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Swindonbloke: https://www.storiesspace.com/stories/fantasy/wiglaf-the-greatest-hero-of-them-all-2
WriterGirl: https://www.storiesspace.com/stories/fantasy/just-another-monstrous-tale
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We have the latest version of the Cover Editor and we are asking a few of you to please try it out via this link and let us know how it works. Thanks to those of you that do.
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We have our first story:
Swindonbloke: https://www.storiesspace.com/stories/fantasy/wiglaf-the-greatest-hero-of-them-all-2
WriterGirl: https://www.storiesspace.com/stories/fantasy/just-another-monstrous-tale
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Good morning/afternoon everyone. I thought I would leave this here.
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We thought it was time to give our fantasy lovers a chance to show us what they’ve got.
The word Myth comes from the Greek word 'mythos' which means 'to tell a story'. They are very old stories that were passed down and every culture has its own. Of course, you cannot have a good myth without some form of monster.
That is what we want from you. We want to hear your best stories surrounding myths and monsters. It can be set in any time, any place or realm, real or imagined.
Quick Rules:
All topics are open except for micro, flash, play, poetry, and song.
The word count minimum is 1000 and the maximum is 10,000
You cannot submit already published work.
All Stories Space rules and guidelines apply.nvxPFKZb78xhnTr3
The ending date is June 19, 2023
The winners will be announced on June 26, 2023
Prizes:
First: $150 (USD)
Second: $50 (USD
Third: $25 (USD)
Have fun and if you have any questions please don't hesitate to ask!
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Here is a rundown on the new features for publishing a story:
When you write a story, the Save button does just that: it saves where you are as a Draft and the story will show up in your Stories>Drafts area. Your editing session will remain on the Write panel so you can keep saving as you go.
The arrow alongside the Save button offers further resources that may help during the writing process: tips and links to forum threads to ask for advice/help, or to read about how others have approached storytelling.
Once you have added all the necessary fields, information at the bottom tells you the benefits of adding optional fields. Up to you if you choose to follow the advice.
When your story is ready, hit the Preview button. That will take you to a screen showing you what your story will look like on the site when published. This step helps because, sometimes, copy and paste from word processors or text editors can have unintended consequences in published material. For example:
1. Indenting lines can sometimes render an entire paragraph indented as a block quote.
2. Newlines / hard returns can creep in, which gives the text random line and paragraph breaks.
3. Hidden control characters copied from a word processor can sometimes render chunks of the story in bold or italics or in an odd paragraph style.
Etc...
So scroll/read through your story preview and check it looks good. It's your opportunity to make sure the cover looks fine, the one-liner reads right, the title and tags are spelled correctly, the story body text is formatted nicely, and so forth. If there's anything not quite right, you can go back to the draft and fix it prior to final submission.
Once you're happy with your work, hit the Submit button from the Preview panel and the story will be sent to the moderation queue.
That's it for editing/submitting, but there are a few peripheral extras now too:
A) Your draft stories are linked to the Edit step from your profile, allowing you to jump right back into editing mode.
B) If your story has not yet been locked by a moderator (i.e. it is still in the general queue) you can recall it back to your drafts and make changes. Handy if you spot something like a typo or incorrect quote mark/punctuation you missed the first time round. Once a story is locked by a moderator, it cannot be recalled. Edits can only be made after publication or after it has been returned for further work.
C) If you send a link to any of your draft stories to someone else, they can access it. Handy for getting assistance from editors.
That pretty much sums up the changes. Hope it helps.
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That could be true. However, the green doesn't contrast enough with the white to reduce the overall glare. For me, at least.
We do have dark mode if that would help you. I know it says that it's still being sorted, but it works for most places on site now.
Click your mini avatar on the right, settings, and it's at the bottom.
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Just to let everyone know. We are aware that there are a few minor bugs and they are being looked into as quickly as possible.
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Some of the bigger changes are to the submission pages. The Save button allows you to save your draft as you go and there is a preview screen before you hit submit.
We would like to encourage everyone to use cover images, one-liners, and tags for each story.
You also have the option to recall your submission if it is not yet assigned to a mod. I cannot be the only person to find an error the moment I submit my story. This way you will be able to remove it, fix the issue, and resubmit without having to wait on a mod for help.
Once more information comes in, I'll update it here.
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I do note that images for categories and curated collections on the home page are still broken, at least on desktop, as I have noted before. They seem fine on mobile. I use Edge and Chrome on Windows for desktop, Chrome on Android for mobile. I will try dumping cache later in case there's old data that's causing a problem.
I'm on the desktop version and it is working fine for me. Did you do a ticket?
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Hi everyone. I was hoping to have been able to get on and make an announcement before it happened, but my morning has been madness. Nothing bad, just nonstop.
We have a few changes coming over the next little bit that I'm very excited about. The color change was one of them, along with the update on the front page.
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Have there been any updates recently (like the past week or so)? I am having problems with the "Remember Me" switch on login not working again (I will try dumping cache since that sometimes fixes this) and the images for the Top Categories on the home page are broken. Just wondering if something borked something. And if it is just me or if these are happening to others.
