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Originally posted by N_Minaker N_Minaker wrote:

Originally posted by Katie Katie wrote:

I'm really feeling the pressure too! 7,000 writers down to just 200 - and I'm amongst them? Gulp! Imposter syndrome doesn't help the creative juices flow! 

Was it really 7000 writers? Shocked

Looks like Round 1 was 110 groups of about 63 writers each (6932 total), top 15 moved on.

Round 2 was 25 groups of about 66 writers each (1650 total), top 8 moved on.

So Round 3 is 200 total writers. 
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I have to just submit because I'm going crazy and I really need a drink! My readers didn't get the first version and then said the 2nd draft was too obvious.
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@surnica and @Katie: aw, I'm glad I could help, just a little <3

I wrote a cozy and reasonable litfic aaaaand of course scrapped it for some weird little genre beast that occurred to me a couple hours later

So I hope that was the right choice, lol x) Congrats to everyone who's submitted! Good words to everyone still tinkering away
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I have had to fiddle tremendously to fit "grow" in, and I think I'm going to replace a "grumbled" with a "growled" and hope it still scans. Anybody else have a creative workaround for it?
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My son used growling.  I believe it's within the rules.
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Originally posted by LadyArkham LadyArkham wrote:

I have had to fiddle tremendously to fit "grow" in, and I think I'm going to replace a "grumbled" with a "growled" and hope it still scans. Anybody else have a creative workaround for it?

I used grown, but in the last round, someone used cauliFLOWer for Flow.  I think you will be ok!
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I think I’ve really pushed the boundaries of the “chasing something” action. 
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Thought I had submitted my final draft when a friend I sent it to wrote back asking why the main character changed into a werewolf at the end.

My story has nothing to do with werewolves or shapeshifting.

Time to go do another clarity edit!
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Originally posted by LadyArkham LadyArkham wrote:

Thought I had submitted my final draft when a friend I sent it to wrote back asking why the main character changed into a werewolf at the end.

My story has nothing to do with werewolves or shapeshifting.

Time to go do another clarity edit!

And now I have tea up my nose.  
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Submitted. I almost went with comedy but ended up trying something different for me. That’s what these contests are about, right? Good luck, everyone!
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