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Post by RAVENEYE on Dec 2, 2020 10:57:13 GMT -6
Woot! Entry posted! It's kinda frustrating. I cut my story down to what looks like 100 in Word, then plug it into the Word Count Tool to make sure, and the word count drops to 98. What the heck is Word counting as words? Oh, well. I got to replace two words that I hated to delete anyway.  |
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Post by RAVENEYE on Dec 11, 2020 8:59:16 GMT -6
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Post by FoxxGlove on Dec 11, 2020 12:17:20 GMT -6
The 13th, you say? Ugh....that gives me like two days to throw something together. Plus, the Ruin/Rise deadline is fast approaching. I better get a wiggle on.....  |
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Post by Aubrey on Dec 15, 2020 15:31:33 GMT -6
I am dropping the ball this month, apparently. Chaos of christmas, apparently. I'll go over them all and ensure that it's all sorted  |
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Post by Aubrey on Dec 15, 2020 15:35:52 GMT -6
NO WEEKLY FOR DECEMBER 13-19! This is to give those who are in the site contest a chance to finish up their submissions! Weekly's will return next week! *sets a boody alarm* |
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Post by RAVENEYE on Dec 28, 2020 9:12:14 GMT -6
So, for this newest challenge, do we have to use the word "folklore" among the 100? Or is that just a loose overall prompt? Just wanna make sure I don't flub it up.
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Post by Aubrey on Dec 29, 2020 0:11:22 GMT -6
I'm going to say the same all the time. It's 100% up to interpretation. I won't ding you for not using a word, so long as it's in the spirit of the prompt! ^^ |
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Post by RAVENEYE on Dec 31, 2020 11:08:19 GMT -6
 I'm kinda surprised more folks aren't doing these. Hmm... |
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Post by FoxxGlove on Dec 31, 2020 14:52:09 GMT -6
To be honest, I'm also surprised the 100 Word Weekly Challenge is not more popular.
It was a huge success on the previous LF Board. So much so, that I took it upon myself to write little comments on all the submitted stories, after voting had taken place.
However, there has been a lot going on since the new LF came into being. First, NaNoWriMo and then the "Ruin/Rise" contest with its associated voting and critiques.
I'm hopeful interest will pick up once the initial dust has settled.
Maybe it needs to be advertised a little better?
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Post by Aubrey on Jan 1, 2021 12:34:17 GMT -6
While advertising could work, maybe upping the points?
Granted, I should be participating in them more too. XD Though it feels cheating because I pick the prompts.
I'm not going to fuss too much with the holiday weekend following the contest and NaNo... Just need to advertise more - OR maybe have a few hosted in Discord to see if that plays to spark some fun.
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Post by FoxxGlove on Jan 2, 2021 13:22:20 GMT -6
I'm sure nobody would accuse you of cheating simply because you run the forum, Aubrey. I, for one, would love to read your stories.  |
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Post by RAVENEYE on Jan 3, 2021 23:20:32 GMT -6
Ack! I keep forgetting to add HP for these. Thanks for the reminder! |
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Post by Caulder Melhaire on Jan 22, 2021 17:43:55 GMT -6
Oof! Hope I didn't screw this up.  I never did these before because I'm absolutely horrible at trimming things down into a neat little story. Even a short story, let alone 100 little words! This was tough, but fun. |
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Post by RAVENEYE on Jan 23, 2021 10:24:41 GMT -6
Oof! Hope I didn't screw this up. I never did these before because I'm absolutely horrible at trimming things down into a neat little story. Even a short story, let alone 100 little words! This was tough, but fun. It IS tough! In the old forum, I never put my hand to the weekly, b/c I thought, "Hell, it's hard for me to write anything comprehensible that's less than 1000 words. I'll never manage 100." So this has been amazing practice at capturing a single thought/moment/whatever. Just as challenging as I expected, but way more fun than I thought it would be. |
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Post by FoxxGlove on Jan 23, 2021 10:29:48 GMT -6
For the most part, I tend to be a very over-flowery descriptive composer of tales, so 100 word challenges really help me to trim away the fat.
To be honest, when I first gave these types of challenges a shot, I never ever thought I'd make it down to the word limit and still produce something that was even comprehensible by way of a complete story.
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I'm kinda surprised more folks aren't doing these. Hmm... 
