May / June 100 Word Anonymous Challenge Discussion Thread

[Joshua Jones]

@elvet, I can only speak from personal experience, but I find it almost impossible to pick out a particular writer's style because so many seem to change their patterns and methods to suit the theme of the month. Aside from one or two that always seem to go for dark, cynical and twisted, I'm honestly clueless.

Dark, cynical, and twisted? Me? The guy who wrote a story about a child's toys rising up to stop a pedophile? I represent that remark...

Ribbing aside, I see one that seems to have all the hallmarks of Victoria. I feel her voice is pretty unique (in a good way!) so I'm usually pretty good at picking out her stories. Of course, now that I said that, the one I'm thinking is probably elvet's or something...

 

[AMB]

They are all elvet's.

I'm not good at guessing either. But when I write I try to practise something new if I can, so that wouldn't help people guess mine, I think.

 

[elvet]

Somewhere I have some notes on member's writing styles that I have used in the past to guess when I wasn't host. I'd like to say it helped, but the best clues were using a logic sheet and taking advantage of all the responses when other guesses where made.

 

[Joshua Jones]

Somewhere I have some notes on member's writing styles that I have used in the past to guess when I wasn't host. I'd like to say it helped, but the best clues were using a logic sheet and taking advantage of all the responses when other guesses where made.

Yeah... I've NEVER plagiarized someone else's votes... EVER...

Although, they say if you steal one thing, it's plagiarism, but if you steal many things, it's research, so...

 

[Ambrose]

I think i recall Tom Lehrer's comments in Lobachevski - one book is plagiarism, two is research.

 

[Victoria Silverwolf]

Treble Trouble: When all else fails, read the instructions.

 

[Joshua Jones]

I think i recall Tom Lehrer's comments in Lobachevski - one book is plagiarism, two is research.

I heard it from a sales consultant back when I did advertising sales... but that’s probably where he got it. It’s a great quote either way!

 

[elvet]

The Poll is up. You have 5 days to select your favourite time travel horse story.
Any feedback about the guessing game would be welcome. farntfar had a detailed suggestion. Previously, I had posted a list of authors/stories and let everyone try and match them up.

 

[Victoria Silverwolf]

Vote goes to The Righting.

 

[Danny McG]

Got my vote cast:-
Dead end survey

 

[sule]

Voted for Cause and Effect.

 

[BT Jones]

It feels harder to comment on anonymous stories when you don’t know who wrote them, somehow. Shortlist below, super short list in bold, winner underlined & italicized.

Whose time is it anyway
From the Top - Whimsical
No time like the Present
Fixing the Problem
The Righting – I read this three times and each time it was rich and lyrical but I genuinely have no idea what it was about. Alas, too much red wine, perhaps. 'tis a recurring theme that the true meaning of many of these stories pass me by.
Dead-end Survey
Statues – Strangely beautiful and leftfield.
Treble Trouble – Ah, delightful. The best saved till last. A tone to fit the theme perfectly.

 

[elvet]

So you'd thnk I'd have smoothed out all the hiccups by now. I didn't tick the allow viewing if you haven't voted box, which all the Chrons Polls allow.
Sorry folks . On the plus side, maybe it will encourage more members to vote early.

 

[M. Robert Gibson]

Shortlist:
One Revolution to Another
Dead-end Survey
Cause and Effect
Mystery solved

Runner-up:
Outside eternity

Vote getter:
Whose time is it anyway?

 

[Danny McG]

I'm pleased to see I'm picking up votes already, awesome

 

[Elckerlyc]

Shortlisted & vote:

The Righting
Dobbin Saves the Day
Cause and Effect
Treble Trouble

 

[Joshua Jones]

I put mine in for Dobbin Saves the Day. Well done to the author!

And thanks to the 0 to 3 people who have voted for my story so far!

 

[Astro Pen]

Vote to:
Your Past, My Future
An effective mix of emotion, paradox and imagery. There was poetry there.

 

[elvet]

Short list:
Seabiscuit
Your Past, My Future
Treble Trouble
Vote: Let's Do the Time Warp Equine

 

[Starbeast]

Time Horse Tales

"Split the Difference"
"Equinox"
"From the Top"
"Fixing the Problem"
"Seabiscuit"
"Outside Eternity"
"Let's Do The Time Warp Equine"
"Return of the Army of Darkness"
"Dead-end Survey"
"Cause and Effect"
"Aye, but what dreams come?"
"Treble Trouble"​