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Topic: So...who's in for SSC?
Posted By: hanalyst
Subject: So...who's in for SSC?
Date Posted: 12 Dec 2018 at 3:57pm
Haven't done it before, but the slightly different prompt approach intrigues me! Just signed up, along with an old coworker who saw my "please give me $5 off" FB post.

Mostly I'm just nervous that 8 days will be too much time for me to stay focused and that I'll completely shoot myself in the foot. (I work best under more imminent/absurd deadlines.) Or perhaps the long game is just a part of adulting that I need to woman-up and accept? Confused


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Posted By: PrestonLeytonNelson
Date Posted: 12 Dec 2018 at 4:04pm
I'm in! Also concerned that 8 days might be too long for lil' ol' ADHD me to keep focused, but it's so nice to WRITE. And left to my own devices, I just binge netflix. (Currently on 'The Good Place,' which is AMAZING).


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Posted By: sidle_by
Date Posted: 12 Dec 2018 at 4:18pm
I've signed up too!! Not sure how it'll go, but I think it's the opposite problem for me - work is RIDICULOUS and while I managed to have weekends free for flashfic (all but the final, apparently LOL), I never have 8 days off, and working 12+ hour days is pretty common... not sure if I'll be able to get it done!!!

But i'm so so so keen to try!!!


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Posted By: lisafox10800
Date Posted: 12 Dec 2018 at 4:33pm
I'm in, too.

This will be my third go in Short Story. My strategy, given the extra time, has been draft by Tuesday night with beta and revision from Wednesday through Saturday. Of course, everyone's approach is different! The only thing I'd advise is don't wait too long to get things started.

And the luxury of words... it's a beautiful thing...


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Posted By: Briana Una
Date Posted: 12 Dec 2018 at 4:37pm
Me! This will be my second Short Story comp, and 3rd go at NYCM overall! 


Posted By: kizernix
Date Posted: 12 Dec 2018 at 4:43pm
I'm out!  Going to work at a long story contest (17,000 words) for the Writers of the Future contest aka the L. Ron Hubbard Science Fiction and Fantasy Contest, this will take all of my time I'm sure.  I enjoyed NYCM and good luck to everyone in the next contest!  

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Posted By: Cosima
Date Posted: 12 Dec 2018 at 4:48pm
I just signed up! It'll be my first attempt. I like the idea of having more time. And given how many words I always had to cut from my first draft in the FFC, I like the longer word limit too.

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Posted By: chrissie0707
Date Posted: 12 Dec 2018 at 4:55pm
I’m all signed up! (Might’ve dove so on the first day.) After competing in FFC, those eight days seem like forever! Last year, I researched the genre for the first few days, reading some short stories in my assigned genre to get a feel for it, took notes, had a couple of plotty ideas by day 3-4, and started drafting after that with the final version day on day 7 just needing polishing. I’ve been assigned a different genre for every round of these comps so far, and I’m sort of excited to keep that going. I’m dying to pull Sci Fi.

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Posted By: emilymyoga
Date Posted: 12 Dec 2018 at 5:00pm
I'm in!!! I just made my awkward money-saving FB post and signed up today. 

I'm intrigued by how the SSC is set up differently and it seems like it will be a lot harder, at least for me! 8 days for challenge 1??? Genre/SUBJECT/CHARACTER!?! I like how each challenge is a little different within the SSC though, should I make it through. Definitely looking forward to it! Big smile


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Posted By: Klieu
Date Posted: 12 Dec 2018 at 5:53pm
I'm still on the fence. I'll make up my mind once I get the judges' feedback from this FF round. Feedback was my main goal for entering this competition, and-frankly speaking-the judges' feedback has on occasion not been as insightful or helpful as I was hoping. In some instances, I've found the feedback from you all much more helpful.


Then again, I have to acknowledge that perhaps my stories have been so unremarkable that there was really not much for the judges to comment on.


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Posted By: stephenmatlock
Date Posted: 12 Dec 2018 at 6:09pm
I'm in.

I've done some of my best work in short story ("She Who Made the Land Her Home") and I've bombed terribly (my ghost story got IIRC 0 points). I like the freedom to write longer.


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Posted By: jennifer.quail
Date Posted: 12 Dec 2018 at 6:36pm
*raises hand* I just hope I draw something good and some decent judges for the first round and get through. I almost didn't do FFC because SSC last time seemed like a super-expensive waste. 

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Posted By: manifestlynot
Date Posted: 12 Dec 2018 at 6:38pm
I’m in, cautiously. I bombed out of SSC in 2018 but did well in SC with the same time span, so who knows. 2500 words feels positively indulgent! 

