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Re: [SEP 2015] Politics, Scheming and Intrigue - Discussion thread
« Reply #30 on: September 05, 2015, 04:02:25 PM »
Calling @ScarletBea and @ArcaneArtsVelho- you both encouraged me so you're to blame.  AAV, oneday came today  ;D ;D ;D ;D
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Re: [SEP 2015] Politics, Scheming and Intrigue - Discussion thread
« Reply #31 on: September 05, 2015, 04:07:47 PM »
 :o WOW!
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Re: [SEP 2015] Politics, Scheming and Intrigue - Discussion thread
« Reply #32 on: September 05, 2015, 04:25:56 PM »
Quote from: Lady_Ty on September 05, 2015, 04:02:25 PM
Calling ScarletBea and ArcaneArtsVelho you both encouraged me so you're to blame.  AAV, oneday  came today  ;D ;D ;D ;D
Yay, the Day has come! I'm happy to take the blame for this.  ;D
ScarletBea, would this theme be suitable for your contest debut?  ;)

I probably should use my generated "map that gives bad directions" plot now because I did say I would use it one day. Hmmm? Doesn't really fit the theme.  :-\   I'll have to think about it. Fear not, I'm going to use it eventually.
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Re: [SEP 2015] Politics, Scheming and Intrigue - Discussion thread
« Reply #33 on: September 05, 2015, 04:28:41 PM »
Quote from: ArcaneArtsVelho on September 05, 2015, 04:25:56 PM
ScarletBea, would this theme be suitable for your contest debut?  ;)
hehe Nope!
This theme is probably the worst, because I'm always the last to understand any hints ;D
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Re: [SEP 2015] Politics, Scheming and Intrigue - Discussion thread
« Reply #34 on: September 05, 2015, 04:39:09 PM »
Quote from: Lady_Ty on September 05, 2015, 04:02:25 PM
Calling @ScarletBea and @ArcaneArtsVelho- you both encouraged me so you're to blame.  AAV, oneday came today  ;D ;D ;D ;D

Aw yeah! I'm ready for this.
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Re: [SEP 2015] Politics, Scheming and Intrigue - Discussion thread
« Reply #35 on: September 05, 2015, 05:08:58 PM »
Quote from: ArcaneArtsVelho on September 05, 2015, 04:25:56 PM

I probably should use my generated "map that gives bad directions" plot now because I did say I would use it one day. Hmmm? Doesn't really fit the theme.  :-\   I'll have to think about it. Fear not, I'm going to use it eventually.

A "map that gives bad directions" could be fun in a zany spy story -- spy stories should count as intrigue, right?  Throw in some poison and layers of conflict with the map getting the protagonist into a wrong-place-wrong-time that's so wrong it's almost right in a different way.
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Re: [SEP 2015] Politics, Scheming and Intrigue - Discussion thread
« Reply #36 on: September 05, 2015, 05:39:23 PM »
Quote from: Lady_Ty on September 05, 2015, 04:02:25 PM
Calling @ScarletBea and @ArcaneArtsVelho- you both encouraged me so you're to blame.  AAV, oneday came today  ;D ;D ;D ;D

woo hoo!
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Re: [SEP 2015] Politics, Scheming and Intrigue - Discussion thread
« Reply #37 on: September 05, 2015, 07:55:10 PM »
Done and dusted, as Lady_Ty would've put it. ;)
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Re: [SEP 2015] Politics, Scheming and Intrigue - Discussion thread
« Reply #38 on: September 06, 2015, 01:17:49 AM »
Congratulations on taking the plunge Lady Ty!
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Re: [SEP 2015] Politics, Scheming and Intrigue - Discussion thread
« Reply #39 on: September 06, 2015, 03:04:14 AM »
Thanks for encouragement and welcome everyone, LIKES to all above.  This  is just for fun and as a confirmed political junkie  I couldn't resist.

Would you be surprised to learn I had terrible trouble cutting out 75 words?  Thought not.  ::)
Now genuinely appreciate how you all struggle to get down to 1500 and not spoil the story. ;D

Finally posted about 2.00am here and felt was stereotypical writer slaving away at all hours.  ::)
Not in a garret though or starving. Ate far too many Cadbury Favourites as excuse I deserved them. Hope you all pamper yourselves every 1500 words when working on your WiP's. New Rule. 8)
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Re: [SEP 2015] Politics, Scheming and Intrigue - Discussion thread
« Reply #40 on: September 06, 2015, 12:25:01 PM »
Quote from: Lady_Ty on September 06, 2015, 03:04:14 AM
Thanks for encouragement and welcome everyone, LIKES to all above.  This  is just for fun and as a confirmed political junkie  I couldn't resist.

Would you be surprised to learn I had terrible trouble cutting out 75 words?  Thought not.  ::)
Now genuinely appreciate how you all struggle to get down to 1500 and not spoil the story. ;D

Finally posted about 2.00am here and felt was stereotypical writer slaving away at all hours.  ::)
Not in a garret though or starving. Ate far too many Cadbury Favourites as excuse I deserved them. Hope you all pamper yourselves every 1500 words when working on your WiP's. New Rule. 8)


So happy to see you taking part, @Lady_Ty!  :) And yes, the struggle is real. To kill your darlings is not an easy task  :P

I'll certainly try to take parth this month, I love the theme too much to let it pass. Let's see if the muse is in the mood for something good!
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Re: [SEP 2015] Politics, Scheming and Intrigue - Discussion thread
« Reply #41 on: September 06, 2015, 04:43:49 PM »
Quote from: ScarletBea on September 05, 2015, 04:28:41 PM
Quote from: ArcaneArtsVelho on September 05, 2015, 04:25:56 PM
ScarletBea, would this theme be suitable for your contest debut?  ;)
hehe Nope!
This theme is probably the worst, because I'm always the last to understand any hints ;D
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Maybe that just shows how unique your train of thought is. I'm sure your story would blow our conventional minds when we would finally "get" it.  :)

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Quote from: ArcaneArtsVelho on September 05, 2015, 04:25:56 PM
I probably should use my generated "map that gives bad directions" plot now because I did say I would use it one day. Hmmm? Doesn't really fit the theme.  :-\   I'll have to think about it. Fear not, I'm going to use it eventually.
A "map that gives bad directions" could be fun in a zany spy story -- spy stories should count as intrigue, right?  Throw in some poison and layers of conflict with the map getting the protagonist into a wrong-place-wrong-time that's so wrong it's almost right in a different way.
I think that could work, but I have two other story ideas that would be more intrigue-y. Hard choices.  :-\
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Re: [SEP 2015] Politics, Scheming and Intrigue - Discussion thread
« Reply #42 on: September 06, 2015, 08:24:15 PM »
Tough theme -- I like to just have a character, a situation, and a rough idea of an end point and discovery write my way through a first draft.  That really doesn't seem to work for intrigue.
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Re: [SEP 2015] Politics, Scheming and Intrigue - Discussion thread
« Reply #43 on: September 06, 2015, 10:53:18 PM »
Just finished reading the entries which have already been posted. Really quality pieces in my opinion, two in particular which I sincerely enjoyed. It's amazing how much story can fit into short pieces. Great work everyone.
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Re: [SEP 2015] Politics, Scheming and Intrigue - Discussion thread
« Reply #44 on: September 06, 2015, 11:43:46 PM »
Finally, a hint of inspiration.
I'd started something, and maybe I'll finish it, too; but it wasn't strong enough.
And I've written five 5-line stanzas of a poem that might fit. But it's not really right either.

So, a character, and a hint of a situation.
Guess what I'll be working on tonight...
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