Short Story Challenge 2015
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Topic: Short Story Challenge 2015
Posted By: Migilla
Subject: Short Story Challenge 2015
Date Posted: 12 Jan 2015 at 9:04am
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When does the sub-forum get created? Good luck this year to everyone. ------------- Grp 90 A/A Breaking a bone. "Wise." https://forums.nycmidnight.com/topic62611_post674298.html#674298" rel="nofollow - https://forums.nycmidnight.com/topic62611_post674298.html#674298 |
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Posted By: LynnC
Date Posted: 13 Jan 2015 at 12:05am
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I'm not sure, but I've been watching for someone to start up a discussion about all things SSC 2015 related in the meantime. ------------- "Trust dreams, trust your heart, and trust your story." - Neil Gaiman |
Posted By: Scarlet Screenwriter
Date Posted: 13 Jan 2015 at 10:45am
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MIGILLA: When does the sub-forum get created? The sub-forum is created when the first confirmations go out 72 hours after the first deadline ... so like in two weeks ... LYNN C: I'm not sure, but I've been watching for someone to start up a discussion about all things SSC 2015 related in the meantime. Discuss away ... that's what the "creative writing corner" is for ... the sub-forum is supposedly just for posting your entry under its own topic and then getting direct feedback. All other topics and questions should be out here ... |
Posted By: DBA Lehane
Date Posted: 14 Jan 2015 at 7:05am
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Are you in, Scarly? ------------- Screenplay Challenge 2020 Finalist. SSC 2014 Finalist. FFC 2015 4th Placed Finalist. |
Posted By: topangarose
Date Posted: 14 Jan 2015 at 8:19am
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You in DBA? I'm still trying to make up my mind. Edit: Testing to see if the edit function has been fixed yet... ------------- https://forums.nycmidnight.com/r1-grp-23-a-light-dinner-for-dragons-fairytale-fan_topic62408.html" rel="nofollow - 250 wrd-2024 A LIGHT DINNER FOR DRAGONS |
Posted By: topangarose
Date Posted: 14 Jan 2015 at 8:21am
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Yip Yip! It works! .... for now anyway... ------------- https://forums.nycmidnight.com/r1-grp-23-a-light-dinner-for-dragons-fairytale-fan_topic62408.html" rel="nofollow - 250 wrd-2024 A LIGHT DINNER FOR DRAGONS |
Posted By: DBA Lehane
Date Posted: 14 Jan 2015 at 10:58am
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:) Well at least they got something working!
No I won't be entering...the current short screenplay challenge is likely to be my last ever here...which no doubt means I have now written my last ever thing for NYCM ------------- Screenplay Challenge 2020 Finalist. SSC 2014 Finalist. FFC 2015 4th Placed Finalist. |
Posted By: FrUsa
Date Posted: 14 Jan 2015 at 11:51am
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I don't know why I keep entering, but here I am again. ------------- FrUSA It's been a long cold lonely Winter, but not really cold at all… Round 1, Heat 24 2014 https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ZBxU-wICLKCn-sWH-DG9EkNVrBJ3qqWvo9YaFF6yAWY/edit?usp=sharing |
Posted By: BlackGate
Date Posted: 14 Jan 2015 at 6:54pm
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I'm in. ------------- Micro 100 R1 - The Anesthetist Micro 100 R2 - https://forums.nycmidnight.com/topic60501_post653243.html#653243" rel="nofollow - The Wind From The City |
Posted By: LynnC
Date Posted: 14 Jan 2015 at 7:18pm
I said that when I signed up for this one myself. But I enjoy the way having to respond to the challenge makes me push myself, even last year when I drew a really awful combination (for me, anyway) in the first round. ------------- "Trust dreams, trust your heart, and trust your story." - Neil Gaiman |
FrUsa wrote:Posted By: Corrie
Date Posted: 14 Jan 2015 at 9:40pm
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I'm in. I'm excited, but also a little nervous, because I got really used to the format in the flash comp...not sure how I will do with the new parameters. As a rule, I write pretty short. The flash is a perfect length for me! Plus, the weekend timeline seemed to really work (12 hours googling the assignment components and freaking out, twelve hours writing, twelve hours editing/obsessing...and 12 hours sleeping, in between). ------------- 100 R1: https://forums.nycmidnight.com/topic68104_post721307.html#721307" rel="nofollow - Dear M@therf@cker |
