Ceramic DM Winter 07 (Final Judgment Posted)


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questing gm said:
Is there a limited word count for each story ?

Uusually, although it's up to the master of ceremonies to set the maximum word count and number of pictures for each round. Typically, the word count is shorter in the first round as it makes it a little easier on the judges.
 

Piratecat said:
You accidentally spelled that with an extraneous 's' and 'h'. If you're going to be a writer, you should take note of typos!

Your time has passed, old cat. You've been out of the game for too long. The nice thing about meeting you at GenCon and in RI, PC, is that now when I imagine you crying into your beer after I thrash you, I'll see an actual person instead of some scraggly beneficiary of the FDA (Felines with Disabilities Act). :lol:
 

Rodrigo Istalindir said:
The nice thing about meeting you at GenCon and in RI, PC, is that now when I imagine you crying into your beer after I thrash you, I'll see an actual person instead of some scraggly beneficiary of the FDA (Felines with Disabilities Act). :lol:
Similarly, you can picture me doing the Naked Victory Dance of Exuberance when I thrash you. Doesn't seem like such a blessing now, does it? Ha! And if you scour out your imagination with a brillo pad to try and remove that particular image, I'll be at an advantage when me meet. Either way I win.

Maxfieldjadenfoxbadgerukelelebonanzastoat, don't think I didn't noticed your sly smack talking up there. If you write like you create user names, you're going to shoot so far over word count that you can't help but go down.

Speaking of which, QG, the normal length guideline is "don't bore the judges." That usually seems to mean under about 2000 words, but it varies by round.

Gabriel, I wouldn't sweat it. Writing a short story in three days is much less intimidating to me than trying to write a novel in a month. I wouldn't do this if I didn't find it crazy amounts of fun.
 
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Piratecat said:
Similarly, you can picture me doing the Naked Victory Dance of Exuberance when I thrash you. Doesn't seem like such a blessing now, does it? Ha! And if you scour out your imagination with a brillo pad to try and remove that particular image, I'll be at an advantage when me meet. Either way I win.

Yes, but now I can count on the *judges* not wanting to picture you doing the NVDoE, and hence eliminating you as expeditiously as possible.
 

Ah, but hopefully the judges haven't met me, thus maintaining the illusion that I am a svelte and ruggedly handsome astronaut who happens to write in his spare time. That may distract them from the sordid truth.

I may be mis-remembering the approximate wordcount guideline. Was it 4000? Anyone recall?
 

Piratecat said:
Maxfieldjadenfoxbadgerukelelebonanzastoat, don't think I didn't noticed your sly smack talking up there. If you write like you create user names, you're going to shoot so far over word count that you can't help but go down.

Au contraire! If my deathless prose had survived, you would see that I can be concise in the most writerly way. And, the judges should know that, despite my alter-ego being a boy, I would look quite fetching doing the naked victory dance. :) Something to keep in mind, judges.
PS "didn't noticed"? I kinda got you rattled, eh, Kitty?
 


maxfieldjadenfox said:
PS "didn't noticed"? I kinda got you rattled, eh, Kitty?
Dang. 'Hadn't' became a 'didn't', and my whole snotty argument goes to hell. I only have one thing to say, and I'll spoiler-text it:
Badger badger badger badger MUSHROOM MUSHROOM!

I can only hope to keep you distracted until the end of the competition. I'll have to find some way to attach music to a thread.
 

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