(although, why he posted the original post in GD is beyond me.....)

Good job he did, otherwise I wouldn't know about it due to the fact that before I read the post in GD, I never came here...

I have never wrote anything to let other people read it (I keep it all for myself) but I figure why the hell not. I'll give it a go.

2000 words (just over) so far, and about half way through (ish). But I have no clue what to name it! Sucks...

I'm still in the brainstorming stage....

I wrote the draft for a 8,000 suns story, will be beefing and checking it up along the week. Fortunately, i'm on holidays, as I hadn't had a chance to write seriously in years.

(Anyway the story is not specially briliant, so no matter if I can improve it, I will try and come with something else. Would be sweet to have a story in each cathegory!)

So here it is.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1--Oq9lh0gLr25sprc9GX9kievNvSxdtJ54wsyfIxIV0/edit?usp=sharing

So we translated the first chapter into English.

https://truestories.eveonline.com/truestories/ideas/771-the-lord-of-the-wingsor-how-to-choose-a-really-bad-title.html

But don't forget. That's more Firefly, Spaceballs, etc etc ... only in EVE .

Greatings from Austria.

Edit.:

Our attention is not to win prices with this story, we will not reject them, but we write, because we like to.
And after five chapter we are not done with the story.

Google's blogger.com is quick and easy to use. Anybody have any other recommendations?

But, that's a blogging tool...? I don't want a blog, just need somewhere to post the story. A service like imgur, but for text rather than images...

I've been suggested to use http://pastebin.com/, looks like a good option albeit it technically is a code sharing service.

By the way, the page linking to the current year entries is showing nothing since yesterday : http://podandplanetyc115.blogspot.com.es/

I'm assuming that's to say 1/3 of entries are completely scored, and that the remainder are only missing scores from one or two judges?

F5 F5 F5 F5 F5 F5 F5 F5...















F5

Seriously, the anticipation is killing my f5 button. lol

OK, adding to the list of people who'd like feedback. Meanwhile, you guys give each other some critiques and comments. Who's better qualified to comment than a fellow writer?

The guy handing out the prizes, duh!

That's like the Golden Rule of Arts and Sciences: 'Whoever has the gold makes the rules.'

That's like the Golden Rule of Arts and Sciences: 'Whoever has the gold makes the rules.'

Well, yea.

Your contest. Your rules.

Sam, do I need to pop another Thrasher for you to see?

Judging update: Scoring of the stories is now at 78%. We're getting close.

You're pushing your luck now Random. Maybe you aren't aware of this contest rule: "Any disrespect or abuse of a judge shall shall result in automatic ejection from the contest." Sorry, I might have forgotten to mention that rule earlier.

Judging update: Scoring of the stories is now at 78%. We're getting close.

Does anyone else see Telegram Sam's name come up under the eve fiction "last posted" and immediately race to this topic, hoping to see that the judges have finished, only to be left with a sad puppy face?


Every dang time!


It's ok, I still love you Sam. :-)

Scoring results are coming in, we're still getting close. But we'll definitely have to do a quick round to resolve some ties. While you're waiting, why not start another story? Some ideas:
-Nanite repair paste infected by rogue drone AI.
-Capsuleer with a sinus infection and stomach flu, in his capsule in pod goo. What happens next?
-What would happen if you ever did manage to put a Giant Secure Container inside another Giant Secure Container.
-Holiday season in Sansha's Nation.
-Fiction contest judges abducted by Cthulhu.

-What would happen if you ever did manage to put a Giant Secure Container inside another Giant Secure Container?

-Fiction contest judges abducted by Cthulhu.

Scoring results are coming in, we're still getting close. But we'll definitely have to do a quick round to resolve some ties. While you're waiting, why not start another story? Some ideas:
-Nanite repair paste infected by rogue drone AI.
-Capsuleer with a sinus infection and stomach flu, in his capsule in pod goo. What happens next?
-What would happen if you ever did manage to put a Giant Secure Container inside another Giant Secure Container?
-Holiday season in Sansha's Nation.
-Fiction contest judges abducted by Cthulhu.

Challenge accepted.

(Need to clean it up a bit, but just finished it.)

Nice one! I wasn't expecting something that developed in such a short space of time.

-Holiday season in Sansha's Nation.
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Scoring results are coming in, we're still getting close. But we'll definitely have to do a quick round to resolve some ties. While you're waiting, why not start another story? Some ideas:
-Nanite repair paste infected by rogue drone AI.
-Capsuleer with a sinus infection and stomach flu, in his capsule in pod goo. What happens next?
-What would happen if you ever did manage to put a Giant Secure Container inside another Giant Secure Container?
-Holiday season in Sansha's Nation.
-Fiction contest judges abducted by Cthulhu.

So-- asking on behalf of all of us. How goes first-run grading? And is there any estimate of how much tie-breaking will be needed, or how long it will take?

The wait is agonizing! I want to see who took first.

Sorry for the delay, all. We're waiting for one last set of scores. If they don't come in in the next few days, we may have to proceed without them. The tie-breaking round should be quick. In that round everyone has already read every story, so all they have to do is rank a few tied stories, in relation to each other. It should be quick.

If I might be so bold (haha see what I did there ) as much as I am looking forward (okay so I look at this thread more than once a day haha) to the scores from the judges and finding out who came where, I have no qualms in waiting for the last set of scores to come in.

I would rather wait another week or two (Christmas and work can be extremely busy for some people and they're judging in their free time) so that all scores are in.

At the end of the day its upto you Sam, but I'm just voicing it out there that I (and I'm sure others (all in favour say "aye!")) don't mind waiting a bit longer.

EDIT: Cheers for the update on the progress.

Waiting for Godot.... :-D

There is no patience...only Zuul.

Waiting for Godot.... :-D

Just need tie-breaker scores from one more judge and we're done!

Where can we look to see the scores?

Holy cow, I'm flabbergasted, and honored. Particularly with how amazing the competition was this year.

Congratulations to all the winners, and thanks so much to the judges and sponsors. You guys are awesome.

Congratulations to the winners!!

That was some fine writing. Sam, you'll need to let me know who to send the High Drag Plex to.

*grumbles about Kyle Yanowski beating me ....again!*

Next things to do:
-Let sponsors know whom to contract prizes to. I'll do that this evening.
-Send feedback to writers who requested it. I'll be doing that through the week. I'll also see if the other judges are available to offer comments.

Next things to do:
-Let sponsors know whom to contract prizes to. I'll do that this evening.
-Send feedback to writers who requested it. I'll be doing that through the week. I'll also see if the other judges are available to offer comments.

(Advanced) thanks for the feedback, I plan to be on the top 29 next year!

You could have made that better by calling your character either Vladimir or Estragon. Alas, you ruined it...

As its Christmas and they are marking in their free time, I think it's safe to cut them some slack. I know I've been super busy this holiday

EDIT: I was going to put "Patience young one. All in good time." But as I started typing it I forgot what I was putting (until after I had already posted)