August 14, 2020, 05:25:16 PM

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Please vote

To The Ruins - Jmack
1 (6.3%)
Kismet - Nora
3 (18.8%)
Redemption Unreached - Mikaela A. Ingram
2 (12.5%)
Journey in the Dark - NightWrite
0 (0%)
Second Chances - Alex Hormann
4 (25%)
One Last Shot - Rukaio_Alter
0 (0%)
Seeking Justice - Carter
1 (6.3%)
Keeper of the Clockwork Queen - The Gem Cutter
5 (31.3%)

Total Members Voted: 10

Voting closed: November 01, 2017, 11:30:10 AM

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Re: [Sep 2017] - Regret and Redemption - Voting Thread
« Reply #15 on: November 01, 2017, 12:33:44 PM »
Congrats Gemmy, now to get that second win!
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Re: [Sep 2017] - Regret and Redemption - Voting Thread
« Reply #16 on: November 01, 2017, 12:51:10 PM »
So. Very. Close.

Thanks to those who voted for my little story.

Congratulations to @The Gem Cutter for winning, and to @Nora , who got my vote.
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Re: [Sep 2017] - Regret and Redemption - Voting Thread
« Reply #17 on: November 01, 2017, 12:52:15 PM »
I should have said "inspired by" Ms. Scarlet, as there's not much to the CWQ, and I thought she came across a little patronizing, which Bea is not. But 1500 words is a tight space to say anything at all :)
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Re: [Sep 2017] - Regret and Redemption - Voting Thread
« Reply #18 on: November 01, 2017, 02:49:34 PM »
Oh thank you very much Alex!
I ended up voting for Carter's story only, because I was torn between Alex and Rukaio. They were too similar for me to have a real favourite, so I chose against voting for a second story.

Congrats on good work all around. I liked Nighwrite's story too, but it lacked true regret or true redemption. It felt too ill fitted to the topic. Soz!  :P

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Re: [Sep 2017] - Regret and Redemption - Voting Thread
« Reply #19 on: November 01, 2017, 08:28:26 PM »
Congratz, @The Gem Cutter ! I voted for you and @Alex Hormann.

That said, this was really hard. @Jmack wrote in a really bold and gripping style, @Nora also had a very curious and creative ghost story, Mikaela wrote a pretty good one too and @Rukaio_Alter was my second vote until I read Gem's story.

I stuck with Alex's because the flashbacks allowed me to see the character better, though Rukaio had a more powerful ending and reason for the character agreeing to help.
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Re: [Sep 2017] - Regret and Redemption - Voting Thread
« Reply #20 on: November 01, 2017, 08:36:14 PM »
Congratulations TGC on your story, enjoyed it very much.  ;D I finally voted for you and Alex, although liked Rukaio’s story too.
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Re: [Sep 2017] - Regret and Redemption - Voting Thread
« Reply #21 on: November 01, 2017, 10:10:02 PM »
Many congratulations to @The Gem Cutter. The origin of the Clockwork Queen et al is quite lovely, but I voted for it because of the grandeur and poignancy of the tale and characters. It was... noble.

I also voted @Nora’s tale and enjoyed all the others.

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Re: [Sep 2017] - Regret and Redemption - Voting Thread
« Reply #22 on: November 02, 2017, 12:24:38 AM »
Sept's topic was super fun. Everyone did a great job!
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