HERESY! Winner Announcement

[Prince Cobra]

Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it.

Interesting story about that ...er...story. It was Monday afternoon of the deadline when I started, took about 5 hours total including revisions and cutting it down to size (the end product was 1,500 words, and I had to cut out completely my favorite character), though I had the idea for a couple of weeks before. Okay, not so interesting. But I wanted to do something out of the ordinary for a heresy theme, and I figured a vegan autocracy ruling the solar system would do that.

My two favorites (besides my own baby) were Mitchell and Tuesday (did you write that Tamur?) (though I also forgot to vote - do'h! - not that it would have mattered).

I'll admit I'm not real big on the whole 'those evil inquisitions and Catholics', being a Catholic and all.

Anyone else have critiques or comments on The Heretic Ship?

CR

Hmmm, this explains many things. To tell you the truth, you presented too weird world for my aristocratic conservatism . Somehow, it lacked any logic. True, I caught it was about the vegans... but the story was somehow chaotic (what is called too many new things syndrome; but I think I also suffer from this disease) and the effect you aimed did not work. Another criticism: " A" and " B " plan. "A" plan was good and made me smile but "B" lacked any originality. At this moment, I am almost sure, you are cursing at me... Yet, the fact you've cut much of your story and this is enough to explain why the story was not so good. The good side: I think the retrospection fit well in the story. I am sure there are other things you've done well and probably I've missed to say. Just in case be warned: I am of these nasty people who more criticise than praise.

To sum up: Never do the things in the last possible moment!!!!!! And yet you got two votes, so no reason to despair but one more to work harder for the next contest!

I hope I was helpful.

P.S. Actually, you are free to hammer me for my story about the poor Emperor
who never got even a vote.

P.S.2 Wow, Tamur, Franconicus, that is called a real real-life problem! But fortuantely for the Mead Hall everything went well!