Again, it's been a while since I joined, but when I last submitted late entries I did so with no expectation they would be read.
Yes.
Having said this, some stories I end up reading​ a couple weeks later when I have missed a round.
Again, it's been a while since I joined, but when I last submitted late entries I did so with no expectation they would be read.
"Definitions" by Royal Flush - pure plagiarism. I didn't expect this.
It's clear people like it how it is! I just want to say, I didn't think moving the deadline would "fix" things, because nothing is broken. Most people meet deadlines, a few people don't. I thought it would be nice to have the Saturday to write, but Cyan's point about not liking to stew over it over the weekend is a good one (I speak from very recent experience).
It's clear people like it how it is! I just want to say, I didn't think moving the deadline would "fix" things, because nothing is broken. Most people meet deadlines, a few people don't. I thought it would be nice to have the Saturday to write, but Cyan's point about not liking to stew over it over the weekend is a good one (I speak from very recent experience).
"Still Life on White Table" by Cyan - I really liked the dialogue bit about the two types of rebels. Very engaging stuff. Actually, I liked the majority of the philosophizing. I didn't quite "get" how he was still going to live though, unless you just meant figuratively in someone's mind...but then you said that she'd see him in a year, so I don't think you meant it that way. It's 12:45am and maybe my brain is too tired to fully get what happened. Could you clarify the ending? Nice work, Cyan. I felt a bit of Ashes' stream of consciousness near the end. The only criticism I'll really give is that I still think your paragraphs are too long for modern fiction. Not sure if this is your intent.
Ditto. When I submit something ineligible (either outside the deadline + grace period or over the word limit), I assume it is DQed from receiving votes, and that no one is obligated to read or comment. I'm certainly grateful when people do, but I don't expect it.Again, it's been a while since I joined, but when I last submitted late entries I did so with no expectation they would be read.
Oh yeah... OOPS!!! Good point. And yeah, there was a dark ending I suppose, but I guess it felt fitting. Perhaps Sejal was still processing. And maybe later she'd return to Evergreen, or visit the horses at the beach.Maybe I missed something, but I dont think at any point Sejal actually gave the horse her response letter?
Side note... which is sorta sad....but for some reason, I feel like sharing: I had an acquaintance from graduate school. We drifted a bit when we were states away. But she was a pretty incredible and funny person. I wrote my first draft on Monday using her name. And I discovered two days later that she had died the day before, on Sunday, to ovarian cancer. So sad. She was so young.
Thanks for the feedback so far, guys. I really loved the basic idea behind housemage when I thought of it, and I think there's enough in the premise for a full-blown novel, but my writing and storytelling skills just aren't strong enough to pull something like that off yet. Ya'll are ahead of me in terms of writing skills development.
Wow that's a really sad coincidence.
On another note, I just realised that your avatar is a broken egg. Would you believe that I always saw it as a toy rubber duck?
I blame mobileGaf's tiny avatars and bad eyesight.
Side note... which is sorta sad....but for some reason, I feel like sharing: I had an acquaintance from graduate school. We drifted a bit when we were states away. But she was a pretty incredible and funny person. I wrote my first draft on Monday using her name. And I discovered two days later that she had died the day before, on Sunday, to ovarian cancer. So sad. She was so young.
Losing my shit at this sudden realization of Tangents avatar.