Kersley Fitzgerald and Guy Stewart make the next cut in Amazon's Breakthrough Novel contest. Congratulate them here...
Henry Vogel goes off on random topics, though he appears to have hit a nerve discussing tolerance for political opinions different from your own. Join the discussion...
Bruce Bethke is still waiting for someone to "Name This Column!" He also discusses writing as art versus writing as craft, comes out as a coffee Luddite and discusses how a change in magazine editor can make or break an author. Join the discussion...
Ultimate Geek Fu asks the question on everyone's mind; does science fiction exist primarily to provide non-religious ends of the world as we know it? Join the discussion...
Splattering Guts for Fun & Profit tells us what sound is, explains how the speed of sound is not a constant and delves into sonic booms. Join the discussion...
Also, long time contributor Waterboy wins the 3/12/10 Friday Challenge.
We have two challenges to judge this week. Let's take a look at the entries.
Guy Stewart - The Vet also available at drop.io
miko - Cera
Ben-El - First (drop.io)
torainfor - Cymate (drop.io)
Patrick Henry - I get a "Page not found" error clicking on the link you posted. Contact me ASAP with the correct link!
If I've missed anybody's entry, please let me know ASAP.
The lesser challenge is Your 2050 Census. As of the deadline, we have two entries:
M - 2050 Census
Waterboy - 2050 Census
As always, even if you haven't submitted an entry this week—even if you never submit an entry in any week—you're invited to read, comment on, and vote for your favorites. Don't be afraid to leave comments on the writers' sites, either. Writers thrive on knowing that somebody out there is reading their words. The winners of each challenge will be announced on Sunday, March 28.
And now for this week's Friday Challenge.
With the explosion of TV channels over the last few years, more and more expensive programs are being presented to smaller and smaller viewing audiences. Along the way, producers and executives have discovered that "reality" TV shows are cheaper to produce and can bring in higher ratings than star-studded dramas or sitcoms. Almost anything and anyone can pitch a reality show. Most recently, we've seen that Sarah Palin's proposed reality show about Alaska has been attracting attention.
Your challenge for this week is to concoct a reality show about your state. Or about a state you love but don't live in. Or about a state you hate but don't live in. You choose. We're not looking for a full scale presentation, just a somewhat detailed one page description of the show. Everything about the show -- whether to give prizes or eject contestants or whatever -- is entirely up to you.
As usual, we're playing by the loosely defined and never written rules of the Friday Challenge and for what's behind Door #3. Your deadline is midnight, CDT, on Thursday, April 1. Get ready, get set, write!
And remember, let's have fun out there!
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