Discussion - December 2011 - 75 Word Challenge

[Abernovo]

Thank you Perp for your kind words, once again.

 

[Starbeast]

I thought Holmes was a good idea too. I don't know what it is about steampunk but I was really keen to get Moriarty into mine. Sadly the whole 75 words thing prevented that.

YOU were going to do a Sherlock Holmes tale too Hex? Wow, what a coincidence, I would have been in shock seeing you do a story with Moriarty (which I considered to be the villain originally), but I thought adding a fiendish Dr. Jekyll instead would be a nice touch. But if you had accomplished your idea, it would have taken me much more time to come up with another idea.

I'd like to read your original Sherlock tale, you've got me curious.

Starbeast – Murder and resolution all within 75 words – and a giant toy clown. Wow.

Thanks for another cool review. I'm interested to see what your story will be like.

 

[Jo Zebedee]

Thanks for the review, Perp, you pretty much got what I'd hoped from it. Yay.

 

[Tisiphone]

Thank you Perpetual Man for your kind words - very encouraging for a newbie!

 

[Perpetual Man]

Thanks for another cool review. I'm interested to see what your story will be like.

Say what? I haven't posted a story yet. Egads!

Actually I do have a story (or two) but the one I trying to decide which one to go with...

Thank you Perpetual Man for your kind words - very encouraging for a newbie!

My pleasure Tisiphone, it's what I try and do.

 

[stormcrow]

Thank you Perp Man. Glad you saw it - encouraging words!

 

[Forgotten Realms]

Many thanks Perp. Man. Well, you hit the nail on the head. I tend to write always a slight melancholic style. Thanks again for the interesting reviews you have made.

 

[Ursa major]

It's only the seventh and yet I may have an idea.


(How to capture it in a story, let alone reduce that to the required word count, is another matter entirely.)

 

[hopewrites]

Hopewrites – Here though the toys come to life because of what they are, I presume, clockwork.

I am so glad that element of the story came across, my first version was just fractured descriptions of the toys themselves.

Entertainment for themselves in the absence of children, but it is the last two lines that really complete this story in such as strong way – the soldiers playing ska just gives it a depth that grounds it, and the almost sinister last line... wonderful stuff.

I am very glad you liked it. It was certainly the most fun challenge I have written to date.

 

[Phoenixthewriter]

oh Phoenix i like yours! interesting perspective, and well written i think

Thanks for the kind words Hope. I do more work than play, so checking out these forums lately has been a task for sure, but I'm glad you felt it was well written. That's something I find difficult to accomplish with so few words to get my point across.

Also, Perpetual Man, thanks. I'm glad the idea of life/awareness only occuring during its wound-up state was apparent. Surely when writing you can let your imagination do the describing, and forget that no one else can see your mind.

 

[hopewrites]

that was a sweet little story Alex. Glad to see you joined in our fun (my favorite Christmas song is Carol of the Bells, so it caught my eye right away.)

 

[Starbeast]

Good tale Quokka, such a nice child wanting to make something for his mom. This one really grabbed me.

 

[southron sword]

JLD. I liked that story.

 

[JLawrenceDavis]

JLD. I liked that story.

Thanks

 

[JLawrenceDavis]

I've read through the rest and they're all enjoyable. A couple of my favorites are The House of Jeter Lane by reiver33 and Poor Rudolf... by Mith; both made me chuckle. There's others, but I'll be on top of feedback next month

 

[AMB]

Hope: Thankee kindly.

 

[Phyrebrat]

Hello,

When I saw the theme for this month I was really pleased (to be honest, I think my actual thought was ‘aaave it!’) but I have to admit that this has been really tough.

I like to get my little piece in early and not think about it again or I tend to become plagued with second-guesses and so forth. This month I have been stumped. The Steampunk bit was fine, the Toy bit was fine, but together they made it really difficult for me, notwithstanding the fact that a character on whom my idea centred had been used by another Chroner so I decided to start from scratch again (I have been sending bad juju to the Chroner in question though haha).

Rather than post my comments piecemeal on the others - and bearing in mind I should have more time to savour reading them this month - I am going to wait till later on when entries have slowed somewhat. I’ve been transfixed reading the ones I have seen up till now and am glad that I am not the only one who has had problems coming up with something.

 

[Parson]

Phyrebrat -- I see you've caused me a problem. I had been working on my story for about 2 weeks and decided to post and posted right under yours. Of course mine and yours have some of the same characters. Hope you don't mind. Obviously a scheming Scrooge resonated with the both of us.

 

[Karn Maeshalanadae]

Oh the weather outside is frightful, but this challenge is so delightful, and since the mods made it so, let it go, let it go, let it go.

 

[hopewrites]

How sinister Parson!! I giggled with shock.