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Originally posted by fiberopticduck fiberopticduck wrote:


Group 7 / historical fiction / a blood bank / a fish

Radioactive Technology
In 1972, a larrikin blood bank worker just got his hands on one of
these new-fangled electric oven thingos and he can't wait to try
it with his colleagues.

I can't say I have ever written historical fiction before (except for maybe in history class in year 7??), so I'm not sure I nailed it! Plus I chose to set it in Australia... so some of my era references might be a bit obscure, oh no Pinch

So many of these loglines sound incredible!! I can't wait to read some of these, dang.

Yours sounds great, heat mate! I do have to ask, what is a "larrikin?" lol


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R3 Entry; https://drive.google.com/file/d/1JnSBsLCi3VsWnN70cdRq-fhjucemLfVn/view?usp=drivesdk
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Originally posted by Mrpenhead Mrpenhead wrote:

Originally posted by fiberopticduck fiberopticduck wrote:


Group 7 / historical fiction / a blood bank / a fish

Radioactive Technology
In 1972, a larrikin blood bank worker just got his hands on one of
these new-fangled electric oven thingos and he can't wait to try
it with his colleagues.

I can't say I have ever written historical fiction before (except for maybe in history class in year 7??), so I'm not sure I nailed it! Plus I chose to set it in Australia... so some of my era references might be a bit obscure, oh no Pinch

So many of these loglines sound incredible!! I can't wait to read some of these, dang.

Yours sounds great, heat mate! I do have to ask, what is a "larrikin?" lol
 

LOL Oh no! This is a bad sign, hahaha!!

A larrikin is an Australian term for a cheeky, mischievous (usually young male) person. 

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Originally posted by fiberopticduck fiberopticduck wrote:

Originally posted by Mrpenhead Mrpenhead wrote:

Originally posted by fiberopticduck fiberopticduck wrote:


Group 7 / historical fiction / a blood bank / a fish

Radioactive Technology
In 1972, a larrikin blood bank worker just got his hands on one of
these new-fangled electric oven thingos and he can't wait to try
it with his colleagues.

I can't say I have ever written historical fiction before (except for maybe in history class in year 7??), so I'm not sure I nailed it! Plus I chose to set it in Australia... so some of my era references might be a bit obscure, oh no Pinch

So many of these loglines sound incredible!! I can't wait to read some of these, dang.

Yours sounds great, heat mate! I do have to ask, what is a "larrikin?" lol
 

LOL Oh no! This is a bad sign, hahaha!!

A larrikin is an Australian term for a cheeky, mischievous (usually young male) person. 


I, myself, have been called a larrikin on more than one occasion Smile
 
I've set a couple of my stories in Oz (including a historical fiction piece during the Victorian gold rush), but usually Americanise (oops -- Americanize!) my writing for NYC Midnight. In saying that, the judges fully understand this is an international competition and cultural diversity is ALWAYS a beautiful thing!
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Originally posted by Mickey T Mickey T wrote:

Originally posted by fiberopticduck fiberopticduck wrote:

Originally posted by Mrpenhead Mrpenhead wrote:

Originally posted by fiberopticduck fiberopticduck wrote:


Group 7 / historical fiction / a blood bank / a fish

Radioactive Technology
In 1972, a larrikin blood bank worker just got his hands on one of
these new-fangled electric oven thingos and he can't wait to try
it with his colleagues.

I can't say I have ever written historical fiction before (except for maybe in history class in year 7??), so I'm not sure I nailed it! Plus I chose to set it in Australia... so some of my era references might be a bit obscure, oh no Pinch

So many of these loglines sound incredible!! I can't wait to read some of these, dang.

Yours sounds great, heat mate! I do have to ask, what is a "larrikin?" lol
 

LOL Oh no! This is a bad sign, hahaha!!

A larrikin is an Australian term for a cheeky, mischievous (usually young male) person. 


I, myself, have been called a larrikin on more than one occasion Smile
 
I've set a couple of my stories in Oz (including a historical fiction piece during the Victorian gold rush), but usually Americanise (oops -- Americanize!) my writing for NYC Midnight. In saying that, the judges fully understand this is an international competition and cultural diversity is ALWAYS a beautiful thing!


Absolutely! If we Americani(z)e everything, we'll lose our own special flavour!! And either way I had fun trying to write to Australia in the 70s. We will find out what side they fall on - my hope is that the plot and characters are universal enough that the references are just dressing! Smile

Excited to read your horror @MickeyT - I've loved everything you've written so far!

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Originally posted by Zblugg Zblugg wrote:

Originally posted by MissKeister MissKeister wrote:

Originally posted by Zblugg Zblugg wrote:

Originally posted by rossinny rossinny wrote:

Gro

No, YOU gro!

Can't we all just gro together?

Yes please! After all, birds of a feather gro together! #truthiness 

I will NOT Gro quietly into that good night
 
Ah, erm, WHOOPS! Not sure what happened there, a rather over-zealous edit!
 
Anyway, I look forward to posting my screenplay, GRO, shortly.  
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Originally posted by T.E. Bradford T.E. Bradford wrote:

Group 4: Sci-Fi / An Animal Shelter / A Sledgehammer

THE WALL

Everyone deserves the chance to live. Even those genetically designed to kill.

Ooo, I'm hooked. And envious that you got Sci-Fi again. Can't wait to read! Smile
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Originally posted by SuperKarateMonkey SuperKarateMonkey wrote:

Originally posted by T.E. Bradford T.E. Bradford wrote:

Group 4: Sci-Fi / An Animal Shelter / A Sledgehammer

THE WALL

Everyone deserves the chance to live. Even those genetically designed to kill.

Ooo, I'm hooked. And envious that you got Sci-Fi again. Can't wait to read! Smile

Well luckily this was for a different contest and you can read now! Haha!

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Originally posted by steph9289 steph9289 wrote:

Originally posted by SuperKarateMonkey SuperKarateMonkey wrote:

Originally posted by T.E. Bradford T.E. Bradford wrote:

Group 4: Sci-Fi / An Animal Shelter / A Sledgehammer

THE WALL

Everyone deserves the chance to live. Even those genetically designed to kill.

Ooo, I'm hooked. And envious that you got Sci-Fi again. Can't wait to read! Smile

Well luckily this was for a different contest and you can read now! Haha!


Ha, realized that belatedly; had been trying to find Tracy's original post for this round. Embarrassed

But I did read it, and absolutely loved it. Such vivid depictions of the bio-engineered creatures, and such great humanizing of the droid. Clap


Edited by SuperKarateMonkey - 28 Apr 2020 at 12:17pm
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