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D-Dad is a Winner!

themetfairy Oct 12 2012 04:28 PM

Congratulations to my talented husband on winning the NJCCA's Legal Fiction Writing Competition. His short story, Fool Me Twice, will be published in their online November 2012 newsletter.

cooby classic Oct 12 2012 10:21 PM Re: D-Dad is a Winner!

His first story wasn't bad either :) Congratulations, D-Dad!

themetfairy Oct 12 2012 10:50 PM Re: D-Dad is a Winner!

The man can write :) Thanks cooby!

Mets Willets Point Oct 13 2012 12:23 AM Re: D-Dad is a Winner!

Ha-ha, "Legal Fiction". Congrats to D-Dad.

themetfairy Oct 13 2012 12:55 AM Re: D-Dad is a Winner!

Thanks Willets :)

Benjamin Grimm Oct 13 2012 11:16 AM Re: D-Dad is a Winner!

That's great news! And just so you know, if he starts writing illegal fiction, I'm going to have to report him to the authorities.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Oct 13 2012 12:05 PM Re: D-Dad is a Winner!

Very Grishamy news.

themetfairy Oct 13 2012 12:14 PM Re: D-Dad is a Winner!

LOL BG And thanks Lunchie :)

Edgy MD Oct 13 2012 01:14 PM Re: D-Dad is a Winner!

Victory!

themetfairy Oct 13 2012 01:39 PM Re: D-Dad is a Winner!

Thanks Edgy :)

Ceetar Oct 13 2012 02:32 PM Re: D-Dad is a Winner!

Benjamin Grimm wrote: That's great news! And just so you know, if he starts writing illegal fiction, I'm going to have to report him to the authorities. it IS great news! and I've got a footnoterphone if you need to call Jurisfiction.

themetfairy Oct 13 2012 04:25 PM Re: D-Dad is a Winner!

I'm not sure what that is Ceetar, but thanks :)

Mets Willets Point Oct 13 2012 06:26 PM Re: D-Dad is a Winner!

Ceetar wrote: Benjamin Grimm wrote: That's great news! And just so you know, if he starts writing illegal fiction, I'm going to have to report him to the authorities. it IS great news! and I've got a footnoterphone if you need to call Jurisfiction. I'm going to wager that I'm the only one here who gets this allusion.

TheOldMole Oct 16 2012 02:00 AM Re: D-Dad is a Winner!

Yay!

Diamond Dad Oct 18 2012 03:11 AM Re: D-Dad is a Winner!

Thanks, guys. The funny thing is that before the final decision was announced, the chairman of the competition contacted me and asked me to re-write several sections of the story to (a) remove a reference to Alex Rodriguez and substitute a fictional name; (b) change a reference to a real drug manufactured by Johnson & Johnson (the counsel for which are members of the NJ Corporate Counsel Association, the sponsor of the competition) and change it to a fictional drug; and (c) remove R-rated language, which might offend certain members of the Association if it were published in the Association's newsletter. So, the story that will be published is not the actual story -- it's an edited-for-TV version. But what the heck. The announcement of the competition said something like "if you're the next John Grisham" and "if you have a novel in the making" -- but then the rules for the competition included a 5,000 word limit, which is not nearly long enough for a novel. As it was, I had to really cut down the original story in order to get it to fit into 5,000 words. But heck - you have to be flexible sometimes! After the official publication in the NJCCA newsletter, I'll post a link (to the original version) that my friends and colleagues can access. Cheers! DD

seawolf17 Oct 18 2012 02:06 PM Re: D-Dad is a Winner!

Hey! Celebrity in our midst!

Mets Willets Point Oct 18 2012 02:08 PM Re: D-Dad is a Winner!

seawolf17 wrote: Hey! Celebrity in our midst! I hope he wears that tux when accepting the award.

Vic Sage Oct 18 2012 02:12 PM Re: D-Dad is a Winner!