I do like the themed prompts over the setting prompts in Flash, I think. More room for creative interpretation.


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Posted By: fioOxf
Date Posted: 12 Dec 2018 at 7:02pm
Well possibly foolishly, I've signed up. I figure that if I approach it like Flash but with a few days to beta and edit tagged on, I'll manage the time and also get the adrenaline thing the first couple of days. Like sidle_by, I work 12+ days most days, so the weekdays need to be doable. I'll bomb, but I'll learn.

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Posted By: Tim G
Date Posted: 12 Dec 2018 at 7:08pm
me is

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Posted By: Tim G
Date Posted: 12 Dec 2018 at 7:09pm
Originally posted by stephenmatlock stephenmatlock wrote:


I've done some of my best work in short story ("She Who Made the Land Her Home") 


That was indeed a phenomenal read!


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Posted By: dias
Date Posted: 12 Dec 2018 at 7:24pm
I'm in too. Have done Short Story a couple of times now and it's the one that always causes me the most last-minute stress/sleepless nights. But I just keep coming back for more!

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Posted By: steph9289
Date Posted: 12 Dec 2018 at 7:28pm
I'm in!! 

With the personal goal of finishing the rough draft of the novel expansion of my first round story from last year!! 10,000 words to go before January 18th!! LOL


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Posted By: roccapia
Date Posted: 12 Dec 2018 at 7:35pm
You know, I started out doing SSC, but I find I like flash fiction better, now that I've done it a couple of times. Having said that, signing up today, before the deadline, because I so enjoy these contests. Might even try the short screenplay again when it happens, even though I crashed and burned the one and only time I tried it.

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Posted By: scriber
Date Posted: 12 Dec 2018 at 7:40pm
Sadly I have exams this year, so I'm out. My strategy is usually to brainstorm to avoid the obvious, pump a story out, then spend every remaining minute agonizing over editing. 

I might give feedback where I can if people are okay with that. I want to stay in practice. 


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Posted By: nod1v1ng
Date Posted: 12 Dec 2018 at 8:06pm
Funny story. My dad texted me the other day and said - hey, Are you crazy busy? Could I sign you up for a short story contest for Xmas?

I had to break it to him I was already registered.  

I have this weird love/hate with SS. I procrastinate in R1 and pretty much do all my writing the last 2 days & my sweet spot is like tel:1800-2200" rel="nofollow - 1800-2200 words. It feels crazy after Fkash to leave unused words on the table, but still I do. 


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Posted By: steph9289
Date Posted: 12 Dec 2018 at 8:19pm
Originally posted by nod1v1ng nod1v1ng wrote:

Funny story. My dad texted me the other day and said - hey, Are you crazy busy? Could I sign you up for a short story contest for Xmas?

I had to break it to him I was already registered.  

I have this weird love/hate with SS. I don’t procrastinate in R1 and pretty much do all my writing the last 2 days & my sweet spot is like 1800-2200 words. It feels crazy after Fkash to leave unused words on the table, but still I do. 

That is so heckin' sweet!! I would cry happy tears if my dad ever did that for me. Usually my dad just texts me about his latest diet fad. LOL


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Posted By: nod1v1ng
Date Posted: 12 Dec 2018 at 8:28pm
Originally posted by steph9289 steph9289 wrote:

Originally posted by nod1v1ng nod1v1ng wrote:

Funny story. My dad texted me the other day and said - hey, Are you crazy busy? Could I sign you up for a short story contest for Xmas?

I had to break it to him I was already registered.  

I have this weird love/hate with SS. I don’t procrastinate in R1 and pretty much do all my writing the last 2 days & my sweet spot is like tel:1800-2200" rel="nofollow - 1800-2200 words. It feels crazy after Fkash to leave unused words on the table, but still I do. 

That is so heckin' sweet!! I would cry happy tears if my dad ever did that for me. Usually my dad just texts me about his latest diet fad. LOL

My dad is writing a spy novel, my mum is a retired English teacher, & my uncle (in his retirement) runs a community writing group out of his local bookstore. It’s sort of in the blood over here.  :)


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Posted By: BeckyG515
Date Posted: 12 Dec 2018 at 8:37pm
I'm in. It will be my 1st time for SSC.

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Posted By: Maddoris
Date Posted: 12 Dec 2018 at 9:07pm
I'm in too!

This was my first attempt at the flash fiction competition and I loved the whole experience (very happy with my HM in round 2 as a newbie Smile).  Can't wait to try the short story comp!


