Sorry for being absent everyone. I've been taking a break to get my head in the right place. I've been spending a lot of time with my mom and then this past weekend was super busy with a birthday party and wedding to attend.
I just got all caught up on the thread. It looks like we're doing good on number of submissions now, but for future reference what I'll probably do is only award 1st/ 1st & 2nd place(s) for months with few entries.
Now to update that front page... give me just a minute.
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Sorry for being absent everyone. I've been taking a break to get my head in the right place. I've been spending a lot of time with my mom and then this past weekend was super busy with a birthday party and wedding to attend.
I just got all caught up on the thread. It looks like we're doing good on number of submissions now, but for future reference what I'll probably do is only award 1st/ 1st & 2nd place(s) for months with few entries.
Now to update that front page... give me just a minute.
Welcome back love.
You take whatever time you need and we are all here for you
Sorry for being absent everyone. I've been taking a break to get my head in the right place. I've been spending a lot of time with my mom and then this past weekend was super busy with a birthday party and wedding to attend.
I just got all caught up on the thread. It looks like we're doing good on number of submissions now, but for future reference what I'll probably do is only award 1st/ 1st & 2nd place(s) for months with few entries.
Now to update that front page... give me just a minute.
Welcome back love.
You take whatever time you need and we are all here for you
Thanks. I've just spent a little time skimming through a little that I've missed on the Writer's Lounge. Now I'm going to pop into the game and try to finish the set for my story submission. Not sure if I'll have time to finish by Wednesday, but I'm going to try.
Wooh! 12 submissions! *dances* And I was actually on top of things and read all of them as they came out this month (Unlike last month, when I waited until the last minute to do a reading marathon ) Still love this prompt!
Wooh! 12 submissions! *dances* And I was actually on top of things and read all of them as they came out this month (Unlike last month, when I waited until the last minute to do a reading marathon ) Still love this prompt!
I still have to read all of them! BINGE READING!!! Yeeeeeeeah!
I had a few ideas in my head but none went anywhere. This prompt was very good. I just couldn't get anything to work for me! Challenge failed lol so hopefully next month's prompt (tomorrow!!) I can get a story out
Wooh! 12 submissions! *dances* And I was actually on top of things and read all of them as they came out this month (Unlike last month, when I waited until the last minute to do a reading marathon ) Still love this prompt!
I still have to read all of them! BINGE READING!!! Yeeeeeeeah!
Haha I definitely plan on re-reading before I vote, so I guess I'll have a bit of binging too
Hopefully there will be a couple of last-minute entries tonight!
@Carewren123 Have you figured out how long you'll keep voting open this time around? A week ended up being too long last time, didn't it? *totally not impatient to find out the winners or anything*
Wooh! 12 submissions! *dances* And I was actually on top of things and read all of them as they came out this month (Unlike last month, when I waited until the last minute to do a reading marathon ) Still love this prompt!
I still have to read all of them! BINGE READING!!! Yeeeeeeeah!
Haha I definitely plan on re-reading before I vote, so I guess I'll have a bit of binging too
Hopefully there will be a couple of last-minute entries tonight!
@Carewren123 Have you figured out how long you'll keep voting open this time around? A week ended up being too long last time, didn't it? *totally not impatient to find out the winners or anything*
I think 3 days would be long enough. Honestly most everyone had voted by that time last time, and this time we have fewer entries... so does that sound good?
@JulyVee94 are you still willing to handle the poll this time around? I'm taking a 5 min break, but I think I'm going to be able to finish my entry. If you're still willing, I'll send you a PM as soon as I'm finished with the details of how I set up last month's poll.
Wooh! 12 submissions! *dances* And I was actually on top of things and read all of them as they came out this month (Unlike last month, when I waited until the last minute to do a reading marathon ) Still love this prompt!
I still have to read all of them! BINGE READING!!! Yeeeeeeeah!
Haha I definitely plan on re-reading before I vote, so I guess I'll have a bit of binging too
Hopefully there will be a couple of last-minute entries tonight!
@Carewren123 Have you figured out how long you'll keep voting open this time around? A week ended up being too long last time, didn't it? *totally not impatient to find out the winners or anything*
I think 3 days would be long enough. Honestly most everyone had voted by that time last time, and this time we have fewer entries... so does that sound good?
@JulyVee94 are you still willing to handle the poll this time around? I'm taking a 5 min break, but I think I'm going to be able to finish my entry. If you're still willing, I'll send you a PM as soon as I'm finished with the details of how I set up last month's poll.
Actually for people like me who are fairly busy, could you still stretch out the voting for a week like before? There's no way I can read all of them in 3 days. My time isn't alloted like that unfortunately because of school. I think we all voted so fast last month because school wasn't in session and we were all excited. But you know you don't have to stretch out the time. And I don't have to vote either, it's just a suggestion for those who are extremely busy. And I'm also sorry about your family's loss. I really hope your mother is doing OK and I'm glad you are back @Carewren123
Wooh! 12 submissions! *dances* And I was actually on top of things and read all of them as they came out this month (Unlike last month, when I waited until the last minute to do a reading marathon ) Still love this prompt!
I still have to read all of them! BINGE READING!!! Yeeeeeeeah!
Haha I definitely plan on re-reading before I vote, so I guess I'll have a bit of binging too
Hopefully there will be a couple of last-minute entries tonight!
