# SDMB Short Fiction Contest, late 2011/early 2012 edition - Logistics Thread. **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [December 16, 2011, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-short-fiction-contest-late-2011-early-2012-edition-logistics-thread/606427 "2011-12-16T16:44:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![jackdavinci](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackdavinci/32/3259_2.png) [@jackdavinci](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jackdavinci)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2012, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-short-fiction-contest-late-2011-early-2012-edition-logistics-thread/606427/61 "2012-01-06T02:41:21Z")
> [@cmyk](#): > > I’m just finding typos now. I found so many typos after I submitted despite taking a pass or two. I reedited but too late to resubmit. But I’m not planning on basing my vote on number of typos and I hope no one else is either. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Sunspace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunspace/32/1250_2.png) [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2012, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-short-fiction-contest-late-2011-early-2012-edition-logistics-thread/606427/62 "2012-01-06T03:05:45Z")
Bugger! I only just found out about this. Clearly I need to spend more time in CS. Maybe next time I can enter… ---
**Author:** ![DMark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2012, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-short-fiction-contest-late-2011-early-2012-edition-logistics-thread/606427/63 "2012-01-06T03:16:52Z")
> [@Sunspace](#): > > Bugger! I only just found out about this. Clearly I need to spend more time in CS. Maybe next time I can enter… You still have time - skip school/work, ignore the friends and family, take the Christmas tree down next month and write! ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2012, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-short-fiction-contest-late-2011-early-2012-edition-logistics-thread/606427/64 "2012-01-06T03:20:16Z")
**Sunspace** , if I recall past contests correctly, even if you don’t have enough time before the deadline, you can still order the words and photo link, write your story, and send it in. It won’t be a part of the contest, but it will be available for commentary, which is always useful. Or who knows? You might just get inspired, and dash off your story in a few hours, thus submitting an entry within the time frame. Regardless, I’d suggest you give it a try, contest or not. It would be nice to see what you can do. ---
**Author:** ![Sunspace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunspace/32/1250_2.png) [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2012, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-short-fiction-contest-late-2011-early-2012-edition-logistics-thread/606427/65 "2012-01-06T03:40:31Z")
Okay, I sent a message. We’ll see what I can write on Sunday morning. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2012, 4:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-short-fiction-contest-late-2011-early-2012-edition-logistics-thread/606427/66 "2012-01-06T04:17:53Z")
> [@Sunspace](#): > > Okay, I sent a message. We’ll see what I can write on Sunday morning. 🙂 Great! Looking forward to what you can do. Good luck! ---
**Author:** ![elfkin477](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2012, 5:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-short-fiction-contest-late-2011-early-2012-edition-logistics-thread/606427/67 "2012-01-07T05:48:16Z")
Love the picture. Two directions writers might take occurred to me immediately. So, I discarded them for another one 😃 Of course, at this point I haven’t yet written a word, though the plot is busily unfolding in my head. ---
**Author:** ![Sunspace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunspace/32/1250_2.png) [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2012, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-short-fiction-contest-late-2011-early-2012-edition-logistics-thread/606427/68 "2012-01-08T03:08:25Z")
> [@Spoons](#): > > Great! Looking forward to what you can do. Good luck! I was awake for two hours after I sent the message, just thinking about it. Today I found out that I have to work on Sunday. So I wrote my story this evening in 3.5 hours. 😃 I’m letting it rest a while, then I’ll reread it to see whether it’s still okay, before sending. I was trying for something light and maybe a little funny, but it… didn’t turn out that way. ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2012, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-short-fiction-contest-late-2011-early-2012-edition-logistics-thread/606427/69 "2012-01-08T04:03:27Z")
> [@Sunspace](#): > > So I wrote my story this evening in 3.5 hours. 😃 I’m letting it rest a while, then I’ll reread it to see whether it’s still okay, before sending. Letting it sit for a bit is always a good idea. Looking forward to it! ---
**Author:** ![Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/le_ministre_de_l_au-dela/32/12181_2.png) [@Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Le_Ministre_de_l_au-dela)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2012, 4:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-short-fiction-contest-late-2011-early-2012-edition-logistics-thread/606427/70 "2012-01-08T04:24:13Z")
I’ve started the Anthology Thread at [this link](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=14644915&posted=1#post14644915), and I’m slowly uploading the 13 stories I’ve received thus far. ---
**Author:** ![Sunspace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunspace/32/1250_2.png) [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2012, 5:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-short-fiction-contest-late-2011-early-2012-edition-logistics-thread/606427/71 "2012-01-08T05:10:56Z")
Story is sent! I found a few typos and made a few adjustments. Hope you like it! ---
**Author:** ![elfkin477](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2012, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-short-fiction-contest-late-2011-early-2012-edition-logistics-thread/606427/72 "2012-01-08T17:51:37Z")
Story sent 🙂 I have boldly decided to use one of the words as a verb, though the definition in the dictionary doesn’t allow for it. From reading the word origin, however, it looks like it _used to be_ a verb. ---
**Author:** ![elfkin477](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2012, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-short-fiction-contest-late-2011-early-2012-edition-logistics-thread/606427/73 "2012-01-09T18:32:14Z")
> [@elfkin477](#): > > Love the picture. Two directions writers might take occurred to me immediately. So, I discarded them for another one 😃 Of course, at this point I haven’t yet written a word, though the plot is busily unfolding in my head. So now that all the stories are up, my predictions were: Time Travel Steampunk Time travel, check. Took until the last entry to get a steampunk story, but it’s there 🙂 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-short-fiction-contest-late-2011-early-2012-edition-logistics-thread/606427.md?page=3)