Diamond Dad wrote: Thanks, guys. The funny thing is that before the final decision was announced, the chairman of the competition contacted me and asked me to re-write several sections of the story to (a) remove a reference to Alex Rodriguez and substitute a fictional name; (b) change a reference to a real drug manufactured by Johnson & Johnson (the counsel for which are members of the NJ Corporate Counsel Association, the sponsor of the competition) and change it to a fictional drug; and (c) remove R-rated language, which might offend certain members of the Association if it were published in the Association's newsletter. So, the story that will be published is not the actual story -- it's an edited-for-TV version. But what the heck. The announcement of the competition said something like "if you're the next John Grisham" and "if you have a novel in the making" -- but then the rules for the competition included a 5,000 word limit, which is not nearly long enough for a novel. As it was, I had to really cut down the original story in order to get it to fit into 5,000 words. But heck - you have to be flexible sometimes! After the official publication in the NJCCA newsletter, I'll post a link (to the original version) that my friends and colleagues can access. DD Congrats D-Dad. But I guess the notion of "free expression" is the real "legal fiction" in this contest.

MFS62 Oct 18 2012 07:13 PM Re: D-Dad is a Winner!

Congrats! I can't wait until November. Please provide us a link. Later

Fman99 Oct 19 2012 10:32 AM Re: D-Dad is a Winner!

Diamond Dad wrote: Thanks, guys. The funny thing is that before the final decision was announced, the chairman of the competition contacted me and asked me to re-write several sections of the story to (a) remove a reference to Alex Rodriguez and substitute a fictional name; (b) change a reference to a real drug manufactured by Johnson & Johnson (the counsel for which are members of the NJ Corporate Counsel Association, the sponsor of the competition) and change it to a fictional drug; and (c) remove R-rated language, which might offend certain members of the Association if it were published in the Association's newsletter. So, the story that will be published is not the actual story -- it's an edited-for-TV version. But what the heck. I'm sad you took out the potty talk. But happy you won.

Ceetar Oct 19 2012 01:03 PM Re: D-Dad is a Winner!

Diamond Dad wrote: (a) remove a reference to Alex Rodriguez and substitute a fictional name; I hope you used Emmanuel Rodriguez. Or Alex Emmanuel.

Edgy MD Oct 19 2012 10:33 PM Re: D-Dad is a Winner!

Alejandro Centaur.

Diamond Dad Oct 20 2012 02:36 AM Re: D-Dad is a Winner!

I think I used Francesco Rodriguez. I"ll post a link to the "real" version. DD

themetfairy Jan 31 2013 03:43 PM Re: D-Dad is a Winner!

Due to Super Storm Sandy, D-Dad didn't receive his award certificate until this week - There will be a link to the award winning story soon.

cooby classic Jan 31 2013 04:43 PM Re: D-Dad is a Winner!

Neat!

themetfairy Feb 07 2013 12:35 PM Re: D-Dad is a Winner!

Here is the long awaited link to D-Dad's story - Fool Me Twice

themetfairy Feb 08 2013 04:16 AM Re: D-Dad is a Winner!

A Non-PDF link to D-Dad's Story

Vic Sage Feb 08 2013 02:57 PM Re: D-Dad is a Winner!

that's great DD, congrats!

Vic Sage Feb 08 2013 03:10 PM Re: D-Dad is a Winner!

But here's the problem i have when i read a phrase like: "Legal Fiction Writing Competition"... Legal Fiction - a fact assumed or created by courts which is then used in order to apply a legal rule which was not necessarily designed to be used in that way. Also, the personhood of corporations is a form of "legal fiction". so is this a writing competition for stories that are based on some form of legal Fiction? or Is it a LEGAL fiction writing competition, which requires stories based on legal, rather than illegal conduct? (No porn, no crime stories, etc), or perhaps is just descriptive and comparative to those other ILLEGAL fiction writing competitions? or simply about legal issues? You would think lawyers would draft clearer language for their contests. But of course if lawyers drafted clear language, no one would have to hire lawyers to explain it to them. So i guess its a kind of full-employment strategy.

G-Fafif Feb 08 2013 03:29 PM Re: D-Dad is a Winner!

D-Dad's a winner at least since merging with Metfairy, but congratulations on this affirmation, too.