DISCUSSION THREAD -- October 2021 -- 75 Word Writing Challenge

[Droflet]

Back on the boards, after a long absence. True to form my first draught came in at 618 words. Sigh. This is looking to be a long, long, month.

 

[Cat's Cradle]

True to form my first draught came in at 618 words.

Drof, have you considered a 543 word title??

I feel you - I had similar woes in the 300. Best of luck with the editing, CC

 

[TheEndIsNigh]

Back on the boards, after a long absence. True to form my first draught came in at 618 words. Sigh. This is looking to be a long, long, month.

I can only assume following the easing of covid regulations you're refering to your stage career as a ventriloquist and you've only managed to do the old water drinking section of the show to a 618 words maximum. Which I agree is pretty poor. I need you to get that up to 1000 minimum before I book your act.

Practice makes perfect.

Stick to water though, or you'll be too pieced to get your 75 word story in this month.

 

[Droflet]

Of course, you know, the end is coming for you, well before me.

 

[Parson]

@Ambrose .... So often .... Ah, yes, ghosted by a brilliant idea.

 

[Bowler1]

Of course, you know, the end is coming for you, well before me.

The pitter patter of feet running into the distance, followed by rummaging, some mumbling and muttering and the odd swear word, but only one or two, in case Judge might hear. Bowler1 soon returns with just the right choice of RAY GUN slung low in a comfortable hip holster, smiling as ever, but with a sparkle in his eye this time.

Ahem....

Droflet my dear... would you care to make a wager with me on that possible outcome?

 

[Victoria Silverwolf]

Ambrose: Inspiration must be seized when it occurs.

Deke: Sometimes the past has an advantage over the present.

 

[Parson]

@Deke .... Ghost Ship .... When the ethereal can become material at will, mortality will result.

 

[Deke]

I’ve been playing too much shogun total war and reading the Japanese death poems on the loading screens.

 

[Ian Fortytwo]

Well my entry is posted, no turning back now.

 

[Victoria Silverwolf]

Elckerlyc: Sometimes you need a little encouragement to finish a project.

Ian Fortytwo: At times, our fates are revealed to us.

 

[Parson]

@Elckerlyc .... Goodnight! .... Sometimes your muse decides she must make you an offer you can't refuse.

@Ian Fortytwo .... Something Weird Happening .... The line between reality and premonition can become very blurry indeed.

 

[Victoria Silverwolf]

G.T.: Be sure to have beat testers for new techniques.

 

[Victoria Silverwolf]

Spoiler

That should say "beta testers" up there, darn it.

Artoriarius: Frequently one must go without answers to questions.

 

[Parson]

@G.T. .... Paradoxes .... Time paradoxes make my head hurt, and in this case it could be worse than that.

@Artoriarius .... Ship of the Dead .... A star cruising Flying Dutchman and a very unconventional ending have to be a ghostly story.

 

[StilLearning]

I've got a draft - the question is can I get it under the limit and readable by the 23rd...

 

[Phyrebrat]

I've got a draft - the question is can I get it under the limit and readable by the 23rd...

I have faith in you

 

[Deke]

Ship of the dead- As they say in starship troopers, my desire to know more intensifies, alas some secrets only the stars can know.

There’s no joke- When you are a ghost with eternity to pass, having a laugh at an ensign is as entertaining to the dead as it is to the living

 

[paranoid marvin]

Well I'm in, and I'm relieved more than anything else to be able to post a poetical entry; something I've really struggled with for the past few months for some reason. Inspiration can be so fickle at times.

 

[Victoria Silverwolf]

Parson: A practical joke can be most impractical.

paranoid marvin: A spoonful of song makes the warning go down.