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Fic Talk => General Discussion => Topic started by: mare on July 10, 2013, 09:55:05 PM
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Hello!
The reading challenge is always a great way to get to know each other and maybe find some stories and authors you would have never even thought to read. That's one of the reasons that everyone should be participating! But since that isn't happening, I thought this would be yet another way to maybe introduce your writing to some people who may otherwise by unfamiliar with it, so here it goes!
I am going to list some things and then I want you to link us up to what you feel best answers the question. Please include the name of the story and not just a link though. Some of these you might not have a chapter that goes with it. Just skip them! Also if a short story fits better than a chapter from a full length novel, you can use that instead :) Kay? kay!
1) Best beginning:
2) Funniest chapter:
3) Saddest chapter:
4) Meanest cliff hanger:
5) Scariest chapter:
6) Goriest chapter:
7) Romantic chapter:
8) Death chapter:
9) Loaded with action chapter:
10) The chapter no one saw coming:
11) Brotherly bonding chapter:
12) Sinister chapter:
13) Bromantic moments chapter:
14) The big reveal chapter:
15) Best ending:
16) Self Indulgent chapter:
17) Goofiest chapter:
18) Worst thing you ever wrote (lol):
19) Favorite chapter:
20) Your best short story:
21) Most unique chapter:
22) Love blossoms:
That should keep us busy! LOL
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Also feel free to add or change any of those categories to best fit your writing style. You know, like Best kiss, sex scene, whatever floats your boat! lol
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One last thing, feel free to review that chapter/story you read if you click on it and actually like it! lol
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Okay, apparently the forum no longer likes the use of the URL tag - I tried to make the links nice and neat, but I kept getting an error message when I tried to post that way, so I just pasted the links below. This took a long time, but it was fun to think about!
1) Best beginning: Secrets of the Heart
http://absolutechaos.net/viewstory.php?sid=9283&chapter=1
2) Funniest chapter: "How Dr. Rough Stole Christmas" from A 00Carter Christmas
http://absolutechaos.net/viewstory.php?sid=9085&textsize=0&chapter=75
3) Saddest chapter: Chapter 86 of Curtain Call
http://absolutechaos.net/viewstory.php?sid=10159&textsize=0&chapter=86
4) Meanest cliff hanger: Chapter 3 of Guilty Roads
http://absolutechaos.net/viewstory.php?sid=10116&chapter=3
5) Scariest chapter: Chapter 36 of Song for the Undead
http://absolutechaos.net/viewstory.php?sid=9551&textsize=0&chapter=36
6) Goriest chapter: "Kitt Fit Kill, Part II" from Revenge of the Slaughtered
http://absolutechaos.net/viewstory.php?sid=10670&chapter=25
7) Romantic chapter: "Yellow Roses" from Footprints
http://absolutechaos.net/viewstory.php?sid=8463&chapter=9
8) Death chapter: Chapter 88 of Curtain Call
http://absolutechaos.net/viewstory.php?sid=10159&textsize=0&chapter=88
9) Loaded with action chapter: The Bomb on the Zamboni sequence in "Wreckage in a Winter Wonderland" from 00Carter
http://absolutechaos.net/viewstory.php?sid=9085&textsize=0&chapter=57
http://absolutechaos.net/viewstory.php?sid=9085&textsize=0&chapter=58
10) The chapter no one saw coming: Chapter 22 of Secrets of the Heart
http://absolutechaos.net/viewstory.php?sid=9283&chapter=22
11) Brotherly bonding chapter: Chapter 94 of By My Side
http://absolutechaos.net/viewstory.php?sid=8030&textsize=0&chapter=94
12) Sinister chapter: "Nick the Ripper" from Revenge of the Slaughtered
http://absolutechaos.net/viewstory.php?sid=10670&chapter=20
13) Bromantic moments chapter: Chapter 67 of Curtain Call
http://absolutechaos.net/viewstory.php?sid=10159&textsize=2&chapter=67
14) The big reveal chapter: Chapter 31 of Song for the Undead
http://absolutechaos.net/viewstory.php?sid=9551&chapter=31
15) Best ending: By My Side
http://absolutechaos.net/viewstory.php?sid=8030&chapter=202
16) Self Indulgent chapter: Chapter 116 of By My Side
http://absolutechaos.net/viewstory.php?sid=8030&chapter=116
17) Goofiest chapter: The Gift of the Pandaskunk
http://absolutechaos.net/viewstory.php?sid=11033
18) Worst thing you ever wrote (lol): Silent Desperation
http://www.dreamers-sanctuary.com/vault/silent.html
19) Favorite chapter: Chapter 196 of By My Side
http://absolutechaos.net/viewstory.php?sid=8030&chapter=196
20) Your best short story: The World Will Know Your Name
http://absolutechaos.net/viewstory.php?sid=8970&chapter=1
21) Most unique chapter: "Don't Mess With the World's Most Poisonous Mammal" from 1000 Ways to Kill Nick Carter
http://absolutechaos.net/viewstory.php?sid=10669&chapter=14
22) Love blossoms: Chapter 88 of Song for the Undead
http://absolutechaos.net/viewstory.php?sid=9551&chapter=88
23) Best sex scene: Chapter 193 of By My Side
http://absolutechaos.net/viewstory.php?sid=8030&textsize=0&chapter=193
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LOL I'm looking forward to doing this!