Posted By: patsy
Date Posted: 14 Jan 2015 at 10:01pm
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I'm in :) Once again. I think I'm a NYCM addict. ------------- https://forums.nycmidnight.com/topic64410_post691812.html#691812" rel="nofollow - My SS R2 Link |
Posted By: plkphoto
Date Posted: 15 Jan 2015 at 1:15am
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Newbie here... Just signed up for the SSC2015 and looking forward to it. Not quite sure what to expect, but I'm sure it will be a fun ride! Anyone have any helpful tips on using the forums and sub-forums to get the most out of this experience? Cheers, PLK *Now if only I can figure out the timezone difference to Central Australia* |
Posted By: Meganshead
Date Posted: 15 Jan 2015 at 1:23am
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Oh dear. I am also in again. Feeling excited, tense and harrowed. Corrie, I share your feelings about the positives of flash fiction. Slightly longer form and more time means more doubt. But, I am in again. At least I know how the forum works this time around. |
Posted By: Corrie
Date Posted: 15 Jan 2015 at 6:41am
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Please take it as a compliment when I say this, Megan...I hope you're not in my group! :-) ------------- 100 R1: https://forums.nycmidnight.com/topic68104_post721307.html#721307" rel="nofollow - Dear M@therf@cker |
Posted By: Meganshead
Date Posted: 15 Jan 2015 at 7:02am
Hahaha, Corrie, I think I feel the same way.  ------------- http://www.meganshead.co.za/free-the-fruit/ |
Posted By: DBA Lehane
Date Posted: 15 Jan 2015 at 7:48am
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Oh darn it! I'm wavering! ------------- Screenplay Challenge 2020 Finalist. SSC 2014 Finalist. FFC 2015 4th Placed Finalist. |
Posted By: gillygab
Date Posted: 15 Jan 2015 at 9:28am
| I'm in this year. Never done this before, so very interested to see how it all works. |
Posted By: maiaco
Date Posted: 15 Jan 2015 at 9:49am
Come on in - just for old time's sake :) I'm in too, not sure why I keep doing it, apart from being an addict like Patsy, but the idea of a deadline going by without making it is just too much for me. And now I'm in - guess what? I'm excited too! Remind me of that next week someone, when I'm gnashing my teeth and pulling my hair and saying I'm never going to do it again........... ------------- No baby acorns were harmed in the writing of this story |
Posted By: jenspenden
Date Posted: 15 Jan 2015 at 11:02am
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Of course I'm in too. Addict all the way! Good luck, everyone!  ------------- https://forums.nycmidnight.com/topic67229_post715602.html#715602" rel="nofollow - SSC R1: Remember Us, Remember Everything |
Posted By: Tinabean
Date Posted: 15 Jan 2015 at 12:45pm
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Hi! First time participant signing on. I look forward to sharing this experience and, perhaps, meeting other likeminded quirks like me. ------------- “To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all.” Oscar Wilde |
Posted By: yttrus
Date Posted: 15 Jan 2015 at 1:30pm
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I'm in =) I'm a little nervous about both the long form and the requirements, which I had to read a few times to understand lol ------------- http://www.christinaescamilla.com" rel="nofollow - Christinaescamilla.com http://www.writespacehouston.org/" rel="nofollow - Writespace.org |
Posted By: NotForProsser
Date Posted: 15 Jan 2015 at 1:34pm
| Ditto :) |
Posted By: jgochoco
Date Posted: 15 Jan 2015 at 1:58pm
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I'm in again! ------------- FFC Ch 2, Gr 60 h%20https://forums.nycmidnight.com/topic36135_post378788.html#378788" rel="nofollow - Take My Hand Follow me: https://twitter.com/mrochoco" rel="nofollow - Twitter |
Posted By: Scarlet Screenwriter
Date Posted: 15 Jan 2015 at 4:10pm
Come on, Darren ... for old times sake. For the team. For Queen and Country. Please? There aren't many of us old schoolies left ... Class of 2010. |
Posted By: Tinabean
Date Posted: 15 Jan 2015 at 7:24pm
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Does anyone know approximately how many writers generally participate in this challenge? ------------- “To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all.” Oscar Wilde |
Posted By: patsy
Date Posted: 15 Jan 2015 at 7:41pm
