rainbowcupcake
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JA is so absurdly gorgeous it's not even funny anymore. It's ruining my life
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Post by rainbowcupcake on Oct 1, 2015 21:56:58 GMT
Good luck Kaggami!
I could use some myself. I had an idea, started writing, then started doubting everything and now I'm just kinda lost and don't know whether to push through or not >.>
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Post by LaurelWreath on Oct 2, 2015 17:38:18 GMT
I'm not sure I'm gonna be in this. I want to be, but I think the ideas left when I wasn't looking. (Plus inspiration, actual writing want, etc.) I think I'll just read and vote.
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Post by Mikauzoran on Oct 2, 2015 20:04:08 GMT
Guys, I'm totally doing this! My AmuAzu piece is totally stellar so far! ^o^ I'm having so much fun with the characterizations, and it's going so well so far! The thing is, I'm at 2,000 words already, and I've got so many ideas that I think I'm going to run out of space. :/ I might have to create a satisfying "pilot" chapter for the competition and then finish it out as a three-shot. :/
I'm really glad you introduced the idea of the AmuAzu pairing to me, Laurel! This is like last December when dogfish warmed me to the idea of HakuSera. I hope people take to this rare pairing just as well.... But I'm having a blast! Let's hope I don't lose steam.
Who all else is trying to get an entry together? We already have one, and mine will make two, so we'll just need one more. Man, it would be so cool if we could actually have a real competition this time!
#Mikau is hyper today
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rainbowcupcake
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JA is so absurdly gorgeous it's not even funny anymore. It's ruining my life
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Post by rainbowcupcake on Oct 2, 2015 20:46:21 GMT
I can't promise I'll make it, but I'm going to try. I have about 3,5k words now, I'm just in a bit of a writing funk ... would be great if we could have an actual competition this time though.
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Post by dragonsandmagic on Oct 2, 2015 21:33:59 GMT
I'm trying as well. I started writing something and I'm a little over 3k into it. I just need to kick my arse into gear and actually finish the rest before the deadline, woo.
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neonkoi
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Does anyone else occasionally fear the wrath of their plot bunnies?
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Post by neonkoi on Oct 2, 2015 22:06:55 GMT
I'm trying as well but Midterms started and they keep throwing homework at me and I think I'm drowning in school... god, I have such a great idea, though! I want to try to make it!
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Post by Mikauzoran on Oct 3, 2015 1:13:36 GMT
Good! Good! I'm so glad! It would be so totally awesome if we could actually have a contest this time. OwO
Hang in there, guys! There's still two weeks in which to write! Don't give up! I'll persevere on this end too!
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Post by Mikauzoran on Oct 6, 2015 1:30:21 GMT
Well I'm not sure what to do I have just a few words shy of 9,000, and I haven't even covered a fourth of everything I wanted to put in this thing. 10k went by so fast. :/ Gosh, this always happens. No matter how big the word limit, it seems like I always have trouble fitting everything in. I guess I'm just a little over-ambitious...and I soliloquize and ramble a lot. -.-;
So anyway, what I have is the first two and a half chapters of a multi-chapter fic. I didn't intend it that way. I mean I wrote it all to be one seamless thing, but...it's looking like it's going to go on maybe five or so chapters, so...I kind of just found a place where I could break it up. :/
So I don't know what I'm going to do for the competition. I guess since I've already put so much work into this thing, I'll post the first 10k of it as my entry and then just continue it at my leisure later. Because I'd hate to stop or cut it short just because I'm at the word limit.
The only thing is, it won't feel like a stand-alone piece. -.-; For that reason, I don't believe it will win, but...for better or worse, it's my entry. Maybe if I work at it a little more I'll be able to wrap it up at a place where it feels like a complete entry instead of just the beginning of something. I mean, I think it's worth reading, and I am really happy with my characterizations of Azusa and Amuro--I think they're really unique while still being the original Aoyama character, so...
Anyway, wish me luck!