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Posted By: dashesndots
Date Posted: 12 Dec 2018 at 9:33pm
In again for my 3rd attempt.  In 2017 I got nothing, then in 2018 I got an HM in the first round, so my goal for 2019 is to at least make it to round 2.  I did enjoy trying out flash and will probably try again next year, but I definitely am looking forward to the SSC's 2500 word limit, haha!

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Posted By: jennifer.quail
Date Posted: 12 Dec 2018 at 9:39pm
Originally posted by nod1v1ng nod1v1ng wrote:

I procrastinate in R1 and pretty much do all my writing the last 2 days 

*raises hand* This is my big worry. Eight days? The probability of my not finishing anything until the last minute is directly proportionate to the amount of time I have. The more time you give me, the more I will put things off until the last minute.


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Posted By: bleustick
Date Posted: 12 Dec 2018 at 9:57pm
Registering tomorrow. I probably would be all about it either way, having enjoyed my first NYCM challenge so far (this one; FFC 2018 is my first). But now that I have decided to gather this stuff together into some peculiar vaguely flower-themed anthology, I feel like I have a mission to continue. Yes, that means I am that obnoxious. More flowers right into SSC 2019. Though I may go back and do other groups' prompts and so forth to fill out the rest of the collection beyond that... eventually even I am going to want to move beyond flowers ^_~.

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Posted By: Suave
Date Posted: 12 Dec 2018 at 9:59pm
Originally posted by hanalyst hanalyst wrote:

Haven't done it before, but the slightly different prompt approach intrigues me! Just signed up, along with an old coworker who saw my "please give me $5 off" FB post.

Mostly I'm just nervous that 8 days will be too much time for me to stay focused and that I'll completely shoot myself in the foot. (I work best under more imminent/absurd deadlines.) Or perhaps the long game is just a part of adulting that I need to woman-up and accept? Confused


I am in.  Best to get registered early in this one as they run outa places, I think 4,000 is the cut off now!


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Posted By: sootfoot5
Date Posted: 12 Dec 2018 at 11:49pm

Who is in for SSC?  


ME ME ME !!!


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Posted By: Lookit There
Date Posted: 13 Dec 2018 at 12:07am
I keep debating...and may go on doing so until it's too late. 
Exhausted and burned-out (and it's coming up so soon!). 
And though I know it shouldn't be all about the winning, I always crap out very early in the SSC. Flash and the shorter time constraints seem to suit my temperament more.


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Posted By: nickofnight
Date Posted: 13 Dec 2018 at 6:46am
Yeah, I'm entered for the first time. Why not! I generally prefer flash (just because it takes up less time) but I'm sure this'll be a good experience. 

I'm looking forward to smelling the anthology bouquet, @bleustick! 


Posted By: bartelbysamsa
Date Posted: 13 Dec 2018 at 8:09am
I'm in! Only got through to the second round in the one just gone, but got one of my favourite stories in a while out of it so hoping for at least another good yarn.

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Posted By: rossinny
Date Posted: 13 Dec 2018 at 8:18am
I genuinely wasn't going to this time around (it's probably my least favourtie of the four), but it appears I have no control over this now and will slavishly enter every NYCM competition until I die.
 
See you there.


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Posted By: steph9289
Date Posted: 13 Dec 2018 at 8:25am
Originally posted by rossinny rossinny wrote:

I genuinely wasn't going to this time around (it's probably my least favourtie of the four), but it appears I have no control over this now and will slavishly enter every NYCM competition until I die.
 
See you there.

OMG SAME. I am literally incapable of not registering.


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Posted By: rossinny
Date Posted: 13 Dec 2018 at 9:24am
Originally posted by steph9289 steph9289 wrote:

Originally posted by rossinny rossinny wrote:

I genuinely wasn't going to this time around (it's probably my least favourtie of the four), but it appears I have no control over this now and will slavishly enter every NYCM competition until I die.
 
See you there.

OMG SAME. I am literally incapable of not registering.
 
Haha! I suppose there are worse things to be addicted to... :-)


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Posted By: WriterByNight
Date Posted: 13 Dec 2018 at 9:25am
I love the SSC. I need to sign up :)

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Posted By: beadbalm
Date Posted: 13 Dec 2018 at 9:51am
Just signed up. I was new to this for the last flash and...seem to be slightly addicted now. It's like chocolate, it's sooo yummy! Looking forward to seeing many of you there!

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Posted By: rachelm
Date Posted: 13 Dec 2018 at 11:15am
I'm in!

Love the examples people have shared of how they managed the longer time-frame... anyone else have tips and tricks?


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Posted By: scriber
Date Posted: 13 Dec 2018 at 11:44am
Originally posted by rachelm rachelm wrote:

I'm in!

