Rhyming R1 - What did you get?
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Topic: Rhyming R1 - What did you get?
Posted By: Nielo
Subject: Rhyming R1 - What did you get?
Date Posted: 06 Sep 2025 at 4:05am
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I'm in group 13 - Genre: Romance Theme: The benefit of the doubt Emotion: Exhilarated
This is my 4th NYC Midnight challenge, and also the 4th time I was assigned a romance-related genre in the first round...
At this point, I'm starting to wish for Political Satire 
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Posted By: j.r.bird
Date Posted: 06 Sep 2025 at 5:10am
Hi, this is my first NYC Midnight challenge!Group 18 Genre: Historical Fiction Theme: Blood is thicker than water Emotion: Gratified
I didn't know that the challenge had assigned genres, and I was devastated to get historical fiction as it's not a genre I read. However, I'm coming up with a story about a flapper at a speakeasy and it's been really flowing so far.
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Posted By: Nielo
Date Posted: 06 Sep 2025 at 5:21am
j.r.bird wrote:
Hi, this is my first NYC Midnight challenge!Group 18 Genre: Historical Fiction Theme: Blood is thicker than water Emotion: Gratified
I didn't know that the challenge had assigned genres, and I was devastated to get historical fiction as it's not a genre I read. However, I'm coming up with a story about a flapper at a speakeasy and it's been really flowing so far. |
Hi, and welcome! I'm impressed that you've already gotten over the disappointment of your assigned genre and started writing! (I'm still trying to come up with a plot...)
While I don't really read historical fiction either, it does sound like an interesting genre to write, and your idea sounds fun!
(I personally have zero interest in reading or writing romance, so I will once again be struggling.  )
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Posted By: KP23
Date Posted: 06 Sep 2025 at 6:08am
GROUP: 54 GENRE: Sci-Fi THEME: A career change EMOTION: Impaired
3rd rhyming challenge for me and first time I’ve ever had sci fi. Going to be a tricky one but at least we’ve got a full week. Let the games begin!
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Posted By: EP516
Date Posted: 06 Sep 2025 at 7:16am
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GROUP: 3
GENRE: Horror
THEME: Calm before the storm
EMOTION: Cheerful Been assigned horror before in other NYCM comps, but it’s beaten me each time. Here’s hoping for a better result this time 🤞
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Posted By: Victoria_Marrs_Write
Date Posted: 06 Sep 2025 at 7:47am
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This is my second NYCM competition and I got:
GROUP: 23 GENRE: Historical Fiction THEME: A race against time EMOTION: Star-struck
Pretty happy as I predominately write for children, so I hope I can make this work :)
Good luck everyone!
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Posted By: Anneliese33
Date Posted: 06 Sep 2025 at 7:53am
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Group 40 - Comedy Theme: Passive Aggressive Emotion: Aglow
Not my favourite, but just happy it's not sci-fi again. I've had Sci-Fi for the last two rhyming story years and I kinda suck at it!
Would be delighted to get historical fiction, as all my stories seem to have some history in them. Haven't been assigned it once in 3.5 years of NYC Midnight endeavours though lol
Best of luck everyone 
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Posted By: Bödwhíst
Date Posted: 06 Sep 2025 at 9:32am
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Group: 24 Genre: Fairytale/Fantasy Theme: When it rains it pours Emotion: Feeble
Second rhyming competition. Hoping I can bust something out, I’ve got an extremely busy week!
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Posted By: JanetM
Date Posted: 06 Sep 2025 at 9:35am
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Group 14 Ghost: A bitter pill to swallow (theme), annoyed (emotion)
I like the prompts. Hopefully a story comes emerges from them. It's nice to have a longer writing time with rhyming. Time to stand back from the story and consider plot holes and rhythm.
Good luck, everyone!
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Posted By: QuinnieB
Date Posted: 06 Sep 2025 at 9:45am
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Hello, all!
Group: 31 Genre: Fairy Tale and/or Fantasy Theme: Animal rights Emotion: Vengeful
I have to admit, I'm not unhappy with these prompts. I've never had fairy tale before, so I'm excited to try.
Good luck, and happy writing!
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Posted By: CFleet
Date Posted: 06 Sep 2025 at 11:04am
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I didn't get anything, unfortunately.
I was sure I had registered for the competition as soon as it came out, as Rhyming is my favourite and I've been looking forward to it all year, but then when my email didn't come at midnight last night I double-checked and I didn't have a registration email!! Turns out I must have gotten distracted and didn't register after all. I emailed admin right away, but no dice on joining late. Super bummed.
