Ed

@NQWpodcast co-host & #NotQuiteWritePrize judge.

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Well done to this story with a single-word title. You are my first Favourite.

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@buttonjar1 @ReiserSimon 🤣

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First story read, and it's an easy Yes for the Longlist. Great title, excellent use of the prompts, especially the Kicker. I'm hoping this is a taste of things to come.

#NQWP107612

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@ReiserSimon @buttonjar1 Sorry to say, but unless she was sneaking a peek at my stories, she may have recorded the wrong number, as this one is def in my team!

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@NQWpodcast @AKScotland @deankoorey Thank you everyone who chose CORRECTLY! 😁
Can't wait to get stuck into your stories!

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@KAScottWriter @NQWpodcast Thank you!

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@ReiserSimon @NQWpodcast Thanks Sally! Yep, well over 24 actually. It's going to be a task...

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@LouLou832832 @NQWpodcast Thank you Lou! What's life without a little bit of wrongdoing, eh? Best of luck in the judging, though I'm sure you don't need it.

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@buttonjar1 @NQWpodcast Thank you!

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@Taurenelle @NQWpodcast Thank you!

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@BuckeyeInsomnia @NQWpodcast Thanks Justin, can't wait to read your story!

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@NinaMD1 @NQWpodcast Thank you Nina! And thanks for the content, @AKScotland. If I disappear from Twitter for weeks/months/years, you will know why!

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@rat_ink Welcome to the team!

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Do it.
Give in to temptation.
Join TEAM ED.
We all know the dark side is way more exciting!

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The Not Quite Write Prize for Flash Fiction has begun!

Choose a team and write a 500-word story based on your team’s prompts to compete for thousands of dollars in cash prizes & print publication!

There’s still time to enter... 👀

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@NQWpodcast This was definitely one of my favourite episodes, can't wait for everyone to hear it!

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My final #NotQuiteWritePrize stats for this round of judging:

Favourite: 2
Yes: 6
Maybe+: 25
Maybe: 72
Maybe-: 43
No/DQ: 24

Now, we are getting to the pointy end of the stick! Time to pick the longlist!

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#NotQuiteWritePrize Story #693719 is Favourite number 2. This one is all about voice and prose, filled with wonderfully original and evocative turns of phrase.

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#NotQuiteWritePrize Congratulations, lucky (and very talented) author of #571677! You are my very first outright favourite this round. Masterful use of close third and single effect, well done.

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#NotQuiteWritePrize story #560484 with a VERY attention-grabbing title. Will the story deliver?

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@buttonjar1 I'll definitely add a dollar for penance when I call this one out on the podcast.

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Speaking of sexy things...

To the author of story #523186, I sincerely apologise for reading a COMPLETELY INAPPROPRIATE meaning into the title of your story! It was in fact, deeply heartfelt and emotional (and I need to get my mind out of the gutter).