@Carewren123 Have you figured out how long you'll keep voting open this time around? A week ended up being too long last time, didn't it? *totally not impatient to find out the winners or anything*
I think 3 days would be long enough. Honestly most everyone had voted by that time last time, and this time we have fewer entries... so does that sound good?
@JulyVee94 are you still willing to handle the poll this time around? I'm taking a 5 min break, but I think I'm going to be able to finish my entry. If you're still willing, I'll send you a PM as soon as I'm finished with the details of how I set up last month's poll.
Actually for people like me who are fairly busy, could you still stretch out the voting for a week like before? There's no way I can read all of them in 3 days. My time isn't alloted like that unfortunately because of school. I think we all voted so fast last month because school wasn't in session and we were all excited. But you know you don't have to stretch out the time. And I don't have to vote either, it's just a suggestion for those who are extremely busy. And I'm also sorry about your family's loss. I really hope your mother is doing OK and I'm glad you are back @Carewren123
It does seem like people are really busy this month. I'd vote that we stretch it out for a week, too.
It's funny that's what I was thinking too before I even read your post. What does everyone else think of five days? With the weekend included in that time, would that work for everyone.
Btw, I'm off to go read through my story one last time, so I should be posting it shortly. (I'm a perfectionist and a procrastinator. Good combo, right? LOL)
Awesome! So five days it is I did finish my submission (I'll post it in the next post), so we'll have to give @Julyvee94 (or an alternate if she can't do it for some reason) time to put the poll up and post the link for us.
As soon as it's up I'll put the link on the front page just like last time.
I'll go ahead and post October's theme at midnight (Central US) like last time. I don't think this one will come as a surprise.
(I had no idea what to name this, I was about to hit "publish" when I realized it still didn't have one. lol Oh well sometimes they come easily; sometimes they don't)
The September's challenge is officially closed for submissions. As a reminder there will probably be a short delay before the poll is posted (I'm not handling it this month since I have an entry up for vote) plus timzones and all...
I'll handle all the first page updating after I get some sleep. But now it's time for the announcement of our October theme.
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October's Theme: Two Theme's Are Scarier Than One
1. Scary Stories
2. Halloween Inspired
Okay, okay, so the two aren't mutually exclusive, but some people might want to write a scary story that isn't necessarily Halloween related, and some might want to do something Halloween related that isn't necessarily "scary". Some might want to write a story that's about Halloween AND scary; that's great too!
Special Rules This Month:
Even though there are two (albeit related) themes, you still will only write one entry.
For your scary and/or Halloween stories you may use up to 15 screenshots and 2000 words. (That's 3 extra screenshots and 500 extra words to work with. You're welcome )
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Welcome back love.
You take whatever time you need and we are all here for you
Thanks. I've just spent a little time skimming through a little that I've missed on the Writer's Lounge. Now I'm going to pop into the game and try to finish the set for my story submission. Not sure if I'll have time to finish by Wednesday, but I'm going to try.
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Im still trying to get mine finished lol
I'm on my ipad right now so I'll add the link to your story in the morning.
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I still have to read all of them! BINGE READING!!! Yeeeeeeeah!
Haha I definitely plan on re-reading before I vote, so I guess I'll have a bit of binging too
Hopefully there will be a couple of last-minute entries tonight!
@Carewren123 Have you figured out how long you'll keep voting open this time around? A week ended up being too long last time, didn't it? *totally not impatient to find out the winners or anything*
I think 3 days would be long enough. Honestly most everyone had voted by that time last time, and this time we have fewer entries... so does that sound good?
@JulyVee94 are you still willing to handle the poll this time around? I'm taking a 5 min break, but I think I'm going to be able to finish my entry. If you're still willing, I'll send you a PM as soon as I'm finished with the details of how I set up last month's poll.
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Actually for people like me who are fairly busy, could you still stretch out the voting for a week like before? There's no way I can read all of them in 3 days. My time isn't alloted like that unfortunately because of school. I think we all voted so fast last month because school wasn't in session and we were all excited. But you know you don't have to stretch out the time. And I don't have to vote either, it's just a suggestion for those who are extremely busy. And I'm also sorry about your family's loss. I really hope your mother is doing OK and I'm glad you are back
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It does seem like people are really busy this month. I'd vote that we stretch it out for a week, too.
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It's funny that's what I was thinking too before I even read your post. What does everyone else think of five days? With the weekend included in that time, would that work for everyone.
Btw, I'm off to go read through my story one last time, so I should be posting it shortly. (I'm a perfectionist and a procrastinator. Good combo, right? LOL)
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As soon as it's up I'll put the link on the front page just like last time.
I'll go ahead and post October's theme at midnight (Central US) like last time. I don't think this one will come as a surprise.
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(I had no idea what to name this, I was about to hit "publish" when I realized it still didn't have one. lol Oh well sometimes they come easily; sometimes they don't)
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I love it!
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I'll handle all the first page updating after I get some sleep. But now it's time for the announcement of our October theme.
.
.
.
.
.
October's Theme: Two Theme's Are Scarier Than One
1. Scary Stories
2. Halloween Inspired
Okay, okay, so the two aren't mutually exclusive, but some people might want to write a scary story that isn't necessarily Halloween related, and some might want to do something Halloween related that isn't necessarily "scary". Some might want to write a story that's about Halloween AND scary; that's great too!
Special Rules This Month:
Goodnight all!
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