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Thank you guys for the wonderful feedback. You hit most of the things I know I have problems with. 1) Conflict. I have real trouble making good conflicts that are person versus person. 2) Noting about telling versus showing. 3) Working external elements well into a story. 4) Having the...

Lala... not checking obsessively. No, no, not me. Zhaneel

I can hold out a little longer... I guess. Zhaneel

Kay, I don't know how. Share? Zhaneel

Siala, I can relate. Having written the dryad piece back in August, it wasn't until recently that I was able to fully edit it, and that's without the competition rules in place. But I know I'm going to work on "The One" and even maybe "It's Elemental" I think there is a salable story in each...

AIEEE!! Sunday? *pause* Yeah, I'll live. No problems at all. Zhaneel

I agree that reading & critiquing other people's stories improves your own writing. In fact, there are several workshops based around this idea. I encouage anyone reading/writing in this thread to consider Critters Workshop. It is an online SF/F/H based workshop. You are required to critique...

On the publishing note: Most magazines tend to prefer shorter works (5k or less) so the first story fits well there too. I would second the recommendation of editing/polishing the first entry to be sent off for publicaton.

Currently I'm pretty flexible next week. I would prefer having the deadline be no later than Saturday morning, as my weekend is sort of full. I know that I will have at least two dinner plans next week and my hubbie is getting ansty for a date, but I can work around those (I think). Ugh...

Woo. Tired Zhaneel. Sleep now. 5612 words, for those who care. Zhaneel

Round 3-2 Mythago versus Zhaneel It's Elemental Carson entered the Hall of Prophecy with no fanfare nor announcement. It was not needed in the Hall. He knew he was supposed to be there, and anyone who waited in the hall would know of his coming. He remembered the summons that had brought...

So, does that mean you are so cool that you are beyond better? *ducks* Zhaneel

You know... I could just have my husband come over and release the Zerg Horde of DOOM! :-) My phrases are more than a match for your semi-colons. And I will feast on your corpse to absorb your phrases. Zhaneel

Nifty menu. Haven't had time to read the spoilers. Zhaneel

Damn, BSF. That is FABOULOUS! Zhaneel

Congrats to Macbeth and well done on that round. Now, I must pound at my own story so I can beat on the great Macbeth. ;-) Of course, I have get past mythago first. Zhaneel

Wow... okay you have stats. I don't do stats. I do stories. One of the reasons why I've considered not writing for the next competition. I want to write stories, and they tend to be SF/F but rarely do I have them set in a RPG world and/or have stats associated with my characters. Thanks for...

PS: I would love some more feedback on my two previous stories. Zhaneel

Having now read both stories (was avoiding due to work and so I could work on my own beast) I have to say I prefer BSF's. Again, I have the same complaint about the Djinn. I'm trying to figure out how you could have made it harder to figure out. Perhaps have the threesome say that someone...

I really do hope that this gets used. I prefered the winter competition where spoilers were used, 'cause I often have a gut response, but if I can't post it right away, I forget after the judging. Zhaneel