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NeoGAF Creative Writing Challenge #157 - "Abdication"
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All of the above.
Although The Black Ear also sounds interesting.
These are the ones I'd pick. Good stuff!
Death, it is.
GorillaWithDandruff
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FlowersisBritish
fleurs n'est pas britannique
I am so disappointed no one thought of this as a title.
I am so disappointed no one thought of this as a title.
This is the tale of the rest of the title abdicating the story, leaving only a plucky definite article to do the job by itself.
FlowersisBritish
fleurs n'est pas britannique
So for the past few days I've either been too drunk or too tired to read the secondary properly.
Here are mine I just came up in a minute
Don't Lose Your Beat
The River is Made of Snow and Ice
It's Not Really Raining
Four Hours of Sleep
Missing Knight
Here are mine I just came up in a minute
Don't Lose Your Beat
The River is Made of Snow and Ice
It's Not Really Raining
Four Hours of Sleep
Missing Knight
My vote for the farcical potential alone.
Those two are my favorites as well. If no one else offers an opinion I'll go with "The Cardboard Horse".
My pick as well.
Can't decide which one of those I like better
a lighter note.
Oh right, it's Sunday. Sure, let's do it.
Freeza Under The Shower
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so... can abdication as a word be used in professional contexts as well?
I mean, even aside from Wall Street brokers thinking of themselves as kings and queens of dollars, there are plenty of things you can do if it applied to willingly letting go of a position of importance.
The Interview 2? Death in the family? Switch of the seasons? King of Fighters?
Dibs on that last one, if I enter (bloody unlikely, but ok).
I mean, even aside from Wall Street brokers thinking of themselves as kings and queens of dollars, there are plenty of things you can do if it applied to willingly letting go of a position of importance.
The Interview 2? Death in the family? Switch of the seasons? King of Fighters?
Dibs on that last one, if I enter (bloody unlikely, but ok).
Nezumi, that's so cool that you signed up for this weekend's workshop! It'd be so fun if I took it too so we could take it together but one of those days is already packed for me. :-/
And Cyan, I like how you keep us in the loop with upcoming workshops. In that podcast, Mary Robinette Kowal is especially memorable. Please continue to keep us updated!
And Cyan, I like how you keep us in the loop with upcoming workshops. In that podcast, Mary Robinette Kowal is especially memorable. Please continue to keep us updated!
Ha! I myself was thinking, "How do I procrastinate AND come up with 5 titles in advance?!" Darn busy season, though I do recommend writing poems or something shorter when possible. At least for me, it helps keep my brain in the game -- even if I'm in no mood to write -- if I just pump out something or other. (Though poems would take me twice as long, I'd bet.)Hmmm. Interesting...knowing me I'll probably procrastinate even coming up with the titles
This could also be my last challenge for a couple months. Dreaded busy season... Unless I write poems or something.
That would have been awesome indeed! Having someone I "know" (so to speak) there would probably make me less nervous. Ah well, you can join today's hangout instead
The Cardboard Horse, it is.
;p
Hangout in about a half hour. Will put up the link shortly. Gotta take a quick shower and grab a bite to eat.
Wanna get three writing periods in this time, I'll time the breaks if I have to!
Now, what reason would there be to do that...
Darn, I had family obligation and missed the hangout.
That's a bummer, it was a good hangout. I actually got my story done! Needs plenty of editing, but I can do that easily enough.
Good advice. Thinking about it now I'd probably just want to write short things over poems. I know at least one person here would probably rather read a 500 word story over a 50 word poem anyways
Of course, I now realize I also missed a second hangout in a row! But here's some titles to make up for it, hopefully:
Away with Words
Living on Sunday
Silence Says
Black Snow Falling
The Penitent Man
Happy New Year all 2015!
