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Message no. 1
From: Rat <shadorat@****.COM>
Subject: Announcing the New Magespace (and Contest Winners!)
Date: Wed, 11 Nov 1998 12:03:15 -0800
Hiya,

-----------------------------------------
Winterhawk's Virtual Magespace has Moved!
-----------------------------------------

Please come by

http://www.magespace.net

and help us settle in to our new site! :)

The whole site has been redesigned, and among other
things, you'll find the winners and Honourable
Mentions for the Magespace Short Story Contest,
and the first chapter of my new novel, Inner
Demons!

Hope to see you soon. Please let us know what
you think. :)

Cheers,
--Rat
Winterhawk's Virtual Magespace
http://www.magespace.net
Message no. 2
From: "Ratinac, Rand (NSW)" <RRatinac@*****.REDCROSS.ORG.AU>
Subject: Re: Announcing the New Magespace (and Contest Winners!)
Date: Thu, 12 Nov 1998 10:46:54 +1000
> Hiya,
>
> -----------------------------------------
> Winterhawk's Virtual Magespace has Moved!
> -----------------------------------------
>
> Please come by
>
> http://www.magespace.net
>
> and help us settle in to our new site! :)
>
> The whole site has been redesigned, and among other things, you'll
> find the winners and Honourable Mentions for the Magespace Short Story
> Contest, and the first chapter of my new novel, Inner Demons!
>
> Hope to see you soon. Please let us know what you think. :)
> --Rat
>
>
Damn. So close and yet so far.

*I coulda bin a contenda, Maaa!*

Doc'

.sig Sauer
Message no. 3
From: Geoff Skellams <geoff.skellams@*********.COM.AU>
Subject: Re: Announcing the New Magespace (and Contest Winners!)
Date: Thu, 12 Nov 1998 10:51:44 +1100
On Shadowrun Discussion, Ratinac, Rand
(NSW)[SMTP:RRatinac@*****.REDCROSS.ORG.AU] wrote:
> > The whole site has been redesigned, and among other things, you'll
> > find the winners and Honourable Mentions for the Magespace Short
Story
> > Contest, and the first chapter of my new novel, Inner Demons!
> Damn. So close and yet so far.
>
> *I coulda bin a contenda, Maaa!*
>
> Doc'

I don't know what you're complaining about, you got closer than a lot of
other people :) You still get something :)

Good story by the way Doc. I liked it a lot. You should keep writing.

cheers
Geoff

--
Geoff Skellams R&D - Tower Software
Email Address: geoff.skellams@*********.com.au
Homepage: http://www.towersoft.com.au/staff/geoff/
ICQ Number: 2815165

Hili hewa ka mana'o ke 'ole ke kukakuka
(Ideas run wild without discussion)
Message no. 4
From: "Ratinac, Rand (NSW)" <RRatinac@*****.REDCROSS.ORG.AU>
Subject: Re: Announcing the New Magespace (and Contest Winners!)
Date: Thu, 12 Nov 1998 11:27:26 +1000
> > Damn. So close and yet so far.
> >
> > *I coulda bin a contenda, Maaa!*
> >
> > Doc'
>
> I don't know what you're complaining about, you got closer than a lot
> of
> other people :) You still get something :)
>
> Good story by the way Doc. I liked it a lot. You should keep writing.
> Geoff Skellams
>
Heh heh heh. You wonder why I'm complaining when there was a BABY on
offer? :)

Ah well, not bad for my first semi-professional foray since year 9.
Thanks for the encouragement.

Btw, everyone. I've read the first and second place stories (and I'm
getting onto the others) and I've been a fan of Rat's own stories for a
while now. Although I do think mine were the best (can you detect a note
of bias here?), you really should check them out - all of them - and let
your friends and acquaintances know about them. Remember, BattleTech is
taking off in the outside world (at least, to an extent). Why don't we
see if we can boost Shadowrun awareness too?

If you don't have Rat's post, this is the address...

http://www.magespace.net

*Doc' plugs Rat's page out of the goodness of his heart. Heh.*

Doc'

.sig Sauer
Message no. 5
From: Jett <zmjett@*********.COM>
Subject: Re: Announcing the New Magespace (and Contest Winners!)
Date: Thu, 12 Nov 1998 00:28:16 -0500
Rat wrote:

> The whole site has been redesigned, and among other
> things, you'll find the winners and Honourable
> Mentions for the Magespace Short Story Contest,
> and the first chapter of my new novel, Inner
> Demons!
>
> Hope to see you soon. Please let us know what
> you think. :)

I can't say I'm too disappointed with an honorable mention. Believe it
or not, I didn't enter the contest for the BABY. I just did it on the
waaaay outside hope that someone would actually find my stuff good. I
think I could have come up with something better, but dammit, two months
just wasn't enough! Anyway, congrats to everyone. Rat, the new site
looks awesome!
Oh, yeah, are us mention-ees gonna get a nifty little web graphic or
something for our web pages?

