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Competition: Variations on a theme 9 (Twilight Zone)

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    #32
    Oryx
    Subscribers Posts: 19,425 ✭✭✭✭Oryx


    I had been tearing my hair out over the synopsis I got, but I'm going to stick with it, as heaven knows, a new one could be worse!


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    #33
    coffee_cake
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    Oryx wrote: »
    I had been tearing my hair out over the synopsis I got, but I'm going to stick with it, as heaven knows, a new one could be worse!

    yeah im a bit clueless


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    #34
    Mr E
    Registered Users Posts: 55,474 ✭✭✭✭Mr E


    Same here. I have an inkling of an idea though. I'll start fleshing it out at the weekend.


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    #35
    pickarooney
    Moderators, Arts Moderators Posts: 35,253 Mod ✭✭✭✭pickarooney


    You both (dk+bw) got relatively easy ones, believe me.


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    #36
    coffee_cake
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    i know mine's easy in a way but hard not to do something too obvious with it

    anyway i'll stop :pac:


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    #37
    Das Kitty
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    bluewolf wrote: »
    i know mine's easy in a way but hard not to do something too obvious with it

    anyway i'll stop :pac:

    That was the problem I had too. The idea I've settled on still isn't unique, but, meh.


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    #38
    Antilles
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    Am I the only one around here who is happy with his synopsis? :D


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    #39
    coffee_cake
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    Antilles wrote: »
    Am I the only one around here who is happy with his synopsis? :D

    go away :pac:


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    #40
    --Kaiser--
    Registered Users Posts: 6,461 ✭✭✭--Kaiser--


    Antilles wrote: »
    Am I the only one around here who is happy with his synopsis? :D

    I'm reasonably happy but the 'Mystery Box' is tempting....


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    #41
    coffee_cake
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    --Kaiser-- wrote: »
    I'm reasonably happy but the 'Mystery Box' is tempting....

    can i write about my mystery box too? :pac:


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    #42
    Das Kitty
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    --Kaiser-- wrote: »
    I'm reasonably happy but the 'Mystery Box' is tempting....

    I saw that episode. They should never have made it into a film! :pac:


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    #43
    pickarooney
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    bluewolf wrote: »
    can i write about my mystery box too? :pac:

    Maybe this belongs on Eileen's thread?


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    #44
    Antilles
    Registered Users Posts: 1,183 ✭✭✭Antilles


    pickarooney wrote: »
    You both (dk+bw) got relatively easy ones, believe me.

    Out of interest where's mine on the scale of relatively easy to desperately difficult?


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    #45
    pickarooney
    Moderators, Arts Moderators Posts: 35,253 Mod ✭✭✭✭pickarooney


    It's a mixture of very generic and very specific. You could fit a lot of stories into it by changing names and faces


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    #46
    Toasterspark
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    I'm glad no-one uses my laptop other than me. My slight bit of (mainly wikipedia) research for this competition is going to make my web history very questionable. That's what happens when you go from link to link and end up in a completely different place!


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    #47
    Oryx
    Subscribers Posts: 19,425 ✭✭✭✭Oryx


    Toasterspark wrote: »
    I'm glad no-one uses my laptop other than me. My slight bit of (mainly wikipedia) research for this competition is going to make my web history very questionable. That's what happens when you go from link to link and end up in a completely different place!
    I thought the very same thing. If I ever end up in trouble and someone checks my search history, Ill get sent down for sure. I didnt even go from link to link, I had to search some pretty dodgy topics!

    Story is just about done, though. :D


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    #48
    alchemist33
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    Stories have to be ready by the 30th?
    If so, I'd like to have a shot if there's any place left. SF is just my thing.


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    #49
    coffee_cake
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    Oryx wrote: »
    Story is just about done, though. :D

    pah i havent even started


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    #50
    Antilles
    Registered Users Posts: 1,183 ✭✭✭Antilles


    If you start writing more than an hour before the deadline, it's technically cheating.


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    #51
    Toasterspark
    Closed Accounts Posts: 273 ✭✭Toasterspark


    OH MY GOD I HAVE A STORY TO WRITE! I forgot!

    *panics*


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    #52
    coffee_cake
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    i didn't forget but i might start tomorrow


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    #53
    Madame K
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    I haven't felt a spark of creativity yet. I may have to make some offerings to the gods.


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    #54
    --Kaiser--
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    I'm glad I'm not the only one in the procrastinating-uselessly boat


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    #55
    coffee_cake
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    go me, i had an idea
    no time to write until 30th june though :D


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    #56
    pickarooney
    Moderators, Arts Moderators Posts: 35,253 Mod ✭✭✭✭pickarooney


    I've got three entries so far.


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    #57
    needacchelp
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    Just remembered this thread and got really excited until I realised we still haven't hit the deadline, so I don't get to read any of them yet...

    Oh well, not long to go now anyway!


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    #58
    pickarooney
    Moderators, Arts Moderators Posts: 35,253 Mod ✭✭✭✭pickarooney


    Pass the time by writing one?


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    #59
    needacchelp
    Registered Users Posts: 27 ✭needacchelp


    Heh, your persuasive arguments have won me over, send on a topic and I'll have something in on saturday! :D


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    #60
    Blush_01
    Registered Users Posts: 5,016 ✭✭✭Blush_01


    I have to pull out. Have had issues finding anything-other-than-work time. Not going to have time to turn on the laptop this side of the weekend and sure as hell won't be writing 2000 words on my phone.

    Work life balance? I fail at that game.


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    #61
    Oryx
    Subscribers Posts: 19,425 ✭✭✭✭Oryx


    Will the synopsis be given to readers with each story when it is posted for judging?


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