Oh well - that's how it goes sometimes, I guess. So I'll be cheering you all on from the sidelines this year, and I'm looking forward to reading some fabulous stories (and will double, triple, quadruple check next time!!).
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Posted By: musicdaydreams
Date Posted: 06 Sep 2025 at 12:41pm
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Group 49 Romantic Comedy Placebo Effect Disorganized
I've gotten romantic comedy quite a few times, but I feel comfortable with it, so that's good. That said, I am freaking out a bit, because I've never done a rhyming story before. Glad we have about a week to figure this out.
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Posted By: MF Wills
Date Posted: 06 Sep 2025 at 1:32pm
Hi,
I'm in Group 26: Sci-Fi • First Love • Worried
My first rhyming competition. Looks like it'll be fun.
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Posted By: ForestDweller
Date Posted: 06 Sep 2025 at 1:54pm
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I’m in group 54, too! (Genre: Sci-fi; Theme: a career change; Emotion: impaired). I’ve never written sci-fi before and definitely struggling with these prompts, but I guess that’s the fun of these challenges. Off to go stretch my writing muscles! Best of luck!
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Posted By: MF Wills
Date Posted: 06 Sep 2025 at 2:00pm
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I am not good at science fiction, but there are so many ways to take it. I think I have an idea. Good luck to you!
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Posted By: Sunshine Blvd
Date Posted: 06 Sep 2025 at 3:28pm
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Newbie!
GROUP: 35 GENRE: Action and/or Adventure THEME: Impulsivity EMOTION: Powerless
I have been staring at that line up for 8 hours Grateful for the week to write as this is a tough genre for me!
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Posted By: dee625
Date Posted: 06 Sep 2025 at 3:46pm
CFleet wrote:
I didn't get anything, unfortunately.
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was sure I had registered for the competition as soon as it came out,
as Rhyming is my favourite and I've been looking forward to it all year,
but then when my email didn't come at midnight last night I
double-checked and I didn't have a registration email!! Turns out I
must have gotten distracted and didn't register after all. I emailed
admin right away, but no dice on joining late. Super bummed.
Oh
well - that's how it goes sometimes, I guess. So I'll be cheering you
all on from the sidelines this year, and I'm looking forward to reading
some fabulous stories (and will double, triple, quadruple check next
time!!). |
Oh man, I feel your pain! On one challenge I thought it was a 48-hour and it was a 24, so I submitted late and didn't even realize it (since it still lets you submit late for the feedback). When I got my feedback and it was all super positive I was so surprised I didn't place. Then at the end it said I was disqualified.  Of course it was one of my strongest stories. That's how it goes, I guess!
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Posted By: dee625
Date Posted: 06 Sep 2025 at 3:47pm
Posted By: MF Wills
Date Posted: 06 Sep 2025 at 3:57pm
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Oh no. So sorry about that. I hate that it's your favorite and you have to wait so long for the next one to roll around! Maybe pick a set of prompts and write a rhyming story anyway and submit it for publishing.
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Posted By: nycdot
Date Posted: 06 Sep 2025 at 9:14pm
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I'm in group 10 with Suspense and/or Thriller, Isolation, and Embarrassed
I've already got a good start on it, but I'm not sure of how we're allowed to put in the emotion. The rules say you can't just say the word, you have to show it in the story. But does it have to be literally occurring in the story in the current time?
Like, if a character was imaging another character being embarrassed and I described the physical effect of that, does that count? Or does someone have to be actually experiencing it?
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Posted By: toomuchbread
Date Posted: 06 Sep 2025 at 11:04pm
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Group 53 - Fairy tale and/or fantasy Theme: When pigs fly Emotion: Left out
Second rhyming challenge. Last year I got out after round 2 on the same genre so...
Actually I was fairly happy with that story, I just had too many ideas. Halfway through writing it i realized 600 words was not going to be enough to fully flesh everything out, but I only had 6 hours left at that point so I had to just finish it. Hopefully I've learned my lesson this time... we shall see!
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Posted By: Mellychops
Date Posted: 07 Sep 2025 at 1:18am
Hey everyone, I am in group 33. Genre- Action/Adventure, Theme- Add insult to injury and Emotion- Appalled. I was pretty nervous about Action-adventure…I have never written a contest submission in this genre but I think that I might have come up with an idea…I just now have to try and have add insult to injury “apparent and important” to the plot of my story…which is currently going to take a small miracle 😊.
