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Cafe Doom's Seventh Annual Short Story contest

Started by Ed, September 13, 2011, 02:58:29 AM

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leogodin217

#90
October 30, 2011, 12:31:58 AM
Quote from: ozmosis7 on October 29, 2011, 10:11:24 PM
I believe only a certain level can see the posts, so they should be private. Hopefully Ed can confirm this, but I wanted someone to say something as it is the last day before the comp. Good luck.

Thank You

Ed

#91
October 30, 2011, 04:48:22 AM
Yep, thanks Oz -- the stories go onto a part of the site that is password protected, so your story won't end up on internet search engines and people will have to be a member of the forum to read it.
Planning is an unnatural process - it is much more fun to do something.  The nicest thing about not planning is that failure comes as a complete surprise, rather than being preceded by a period of worry and depression. [Sir John Harvey-Jones]

Ed

#92
October 30, 2011, 08:10:37 AM
Getting a trickle of last minute entries. I think we'll end up a little short of last year's tally, but not by much :afro:
Planning is an unnatural process - it is much more fun to do something.  The nicest thing about not planning is that failure comes as a complete surprise, rather than being preceded by a period of worry and depression. [Sir John Harvey-Jones]

notsoscarey

#93
October 30, 2011, 01:08:25 PM
Woohoo!  Can't wait to read what you all have crafted--it'll be a nice break from NaNo writing. 

leogodin217

#94
October 30, 2011, 03:32:34 PM
Good luck everyone, and  :afro: I look forward to reading your stories.  Hope you make me do this:  :hidin:

splitskull

#95
October 30, 2011, 07:59:17 PM
So I sent my story in to blunt@cafedoom.com but I haven't recieved an email or anything...was there something else that I was supposed to do? I'm also a little uneasy about my formatting but there's not much I can do about that at this point.

Rook

#96
October 30, 2011, 09:04:17 PM
First off, did you send it to blunt (at) cafedoom or the appropriate blunted (at) cafedoom.com? If you mis-sent it, I would send it again.

But, if you sent it to blunted (at) cafedoom.com, depending on your time zone, Ed (being a Brit) might not have seen the email yet--thus no response.  :huh:
I think, Sebastian, there for I am.
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splitskull

#97
October 30, 2011, 09:46:38 PM
Oh I see. Thank you! How very helpful you have been  :afro:

Rook

#98
October 30, 2011, 11:57:41 PM
Not at all.  ;)
I think, Sebastian, there for I am.
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Ed

#99
October 31, 2011, 03:52:28 AM
Phew -- that was hectic. Had a late surge of entries, bringing the total number of stories up to fifty-eight, if my tally is correct. The competition is now closed to entries.

Let the reading begin. Happy Halloween everybody :afro:
Planning is an unnatural process - it is much more fun to do something.  The nicest thing about not planning is that failure comes as a complete surprise, rather than being preceded by a period of worry and depression. [Sir John Harvey-Jones]

delboy

#100
October 31, 2011, 10:45:01 AM
Happy Halloween to you too, Ed. Thanks for organising the comp - now the fun begins  :hidin:
"If you want to write, write it. That's the first rule. And send it in, and send it in to someone who can publish it or get it published. Don't send it to me. Don't show it to your spouse, or your significant other, or your parents, or somebody. They're not going to publish it."

Robert B. Parker

marc_chagall

#101
October 31, 2011, 11:27:32 AM
Have read and made notes on the first ten. Very wide range of stories in both subject matter and the skill of the writers.

ozmosis7

#102
October 31, 2011, 12:19:43 PM
Author of Dark Fiction - http://kennethwcain.com

delboy

#103
October 31, 2011, 12:31:11 PM
Only read Ed's introduction so far, but it was pretty good. Straight to the point and with a strong hook. At the moment it's a contender...
"If you want to write, write it. That's the first rule. And send it in, and send it in to someone who can publish it or get it published. Don't send it to me. Don't show it to your spouse, or your significant other, or your parents, or somebody. They're not going to publish it."

Robert B. Parker

RichardThomas

#104
October 31, 2011, 12:37:03 PM
Quote from: ozmosis7 on October 31, 2011, 12:19:43 PM
Direct link for the contest....

http://www.cafedoom.com/forum/index.php?board=92.0

thanks, duh it was like that big header right up top. still finding my way through the site. thanks oz.
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