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Tim G
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KNEW YOU COULD DO IT! Bravo that man.
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Rhyming Story R2: Flying On Empty (Thriller)
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Tim G
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Oh my goodness! I'm sorry, but well the hell done. I'm not going to complain about my weekend. You win the suck.
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Rhyming Story R2: Flying On Empty (Thriller)
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Tim G
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All done. I seem to live a blessed life with prompts; I'm never a fan of 'mystery' but 'noise pollution' and 'reading teacher' gave me an easy way in.
Looking forward to seeing what you all make of it. As always, I don't really know how I feel yet. I hope I like it!
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Rhyming Story R2: Flying On Empty (Thriller)
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uglypantsuit
NYC Midnight Regular Joined: 16 Jul 2017 Status: Offline Points: 469 |
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I am now wracked with panic that I haven't utilised the subject enough. I think in terms of quality, it's the best piece I've ever written for NYC, and I'm actually extremely proud of it, but I think that's going to cost me.
Think I need more wine. Please, somebody tell me about the time you were light on a subject on SSC and still got through... please?
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Holdo
NYC Midnight Groupie Joined: 27 Jan 2019 Location: Australia Status: Offline Points: 216 |
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Don't panic. All the judges are different, obviously, but my feeling is that they are primarily judging the quality of your story, not your adherence to the prompts. Plus, your subject was handicap, right? So open to interpretation! Could just mean a weakness or shortcoming, which I'm sure your MC exhibits.
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chrissie0707
NYC Midnight Black Belt Joined: 07 Feb 2018 Location: Indianapolis Status: Offline Points: 4005 |
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My second round story last year, a judge literally said I didn’t do much to incorporate the assigned subject (which is true, it was basically a line of dialogue) and I got through to the finals with it. If I’m remembering correctly, plot and character development count for like 70% of the score. Don’t fret! And definitely don’t fret for the next five weeks until we get the results!
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dias
NYC Midnight Black Belt Joined: 29 Jan 2017 Location: London, UK Status: Offline Points: 1840 |
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My subject for Round 1 this year was “funeral” but I really didn’t want to write about a real one. So I wrote about Romeo & Juliet and just referenced the funeral scene, but it was maybe a couple of paragraphs out of the whole story. And one of the judges seemed to miss that scene completely - but it still got me through to Round 2.
So don’t sweat it! I think subject is a much more woolly concept than character/object (where it’s clear if you have or haven’t incorporated it) and that can work in your favour, as long as you’ve not ignored it completely.
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All my stories are here!
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kcraven
NYC Midnight Newbie Joined: 22 Jan 2017 Location: Oshawa Status: Offline Points: 24 |
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So I had the flu, and at one point Sunday afternoon, I'd convinced myself not to bother finishing. Then I did it, and it's done, and I won't be going on to round 3, but that's okay, because I didn't give up, and I didn't puke, so it's all good. No apple-tinis for me. Pass the Gravol.
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NYC Midnight Black Belt Joined: 17 Nov 2017 Location: C. of Letters Status: Offline Points: 5401 |
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But you did it! Way to go!
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Well done! We're all proud of you for sticking it out (and anyone who isn't doesn't count )
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