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I'll be right there with you Gill! ------------- https://forums.nycmidnight.com/topic64410_post691812.html#691812" rel="nofollow - My SS R2 Link |
Posted By: jenspenden
Date Posted: 15 Jan 2015 at 7:56pm
Round 1 usually has around 1,000 writers. I think last year's SSC had around 960. ------------- https://forums.nycmidnight.com/topic67229_post715602.html#715602" rel="nofollow - SSC R1: Remember Us, Remember Everything |
Posted By: Migilla
Date Posted: 15 Jan 2015 at 8:32pm
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Wouldn't be the same without you Patsy. Good luck. ------------- Grp 90 A/A Breaking a bone. "Wise." https://forums.nycmidnight.com/topic62611_post674298.html#674298" rel="nofollow - https://forums.nycmidnight.com/topic62611_post674298.html#674298 |
Posted By: Migilla
Date Posted: 15 Jan 2015 at 8:33pm
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Welcome back JG, good luck ------------- Grp 90 A/A Breaking a bone. "Wise." https://forums.nycmidnight.com/topic62611_post674298.html#674298" rel="nofollow - https://forums.nycmidnight.com/topic62611_post674298.html#674298 |
Posted By: Migilla
Date Posted: 15 Jan 2015 at 8:34pm
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Nice to see you back too Jens. Good luck. ------------- Grp 90 A/A Breaking a bone. "Wise." https://forums.nycmidnight.com/topic62611_post674298.html#674298" rel="nofollow - https://forums.nycmidnight.com/topic62611_post674298.html#674298 |
Posted By: jenspenden
Date Posted: 16 Jan 2015 at 12:25am
Thanks! You too! ------------- https://forums.nycmidnight.com/topic67229_post715602.html#715602" rel="nofollow - SSC R1: Remember Us, Remember Everything |
Posted By: NilesPerry
Date Posted: 16 Jan 2015 at 3:34am
So, we're in this one together, too? 
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Posted By: DBA Lehane
Date Posted: 16 Jan 2015 at 8:24am
No I think not. My heart is saying do it, but my head says there's more pressing things to sort out this coming week. ------------- Screenplay Challenge 2020 Finalist. SSC 2014 Finalist. FFC 2015 4th Placed Finalist. |
Posted By: DBA Lehane
Date Posted: 16 Jan 2015 at 8:25am
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Posted By: The Red Lion
Date Posted: 16 Jan 2015 at 9:38am
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I'm in as well! My wallet always says "Really..? You're going to do this to me again!?" but I can't help it. Working with the prompts on a deadline is just too enticing. ------------- https://forums.nycmidnight.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=43498&PID=509577&title=author-archive#509577" rel="nofollow - My Archive |
Posted By: MegOverman
Date Posted: 16 Jan 2015 at 10:35am
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I've been in since the day registration opened. I needs it. My precious deadline drug. /fulladdict ------------- Have a glass of wine and take it like a writer. https://tinyurl.com/ycmvakna" rel="nofollow - R1 - A Waste of Stars (Drama) |
Posted By: EmmaFinlayson-Palmer
Date Posted: 16 Jan 2015 at 10:57am
I've signed up  It's my first year doing this so I have no idea what to expect. Both excited and nervous! Anyone else signed up from the UK? |
Posted By: patsy
Date Posted: 16 Jan 2015 at 4:58pm
Right back at ya Miguel! Good luck to you too ------------- https://forums.nycmidnight.com/topic64410_post691812.html#691812" rel="nofollow - My SS R2 Link |
Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: 16 Jan 2015 at 6:19pm
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To plkphoto, Tinabean, gillygab, NotForPosser, EmmaFinlayson-Palmer...nice to meet you. I'm LoboGal26...also a newcomer...and it looks like we're the class of 2015. I'm certain we have a bundle of new writing experiences coming our way, and I hope y'all have as much fun as I'm planning to have. Good Luck! |
Posted By: Kenan
Date Posted: 16 Jan 2015 at 6:21pm
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BAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAANNNNNNNNNGGGGGOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!! ------------- R2/H3 Horror: http://forums.nycmidnight.com/r2-h3-it-happened-to-a-friend-of-mine_topic8149.html" rel="nofollow - It Happened to a Friend of Mine |
Posted By: writerlykate
Date Posted: 16 Jan 2015 at 6:29pm
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I'm in. Waiting for the instructions for the first challenge. Good luck everyone.
