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Where is my less then 1k gang at?

Surprisingly, I have actually started. We'll still have to see whether or not I can finish an idea.

What if absolutely anyone present? I think it that happens all of them should be punished with double shame.

Oh no....

I got this, I got this, I don't need to go to the ol' rope + creaky stool store just yet! 

I can tell you're still newish here. 7 out of 8 CYS traditionalists prefer a previously owned belt as a financially sound cost-saving measure.

What, 10 days are still left? I thought the last date of the contest was 1st July. Now I have to wait another week before I start writing ??????

So the guy voted most likely to not produce a story or even log in again has in fact rallied and been the first to arrive at the finish line with a 16k horror story that looks quite intriguing.

I hope the rest of you have been this industrious.

My story is coming along well enough, but if I don't finish in time, I'd rather just be cast into the pit than release it in a garbage state.  I've settled on (likely) cutting one major branch, but I'll take a few more days to write if that's what it calls for.

It's a strategy to convince them that it's okay, and as they all fail, I climb over their fallen corpses.

 

 

 

 

I swear.

I second this

NO WAY IN HELL.

They better be the best 900 words I've ever read.

That would be 90k which would disqualify you by word count alone.

How do @ts work on this site? I never got a notification for this one. I just found it randomly.

It looks like a forum notification but it says you were tagged in a post.

Like this @AnimalAlien

Here is my entry: http://chooseyourstory.com/story/dreamtruder

I've always had a problem with word counts. The closest thing to a defense I have is when Mizal said something along the lines of the 40k maximum being for our own protection, but I completely understand if this entry is disqualified.

Sincerely, It is Mizal contest so is her rules. I personally understand if she let's you participate. If so you will have -20 points to your score in my card -10 for errors and -10 for the personal score. Same thing a - 9k shouldn't be accepted most 40k shouldn't be accepted either. The theme and word account are a Hard REQUIREMENTS in my book. Still, Mizal call. I will be fair in my judgment except for that -20.

Dang, I wasn't expecting this.

I'll have to think about this. It is kinda unfair if we get multiple other stories around the ~40k mark where the authors had to work to design their plots to fit that target. But for all I know those people don't exist and besides Deer and Unforgiven the rest of the entrants will limp past the finish line with something rushed and barely 9k.

Either way you obviously have transcended past the need for a noob contest anyhow, same as jordanvang. The main goal of all this was to get newbies and lurkers stepping up and doing something notable and you two have rekt all expectations.

I haven't been about to take a serious look at the story yet, but the couple of pages I checked out look pretty solid. Finishing a story this size in the time limit you had, or just finishing it at all is impressive, so I'm happy my contest was somehow enough to push you into doing that, however we end up handling it.

I'm out.

Writing today would be unpatriotic and there's no way I can finish tomorrow.

SHAME! 

MAME!

If the true patriots had been this motivated, we'd all still be sipping tea with our pinkies extended.

Well, I have no idea if I need to do this but Mythic Warrior did so I'll so it to be safe. I published something for the contest (https://chooseyourstory.com/story/aenigma-academy) so that exists

http://chooseyourstory.com/story/aenigma-academy is the actual link btw incase anyone is lurking here and can't be bothered to press their profile cause the bracket ended up in the hyperlink. 

(PS: I likely won't get 9k words done by the time of the deadline - I'm at like 300 words right now)

I could realistically get to the 9k mark, but I'm out. I acidentally like the story that I'm writing and I would rather post a fully realized version in a week or two than a crappy rushed one tonight. Into the pit o' shame I go.

At least I'm not the only one :P

MORE DUST 

MORE ASHES 

MORE DISAPPOINTMENT

Here is my entry. http://chooseyourstory.com/story/following-orders 

I'm trying to finish. It will be tight, but I will pull through!

It's not my best work since I had to deal with an irl death of a friend and lost motivation for awhile. But finished it and that's what matters

 http://chooseyourstory.com/story/law-of-the-jungle-

There, it's done and over with. A bit more time would have helped a lot, but nonetheless, I'm proud of creating my first real writing project. 

Check it out here: http://chooseyourstory.com/story/when-johnny-comes-marching-home

I try to never disappoint!
I mean sometimes I do, but I hope I didn't in this case!

https://chooseyourstory.com/story/i-don't-need-air-to-breathe

Fuck me gently with a chainsaw.

I hate life.

I hope I translated it into english good enough to be passable

http://chooseyourstory.com/story/paper-slingers

Well, I missed it on the dot, due to last minute editing.  Anyway, it's published.

Savior