Monthly Fic Contest: Going Once, Going Twice...
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Re: Monthly Fic Contest: January winners! Feb/March prompt!
I don't have any submissions yet.
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One week to go!
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Re: Monthly Fic Contest: January winners! Feb/March prompt!
You lost mine? Hmn...better resend it I guess....WearsHats wrote:I don't have any submissions yet.
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There are worlds out there where the sky is burning...where the seas sleep and the rivers dream. People made of smoke, and cities made of song. Somewhere there's danger. Somewhere there's injustice. Somewhere else, the tea is getting Cold. C'mon Ace, we've got work to do! - The Doctor (Sylvester McCoy, last line in the old series)
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Re: Monthly Fic Contest: Feb/March prompt! One week to go!
I am trying like a gosh darn (pardon my swearing) to write it, but I have to fly cross-country tomorrow morning, then I'm going to be working long hours all week, and flying back on the 15th, so I may be a bit borked on this one.
"All it takes is one bad day to reduce the sanest man alive to lunacy. That's how far the world is from where I am. Just one bad day. You had a bad day once. Am I right? I know I am. I can tell. You had a bad day and everything changed."
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Re: Monthly Fic Contest: January winners! Feb/March prompt!
RedwoodElf wrote:You lost mine? Hmn...better resend it I guess....WearsHats wrote:I don't have any submissions yet.
One week to go!
Oops. My inbox has been kind of flooded in the last few weeks. Good thing you mentioned. I have it. Very sorry about that.
But yours is the only one I have.
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Re: Monthly Fic Contest: Feb/March prompt! One week to go!
Whew, ok, I've made a lot of progress when I should be sleeping, so I should have something ready to go before the cutoff date.
"All it takes is one bad day to reduce the sanest man alive to lunacy. That's how far the world is from where I am. Just one bad day. You had a bad day once. Am I right? I know I am. I can tell. You had a bad day and everything changed."
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Re: Monthly Fic Contest: Feb/March prompt! One week to go!
Dammit, I've been working on a story all week, but I can't send it because ATL doesn't have free wi-fi, and my company phone doesn't allow tethering. FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFuuuuuuuu
"All it takes is one bad day to reduce the sanest man alive to lunacy. That's how far the world is from where I am. Just one bad day. You had a bad day once. Am I right? I know I am. I can tell. You had a bad day and everything changed."
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Re: Monthly Fic Contest: Feb/March prompt! One week to go!
When will you have a chance to send it?
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Re: Monthly Fic Contest: Feb/March prompt! One week to go!
Hopefully when I land at LAX in a few hours...if not then, then later tonight.
"All it takes is one bad day to reduce the sanest man alive to lunacy. That's how far the world is from where I am. Just one bad day. You had a bad day once. Am I right? I know I am. I can tell. You had a bad day and everything changed."
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Re: Monthly Fic Contest: Feb/March prompt! One week to go!
Later tonight is fine. If you can survive LAX, you deserve a break.
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Re: Monthly Fic Contest: Feb/March prompt! Last Day!
Ok, sent. LAX has free wifi and free charging stations. They're the airport Gotham needs.
I'm really unhappy with how this one turned out; I had to write in hour-long blocks after 12+hour shifts during a hub build (why do my build's always coincide with the fic contests? WITCHCRAFT), so I'm sure it's rife with inconsistencies. I wanted to keep working on it, but if I didn't submit it now, it would be locked in editing purgatory for eternity. I apologize to everyone who reads it.
I'm really unhappy with how this one turned out; I had to write in hour-long blocks after 12+hour shifts during a hub build (why do my build's always coincide with the fic contests? WITCHCRAFT), so I'm sure it's rife with inconsistencies. I wanted to keep working on it, but if I didn't submit it now, it would be locked in editing purgatory for eternity. I apologize to everyone who reads it.
"All it takes is one bad day to reduce the sanest man alive to lunacy. That's how far the world is from where I am. Just one bad day. You had a bad day once. Am I right? I know I am. I can tell. You had a bad day and everything changed."
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Re: Monthly Fic Contest: Feb/March prompt! Last Day!
Stories and voting thread have been posted to the Writer's Corner. Please go read and vote.
Once again, we only have two entries, one of them submitted at the last minute. Open to ideas on how to get more participation.
Please also vote on which prompt to use next.