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Posted By: EmmaFinlayson-Palmer
Date Posted: 16 Jan 2015 at 6:48pm
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Good luck to you too LoboGal26 Should be fun, I'm really looking forward to it! Good luck to everyone else too |
Posted By: Katya
Date Posted: 17 Jan 2015 at 1:06am
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Any info on the "subject"? Mine (a road trip) seems sort of like a setting...then there are completely different ones like "revenge" or "child custody." ------------- http://forums.nycmidnight.com/topic8585_post97151.html#97151" rel="nofollow - Dog Eat Dog (CH2 GR6) |
Posted By: patsy
Date Posted: 17 Jan 2015 at 1:10am
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Still no email, but you can find your assignment here: http://www.nycmidnight.com/Competitions/SSC/1st%20Round/35.htm" rel="nofollow - http://www.nycmidnight.com/Competitions/SSC/1st%20Round/35.htm ------------- https://forums.nycmidnight.com/topic64410_post691812.html#691812" rel="nofollow - My SS R2 Link |
Posted By: LynnC
Date Posted: 17 Jan 2015 at 1:17am
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BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA.... Yay, I got Horror! I was scared to death I was going to get some kind of comedy again. Heat 3: HORROR, sibling rivalry, and a babysitter ------------- "Trust dreams, trust your heart, and trust your story." - Neil Gaiman |
Posted By: Scarlet Screenwriter
Date Posted: 17 Jan 2015 at 1:21am
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WOW! 1440 (plus or minus) competitors in Round One ... 48 groups ... better odds that last time when they had the usual number of groups with more competitors ... now it's around 30 in a group ... odds of 6 to 1. |
Posted By: jenspenden
Date Posted: 17 Jan 2015 at 1:24am
I got horror too! So excited!!! But I kinda hate my other prompts, lol: Horror Medical (or health) tourism (WTF?????) A 50 year old woman Wanna switch?  ------------- https://forums.nycmidnight.com/topic67229_post715602.html#715602" rel="nofollow - SSC R1: Remember Us, Remember Everything |
Posted By: patsy
Date Posted: 17 Jan 2015 at 1:24am
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I got another ghost story. Ack. Why? Why me? How many times must I write ghost stories on this site!!!! ------------- https://forums.nycmidnight.com/topic64410_post691812.html#691812" rel="nofollow - My SS R2 Link |
Posted By: Scarlet Screenwriter
Date Posted: 17 Jan 2015 at 1:33am
Poor Patz ... you're like me and Rom Coms ... three in a row that time ... I got suspense and an interesting character and object this time. Why don't you do a really offbeat variety of ghost ... non traditional ... or go a bit Harry Potter and do the John Cleese one with his head hanging on by a bit of sinew ... bad executioner. Break a leg ... make sure autosave is on ... |
Posted By: gnubill
Date Posted: 17 Jan 2015 at 1:36am
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Damn! Fairy Tale, virus, youngest sibling...uh...yeah...here we go again! ------------- Bill http://www.wordslayer.blogspot.com/2016/02/so-for-this-years-nycmidnight-contest-i.html?m=1 www.edenluna.com |
Posted By: LynnC
Date Posted: 17 Jan 2015 at 1:44am
Oh crap, you got the one with the potential to be really disturbing - medical tourism is when people travel to another country for health care, either because it's cheaper or for some procedure which isn't legal in their own country. Nope, don't wanna switch, thanks. You might check Snopes for inspiration, though.//www.pinterest.com/pin/create/extension/" rel="nofollow - |
Posted By: jenspenden
Date Posted: 17 Jan 2015 at 1:48am
Thanks for the advice! I'm not into medical stuff like this, so...yeah. I'm gonna have to twist this around to make it work for me--as usual, lol. Good luck! ------------- https://forums.nycmidnight.com/topic67229_post715602.html#715602" rel="nofollow - SSC R1: Remember Us, Remember Everything |
Posted By: etragedy
Date Posted: 17 Jan 2015 at 2:14am
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UGH! I have looked at every heat and I got probably the worst draw for me possible: 'Romance' and the subject is "Gluten Free"!?! |
Posted By: elizaday
Date Posted: 17 Jan 2015 at 2:16am
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HELP!!!!! i haven't received any email! i have no idea what to do! i'm a first timer please tell me what to do :-(((( |
Posted By: etragedy
Date Posted: 17 Jan 2015 at 2:16am
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(guess I got to Google "gluten free" now) |
Posted By: Hollyvict
Date Posted: 17 Jan 2015 at 2:30am
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In what kind of alternate universe is "fast food restaurant" a character? I don't even want to bother.
