Congratulations, April winners! Such awesome stories! And @CitizenErased14 and @Pegasus143 - thank you for giving us such beautiful screenshots to write about!
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Here's a fun fact that I just thought of about mine: there was originally supposed to be one more picture that was the sun coming up over some rocks in Oasis Springs. I didn't end up submitting that one because it wouldn't upload properly.
Haha @Pegasus143! I'm very grateful it didn't upload. I'm not even sure where I'd have put it in, but perhaps the scene with the hot dogs? I'm sure I'd have figured it out. Love the landscape pictures, though.
@lovesstorms Your entry actually really surprised me and was definitely not something that I expected from those pictures! I could see it being used to show that it's now daytime (along with using the moon one to show that it's night) in a lot of the stories, but in yours I'm not really sure! I'll have to see if I can fit it into one of my normal stories sometime so I can show it to you guys.
@lovesstorms Your entry actually really surprised me and was definitely not something that I expected from those pictures! I could see it being used to show that it's now daytime (along with using the moon one to show that it's night) in a lot of the stories, but in yours I'm not really sure! I'll have to see if I can fit it into one of my normal stories sometime so I can show it to you guys.
Hehe...my story was definitely unexpected. I was determined to make a mystery, even if it drove me insane. I'd definitely love to see it. When you use it, definitely @ sign me so I can see it.
@lovesstorms Your entry actually really surprised me and was definitely not something that I expected from those pictures! I could see it being used to show that it's now daytime (along with using the moon one to show that it's night) in a lot of the stories, but in yours I'm not really sure! I'll have to see if I can fit it into one of my normal stories sometime so I can show it to you guys.
Hehe...my story was definitely unexpected. I was determined to make a mystery, even if it drove me insane. I'd definitely love to see it. When you use it, definitely @ sign me so I can see it.
Of course! I've thought of a chapter now where I can use it, which is a little bit down the road, but I'll try to remember.
Oh no, now I have two - completely different - ideas. I have no idea which is the best to choose! Argh! It's like the opposite of writer's block! Writer's Flood!
Not sure if any are quite perfect though. I still prefer my first but the second idea is right up my street, but I am not sure I can make it into a full story... Idea three - a tiny candle in a fog at the minute!
Oh no, now I have two - completely different - ideas. I have no idea which is the best to choose! Argh! It's like the opposite of writer's block! Writer's Flood!
Oh no, now I have two - completely different - ideas. I have no idea which is the best to choose! Argh! It's like the opposite of writer's block! Writer's Flood!
I sure hope I get some ides for this, I got one or so rattling around, but right now the growth of boxes in my house has my full attention...followed, I fear, by the pruning of boxes on in my new apt.
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I sure hope I get some ides for this, I got one or so rattling around, but right now the growth of boxes in my house has my full attention...followed, I fear, by the pruning of boxes on in my new apt.
I sure hope I get some ides for this, I got one or so rattling around, but right now the growth of boxes in my house has my full attention...followed, I fear, by the pruning of boxes on in my new apt.
Oh no, now I have two - completely different - ideas. I have no idea which is the best to choose! Argh! It's like the opposite of writer's block! Writer's Flood!
@cully_c Writer's flood! I like it. Hope you can figure something out. Maybe you could combine the ideas.
@ra3rei Growth of boxes reminds me of a film my cousin made for our video productions class in high school. It was pretty abstract but basically a box appears in the front yard of a shut-in and he begins to obsess about it until the box is following him everywhere and closes in on him. It was fun making it.
oh and, sorry for spamming the thread, but just a query.
I can add captions to my pictures, if I did that would they count towards the word count?
@cully_c My first thought is yes it would count toward the word total. Unless... it's some sort of author's commentary or obviously not part of the actual story. I say that because I know some people add little bits of information at the beginning and end of their stories and that's always been fine. But if it's contributing to the plot or something that should definitely be included in the word count.
If that doesn't make sense or you're still not sure feel free to share a specific example of the type of captions you'd be using.
I sure hope I get some ides for this, I got one or so rattling around, but right now the growth of boxes in my house has my full attention...followed, I fear, by the pruning of boxes on in my new apt.
Oooh! It would be cool to do a moving-day themed growth story!
oh and, sorry for spamming the thread, but just a query.
I can add captions to my pictures, if I did that would they count towards the word count?
@cully_c My first thought is yes it would count toward the word total. Unless... it's some sort of author's commentary or obviously not part of the actual story. I say that because I know some people add little bits of information at the beginning and end of their stories and that's always been fine. But if it's contributing to the plot or something that should definitely be included in the word count.
If that doesn't make sense or you're still not sure feel free to share a specific example of the type of captions you'd be using.
Thanks, I think I understand. I haven't actually decided whether or not I would actually need to use them, still tossing some ideas around.
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Hehe...my story was definitely unexpected. I was determined to make a mystery, even if it drove me insane. I'd definitely love to see it. When you use it, definitely @ sign me so I can see it.
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@ra3rei Growth of boxes reminds me of a film my cousin made for our video productions class in high school. It was pretty abstract but basically a box appears in the front yard of a shut-in and he begins to obsess about it until the box is following him everywhere and closes in on him. It was fun making it.
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@cully_c My first thought is yes it would count toward the word total. Unless... it's some sort of author's commentary or obviously not part of the actual story. I say that because I know some people add little bits of information at the beginning and end of their stories and that's always been fine. But if it's contributing to the plot or something that should definitely be included in the word count.
If that doesn't make sense or you're still not sure feel free to share a specific example of the type of captions you'd be using.
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Oooh! It would be cool to do a moving-day themed growth story!
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Thanks, I think I understand. I haven't actually decided whether or not I would actually need to use them, still tossing some ideas around.
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