May Challenge Discussion

Allya Senior Scribe My Little Monster! Posts: 2,271	May Challenge Discussion May 10, 2012 11:38:49 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Allya on May 10, 2012 11:38:49 GMT -5 I've written like three things for that music already. I hate all of them.

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May Challenge Discussion May 10, 2012 12:46:21 GMT -5

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Post by Jenny (Reffy) on May 10, 2012 12:46:21 GMT -5

How is it your explanation was better written than your story, Woeful? ;D But seriously you definitely should continue the story with Grace and Colin (and eventually Nigel). See where it goes.

Everybody else quit worrying about the song and give it a try

I'm half-tempted myself but I couldn't post it until after judging or you'd get ideas

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Woeful Scribe Nothing witty here Posts: 206	May Challenge Discussion May 10, 2012 13:17:31 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Woeful on May 10, 2012 13:17:31 GMT -5 Practice
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Allya Senior Scribe My Little Monster! Posts: 2,271	May Challenge Discussion May 10, 2012 14:08:01 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Allya on May 10, 2012 14:08:01 GMT -5 Screw it. I'm going with my first one because the others don't feel right to me. I'm a bit worried it's too abstract but it's the one I'm most happy with. I feel like explaining it is probably cheating, so I won't.

JMDavis ((Silver)) Senior Wordsmith THIEF!, Shaker of Hards I'll feel that in the morning... Posts: 17,698	May Challenge Discussion May 11, 2012 5:52:52 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by JMDavis ((Silver)) on May 11, 2012 5:52:52 GMT -5 Gonna take your advice, Reffy. Gonna write up a few preceding bits of the story, and then the end of it and send it into the Black Library to see if I could get it published or not.
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Jenny (Reffy) Senior Author Giggle Factory ... and who the hell knows where Agent Reffy is. Posts: 8,193	May Challenge Discussion May 11, 2012 12:30:07 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Jenny (Reffy) on May 11, 2012 12:30:07 GMT -5 Sweet! Best of luck, Silv!
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James Admin Grandpa England I'm out. Bye. Posts: 41,708	May Challenge Discussion May 15, 2012 4:33:18 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by James on May 15, 2012 4:33:18 GMT -5 Are we coming up to the next round? I'm not seeing a deadline anyway.
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May Challenge Discussion May 15, 2012 12:16:35 GMT -5

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Post by Jenny (Reffy) on May 15, 2012 12:16:35 GMT -5

May 15, 2012 4:33:18 GMT -5 James said:

Are we coming up to the next round? I'm not seeing a deadline anyway.

Next round will definitely be posted tomorrow. You have until midnight (GMT) ... or at least, until I get up tomorrow morning. Judging will happen (GMT) tomorrow night.

Did any of that make any sense? You have at least 12 hours roughly, if not more, before I get up tomorrow.

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Jenny (Reffy) Senior Author Giggle Factory ... and who the hell knows where Agent Reffy is. Posts: 8,193	May Challenge Discussion May 16, 2012 15:37:47 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Jenny (Reffy) on May 16, 2012 15:37:47 GMT -5 Review's up! Pity we didn't get any more entries. It's such a moody song. Back to the traditional one word topic for week 3. Possibly easy? But after the last round I think you deserve it.
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Jenny (Reffy) Senior Author Giggle Factory ... and who the hell knows where Agent Reffy is. Posts: 8,193	May Challenge Discussion May 22, 2012 1:52:15 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Jenny (Reffy) on May 22, 2012 1:52:15 GMT -5 The reviews may be posted a tad late this week. Just giving you forewarning. A colleague of mine is leaving to travel the world and they're having the meal out on the Wednesday night. I promise to try my best <3
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Jenny (Reffy) Senior Author Giggle Factory ... and who the hell knows where Agent Reffy is. Posts: 8,193	May Challenge Discussion May 23, 2012 12:22:26 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Jenny (Reffy) on May 23, 2012 12:22:26 GMT -5 Nevermind! Leaving-do was moved to lunch so everybody could come. You'll get reviews tonight :]
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Jenny (Reffy) Senior Author Giggle Factory ... and who the hell knows where Agent Reffy is. Posts: 8,193	May Challenge Discussion May 23, 2012 15:51:14 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Jenny (Reffy) on May 23, 2012 15:51:14 GMT -5 Review's up. Cannot believe we are headed into the finals with a tie for 1st! Exciting! It all hangs on that one sentence. Dun Dun DUN!
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May Challenge Discussion May 23, 2012 15:55:21 GMT -5

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Post by Allya on May 23, 2012 15:55:21 GMT -5

Yeah I didn't expect much from that one. I've been in happy baby mode so I haven't been feeling very "grimy" lately. And when I do I don't want to think about it. (I think I'm done with the puking for now...at least I hope I am.)

I'm not really feeling this last one either so I don't know what I'll do yet. Maybe I'll ponder over the weekend. I don't think I even own a teapot.

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May Challenge Discussion May 29, 2012 16:25:53 GMT -5

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Post by Woeful on May 29, 2012 16:25:53 GMT -5

I took your advice Reffy and vomited out 25,000 + words based on the May entry. Some of it is okay, some is crap, and some is bat guano mixed with donkey crap that barely resembles crap.

Towards the end I felt like I was giving birth. Push out the last scene, push . . . . Good. bad or indifferent, I am proud of myself for finishing the story.

Anyway, I ramble to say thanks. I liked writing dialog the best. Who knew I could write a 2 page scene as a woman, talking to a strange man in a cafeteria. I can't do that in real life, and here she is having an imaginary conversation, that was tight, it advanced the plot and did no damage to the story. Remarkable.

I wouldn't have written the story that without some form of encouragement.

Thank you.

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ASGetty ((Zovo)) Admin Morgan Freeman? COWARD! Posts: 24,012	May Challenge Discussion May 29, 2012 16:52:29 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by ASGetty ((Zovo)) on May 29, 2012 16:52:29 GMT -5 That ought to give Ref the warm-fuzzies.
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