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The Nemo 8 guidelines have been simplified, fine-tuned but basically unchanged:
http://weirdmonger.blog-city.com/cone_z ... elines.htm

I understand that Zencore! (Nemo 7) has been recommended for a Stoker award under the anthology section, as has also at least one of its stories in the short story category.
des

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My entry, which I guessed would be about 3 or 4k, is now at 10,600 words and still growing. Do you have an upper limit, Des? I know you've got between 2.5k and 12k but will you allow stories outside those parameters if they can't be made to fit?

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Hi, Bob, I'll look at anything, but I guess if it is over 12000 words, I'm unlikely to be able to fit it in, however good it is.
des

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Hi again Des,
Hmm tonight's count is 12800 and although it's coming to a conclusion it's still nowhere near finished. Think I'm going to have to get the pruning shears out in the very near future...
Isn't it weird how a story can take on a life of its own?

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Perhaps you should turn that one into a novel, Bob, and start a new story for me. des

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Ironically, the story I'm working on germinated partly from an abortive attempt at a novel which I've had sitting around for over 10 years. I tracked down the original file to a floppy disk. My PC at home doesn't have a floppy drive, so I had to bring it into work to convert it.

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I look forward to it, Mike! I imagine there will be many stories with differing takes on the phrase 'Cone Zero' in the world because of this project.

There's been another review of Zencore!, btw: “Word Doctor” is a beautiful fantasy about the title healer who has been fixing the broken words of the universe

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Variations on title received so far:
Koan Zero, Con Cero, The Cone Zero Ultimatum

Anyone googled 'cone zero' yet?

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Well you have got us first place on the google chart for anyone searching on "cone zero". As TTA's publicity person I should thank you for that, and I do, but we should also mention Interzone in the thread to get full value. So that is sorted.

The bad news is: I have an idea
(or a cunning plan, more cunning than a fox that's been to cunning university, etc)

The good news is: I haven't started it yet.
I'm hoping to get the first draft sorted next week, but i've been a bit busy with dog, niece, finishing of draft 2 of "novel" 2, work and preparing for interview. Not necessarily in that order.

And I'm not going to do it on Google's suggestions - I was never that good a physicist or engineer

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Blimey, that first draft will be sooner than mine, Journeymouse! My writing is currently restricted to half-hour bursts in my lunchbreaks. At least the use of a stone-age laptop (Win95 no less) means no internet access - a distinct advantage for someone as easily sidetracked as me!

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There are benfits to being only part time employed (shame about the low income), first among them being plenty of time to indulge in "interests". On top of which, when I get an idea/bee in my bonnet, I tend to be obsessive about working on it. Thus I have all the signs of being prolific.

Doesn't mean I'm any good, of course I'm just going to have to work on the literary equivalent of the "spray and pray" method.

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I was wondering if anyone has been irredeemably put off by the guidelines?

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Can't think why they would be, Des. I shall submit this time, more in hope than expectation, though I suppose I should lay my hands on Zencore first.[/quote]

Have finished the first draft. I started it over a week ago, but the dog-cum-muse had a little problem dictating it. We're now testing it on our lab-rats (my sister and a friend).

And I'm not as nuts as that reads. Honest

And OT comment: I got a full time job, so I shall be slowing down in the new year and the world may be saved from my crass prose. You can all breathe a sigh of relief now.

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