There have been a few things running in the background. Mine did it too a few times, but it seems to be doing just fine now.
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Larry's obituary was shared with me and I thought those of you that knew him might want to read it.
https://obituaries.ljworld.com/us/obituaries/ljworld/name/larry-nigh-obituary?id=51039327
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I love how creative you all are and how each one of you tackled this competition so differently. Well done everyone.
I would like to congratulate Pnin, KatarinaTechgoddess, and OpheliaTusk for taking the top 3!
2nd Place: Memories of Mardi Gras (One Last Time) by KatarinaTechgoddess
3rd Place: Earned My Beads On Downing Street by OpheliaTusk
The following entries round out the Top 10, and if you haven't done so already, I recommend giving them a read:
4th: And the Band Played On by sprite
5th: Mardi Gris by JamesPBear
6th: Sydney's Mardi Gras: We Shall Overcome by CuriousAnnie
7th: Pancake Tuesday by SeaJay
8th: The Stories Behind the Masks by WriterGirl
9th: Mardi Gras: The Darker Side by Brad_Naylor
10th: Mardi Gras Mink by DenimAngel
As always, thank you to everyone that participated, as well as those that scored and commented. The stories are amazing, but we rely on you to help keep us motivated. You all are the backbone of this site.
Congratulations again to the winners! I’ll be in touch soon regarding your prize.
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Hello. If you go to the home page (click StoriesSpace in the upper left corner) and scroll down past the new stories there will be a tab on the right underneath them that says More Stories.
Click More Stories. That will open up a new page with Search, Write Your Own Stories, and Genres.
Use the Search tab to find the keyword you're searching for and all the stories tagged with that word will pop up for you.
Hope this helps!
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Twelve! I love people getting it in under the wire. 😊
OpheliaTusk - https://www.storiesspace.com/stories/speculative-fiction/earned-my-beads-on-downing-street
verbal - https://www.storiesspace.com/stories/general/young-and-dumb-in-new-orleans
Jimwillhavefun - https://www.storiesspace.com/stories/musings/the-other-side-2
KatarinaTechgoddess - https://www.storiesspace.com/stories/speculative-fiction/memories-of-mardi-gras-one-last-time
WriterGirl - https://www.storiesspace.com/stories/general/the-stories-behind-the-masks
Brad_Naylor - https://www.storiesspace.com/stories/horror/mardi-gras-the-darker-side
JamesPBear - https://www.storiesspace.com/stories/horror/mardi-gris
Ceebees - https://www.storiesspace.com/stories/general/pancake-tuesday
sprite - https://www.storiesspace.com/stories/realistic-fiction/and-the-band-played-on
DenimAngel - https://www.storiesspace.com/stories/general/mardi-gras-mink
CuriousAnnie - https://www.storiesspace.com/stories/realistic-fiction/sydneys-mardi-gras-we-shall-overcome
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We made it to eleven! There are still some hours left...
OpheliaTusk - https://www.storiesspace.com/stories/speculative-fiction/earned-my-beads-on-downing-street
verbal - https://www.storiesspace.com/stories/general/young-and-dumb-in-new-orleans
Jimwillhavefun - https://www.storiesspace.com/stories/musings/the-other-side-2
KatarinaTechgoddess - https://www.storiesspace.com/stories/speculative-fiction/memories-of-mardi-gras-one-last-time
WriterGirl - https://www.storiesspace.com/stories/general/the-stories-behind-the-masks
Brad_Naylor - https://www.storiesspace.com/stories/horror/mardi-gras-the-darker-side
JamesPBear - https://www.storiesspace.com/stories/horror/mardi-gris
Ceebees - https://www.storiesspace.com/stories/general/pancake-tuesday
sprite - https://www.storiesspace.com/stories/realistic-fiction/and-the-band-played-on
DenimAngel - https://www.storiesspace.com/stories/general/mardi-gras-mink
CuriousAnnie - https://www.storiesspace.com/stories/realistic-fiction/sydneys-mardi-gras-we-shall-overcome
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We've reached ten!
OpheliaTusk - https://www.storiesspace.com/stories/speculative-fiction/earned-my-beads-on-downing-street
verbal - https://www.storiesspace.com/stories/general/young-and-dumb-in-new-orleans
Jimwillhavefun - https://www.storiesspace.com/stories/musings/the-other-side-2
KatarinaTechgoddess - https://www.storiesspace.com/stories/speculative-fiction/memories-of-mardi-gras-one-last-time
WriterGirl - https://www.storiesspace.com/stories/general/the-stories-behind-the-masks
Brad_Naylor - https://www.storiesspace.com/stories/horror/mardi-gras-the-darker-side
JamesPBear - https://www.storiesspace.com/stories/horror/mardi-gris
Ceebees - https://www.storiesspace.com/stories/general/pancake-tuesday
sprite - https://www.storiesspace.com/stories/realistic-fiction/and-the-band-played-on
DenimAngel - https://www.storiesspace.com/stories/general/mardi-gras-mink