a message for all still-unclaimed DCBB writers

• being unclaimed at first does NOT mean your story is not good
• it does NOT mean nobody will read and enjoy your story
• it does NOT mean your summary is bad
• it does NOT say anything about your worth as a writer, or as a person in general

currently there are still ONE ENTIRE THIRD OF SUMMARIES UNCLAIMED.

the post has been open for THREE HOURS.

this is a global challenge, which means there are people in every timezone in the world. which means people are still asleep. people are busy. people can’t be here right this second.

the list of summaries is about 20,000 words long. if artists read all of them (as they should), it could even take several hours. in order to choose their top three, out of ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY SUMMARIES, it’s not easy.

YOU WILL HAVE AN ARTIST BY THE END OF THIS. it might be tomorrow, when the mods hand what remains over to the pinch-hitters.

pinch-hitters are not “second-rate”. pinch hitters are just artists that didn’t sign up at the start. authors who want to draw too. artists who want to claim second story. DO NOT BE DISHEARTENED IF YOUR STORY HAS TO BE HANDED TO A PINCH-HITTER.

all in all, stay calm. don’t panic. everything will be okay.