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ChristiLB ![]() NYC Midnight Addict ![]() ![]() Joined: 12 Apr 2019 Location: NY Status: Offline Points: 1350 |
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Hey, sounds like you had a great reason for forfeiting your round - Glad your daughter is at an age now that makes it easier to turn something out.
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ChristiLB ![]() NYC Midnight Addict ![]() ![]() Joined: 12 Apr 2019 Location: NY Status: Offline Points: 1350 |
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I think a big part of my problem is that I'm a perfectionist (in my own mind at least) so when I got thriller I wanted to really hit all the tropes and do it right and thriller is not a genre I read or watch at all so I had nothing really to go on for inspiration. The closest I could come up with was the movie Double Jeopardy but that, like most thrillers, is so intricate and complicated and it just seemed to require too much detail for a 1000 words. I'll definitely look you up next time if this happens to me again. Thanks so much for your understanding and sympathetic post - It's much appreciated.
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ChristiLB ![]() NYC Midnight Addict ![]() ![]() Joined: 12 Apr 2019 Location: NY Status: Offline Points: 1350 |
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I love your advice on focusing on the present for thrillers - I'll definitely remember that if I get thriller again (God help me if I get it again
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ChristiLB ![]() NYC Midnight Addict ![]() ![]() Joined: 12 Apr 2019 Location: NY Status: Offline Points: 1350 |
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Thank you all so much for your kind, generous and sympathetic responses. I really appreciate all the support that everyone on this forum always offers to one another. I'm so glad I'm not the only one this has happened to, and am sorry for all of you that have struggled as well in previous competitions. I'll be thinking positively that we get some favorable prompts next time.
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stephenmatlock ![]() NYC Midnight Black Belt ![]() ![]() Joined: 05 Sep 2013 Location: Seattle Status: Offline Points: 9723 |
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Yep. A few times. I've been entering since 2013, and in the past 18 months I've paid for and skipped three times. For me it was some stuff going on behind the scenes that took the energy out of me to be creative. Soldier on, and if you can't get something--you can't get something.
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ShroudedWolf ![]() NYC Midnight Addict ![]() ![]() Joined: 21 Jul 2016 Location: Ohio Status: Offline Points: 1145 |
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I got so depressed after one round, I quit the internet for 3 months and skipped the second challenge, then didn't write for about 2 years. Now, that's not normal me, but I do suffer from severe depression and anxiety and other factors were a part of the decision, but I regret it.
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orion323 ![]() NYC Midnight Addict ![]() ![]() Joined: 09 Aug 2017 Status: Online Points: 681 |
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For some reason, I've been perpetually plagued by the spy genre for years now. It got to the point where I didn't even look at assignments until the morning cuz it ruined my night. I just have zero interest in or ability to write spy stuff. I've always somehow coughed up a word hairball in time for the deadline but that's cuz I'm Aries and refuse to tap out.
This time I got crime caper and kicked shenanigan rocks in my head for a day and a half. I finally came up with a story that I liked at noon on Sunday and skidded sideways into the 8:59 deadline...only to realize on Tuesday that I uploaded my first draft onto Submittable. It's a flaming pile of hot hot garbage, run on sentences, and spell check gone awry. I'm so embarrassed for the judges that have to read it...lol Oh well. Fwiw, a couple years ago I was one of the unicorns that got a 0 first round and a 15 the second and was able to move on. Don't count yourself out just yet!
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Crystal Highlands ![]() NYC Midnight Newbie ![]() Joined: 13 Jul 2020 Status: Offline Points: 56 |
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Oh no! The good news is....this mishap could be a kernel for a future story. :) |
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Frefallr ![]() NYC Midnight Black Belt ![]() Joined: 13 Jul 2020 Location: Los Angeles Status: Offline Points: 1717 |
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What a bummer! I was totally afraid I would come up blank. This is my first time doing this, and I really struggled with the genre, and the location which was a sauna, and I felt like all the situations I came up with were so clichéd at first. I'm nervous about the next assignment because I found it very difficult to write honestly (?) organically (?) -not sure what the right word is- with preassigned genre and location. I found it reassuring to think that so many people around the world were all dealing with the same 48 hours of pressure. It's bee inspiring to read the stories posted. I'm sure you'll be back in the game with the next prompt and I look forward to reading it!
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KarenB ![]() NYC Midnight Regular ![]() Joined: 11 Jul 2019 Location: Northern, NY Status: Offline Points: 332 |
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So sorry you had this experience. It hasn't happened to me yet, but my fall back plan would be to default to a 100 word story and to run with whatever developed -- just to pop something in. I imagine that might be a sloppy sounding plan to writers of a higher caliber than myself, but that's my plan, should I ever get stuck. Wishing you only the best of luck in knocking the second round out of the park. Happy Writing!!
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