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re: Discussing the Writing Challenges -- September and October
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Discussing the Writing Challenges -- November and December 2010
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re: Discussing the Writing Challenges -- September and October
...and Highwayfolk and things Newt-own-ian.
...and Highwayfolk and things Newt-own-ian.
Boneman
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re: Discussing the Writing Challenges -- September and October
Many congrats HoopyFrood!
That was a close thing this month, with a lot of excellent stories vying to be the first past the post, so well done, you.
It is absurdly pleasing to be mentioned by others on this forum, even though it's done for fun(!) and thank you for those who did vote for my story.
October challenge here we come.
Many congrats HoopyFrood!
That was a close thing this month, with a lot of excellent stories vying to be the first past the post, so well done, you.
It is absurdly pleasing to be mentioned by others on this forum, even though it's done for fun(!) and thank you for those who did vote for my story.
October challenge here we come.
J-WO
Author of 'Pennyblade' and 'Feral Space'
re: Discussing the Writing Challenges -- September and October
Well done, Hoopy!
As Garth Marenghi said, anyone can type words. Typing them in the right order, that's the trick.
Well done, Hoopy!
As Garth Marenghi said, anyone can type words. Typing them in the right order, that's the trick.
re: Discussing the Writing Challenges -- September and October
Well done, Hoopy! Looking forward to the next challenge!
I feel guilty, because I never did get the chance to sit down and work out Ursa's puns, which I kept telling myself I'd do when I had a spare hour or three... Splendidly conceived as ever, me old china.
If anyone was puzzled by mine, the first hidden message was in the initial letters of each line, and the second is shown in all its non-glory in TDZ's listing!
Did anyone get Sephiroth's other literary reference?
Well done, Hoopy! Looking forward to the next challenge!
I feel guilty, because I never did get the chance to sit down and work out Ursa's puns, which I kept telling myself I'd do when I had a spare hour or three... Splendidly conceived as ever, me old china.
If anyone was puzzled by mine, the first hidden message was in the initial letters of each line, and the second is shown in all its non-glory in TDZ's listing!
Did anyone get Sephiroth's other literary reference?
HoopyFrood
It's me! Hurrah!
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Oh, blimey, I did not see this coming! I know people usually say that, but really. This month, I had zero ideas and I was this close to not entering at all until I had a final attempt a couple of days before the end of the competition (I actually thought it was the last day, duh...).
Many thanks for the votes and the mentions, and all the lovely congratulations.
October's a special month for me anyway, considering something that happens a few days in, so it's pretty awesome that this has happened as well. Woot! as I would say.
Also -- y'all don't know me! I might not pick zombies or pirates! (actually, I hadn't considered pirates, so thanks!)
I'm one of the few people you'll meet who's written more books than she's read
Thanks again, all!
Now, I have a couple of days before the 1st in order to think...I think I'm gonna need them...
Oh, blimey, I did not see this coming! I know people usually say that, but really. This month, I had zero ideas and I was this close to not entering at all until I had a final attempt a couple of days before the end of the competition (I actually thought it was the last day, duh...).
Many thanks for the votes and the mentions, and all the lovely congratulations.
October's a special month for me anyway, considering something that happens a few days in, so it's pretty awesome that this has happened as well. Woot! as I would say.
Also -- y'all don't know me! I might not pick zombies or pirates! (actually, I hadn't considered pirates, so thanks!)
I'm one of the few people you'll meet who's written more books than she's read
Thanks again, all!
Now, I have a couple of days before the 1st in order to think...I think I'm gonna need them...
Deathfrommassive
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re: Discussing the Writing Challenges -- September and October
Grats Hoppy! I can't wait for next month!
PS. Thanks for all the mentions
Grats Hoppy! I can't wait for next month!
PS. Thanks for all the mentions
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For those with a liking for figures:
After 6 months of the Challenge we have seen 91 individuals enter, with a total of 272 entries; 23 of us have competed each time, with another 6 missing only one month. September saw 7 new entrants, 6 of them newbies to the forum. Leaving aside those 7, whom we hope will stick around, we've had 29 entrants who have only competed once.
