Recent content by carpedavid

Curses! I'm sorry I missed signing up for the contest. It'll be fun to read through the stories, though. I like the picture selection so far!

*does happy dance* Rodrigo, I'd like to thank you for that final round. It was so close that I had no idea who was going to win. It could just as easily have been you, and that's the most exciting kind of competition. And by exciting, I mean totally nerve wracking. :) I'd also like to thank...

Any update?

Ha! No. I just don't want to appear to be pandering by thanking the judges before the judgment is made. :)

While we're waiting on the judgment, I want to thank all of my fellow competitors. Your high level of creativity and skill made for one of the more exciting competitions I think I've seen. Also, thanks to everyone who commented throughout the tournament. Whether positive or negative, it's great...

The all art round felt about the same as a normal round, honestly. The task is the same whether the images are illustrations or photographs. The only difference, I would say, was that I felt a greater sense of responsibility to be true to the images, since I knew that the main artist would be...

Thanks! Good luck to you as well!

Well, that's done, at least. I look forward to seeing Rodrigo's story.

Ceramic DM, Winter 2007: Final Round carpedavid vs. Rodrigo Istalindir The Short Story of Esmeralda Santiago Esmeralda Santiago’s only friend was a girl named Luna who lived on the moon. Luna and Esmeralda had been classmates since kindergarten and had spent every day after school running...

Sez you. :) Also, I got called into work today, on what was supposed to be my primary writing day. I'm going to have to think "short" - something I've been having difficulty with this tournament. :D

That works for me as well.

The rest of this week is completely filled. Would it be too long to wait until Sunday?

That's a good point. I think a "battle royal" tournament would probably be ideal for a themed contest. Eight contestants or so get the same set of pictures, and the judges select the winner out of the bunch. This would keep the number of stories down to a managable size, and it would keep it...

I have nothing but good things to say about Empty Room. They're a professional and responsive bunch. Rick was easy to communicate with and was extremely timely in making changes when he worked on the Land of the Crane cover, which you can see in the examples above. They took great pains to make...

I think this is true. However, it might be interesting to have a special "one-off" themed tournament every so often. Horror for Halloween for example.