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Reasonably_Crazy
NYC Midnight Black Belt Joined: 23 Jan 2016 Location: Portland, OR Status: Offline Points: 1877 |
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Uuuuuugh that sucks so much!! I feel like some of the rules were enforced differently; it also says the action has to be literal, not metaphorical, and a few stories in my heat used the action metaphorically and still advanced. I'm sorry! Your story was still good, though!
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jennifer.quail
NYC Midnight Black Belt Joined: 07 Feb 2018 Status: Offline Points: 7931 |
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I thought the rule was you HAD to use the word, BUT it could be part of another word, a different tense, etc. So if you didn't use the word 'surprise' in any way, shape, or form ("he was surprised," "What a surprise", they were listening to the Surprise Symphony, it was unsurprising, etc) I think it doesn't meet the rule.
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A.J. Gemick
NYC Midnight Addict Joined: 15 Jan 2020 Location: East Coast, US Status: Offline Points: 514 |
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I know I'm kicking myself so hard right now! aaarrrggghhhh!!! (granted, even if I would have caught it & shoehorned the word in there, there's no guarantee I would have moved on anyway.. so gotta just console myself w/ that thought..) Thanks for the read! I actually meant to leave your feedback on your daughters of the witch queen story too btw! I really enjoyed it- was very clever... (the past month has been so crazy at work, I've not been able to log in and read anything at NYC since like may :( )
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2021 FFC1 Gr40 Romance A Long Walk
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A.J. Gemick
NYC Midnight Addict Joined: 15 Jan 2020 Location: East Coast, US Status: Offline Points: 514 |
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Yeah, I completely missed that... *kicks self* for not looking super close at the faq and instead just going off of what I had done in previous NYC comps... :head desk head desk head desk:
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2021 FFC1 Gr40 Romance A Long Walk
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Lexibreton
NYC Midnight Newbie Joined: 15 May 2020 Location: Massillon Status: Offline Points: 78 |
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Even though I was liked my own writing, none of the feedback surprised me. I could tell one judge really didn't like it because he had little to say on what he liked and much to say on what he didn't. If I want you guys to read it, should I just go back and post with the others in my assigned group?
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craigs
NYC Midnight Groupie Joined: 18 Jan 2020 Location: Texas Status: Offline Points: 173 |
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I got good feedback and was told exactly why I didn't advance. Two of my judges didn't like that the conflict between the characters didn't happen in the story itself. Obviously, I had it happen "off-screen" as a stylistic choice, but the judges didn't like that.
Interestingly, in a previous contest I had a scene take place similarly off-screen as I followed a different character. One judge didn't like that. I didn't advance. So the lesson I've learned is this: NEVER have action take place off-screen. Every single thing that happens better happen in full view. So I'll be changing my writing style a bit for the next contest. I know my audience now, I guess. |
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I think it has to be spelled as-is, and any add-on letters have to keep the original spelling intact.
Yes: surprise, surprised, surprises, unsurprised No: surprising (because the 'e' gets cut off) That bites, and I feel your pain!!
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jennifer.quail
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My impression from reading a lot of the feedback is (besides the judges not seeming to grasp the word count is a hard limit, not just a nice suggestion) is if you've got a choice between spelling out the plot slowly and clearly using relatively small words and being subtle, don't be subtle.
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dkallas
NYC Midnight Groupie Joined: 03 Sep 2014 Location: California Status: Offline Points: 100 |
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Oh!! That's exactly my impression! I've always done much better with entries that I wasn't thrilled with. Took me years to figure out that subtly was lost on two-thirds of the judges. They don't want to have to engage or think at all. And if they don't know a word, they don't look it up.
I could go on.
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surnica
NYC Midnight Addict Joined: 09 May 2020 Location: USA Status: Offline Points: 1202 |
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The context of our society in terms of perception of police brutality changed dramatically from May 8 to mid-June. I feel like the shift really affected one judge's perception of the story. But maybe they wouldn't have liked it anyway. The humor was a little dark to begin with.
Another judge said they loved the dark humor. Oh well, it is what it is.
The Deputy Buford thundered into the camp, leveling his six-shooter. The muzzle flash illuminated the watchman as he fell. Buford leapt from his saddle and doused the campfire, spreading steam and confusion. While other ruffians struggled out of bedrolls, he shot two more and bellowed, “You’ll pay for what you did to Hanksville!” The final bandit hastily fired his pistol, grazing Buford’s ear. The outlaw aimed again, screaming, “Did to whe--?” before being silenced. Riding triumphantly back to Hanksville, Buford was surprised to meet the sheriff at the crossroads. “Damnit Buford, I said the west canyon! You done went the wrong way!” |
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