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Fic Talk => I Challenge You.... => Topic started by: mare on July 01, 2008, 09:20:41 AM
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To go along with the featured story, we are calling this one I'm feeling Angsty today.
This is your challenge. Basically i'm challenging you to write a story with so much angst in it, that whoever is reading it should be crying by the end.
Sounds simple enough except in this challenge not one single person can die. That would be too easy. This should be internal angst, so...
~ Physical Illness can't have anything to do with the angsty situation.
~ Do not exceed 2,000 words
~ Has to be told from the main characters perspective.
~ It doesn't matter who that main character is. This doesn't have to even be about the boys.
~ Remember no one can die in this, which also means no one can be dead to bring about the angsty feelings. I.E standing over someone's grave and crying lol that's a no-no (yeah I know, i'm tough lol)
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Kentuckychickr k's story: http://www.absolutechaos.net/viewstory.php?sid=9132
YAY finally someone repsonded to this! You angsty people are disappointing me! Let's get some more of these done!
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OOh this sounds right up my alley! The biggest part of the challenge will prolly be keeping it under 2,000 words. Emotional angst not relating to death or physical illness comes natural to me. The problem is narrowing it down to something short that doesn't come off as a big long rant.
You said it could be original fiction?
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Yup!
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ooh, I feel some good ol Sammy angst comming on! Yay!!!!! I'll have to think about it and hopefully be ready to write it up when I get home because I miss Supernatural like crazy!!!
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Wow. Talk about a challenge. LOL. Looks like I'll be giving this a try, lol.
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yay to you both!
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Wow! These are gonna be all emo! :-\
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"~ Has to be told from the main characters perspective."
Does this mean first person, or just from their perspective (as in, could be third person)?
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I know, I know.. me again with a question.. could someone please again (I know) describe the difference between angst and suspense to me? Pretty pretty please..
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yeah! And the difference between angst and drama?
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Okay to answer Julie first, it can be third person. :)
And the two of you
Drama: Nick is sad because his best friend's goat is very sick and may need to be put down.
Suspense: Nick is sad because his best friend's goat's head was found hanging from his tree. A huge butcher knife accompanies this saying "You're next!"
Angst: Nick is so sad because his best friend's goat is very sick and may need to be put down that he doesn't know what to do with himself. Stricken with grief over this, he sits and bawls, rocking back and forth and wondering how he got to this point. He can't take it anymore. His life is going down the tubes and he has no one to turn to. No one who cares about how he feels about this goat. He let's out a heart wrenching cry before carving the words dead goat into his skin.
Did that help? lol
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answered it for me. Enough anyway. Except you said no death. Dead Kevin... dead goat... what's the difference?
oooohhh, did I just say that? ;)
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The goat did not die in my angsty interpretation . :P And did you just compare Kevin to a goat?
Someone should write an angsty story told from Kevin's point of view about this one chick who has it out for him in fanfic land. Poor kevin :(
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Mare..... Why would Nick's best friend have a goat? He lives in LA. lol
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Nick lives in Nashville these days where goats abound. You can't go anywhere in Nashville without seeing people walking their goats.
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LMAO nice examples, Mare.
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Nick moved again? How many houses does he own?
Also, people don't walk goats in Nashville. :P
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Sure they do. I used to live there, I know these things.
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Seems kind of small town for Nashville.
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Goats are the new chiuhuahuas.
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Then shouldn't Lindsey Lohan have a goat or something?
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just wait and see. lol
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Roflmao!!!!!!!
~Lenni~
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lol.. Thanks Mare..
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Okay to answer Julie first, it can be third person. :)
And the two of you
Drama: Nick is sad because his best friend's goat is very sick and may need to be put down.
Suspense: Nick is sad because his best friend's goat's head was found hanging from his tree. A huge butcher knife accompanies this saying "You're next!"
Angst: Nick is so sad because his best friend's goat is very sick and may need to be put down that he doesn't know what to do with himself. Stricken with grief over this, he sits and bawls, rocking back and forth and wondering how he got to this point. He can't take it anymore. His life is going down the tubes and he has no one to turn to. No one who cares about how he feels about this goat. He let's out a heart wrenching cry before carving the words dead goat into his skin.
Did that help? lol
LMFAO!!!! I cannot stop laughing at this! Carving dead goat into his skin?? :D
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My dog is staring at me like I've lost my mind because I'm laughing so hard. Goats? Really?
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Nick moved again? How many houses does he own?
Also, people don't walk goats in Nashville. :P
Sure they do. I used to live there, I know these things.
Maybe they don't walk goats in Nashville, but Brian and I were in Lebanon, MO the other day and we stopped at a Long John Silvers and in the back of a small pick up truck, I kid you not, sitting in a cage were two goats. I immediately thought of you Mare. ;D
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^ yay! I'm glad when you see goats you now think of me! lol
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Where are all my angsty pangsty writers? How come no one is doing this one yet? Are you all busy carving 'dead goat' into your skin? lol
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*finishes carving "-OAT" into skin; looks up at Mare* Huh?
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*finishes carving "-OAT" into skin; looks up at Mare* Huh?
LOL Reb!
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Where are all my angsty pangsty writers? How come no one is doing this one yet? Are you all busy carving 'dead goat' into your skin? lol
lol so NOT me. I'm not sure I could even write angst. But I'm home now and hopefully going to give this one a Supernatural shot. We'll see.
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http://www.absolutechaos.net/viewstory.php?sid=9132
Okay... I tried...
I'm sure it could be more "angsty"... but no one dies so I dunno! Lol
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It was a very nice little fic. I felt the pain & sorrow & am currently blinking back tears. I'm such a sap lately - lol. But, I am easily emotional, as well as excitable.
~Lenni~
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http://www.absolutechaos.net/viewstory.php?sid=9132
Okay... I tried...
I'm sure it could be more "angsty"... but no one dies so I dunno! Lol
Great job with the challenge and hands you a gold star for being first!
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Nick lives in Nashville these days where goats abound. You can't go anywhere in Nashville without seeing people walking their goats.
Nick lives in Nashville? What, is he planning to take a swing at country music next? ;D
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Nashville is the new LA or NY. It has been for years. I miss that place especially because he is there now! lol
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Just reminding everyone that there still are two July challenges here and the dream one is fun! I won't say the angsty one is fun but for all the emo people on the board, you'll love it!
Write on them guys! :P
Once again the Great and Powerful Mare has spoken!