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This was a lot harder than I thought it would be! LOL Fun, but hard! I left out quite a few categories that I didn't think I had a favorite scene and instead added more than one to a few categories.
1) Best beginning:
"No Howies were harmed during the writing of this introduction…" from 5 Backstreet Boys in Search of a Plot
http://absolutechaos.net/viewstory.php?sid=4359&chapter=1
The Thirteenth Step
http://absolutechaos.net/viewstory.php?sid=7935&chapter=1
2) Funniest chapter:
"The One with Slash and no not that guy from Guns N Roses Either!" From 5 Backstreet Boys in Search of a Plot
http://absolutechaos.net/viewstory.php?sid=4359&chapter=4
3) Saddest chapter:
"I Wonder How Old I Am" from Seasons of Change
http://absolutechaos.net/viewstory.php?sid=2328&textsize=0&chapter=15
4) Meanest cliff hanger:
Shadow Woods chapter 21
http://absolutechaos.net/viewstory.php?sid=5902&textsize=0&chapter=21
5) Scariest chapter:
"Strobes" from It Stays With You
http://absolutechaos.net/viewstory.php?sid=3154&chapter=10
9) Loaded with action chapter:
"The Warehouse" from What Lurks Around the Corner
http://absolutechaos.net/viewstory.php?sid=10130&textsize=0&chapter=38
10) The chapter no one saw coming:
"Grant us Peace" From Whatever the Night May Bring
http://absolutechaos.net/viewstory.php?sid=10473&chapter=45
11) Brotherly bonding chapter:
Separate Ways chapter 39
http://absolutechaos.net/viewstory.php?sid=692&textsize=0&chapter=39
"Peanut… peanut butter…and jellied fish!" from A Million Little Things
http://absolutechaos.net/viewstory.php?sid=9114&chapter=13
12) Sinister chapter:
"Beautiful Girl" from I Remember Sky
http://absolutechaos.net/viewstory.php?sid=951&chapter=1
The Little Boy in the Corner (short story prequel to It Stays with You)
http://absolutechaos.net/viewstory.php?sid=9728&warning=4
13) Bromantic moments chapter:
The Apartment chapter 10
http://absolutechaos.net/viewstory.php?sid=2564&textsize=0&chapter=10
The Importance of Fly Fishing chapter 9
http://absolutechaos.net/viewstory.php?sid=3655&textsize=0&chapter=9
14) The big reveal chapter:
Shadow Woods chapter 22
http://absolutechaos.net/viewstory.php?sid=5902&textsize=0&chapter=22
15) Best ending:
"So We Move On" from It Stays With You
http://absolutechaos.net/viewstory.php?sid=3154&chapter=30
"In the End That's All That Really Matters" from Seasons of Change
http://absolutechaos.net/viewstory.php?sid=2328&chapter=40
16) Self Indulgent chapter:
"So A Wizard, two Hobbits, a gremlin, and Justin Timberlake walk into a bar…" from 5 Backstreet Boys in Search of a plot
http://absolutechaos.net/viewstory.php?sid=4359&textsize=0&chapter=10
17) Goofiest chapter:
"A Day in the Life of AJ as told through Twitter, Instagram and one random Bomb!" from Scattered Pictures
http://absolutechaos.net/viewstory.php?sid=10964&chapter=4
18) Worst thing you ever wrote (lol):
(Short Story) Baby, I'm Amazed
http://absolutechaos.net/viewstory.php?sid=8944&warning=5
19) Favorite chapter:
"Bring in the Stunt Sandwich" from Why I'd Do it All Again
http://absolutechaos.net/viewstory.php?sid=4981&textsize=0&chapter=28
20) Your best short story:
To the Magnificent Nickolas Carter
http://absolutechaos.net/viewstory.php?sid=1998
21) Most unique chapter:
(Short Story) The Haunted House
http://absolutechaos.net/viewstory.php?sid=10712
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Here is my list. It was really hard to choose just one to sum up each question!
