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Well here's my story: Layla has it all a man, money, and a great taste for fashion. But, when an unexpected twist of fate falls upon her she's swept into the lost woods. 779330595904748826.weebly.com/lost-november
Well here's my story: Layla has it all a man, money, and a great taste for fashion. But, when an unexpected twist of fate falls upon her she's swept into the lost woods. 779330595904748826.weebly.com/lost-november
Awesome! You're our first submission for the month! Way to go!
Well here's my story: Layla has it all a man, money, and a great taste for fashion. But, when an unexpected twist of fate falls upon her she's swept into the lost woods. 779330595904748826.weebly.com/lost-november
when i first read your post i thought it said layla is a man.
What if, in addition to first, second, third, we had other categories?
Most terrifying...
Most intriguing...
Most likely to make us look at the day differently...
Sort of like how for some reason in high school there is the valedictorian and the salutatorian (I think that is the word... I didn't go to public high school... don't know what goes on there, really) but then supposedly there are also lower stakes things (or higher, depending on your view of the world) that are like, Class Clown, Most Likely To..., etc. etc. etc.
And I wanted to let everyone know that I finished reading through all of October's submissions today finally. I had to get through the quickly while I had time. Ordinarily I like to take the time to comment on everyone's entries, but I didn't have the time today like I thought I would. But let me say that I was blown away. You are all amazing. I'll try to go back and add a comment to everyone at some point. For now I didn't want you all to think that I wasn't reading the entries
What if, in addition to first, second, third, we had other categories?
Most terrifying...
Most intriguing...
Most likely to make us look at the day differently...
I guess I kind of ignored this. Didn't mean to. Actually I've been thinking about this since you posted it, but I realized y'all can't read my mind.
So when I first read this I took it as just sort of joking around about how hard it is to pick a favorite. So I didn't really think Cathy was trying to start a serious discussion about it. (Actually I still think that may be how you meant this @CathyTea Correct me if I was wrong )
But regardless it actually stuck with me. I'm not definitely changing anything but... what if we actually did change up the voting system. I'm not wanting to turn this into participation prizes or anything. I actually wouldn't mind doing away with the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd system and switching to a "Reader Favorite" "Most Original" "Outstanding New-Comer" "Best Screenshots" type of system. If this is something people would prefer we can nail down the exact categories later.
Hopefully I'm not stirring the pot too much. The system we have works just fine, so if y'all are happy with it that's what we'll stick with. Just thought I'd test the waters with this idea. Let me know what you all think.
(On a related note, this has all really got me to thinking that I'd like to do something to recognize someone very first entry into these challenges. So I might make a little banner for that. I just think it would be a nice gesture to show how welcoming we are to any new people who'd like to join it. And of course everyone who participated in any of the challenges already could use it as well.)
That's interesting, it would be sort of like the Academy Awards, having different "categories" and such, which could be pretty fun! I bet even getting more votes to spread around it would still be just as hard to vote, though! Hahaha!
Even if the current system stayed intact, after the voting is over there isn't anything that would stop us from commenting in here if we wanted to give each entry our own unique "Highschool Style Title" right? Heh, that might make for some interesting commentary, if nothing else! ("And I give this one the "Made me laugh so hard perfectly good coffee came out of my nose award...")
Voted. Just in time and wow. Yeah - this was tough.
Now, onto November! I have no idea what I want to write at all. Usually I have an idea or two by now. Time to get cracking!
Oooh! I can't wait to see what you come up with for this one, Rae! Same with everyone else! I've started mine... I kinda like it! It's dry and crackly in typical CT fashion! LOL!
This was a hard one with month, I loved all the stories!
And in regards to the talk high school superlatives like 'most insightful' or 'most likely to scare the socks off you at midnight', it would be fun to do that!
I'd be happy to do that either in the thread, or as a extra to the voting. If we did it in the thread, it might be a nice way to get some chatter going about the stories after the vote finished. I know last time I wanted to talk to everyone about their stories, but ended up just sending out a PM. Which was good too!
Right now I have a supermarket of ideas for the word "lost" and am just kind of going up and down the aisles but can't decide to put anything in my cart, lol.
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Reminders: You can only vote once, so make it count. (A vote for 1st will give that story 3 points. A vote for 2nd is worth 2 points. And a vote for 3rd gives 1 point. At the end of the voting period I'll tally all the points and announce the winners!)