We've had 262 votes cast, and Mouse still leads the totals board with 22, followed by HareBrain on 19, Teresa 16, Sephiroth 15, and Hoopy has bludgeoned her way into the higher echelons with this magnificent win, coming in at equal 5th with chopper on 14.
We no longer have anyone who has received votes in all the challenges, which is a shame, but 6 people have scored in 5 of the 6.
Shall October bring us the 100th challenger? Shall a hare finally catch the mouse? For answers to these and all other questions, stay tuned...
For those with a liking for figures:
After 6 months of the Challenge we have seen 91 individuals enter, with a total of 272 entries; 23 of us have competed each time, with another 6 missing only one month. September saw 7 new entrants, 6 of them newbies to the forum. Leaving aside those 7, whom we hope will stick around, we've had 29 entrants who have only competed once.
We've had 262 votes cast, and Mouse still leads the totals board with 22, followed by HareBrain on 19, Teresa 16, Sephiroth 15, and Hoopy has bludgeoned her way into the higher echelons with this magnificent win, coming in at equal 5th with chopper on 14.
We no longer have anyone who has received votes in all the challenges, which is a shame, but 6 people have scored in 5 of the 6.
Shall October bring us the 100th challenger? Shall a hare finally catch the mouse? For answers to these and all other questions, stay tuned...
J-WO
Author of 'Pennyblade' and 'Feral Space'
re: Discussing the Writing Challenges -- September and October
I'm one of the few people you'll meet who's written more books than she's read
Now, most writers use something called subtext. They're cowards.
(Sorry, I'll stop with the quotes now!)
I'm one of the few people you'll meet who's written more books than she's read
Now, most writers use something called subtext. They're cowards.
(Sorry, I'll stop with the quotes now!)
HoopyFrood
It's me! Hurrah!
re: Discussing the Writing Challenges -- September and October
Holy crud, 272 entries? Let's bag 'em, put them in an anthology and sell it! We can all get rich off it.
Those who have posted more stories get a higher percentage of the money, of course!
It'll be an incentive.
Holy crud, 272 entries? Let's bag 'em, put them in an anthology and sell it! We can all get rich off it.
Those who have posted more stories get a higher percentage of the money, of course!
It'll be an incentive.
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Congratulations Hoopy!! Must be that racy new avatar of yours!
And thanks to the two people who voted for me. Yay!!! I'm totally made up about that!
And for anyone who didn't get mine. The stanger was the Devil who was looking for recruits for his legions. The title "Last Ruin Cafe" is an anagram of "Satan Lucifer" but I kind of liked the face valule meaning as well; the cafe (more of a bar/tavern really) being the last ruin of these people.
Congratulations Hoopy!! Must be that racy new avatar of yours!
And thanks to the two people who voted for me. Yay!!! I'm totally made up about that!
And for anyone who didn't get mine. The stanger was the Devil who was looking for recruits for his legions. The title "Last Ruin Cafe" is an anagram of "Satan Lucifer" but I kind of liked the face valule meaning as well; the cafe (more of a bar/tavern really) being the last ruin of these people.
Boneman
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Dammit! I thought it was an anagram of 'careful saint'! No wonder I didn't get it....
Dammit! I thought it was an anagram of 'careful saint'! No wonder I didn't get it....
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[Quote='eronor]We no longer have anyone who has received votes in all the challenges, which is a shame, but 6 people have scored in 5 of the 6.[/quote]
My list still shows Teresa as having votes every month; where did I miss out this time?
But sinful. furry kittens weren't enough this month; have to try and combine them with chocolate next…
[Quote='eronor]We no longer have anyone who has received votes in all the challenges, which is a shame, but 6 people have scored in 5 of the 6.[/quote]
My list still shows Teresa as having votes every month; where did I miss out this time?
But sinful. furry kittens weren't enough this month; have to try and combine them with chocolate next…
re: Discussing the Writing Challenges -- September and October
Damn, I never spotted that. Though I quite like the fact that it does both a saint and a devil
Dammit! I thought it was an anagram of 'careful saint'! No wonder I didn't get it....
