Scratch

Firedrake969 wrote:

Username:  See left.
Are you a practiced writer?:  Yes, I suppose
Do you enjoy writing?:  Yes, sometimes
Will you promise to help out when you can?:  Yes, but I'm busy.

Great! Do you think you can hand in an excerpt of your writing? I forgot to add that to the form.

Nomolos wrote:

Firedrake969 wrote:

Username:  See left.
Are you a practiced writer?:  Yes, I suppose
Do you enjoy writing?:  Yes, sometimes
Will you promise to help out when you can?:  Yes, but I'm busy.

Great! Do you think you can hand in an excerpt of your writing? I forgot to add that to the form.

I'd prefer not to, as I'm.... ah... rather paranoid about being stalked.  xD  I suppose on Scratch Day, I can bring a paper I wrote a while ago, but that'll be too far away.

Waffle27 wrote:

Username: Waffle27
Do you like writing? YES!!
Do you think you could write a story in 30 days? Probably, yes.
Do you have a set plot and some characters? Most are for longer books, but I can try to shorten them or think up an entirely new plot, characters, etc.

Quick question...How long should the stories be (approximately)

Well, I was thinking about 5,000 to 10,000 words long, but if that is too much, It could be 2,000 or something. It all depends on what you want to write and if you're willing to do a lot or a little.

Nomolos wrote:

Waffle27 wrote:

Username: Waffle27
Do you like writing? YES!!
Do you think you could write a story in 30 days? Probably, yes.
Do you have a set plot and some characters? Most are for longer books, but I can try to shorten them or think up an entirely new plot, characters, etc.

Quick question...How long should the stories be (approximately)

Well, I was thinking about 5,000 to 10,000 words long, but if that is too much, It could be 2,000 or something. It all depends on what you want to write and if you're willing to do a lot or a little.

I can do around 5,000 in 30 days I think. If not, it might  be closer to 3,000 we'll just see where the story leads.

Bump! We need 2-3 more people!

Username: Whisperfur
Do you like writing?: Yes
Do you think you can write a story in 30 days? I think so, unless i get major writing block
Do you have a set plot and some characters? Yes, roughly

Firedrake969 wrote:

Nomolos wrote:

Firedrake969 wrote:

Username:  See left.
Are you a practiced writer?:  Yes, I suppose
Do you enjoy writing?:  Yes, sometimes
Will you promise to help out when you can?:  Yes, but I'm busy.

Great! Do you think you can hand in an excerpt of your writing? I forgot to add that to the form.

I'd prefer not to, as I'm.... ah... rather paranoid about being stalked.  xD  I suppose on Scratch Day, I can bring a paper I wrote a while ago, but that'll be too far away.

I think they mean post some of your writing  on this thread so they can see you know how to write...

Last edited by Whisperfur (2013-03-16 14:29:28)

Username: mintfang, but you can call me Mint
Do you like writing?: HECK YEAH!
Do you think you can write a story in 30 days? (If not, don't join. We don't want to overwhelm you...): Yep :3
Do you have a set plot and some characters? (You don't have to, but it really helps): Yeah, I do! One of my personas, Harry, is going to get into a fight with some gangsters, but NO SPOILERS!
Excerpt: I sat down behind a dumpster. Mint followed. "Mint, they're after me. Run away!" I urged. She shook her head.

"Harry, I can't leave you to deal with them alone. We both go or no one goes!" she growled nervously. I sighed disappointedly.

"Mint you have to run. You'll die!" I protested, but at that moment the man-mountain and his young friend burst out from thin air right in front of us. I yelled in surprise and kicked quickly at the man's chest. Mint jumped onto the boy.

The man grabbed my foot and flipped me onto the ground. I howled and disappeared into a blinding flash, then reappeared as a wolf. I snapped at the man's face, but he blocked with his forearm. One snapped wrist? Check.

Out of the corner of my eye, I saw Mint slashing the boy's face over and over again. He was probably being blinded by blood. I snickered in spite of my dire situation, but was quickly thrown away by the man and pinned. I was forced to turn human. Mint looked at me. "Run!" I yelled at her, and she ran for her life.