Please be sure to vote for a different story for each place.
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What if, in addition to first, second, third, we had other categories?
Most terrifying...
Most intriguing...
Most likely to make us look at the day differently...
Do you also play The Elder Scrolls Online? You can find me there as CathyTea, too!
Wouldn't that go into the decision of first/second/third?
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Last one made by me [my handwriting is bad on computers!]
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Riles Maxis
Harris Maxis
Hunger Games Modeling Comp
[img][/img]
Last one made by me [my handwriting is bad on computers!]
Thanks to the talented @Cbear13 for making these!
Awesome! You're our first submission for the month! Way to go!
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when i first read your post i thought it said layla is a man.
Um...sort of. I can see where @CathyTea is coming from though...other categories to be in place when there are multiple!
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Last one made by me [my handwriting is bad on computers!]
Thanks to the talented @Cbear13 for making these!
Sort of like how for some reason in high school there is the valedictorian and the salutatorian (I think that is the word... I didn't go to public high school... don't know what goes on there, really) but then supposedly there are also lower stakes things (or higher, depending on your view of the world) that are like, Class Clown, Most Likely To..., etc. etc. etc.
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And I wanted to let everyone know that I finished reading through all of October's submissions today finally. I had to get through the quickly while I had time. Ordinarily I like to take the time to comment on everyone's entries, but I didn't have the time today like I thought I would. But let me say that I was blown away. You are all amazing. I'll try to go back and add a comment to everyone at some point. For now I didn't want you all to think that I wasn't reading the entries
Wren's Nest * * * Get a CLUE
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Monthly Short Story Challenge Thread: Current Theme: April: Choose your screenshots.
I guess I kind of ignored this. Didn't mean to. Actually I've been thinking about this since you posted it, but I realized y'all can't read my mind.
So when I first read this I took it as just sort of joking around about how hard it is to pick a favorite. So I didn't really think Cathy was trying to start a serious discussion about it. (Actually I still think that may be how you meant this @CathyTea Correct me if I was wrong )
But regardless it actually stuck with me. I'm not definitely changing anything but... what if we actually did change up the voting system. I'm not wanting to turn this into participation prizes or anything. I actually wouldn't mind doing away with the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd system and switching to a "Reader Favorite" "Most Original" "Outstanding New-Comer" "Best Screenshots" type of system. If this is something people would prefer we can nail down the exact categories later.
Hopefully I'm not stirring the pot too much. The system we have works just fine, so if y'all are happy with it that's what we'll stick with. Just thought I'd test the waters with this idea. Let me know what you all think.
(On a related note, this has all really got me to thinking that I'd like to do something to recognize someone very first entry into these challenges. So I might make a little banner for that. I just think it would be a nice gesture to show how welcoming we are to any new people who'd like to join it. And of course everyone who participated in any of the challenges already could use it as well.)
Wren's Nest * * * Get a CLUE
Completed Stories: Ana Pringle
My Main Site: Carewren123 Sim Stories
YouTube Channel: Carewren123 Sims
Monthly Short Story Challenge Thread: Current Theme: April: Choose your screenshots.
Even if the current system stayed intact, after the voting is over there isn't anything that would stop us from commenting in here if we wanted to give each entry our own unique "Highschool Style Title" right? Heh, that might make for some interesting commentary, if nothing else! ("And I give this one the "Made me laugh so hard perfectly good coffee came out of my nose award...")
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Now, onto November! I have no idea what I want to write at all. Usually I have an idea or two by now. Time to get cracking!
Oooh! I can't wait to see what you come up with for this one, Rae! Same with everyone else! I've started mine... I kinda like it! It's dry and crackly in typical CT fashion! LOL!
Do you also play The Elder Scrolls Online? You can find me there as CathyTea, too!
And in regards to the talk high school superlatives like 'most insightful' or 'most likely to scare the socks off you at midnight', it would be fun to do that!
I'd be happy to do that either in the thread, or as a extra to the voting. If we did it in the thread, it might be a nice way to get some chatter going about the stories after the vote finished. I know last time I wanted to talk to everyone about their stories, but ended up just sending out a PM. Which was good too!
Right now I have a supermarket of ideas for the word "lost" and am just kind of going up and down the aisles but can't decide to put anything in my cart, lol.