1) Best beginning: Chapter One of Figured You Out http://absolutechaos.net/viewstory.php?sid=10232&chapter=1
2) Funniest chapter: Chapter 7 of When I Grow Up http://absolutechaos.net/viewstory.php?sid=10595&textsize=0&chapter=7
3) Saddest chapter: Chapter 20 of Still The One http://absolutechaos.net/viewstory.php?sid=10223&chapter=20
4) Meanest cliff hanger: Chapter 14 of Figured You Out http://absolutechaos.net/viewstory.php?sid=10232&chapter=14
5) Scariest chapter: Chapter 27 of Figured You Out http://absolutechaos.net/viewstory.php?sid=10232&textsize=0&chapter=27
6) Goriest chapter: Chapter 20 of Weird World http://absolutechaos.net/viewstory.php?sid=10854&textsize=0&chapter=20
7) Romantic chapter: Chapter 8 of Underneath Your Clothes http://absolutechaos.net/viewstory.php?sid=10825&textsize=0&chapter=8
8) Death chapter: Chapter 39 of 1000 Ways to Kill Nick Carter (Reindeer Games) http://absolutechaos.net/viewstory.php?sid=10669&chapter=39
9) Loaded with action chapter: Chapter 31 of Weird World http://absolutechaos.net/viewstory.php?sid=10854&chapter=31
10) The chapter no one saw coming: Chapter 15 of Figured You Out http://absolutechaos.net/viewstory.php?sid=10232&chapter=15
11) Brotherly bonding chapter: Chapter 5 of Finding Carter http://absolutechaos.net/viewstory.php?sid=10986&textsize=0&chapter=5
12) Sinister chapter: Chapter 15 of Figured You Out http://absolutechaos.net/viewstory.php?sid=10232&textsize=0&chapter=15
13) Bromantic moments chapter: Chapter 10 of When I Grow Up http://absolutechaos.net/viewstory.php?sid=10595&chapter=10
14) The big reveal chapter: Chapter 29 of Figured You Out http://absolutechaos.net/viewstory.php?sid=10232&textsize=0&chapter=29
15) Best ending: Chapter 31 (Epilogue) of Finding Carter http://absolutechaos.net/viewstory.php?sid=10986&chapter=31
16) Self Indulgent chapter: Chapter 3 of You Give Love A Bad Name http://absolutechaos.net/viewstory.php?sid=9813&chapter=3
17) Goofiest chapter:Chapter 4 of Tales From The Drive Thru http://absolutechaos.net/viewstory.php?sid=10280&chapter=4
18) Worst thing you ever wrote (lol): Incomplete (the whole story lol) http://absolutechaos.net/viewstory.php?sid=9526
19) Favorite chapter: Chapter 28 of Finding Carter http://absolutechaos.net/viewstory.php?sid=10986&textsize=0&chapter=28
20) Your best short story: The Dry Spell http://absolutechaos.net/viewstory.php?sid=10918
21) Most unique chapter: Chapter 22 of Revenge Of The Slaughtered http://absolutechaos.net/viewstory.php?sid=10670&chapter=22
22) Love blossoms: Chapter 17 of At The Beginning http://absolutechaos.net/viewstory.php?sid=11015&textsize=0&chapter=17
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1) Best beginning:
Introduction to Remember Me This Way
http://absolutechaos.net/viewstory.php?sid=10108&chapter=1
2) Funniest chapter:
Nick and the Machine Gun Bra from 00Carter
http://absolutechaos.net/viewstory.php?sid=9085&textsize=0&chapter=23
3) Saddest chapter:
The epilogue to Remember Me This Way
http://absolutechaos.net/viewstory.php?sid=10108&chapter=43
4) Meanest cliff hanger:
The ending to my oneshot Are We There Yet?
