One of your favorite submissions lost its opening bout…by a hair no less. Oh, the pain and injustice! Never fear…there is still hope.
Recognizing that the random way contestants are pitted against one another in the opening round (to keep things fair) might, at times, match up some of the best writers and knock someone out earlier than maybe they should – we came up with a way to give everybody a second chance. It’s called SAVE WEEK.
How this works is simple. Below is a list of all the submissions from the first round that lost their bout (complete with link to their bout), grouped by week. The 3rd week will be filled in once voting has closed for those bouts. In the comments below you can detail ONE SUBMISSION FROM EACH WEEK, three in total, that you believe deserves to move forward to the next round. The same voting rules apply here as in the opening round. Voting in a preliminary round is not a requirement – anyone can vote. Critiquing isn’t required except to explain why you feel your selection should continue with the competition.
Wait until Thursday noon when all the slots are filled in, then you’ll have until noon on SUNDAY, MAY 13th to make your selections.
WEEK 1
Bout #1 - Groovy Girl
Bout #2 - Jakkym
Bout #3 - Richard Knight
Bout #4 - Windsong
Bout #5 - BananaGram
WEEK 2
Bout #6 - BooksRgood4u
Bout #7 - Wordmonger
Bout #8 - Elvis Pugsley
Bout #9 - Canister McIntosh
Bout #10 - TravelingGnome
WEEK 3
Bout #11 - Solar Eclipse
Bout #12 - MujerConHistorias
Bout #13 - ApoCalypso
Bout #14 - M.M. Fritz
Bout #15 - Emese Silver
Leave your votes in the comment section below.
The next week will bring us the Cage bouts - where you’ll see a three-way brawl, beginning on May 14th. See you then!
DL, Alex T. Hilton is listed as winner of Bout #10 on the scoreboard.
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ReplyDeleteBout three - Richard Knight.
ReplyDeleteSorry, I missed so many since I was on break.
Windsong, Elvis Pugsley, and Emese Silver
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Week 3: MujerConHistorias
Best of luck to all the entrants!
Windsong, Canister MacIntosh, Solar Eclipse
ReplyDeleteApologies for being long-winded, found out about this late and want to leave quick critique as it's hard to believe these are the "losers." They're amazing.
ReplyDeleteI got a huge laugh out of the raging Grandpa. Though I would have felt less unsettled with half the profanity, the story felt real and down to earth.
Vote 1- Groovy Girl
I felt the painful boredom and angst of wanting to escape this suffocating small town. The wonder the MC has with Lois is apparent and reminded me of many teen girls back in my day.
Vote 2- Canister McIntosh
Week three's entries were the first entries I read and one stuck with me as someone who's battled depression. It's hard to make a difficult topic so interesting, but I could see that roach moving across the floor and feel the sores from having laid too long. Capturing that transition of getting out of depression so well deserves to make this writer move forward.
Vote 3- MujerConHistorias
Windsong
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MujerConHistorias
*Queues up "God Save The Queen" -- I'll let you guess which version*
ReplyDeleteWeek 1: The Dark, Richard Knight
Week 2: BooksRgood4u! No, seriously, they are!
Week 3: [Homer] MM... Fritz... [/Homer]
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Week 3: ApoCalypso
Windsong and TravelingGnome (I don't have an opinion on week 3, really.)
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Week 3: MujerConHistorias
Week 1: Groovy Girl
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Week 3: MujerConHistorias
Week 1: Jakkym
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Week 3: Apocalypso
Windsong
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Emese Silver
Thanks to all!
Week 1: Jakkym
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Week 3: M.M.Fritz
Week 1: Jakkym
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Week 1: Groovy Girl
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Week 3: ApoCalypso
Week 1: Jakkym
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Week 3: ApoCalypso
-SP Hofrichter
Week 1: Groovy Girl
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Week 3: MujerConHistorias
Week 1: BananaGram
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Week 3: Emese Silver
Week 1: BananaGram
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Week 3: ApoCalypso
Good luck everyone!
Week 1: Jakkym & Windsong
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Week 3: MujerConHistorias
You have to select just one for week 1, otherwise neither will count. Thems the rules.
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Delete1. Windsong
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3. Emese Silver
Thank you!
My votes for save week:
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MujerconHistorias
Just so it's clear, I deleted my post and am voting again.
ReplyDeleteMy vote: Windsong
All my other votes won
Joanneturnerwrites@gmail.com
JoAnne Turner
1. Groovy Girl
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3. MujerConHistorias
1. Groovy Girl
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3. Solar Eclipse
1. Richard Knight
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3. Solar Eclipse
Week 1 Richard Knight
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Week 3 Solar Eclipse
1. Windsong
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3. Emese Silver
Windsong
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MujerConHistorias
Week 1 Windsong
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Week 3 Emese Silver
Tina Ronaham (Not sure why it isn't attached to the email.)
Nevermind, now it shows up!
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Week 2: TravelingGnome
Week 3: ApoCalypso
Actually, you still didn't make it because anonymous votes are not permitted. Please vote again with a name/email address.
Delete1. Windsong
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3. Emese Silver
Richard Knight
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M.M. Fritz
Seems Google ate my comment before. Probably too late now. Sorry.
1) Groovy Girl
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3) MujerConHistorias