It wasn't pretty, there were some knock down drag outs, but
we have narrowed our list down to six.
For me, what these semi-final rounds have demonstrated is that sometimes
this competition comes down to the luck of the draw...or a single word. You might argue, what is the point of WRiTE CLUB if LUCK is a contributing factor in who advances. Shouldn't the goal be to see the best writing
rise to the top? I would counter that making
it in the publishing business requires some element of luck, and the truth is the
best writing doesn't always make it to the shelf. The contest ended for some very talented WRiTER's in this round, but that
doesn't diminish their accomplishments or their futures in any way. For six others, the contest goes on and that
element of luck still exists, but good fortune can only place them in the best
possible position to advance and their writing skill still decides their fate.
Here are our six semi-finalist:
Round 1 - Art Gallery
Round 2 - Lucky Left
Hook
Round 3 - Casey
Brooks
Round 4 - Lily Mason
Round 5 - Jamie
Stuart
Round 6 - Anne
Shirley
These six will once again be randomly paired for their
next bout, which will begin on Tuesday (February 14). In this round each bout will remain open for
voting for two days and the WRiTER's will be putting
their previous round submissions to the test once again. There will be three matches, with three
winners, but a fourth "wildcard" winner will also move onto the quarter-final
round. The loser with the most votes
will become that wildcard.
I will announce the four winners next Monday (February 20th).
Anyone reading this can vote, so blog / tweet / facebook
/ text / smoke signal everyone you know and get them to participate as
well. We only averaged 23 votes per bout
in the last round, which is nothing like I hoped we see.
Good luck to all of our WRiTER’s!
It's very cool how many awesome writer-friends we have competing. I want to know who everyone was once it's all over. Yes?
ReplyDeleteSince I'm out, I'll give a big high-five to ANNE SHIRLEY for kickin my A--LOL! Zombies... zerg. I knew I should've prepared for the Apocalypse.
This was great fun. You rule, DL~ <3 Emmylou Hayriss (*snort*)
Thanks for hosting this competition, Don! It's very interesting to see how people are casting their votes - some don't like a certain POV, some root only for the underdog, some base their choice on just one single word. It's a good lesson in subjectivity, which is what determines who gets published! Good luck to all of the finalists and congrats to everyone who made it this far!
ReplyDeleteTiming has a lot to do with it in the industry.
ReplyDeleteWill they be the same works next week or will the winners submit new ones?
This has been a fun competition to follow. Looking forward to casting my votes this week! I will send smoke signals to friends. :-)
ReplyDeleteCongrats to the winners!
ReplyDeleteIt will be interesting to judge the next round. Since I came in just at the tail-end of the first round, I was reading most of these selections for the first time.
When I have to read them again, up against a different competitor, I wonder how I'll feel about each one?
Congrats to the final 6! Good luck on Tuesday
ReplyDeleteCongratulations to everyone. The writers have been very talented. Everyone should be very proud. Looking forward to the semifinals.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations to the semi-finalists!
ReplyDeleteWell done to all the finalists...
ReplyDeleteThis has been an awesome writing experiment Don. I'm glad you had the idea. And I hope all the participants - knocked out or not - feel as inspired as I did with this concept.
ReplyDeleteYes, sometimes it is a matter of luck in who you are paired with. But I believe all the entrants had awesome writing samples to contribute.
Thank you for hosting such an awesome writing event.
...........dhole
Gah! Where have I been throughout the semis? Can't believe I missed it all! :( Will not miss the finals, so I'll pop back tomorrow!
ReplyDeleteCongrats to all the semi finalists! It's been really interesting to follow this whole thing from the beginning!
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