--Jett

<*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*><*>


"I'll make this clear, that I'm just here for backup. And to offer the
occasional advice or insult."
--Jett, on being an NPC

Behold the mighty sonic scream of the Jett!

http://www.scifi-fantasy.com/~zmjett/shadow.htm
Message no. 6
From: Rat <shadorat@****.COM>
Subject: Re: Announcing the New Magespace (and Contest Winners!)
Date: Wed, 11 Nov 1998 22:18:15 -0800
"Ratinac, Rand (NSW)" <RRatinac@*****.REDCROSS.ORG.AU> writes:

> Heh heh heh. You wonder why I'm complaining when there was a BABY on
> offer? :)
>

I really do wish I'd have more than one to give away. You
don't *know* how hard it was to pick a winner. There were so
many good stories submitted--I had a blast reading them all.
(I think I will post all (or many) of them a few at a time
over the next few weeks.)

> Ah well, not bad for my first semi-professional foray since year 9.
> Thanks for the encouragement.
>

And thank *you* for writing two such cool stories! :)

> Btw, everyone. I've read the first and second place stories (and I'm
> getting onto the others) and I've been a fan of Rat's own stories for a
> while now. Although I do think mine were the best (can you detect a note
> of bias here?), you really should check them out - all of them - and let
> your friends and acquaintances know about them. Remember, BattleTech is
> taking off in the outside world (at least, to an extent). Why don't we
> see if we can boost Shadowrun awareness too?

Thanks for the plug of the site. That was one of the reasons for the
contest--to bring people to the Magespace--but my main reason for
running it is to encourage folks to write Shadowrun fiction.
I think my nefarious plan has succeeded. :)

(Hmm...I wonder if I can come up with a good enough prize to get
folks to enter *next* year's contest...)

Cheers,
--Rat
winterhawk@*********.net
http://www.magespace.net/
Message no. 7
From: Geoff Skellams <geoff.skellams@*********.COM.AU>
Subject: Re: Announcing the New Magespace (and Contest Winners!)
Date: Thu, 12 Nov 1998 17:24:45 +1100
On SHADOWRN@********.ITRIBE.NET, Rat[SMTP:shadorat@****.COM] wrote:
> "Ratinac, Rand (NSW)" <RRatinac@*****.REDCROSS.ORG.AU> writes:
>
> > Heh heh heh. You wonder why I'm complaining when there was a BABY on
> > offer? :)
> >
>
> I really do wish I'd have more than one to give away. You
> don't *know* how hard it was to pick a winner. There were so
> many good stories submitted--I had a blast reading them all.
> (I think I will post all (or many) of them a few at a time
> over the next few weeks.)
>
Cool, more good stuff to read. :)

It was good to get an honourable mention as well.

> > Btw, everyone. I've read the first and second place stories (and I'm
> > getting onto the others) and I've been a fan of Rat's own stories
for a
> > while now. Although I do think mine were the best (can you detect a
note
> > of bias here?), you really should check them out - all of them - and
let
> > your friends and acquaintances know about them. Remember, BattleTech
is
> > taking off in the outside world (at least, to an extent). Why don't
we
> > see if we can boost Shadowrun awareness too?
>
> Thanks for the plug of the site. That was one of the reasons for the
> contest--to bring people to the Magespace--but my main reason for
> running it is to encourage folks to write Shadowrun fiction.
> I think my nefarious plan has succeeded. :)
>
Perhaps this sort of thing should be run more often to encourage
people even more...

> (Hmm...I wonder if I can come up with a good enough prize to get
> folks to enter *next* year's contest...)

Well, you could always contact FASA and see if they are willing
to sponsor a semi official comp

cheers
G
--
Geoff Skellams R&D - Tower Software
Email Address: geoff.skellams@*********.com.au
Homepage: http://www.towersoft.com.au/staff/geoff/
ICQ Number: 2815165

Hili hewa ka mana'o ke 'ole ke kukakuka
(Ideas run wild without discussion)

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