Why I Won't Win

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Entry posted by xccj July 7, 2008

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News Flash: My Epic Contest #7 Mystery Story got past the judges and made it into the final poll with five other fabulous stories. I have not yet voted; I want to read all the other stories first before I do, and until then I do not know what the statistics actually are. But here are a few reasons I don't believe I'll do well in the polls... because, yes, I am pessimistic.

1: The story is too long. It is the second longest one there, I'm sure, after Boneiii's. But Bones can always get away with writing long stories, and people will read them, and in the end it's all worth the read. But mine... fourteen chapters and only three of them are actual action chapters. I guess, in the end, it moves too slowly. I packed in alot of useless descriptions, silly side jokes, and a couple of sequences that were just in there because I wanted them to be. It's not concise. For a judge who's reading the whole thing to really "judge" it, they'll appreciate all the extra content, as would anybody who had happened to follow the story while it was being posted. (But no one did) But for a voting contest, nobody wants to sit down for an hour and read my lengthy thing. They'll get through the first couple of chapters, get bored, and vote for somebody else. If they do vote for me, then maybe they're just basing it off my rep (which I don't know where that came from). And I am against voting for somebody because their "popular" and I don't want that treatment.

2: I have no reviews... I checked, all the others do. Maybe it sends out a message that this story isn't worth commenting on. Also, for people who don't want to read the whole thing, they can't go and look at the reviews to see what other people thought. For the most part, the people I can usually get a review from are busy with summer stuff. Or they're a story judge, as it could be. Since I know the judges read it (since they obviously liked it enough to push it forward) I would like a review from all of them when the contest is over and they can reveal themselves. (I expect that Takuta-Nui would point out a load of spelling errors I made, he's exceptionally good at that kind of thing)

3: I suck in polls. I have 30 something BBCs to attest to that statement, as well as a horrible Art Contest and two less than ideal story contest polls (Epicfest and S&T Contest #2) So since I think I'm cursed in that aspect, I don't expect anything.

Anyway, I see this as again earning an "honorable mention" in the contest. I'm actually not really looking to win this... what I would really like are some reviews on the story, because I used alot of new things and good jokes and I want to see how people react to them. But placing in a contest doesn't actually mean anything; Kulagi's Kanoka placed and it didn't get any other reviews. So I guess I'm just failing at everything here.

And get this. THIS IS NOT AN ADVERTISEMENT TO VOTE FOR MY EPIC. If you're going to vote, read the stories and vote for your favorite. No, this is an advertisement to read and comment on my story, but I've posted three other blogs so far, and that hasn't worked yet, so...

Yes, I am in kind of a dark mood right now.

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