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Posted By: CSM
Date Posted: 07 Sep 2025 at 2:05am
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Group 52 Drama Theme: Bottom of the Barrel Emotion: Energetic
Does anyone else brainstorm settings / possible characters and locales before the assignment and try to retrofit?
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Posted By: Kiwiclogs
Date Posted: 07 Sep 2025 at 5:32am
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Hey groupie … I’m in #40 too. First time entering the competition and loving it so far. Struggled with ‘aglow’ though as I’ve never heard of this as an emotion before, so taking a bit of liberty with that one.
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Posted By: Lobster
Date Posted: 07 Sep 2025 at 5:47am
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GROUP: 39 GENRE: Horror THEME: Nine lives EMOTION: Scorned
I'm quite excited to do this one, although I don't really read horror stories and I never, ever watch horror films (Doctor Who is the scariest thing I'm willing to watch) so I'm not bringing a lot of genre knowledge to the game. And nine lives ... is including cats expected, or will judges be wanting to NOT read about cats because it's too obvious? Of course, cats are associated with the supernatural so maybe there's something in there. No ideas yet but I have the rest of the week!
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Posted By: DianeG
Date Posted: 07 Sep 2025 at 6:23am
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I got: Thriller/Suspense Emotional Blackmail Horrified
As for trying to write too big a story, I did exactly the same thing in the 500-word story. Sadly, worst story I've ever submitted. 
I'm happier with this one. 
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Posted By: Nielo
Date Posted: 07 Sep 2025 at 10:13am
nycdot wrote:
I'm in group 10 with Suspense and/or Thriller, Isolation, and Embarrassed
I've already got a good start on it, but I'm not sure of how we're allowed to put in the emotion. The rules say you can't just say the word, you have to show it in the story. But does it have to be literally occurring in the story in the current time?
Like, if a character was imaging another character being embarrassed and I described the physical effect of that, does that count? Or does someone have to be actually experiencing it? |
Hmm, I think a character needs to be experiencing it, but describing the physical effects of the emotion does make it sound like that's the case, so that might be fine? The https://www.nycmidnight.com/rhyme-faq" rel="nofollow - FAQ has a more detailed description of how the emotion should be included:
The exact wording used in the assigned emotion does not need to be
included in the story, as long as the definition of the emotion is
expressed somehow in the story. For example, if the assigned emotion is
"angry", you don't need to specifically include the word "angry" in your
story as long as the emotion is being described. As an example, a
character "clenching their fists in rage" would clearly express the
emotion of anger.
Also, simply including the exact wording
is not enough if the emotion is not being expressed. For example, if it
states in your story that "he had never been angry" and it is the only
mention of the assigned emotion, it would not be acceptable since the
emotion is not being expressed. But, "he had never been angry until
now..." clearly expresses that the character is angry. |
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Posted By: mamarivs
Date Posted: 07 Sep 2025 at 5:28pm
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GROUP: 48 GENRE: Ghost Story THEME: Nine-to-five EMOTION: Enthusiastic
This is my first time in any NYC Midnight challenges. I used the Dolly angle rather thanthe "working stiff" angle for theme.
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Posted By: jhenn
Date Posted: 08 Sep 2025 at 11:36am
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Group 13 Romance Benefit of the doubt Exhilarated
Ugh - as a confirmed anti-romantic, I'm about to push the genre definition limits. I'm assuming as long as I meet the criteria of a romance, it could still be funny or horrific or whatever...yes? Like a humorous romance isn't necessarily rom-com (no meet-cute, none of the rom-com stuff, just a sarcastic MC ...?)
This is not going to go well.... [goes back to googling 'elements of romantic literature']
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Posted By: AliceVinten2804
Date Posted: 09 Sep 2025 at 7:48am
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Drama
The Bottom of the Barrel
Energetic
Can I ask - every definition I've seen of 'drama' as a genre says it's written to be performed? SO am I supposed to write a rhyming play? Confused! Any advice welcome 
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Posted By: toomuchbread
Date Posted: 09 Sep 2025 at 12:29pm
AliceVinten2804 wrote:
Drama
The Bottom of the Barrel
Energetic
Can I ask - every definition I've seen of 'drama' as a genre says it's written to be performed? SO am I supposed to write a rhyming play? Confused! Any advice welcome  |
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Posted By: frosted_jacques
Date Posted: 10 Sep 2025 at 1:44am
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GROUP: 34 GENRE: Romantic Comedy THEME: Exclusivity EMOTION: Glum
Was miserable about these prompts since getting the assignment and, until tonight, had done nothing but stare desperately at my screen. A good idea finally hit this afternoon and I came up with something I'm pretty happy with! Good luck, everyone.
