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Monday, February 21, 2011

Happy Birthday (and an update)


Happy Birthday, Some Lost Melody!!! May you always STAY DANGEROUS!!!

Contest update. Okay, no entries will be accepted after 9am NY time. Boy do I have a lot of reading to do!!! As I said earlier, I'm very impressed with the submissions. Here are some of the guidelines my fellow judge and I will follow when picking the winners.

1. We will look for a mix of genres. There were A LOT of space/sci-fi entries! Which is awesome (Beth Revis would be so proud), but we'll want representatives from the other genres, too.

2. We will look for stories that feel "complete." In other words, we want entries that aren't just the beginning of a story or a passage from the middle. The 250 words should work on their own.

3. The contest called for stories written in English, which isn't totally fair, since many of this blog's visitors come from other lands. So we will overlook minor grammatical errors when reading entries from overseas.

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17 comments:

  1. The 355February 21, 2011 at 9:34 AM

    Happy birthday!
    Also happy belated birthday to you Kirsten!

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  2. AnonymousFebruary 21, 2011 at 10:04 AM

    I've got no problem at all with point 3. I'm no "Conan the Grammarian."

    How many stories did you get?

    And HAPPY BIRTHDAY Some Lost Melody!

    Robert in San Diego

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  3. Foster the People fans BrazilFebruary 21, 2011 at 10:25 AM

    Kirsten, one of my family members suffered an acident while I was trying to send you my entry... So I just got home and I'm trying to send you but my account isn't working well... What can I do?!

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  4. Ari the AwesomeFebruary 21, 2011 at 10:32 AM

    Happy Birthday, Some Lost Melody!!!

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  5. Kirsten MillerFebruary 21, 2011 at 10:39 AM

    Lucy: yes, I did!

    JuL: Send me a note.

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  6. LucyFebruary 21, 2011 at 10:52 AM

    Kirsten I hope you know you have power over me being very happy or very sad no pressure

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  7. DefyingDancerFebruary 21, 2011 at 11:00 AM

    Good luck to everyone!

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  8. AnonymousFebruary 21, 2011 at 11:13 AM

    Dear Some Lost Melody:

    Your screen name isn't a reference to the anime Noir, is it? Again, happy birthday.

    Robert in San Diego

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  9. montana irregularsFebruary 21, 2011 at 12:11 PM

    happy birthday!!!!

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  10. VioletFebruary 21, 2011 at 12:56 PM

    Happy Birthday!
    When do we find out who won the contest? I'm so exited...

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  11. Some Lost MelodyFebruary 21, 2011 at 1:03 PM

    Thank you so much for all the birthday wishes!! I had a great birthday (it was yesterday). Lol I love getting free cake at restaurants XD.

    I can't wait to see some of people's awesome entries. :D

    Robert: Nope never heard of that one. But I do watch a lot of anime lol.

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  12. KittyFebruary 21, 2011 at 1:12 PM

    Happy birthday to both you and Lost Melody! :D

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  13. Lucy BetzFebruary 21, 2011 at 1:34 PM

    Happy b-day!

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  14. squidlingsFebruary 21, 2011 at 1:59 PM

    Happy birthday, Some Lost Melody! I hope it's wonderful :)

    I had a dream last night that I won this contest. That's how obsessive I am.

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  15. LucyFebruary 21, 2011 at 2:44 PM

    Omg squidlings I did too and then i had I dream I was in one of my stories I entered

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  16. LucyFebruary 21, 2011 at 2:45 PM

    Oh and happy birthday SLM I want cake now

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  17. Toodles***February 21, 2011 at 2:48 PM

    Happy Birthday Some Lost Melody!!!

    I think the rule that it should feel "complete" is a good one. I mean, I don't really think mine is, cus I had to cut it down. Alot. But I think that that's a good quality for the winning entries to have,

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