"You'll never get away, half-blood!" the man-mountain roared triumphantly, placing his boot on my chest heavily. I wheezed, coughing and spluttering up blood and pus. The man laughed at my discomfort. "Let me get a look at you..." He used a finger to lift my chin, staring into my eyes. Instinctively, I snapped down hard on his finger and got a sharp slap for my trouble.

A boy swaggered up to me. He glared down at me, then smiled smugly. "Ah, perfect specimen. Drained of energy, I suppose?" he asked the first man. Then mountain nodded and removed his boot from my chest.

"No!" the boy yelled as I instantly transformed into a panther. The man-mountain yelled and tackled me, easily forcing me to the ground. I yowled loudly and slashed at his face with a front paw. Red welts spread from his forehead down to his chin. Now it was my turn to look smug as the man was flung off of me.

Leaping to my feet,- or maybe paws- I screeched as only a panther could. "Stay right here, and no one gets hurt!" I yelled, backing away slowly. With my teeth bared, and my claws out, I probably looked pretty terrorizing. But neither of the people looked scared, and the man actually laughed at me. I shrieked and jumped at him, landing smack-dab in the middle of his chest.

He yelled in surprise, but I slashed at his face. Sprayed with blood, unconscious, but alive. I congratulated myself silently for my work. "And that's what happens to anyone who threatens me!" I spat at the boy, who was stumbling backwards.

"You-you killed Butler!" he stammered. I scowled.

"He's not dead." I muttered, turning human. My black wolf ears were shoved forward in an aggressive posture. The boy looked even more scared out of his wits. "Good riddance!"

As soon as I turned around, a sharp pain erupted between my shoulders. I was thrown down and my vision immediately blurred to the point that I could only make out blobs of color. "Butler's special recipe. A sedative that could take out an elephant and with the same dart a few men."

"You'll never get away with-" I was cut off as my windpipe was crushed under the boy's shoe. I spluttered for a moment, then went silent. The boy laughed and kicked my ribcage, shattering some ribs.

Luckily, right then the sedative kicked in. My world faded to black.

Ehh, kinda long. And a bit violent... If it's too bad I can try to dumb it down a bit :3

EDIT: Oh curd, I just realized that to be  competitor I don't have to write an excerpt... Oh well!

Last edited by mintfang (2013-03-17 10:04:36)

Username:see left lazy !    pinnipediator
Do you like writing?:well yeah. I want to be an author
Do you think you can write a story in 30 days? (If not, don't join. We don't want to overwhelm you...):sure. Word limit?
Do you have a set plot and some characters? (You don't have to, but it really helps): all I need are my what if questions and I have all I need. So not really, but I have everything I need and that's all that's important.

^^Nope! I thought this wouldn't be successful after this left the front page, but it looks like I was wrong!

Ok! LOVE your excerpts. You're all so good! I'll choose two judges when round on begins, which will take place on March 23th. The theme is...: Space! Write a story that includes the following:

Spaceships
Aliens
Different Planets
Lasers
And Robots. 

Alright! If your stuck and have writers block, don't worry! I get it ALL the time. Just come here and I'll try to help out! You are allowed to outline the basics of your story, but don't start writing until the round begins. 

Last edited by Nomolos (2013-03-22 17:57:31)

Nomolos wrote:

^^Nope! I thought this wouldn't be successful after this left the front page, but it looks like I was wrong!

Ok! LOVE your excerpts. You're all so good! I'll choose two judges when round on begins, which will take place on March 24th. The theme is...: Space! Write a story that includes the following:

Spaceships
Aliens
Different Planets
Lasers
And Robots. 

Alright! If your stuck and have writers block, don't worry! I get it ALL the time. Just come here and I'll try to help out! You are allowed to outline the basics of your story, but don't start writing until the round begins. 

Hmmm, a bit out of my normal topics but i suppose that's the idea    Pinni is probably estatic (^0^)

Does it have to include all of those things? And yes, this is good for me. Robots sound hard though. I find robots cumbersome and cheesy in my stories. They're fun if you do about ai declaring war on humans.... Cheesy cliche, but then it's hard to fit in anything else. Hmmm.
Does it have to be all of them? Really? It'd leave your short story a little full.

Well, very full.