Love the examples people have shared of how they managed the longer time-frame... anyone else have tips and tricks?
Be flexible with the prompts, they don't always have to be a literal interpretation. Ie: one prompt I had was 'a test'. I took this as a test of patience or faith. 

Using beta readers is also super helpful! I had a couple that made my story flow much smoother. 


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Posted By: kimand48
Date Posted: 13 Dec 2018 at 11:58am
Me!

Flash was too much fun to quit now :) 


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Posted By: nod1v1ng
Date Posted: 13 Dec 2018 at 11:59am
Originally posted by scriber scriber wrote:

Originally posted by rachelm rachelm wrote:

I'm in!

Love the examples people have shared of how they managed the longer time-frame... anyone else have tips and tricks?
Be flexible with the prompts, they don't always have to be a literal interpretation. Ie: one prompt I had was 'a test'. I took this as a test of patience or faith. 

I agree - I had "rainbow" as my subject matter one challenge (although how is a rainbow a "subject" not an "object"?) I used the lyrics to Somewhere Over the Rainbow as a theme and took top slot.

Biggest tip, is use what feels like a luxurious amount of time wisely. There's time to bounce ideas off your friends and have alpha AND Beta readers. There's time to walk away for a day and come back with fresh perspective. There's time to do research if you get HistFic and time/words to really concentrate on detailed, balanced worldbuilding for fantasy & SciFi. 

Or you can be like me and spend the whole week noodling and end up writing like a crazy person on Friday & Saturday and freaking out because you forgot that this is SS not FF and the dang thing's due Sat night not Sun night!


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Posted By: LaraH
Date Posted: 13 Dec 2018 at 12:20pm
I don’t think I’m doing the SSC this year.  the second challenge weekend of the end of March Is just so hard while having a day job that follows the tax season cycle. 

I do like the longer time though—i really struggle getting a story down my writing polished in 48 hours.  The flash challenge has helped me immensely but having the additional time to be able to step back and really see what is working and have the room to think of solutions is much more my speed.  

I was thinking of trying the screenplay challenge next.  

And I agree with being creative and flexible with the subject prompts but also make sure your character is solidly in the story—not necessarily a main character but not a throw away either.


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Posted By: Bookworm33
Date Posted: 13 Dec 2018 at 2:06pm
I just signed up, and I'm really surprised I decided to!

I tried SSC a couple years ago, had a wretched first round, and decided to stick to FFC only from then on...but looking back on it, I think the genre threw me for a loop, and since my procrastinator's brain works best right before a deadline, I spent 7 of the 8 days not researching anything for historical fiction--and the 8th day writing in a total panic. 

I need to work on disciplining myself and working more efficiently (for FFC as well!), so I hope I'll do better with the whole process this time!


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Posted By: jennifer.quail
Date Posted: 13 Dec 2018 at 3:32pm
Originally posted by scriber scriber wrote:

Be flexible with the prompts, they don't always have to be a literal interpretation. Ie: one prompt I had was 'a test'. I took this as a test of patience or faith. 

Or on the other hand rigidly adhere to a narrow definition. The judges last year clearly viewed only splatterpunk/graphic as horror. If I drew it again I'd probably stick very closely to physically horrify and not get too psychological. There's pretty much no way to know whether your judges in your heat will like flexible or will ding anything that doesn't strictly follow the most well-known genre tropes.

I'd say "don't procrastinate" but that would make me a really big hypocrite!


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Posted By: bleustick
Date Posted: 13 Dec 2018 at 6:42pm
Done. Registered. Excitement building. FFC 2018 has been my first NYCM experience, and I already can't wait to try on SSC 2019. (When really my mind should be on finishing strong with FFC this weekend, but my focus is crap. There are, like, twelve hundred little strings going from my brain to all the different things on which I should be "focusing.")

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Posted By: scriber
Date Posted: 13 Dec 2018 at 8:03pm
Originally posted by jennifer.quail jennifer.quail wrote:

Originally posted by scriber scriber wrote:

Be flexible with the prompts, they don't always have to be a literal interpretation. Ie: one prompt I had was 'a test'. I took this as a test of patience or faith. 

Or on the other hand rigidly adhere to a narrow definition. The judges last year clearly viewed only splatterpunk/graphic as horror. If I drew it again I'd probably stick very closely to physically horrify and not get too psychological. There's pretty much no way to know whether your judges in your heat will like flexible or will ding anything that doesn't strictly follow the most well-known genre tropes.

I'd say "don't procrastinate" but that would make me a really big hypocrite!

On that note, maybe be flexible with the "subject", but not as flexible with the genre. Personally I really like psychological horror as opposed to boring old splatter porn   so it really is too bad you got dinged for that. 


