Discussing the Writing Challenges -- November and December 2010

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Certainly that's very possible as far as I'm concerned, Ursa. I know last month I excluded two good stories because I hadn't read them right, and I've seen people have voted for others which I've thought definitely outside, which makes me wonder what I've missed. We need a separate "My piece is within the genre because..." section!



PS Eek! Just realised I've forgotten to thank those who have mentioned me in short lists and especially those who voted for me (Karn and No One I know). It's late here, guys, and I'm trying to do several things at once, as well as make up my mind, but thank you, thank you.
 
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Well, I doubt I'll ever be mistaken about being outside the genre. Fantasy's all I'm ever able to write anymore.


Maybe that's the problem....I'm not subtle enough, hehe. :p :D
 
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I realized that the voting was going to end before I got home, so I had to hurry!

In the spirit of some who voted before me, a couple of different lists:

Honorable mention to Deathfrommassive for sheer genius (or true sloth).

Special mention to Ursa Major for a story that I still don't understand the main meaning of, despite having gotten bits and pieces, yet that I still like anyway!

A couple that I found to be right up my alley, pieces that remind me of something I would have written (hope that's not an insult to anyone): Lacivetta--With Time off for Fishing, Ventanamist--Sermon....

The rest of the short-shortlist:
Talysia--Envying the Stars Their Light
Harebrain--Magister
Boneman--The Homecoming
The Procrastinator--Pride...
The Judge--Statuesque (G.R.E.E.D)
Moonbat--One Man's Poetry...
Mouse--For Your Sins

And the vote goes to... TheEndIsNigh--The Lesson
 
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Which means that, as of now, TEIN could easily win it, too.

Less than two hours left to vote.
 
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TheDustyZebra said:
Special mention to Ursa Major for a story that I still don't understand the main meaning of, despite having gotten bits and pieces, yet that I still like anyway!
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Thanks. :)

I'll be explaining (to the sound of much groaning, I expect) the wordplay tomorrow, i.e. after the main voting ends.
 
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Good deal! I'm sure I'll go bash my head into a brick wall when I see what I missed. Then starts the groaning. :)

Anyone, please let me know if I need to explain mine. I never know when I've been totally incomprehensible.
 
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Congrats Hoopy! My last minute vote was for your story. It didn't grab me the first time through, but on a reread it really struck a chord. Very well done.

And congratulations to all other comers as well, for making it such a difficult month to pick a winner. It was a very close month, perhaps the closest yet?
 
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Well done Hoopy! Loved your story.

47 entrants and 46 votes this month. Close!
 
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Big grats to Hoopy, and well deserved!

I'm already looking forward to the next challenge.
 
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Well done Hoopy! Even though I voted for TEIN in the end I found it really hard to choose this month - hardest choice yet for me - and I came this close to clicking the button next to your entry...brilliant story and a well-deserved win!

Thanks for the mentions, those who did! Ooo - just checked the poll and thanks to whoever voted for me! Was not expecting that, bonus!
 
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Congrats, Hoops!

*wonders what she's got up her sleeves for a subject - ahahahaha!!*
 
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Congratulations, Hoopy! Looking forward to seeing what the next theme is.:)

And thanks to everyone who mentioned me in their shortlists.:)
 
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Congratulations Hoopy and thanks again to all that voted for me.

Certainly was nail biting stuff though.
 
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Congratulations Hoopy - a very deserved win.

And thank you for the mentions and the votes for me - the best I've ever done and I'm so happy! :D:D
 
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Congratulations, Hoopy.


* Goes to look up things about pirates and zombies. Rushes back, because he promised to explain what his story was about. *


Were sins conjured up here? Ridiculous! It looked less damned than the Social Democratic headquarters (with or without Angry Moira). But it must be. Set in the Black Country, it was a domain of Worse Ester, a source of wickedness; the Severn flowed just to the west.

Damn those “No to Time Travel” extremists. Damn their alterations to the historical databases.

What was left? Finding a big tent of swords, somewhere in Revolving France. Hopeless!
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The setting was a large town in the midlands, probably no later than the early 1970s. The concept was of a time traveller being there, looking for a place where sins were invented. The far future had (or will have) few facts about earlier times and what they do have is stored electronically. Those who do not wish people to travel back in time - because of the dangers of affecting their present - corrupted the records to make time travel pointless. No-one could bring books back - who knows what the consequences might be - and because of dependence on AI systems, their memories are poor. (Okay, I've just added this very last bit. :))

Now to the wordplay:

The main hidden feature was the subject: The Severn-Dudley Sins. I thought I gave pretty specific clues that it was Dudley: somewhere in the Black Country but (uniquely) also in an exclave of Worcestershire (before the 1970s council reorganisations). The river Severn was mentioned specifically. The other puns were based on the file corruptions: Worse Ester was obviously Worcester, Revolving France was Revolutionary France, the big tent with swords was the Marquis de Sade.

That leaves Moira and the party HQ: Social Democratic can be contrated to SoDem and add that rather techy woman and you get: SoDem Anger Moira. Try saying it fast and out loud.

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The groaning may now commence.

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