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Straw-fed
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AW WESTERN CONTEST - Discussion Thread
So, we finally made it to March 1st! Entries have been received and will soon be available to view in WESTERN CONTEST ENTRY THREAD -- please do not post in this thread and make sure you read the OP.
![]() This thread is for the discussion of the contest and also serves as a reminder of the rules regarding voting. I have posted an abridged version of the rules (specific to voting) below. Please read it before casting your votes. The contests full rules can be found HERE. Quote:
Thank you all again for taking part, I hope you'll have as much fun choosing your top three as you did writing your piece. ![]() I'd also like to take the time to remind entrants and passers by that the March western prompt is Mystery Western in preperation for entering the Hillerman Contest. I thouroughly encourage you to give it a go. Full details can be found here. If you had fun writing this one, why not keep going! So, with that all said. On with the discussion!
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Crit this? The Knock [Short - 3900 Words - Adult Content] Last edited by HarryHoskins; 03-02-2012 at 03:06 AM. |
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fluently sarcastic.
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All I've done today is read the entries (hurrah up, Harry, post faster!
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I make tall stories short
Join Date: Mar 2011
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Aw, man....
This is gunna be tuff!
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Ne Cede Malis
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40,000 words of Western goodness ripe for the reading! It'll be a tough cattle drive at times but I'm looking forward to it.
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yessiree bob. It IS "gonna be tuff". I expected amazing entries. No surprises there. Just wow, folks!
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practical experience, FTW
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Amen to that! So I have resorted to picking my nose.
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Ne Cede Malis
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One request: I am going to type up some comments in a Word file and post them here. Could you do a list of all the entries in order so I can copypasta it in?
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Excerpts from Nonexistent Books - my literary blog and daily writing exercise all rolled up into one! Short sections of books that don't (and perhaps shouldn't) exist. Like what you see? Purchase a print or ebook version!
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Ne Cede Malis
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Never mind, I just did it myself:
01. Mexican Monte 02. Deliverance 03. The First Roundup 04. Saloon Girls 05. Dealing From the Bottom 06. Outside 07. Conserving Order 08. Awaiting Your Reply, I Remain Your Servant, Josiah Cranston 09. Mary-Lou's Prospects 10. Fools Get What’s Coming 11. Self Defense 12. Death on the Range 13. New Ideas in the Old West 14. The Roiling Sands 15. My Ride to Fort Churchill 16. Under Burning Rain 17. So What 18. Paradise Wells 19. A Trip Out West 20. Ain't Enough 21. Ten Seconds 22. Incident at the Bar H 23. Look Back, Bold Pioneer 24. Lame Horses 25. Gambler and Gravedigger 26. Gravedigger Jones 27. The Riders 28. To Kill a Rattlesnake 29. The Winter Spring 30. Home Bound 31. The Love and Death of Alice Waddell 32. Sacred Rock 33. All the General's Horses 34. Tooth and Claw 35. The Outlaw 36. Dead Don't Lie 37. Six Bullets 38. Hesperides 39. Hunger Ain't No Game 40. We Are Equal
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Excerpts from Nonexistent Books - my literary blog and daily writing exercise all rolled up into one! Short sections of books that don't (and perhaps shouldn't) exist. Like what you see? Purchase a print or ebook version!
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Straw-fed
Join Date: Apr 2011
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![]() Please make sure you don't post any comments that identify particular stories until the voting period is over. The idea is to discuss without influencing the vote or identifying particular stories or authors until the votings done. After the voting close date you are encouraged to post what you thought about particular pieces. But please wait until then. The entries are up and in order in Western SYW (password vista) right now so feel free to use that for your word file. If you want a list of who wrote what, that'll be posted when the votes are in, counted and the results posted. This, providing all goes well, should be either on or shortly after 16th of March. Hope that helps, and good show.
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You don't have coffee? Go away.
Join Date: Dec 2011
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I just read the first five stories, and, wow! My story is going to blown to China. If my story even gets one vote I'll be happy. These stories are incredible for AW contest standards.
Seriously, guys, publication is for you.
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Anyway, taking a break from my first read of entries one through twenty. Twenty more to go for the first pass. I'm honored to be here among you guys. I hope I'll learn something from ya.
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fluently sarcastic.
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Don't feel that way. Or if you do, know you aren't alone. I'm right there with you (pardna').
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practical experience, FTW
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Just finished and I have to agree, it will be tough to whittle it down to three votes. I've been trying to imagine who wrote what.
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I think I'm back....
Join Date: Nov 2011
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I have to second, or third, or, heck - just add my 2 cents, these entries are great. It's going to be very hard to pick three.
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You don't have coffee? Go away.
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^Wow....We'll leave that at that.
But I do agree with you, despite the slightly nasty analogy. I find myself saying, "I'm going to get murdered...."
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Carpe diem, bro. WIPs: Some SF Horror piece--in progress, 1000 words Part of the Job: An Edward Shelton Murder Mystery--editing, proofreading. The works. Here is my latest idea for a project. It's in the works. Any thoughts and comments will be extremely appreciated, whether you tell me it's gold or utter crap. Leave a comment and get a +1. |
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Well, to get the train back on the tracks, I was amazed at the number of cross-genre entries. So many ideas I would never come up with in a million years.
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That's what I thought on my first skim through. My unnamed, unmentioned, unreferenced, heck did i even write it??? submission seems quite lame now. So many good stories... for once.. I'm speechless! I can certainly see now why we need a good coupla weeks to pick our favorites. They are all so good I might just have to draw from a hat. Anyone got a spare stetson? |
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You don't have coffee? Go away.
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*Wordcount stops his horse, gets off, and lends Toffee his fedora.
Will that do?
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Well WordCount, apart from voting there's no point sitting around this 'ere saloon drinking bad liquor and shooting at Harry. I'm thinking of signing up for the Western prompt thingy. You game for it pard? Or are ya chicken? Toffee takes two steps back, her hands itching over her blackberry, ready to shoot... http://absolutewrite.com/forums/showthread.php?t=237777 |
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practical experience, FTW
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A tip of the hat to HarryHoskins for creating this contest. What a great idea!
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You don't have coffee? Go away.
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Si, senor. I've decided to take part in that there competition as well. I'm thinkin' Space Western for this one. What about you?
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practical experience, FTW
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1. Never heard of Hillerbeans... gotta research. 2. Need to figure out where New Mexico is. 3. I'm sure there's a three... but it's been a long day 4. Is it the same as the weird western thingy? |
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Join Date: Jan 2011
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When I finished my entry and sent it over I was thinking, top 3 easy.
Now that I've finished reading the other 39 entries I'm thinking: Please God, just don't let me finish dead last. Nice job everyone. Going to be very tough cutting this down to a top 3. |
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Knight Errant
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Halfway through the stories and it's break time, I'm tired and hoping it rains tomorrow so I can finish these. The tales told in 1500 words, give or take, are pretty amazing. Such a wide range of imagination - it's impressive. Picking three favorites will be nigh near impossible and my notes and rankings bear that out. Well done to everyone. Good job, Harry, on bringing all this talent together.
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