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Posted By: Lookit There
Date Posted: 06 Jan 2019 at 3:14pm
Call me crazy - I'm in. 
Hopefully I will make it past the first round for a change.


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Posted By: TheDustyZebra
Date Posted: 06 Jan 2019 at 11:38pm
Originally posted by Lookit There Lookit There wrote:

Call me crazy - I'm in. 
Hopefully I will make it past the first round for a change.

You're crazy. So am I, because I'm in, too. And I, also, hope to finally make it past a first round.

Like many others, my problem with this one is that there's too much time and too large a word count. I do better at the last minute, and 1000 is more my wheelhouse. But we shall see. Onward and upward!


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Posted By: Lookit There
Date Posted: 07 Jan 2019 at 9:32am
Originally posted by TheDustyZebra TheDustyZebra wrote:

Originally posted by Lookit There Lookit There wrote:

Call me crazy - I'm in. 
Hopefully I will make it past the first round for a change.

You're crazy. So am I, because I'm in, too. And I, also, hope to finally make it past a first round.

Like many others, my problem with this one is that there's too much time and too large a word count. I do better at the last minute, and 1000 is more my wheelhouse. But we shall see. Onward and upward!
I'm pretty sure that's my problem, too. Far too long to obsess and tinker. It not only affects me emotionally, but takes a lot of the juice out of my writing.


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Posted By: jennifer.quail
Date Posted: 07 Jan 2019 at 9:02pm
Originally posted by Lookit There Lookit There wrote:

Originally posted by TheDustyZebra TheDustyZebra wrote:

Originally posted by Lookit There Lookit There wrote:

Call me crazy - I'm in. 
Hopefully I will make it past the first round for a change.

You're crazy. So am I, because I'm in, too. And I, also, hope to finally make it past a first round.

Like many others, my problem with this one is that there's too much time and too large a word count. I do better at the last minute, and 1000 is more my wheelhouse. But we shall see. Onward and upward!
I'm pretty sure that's my problem, too. Far too long to obsess and tinker. It not only affects me emotionally, but takes a lot of the juice out of my writing.

Just do what I do with real deadlines, put everything off until the last minute!


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Posted By: nod1v1ng
Date Posted: 07 Jan 2019 at 9:19pm
Originally posted by jennifer.quail jennifer.quail wrote:

Just do what I do with real deadlines, put everything off until the last minute!

I feel so seen. Shocked


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Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: 07 Jan 2019 at 9:29pm
I'm in!! My spirit-comedian, Dorothy Zbornak, and I are back and badder than ever. Bring the competition!! Fun will abound! Smile
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Posted By: TheDustyZebra
Date Posted: 07 Jan 2019 at 9:50pm
Originally posted by jennifer.quail jennifer.quail wrote:

Originally posted by Lookit There Lookit There wrote:

Originally posted by TheDustyZebra TheDustyZebra wrote:

Originally posted by Lookit There Lookit There wrote:

Call me crazy - I'm in. 
Hopefully I will make it past the first round for a change.

You're crazy. So am I, because I'm in, too. And I, also, hope to finally make it past a first round.

Like many others, my problem with this one is that there's too much time and too large a word count. I do better at the last minute, and 1000 is more my wheelhouse. But we shall see. Onward and upward!
I'm pretty sure that's my problem, too. Far too long to obsess and tinker. It not only affects me emotionally, but takes a lot of the juice out of my writing.

Just do what I do with real deadlines, put everything off until the last minute!

That is my philosophy as well -- which means I have a larger word count to do at the last minute! I know it doesn't have to be right there, but I don't believe in coming in too much under quota, as that would be a waste.


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Posted By: Rosie J
Date Posted: 08 Jan 2019 at 8:43am
Due to crazy January work commitments and Flash Fiction fatigue, I'll be sitting this SSC out I think. But very very much looking forward to following the comp and seeing what you brave lot all come up with!

Best of luck everyone Clap


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Posted By: eswan27
Date Posted: 08 Jan 2019 at 12:43pm
In! FF is definitely my preferred genre and is my favorite of the NYCM events. Short Story is a good ol’ character-building exercise. And... I mean *my* character. Very helpful to read others’ attack plan on this thread. I suspect my “wait until the pressure of the final 48 hours hits” may have been part of my previous crash/burn experiences.

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Posted By: beckyrcollins
Date Posted: 09 Jan 2019 at 4:45am
I'm out for this round. Flash fiction was enough of a leap of faith for me, I don't want an extra 1,500 words to second guess! 

Nah, it's just the timing of this comp that fails me (or the other way around). I'll surely be back next time. 

