something to tell ya. I will put it in ( ) so nobody but you can read it.

(I will knock off one of the other contestants so they will have to bring you back. Niko came back to American Idol when a contestant left. It can work I tell ya. Just let me know who you want me to knock off. I can also try to blackmail Jenna, but I don't think I can find anything bad. I will look though.)

[skylarburris]

Sorry to see you go, Rhush. I voted for you this time around! Competition is getting fierce.

[Rhush]

THANKS YOU GUYS!!!Ya'll really know how to make a girl feel much better about being cut! You guys rock! :Guitar:

Mr. Underhill, I totally agree with everything you had to say about my technical gliches! I've always had more creativity than writerly skill going for me. I would be very happy to have you show me a few pointers. Thanks for the offer! And as far as the Steven King comment!!! Man that makes you my new best friend! I'll pm or email ya with some pieces as soon as I get a chance. Thanks again!

Kevin...what can I say? Thanks a ton for your recount demand! Ha! I love a guy who is hard core about his fiction! And... I'll say this in () so no one else can read it, (I have a knock off list for ya. We'll negotiate a price. What do ya say?)
Ha! You rock, Man! When I finally sale my novel, I am SO looking you up! :Thumbs:

Skylarburris, thanks so much for your vote! I may have lost, but every single vote still means the world to me! And by the way, your avatar is adorable!

[firehorse]

(I have a knock off list for ya. We'll negotiate a price. What do ya say?)I tried to bribe Jenna with the remaining body parts from Surfer Dude, but I haven't heard back. There's a gnarly pancreas in it for you if you *don't* put me on your hit list ;)

I miss your writing already! (And yeah, hope is... tough)

[Rhush]

Jenna didn't want body parts??? What the hec is wrong with her? So ya say ya got a pancreas, do ya? Hmmmmm. Sounds enticing.....

[Kevin Yarbrough]

Jenna not wanting body parts is a bit strange. She could have sold them on the black market and used the money for AW. A pancreas isn't all that good. Try the kidney's with a little butter, garlic, salt, and a dash of oregano. Have a good glass of chardonay and some white rice with diced peppers. Yummy.

Rhush, (send me that list, we can work out a deal when I see who is on it. The price will very depending who is on the list. If Haskins is on it the price/payment will be pretty high, since the guy scares me.) Look me up when you sell your book, or anytime before that. Would love to hear from ya. Keep it up.

[hpoppink]

I am new here, and last week's vote was the first one I tried out. The competition was incredibly tight; each piece I read made me change my vote. I had to go through them several times before making my decision.

Like many other posters here, I'm positive we'll be seeing a lot more of you. Never give up, never surrender.