http://absolutechaos.net/viewstory.php?sid=10227
5) Scariest chapter:
Chapter 35 from Song For The Undead
http://absolutechaos.net/viewstory.php?sid=9551&textsize=0&chapter=35
6) Goriest chapter:
I have a few answers for this...
Are We There Yet?
http://absolutechaos.net/viewstory.php?sid=10227
"Love In An Elevator" from 1000 Ways To Kill Nick Carter
http://absolutechaos.net/viewstory.php?sid=10669&chapter=2
He Had It Coming
http://absolutechaos.net/viewstory.php?sid=10366
Chapter 32 in Song For The Undead
http://absolutechaos.net/viewstory.php?sid=9551&textsize=0&chapter=32
7) Romantic chapter:
Chapter 61 from Song For The Undead (Riley and Nick)
http://absolutechaos.net/viewstory.php?sid=9551&textsize=0&chapter=61
8) Death chapter:
JC's Death in Part 8 of "It's a Small World" from 00Carter
http://absolutechaos.net/viewstory.php?sid=9085&textsize=0&chapter=34
9) Loaded with action chapter:
Chapter 19 of Divisions of Reality
http://absolutechaos.net/viewstory.php?sid=779&textsize=0&chapter=20
10) The chapter no one saw coming:
Chapter 3 of Walked Out Of My Dreams
http://absolutechaos.net/viewstory.php?sid=10274&chapter=4
11) Brotherly bonding chapter:
Chapter Six of Here We Stand
http://absolutechaos.net/viewstory.php?sid=10965&chapter=6
12) Sinister chapter:
L-O-V-E
http://absolutechaos.net/viewstory.php?sid=10490
Tough Lover
http://absolutechaos.net/viewstory.php?sid=10726
13) Bromantic moments chapter:
Kevin and Nick in Remember Me This Way Chapter 7
http://absolutechaos.net/viewstory.php?sid=10108&textsize=0&chapter=8
Nick and Howie in Remember Me This Way Chapter 17
http://absolutechaos.net/viewstory.php?sid=10108&textsize=0&chapter=18
14) The big reveal chapter:
Chapter 5 of Remember Me This Way
http://absolutechaos.net/viewstory.php?sid=10108&chapter=5
15) Best ending:
The epilogue to Remember Me This Way
http://absolutechaos.net/viewstory.php?sid=10108&chapter=43
16) Self Indulgent chapter:
Why I Hate Justin Timberlake
http://absolutechaos.net/viewstory.php?sid=8458
17) Goofiest chapter:
The "Where In The World Is Nicky Sandiego" scene in Part 7: "Catch Her If You Can" from 00Carter
http://absolutechaos.net/viewstory.php?sid=9085&textsize=0&chapter=66
18) Worst thing you ever wrote (lol):
Lost Souls
http://absolutechaos.net/viewstory.php?sid=43
19) Favorite chapter:
Chapter 15 from Remember Me This Way
http://absolutechaos.net/viewstory.php?sid=10108&textsize=0&chapter=16
20) Your best short story:
Life After You
http://absolutechaos.net/viewstory.php?sid=10858
21) Most unique chapter:
Death #61 - "It's Electrifying!" from 1000 Ways To Kill Nick Carter
http://absolutechaos.net/viewstory.php?sid=10669&chapter=61
22) Love blossoms:
Chapter 7 in Just Another Day
http://absolutechaos.net/viewstory.php?sid=8180&chapter=7
23) Best sex scene:
Chapter 85 in Song For The Undead
http://absolutechaos.net/viewstory.php?sid=9551&textsize=0&chapter=85
24) Best Horror Scene sans Gore
Back To Me
http://absolutechaos.net/viewstory.php?sid=10704
25) Best Murder
Grape Expectations
http://absolutechaos.net/viewstory.php?sid=10891
26) Funniest Death
"Blame Canada" from 1000 Ways To Kill Nick Carter
http://absolutechaos.net/viewstory.php?sid=10669&chapter=3
27) Most Interesting Voice (1st Person)
Just Kids
http://absolutechaos.net/viewstory.php?sid=11061
I Will Be...
http://absolutechaos.net/viewstory.php?sid=10991
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The three of you have picked very appropriate choices from what I have read thus far!
