Yeah, I think that about covers it.
So, I went back over previous Clever Fiction blog posts and pages looking for any misleading information about contests and winners. I haven't found any yet, but I could be wrong. Feel free to correct me.
I think the Home page sums up what Clever Fiction is all about, but please allow me to sum it up here too in case there is anyone else out there waiting to hear if they've won something: Clever Fiction is about writing short stories based on a weekly challenge of mystery ingredients. Writers can take on the challenges for fun while giving and receiving feedback, or can use Clever Fiction as a promotional tool to expand their current marketing efforts.
As of now, Clever Fiction doesn't have contests with 1st, 2nd, 3rd place winners. This is one of many additions we're looking in to, but isn't in place as of yet. Writers do get a FREE blog dedicated to their writings, additional FREE links to their stories on Facebook, FREE feedback from other writers, FREE links back to their other websites and blogs, and FREE email notification when someone leaves a comment on their story all without commitment or even registering.
So, I apologize if anyone is under the impression that these challenges were contests where you might win something more tangible than the satisfaction of taking it on, drawing from the creative depths of your soul, beating your muse and laptop into submission, deciding if your hero is worth saving while changing diapers, pleading with your spouse for just 15 more minutes to proofread your story so you can submit it before going to bed, and driving a stake into the heart of another inconvenient, yet freaking addicting, Short Story Challenge!
Clever Fiction is what it is: a community of writers who like a challenge and a place for authors to show off their talents. If anyone else is really dissatisfied, I'll give you your money back.
Thanks.
....Patrick Sipperly