For the next five weeks we will present the first page of ten stories for your enjoyment, two at a time, until they have all been shown. Underneath them our judge has posted comments, along with two numerical ratings; one for plot and the creativity of the story, and another for the writing, grammar, mechanics, and style. We hope you'll add your own comments. Our featured authors would love to get your feedback. At the end of four weeks our four top scorers will move on to the next round during which your votes will help decide who walks away with $220!
| Title: The Strange Destiny | Plot: | 5/10 |
| Author: Shivaji K. Moitra | Writing: | 6/10 |
| Genre: Contemporary | Total: | 11/20 |
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| Title: Seperation Anxiety | Plot: | 7/10 |
| Author: Craig McLean Alexander | Writing: | 7/10 |
| Genre: Contemporary | Total: | 14/20 |
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| Title: The Stone Priest's Wife | Plot: | 8/10 |
| Author: Dan Head | Writing: | 8/10 |
| Genre: Swords and Sorcery | Total: | 16/20 |
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| Title: Triune: Blood Relic | Plot: | 3/10 |
| Author: Robert Buchheit | Writing: | 4/10 |
| Genre: Swords and Sorcery | Total: | 7/20 |
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| Title: Such Stuff As Dreams Are Made On | Plot: | 6/10 |
| Author: Marie LaCombe | Writing: | 6/10 |
| Genre: fantasy | Total: | 12/20 |
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| Title: Reality Check | Plot: | 5.5/10 |
| Author: Chris Blizzard | Writing: | 7/10 |
| Genre: romantic comedy | Total: | 12.5/20 |
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| Title: Canton | Plot: | 5/10 |
| Author: Jeremy Lynn | Writing: | 4/10 |
| Genre: contemporary | Total: | 9/20 |
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| Title: Myopic | Plot: | 6/10 |
| Author: Gary Starta | Writing: | 7/10 |
| Genre: contemporary | Total: | 13/20 |
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| Title: Habitat 56-a | Plot: | 7/10 |
| Author: Thorbjorn Steen | Writing: | 6/10 |
| Genre: speculative fiction | Total: | 13/20 |
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| Title: Primes: Bad Blood | Plot: | 7/10 |
| Author: Corey Brotherson | Writing: | 4/10 |
| Genre: speculative fiction | Total: | 11/20 |
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Comments to date: 36. Page 1 of 4. Article Rating: 
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Dan Stratford, CT |
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Thanks Alice. Thanks Chris. I'd be lying if I said I wasn't pretty happy with how things are looking right now. It's been a long couple of weeks, but this is a good way to cap it off. | |
Chris California |
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Congrats Dan! I think I hear a fat lady singing. :) | |
Alice Rago Black Rock, CT |
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My vote goes to Dan Head's creative story. Quite a mind this writer has. Certainly not the ordinary story. He's the winner in my book! | |
Dan Fairfield |
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I'm just glad it finally got straightened out. Thanks Lennard! | |
Lennard Axe Lake HQ |
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Hi Dan, thanks for sending the paragraph formatted version of your story. The Stone Priests Wife has been updated here on the site w/properly formatted text! | |
Dan Fairfield |
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Just thought I'd mention to anyone wondering that the PDF link has been updated to the current week's end-point. Thanks again. | |
Dan Fairfeld |
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Thanks Craig. I really appreciate that. The map is courtesy of Gary (Mudcat) Henderson, who has also done the digital paints on the recent KISS comics you might have seen at your LCS. | |
Craig Monticello, IL | Posted at 6:46am on Friday, June 29th, 2007 |
Thanks, Dan. You've got a knack for fantasy storytelling. Great map, too. Good luck to you and all who submitted. | |
Dan Fairfield |
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