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I've been curious to see what everyone has put as their favorite chapter. That was the hardest category for me; I saved it til the very end and finally just went with what I used for the question in the other thread about the scene that best represents your writing.
(P.S. Rose, I'm flattered that your favorite chapter is the one that's dedicated to me! LOL I do love that chapter, though!)
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That one was pretty hard for me too but I went with that one because it's the one I tend to talk about the most lol
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I've been curious to see what everyone has put as their favorite chapter. That was the hardest category for me; I saved it til the very end and finally just went with what I used for the question in the other thread about the scene that best represents your writing.
(P.S. Rose, I'm flattered that your favorite chapter is the one that's dedicated to me! LOL I do love that chapter, though!)
LOL awww! Well you did help inspire it. (Side bonus to me picking it lol)
I changed my mind a lot on that one. But it just came out exactly as it was in my head. Every bit, especially the end which I still love. I feel like it's some of my best writing to date.
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1) Best beginning:
Where You Are (http://climbing-the-walls.net/1d-stories/where-you-are/chapter-1-regrets-unraveling/)
2) Funniest chapter:
Chapter 2 of Nick's Dirty Kicks (http://absolutechaos.net/viewstory.php?sid=10893&chapter=2)
3) Saddest chapter:
Acceptance (http://climbing-the-walls.net/1d-stories/short-stories/acceptance/)
4) Meanest cliff hanger:
Chapter 13 of Where You Are (http://climbing-the-walls.net/1d-stories/where-you-are/chapter-13-fallen-angel/)
5) Scariest chapter:
n/a
6) Goriest chapter:
n/a
7) Romantic chapter:
Chapter 23 of My Happy Ending (http://absolutechaos.net/viewstory.php?sid=8870&textsize=0&chapter=24)
8) Death chapter:
Chapter 18 of My Happy Ending (http://absolutechaos.net/viewstory.php?sid=8870&chapter=19)
9) Loaded with action chapter:
Chapter 27 of I Wish (http://climbing-the-walls.net/1d-stories/i-wish/i-wish-chapter-27/)
10) The chapter no one saw coming:
Chapter 32 of Forever Like This (http://absolutechaos.net/viewstory.php?sid=11000&chapter=33)
11) Brotherly bonding chapter:
Chapter 22 of Running Up That Hill (http://absolutechaos.net/viewstory.php?sid=10310&textsize=0&chapter=22)
12) Sinister chapter:
n/a
13) Bromantic moments chapter:
Soliders (http://absolutechaos.net/viewstory.php?sid=11093)
14) The big reveal chapter:
Chapter 8 of The Best of Both Worlds (http://absolutechaos.net/viewstory.php?sid=9152&chapter=8)
15) Best ending:
Forever Like This (http://absolutechaos.net/viewstory.php?sid=11000&chapter=42)
16) Self Indulgent chapter:
Fame and Fortune / Dust and Dirt (http://absolutechaos.net/viewstory.php?sid=10970)
17) Goofiest chapter:
Chapter 18 of Running Up That Hill (http://absolutechaos.net/viewstory.php?sid=10310&textsize=0&chapter=18)
18) Worst thing you ever wrote (lol):
What Becomes of The Broken Hearted (http://absolutechaos.net/viewstory.php?sid=8710)
19) Favorite chapter:
Chapter 16 of I Wish (http://climbing-the-walls.net/1d-stories/i-wish/i-wish-chapter-16/)
20) Your best short story:
Nothing Good Happens After 2AM (http://absolutechaos.net/viewstory.php?sid=10495)
21) Most unique chapter:
Chapter 2 of Nick's Dirty Kicks (http://absolutechaos.net/viewstory.php?sid=10893&chapter=2)
22) Love blossoms:
Chapter 16 of Forever Like This (http://absolutechaos.net/viewstory.php?sid=11000&textsize=0&chapter=17)
I tried to keep it limited to BSB but most of my writing in the past year and nearly half my writing overall is 1D related so yeah. Also I feel like I need to be writing more horror/ suspense type stuff after doing this lol
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I need to complete this! Could take some time though :)
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You really should! I started reading Tracy's When I Grow up because of this survey! :)
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As it turns out, this is really challenging to complete when you only have 9 stories to choose from. :)
1) Best beginning:
Satin and Silk (http://absolutechaos.net/viewstory.php?sid=10085&chapter=1)
2) Funniest chapter:
Hawk and a Handsaw - Chapter 12 (http://absolutechaos.net/viewstory.php?sid=10084&textsize=0&chapter=12)
3) Saddest chapter:
Hawk and a Handsaw - Chapter 24 (http://absolutechaos.net/viewstory.php?sid=10084&textsize=0&chapter=24)
4) Meanest cliff hanger:
History Repeating - Chapter 6 (http://absolutechaos.net/viewstory.php?sid=10486&textsize=0&chapter=6)
5) Scariest chapter:
History Repeating - Chapter 1 (http://absolutechaos.net/viewstory.php?sid=10486&chapter=1)
6) Goriest chapter: - this is a reach!
