Yeah, but you're being self-depreciating, so I figured, hey, it's a contest -- I can be even MORE self-depreciating!
Also, wild imagination tends to mean "easily distracted."
Also, wild imagination tends to mean "easily distracted."
You have to really think about that, though. How many people bother with novellas at all? The most common story lengths are short story and novel length. Writers tend to think just in those length sets. I'm sure many people tried and just couldn't make it work in the time I gave them. Novellas aren't easy for all writers - and really, if they come too easy then there's an issue with the writing. If you're practiced in writing novels or shorties, then writing something in between is actually more difficult than it sounds because the writerly part of the brain doesn't work that way.
But I think the time for novellas is coming. Especially with the ebook market. Which is exactly why i made this year's wc length what I did. 9 is more than what I expected, actually. I expected perhaps 6-7 entries.
You have to really think about that, though. How many people bother with novellas at all? The most common story lengths are short story and novel length. Writers tend to think just in those length sets. I'm sure many people tried and just couldn't make it work in the time I gave them. Novellas aren't easy for all writers - and really, if they come too easy then there's an issue with the writing. If you're practiced in writing novels or shorties, then writing something in between is actually more difficult than it sounds because the writerly part of the brain doesn't work that way.
But I think the time for novellas is coming. Especially with the ebook market. Which is exactly why i made this year's wc length what I did. 9 is more than what I expected, actually. I expected perhaps 6-7 entries.
You have to really think about that, though. How many people bother with novellas at all? The most common story lengths are short story and novel length.
snip And best luck to second and third placers. snip
Hey, speak for yourself, buddy! Everybody knows I've got this one in the bag.
So there.
But seriously, anytime you can learn something about yourself or your craft, it's a good thing.
Trust me. I'm suffering anxiety cuz you're a published author.
Well, this was originally announced on 2/28 with a two month deadline. The deadline was then extended a month. Best advice I can give is to check in frequently. Then you won't miss all the good stuff.Well, if this goes again next year I would like a little more for warning! I can't do 20k in a month! So a deadline 2-3 months from the start would be great
Well, this was originally announced on 2/28 with a two month deadline. The deadline was then extended a month. Best advice I can give is to check in frequently. Then you won't miss all the good stuff.
Why be anxious?
All of us have done a great job writing this past month, at least 15,000 words even if we had to slash quite a few. We will all get feedback on our stories. That is a great prize, in my opinion, and we all win.
I'm looking forward to seeing what the judges have to say.
Feeding me severed hands works too.
I'm with you. My post was a left handed congratulations to Sheila on becoming published.
ohhhh... (duha)
So where is the published story at?
(I have one coming out next month )
Trust me. I'm suffering anxiety cuz you're a published author.
ohhhh... (duha)
So where is the published story at?
(I have one coming out next month )
THIS JUST IN: Published people are disqualified. Also anyone with a username that doesn't start with the letter 'b' or 'n'.
My story ("There's Something About Carol") is in Splatter: An Anthology of Horror, by Sourlane Press; it's on Amazon.