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Reply #100 on: August 30, 2013, 06:15:49 PM
Just submitted my two. Yippee ki yay, Mr. Falcon.

Yeah, they're dead... They're all messed up.

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Reply #101 on: August 31, 2013, 02:34:33 PM
Just submitted my two stories! This is so very exciting!!  :)


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Reply #102 on: August 31, 2013, 02:36:16 PM
What's the exact deadline? Midnight EST? I have one ready to go, but my second one is being... stubborn.

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Reply #103 on: August 31, 2013, 03:32:34 PM
Midnight PDT.  I'm in Seattle, so that's what counts.  :)


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Reply #104 on: August 31, 2013, 03:43:11 PM
I just submitted my second story, looking forward to reading what everyone else has created!


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Reply #105 on: August 31, 2013, 03:43:33 PM
Checking in! Please don't purge me!  :)

Got one story ready to go. Wondering if I can get another ready in time, but might just go with this one.


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Reply #106 on: August 31, 2013, 09:47:02 PM
I'm impressed with all the people who came up with two.  I find flash a really difficult format, and had a heck of a time coming up with even one idea I could work all the way up to final form.  Though I did get a couple of ideas usable for longer pieces... 

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Reply #107 on: August 31, 2013, 11:12:52 PM
Hello all!

I've just joined for the contest - sent my single piece in a few minutes ago!

Can't wait to read the rest. It's my first time writing for a competition, so I'm hoping to learn as much as possible through the ancient and noble art of sponging shamelessly from other, better writers. Good luck to everyone!

I write under the name of Andrew J. Foster (which is my name). One day soon I'll be good at it.

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Reply #108 on: August 31, 2013, 11:58:43 PM
Mine are in finally after obsessing over them for the last couple months.

I'm really looking forward to reading everyone's stories.


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Reply #109 on: September 01, 2013, 04:40:00 AM
Boom. Boom. Two in with two-and-a-half hours to spare. Whew.

I tell ya, this was the loooongest two-month submission period ever.(And still I waited until the last hours to submit  :-\) I'm so glad it's finally here and pretty much closed so we can get this contest underway. I'm very much looking forward to seeing what everyone has come up with.

Good luck to you all! :D

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Reply #110 on: September 01, 2013, 05:06:13 AM
I'm really looking forward to reading all the stories. Good luck everyone.

Thank you Escape Artists!


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Reply #111 on: September 01, 2013, 06:43:59 AM
Whew.

Submitted my 2nd one with 19 minutes to go.  Here's hoping that wordcounttool.com still counts more words than MSWord2007 does.

How do all these people still have Office 2007 anyway?


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Reply #112 on: September 01, 2013, 07:05:48 AM
Quote from: Umbrageofsnow on September 01, 2013, 06:43:59 AM

How do all these people still have Office 2007 anyway?

:D I have it because it's the CD I have from my laptop that I got back when I started college.  I recently built a new computer and needed Word, and there it was.  Why upgrade? I don't have that kind of money!

I'd like to hear my options, so I could weigh them, what do you say?
Five pounds?  Six pounds? Seven pounds?

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Reply #113 on: September 01, 2013, 07:10:16 AM
I'm impressed at your CD-retention!

LibreOffice for me.  The only problem is it appears to have a crappy word count function.


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Reply #114 on: September 01, 2013, 07:26:56 AM
Until the last moment, I wasn't sure whether I'd come up with something to submit - the answer is no. But I'm very excited to participate as a reader and voter. Good luck everyone! This is going to be fun :)


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Reply #115 on: September 01, 2013, 03:15:07 PM
Quote from: eytanz on September 01, 2013, 07:26:56 AM
Until the last moment, I wasn't sure whether I'd come up with something to submit - the answer is no. But I'm very excited to participate as a reader and voter. Good luck everyone! This is going to be fun :)

Me too, eytanz.  I wish I had a creative mind!  LOL


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Reply #116 on: September 01, 2013, 03:16:16 PM
Quote from: Dani on August 31, 2013, 03:43:33 PM
Checking in! Please don't purge me!  :)

Got one story ready to go. Wondering if I can get another ready in time, but might just go with this one.

Yay!  Another Dani!  (IRL I'm a Dani too!)


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Reply #117 on: September 01, 2013, 04:28:19 PM
Submissions are now closed!  We have 121 entries.  I'll be working out a group structure and schedule and posting about that in the next few days. 

Thanks to everyone who submitted!  This is going to be a lot of fun!


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Reply #118 on: September 01, 2013, 06:34:21 PM
Can I make a request on the structure, Ocicat? In the PseudoPod contest we had something like 10 or 11 stories in the final round. I thought that was a few too many. When I get to the finals I want to only have 5 or 6 to choose from. Could you set it up so that we narrow it down a bit more before the final round?

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Reply #119 on: September 01, 2013, 08:27:27 PM
Quote from: Cutter McKay on August 14, 2013, 03:12:23 PM

This contest is so much more about the fun of being a part of it than it is about winning. With a 100+ entries, the chances of winning are pretty slim, but who cares?


Actually, the chances of getting accepted via the contest (3/121= 2.47%) are about the same as the Duotrope-reported acceptance rate for a normal PodCastle submission -- 2.76%.  Plus the added benefit of being able to see reader comments and the fun of the contest structure.

Good luck to everyone!

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Reply #120 on: September 01, 2013, 08:41:35 PM
Looking forward to taking part, should be fun (and terrifying)!

Quote from: danooli on September 01, 2013, 03:16:16 PM
Yay!  Another Dani!  (IRL I'm a Dani too!)

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Reply #121 on: September 01, 2013, 09:21:18 PM
Gah. Excitement reaching critical mass! I am dearly looking forward to this flash feast of epic proportions!

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Reply #122 on: September 02, 2013, 08:53:19 PM
On a slightly weird off shoot regarding past contests. I finally got a permanent published home for the flash fiction piece Piedras Marcadas which made it into the semi-finals in the Pseudopod contest. You can read the final version of the story with original artwork at

http://horrornovelreviews.com/2013/09/01/read-matthew-j-barbours-piedras-marcadas/#comments

I know it isn't much, but it something for me. It is my first published piece of fiction. I am still trying to find a home for Giusewa.

Cant want wait for Podcastle contest.


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Reply #123 on: September 03, 2013, 04:11:01 AM
First contest I've entered. I'm nervous/excited, but happy for entering.


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Reply #124 on: September 03, 2013, 05:04:14 AM
Quote from: flintknapper on September 02, 2013, 08:53:19 PM
On a slightly weird off shoot regarding past contests. I finally got a permanent published home for the flash fiction piece Piedras Marcadas which made it into the semi-finals in the Pseudopod contest. You can read the final version of the story with original artwork at

http://horrornovelreviews.com/2013/09/01/read-matthew-j-barbours-piedras-marcadas/#comments


I haven't read the story before; it falls into the "That was evil, but I liked it" category for me... 

Congrats on finding a home for it.
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