Hawk and a Handsaw - Chapter 16 (http://absolutechaos.net/viewstory.php?sid=10084&textsize=0&chapter=16)
7) Romantic chapter:
30 Days - Chapter 31 (http://absolutechaos.net/viewstory.php?sid=11011&chapter=31)
8) Death chapter:
Hawk and a Handsaw - Chapter 5 (http://absolutechaos.net/viewstory.php?sid=10084&textsize=0&chapter=5)
9) Loaded with action chapter:
Stockholm Syndrome - Chapter 12 (http://absolutechaos.net/viewstory.php?sid=10078&textsize=0&chapter=12)
10) The chapter no one saw coming:
History Repeating - Chapter 6 (http://absolutechaos.net/viewstory.php?sid=10486&textsize=0&chapter=6)
11) Brotherly bonding chapter:
Hawk and a Handsaw - Epilogue (http://absolutechaos.net/viewstory.php?sid=10084&chapter=25)
12) Sinister chapter: N/A
13) Bromantic moments chapter:
Hawk and a Handsaw - Chapter 2 (http://absolutechaos.net/viewstory.php?sid=10084&chapter=2)
14) The big reveal chapter:
As You Are - Chapter 10 (http://absolutechaos.net/viewstory.php?sid=10086&textsize=0&chapter=10)
15) Best ending:
All That Glitters - Chapter 63 (http://absolutechaos.net/viewstory.php?sid=10018&textsize=0&chapter=63)
16) Self Indulgent chapter: I'll save this slot for the future when I kill off Kevin someday....
17) Goofiest chapter: See: Funniest chapter
18) Worst thing you ever wrote (lol): Is not on AC...
19) Favorite chapter:
My Mind's Eye - Chapter 1 (http://absolutechaos.net/viewstory.php?sid=8872&chapter=1)
20) Your best short story:
Good Deeds Written on Snow (http://absolutechaos.net/viewstory.php?sid=10255&chapter=1)
21) Most unique chapter:
As You Are - Part I (http://absolutechaos.net/viewstory.php?sid=10086&chapter=1)
22) Love blossoms:
All That Glitters - Chapter 60 (http://absolutechaos.net/viewstory.php?sid=10018&textsize=0&chapter=60)
23) Best sex scene: lol!
30 Days - Chapter 18 (http://absolutechaos.net/viewstory.php?sid=11011&textsize=0&chapter=18)
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It isn't any easier when you have 70+ stories either LOL
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16) Self Indulgent chapter: I'll save this slot for the future when I kill off Kevin someday....
LMAO!
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16) Self Indulgent chapter: I'll save this slot for the future when I kill off Kevin someday....
LMFAO I love that answer.
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Going along with the question thread, I thought it would be fun to ask and answer some questions about the chapters we chose for this. I'm going to put them in here, but if you think they belong better in the question thread, Mare or Julilly, feel free to move them there.
Here are a couple of questions to get us started; feel free to come up with more for the other categories!