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Posted By: Freckles
Date Posted: 17 Jan 2015 at 2:40am
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Hey, does anyone know if Urban Fantasy is accepted for Fantasy? Or am I restricted to High Fantasy? Halp! ------------- http://forums.nycmidnight.com/topic33122_post342755.html#342755" rel="nofollow - A Fresh Coat of Paint |
Posted By: plkphoto
Date Posted: 17 Jan 2015 at 3:54am
| elizaday - if you still don't have the email, be sure to check your spam folder. I think they've all gone out. Meanwhile, you can find your name and assignment by clicking http://www.nycmidnight.com/Competitions/SSC/1st%20Round/1stRound.htm" rel="nofollow - HERE . |
Posted By: topangarose
Date Posted: 17 Jan 2015 at 4:17am
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Well, class of 2007 present and accounted for. I gave in at the 11th hour and signed up only to get ghost story AGAIN! Pretty soon I'll have a whole book to publish from this contest alone! Group 16 Ghost story A life boat A bride How cliche can you get? Something wicked this way comes, I think.... ------------- https://forums.nycmidnight.com/r1-grp-23-a-light-dinner-for-dragons-fairytale-fan_topic62408.html" rel="nofollow - 250 wrd-2024 A LIGHT DINNER FOR DRAGONS |
Posted By: topangarose
Date Posted: 17 Jan 2015 at 4:21am
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Well, that should have said Class of 2008 but wouldn't you know.... IT STILL WON'T LET ME EDIT! This is going on 3 yrs now. It's also why i almost didn't sign up again, but I tried the edit feature in this thread yesterday and it worked, so I signed up.... and now.... ummmm... WTF? ------------- https://forums.nycmidnight.com/r1-grp-23-a-light-dinner-for-dragons-fairytale-fan_topic62408.html" rel="nofollow - 250 wrd-2024 A LIGHT DINNER FOR DRAGONS |
Posted By: lameese
Date Posted: 17 Jan 2015 at 4:29am
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Ok so not a bad genre. Genre crime caper Subject food competition Character publicist I'm stuck on publicist. How exactly can that be interpreted without getting completely off topic. There are several definitions for the word. I have the worst writer's block right now. While a lot less difficult than horror or sci fi still tricky. I have no experience with crime capers and starting to freak out slightly. |
Posted By: elizaday
Date Posted: 17 Jan 2015 at 4:33am
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plkphoto-thank you i was so freaking out!
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Posted By: Corrie
Date Posted: 17 Jan 2015 at 8:55am
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Comedy. Good grief. A student foreign exchange program with a website designer....and I need to make it FUNNY? Excuse me while I go slit my wrists...sigh... ------------- 100 R1: https://forums.nycmidnight.com/topic68104_post721307.html#721307" rel="nofollow - Dear M@therf@cker |
Posted By: jenspenden
Date Posted: 17 Jan 2015 at 9:26am
I don't think it HAS to be "high fantasy". I've seen all kinds of fantasy stories score well. ------------- https://forums.nycmidnight.com/topic67229_post715602.html#715602" rel="nofollow - SSC R1: Remember Us, Remember Everything |
Posted By: whiskeyknits
Date Posted: 17 Jan 2015 at 10:04am
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My first time at this rodeo! Not really feeling my assignment. Heat 38: Drama, Cancer-Survivor, Called-Off Wedding. I'm letting this work it's way through my mind. I don't want to go for a boring, easy interpretation. So I think I'm going to spend the day just brainstorming some synopses and try writing a few paragraphs this evening. This is much harder than I thought it'd be. Good luck to you all! |
Posted By: EmmaFinlayson-Palmer
Date Posted: 17 Jan 2015 at 10:56am
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I'm in heat 16 and got... Genre: Ghost Story Subject: A lifeboat Character: A bride I'm new to this and just wanted to pick the brains of those that are regulars. With the subject, it says it has to be integral to the story. Now how I'm interpreting this is that in my case, a lifeboat, doesn't have to be the setting or even main backdrop to the story, it just has to play a vital role in the story. Have I got the right idea or am I way off the mark? |
Posted By: Tinabean
Date Posted: 17 Jan 2015 at 11:06am
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I'm in heat 15 Genre: Mystery Subject: Bank Account Character: Butler Off to the races, now. Good luck everyone! ------------- “To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all.” Oscar Wilde |
