[CONTEST OVER] JNC Original Light Novel Contest
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@admin I did wonder about that because I create pictures of what my main players look like at a fairly early stage as it helps me get "in character" when I write their lines. So when my alternate-universe self wins the alternate-universe competition I guess he can send them over :)
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@admin This is an old post, but I have to say: I wish I saw it sooner. I found out about the contest super late (January 23rd) and although I took the time to read over and edit my story, it was only after submitting it that I noticed some silly grammar and contingency errors. They're pretty much all in the second half and shouldn't be glaring enough that they affect enjoyment, but it's nice to know the contest is a little lenient in this regard. I really wanted to double slap myself over some of the errors.
Side note: It feels like this contest was announced or mentioned on very few sites? I only found out about it because I randomly decided to google "light novel contest" and I'm not really complaining since I had a completed story to submit, it was just something I was curious about.
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@mononyan When it was first announced I remember Anime News Network did an article about it, and I'm pretty sure it was on Crunchyroll's news feed too. Of course, since the time between the contest opening and closing was so large (literally half a year) if the initial posting is missed then it's hard to find out; ANN and co aren't going to post again unless something in the rules changes considerably, or to report on any winners.
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@QuixoticHorizon Yeah I figured ANN at least would have posted something. I usually check the site daily, I guess I still missed it because there's no way I'd forget.
Oh well I'm glad I thought to search the topic before the deadline.
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Good luck, everyone! I hope your books are selected.
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Good luck to all the participants who've submitted stuff, and let's hope the judges are working fast! I know I'm dying for feedback on my manuscript, at the very least.
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@Tabac_Iberez I think they only promised feedback from the next round forward. 😞
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@Tabac_Iberez Only those who pass the first round of judging get feedback, and it won't be handed out until closer to the end of the second round of judging. You can always ask for feedback here however:
https://forums.j-novel.club/topic/7938/jnc-writing-group-feedback-thread
Contest entries can't be posted publicly while they're being judged, so if you want to post right away, you'll need to share it privately only upon request. Works that are eliminated in the first and second round can be posted publicly, however.
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I'm guessing the announcement for round 1 will be tomorrow. They said the end of march but since today is the 31st and a sunday.im sure they're all enjoying their weekend right now. Or maybe the announcement is at midnight or something. Good luck everyone!
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@Patrick-Sweet-gpupwd3 I think it was said elsewhere (might be the discord?) that they were behind on entries and announcing the results would be delayed (not sure how long).
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@QuixoticHorizon They're behind on judging, but intended to send an email at the end of the month with a progress report at the very least.
@Hylebos said in JNC Writing Support Group:
@Damon-Cavalchini said in JNC Writing Support Group:
I wouldn’t be surprised if the announcement was delayed by a week or so.
On that note, Sam mentioned on Discord (link if you partake) that they're a little behind on where they want to be on the judging.
I will however promise an email by the end of the month
MAYBE that email will explain how we need some more time
and give a progress report
But I dunno maybe I will finish perfecting my hyperbolic time chamberSo don't be surprised Pikachu if you have to wait a bit longer. Its good in my opinion that they take whatever time they need to give everyone a proper shot.
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Round 1 results are out:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1XmRmqSbTkoZ46uYDZfDKdRhPXH-zweqy1pBvAiXZtcw
:)
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@Hylebos, strange, I've never known Google docs just randomly skip lines in a document :)
Seriously, though, it was great fun writing a novel even if it didn't get through. There are a few people waiting to read volume 1 so they can have it now and volume 2 is already around 20% complete.
So where next? Royal Road? KDP? I'm thinking about it!
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@Angelus said in [SUBMISSIONS NOW OPEN!] JNC Original Light Novel Contest:
@Hylebos, strange, I've never known Google docs just randomly skip lines in a document :)
Seriously, though, it was great fun writing a novel even if it didn't get through. There are a few people waiting to read volume 1 so they can have it now and volume 2 is already around 20% complete.
So where next? Royal Road? KDP? I'm thinking about it!
Or revise and float it for next year’s competition?
The skip line thing is weird. I get 84 passes out of 464 which is about 18% going through to the next round.
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@Damon-Cavalchini, I meant it had skipped the line saying that my novel had got through :)
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@Angelus Ahhh - I missed the joke because some of the longer titles do break lines in the doc :)
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@Hylebos said in [SUBMISSIONS NOW OPEN!] JNC Original Light Novel Contest:
Round 1 results are out:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1XmRmqSbTkoZ46uYDZfDKdRhPXH-zweqy1pBvAiXZtcw
:)
So many fantasy/isekai titles. Seeing the judges are the author of Tanya and the editor of Overlord, I should have known, but still... why did I enter with something that is not fantasy or isekai...
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@nagamatsu_mabo said in [SUBMISSIONS NOW OPEN!] JNC Original Light Novel Contest:
So many fantasy/isekai titles. Seeing the judges are the author of Tanya and the editor of Overlord, I should have known, but still... why did I enter with something that is not fantasy or isekai...
I've been working for a while now on an isekai for the next competition (assuming they hold one). And knowing my luck, it will be rejected because the isekai bubble will have burst by then.
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@Angelus said in [SUBMISSIONS NOW OPEN!] JNC Original Light Novel Contest:
I've been working for a while now on an isekai for the next competition (assuming they hold one). And knowing my luck, it will be rejected because the isekai bubble will have burst by then.
I somehow passed the first round even though the entries are seemingly heavily dominated with isekai/fantasy. I think you'll just have to commit to it.
Best of luck, fellow author.
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@Angelus said in [SUBMISSIONS NOW OPEN!] JNC Original Light Novel Contest:
@nagamatsu_mabo said in [SUBMISSIONS NOW OPEN!] JNC Original Light Novel Contest:
So many fantasy/isekai titles. Seeing the judges are the author of Tanya and the editor of Overlord, I should have known, but still... why did I enter with something that is not fantasy or isekai...
I've been working for a while now on an isekai for the next competition (assuming they hold one). And knowing my luck, it will be rejected because the isekai bubble will have burst by then.
Isekai bubble's been going for years, even if it does pop, the wind down is going to take more than a year. There's no denying it's an easy way to set up a story. But unless you've heavily incorporated the isekai element into your novel, a lot of isekai stories could be transitioned to a pure fantasy or sci-fi story with some moderate editing.
Just some interesting trivia for people since Sam looked into it, but there are 6 authors who got through round one with two entries.