How did you decide on your favorite chapter? Did you know what your favorite was ahead of time, or did you have to really think about it or narrow it down?
What makes your best beginning a great start to a story?
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It was really hard to choose a favorite beginning, because Finding Carter's beginning prologue was great at setting.up the main character ans the premise of the story as well.
Figured You Out I chose because it just gave enough.detail that made people curious to read more, while setting up the plot.
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I think those questions are fine in here but they would also probably be great ones to ask in the other thread for people who may not even bother looking in this thread. Heck, it might even make them come in here and fill this survey out!
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I will reword them slightly and post them in the other thread.
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How did you decide on your favorite chapter? Did you know what your favorite was ahead of time, or did you have to really think about it or narrow it down?
It was really hard to actually pick one. I have over 70 stories on the AC site so trying to fill this survey out was kind of tough. I'm sure it's just as hard for people who don't have many stories to pick from either. I really have a lot of favorite chapters and I kind of wish that maybe I went with a different one to maybe show more depth or range, but the reason I picked the sandwich one was because even though I have the WORST memory on the planet, I vividly remember this chapter! "The eyes rolls have it," which is another one from Why I'd Do it all Again came in a close second! I could probably list about ten others from various stories. Does that make me sound like a total pompous ass? LOL
What makes your best beginning a great start to a story?
I picked two different stories for this one. The 5 BSB one because it really sets up the tone of the entire thing. It starts out sounding really angsty and serious before the narrator starts talking and then you get to see what it's really all about. I also wanted to pick something more serious and I feel like the prologue to The Thirteenth Step is mysterious enough that you want to click the next chapter to see who is talking.
We should also ask about the ending chapter! LOL
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[I could probably list about ten others from various stories. Does that make me sound like a total pompous ass? LOL
Eh, I was the same way LOL. I found the favorite chapter to be the hardest category; I saved it for last and ended up just going with the BMS chapter I used for the question about which one represents my writing best. It is one of my favorite chapters, but I don't know that it's really the favorite favorite. I'd already used some of my other contenders in other categories and wanted to put something unique for each one, though. I also thought I should do a serious chapter, to represent my writing better, but in all honesty, my favorite things I have written are the funny parts, mainly for 00Carter and the two death round robins. Those are the ones I find myself going back to read, more than the serious stuff. But that BMS chapter definitely stood out in my mind as one of the more memorable ones. Other serious options were the death scene in Curtain Call and the first zombie chapter in Song for the Undead, but I used those two parts in other categories.
As far as my best beginning, that one was a lot easier. I picked the beginning of Secrets of the Heart because I have always loved that first chapter. It sets the status quo, but unlike a lot of my stories, it gets to the good stuff right away! There's no build up to any drama; you find out right away that Brian is dying, so the stakes are set high from the get-go. Since the story's an AU, I knew I had to suck people in right away if I wanted them to give it a chance.
The ending question was also pretty easy. I went with By My Side because it just meant the most to me. Finishing that story was a HUGE deal because it was so long and had taken me so many years to write, and I wanted to end it in a big way... you know, by killing off both my main characters LOL. It's a little cheesy, but I loved the idea then, and I still love it now. It's very fitting of that story and wraps things up with a nice big bow on top of a tombstone (or a bench... where their bodies could rest, side by side, or something like that LOL). A perfect bittersweet ending for a bittersweet story.
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You chop off his leg, make him almost burn to death in a car accident and then KILL him? lmao That's just wrong!!
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You chop off his leg, make him almost burn to death in a car accident and then KILL him? lmao That's just wrong!!
Old age. It's a "flash forward fifty years" kind of epilogue that takes place at Claire's funeral. It talks about what a nice long life they had together, and then Nick dies at the end within days of Claire, as old married couples sometimes do. So it's sad, but sweet. I'm not THAT mean. :angel:
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Aww that is sweet! LOL Good to know!
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Aww that is sweet! LOL Good to know!
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Picking an ending was pretty hard for me because those chapters are usually the ones I'm most proud of. I honestly think I have loved every single ending I've ever written. (she says pompously lol) I went with the two I did though for various reasons.