Posted By: maiaco
Date Posted: 17 Jan 2015 at 11:20am
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Oh heaven help me! Group 35 Sci-Fi Ticket Scalping A real estate mogul Sci Fi for the third time, but - from a non US Writer - Ticket Scalping??? Really?? Where's my google??? That's what you get for being a Brit haha. Let the complaining begin ------------- No baby acorns were harmed in the writing of this story |
Posted By: patsy
Date Posted: 17 Jan 2015 at 11:45am
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Glad to see you Tops! And I feel your ghostly pain!! Maybe we should get together and do a NYC Midnight Ghost Story Book ------------- https://forums.nycmidnight.com/topic64410_post691812.html#691812" rel="nofollow - My SS R2 Link |
Posted By: patsy
Date Posted: 17 Jan 2015 at 11:47am
Hi Gill! Ticket Scalping is when someone buys a bunch of tickets for a popular event, and then tries to sell them at a higher cost, usually outside the venue. Sometimes it works, and sometimes they lose their shirt!! ------------- https://forums.nycmidnight.com/topic64410_post691812.html#691812" rel="nofollow - My SS R2 Link |
Posted By: Mari
Date Posted: 17 Jan 2015 at 12:03pm
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Fairy Tale; a virus; the youngest of ten children! Whoo boy. Only a few hours available - just got my topic. Hope springs eternal! : ) ------------- http://forums.nycmidnight.com/rd1heat57ski-bum-crime-caper_topic11888.html |
Posted By: fsenese
Date Posted: 17 Jan 2015 at 12:10pm
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Hi Freckles, I did urban fantasy for "fantasy" in last year's Flash contest, and I got a 15 for it---go for it.
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Posted By: Mari
Date Posted: 17 Jan 2015 at 12:16pm
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Wow! 15! Congratulations. I'm drawing a blank, but that always is the way I start out. Good luck in the contest fsenese, and everyone else reading this! I'll be checking out everyone's progress as we go along. I might just go get some steak and eggs and come back to the contest after that. Time to think and enjoy that initial creative dreaming part of this. I absolutely love this contest. ------------- http://forums.nycmidnight.com/rd1heat57ski-bum-crime-caper_topic11888.html |
Posted By: EmmaFinlayson-Palmer
Date Posted: 17 Jan 2015 at 12:18pm
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You're stuck in the same boat, or should I say 'lifeboat' as me then Topangarose :) |
Posted By: BlackGate
Date Posted: 17 Jan 2015 at 12:25pm
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Gr31 - Suspense, 16 year old, Return to sender envelope - not bad... ------------- Micro 100 R1 - The Anesthetist Micro 100 R2 - https://forums.nycmidnight.com/topic60501_post653243.html#653243" rel="nofollow - The Wind From The City |
Posted By: poshposh
Date Posted: 17 Jan 2015 at 12:49pm
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Hi everyone. Nice to see u guys again. Group 14 - RomCom - Buying a home - A university professor I like it, maybe because I instantly got ideas flowing when I read it last night. But, my 1st round in Flash was also RomCom and it is tough to get readers to smile, let alone laugh. Anyway, I hope the long deadline is not counterproductive. Good luck, my fellow...whatever it is we are. Looking forward to these late night forums. The writer's café. ------------- nomadsramble.blogspot.com |
Posted By: lameese
Date Posted: 17 Jan 2015 at 12:53pm
| Got a few ideas. Now getting them to make sense on paper is the trick. Don't see any other heat 33 writers yet. Anyone else with crime caper? |
Posted By: lameese
Date Posted: 17 Jan 2015 at 12:55pm
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That could be fun
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Posted By: maiaco
Date Posted: 17 Jan 2015 at 1:54pm
Ohhh I'm queuing up at the bookstore already, waiting for this one! Get to it Tops and Patsy :) x ------------- No baby acorns were harmed in the writing of this story |
Posted By: LynnC
Date Posted: 17 Jan 2015 at 2:12pm
Think Oceans 11, only as a comedy of errors - Oceans 11 as starring the cast of Community or Parks & Recreation. ------------- "Trust dreams, trust your heart, and trust your story." - Neil Gaiman |
Posted By: NilesPerry
Date Posted: 17 Jan 2015 at 2:52pm
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I guess I got lucky... I'm perfectly happy with Group 43.
