Hey all, hopefully you'll accept a Johnny-come-lately entry. Well, sub closes tomorrow, but I've always cut things close. It's my first submission, please be gentle!
Hey Sam,
It's a good place to send your first sub. You'll get feed back no matter what. Normally, if you get rejected, you get a letter saying: "Thanks for the submission to... ...we don't think that this story is a good fit for us right now," which doesn't help at all. Here, good or bad, you're bound to get something helpful out of it, even if it hurts. Writing is hard. Let me repeat that: Writing is hard. It takes a lot of practice, so what ever happens: keep at it.
Now for something completely different:
I am not a robot, not even a spambot, not even a reformed spambot, but if I were, and I were in this contest, this would be my first time.
What are the etiquette rules? I am assuming that you can't vote for yourself, but do you abstain from voting in a group that you are in, or do you abstain altogether? Or do you just send everyone emails about Tumbumwah, African Prince that has died, and how they can receive a diamond encrusted palace if they send you their bank account and social security numbers?