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neonquincy1217
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Note to self: Be kind to yourself. Be patient. Embrace the random. Life is not instant noodles. :))
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Post by neonquincy1217 on Oct 6, 2015 16:14:39 GMT
Good luck to everyone... As for me, there's barely how many days left and I'm still 8,000 or so words short. Darn mood swings! X( I'm trying something out with Kenta-kun, so no pairings for this one... Also no failed attempt for a good romantic fic, hopefully,teehee... xD I dunno, Kenta-kun's been talking a lot in my head lately so I decided to give him a shot at a fanfic. The boy's still hung-up over his dad's accident and I want to make him feel better... Still dunno how to swing through the chaos that is my Microsoft Word file, though. Feels like chopping chappie-per-chappie scenarios instead of sewing them together xDD Haaaaaaa, a 10k competition is not as easy as it sounds, it seems. *tries to focus... focus... ooh butterfly !--NO! FOCUS!!! XO* Also, Mikau, I'm looking forward to that~ :3
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Post by Mikauzoran on Oct 6, 2015 20:11:52 GMT
Good luck, Quincy! Hang in there!
In other news: You're excited to read it? Like, for realz? ^-^ I can't tell you how happy that makes me! I'm really worried because it's such an obscure pairing that no one's going to bother with it or my KaiShin and HakuSera fans are going to get mad at me for branching out and doing another project when I already have work left to do. T.T Thanks so much for your encouragement! I hope to have it polished and posted by this weekend.
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Post by LaurelWreath on Oct 9, 2015 3:08:33 GMT
[Pacing back and forth] Can I do this? Can I do this? Can I do this? [looks at abysmal word count] Ugh. She's really wondering, in case you didn't notice. [readies my pistol] Inspiration! You get back here right now! AH! PUT THAT DOWN!
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Post by Mikauzoran on Oct 13, 2015 3:17:21 GMT
Hey guys! How's it going? Are we going to have the third entry we need? *Looks at you all expectantly with quivering bottom lip*
I really, really, really want us to be able to have a competition this time. >.< We just need one more entry.
How is everyone doing? I've got mine up, and I'm actually kind of happy with it. Is anyone else still planning on getting an entry done?
...Please? I just really want us to finally have a vote this time. :/ I feel like the 10k Competitions have been a failure so far because we've had such low participation. I just want the contest to be successful. -.-;
If I hadn't already entered, I would see if I could whip something up last minute for the sake of having a vote. It seems like I do that a lot. ^.^; I wonder if someone else can do that this time. It would be so cool to have better participation this time around.
#Mikau is getting desperate; pity her
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Post by dragonsandmagic on Oct 13, 2015 3:25:53 GMT
I'm still working on my entry! I've just hit over 6k but I'm beginning to get worried that I might end up going over the word count to get this wrapped up as nicely as I want it to. And there's not really a way for me to cut it off sooner than the point I've planned for given the nature of the thing. How much wiggle room do we have again? Ahaha.
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Post by Mikauzoran on Oct 13, 2015 4:03:34 GMT
Let's see...for the SS it's about 100, 5k is 300, so 10k should be... Let's call it 550? Does that sound fair? My gut says somewhere between 500-600 sounds about right. Any more would be too much, so 550. What I always do because I am a blabber-mouth who is perpetually over, is go back and cut every single superfluous word. There's always a more succinct way of phrasing things or an extra had or some article you don't need. I also try to cut down my uses of repetition for dramatic effect. Good luck!
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Post by Mikauzoran on Oct 16, 2015 2:59:33 GMT
Hello! Me again to bother you! Sorry. I'm really, really desperate to have a vote this time. I just want the 10k Competition to finally do well, and I picked the theme and the prompts on my own this time since Natsumi and Crimson both approved them as is without adding or subtracting anything, so I feel responsible. ...>o<... I'm sorry. One of your mods is a little emotional and takes things too seriously. I hope you can find it in your heart to love her anyway. ANYWAY! I just want to find out how things are looking for getting submissions in this weekend. I heard neonkoi say that she was too busy so she didn't think she'd be getting her submission in. rainbowcupcake, how is your writing funk going? You'd said at the beginning of the month that you had 3.5k of something, but...? And I know LaurelWreath was kind of going back and forth with deciding to enter or not. How is that going for you? And neonquincy1217 was working on trying to finish a Kenta-centric fic. How's it going, Quincy? I'm actually really curious about that. I like poor little Ken-chan, and that drawing you did was cute. And dragonsandmagic, you were trying to wrap yours up within the word limit/edit and clean it so that it stayed within the word limit. How's that treating you? Was there anyone else trying to get an entry in? If you're crazy like me, there's still time to belt out a last minute entry. Thanks for humoring me, guys, and putting up with my constant pestering. ^.~ <3
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