Having now entered two challenges and not receiving one vote (I'm not bitter!), I'm feeling that I'm woefully under armed against the weaponized minds of the Chrons!
First, as everyone has said, it's more common than not for most members to go two or more Challenges without any votes, so don't worry about it. A better guide to your writing and whether you're grabbing people's attention is the number of mentions/shortlistings you get, which is one reason why we encourage members to give shortlists when it comes to voting time. Second, if you feel you need to improve, or just want to know what people did or didn't like about your work, do put the entries up in the Improving... thread as Joshua suggests, but don't forget to give your own feedback on others' stories, as, strange as it may seem, critiquing someone else's work is one of the best ways of improving your own.
The Roll of Honour threads are out of date, I'm afraid, but anyway personally I'd encourage you not merely to look at the winners but at all the stories for each month/quarter. Winners have invariably produced a good story, but not necessarily the best one in terms of technique or plot -- which is a reason to console yourself when you don't get votes, since Chrons voters don't always recognise brilliance! (Otherwise I'd win every month...
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On the other hand, is there any special meaning to this image?
No special meaning, beyond what you want to give it.
oh, and is Erin a chronner? unfamiliar with that name as it relates to the forum.
Not a Chronner, no; a friend of TDZ's. She also did the spooky image back in October, though that has now mysteriously disappeared from the thread... (Told you it was spooky...) [
EDIT: typed this before TDZ popped up to confirm it!]
By the way, if anyone is confused by the image appearing in part at the head of the opening post, as well as in the body as usual, that's because Brian has put the thread on the front page of the forum, where an image as the first thing in the post is more attention-grabbing. Not only does that give the thread and therefore our stories more visibility, but we might also get more newbies -- and voters! -- arriving to join in, which would be excellent.