Now that the holidays are over I can concentrate more on writing
Here are my picks for some of you who posted title options and that I didn't see a decision for:
Cyan-The Simplifier
Iceman- Esau's Auncle
Derwind-The quiet resignation of a loud voice
Nezumi- The black ear
Gaz_RB- Stay of Execution
FlowersisBritish- The River is made of snow and ice
Charade-Living on Sunday
Now that the holidays are over I can concentrate more on writing
technically not over, celebrating Armenian Christmas tonight
Here are my picks for some of you who posted title options and that I didn't see a decision for:
Cyan-The Simplifier
Iceman- Esau's Auncle
Derwind-The quiet resignation of a loud voice
Nezumi- The black ear
Gaz_RB- Stay of Execution
FlowersisBritish- The River is made of snow and ice
Charade-Living on Sunday
Five titles I've come up with:
For Want of a Throne
The Great Abandonment
The Simplifier
Dealing Hope, Sowing Lies
Sic Semper Tyrannis
I'm not sure what some of them mean, necessarily. They're more inspired by quotes on leadership I looked up.
Sic Semper Tyrannis.
I like the suggestion above too though.
Most of us don't have cameras going.
I can't speak for anyone else, but I usually just put another window up and fart around online until Cyan calls time and I can get back to distracting everyone with tangents that keep the next session from starting on time.
Haha! Sort of. Have you ever done an in-person write-in, like for NaNoWriMo? It's kind of like that.
The way it works is that we start up at about 2 PM, chat for around ten minutes about what we're working on (or about random stuff
), then have a half-hour writing period. Then we check back in and repeat the ten-minute-chat, half-hour-writing another two times, finishing up at about 4 PM.So yeah, there's a bit of watching each other type, though usually less than half of the participants have webcams going. And sometimes people will chat in the text chat during the writing period. I dunno about everyone else (somebody was playing Shovel Knight on their 3DS yesterday
), but it keeps me honest knowing the rest of the group is there. It's been incredibly useful for me. I often come out with a completed first draft that I can edit into shape later.Anyone who feels like hopping on and getting some writing done should absolutely join in. I promise you will be welcomed.
Anyone who isn't much interested in joining an online hangout but is feeling some FOMO--don't worry about it. It's really not a big deal!
(somebody was playing Shovel Knight on their 3DS yesterday
That sounds terribly unproductive.
I got shit a few months back for playing A Link Between Worlds, so don't feel bad.
They're all just jealous I had my story finished days before hand
I really enjoy the hangouts but I have to admit that I usually don't get much writing done during them even when I'm trying a little harder than yesterday. I usually manage to free write a little bit in the first 30 minutes but already lost most of my concentration by the time the second writing period starts. Might have something to do with it being already rather late over here by that time.
Still wouldn't miss them though. I still find myself chuckling about "My little Cartel - Heroin is Magic"
You guys need to add me on NNID please. Same as GAF username. That's if you've gone Doreen that route with your 3DS.
Haha! Sort of. Have you ever done an in-person write-in, like for NaNoWriMo? It's kind of like that.
The way it works is that we start up at about 2 PM, chat for around ten minutes about what we're working on (or about random stuff
So yeah, there's a bit of watching each other type, though usually less than half of the participants have webcams going. And sometimes people will chat in the text chat during the writing period. I dunno about everyone else (somebody was playing Shovel Knight on their 3DS yesterday
Anyone who feels like hopping on and getting some writing done should absolutely join in. I promise you will be welcomed.
Anyone who isn't much interested in joining an online hangout but is feeling some FOMO--don't worry about it. It's really not a big deal!
I'd probably give it a go if I had a laptop that wasn't six years old and didn't struggle to run anything more than Notepad.
New year new freaking poetry thread:
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=965792
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=965792
I can't tell if there are any who have proposed 5 and are still waiting for responses?
Here are 5 random titles:
Generally Nuts
Minding One's Own Business
Minimizing Repercussions
A Method to the Madness
The Damage is Done
Here are some titles that stuck out to me, though maybe you guys are already done with your stories.