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Posted By: bobc
Date Posted: 10 Sep 2025 at 2:38pm
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GROUP: 45 GENRE: Fairy Tale and/or Fantasy THEME: Heartache EMOTION: Alarmed
Fun stuff. Spit-polished to a (perceived) shine and just now submitted! Whew. Good luck everyone!
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Posted By: charlotteD
Date Posted: 10 Sep 2025 at 4:17pm
Group 21: Horror / Malpractice / Uneasy
I do love the rhyming comp, but horror as a genre kicks my butt in prose, let alone rhyme, so I am already starting on the back foot... Not to mention the urge to broadly interpret what could be a rather narrowly defined theme. Talk about being uneasy!
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Posted By: 11point5
Date Posted: 11 Sep 2025 at 9:27pm
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Group 22: Drama/A penny saved is a penny earned/Affectionate
This is my 3rd time doing rhyming, 1st time for this genre though! An idea came to me pretty quickly, which was a relief because I have a ton going on this week, and I've had times where the prompts just don't click for me for like 4-5 days, which means very little sleep before deadline. Very thankful that was not the case this time!!
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Posted By: charmyd
Date Posted: 11 Sep 2025 at 11:41pm
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Group: 31 Genre: Fairy Tale/Fantasy Theme: Animal Rights Emotion: Vengeful
I love Fairy Tale/Fantasy and have a pretty good idea, but I've been struggling with staying focused and getting a decent daily word count. Here's hoping I can toss something together by deadline.
Good luck, everyone!
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Posted By: NoelDiggity
Date Posted: 11 Sep 2025 at 11:42pm
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I got group 41:comedy/willpower/euphoric.
Submitted today!
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Posted By: tbeeton
Date Posted: 12 Sep 2025 at 10:28am
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This is one of those super busy weeks, right when I need time to write! But I'm making good progress. Second time with RomCom.
GROUP: 50 GENRE: Romantic Comedy THEME: Absence makes the heart grow fonder EMOTION: Elated
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Posted By: Lobster
Date Posted: 13 Sep 2025 at 3:48am
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I love these prompts! One day I’ll get fairytale …
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Posted By: CMProsso
Date Posted: 13 Sep 2025 at 5:42pm
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Hello! I’m in group 18 too. My first rhyming challenge, and I’ve found it SO MUCH HARDER than I was expecting. Have had random couplets jump into my brain in the middle of the night, only to be forgotten by daybreak… but I’ve just submitted (it’s bedtime here in the UK!) and eventually fairly happy with it. Can always be better but at some point you have to stop tinkering, right???!
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Posted By: QuinnieB
Date Posted: 13 Sep 2025 at 6:08pm
charmyd wrote:
Group: 31 Genre: Fairy Tale/Fantasy Theme: Animal Rights Emotion: Vengeful
I love Fairy Tale/Fantasy and have a pretty good idea, but I've been struggling with staying focused and getting a decent daily word count. Here's hoping I can toss something together by deadline.
Good luck, everyone!
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Hey! I'm happy to see a fellow groupmate here. Im in the same boat coming down to the wire. Fingers crossed!
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Posted By: N_Minaker
Date Posted: 13 Sep 2025 at 6:53pm
11point5 wrote:
Group 22: Drama/A penny saved is a penny earned/Affectionate
This is my 3rd time doing rhyming, 1st time for this genre though! An idea came to me pretty quickly, which was a relief because I have a ton going on this week, and I've had times where the prompts just don't click for me for like 4-5 days, which means very little sleep before deadline. Very thankful that was not the case this time!! |
Hello group mate! Will you be sharing in the forum? Looking forward to seeing how other G22 people interpreted the prompts.
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Posted By: theinquisitor
Date Posted: 13 Sep 2025 at 7:15pm
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G39 - horror - nine lives - scorned
I really wasn't sure I'd enter - I'm on a terrible run with NYCM and I haven't been in the right headspace for writing for a while. But I'm so glad I jumped in at the last minute. For the first time in at least a year I've genuinely enjoyed writing, I'm finished before UK midnight, and I've got a story I'm grimly proud of (although when I told them the premise my family refused to read it). I feel back on track, even if this story turns out to be rubbish. Good luck to everyone still writing, I look forward to seeing them all in a few days.
