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Originally posted by Popsicle Crows Popsicle Crows wrote:

Finally got stuck with Spy Genre. Two interesting stories so far, neither of which would qualify as 'Spy'.

Last two contests were very close to non-submission because of the uninspiring genre and this feels similar. Just feeling blah about it all.

I did a Spy story about an industrial spy - it was someone stealing a secret formula from a company. It ranked well! If political spy type stuff doesn't appeal to you, you could try another type of spy. 
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I've got an idea I like, and that's it so far.

Saturday I was busy writing a 500-word story for the Not Quite Write comp and I had to edit/format two stories for a submission call to Nightmare Magazine. Sunday was full of recovering from staying up late the night prior working on those stories as well as researching and brainstorming. I feel ready to write today. My goal is to have a first draft done by Wednesday night for my wonderful betas to look over.
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Well I see I’m just doing this for the experience! You guys are all so far along. I’m still thinking of how to make my subject fit into my genre! 🫤 I have a rough idea but I don’t know if it will meet the requirements.

This is my first ever contest and talk about jumping in with both feet!
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Originally posted by goldengirl goldengirl wrote:

Well I see I’m just doing this for the experience! You guys are all so far along. I’m still thinking of how to make my subject fit into my genre! 🫤 I have a rough idea but I don’t know if it will meet the requirements.

This is my first ever contest and talk about jumping in with both feet!


You have plenty of time! I have no words written on mine. :) 

What group/prompts are you?
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Originally posted by crez crez wrote:

Originally posted by Popsicle Crows Popsicle Crows wrote:

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I did a Spy story about an industrial spy - it was someone stealing a secret formula from a company. It ranked well! If political spy type stuff doesn't appeal to you, you could try another type of spy. 
I have all kinds of characters I like from different walks of life but I think it's the format of the thing? I don't write fast-paced stories of any kind and Spy doesn't feel like it could work with quiet and dark or mysterious and soft.
Maybe I should take that style of distinctly Not-Spy and see how far I can push it the other way?
Hmm. Now my brain is cookin'!
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First post! 

I'm a long-lapsed writer who joined for the first time this year, and I was very excited to get started - until I landed in the Romance genre. Of all the genres that I read, this one is so outside of my wheelhouse. 

That being said, I've been having fun with it. I didn't want to try and twist it into a romantic comedy or a secret thriller or a dark romance. I'm trying to write squarely in the guidelines. I've only got the opening paragraph written, but I've got two character sketches for my main characters and a good idea of where the story's going. And I am thrilled to know that there's an old-school forum here to use. This makes me feel like being in middle school again in the absolute best way. 
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I have suspense/webinar/former model. 

I’m getting hung up on having the webinar be integral to the plot. I have an idea and I told myself if I didn’t come up with anything more substantive by this evening I was just going to go with the idea I have and hope it’s enough. 
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Originally posted by MorganWest MorganWest wrote:

I've got a full 2nd-ish draft at 2,500 words. Had some friends look over it but all the feedback I've gotten is "love it". Not super helpful. 

Concerned that the subject isn't central enough to the plot. Signed up on the Beta sheet, but as a newbie, I'm not sure how it works. Should I just randomly email anyone who also signed up?! Anyone want to swap? Fantasy/upriver/widow is what I'm working with. 

I fired you off an email 😊

My prompts are historical fiction/SOS/person with a headache. First draft is done (something around 2250 words) and I need some fresh eyes on it. 
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I have an idea, and then made the mistake of telling a couple people about it - who immediately said it sounded amazing and would be my best work ever. So of course now I have the yips and can't write a word. Is it even possible to win in this game?? What the actual hell?
250ch24 R1 G31 Spell to Summon a Lost Love (Romance)
FF24 R3 G18 Look the Sheepdog in the Eye (A/A)
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I have a draft, but it's an unfunny mess and needs a total rewrite. 
Working on that, I landed on an intro I'm happy with, but it's 1k, which was a big "Hell naw" with the judges in comedy last year when I had more than a one-page setup (and they were right, of course). 
But now I seem to have spent all my creative neurons and am staring at the middle with no ideas. 
This is fun, right?? Fun!   XD
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