Gaz_RB: The Art of Rue, or Sharks and Their Choices
Derwind: Abandonment & the brevity of an occupation
Zweizer: A Marionette's Happiness
GorillaWithDandruff: The Stillborn Tyrant or Self-Sacrifice In the Hopes of Altruism
Iceman: Otnemem (is this Memento backwards? Well, I mean, intentionally?) or, of course, The Flatulence King
Ashes: Life
Nezumi: A Lighter Note or A Cardboard Horse
FlowersisBritish: It's Not Really Raining
Charade: The Penitent Man or Silence Says
Cyan: Sic Semper Tyrannis
karenq0506: a search for paradise or a hidden kindness
Here are 5 random titles:
Generally Nuts
Minding One's Own Business
Minimizing Repercussions
A Method to the Madness
The Damage is Done
Here are some titles that stuck out to me, though maybe you guys are already done with your stories.
Gaz_RB: The Art of Rue, or Sharks and Their Choices
Derwind: Abandonment & the brevity of an occupation
Zweizer: A Marionette's Happiness
GorillaWithDandruff: The Stillborn Tyrant or Self-Sacrifice In the Hopes of Altruism
Iceman: Otnemem (is this Memento backwards? Well, I mean, intentionally?) or, of course, The Flatulence King
Ashes: Life
Nezumi: A Lighter Note or A Cardboard Horse
FlowersisBritish: It's Not Really Raining
Charade: The Penitent Man or Silence Says
Cyan: Sic Semper Tyrannis
karenq0506: a search for paradise or a hidden kindness
Well done, cap'n!I actually got my story done! Needs plenty of editing, but I can do that easily enough.
I'm just a slow reader is all! (In fact I might be the only one here who barely knows how to read. Or so it feels sometimes.) But I support any length (under the word limit)!!I know at least one person here would probably rather read a 500 word story over a 50 word poem anyways
Hmm... Generally Nuts, I feel like you could do that one justice.
Oh, I didn't mean it like that. It was more of a shot at a certain regular
who iirc isn't the biggest fan of poetry
Oh, I didn't mean it like that. It was more of a shot at a certain regular
*cough Mike cough*
I'm gonna hold you to that.
Cyan and Charade: thanks for the recs on the titles!
Hehe looks like he might be up for haikus! And yeah, I didn't even mean to imply that you were saying anything like that. I was just proclaiming my astoundingly low reading skills! I think I'm just coming to terms with it, now that I'm learning more about people who write... because writers read a ton.
Oh, I didn't mean it like that. It was more of a shot at a certain regularwho iirc isn't the biggest fan of poetry*cough Mike cough*
Hehe looks like he might be up for haikus! And yeah, I didn't even mean to imply that you were saying anything like that. I was just proclaiming my astoundingly low reading skills! I think I'm just coming to terms with it, now that I'm learning more about people who write... because writers read a ton.
NipplesAndToes23
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I'm going to try and have this finished today. If not, I'll definitely try and make the effort to do this next time.
You can do it! We don't even start counting all the entries until like tomorrow! Grace periods ftw.
Valerie Cherish
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Despite typing out a first draft during the hangout and doing some minor revision/notes over lunch early in the week... I haven't gone back to make the changes or tidy it up. :|
So, I know what I'll be doing when I get home tonight
Also, the title is Can't Hardly Wait.
So, I know what I'll be doing when I get home tonight
Also, the title is Can't Hardly Wait.
GorillaWithDandruff
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Stillborn Tyrant sounded super badass in my head but then when everyone picked it I realized I had no idea what to do with it. So everyone just an fyi when I pull this out of my ass at like 1 am it may not be very cohesive or good. In fact it'll most likely be pretty freaky and strange so...yea.....just an fyi. Good luck errbody!
Yeah I don't read a lot either. Except these challenges mostly. Which is some fine reading imo.
Yeah, this is the extent of my reading these days : /
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