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Posted By: theinquisitor
Date Posted: 13 Sep 2025 at 7:19pm
Lobster wrote:
GROUP: 39 GENRE: Horror THEME: Nine lives EMOTION: Scorned
I'm quite excited to do this one, although I don't really read horror stories and I never, ever watch horror films (Doctor Who is the scariest thing I'm willing to watch) so I'm not bringing a lot of genre knowledge to the game. And nine lives ... is including cats expected, or will judges be wanting to NOT read about cats because it's too obvious? Of course, cats are associated with the supernatural so maybe there's something in there. No ideas yet but I have the rest of the week!
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Groupmate! I agree the nine lives theme seems a bit obvious. I've used a cat but hopefully from a different angle (although every time I've thought that in the past, half the group has had the same idea). Looking forward to seeing what you came up with.
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Posted By: Jennk
Date Posted: 13 Sep 2025 at 7:28pm
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Group 9 - Drama - Guilty Pleasure - Unsure
I found out my prompts on the top of a volcano on Day 2 and didn't start writing until Day 4-5 but very happy where I've ended up! Hopefully more Group Niners will post! :-)
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Posted By: One Word At A Time
Date Posted: 13 Sep 2025 at 9:32pm
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Genre: Sci-Fi Theme: A career change Emotion: Impediment
My very first NYC Midnight Challenge. Totally thrown by the genre. I wasn't happy with Sci-Fi at first, but it grew on me!
Good luck, everyone.
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Posted By: EMeadows
Date Posted: 13 Sep 2025 at 9:41pm
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Hello Rhymers!
I had group 14 - Ghost Story, A bitter pill to swallow and annoyed. Wasn't sure at first but glad the prompts worked well together.
Just submitted. Now looking forward to stopping the constant rhyming in my head soon.
This is my favorite competition. I tried a new rhyming scheme this year and it proved very difficult for me. But still had a blast. Worked as much as i could each day on it and polished it today until i couldn't read it another time. Best wishes to all writers!
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Posted By: TRG
Date Posted: 13 Sep 2025 at 10:31pm
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GROUP: 44 GENRE: Suspense and/or Thriller THEME: Like father, like son (or daughter) EMOTION: Scared I finished mine on Wednesday and submitted it earlier today. I started writing something totally different from what I submitted. Halfway through the first story I had a different idea and went with it instead. Glad I did. I was pleased with it. I hope others enjoy it. 
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Posted By: j.r.bird
Date Posted: 13 Sep 2025 at 10:49pm
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I'm excited to read other people's poems! We can post ours after we get the confirmation email that it's been submitted, isn't that right?
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Posted By: fioOxf
Date Posted: 13 Sep 2025 at 11:37pm
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I have Drama - guilty pleasure(s) - unsure
And true to my third prompt, I'm unsure of my group number but it might be 9. Worried now I've gone too obvious a route with my plot.
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Posted By: toomuchbread
Date Posted: 13 Sep 2025 at 11:55pm
fioOxf wrote:
I have Drama - guilty pleasure(s) - unsure
And true to my third prompt, I'm unsure of my group number but it might be 9. Worried now I've gone too obvious a route with my plot. |
Mine is obvious too, but it took me four days to come up with an idea so I just had to keep going. This is only the third rhyming story I've written and so far my motto is "Just get it done and submit something"
My other motto is "whoopsie! Oh well too late now, KEEP WRITING"
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Posted By: JanetM
Date Posted: 14 Sep 2025 at 9:03am
EMeadows wrote:
Hello Rhymers!
I had group 14 - Ghost Story, A bitter pill to swallow and annoyed. Wasn't sure at first but glad the prompts worked well together.
Just submitted. Now looking forward to stopping the constant rhyming in my head soon.
This is my favorite competition. I tried a new rhyming scheme this year and it proved very difficult for me. But still had a blast. Worked as much as i could each day on it and polished it today until i couldn't read it another time.
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Woo hoo! a fellow 14! I agree with everything you said, except it took me awhile to actually write the full draft. But it was nice to have the time to ponder the story's overall plot.
I ended up changing my title last minute: will many people use "a bitter pill to swallow?" like I almost did? (Which perfectly fit the story) so had a rash of resubmits last night. That always makes me feel anxious, like I maybe messed up my submission at some point. Or is that just me? 
