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    Posted: 10 Oct 2021 at 12:58am
Well, we're past the midway point. How are y'all doing?

I pulled Fantasy as a genre. I like my 4th draft of my original idea... but I'm still a page-and-a-half over the limit. It's currently out to beat readers. Hoping for some constructive ideas for editing. <sigh>
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I'm down to final polishing. My assigned points were so easy I had draft one done in two hours. I read some of these others' set-ups and I breathe a sigh of relief.
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Originally posted by NilesPerry NilesPerry wrote:

Well, we're past the midway point. How are y'all doing?

I pulled Fantasy as a genre. I like my 4th draft of my original idea... but I'm still a page-and-a-half over the limit. It's currently out to beat readers. Hoping for some constructive ideas for editing. <sigh>
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Two totally different stories done and at the resting stage. Like them both but no idea if they are action/adventure enough. Feel like doing a quick opinion on which one I should work on? I think both have some potential but I can't look at them anymore right now. Just need to choose one. One is only 4 pages so I'd have to add to it.

I'll pop them up if you want something to do while you wait for your returns. I'm going to go see if anyone needs a read.
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Started one, half page, start second - 2 and bit pages, started a third and have 3 and a half pages, I like this third one. So, onward and upward.
Damn diving board prompt had me tied up.


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Originally posted by Popsicle Crows Popsicle Crows wrote:

Two totally different stories done and at the resting stage...
I'd be happy to read both and give you my 2-cents. I did that once, where I had two things going and I liked both. I hadn't discovered beta readers yet, so it was a really hard decision to make. Best wishes.
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While I got the two protagonists in my head pretty quickly, as well as the location it took me longer than last time to nail down the story. However, I *think* I've got it now, if I can squeeze it into five pages.

I've got my outline, but I've only got one page of actual script so far.

Working my way through it but feeling Okay at the moment. Let's see how today goes!
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Originally posted by Suave Suave wrote:

Started one, half page, start second - 2 and bit pages, started a third and have 3 and a half pages, I like this third one. So, onward and upward.
Damn diving board prompt had me tied up.

Sounds like you need to come up with a fourth as that should come it at four and a half pages Wink
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Originally posted by jacksilver jacksilver wrote:

Originally posted by Suave Suave wrote:

Started one, half page, start second - 2 and bit pages, started a third and have 3 and a half pages, I like this third one. So, onward and upward.
Damn diving board prompt had me tied up.

Sounds like you need to come up with a fourth as that should come it at four and a half pages Wink

Haha, nope! Got my five pages now and like the script. Now i just have to decide if is actually a fairy tale... If no one else does at least I have learned a lesson.
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Ugh, really had trouble coming up with a decent plot for this one (got spy) and not sure I have, but I wrote a page and then my brain shut off and I had to go to sleep. 

Back at it after coffee. Not sure I plugged all the holes I found in this story! Hope I can plug them!
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Originally posted by BarbaraFL BarbaraFL wrote:

Ugh, really had trouble coming up with a decent plot for this one (got spy) and not sure I have, but I wrote a page and then my brain shut off and I had to go to sleep. 

Back at it after coffee. Not sure I plugged all the holes I found in this story! Hope I can plug them!

I feel for you, had spy in FF  and zeroed out - 6 th time.
Would't it be nice if every one got two options for genre?
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