Damn, I never spotted that. Though I quite like the fact that it does both a saint and a devil
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Did Teresa get votes the first month? There was some discussion of a theme-setting curse, and she set the first one.
Mmm, sounds delish.
Oh, and congrats, Hoops!
Did Teresa get votes the first month? There was some discussion of a theme-setting curse, and she set the first one.
Mmm, sounds delish.
Oh, and congrats, Hoops!
Precise Calibre
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re: Discussing the Writing Challenges -- September and October
I don't think mine needs any clarification, but I'll throw down some details about it regardless.
The basic storyline is that of a noble of the space-faring future named Picuro. Picuro is an adaptation of the name Epicurus (famous philosopher, some may have heard of him?) I chose his name because of his pondering on what was, in all essence, the basis of all sins - desire.
He took his fleet of gilded warships to the planet of Sodora (contracted adaptation of Sodom and Gomorrah). He is there in response to "insults of the most dire kind" which were sent against him by relatives of his wife.
His wife, Aspasia is a reference to the same-named historical/mythical figure who was the consort of Pericles and a brothel owner/harlot.
In the end, Picuro is left between two alternatives, both with unappealing outcomes. If he commences the attack on the salnderers, he will have slain his fellow men and will lose his wife as a result of murdering her family. If he withdraws, he will look weak in the face of his fellow nobles, which may open him up to future attacks.
So in summary we have:
Envy - His wife's relatives slander him out of jealousy for his station.
Pride - Picuro cannot let a slight pass and must act on his pride.
Wrath - Picuro's wrath leads him to the unjustified slaughter of a planet.
Lust - Picuro doesn't care so much about his wife's feelings so much as he cares about being able to touch her.
Greed - Weak - Representation of his decadent, gilded warships in great numbers for his orbital bombardment; the excess alone might warrent the idea of greed.
Sloth - By definition, uncertainty and inaction are sloth. His inability to choose a path at the end marks this point.
Gluttony - Gluttony is but a greed of a different shade; it would have been a waste for me to use any of the 75 words trying to jam it in.
End comment - Orbital bombardment seems to be the ideal solution for Sodom and Gomorrah, no matter what form it may take
I don't think mine needs any clarification, but I'll throw down some details about it regardless.
The basic storyline is that of a noble of the space-faring future named Picuro. Picuro is an adaptation of the name Epicurus (famous philosopher, some may have heard of him?) I chose his name because of his pondering on what was, in all essence, the basis of all sins - desire.
He took his fleet of gilded warships to the planet of Sodora (contracted adaptation of Sodom and Gomorrah). He is there in response to "insults of the most dire kind" which were sent against him by relatives of his wife.
His wife, Aspasia is a reference to the same-named historical/mythical figure who was the consort of Pericles and a brothel owner/harlot.
In the end, Picuro is left between two alternatives, both with unappealing outcomes. If he commences the attack on the salnderers, he will have slain his fellow men and will lose his wife as a result of murdering her family. If he withdraws, he will look weak in the face of his fellow nobles, which may open him up to future attacks.
So in summary we have:
Envy - His wife's relatives slander him out of jealousy for his station.
Pride - Picuro cannot let a slight pass and must act on his pride.
Wrath - Picuro's wrath leads him to the unjustified slaughter of a planet.
Lust - Picuro doesn't care so much about his wife's feelings so much as he cares about being able to touch her.
Greed - Weak - Representation of his decadent, gilded warships in great numbers for his orbital bombardment; the excess alone might warrent the idea of greed.
Sloth - By definition, uncertainty and inaction are sloth. His inability to choose a path at the end marks this point.
Gluttony - Gluttony is but a greed of a different shade; it would have been a waste for me to use any of the 75 words trying to jam it in.
End comment - Orbital bombardment seems to be the ideal solution for Sodom and Gomorrah, no matter what form it may take
re: Discussing the Writing Challenges -- September and October
well done Hoops,
well done Hoops,
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