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Posted By: _B_
Date Posted: 17 Jan 2015 at 2:55pm
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So I got group 11: Comedy, Best friends, A plastic surgeon. This is the 2nd worst topic I could have got out of all 48 heats. I know this because I whiningly went through all of them just so that I could say that. I'm really stumped. My only comedic reading (ever) is stuff like Terry Pratchett and Douglas Adams. And I just don't feel like I have a very comedic soul :P And 'Best Friends'?! How utterly utterly mundane. *SIGH* ------------- http://forums.nycmidnight.com/topic14343_post169557.html#169557" rel="nofollow - R1 G27 Jolene (suspense) |
Posted By: Corrie
Date Posted: 17 Jan 2015 at 3:07pm
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I'm curious, B....what do you think the worst assignment is? (PS...I also went through all of them, as part of my exercise in self-pity) ------------- 100 R1: https://forums.nycmidnight.com/topic68104_post721307.html#721307" rel="nofollow - Dear M@therf@cker |
Posted By: NilesPerry
Date Posted: 17 Jan 2015 at 3:10pm
Lol. You've obviously never had, never dealt with or never been a publicist. Slimy little creatures, all of them. Whoever it was that cited Oceans 11 indeed offered up a great example for you to look at. Good luck.
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Posted By: fsenese
Date Posted: 17 Jan 2015 at 3:14pm
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Hey Corrie, I'm in your group and had much the same reaction. I think it wouldn't be a bad prompt except for the "comedy". Comedy and political satire have knocked me out of NYC Midnight twice now, in the very first round; the first Flash contest I did last year didn't have either, and I made it all the way to #7 in the final round!
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Posted By: _B_
Date Posted: 17 Jan 2015 at 3:34pm
I think that heat 10 is the least inspiring: Romance, Gluten free, a single mother - that's the only one that would have been worse. Yours was pretty high-up on my suck list too though (together with heat 28) - but at least I work in web dev and would have had something to work with there... ------------- http://forums.nycmidnight.com/topic14343_post169557.html#169557" rel="nofollow - R1 G27 Jolene (suspense) |
Posted By: NilesPerry
Date Posted: 17 Jan 2015 at 3:43pm
I guess I'm with the others in being a little confused by your dismay for what you were given to work with. I can see so much potential for sidesplitting visual narrative with your group elements... the first thing that sprang to mind was two BFFs who want to have plastic surgery to look like their favorite superstar, but they don't have a lot of money, so they end up at a cut-rate (pun intended) plastic surgeon. Instead of making them look like Miley Cyrus, he makes them look like the Queen of England... or worse, Camilla Parker-Bowles... something along those lines. And if you emulated Douglas Adams in the process, well I think it could be hysterically funny. Just my two cents worth, though. I guess I see more in it than you do.
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Posted By: Migilla
Date Posted: 17 Jan 2015 at 3:57pm
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Any other group 12s out there? Drama Poverty A Juggler Not too bad. Reading the rest of the posts, I think I scored with this one.
