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Fic Talk => I Challenge You.... => Topic started by: mare on November 01, 2008, 08:13:48 AM
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The Round Robin
For this month i'd like us to create a story using the round robin format. Instead of everyone writing a short story, everyone will add a chapter to a new story.
It doesn't matter who starts but this time around if you commit you have to do it. For instance the first person interested needs to jump on and say they will start things off and then proceed to write chapter one. Once that chapter is posted, the next person can decide to come on and say I will write chapter two! No one should say that until the first chapter is written. Meaning you can't call chapter three if chapter two isn't done yet.
This should be fun. It's kind of like The Rest is Still Unwritten in the Alias section but taken to another level. \
There are rules however.
1. You have to follow the generic summary I have created. I'm making it very generic so this way you are free to write about whatever while still maintaining the theme of the story.
2. Your chapter cannot exceed 2,500 words. If you are over I will delete your chapter. Even if it's by 5 words. I'm serious about this. For people who are really serious about writing, most places give you a word count. If you go over that word count they don't accept your story. It's as simple as that. So please follow this rule and if you can't be less wordy don't participate.
3. You are free to change the direction of the story if you are unhappy with the way it's going but it HAS to make sense. Don't turn it into something stupid. If you can figure out how to change the direction in a creative and dramatic way, feel free to do so. Once again if it's nonsensical i'll delete. (I'm cracking down on my rule breakers)
4. You can write more than one chapter but they cannot be in a row. And no one can write more than three chapters. Otherwise it turns into your story and not a Round Robin.
5. ABSOLUTELY NO BANNERS for this story!
I hope at least five people will take part in this. I'm going to try to do it myself but I don't want to write the first chapter.
Here is your summary:
Everything seemed to be fine in Backstreetland . The boys were at the top of their game, most happily married, some thinking about children and some very content for the first time in their lives. But it only took one night and one horrible incident during a concert for everything to be turned upside down.
Have fun and happy writing! :)
Once someone commits to the first chapter i'll go ahead and post the summary on the AC site and write an intor with the rules so everyone knows why there isn't a chapter up yet.
We can always come up with a title as it goes along but for now i'm just calling it the November challenge round robin.
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I LOVE Round Robins!I'm in. ;D
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Does that mean you're writing the first chapter?
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You bet!
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Excellent! I'll post the summary on AC now. :) When you are done just go post your chapter as chapter one.
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Can we agree to participate at any time during the month or do you have to commit now?
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Love the idea. Hopefully I'll get some creative juices again (cause it's been ages)
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The first chapter is up!
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Can we agree to participate at any time during the month or do you have to commit now?
You can commit anytime during the month.
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The first chapter is up!
Don't take this the wrong way, I think what you posted was good but I don't see how it has anything to do with the summary I created? LOL I didn't want to delete it because i'm not sure if you're adding anything else onto it or not but if you aren't we might want to try a take two?
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Okay I got the wrong inpresstion with the summary.I thought we were going to show the lives around the guys then build up to the tour and the 'horrible incident during the concert.'
If I'm wrong I'm sorry,Someone eles can do the first chapter and I'll just join in later. ::)
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^ Yeah, I don't see why someone can't just add on to what you wrote and build up to the tour over the next couple of chapters.
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Oh, I see. I guess it all depends on how you interpret what I wrote. I figure the incident is the main plot of the story which means it happens at the start and how they deal with it would be the rest.
No need for the rolling eyes smiley lmao I'm not Kevin or anything. It works for me, now if someone wants to add on another chapter let us know in here.
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Okay people,let's get some more chapters up.Mare's counting on us this month.
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Okay, I am writing a chapter. I'm just about done, what do I do now?
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You go to the story and post it.
I don't even remember what it was called though. Hang on i'll try to find the link. lol
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http://absolutechaos.net/viewstory.php?sid=9333
That's the story.
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I don't need your approval before I post it?? and I love your dancing kitty listening to the headphones btw...
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Nope lol it's just a story that people are adding on to although it's only been one person and the end of the month is Sunday so I doubt anyone else will add to it.
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And thanks, I love my happy dancing kitty! lol
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..I went ahead and posted my chapter anyway...it's the first time I've even done a challenge...th is reminds me so much of when we did that Phantasm story Mare....LOL.
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LOL is that a good thing or a bad thing?
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Hopefully it's a good thing.....