Anyway, excited to read your take on the prompts and admire your new rhyming format. I contemplated that, too, but in the end stuck with my usual.
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Posted By: Penny Pitstop
Date Posted: 14 Sep 2025 at 9:18am
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Hi Groupmate!
GROUP: 35 GENRE: Action and/or Adventure THEME: Impulsivity EMOTION: Powerless
I found these prompts challenging too! Not overjoyed with what I wrote but got it done.
Will you post when we get the all clear?
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Posted By: jawheat
Date Posted: 14 Sep 2025 at 9:25am
I’m in Group 40. Comedy, passive-aggressive theme, aglow!
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Posted By: jawheat
Date Posted: 14 Sep 2025 at 9:27am
Hi group-mate. I got the same. Good luck!
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Posted By: jawheat
Date Posted: 14 Sep 2025 at 9:30am
Good luck! I’m in Group 40 too. Comedy’s definitely not my thing. Just happy I finished!
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Posted By: JanetM
Date Posted: 14 Sep 2025 at 9:38am
jawheat wrote:
Good luck! I’m in Group 40 too. Comedy’s definitely not my thing. Just happy I finished! |
Hey jawheat! Welcome to a message board from ancient times. Hit the QUOTE button to the right so people can see which post you are referring to. AND comedy is hard!
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Posted By: KP23
Date Posted: 14 Sep 2025 at 10:08am
ForestDweller wrote:
I’m in group 54, too! (Genre: Sci-fi; Theme: a career change; Emotion: impaired). I’ve never written sci-fi before and definitely struggling with these prompts, but I guess that’s the fun of these challenges. Off to go stretch my writing muscles! Best of luck!
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I’m doing my usual post-submission re-reading panic and now I’m slightly worried that I’ve used ‘impaired’ in the normal sense of the word, is it just me that think it’s not really an emotion?!   My first sci fi too - hard work!!
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Posted By: Rev-BasNoBeatha
Date Posted: 14 Sep 2025 at 10:38pm
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48 Ghost Story Nine to Five Enthusiastic
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Posted By: Rev-BasNoBeatha
Date Posted: 14 Sep 2025 at 10:39pm
mamarivs wrote:
GROUP: 48 GENRE: Ghost Story THEME: Nine-to-five EMOTION: Enthusiastic
This is my first time in any NYC Midnight challenges. I used the Dolly angle rather thanthe "working stiff" angle for theme.
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Hey groupmate! I'm excited to read yours because I love Dolly Parton! Can't wait to see how you worked it!
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Posted By: jawheat
Date Posted: 15 Sep 2025 at 7:59am
JanetM wrote:
jawheat wrote:
Good luck! I’m in Group 40 too. Comedy’s definitely not my thing. Just happy I finished! |
Hey jawheat! Welcome to a message board from ancient times. Hit the QUOTE button to the right so people can see which post you are referring to. AND comedy is hard! |
Thanks for you4 help.Got it!
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Posted By: STIX
Date Posted: 15 Sep 2025 at 4:53pm
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Got the same group, first timer, its nuts! Good luck 👍
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Posted By: Jennk
Date Posted: 15 Sep 2025 at 5:01pm
STIX wrote:
Got the same group, first timer, its nuts! Good luck 👍 |
Welcome newbie! Congrats on submitting a story. When replying to a specific person, you'll want to hit "Quote" instead of "Reply". And... of course, the forums make it nearly impossible to actually delete a post!
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Posted By: STIX
Date Posted: 15 Sep 2025 at 5:04pm
Jennk wrote:
STIX wrote:
Got the same group, first timer, its nuts! Good luck 👍 |
Welcome newbie! Congrats on submitting a story. When replying to a specific person, you'll want to hit "Quote" instead of "Reply". And... of course, the forums make it nearly impossible to actually delete a post!
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Thanks for the tip, 
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Posted By: Jennk
Date Posted: 15 Sep 2025 at 5:06pm
STIX wrote:
Jennk wrote:
STIX wrote:
Got the same group, first timer, its nuts! Good luck 👍 |
Welcome newbie! Congrats on submitting a story. When replying to a specific person, you'll want to hit "Quote" instead of "Reply". And... of course, the forums make it nearly impossible to actually delete a post!
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Thanks for the tip,  |
Happy to help. I've learned a thing of two in 40 ROUNDS!! (3.5 years of competing.)
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