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Also C-Worl I really loved your short writing bit, it's both very wholesome and funny! I'm also quite intrigued about what the prize is, however.- Gamma Emerald
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I might participate, I do have some interest in writing tho I don’t do it much
What exactly is the plan for the collaborative writing? I can’t tell if it will be something I’d like without more details- Psyche
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yeah pretty impressed by depth of interest.
just an idea but i wanna suggest as a potential alternative or addition to a fully cohesive collaborative work that we maybe go for something more loosely cohesive — like a collection of samples that match a prompt/theme. this could have the added benefit of helping people focus creative juices that might be absent in a vacuum. maybe a monthly thing or something. i dont know how long it takes to writetravel as far as you like, but you'll never be able to leave yourself behind- fferyllt
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I've participated in collaborative fiction projects before. They're fun, especially if you take a "No Plot, No Problem" approach to initially getting words on paper.
My ability to participate right now comes down to available time and attention span. If it starts after the holidays, I'll have a lot more time and be a lot less distracted.Amid the pressure of great events, a general principle gives no help.
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im interested!!!In post 24, DragonEater70 wrote: I'm glad that there seems to be a lot of interest in this! However I feel like a lot of people have made some pretty ambiguous comments about their plans for participating or not participating in the collaborative writing idea. As far as I was able to gather, the following is true:- sloththeholy is the only one who expressed an emphatic interest in paritcipating in the collaborative writing.
- Klick, Alianna, fferyllt and Upwards have expressed tentative interest in participating
- Nobody else has expressed interest in participating in the collaborative writing (even though some are interested in sharing their writing, which I very much welcome)
- The worst in particular has expressed an emphatic disinterest in participating (an act symbolizing our being bitter enemies, as you can tell by him saying "hi" while quoting the word "enemies". He was crumbing it).
actually i'd say it depends on how much i'm struggling with school & how much motivation i have. tentative interest as well- Kanna
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i think collaborative writing sounds fun!!- rBree2
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It's nothing remarkable, but here's a demo of my story!!!
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(I can type out a non-docs version with time -Skylar)- kuribo
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The collaboration for me depends on the genre lolJoin me on my quest to play every NES game! Some of them are awful.
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Bed/SleepIn post 25, DragonEater70 wrote: Also C-Worl I really loved your short writing bit, it's both very wholesome and funny! I'm also quite intrigued about what the prize is, however.- C-Worl
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Also, expressing my interest in participating in collaborative writing, but don’t want to commit to something until I find out more.- imaginality
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I'd be on board for this version, write something on a different theme each month - it'd be interesting to read different people's takes on it. And works for people like me who have more availability some months than others.In post 27, Psyche wrote: yeah pretty impressed by depth of interest.
just an idea but i wanna suggest as a potential alternative or addition to a fully cohesive collaborative work that we maybe go for something more loosely cohesive — like a collection of samples that match a prompt/theme. this could have the added benefit of helping people focus creative juices that might be absent in a vacuum. maybe a monthly thing or something. i dont know how long it takes to write"holy shit this entire time i thought imaginalitys profile was a purple seahorse" - camelCasedSnivy- kuribo
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I wish there was a way to coordinate word sprints here, I do love me some word sprints.Join me on my quest to play every NES game! Some of them are awful.
Kuribo's read is foolproof: one night he was high on NyQuil, and he's ancestors reveiled Aureal's alignment to him. - Dessew- diluculum
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i'd be interested in the collaborative writing if time permitsIn post 24, DragonEater70 wrote: I'm glad that there seems to be a lot of interest in this! However I feel like a lot of people have made some pretty ambiguous comments about their plans for participating or not participating in the collaborative writing idea. As far as I was able to gather, the following is true:- sloththeholy is the only one who expressed an emphatic interest in paritcipating in the collaborative writing.
- Klick, Alianna, fferyllt and Upwards have expressed tentative interest in participating
- Nobody else has expressed interest in participating in the collaborative writing (even though some are interested in sharing their writing, which I very much welcome)
- The worst in particular has expressed an emphatic disinterest in participating (an act symbolizing our being bitter enemies, as you can tell by him saying "hi" while quoting the word "enemies". He was crumbing it).
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Here's a thingy I wrote about a year ago, which I decided to translare to English for the purpose of sharing here:
Spoiler: trigger warning: blood, death, war- DragonEater70
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Also here's a much more lighthearted thingy I wrote today:
Spoiler:- DragonEater70
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That's actually covered in point 3 of the list of things this thread is for:In post 27, Psyche wrote: just an idea but i wanna suggest as a potential alternative or addition to a fully cohesive collaborative work that we maybe go for something more loosely cohesive — like a collection of samples that match a prompt/theme. this could have the added benefit of helping people focus creative juices that might be absent in a vacuum. maybe a monthly thing or something. i dont know how long it takes to write
Probably could've been phrased better though, and the idea of doing it like once a month definitely refines it. So let's do that. I'll come up with a prompt in about an hour or two!In post 0, DragonEater70 wrote: 3. Writing challenges. I love giving myself writing challenges from time to time (such as "write an uplifting story or poem about a traditionally sad thing" or "write about writing about writing"). When I do I will also post them here and everyone is welcome to try their hand at writing for the challenge.
Also, thanks to everyone who answered my question about being interested in writing a collaborative story. I'll try to figure out the exact details over the next week or so.- sloththeholy
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I also like the idea of this a lot!In post 36, imaginality wrote:
I'd be on board for this version, write something on a different theme each month - it'd be interesting to read different people's takes on it. And works for people like me who have more availability some months than others.In post 27, Psyche wrote: yeah pretty impressed by depth of interest.
just an idea but i wanna suggest as a potential alternative or addition to a fully cohesive collaborative work that we maybe go for something more loosely cohesive — like a collection of samples that match a prompt/theme. this could have the added benefit of helping people focus creative juices that might be absent in a vacuum. maybe a monthly thing or something. i dont know how long it takes to write- Flavor Leaf
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Writing Prompt - October
Since this is the first attempt at something like this, I am going to make the prompt relatively mild/inoffensive and simple. But still fun!
Write a short story, a poem, or a "thingy"* about either of the following themes:
- A journey. This can be a physical journey, a personal journey, or even a spiritual or magical journey. It can be a short or long journey, and it can be fun and easy or difficult and full of emotion.
- A change of perspective about something that's normally mundane and in the story/poem/thingy becomes (or turns out to already be, from a different perspective)... not mundane, whether that's due to being strange, scary, wonderful, touching, or anything else.
Bonus points if you combine both themes! But that's totally not required.
*Basically, a piece of text that's neither exactly a story nor exactly a poem, but is still literary in nature. For instance, here's a "thingy" that Psyche wrote in another thread: viewtopic.php?p=14379021#p14379021 (I'm assuming, at least. I might be wrong and this is just the truth but I doubt it). There's a very good word for it in my native language but apparently there's no word for it in English.- Silverclaw
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Ooooh that's a fun prompt. Now all I have to do is get Gregor to sit down with ne for a few hours.- Psyche
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i pour my soul out for you people. show a side i have feared for longer than i can remember even to reveal to myself. and you call it a thingy!give us the word in your native language dragoneater70. we are all cosmopolitans here.travel as far as you like, but you'll never be able to leave yourself behind- Natirasha
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I started writing a novel in March, namedShe Who Smothers Whispered Words. It's a lesbian future-fantasy revenge story strongly pulling from a lot of my normal influences(Blue Archive and Umineko are the two most important probably).
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