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The Race
Write. Mail. Repeat.
The Race site is not fully functional at this time. The hardware the site was originally running on failed and the site is being put back together from backups and new construction. Sorry for the inconvenience! —Bill
Note: This is a temporary site until the new site is ready. You cannot log-in to this site because the original accounts are not on this site.
In The Race, you keep track of points based on stories in the mail. You report your points once a week. Compare your points against everyone else in your group. Try to get as many points as you can — it’s how you win both The Race and in getting published.
Scoring
Scoring is based on the number and type of stories currently in the mail.
| Short stories | 1 point per story in the mail |
|---|---|
| Proposals | 3 points per proposal with an editor or agent |
| Novels | 8 points per novel with an editor or agent |
Challenges
Challenges are issued in addition to scoring for The Race. Challenges are usually for meeting a word count level each day (for example, 1,000 words a day for 6 days a week).
Challenges are usually optional.
Joining
If you want to take part, you need to join the site first. Use the new user link to the left or click on join in the upper right part of this page.
Once you've joined and logged in, a new “the race” box will appear on the left. The box lists your entries in The Race and allows you to create new entries. Any groups you are a member of will be listed in the Groups folder.
