Discussion -- 300 Word Challenge #5

[Jo Zebedee]

I assume the rubber suited one is for here, of course. There is nowhere else I could think of such a thing being appropriate to.

 

[alchemist]

Absolutely. The one for here will be called "The chafing of Edgar Ramsbottom."

 

[mosaix]

Absolutely. The one for here will be called "The chafing of Edgar Ramsbottom."

I would just love that to be the case, Alch. I await your entry with baited breath.

 

[The Judge]

I await your entry with baited breath.

Is someone fishing for compliments?

 

[mosaix]

Is someone fishing for compliments?

Cut it out, TJ. One UM per forum is quite enough thank you.

 

[Mouse]

Absolutely. The one for here will be called "The chafing of Edgar Ramsbottom."

I'm going to be so disappointed if it's not.

 

[Jo Zebedee]

I'm very much looking forward to it, Alc. Good thing you have 3 weeks....

 

[Glitch]

I look at the picture and think about a handheld sat nav.

 

[Warren_Paul]

Absolutely. The one for here will be called "The chafing of Edgar Ramsbottom."

The name alone sounds like a winning entry.

 

[Luiglin]

Photo is nicely ambiguous. Got a couple of ideas floating around, time for sleep to see if that induces anything else.

 

[Arkose]

Well, I believe I have my idea finalized. The research needed coincides with a novel idea I have. 300 words will be the problem as always.

 

[Karn Maeshalanadae]

For just this once, I wish we could post early. I have to sit on a week and a half with what I've drawn up. At least it's still under the word limit and still makes sense.

 

[Ursa major]

For just this once, I wish we could post early. I have to sit on a week and a half with what I've drawn up. At least it's still under the word limit and still makes sense.

You now have plenty of time to refine it if you want.

But make sure you keep a copy of what you have at the moment, particularly as you seem happy with it. From experience, editing can sometimes detract from the original.

 

[Karn Maeshalanadae]

Oh, I do have my copy saved.

 

[AMB]

I was like that with the last one. I had something written by 6am on Jan 1st and was cursing the wait.

Of course, by the time I could actually post, I had written two more. Meant to post one of them up after voting but never got around to it.

 

[Phoenixthewriter]

What a fantastic image. I got goosebumps thinking of all the possibilities people will discover for this 300 worder. I like it.

And, I think I have an idea to go with it. Time to get writing and maybe have it ready to go on day one.

 

[David Evil Overlord]

I have an idea, I'm just not sure it's going anywhere.

 

[Jo Zebedee]

Just out of interest, and because I'm excessively nosy. Why is the thread locked until the 10th?

 

[mosaix]

I seem to remember it was so that people would first concentrate on the 75 word challenge. Stagger the challenges so-to-speak.

 

[The Judge]

That's one reason. Another is to encourage members to think about the picture and the story more than perhaps they do with the 75-worder, so instead of posting within two minutes of the Challenge going up** they spend some honing their writing, which is after all the point of being an Aspiring Writer. With a proper prize in the offing, it's more prestigious than the 75-worder, and therefore deserves rather more thought. (Whether it gets it is another matter, of course!)


** and then spending the rest of the month moaning about the changes they should have made...