Hook 'Em Contest 2024

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Alatariel Moderator Full of Sound and Fury Posts: 1,025 Custom Title: Quintessence of Dust Preferred Pronouns: She/Her HARD: 1200 MEDIUM: 1000 EASY: 150	Hook 'Em Contest 2024 Jun 14, 2024 15:01:56 GMT -6 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Alatariel on Jun 14, 2024 15:01:56 GMT -6 ONE MORE DAY TO SEND IN YOUR ENTRIES
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Caulder Melhaire Moderator Clockwork Nightingale We are because of a million loves Posts: 1,112 Preferred Pronouns: He/Him HARD: 750 MEDIUM: 300 EASY: 210	Hook 'Em Contest 2024 Jun 14, 2024 15:23:46 GMT -6 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Caulder Melhaire on Jun 14, 2024 15:23:46 GMT -6 Just sent mine in! Totally not editing and changing things in the PM box before I hit send.
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ScintillaMyntan
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Hook 'Em Contest 2024 Jun 14, 2024 15:36:14 GMT -6

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Post by ScintillaMyntan on Jun 14, 2024 15:36:14 GMT -6

Jun 14, 2024 15:23:46 GMT -6 Caulder Melhaire said:

Just sent mine in! Totally not editing and changing things in the PM box before I hit send.

I do that regularly in contests! I feel like seeing it in the posting box helps me see it as a different category of document somehow than when it's in the word processor and imagine how it'll be received here.

Caulder Melhaire
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Clockwork Nightingale

We are because of a million loves

Posts: 1,112

Preferred Pronouns: He/Him
HARD: 750
MEDIUM: 300
EASY: 210

Hook 'Em Contest 2024 Jun 14, 2024 16:32:15 GMT -6

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Post by Caulder Melhaire on Jun 14, 2024 16:32:15 GMT -6

Jun 14, 2024 15:36:14 GMT -6 ScintillaMyntan said:

Jun 14, 2024 15:23:46 GMT -6 Caulder Melhaire said:

Just sent mine in! Totally not editing and changing things in the PM box before I hit send.

Oh, 100% It's much the same effect as noticing that typo or effed up sentence structure the second you submit your assignment to the teacher LOL

pelwrath Inferno Married Posts: 1,144 Preferred Pronouns: He/Him HARD: 1735 MEDIUM: 220 EASY: 475	Hook 'Em Contest 2024 Jun 14, 2024 17:40:58 GMT -6 via mobile Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by pelwrath on Jun 14, 2024 17:40:58 GMT -6 When I only notice one or two typos I think, Hey, I’m getting pretty good at this SP&G stuff.
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HDSimplicityy Blaze Posts: 604 HARD: 100	Hook 'Em Contest 2024 Jun 14, 2024 18:37:38 GMT -6 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by HDSimplicityy on Jun 14, 2024 18:37:38 GMT -6 ^^ You probably are.
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Alatariel Moderator Full of Sound and Fury Posts: 1,025 Custom Title: Quintessence of Dust Preferred Pronouns: She/Her HARD: 1200 MEDIUM: 1000 EASY: 150	Hook 'Em Contest 2024 Jun 15, 2024 11:13:52 GMT -6 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Alatariel on Jun 15, 2024 11:13:52 GMT -6 12 HOURS to submit an entry All are due by midnight US central time, I will post entries tomorrow probably around mid-day.
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RAVENEYE: ah bummer! That would've been gorgeous! Oct 24, 2024 22:24:55 GMT -6

emukiller: What's the Hard, medium, and easy in the profile? Oct 29, 2024 6:59:18 GMT -6

Mazulla: emukiller They're "honor points" for participating and/or winning in different prompts & challenges.

You add them to your profile as you do them around the forum. Oct 29, 2024 13:05:44 GMT -6

ScintillaMyntan: We're still waiting on one contest vote. Oct 31, 2024 7:01:11 GMT -6

havekrillwhaletravel: Reading Murder on the Orient Express and came across this hilarious line: "He chews the gum which I believe is not done in good circles". Nov 1, 2024 10:22:46 GMT -6

RAVENEYE: Bahahahaaa!!! How vulgar we gum-chewers are! :lshic:

Nov 1, 2024 10:43:27 GMT -6

HDSimplicityy: Streaming now! Nov 1, 2024 19:19:39 GMT -6

RAVENEYE: We STILL can't wrap up the contest b/c some folks don't follow instructions... :mad2:

Nov 2, 2024 23:16:12 GMT -6 *

ScintillaMyntan: I'm closing it tonight. Nov 5, 2024 19:26:39 GMT -6

havekrillwhaletravel: Congrats to everyone! This was a great crop of stories Nov 6, 2024 6:15:39 GMT -6

RAVENEYE: Agreed! Some really wonderful interpretations of a multi-faceted story. Very enjoyable exercise. Nov 7, 2024 13:34:26 GMT -6

HDSimplicityy: Wrote 1,340 words in two hours this afternoon. I've never written that much in that short a time, thanks to writers sitting next to me. Nov 10, 2024 22:45:33 GMT -6

HDSimplicityy: My record wordcount is north of 2,000 in hour hours. That.... that hurt lmao Nov 10, 2024 22:46:06 GMT -6

HDSimplicityy: *four Nov 10, 2024 22:46:22 GMT -6

HDSimplicityy: By the way... I realize that I am posting too often. Kinda comes off as spammy. Sorry bout that; I need to not be distracted to the internetzzz Nov 10, 2024 22:47:58 GMT -6

RAVENEYE: Oof, 2,000 words in 4 hours is a hefty day's writing. Congrats. Keep it up! You can do it! Nov 11, 2024 0:39:20 GMT -6

HDSimplicityy:

Nov 12, 2024 21:56:47 GMT -6

HDSimplicityy: Mmm maybe it was 4.5 hours... Nov 12, 2024 21:58:02 GMT -6

RAVENEYE: How are the NaNoWriMo writers doing? Halfway-ish through the month. Hope everyone's muses are still cooperating. Nov 18, 2024 17:41:58 GMT -6

HDSimplicityy: Aint anywhere near my goals.