-Jade- Posted November 11, 2006 Report Posted November 11, 2006 Hope you don't mind me poking my nose in Not at all. What Jess said about seeing what people want in the new year sounds like a good idea because by then we would have had another voting challenge (the current one) and the Christmas non-voting one. So then both options have been tried and it could just be based on which one was the best one. Yea, ok lets do that, if we wait until after the xmas challenge and the current we'll have seen both formats.
Skykat Posted November 11, 2006 Report Posted November 11, 2006 Yea, ok lets do that, if we wait until after the xmas challenge and the current we'll have seen both formats. I agree with that, it makes sense. Em reminded me of something I wanted to ask you guys. It's changing the subject and encouraging more debate so sorry but I'd appreciate your help. I'm currently in the process of transferring the old competition threads over to the NDL but I'm not quite sure how to do it. Should each individual challenge have it's entries posted in the one thread, as they were for the competition? So for the last challenge there'd be a single thread in the NDL where you can read A forbidden love, Once upon A time, Red, Second Chance and Stepping Backwards and a separate thread containing the reviews for all five stories. or Should all five stories be separated and have a thread of their own and a comments thread of their own? The general consensus amongst the librarians is to separate them but the problem is that there's been a tendency to post your story after the competition is closed so we might end up with mulitple threads on the same story. I guess these sort of stories could be merged together but some stories, like Anna's once upon a time were posted with significant changes. Would we still merge those threads together even though the two stories are now pretty different to each other? Seeing as it's the people who come in here whos stories we're talking about I thought I'd ask your advice because I'm really not sure which way to do it. So what do you think?
-Jade- Posted November 11, 2006 Report Posted November 11, 2006 That's a difficult choice, but I'd say move the original thread for the fanfic with all the entries and have a seperate thread for the reviews. Then also move any stories posted afterwards, even if it does mean reptition. Because if you were to merge all the comments together for all the stories it might not be clear who's talking about which fic, because if the story was in its own thread people woudn't refer to the title of the story. Am I making any sense? lol Also, as you said, some stories changed when they were posted on their own.
-Jade- Posted November 12, 2006 Report Posted November 12, 2006 Ok, I did post this earlier, but with all the debating that has been going on it's been pushed back a couple pages. I just wanted to make sure that everyone knows that the new deadline for entries to be in is the 5th December. If anyone wants their entry to be proof read then could you please send me your entry preferably at least a couple of days before the deadline to give me time to proof read and send back to you for final adjustments. Thanks. PS: And please put a note at the beggining of your fic if you want it proof read so that I know which ones to proof read and which ones to leave alone.
sevenpuddings Posted November 15, 2006 Report Posted November 15, 2006 Best place for it... Jade, you're inbox is full, and I'm trying to PM you! Can you please deleate some stuff from it so I can send you the PM?
-Jade- Posted November 15, 2006 Report Posted November 15, 2006 Sorry Jess! My internet hasn't been working for the last couple of days and it occured to me that people might not be able to PM me. I've cleared out some stuff and I'm back online so you can send it to me now! lol Sorry to anyone who was trying to send me stuff!
-Jade- Posted November 23, 2006 Report Posted November 23, 2006 Right so may I ask who's thinking of entering? Because there's only a coupld of weeks left! I hope lots of people enter because there has been such a high standard of writing in the past. If there are any problems/enquiries then please PM me and I'll do my best to try and help you!
Skykat Posted November 23, 2006 Report Posted November 23, 2006 Sorry Jade but I won't be entering this one. Nothing to do with the challenge, you've set a cracker but something's come up which means I'm probably not going to be around much and even if I am I doubt I'll be up to writing so you'll have to count me out. Sorry. I'll still r and r though.xx
-Jade- Posted November 23, 2006 Report Posted November 23, 2006 No problem Kat, I hope it's nothing bad!
~Amy~ Posted November 23, 2006 Report Posted November 23, 2006 Ok, well firstly, not one person offered to host which kinda means that there will have to be votes in order to determine the next host. However, votes will be restricted to posts only, no poll. I'm thinking of having a system where your vote is only valid if you actually review all the stories at least briefly - let me know what you think on that. But now I shall go onto the challenge... FANFICTION CHALLENGE No5 Firstly... Ok here are four prompts, of which you can choose one to center your story around. So, they are: 1. Goodbye. 2. Arrivals/Arriving. 3. Return. 4. Sex and Candy (thanks to Jess for that idea - as she said, this is for the more adventurous.) Basically, the first three were based, as you can tell, on when I went away, because it occured to me that you did feel certain emotions when say returning to your home etc... I know I was so looking forward to my bed. lol And the fourth one, suggested by Jess, I really chucked in there because it's fun and I know some great stories could come out of that. Obviously the above prompts are there to be interpreted in your own way, however, here are some questions and thoughts that could maybe inspire you... 1. Goodbye - When looking at goodbye don't just think of it as someone leaving. Of course it could be, but it could also be saying goodbye to a person who's already been gone, or saying goodbye to a situation that's been holding you down; getting out of a relationship that wasn't right or letting go of some kind of emotion. So anything. Think outside of the box. 2. Arrivals - Ok, this kinda implies someone new arriving, as the next prompt would cover people coming back. So this is your chance to maybe introduce a new character to Summer Bay. Possibly one with an ulterior motive, or one who could turn everyone's life around. It could be a long lost sibling someone didn't know they had. I know I'm going a bit over the top here but you get the idea... lol 3. Return - So, how would you feel if someone you thought was long gone returned from the past? Could it be good? Bad? Strange? Return could simply be meeting up with someone who's been away on holiday but it could also be more. The idea would be to maybe put down in writing how a person would be affected by the return of someone, or maybe even feelings they thought were long gone. Maybe there could be a return of emotions triggered by an event. 4. Sex and Candy - the words say it all don't they? This could be a really fun piece to write- light hearted but intense as well. Sex and Candy really does imply something slightly naughty and possibly erotic, so anyone who has a go at this, have fun writing it and go all out - don't hold back. There is no rating restriction though a warning will be put at the beggining of the piece and it goes without saying that completely, unshamefully graphic pieces would be innapropriate. Remember that what you imply can be as important as what you denote. And as said above, think outside the box, this might not be just about a couple in love, it could be an affair, a forbidden relationship, or a relationship that wouldn't be acceptable to society. It could just be someone teasing another, but to great effect. What I'm looking for from the entries in this challenge is orginality. Authors push yourselves, don't just go for the norm, do something different, invent a plot no one else has, create a pair no one has thought of. Do something to set your story apart from all that have previsouly been written. Use structure and time to interesting effect, maybe try to start your story in a less conventional place (i.e. straight into the middle of the action). Secondly... Setting can be anywhere and at anytime. Thirdly... Home and Away characters must be included and would be advised for some of the prompts, but non h&a characters can also be used, no problem. Fourthly... There's a maximum of 3500 words, and a minimum of 1500 words, give or take 10% either side. Stories can be in parts or simply a one shot. Finally... Well in terms of the deadline, I have exams from now until the 8th December, so for me it would be ideal to set the deadline then, but I really think that would be stretching out the challenge more than it should be. So, I'm gonna say that all entries have to be in by the 24th November at 6:00 pm (this is UK time - I will check out what that will be for you aussies). That gives everyone roughly 2 weeks and a couple of days. If anyone has any problems with anything then don't hesistate to PM me! I think I have covered everything... But most importantly, enjoy writing it! Hopefully the standard will be as high for this challenge as it has been for previous ones! I would have loved to take part although I doubt I'll come up with anything in 24 hours Is there going to be another one after this?
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