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| Literary Maneuvers "Fortnightly" write-offs, competition, feedback 'n' fun. |
05-24-2006, 11:32 AM
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Profound Writer
Join Date: Apr 2006
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Thanks judges! I really do love feedback, and I didn't do as bad as I thought I was going to do, heh! I'm happy! ^^ Thanks again.
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05-24-2006, 06:03 PM
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Prolific Writer
Join Date: Mar 2006
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Thanks for the feedback, judges. Much appreciated.
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05-24-2006, 09:15 PM
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Mentor
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: cape cod, USA
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Hey!
I just wanted to thank all of the judges. This is fun as hell to participate in.
My latest idea was a bit too big for the format, but having word limits and prompts is something every writer has to get used to.
Special thanks to Aprilrain, pity more judges didn't think like you, lol.
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I did notice that the word limit tends to make people condense pieces more than they really should, so maybe I'll raise it next time.
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Just the reverse Hodge. Shorten it. This keeps it easy to write and judge, both of which are equally important.
I would cut it to 100 words and watch the results.
Some will be interesting, I'm sure.
See ya'll the next one,
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05-24-2006, 09:30 PM
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Wordsmith
Join Date: Jan 2005
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100 words is actually really hard to write a story in and actually make it interesting...make it 150  |
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05-24-2006, 10:54 PM
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Prolific Writer
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For some reason I get the impression that those 100-150 words would contain a large amount of abstract words in an attempt to convey much with very little.
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05-24-2006, 11:37 PM
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Ink Slinger
Join Date: May 2005
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Originally Posted by Oasis writer
100 words is actually really hard to write a story in and actually make it interesting...
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Weeeell... if you left out some actually's it may help reduce the number needed. 
I think the length might depend on the topic. Some will lend themselves to short pithy stories and for some the shortness will just pith you off.
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*He can compress the most words into the smallest idea of any man I know - Abraham Lincoln
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05-24-2006, 11:53 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2006
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100 words would be awesome! Of course, I may be biased because I never managed to write anything longer than 1000 or something. I can't bear extraneous words...100 would be incredibly fun to try....
*goes off and starts thinking of a 100 word story...*
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05-25-2006, 12:10 AM
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Mentor
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For some reason I get the impression that those 100-150 words would contain a large amount of abstract words in an attempt to convey much with very little.
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It might, but flash is an art form unto itself. I have seen flash pieces that convey much more meaning than pieces 10 times that length.
Of course we would pith one against the other.
You started it journyman!
Last edited by eggo : 05-25-2006 at 12:12 AM.
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05-25-2006, 02:15 AM
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Wordsmith
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Actually, I just like the word actually. Sort of funny actually, since it's such an easy word to use. |
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05-26-2006, 09:58 AM
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Member
Join Date: May 2006
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My old school ran a 100-word short story competition and the standard of entry was generally very high. I did alright at it and can say from experience that most of what you can do with the format involves either a) a shock revelation or b) an experimental way of writing- there's not much else the limited space will allow. 'They die' was a particularly frequent ending :p
Anyhow, if it were to come up, I'd happily judge or enter or whatever, it is a style I really enjoy.
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05-26-2006, 10:45 AM
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Penguin-in-Chief
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Just wanted to congratulate all participants on a great LM. It's great to see the forum flourish.
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05-26-2006, 09:39 PM
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pliable
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Juneau, Alaska
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Next prompt: incorporate Pawn as the antagonist in a piece of prose.
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05-29-2006, 03:05 AM
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Wordsmith
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: *sigh* in dublin (like a sane person)
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thanks to all who judged lol, sorry its a bit late.
thanks!
hmmm i should buy a grammar book lol
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