Good luck all! Smash iiiiit xxx


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Posted By: Tim G
Date Posted: 09 Jan 2019 at 5:25am
Originally posted by beckyrcollins beckyrcollins wrote:

I'm out for this round. Flash fiction was enough of a leap of faith for me, I don't want an extra 1,500 words to second guess! 

Nah, it's just the timing of this comp that fails me (or the other way around). I'll surely be back next time. 

Good luck all! Smash iiiiit xxx

Booooo. I'll miss you at Beta particularly!


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Posted By: fioOxf
Date Posted: 09 Jan 2019 at 7:15am
Originally posted by Tim G Tim G wrote:

Originally posted by beckyrcollins beckyrcollins wrote:

I'm out for this round. Flash fiction was enough of a leap of faith for me, I don't want an extra 1,500 words to second guess! 

Nah, it's just the timing of this comp that fails me (or the other way around). I'll surely be back next time. 

Good luck all! Smash iiiiit xxx

Booooo. I'll miss you at Beta particularly!

Happy New Year, all.

Speaking of Beta, how does it work in SSC? Is it a bit more... scattered?...given the longer time frame and people working in different ways? Or is there more alpha and beta reading? Just curious.


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Posted By: Tim G
Date Posted: 09 Jan 2019 at 7:35am
Originally posted by fioOxf fioOxf wrote:

Speaking of Beta, how does it work in SSC? Is it a bit more... scattered?...given the longer time frame and people working in different ways? Or is there more alpha and beta reading? Just curious.

Yes it's all just a little less manic.


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Posted By: beckyrcollins
Date Posted: 09 Jan 2019 at 8:34am
Originally posted by Tim G Tim G wrote:

Originally posted by beckyrcollins beckyrcollins wrote:

I'm out for this round. Flash fiction was enough of a leap of faith for me, I don't want an extra 1,500 words to second guess! 

Nah, it's just the timing of this comp that fails me (or the other way around). I'll surely be back next time. 

Good luck all! Smash iiiiit xxx

Booooo. I'll miss you at Beta particularly!

Looks like you've just booked yourself a beta for screenwriting this weekend LOL Here's hoping we get through!


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Posted By: GallifreyGirl
Date Posted: 09 Jan 2019 at 11:42am
I totally flaked out on FFC thanks to my enormous classload last semester, but this semester is going to be much easier and I can't wait to get back into these comps.

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Posted By: td333777
Date Posted: 09 Jan 2019 at 3:56pm
I'm in. After getting my rude awakening in the Flash semi-final round, I am BACK and I am super-motivated to kill it this time around.

Which means I'll get political satire. Or romantic comedy. Blech.

TD

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Posted By: tanyazina
Date Posted: 09 Jan 2019 at 4:35pm
Originally posted by td333777 td333777 wrote:

I'm in. After getting my rude awakening in the Flash semi-final round, I am BACK and I am super-motivated to kill it this time around.

TD


@td333777 I'm still scratching my head over that.

And I'm in for SSC as a first timer. I'm sure I'll find a way to twist in those luxurious eight days.


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Posted By: Bowbina76
Date Posted: 09 Jan 2019 at 9:54pm
yes!  Doing this again. Hhopefully make it past the first round this time.

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Posted By: manifestlynot
Date Posted: 09 Jan 2019 at 10:39pm
I am hoping it goes better for me than it did last year.

2018: 

Day 1: Get prompt. Think.
Day 2: Think.
Day 3: Think, with an edge of panic.
Day 4: Write one paragraph of garbage.
Day 5: Rewrite garbage paragraph 30 times.
Day 6: Write a skeleton of a terrible, implausible plot full of unfillable holes.
Day 7: Revisit other ideas hysterically.
Day 8: Desperately ask my husband if it’s good, accept his lies, polish up garbage, submit.

At least in flash you only get 48 hours of thinking and garbaging!



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Posted By: kjscrim
Date Posted: 11 Jan 2019 at 2:51pm
I'm just getting back onto the forums. I am in for this year. I did the challenge a couple of years ago and received an honorable mention on the first round. I was pretty happy with that result. I took last year off to take care of my personal life and am back this year. I'm looking forward to the fun!


Posted By: AnnieMichelle
Date Posted: 13 Jan 2019 at 12:01pm
Just signed up.  First time in any NYC Midnight competition.  Looking forward to a new experience.


Posted By: steph9289
Date Posted: 13 Jan 2019 at 12:17pm
Originally posted by AnnieMichelle AnnieMichelle wrote:

Just signed up.  First time in any NYC Midnight competition.  Looking forward to a new experience.

