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MartyEss
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Posted: 06 Feb 2023 at 10:22am |
I keep telling myself to back off the contests and focus on growing the seeds I already have.
That said... Globe Soup has me intrigued. Any thoughts from the hive mind? Soup for you? No soup for you?
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slinkylink
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I entered the Sci-Fi competition. Mainly because it was only $2-ish and I also wanted to try my hand at Sci-Fi. Not because I expect there is any chance of winning. I say that not in a self-deprecating way. My understanding is there is one winner in each sub-genre (mine is Cryosleep), and the best of those is crowned the winner. So the chances are remote even if you are great writer which I am not claiming to be. And with a low entry fee, there must be a gajillion people. So for me, it's an exercise, not a contest.
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wisemel
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The folks that run Globe Soup are amazing. They have a couple of facebook groups and they're always super supportive and offer free contests and lots of writing tips and the like. I'm very impressed with them on the whole.
The have a course coming up called how to write stories that win contests that sounds very promising. It's 18 weeks of pdf lessons where you workshop one of your own stories, then you get a month to polish and submit to their contest. And all entries get feedback.
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MartyEss
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That course is what grabbed my attention, are you doing it?
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MartyEss
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Alright, bit the bullet and bought the workshop/contest!!
Should be the best option to actually keep me focused on the piece I want to expand (and it's easier on the schedule than the screenwriting competition that was also tempting me). |
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Lulumacmac
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I think I am going to do it too! Good luck Marty, Mel and all doing it!
Also received this email today about their 100 word comp… 2023 OPEN DRABBLE CONTEST | PRIZE: £300 | ENTRY: FREE | WORDS: 100 EXACTLY | DEADLINE: 31st MARCH, 2023To celebrate the launch of The Dark Of Day: A Collection Of 66 Drabbles, we’ve decided to run our own free drabble writing contest!For anyone who doesn’t know, a drabble is a short story of exactly 100 words.The Dark of Day is a new short story collection written by a small but extremely talented group of Globe Soup members. If you haven’t read many drabbles before, we invite you to pick up a copy of this book or download the ebook before you begin working on your entry for this contest! This book includes 66 fantastic drabbles. That’s right, 66 stories that are each exactly 100 words in length! The Dark of Day is currently available as an ebook for just £0.79 on Amazon! Get your copy here.For our contest, we’re looking for the best short story (drabble) you guys can come up with! There is no theme for this contest. Your entry can be any genre or style, but…Your entry must be fiction.It must be prose (no poetry).It must be a complete short story.And it must be exactly 100 words in length. That’s right, any story that is not exactly 100 words will not be considered!RULES FOR OUR DRABBLE CONTEST:
SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS:Please send your entry as a word doc, .docx, or PDF attachment to:globesoup.drabble@gmail.comPLEASE WRITE THE TITLE OF YOUR STORY AT THE TOP OF YOUR DOCUMENT. PLEASE DO NOT PUT YOUR NAME ON THE DOCUMENT. THE GLOBE SOUP JUDGES MUST JUDGE EACH ENTRY ANONYMOUSLY!The winning drabble will be published on our website. No other entries will be published. The winner receives £300. The winner retains ownership of their story. |
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I will return overdue reads (so sorry!) I promise but I just need to take a break from NYCM for a bit. I will be back! Big love.
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MartyEss
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Thanks Lulu The drabble looks interesting, may as well! Good luck to you as well, I am assuming there isn't the forum experience in this one...? |
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Lulumacmac
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@martyess - there is a facebook group and you can get peer feedback via there it looks like.
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I will return overdue reads (so sorry!) I promise but I just need to take a break from NYCM for a bit. I will be back! Big love.
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TheGlamWitch
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I signed up for this and am super excited! I also entered two stories for the SCI-fi cntests. I got Terraforming and Cryosleep I have ideas now to get them written
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winternovella
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Thank you for sharing this site! I signed up for the sci-fi contest and did the drabble. You guys are great!
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