The third annual Codexian Idol contest (for members of the Codex Writers) ended today.
The way the Codexian Idol contest works is all the contestants anonymously upload the first 500 words of a short story for Round 1. The story openings are voted on by Codex members, and the top half progress to the next round. My story was second in Round 1.
There’s a week to write the next 1000 words, which are then uploaded, and the voting on Round 2 takes place. The top half of the stories move on to the final round. My story tied for first in Round 2.
After another week, the finished stories are uploaded and the Round 3 voting begins. Voting ended today, and my story "Into the West" placed second, behind a story by my Odyssey classmate Krista.