It Stays because it really does a good job of summing up Brian's final thoughts of what happened while letting us know there was no really happy ending. The guy wasn't caught and neither his life or Nick's life will ever be the same. That was so important to me but I also know it bothered a lot of people who really wanted a happy ending with the bad guy going to jail or dying.
Season's of Change because it really lets everyone see that in the end that messed up kid in Mels Tree, goes on to make a great life for himself by becoming a famous author. It's only implied but having him give the commencement speech just felt really appropriate.
I wanted to list the ending of Scars Run Deep and Wide but I know that three people are currently reading it, so for that reason, I didn't want to give it away! I am really in love with this ending though! LOL
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How did you decide on your favorite chapter? Did you know what your favorite was ahead of time, or did you have to really think about it or narrow it down?
Honestly? I picked the one that every time I've read it I think "There's no way I wrote this, it's too good." LOL Maybe that's pretentious, but that particular story I've tried to pick back up a few times so I've re-read it to refresh my memory and every time I click on it I'm just in awe that I wrote that - so it was the first one that came to mind when I tried to think of a favourite.
What makes your best beginning a great start to a story?
I found this question harder than the favourite question if only because I have a difficult time starting and finishing stories. I think that the story I chose just set the scene pretty well and off the bat painted a picture of what the period was like (it's historical) and why we care about the main character. At least, I hope it did that.
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awe Mare I'm glad someone was reading the chapters I chose for this thread. It made me smile so much to see you reading When I Grow Up. it's not one of my best stories but it was fun to write and I liked the idea a lot. It's different. Glad you are enjoying it.
I might have to go through some other people's entries and see if anything strikes my fancy. this idea was great.
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I was curious to read some of the scenes people picked for different things and of course I always go to the bromance and brotherly bonding chaps and your chapter from When I Grow Up drew me in.
I'd like to check out more from everyone else but that will have to wait since I picked up another story for the reading challenge. But I do plan on clicking on a few more stories from everyone who participates in this thread.
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ooh you just reminded me to reply to my reviews. LOL.
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I need to log on at home so I can do this soon
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1) Best beginning: Rewind
http://absolutechaos.net/viewstory.php?sid=10168&textsize=0&chapter=1
2) Funniest chapter: The Man With Two Brains (one-shot story)
http://absolutechaos.net/viewstory.php?sid=10900&chapter=1
3) Saddest chapter: Rewind chapter 9
http://absolutechaos.net/viewstory.php?sid=10168&textsize=0&chapter=9
4) Meanest cliff hanger: Save A Prayer chapter 5
http://absolutechaos.net/viewstory.php?sid=10625&textsize=0&chapter=5
5) Scariest chapter: Shattered (a one-shot)
http://absolutechaos.net/viewstory.php?sid=9911&chapter=1
6) Goriest chapter: Save A Prayer chapter 16
http://absolutechaos.net/viewstory.php?sid=10625&chapter=16
7) Romantic chapter: Maybe Tomorrow chapter 11
http://absolutechaos.net/viewstory.php?sid=10761&textsize=0&chapter=11
8) Death chapter: Just Want You To Know (part of Revenge of the Slaughtered)
http://absolutechaos.net/viewstory.php?sid=10670&chapter=28
9) Loaded with action chapter: Save A Prayer chapter 3
http://absolutechaos.net/viewstory.php?sid=10625&chapter=3
10) The chapter no one saw coming: Save A Prayer chapter 16
http://absolutechaos.net/viewstory.php?sid=10625&textsize=0&chapter=16
11) Brotherly bonding chapter: Rewind chapter 6
http://absolutechaos.net/viewstory.php?sid=10168&textsize=0&chapter=6
12) Sinister chapter: Sick As My Secrets
http://absolutechaos.net/viewstory.php?sid=10670&chapter=7
13) Bromantic moments chapter: Story of my Life chapter 5
http://absolutechaos.net/viewstory.php?sid=10277&textsize=0&chapter=5
14) The big reveal chapter:
15) Best ending: Rewind
http://absolutechaos.net/viewstory.php?sid=10168&chapter=24
16) Self Indulgent chapter:
17) Goofiest chapter:
18) Worst thing you ever wrote (lol): It isn't on here :D
19) Favorite chapter:
20) Your best short story:
21) Most unique chapter:
22) Love blossoms:
I'll finish the empty ones later :)