Welcome to NYC Midnight and the forum!! Before you know it, you will be just as hooked as the rest of us. Don't be afraid to ask questions as you go...there is a lot to learn at first. And when it comes time to beta (swap a draft with another forum member), you should definitely participate! :)


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Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: 13 Jan 2019 at 3:42pm
Originally posted by AnnieMichelle AnnieMichelle wrote:

Just signed up.  First time in any NYC Midnight competition.  Looking forward to a new experience.

Yes, welcome!! You will have so much fun. This is a super-fun place!! Smile
 
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Posted By: Sapphire Within
Date Posted: 13 Jan 2019 at 5:51pm
I'm in!!!  This is my second challenge.  Last year I participated in the Flash Fiction Challenge and loved it.....  Loved it, and was overwhelmed.  Looking forward to the Short Story Challenge and see what it brings.  I figure these challenges will only help me improve my writing.

Smile


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Posted By: Sapphire Within
Date Posted: 13 Jan 2019 at 6:02pm
Originally posted by AnnieMichelle AnnieMichelle wrote:

Just signed up.  First time in any NYC Midnight competition.  Looking forward to a new experience.

Welcome AnnieMichelle!!!!  Hope you enjoy it, even through all the craziness.  The forums and reading others writings helped me.  


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Posted By: jdadams1
Date Posted: 13 Jan 2019 at 7:21pm
I'm in! I'm nervous, because I actually have to have a medical procedure done early into this. And even though I *should* be fine and recovered in a day or so, I may end up working hard over the weekend and uploading something Sunday or Monday... with the intention of going back and uploading something else, if I'm able. 

Should be a good time either way!


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Posted By: SLK43
Date Posted: 14 Jan 2019 at 12:28am
Originally posted by Rosie J Rosie J wrote:

Due to crazy January work commitments and Flash Fiction fatigue, I'll be sitting this SSC out I think. But very very much looking forward to following the comp and seeing what you brave lot all come up with!

Best of luck everyone Clap

Awww, I'll miss you Rosie! Cry


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Posted By: SLK43
Date Posted: 14 Jan 2019 at 12:30am
I'm in. Curious though, as I can't remember it being 8 days in the past...am I having a senior's moment??

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Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: 14 Jan 2019 at 12:40am
Originally posted by SLK43 SLK43 wrote:

I'm in. Curious though, as I can't remember it being 8 days in the past...am I having a senior's moment??

The complicated thing about the short story competition is that each round gets shorter, and the overall word count you can use also gets shorter. So only round 1 is eight days!! Maybe that's causing the confusion!! Confused
 
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Posted By: SLK43
Date Posted: 14 Jan 2019 at 12:44am
Originally posted by Zelda Zelda wrote:

Originally posted by SLK43 SLK43 wrote:

I'm in. Curious though, as I can't remember it being 8 days in the past...am I having a senior's moment??

The complicated thing about the short story competition is that each round gets shorter, and the overall word count you can use also gets shorter. So only round 1 is eight days!! Maybe that's causing the confusion!! Confused

Thanks Zelda! Tongue


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Posted By: Shadies01
Date Posted: 14 Jan 2019 at 6:44am
I'm in! I missed last year due because I was smack in the middle of moving, so I'm looking forward to it.

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Posted By: sidle_by
Date Posted: 14 Jan 2019 at 7:29am
I signed up and have been excitedly looking at all the time I'd have to write something!! So many days, such luxury!

Turns out, my father will be staying with me for the entire time, and I am also on call and working at various stages. So, in reality, I think I'll have LESS time to produce more words. I'm so pumped, can't wait to see what we get (and who I'm writing with/against!!) 
:) :) 


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Posted By: lnLala
Date Posted: 14 Jan 2019 at 3:42pm
Originally posted by AnnieMichelle AnnieMichelle wrote:

Just signed up.  First time in any NYC Midnight competition.  Looking forward to a new experience.

Same here. I am excited, and maybe a little nervous. Good luck!


Posted By: musikriter
Date Posted: 14 Jan 2019 at 5:59pm
I'm a first timer, too but I love the challenge. I am a free flow writer so I can write pretty quickly but 8 days is too long to keep going back and changing it! More I touch it, worse it gets (Momma saying "stop playing with that or it won't get well."  Who needs adulting?! (which spell check changes to adulating, by the way.)

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Posted By: Jhill
Date Posted: 15 Jan 2019 at 2:34pm
Hello to all the first-timers! I hope you have a lot of fun. :)


Posted By: Zblugg
Date Posted: 15 Jan 2019 at 3:06pm
*slowly raises hand*

Here.