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Posted By: Freckles
Date Posted: 17 Jan 2015 at 4:02pm
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BLackGate, I have a feeling you are going to do great things with this one, based on what I have read of yours before! Good luck! ------------- http://forums.nycmidnight.com/topic33122_post342755.html#342755" rel="nofollow - A Fresh Coat of Paint |
Posted By: GinaG
Date Posted: 17 Jan 2015 at 4:20pm
Every time I try to write comedy it comes out as horror. Which is why I have just come up with a fabulous idea involving best friends and plastic surgery. Which *I* think is hilarious. But. Perhaps you could make a case for black comedy. ------------- https://tinyurl.com/yctbem8y" rel="nofollow - R1 Near Darkness http://tinyurl.com/yxeglzeu" rel="nofollow - R2 The Weight of Her |
Posted By: lameese
Date Posted: 17 Jan 2015 at 4:23pm
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Posted By: etragedy
Date Posted: 17 Jan 2015 at 6:24pm
Yes, yes it is. The worst. I even had to look up what 'gluten' was. I also seem to be one of the few males in this heat which is going to make Romance/Single Mother extra hard. (I have no kids and eat everything, LOL) |
Posted By: Norah Deay
Date Posted: 17 Jan 2015 at 7:38pm
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My first time here. I wasn't too nervous until I started reading these posts and now my heart's flipping like sardines in a fishing net. I'm in Group 21 Horror/Reality TV show/drug addict. I've never written horror so this should be interesting. ------------- Group 21 Horror/a reality show/drug addict http://www.norahdeay.com/stories" rel="nofollow - Fame and Misfortune |
Posted By: Jody
Date Posted: 17 Jan 2015 at 7:51pm
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I want to sympathize with everyone's plight, but let me reiterate my previous post - political flippin' satire! So, if you are feeling down or stressed remind yourself you aren't me and be thankful! 😆 Let's all just relax a bit, stretch, crack our knuckles and remember - writer's write! We can do this! Ok, cheerleading over, I'm off to read (again!) the definition of Political Satire. Good luck! |
Posted By: Freckles
Date Posted: 17 Jan 2015 at 9:04pm
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I am missing the Flash Fiction deadline; it forced me to work through the blocks! ------------- http://forums.nycmidnight.com/topic33122_post342755.html#342755" rel="nofollow - A Fresh Coat of Paint |
Posted By: Corrie
Date Posted: 17 Jan 2015 at 9:58pm
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This has concerned me, also. I really got into a groove with the 48-hour thing. The 8 days will likely lull me into a false sense of security... (still stuck on the whole foreign exchange student thing...I think I could have dealt with "comedy" and "web designer" MUCH easier if the subject wasn't so damn obscure. PS, have I mentioned that I am incredibly NOT world-wise? I have done pretty much zero travelling, never been out of my time zone. Research skills will totally be pressed into service with this one...) ------------- 100 R1: https://forums.nycmidnight.com/topic68104_post721307.html#721307" rel="nofollow - Dear M@therf@cker |
Posted By: plkphoto
Date Posted: 17 Jan 2015 at 10:14pm
I think I'm feeling the most sympathy for people who either have political satire (unless of course that's their thing) or the poor people in group 27 who have the nice prompts of mystery and scavenger hunt to start with, but then have "fast food restaurant" as their CHARACTER!  I'm getting into the groove with my ghost story now... I think. We'll see what happens when I actually try to get my ideas into story form. But I'm definitely looking forward to reading some of the ideas from these crazy prompt combinations! Good luck to everyone!
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Posted By: yttrus
Date Posted: 17 Jan 2015 at 10:29pm
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Freckles - I really miss the small window. I'm a procrastinator by nature and already I can feel myself putting everything off. I've got a title and synopsis and that's it. lol. I'm terrible. I keep telling myself I need to start writing but then I get distracted @__@ Corrie - There's a reddit thread about cultural misunderstandings, might be worth a look: http://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/vs9xx/immigrant_redditors_any_funny_culture_shock/ plkphoto - Wow I didn't even realize a group had a restaurant as their character. What the heck. I really hope somebody goes all out and make it fully sentient, like an autobot but instead a Mcd's or something lol ------------- http://www.christinaescamilla.com" rel="nofollow - Christinaescamilla.com http://www.writespacehouston.org/" rel="nofollow - Writespace.org |
Posted By: Eggcorn
Date Posted: 17 Jan 2015 at 10:32pm
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Hey! So this is my first time doing the Short Story Challenge. Normally I stick to Flash. Anyway, Heat 2, Action/Adventure, Ocean Rescue, Dentist. My first thought was Finding Nemo. ha! Everything I can think of after just seems cheesy, and I know very little about dentistry . . . and ocean rescue. ugh. Right now pretty much every other assignment looks better to me -- except maybe political satire, maybe. . . Things come to mind as I read other people's assignments. . . but mine might end up a flat out comedy if I'm not careful at this rate. Words written. 0 At least I've got a week on this one! lol ------------- https://forums.nycmidnight.com/topic66252_post705791.html#705791" rel="nofollow - Bliss (Scary Story) https://forums.nycmidnight.com/topic67128_post714776.html#714776" rel="nofollow - The Others (r2 Scary) |