Here's a list of suggested prompts that we haven't used yet. Pick your favorite(s), and don't be afraid to add new ideas.
Superheroes
Under The Sea
Pulp
Steampunk
Modern-Day Urban Fantasy
A "Friends" style spin-off
Winter Holiday
TV show adaptation
History Book: Write what future historians of Thuntworld would write in the history books about some or all of the events in Goblins.
How We Got Here: Write a backstory of one of the characters, of some event that we know happened, but hasn't been shown "on screen" (For example, "How Klik got in the cage" or "Biscuit's run through the dungeon crawl we found him in") - Try to stick to one that's unlikely to be a major plot point, like "How Kore got cursed" for example.
Once again, we only have two entries, one of them submitted at the last minute. Open to ideas on how to get more participation.
Please also vote on which prompt to use next.
Here's a list of suggested prompts that we haven't used yet. Pick your favorite(s), and don't be afraid to add new ideas.
Superheroes
Under The Sea
Pulp
Steampunk
Modern-Day Urban Fantasy
A "Friends" style spin-off
Winter Holiday
TV show adaptation
History Book: Write what future historians of Thuntworld would write in the history books about some or all of the events in Goblins.
How We Got Here: Write a backstory of one of the characters, of some event that we know happened, but hasn't been shown "on screen" (For example, "How Klik got in the cage" or "Biscuit's run through the dungeon crawl we found him in") - Try to stick to one that's unlikely to be a major plot point, like "How Kore got cursed" for example.
Mostly offline/inactive due to chronic health issues. PM me if you really need attention.
"(Asks), why do you want to shoot all of my favorite animals out of guns?" - JibJib
Some potentially informative links, should you be interested:
"(Asks), why do you want to shoot all of my favorite animals out of guns?" - JibJib
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Re: Monthly Fic Contest: March stories posted! Voting closes
Voting for the latest contest is closed. The winner, once again, is Liesmith! Congratulations!
... Now, I'm still a mess, health-wise. And participation continues to be low, both from authors and readers. Is there interest in continuing this contest? And does anyone want to take over? It's not that hard, but it does go better if you're feeling well enough to do the basics.
... Now, I'm still a mess, health-wise. And participation continues to be low, both from authors and readers. Is there interest in continuing this contest? And does anyone want to take over? It's not that hard, but it does go better if you're feeling well enough to do the basics.
Mostly offline/inactive due to chronic health issues. PM me if you really need attention.
"(Asks), why do you want to shoot all of my favorite animals out of guns?" - JibJib
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Re: Monthly Fic Contest: March winner! Anyone for another ro
I expected to be met with a chorus of "tl;dr" for this one. I don't know if I'll be able to join in subsequent contests, as much as I love writing. I'm going to be (hopefully) finally starting college soon, and I don't expect to have much time between classes and a full time job.
"All it takes is one bad day to reduce the sanest man alive to lunacy. That's how far the world is from where I am. Just one bad day. You had a bad day once. Am I right? I know I am. I can tell. You had a bad day and everything changed."
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Re: Monthly Fic Contest: Going Once, Going Twice...
Only two stories in each of the last two contests. Few readers, only a handful of votes. No discussion of the next prompt.
Should I keep it going, or wrap it up?
Anyone want to take over?
Should I keep it going, or wrap it up?
Anyone want to take over?
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- Synch
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Re: Monthly Fic Contest: Going Once, Going Twice...
Does it have to be Goblins -themed?
Maybe once the comic starts up again, more traffic may return to the forum?
Maybe once the comic starts up again, more traffic may return to the forum?
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Re: Monthly Fic Contest: Going Once, Going Twice...
Hmm. It's always been a fanfic contest. I suppose we could expand it to general stories if people wanted. But the going has been slow for a long time, even before the break.
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Re: Monthly Fic Contest: Going Once, Going Twice...
I dunno, but I might throw in an entry now and then. I'm interested, but so far time has been a factor.
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Re: Monthly Fic Contest: Going Once, Going Twice...
My intention was to write for all of them, but then life happened and I haven't had any spare time for anything. Perhaps Just a general fan fic contest, where people turn them in and when it hits 5 or more entries, then run the contest. It would probably be more than a month between contests. Or just do a summer one, as more people will be available then.
Just my 2 cents.
Just my 2 cents.