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Posted By: rossinny
Date Posted: 15 Jan 2019 at 3:20pm
Originally posted by Zblugg Zblugg wrote:

*slowly raises hand*

Here.


Glad to read it sir! Is that a Beholder from Eye of the Beholder in your profile pic? (showing my 90s computer game geekery here)

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Posted By: Random
Date Posted: 15 Jan 2019 at 4:10pm
Yup.  I come back from a business trip to Lincoln, Nebraska Friday afternoon.  After a few days in Lincoln nothing NYCM can send us can fail to be an improvement.


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Posted By: northernwriter
Date Posted: 15 Jan 2019 at 4:50pm
I'm in! I have only written stories up to 1000 words for the FFC so this will be a challenge! First time for me; any suggestions or strategies for how to focus your time, when to have a draft done by, etc.? 

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Posted By: Zblugg
Date Posted: 15 Jan 2019 at 5:52pm
Originally posted by rossinny rossinny wrote:

Originally posted by Zblugg Zblugg wrote:

*slowly raises hand*

Here.


Glad to read it sir! Is that a Beholder from Eye of the Beholder in your profile pic? (showing my 90s computer game geekery here)

Oh it's a beholder alright, though I can't say if it's from that specific dungeon crawler! I do however respect the knowledge, good sir!


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Posted By: Autumn
Date Posted: 15 Jan 2019 at 6:38pm
I'm in! First time participating in SSC. I did FFC awhile back, but couldn't participate this past round. Looking forward to this!


Posted By: writerlykate
Date Posted: 16 Jan 2019 at 4:46pm
I am in. Smile

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Posted By: KevinC
Date Posted: 17 Jan 2019 at 8:06am
I'm new to SSC...but really looking forward to it. I love to write under pressure. (-:


Posted By: KJHunter
Date Posted: 17 Jan 2019 at 8:52am
Whyyyy am I such a glutton for punishment? Sigh.


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Posted By: The_Duke
Date Posted: 17 Jan 2019 at 9:34am
I'm back in! This is my... something-th time in one of these challenges - they're always good fun. I think I'm definitely going to try and get some beta-testing this time around, something I've not normally done. 
Can't wait; good luck everyone!


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Posted By: Penandastori
Date Posted: 17 Jan 2019 at 10:07am
*Raises hand* I just signed up. I enjoy the challenge.


Posted By: sootfoot5
Date Posted: 17 Jan 2019 at 10:20am
I signed up back when it was cheap(er).  I knew I was going to do it.  Fun Fun Fun.  

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Posted By: velocisarah
Date Posted: 17 Jan 2019 at 2:44pm
I hemmed and hawed over the past few months, but I'm in!

I've just started an alpha swap of novels this month with my writing group, so my only writing should be this contest while reading my partner's novel. Hopefully some productive procrastination will mean I get progress on both...

Good luck to all! This is my third year participating, and last year marked a big improvement to my writing after three rounds. I'm hoping to get the opportunity to write three more stories this time!


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Posted By: JanetM
Date Posted: 17 Jan 2019 at 11:22pm
I'm in again! (Second time for Short Story?) Here's hoping for good luck with the prompts on Friday with time to write during Saturday's blizzard! 



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Posted By: E-to-the-Day
Date Posted: 17 Jan 2019 at 11:25pm
This will be my second time entering and I hope to make it past the second round this time. I'm not well versed in much except for horror, sci-fi and comedy, so we'll see how things pan out once the assignments are released!

Looking forward to it though, a good challenge keeps things fresh and I don't belong to any writing communities nor know any other writers, it gets a bit lonely over here LOL


Posted By: EMoon
Date Posted: 18 Jan 2019 at 2:28am
I’m in! I did the SSC last year but what with having done the FFC in between I’d forgotten how much time you get in it! Having been reminded of that (and lord knows after the FFC 8 days feels like sheer luxury), I’m aiming to get it written in time to actually have it beta’d, which I didn’t manage for any of them last year.

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FFC22 Ch2: tinyurl.com/cmew2h8r" rel="nofollow - No Mortal Woman


Posted By: VitruvianFilms
Date Posted: 18 Jan 2019 at 2:36am
I'm in!  First time, registered a few hours ago!  The active community here seemed too good to pass up, not enough writing groups where I'm from.  The Genre-Subject-Character prompts seem like a good constraint to keep me creative!


Posted By: MikeBham
Date Posted: 18 Jan 2019 at 6:07am
I'm in - and bought an entry for a friend as a birthday present too.

Only my second NYC competition. First once was the Flash Fiction - my aim was to score any points with either story, and was delighted to score points with both! 

Now for the Short Story...hmm..aim is...probably just to beat my friend :-)



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