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Contest July-August Short Story Contest

If was I who suggested conjunction - initially thinking of the planets aligning or an alliance of convenience. And then I realised it was how apostrophes are born, providing the necessary Scalenex abuse. The word also has many other uses from its roots of "joining together".

I figured it was vague and WHFB AND AoS friendly.
 
i have a great idea for this one...

i also have a full time job, about to start full time study, and about to get another part time job
my full time job will finish end of july but maybe not in time to write it...
here's hoping :)
 
I will not be entering this one, sadly, but I do hope to still get a piece of writing out around the same time though! I really do love the theme though, I think it's a strong theme to guarantee some good, creative entries.
 
I had a decent story written, and sent to Scalenex, but its probably gone way over the word limit.
I am not really prepared to edit large chunks of it away..... It needs it all! When the compy is done, I will post a full, unedited version of it for you all to have a look and compare.
 
Killer Angel said:
Still not sent mine to Scalenex, but i'm within 1900 and 1950. :D
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Nice going. I have a disadvantage of writing on a phone, so my word count just can't happen. I am relying entirely on Scalenex to proof read and count...

Oh yeah, speaking of word count, @Scalenex my last entry was under 1000 words, so I'm owed at least another thousand or so words extra this comp, right?
 
Killer Angel said:
Still not sent mine to Scalenex, but i'm within 1900 and 1950. :D
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You don't have to be under 2000. You have to be under 2400. I just thought aiming for 2000 would help. If something is between 2000 and 2400 I won't even mention it in quantitative terms but if I think there is a part that doesn't enhance the story I'll point that out politely in my critiques.

Otzi'mandias said:
Nice going. I have a disadvantage of writing on a phone, so my word count just can't happen. I am relying entirely on Scalenex to proof read and count...
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I'll get to a formal proof reading later, but your first draft is actually under 2000 so you were worried for nothing.
 
Scalenex said:
I'll get to a formal proof reading later, but your first draft is actually under 2000 so you were worried for nothing.
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*sighs in relief*
Although the ending could do with a few tweaks, I think.
 
Otzi'mandias said:
*sighs in relief*
Although the ending could do with a few tweaks, I think.
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"And they lived happily ever after."
"Now you know... the rest of the story."
"He loved Big Brother."
"It is a far, far better thing that I do, than I have ever done; it is a far, far better rest that I go to than I have ever known."
"Louis, I think this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship."
""“There.” Her hand moved behind his head and supported it. Her fingers moved gently in his hair. She looked up and across the barn, and her lips came together and smiled mysteriously."
"Frankly my dear, I don't give a damn."
 
I have a written ending already (but thanks anyway for the ideas). The only problem is, I was half asleep while writing it, so I need to go back and tie up a couple of loose ends. Or edit bits out.
 
awesome

got a spare half an hour and submitted

come tomorrow i will work or uni for 138 hours across 12 days
eep
 
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