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Post by wolf on Oct 10, 2022 20:59:22 GMT
Announcement :
@deleted georgcuro/cordwainer bird,
has flown the cuckoo's nest.  
(He must have had Cap'n Howdy call him up
for a play-date or sumthin'.  😉)
So we now will have a 6 Chapter story with an epilogue. 
From here on out
(after I get the writer's order and schedule made up) :
If anyone has an emergency and has to bow out on writing a chapter,
I will draw a back up writer from any/all of us who are willing to fill in. 🙂
And our theme list remains pretty much the same,
but every one is free to bring more new ideas.
Vampires?
Triffid Poinsettias?
...etc...?
(I personally like all we've got...
but kinda leaning in a breeze toward 'a diner and/or a mysterious present thing'. )
darkharbinger
Tanith
diobolic
docpain2
edwardjohn
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Post by wolf on Oct 10, 2022 23:01:50 GMT
Perhaps there is someone who never had a good Christmas and wants revenge on someone, perhaps even all of society for that
I'm thinkin' a killer
(of any kind)
is killing people, for whatever reason.
Could be just someone who 'snapped',
or could also coincide with our killer Santa thing.
I will add this suggestion,
it can be a stand alone on it's own.
(When I was 'archive diving'
I remembered this suggestion from last year :
"A story about an ordinary evil old woman,
or ANY person,
is baking and cooking holiday treats.
And is secretly poisoning neighbors.") |
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Post by darkharbinger on Oct 11, 2022 5:25:30 GMT
I still think we should archive these at some point like they do on reddit and make a book
Everyone always has one thing they wanted for Christmas and never got. What if someone who never had a happy christmas his or herself can make that wish happen for a price
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Post by wolf on Oct 11, 2022 17:42:07 GMT
I still think we should archive these at some point like they do on reddit and make a book Everyone always has one thing they wanted for Christmas and never got. What if someone who never had a happy christmas his or herself can make that wish happen for a price
...mmm...I don't know about that,
could be something that would get me in trouble with my business partner.
Every year's stories
(and all related threads)
are in the archive here.
And Commander osnafrank has been so good to us,
putting the stories into PDF files that we can download.
Frank's the best!😊  
I'm busy working today, but I'll be back soon.
We will do the epilogue the same way we did it last year.
EVERYONE will be able to write something for it,
if they want to.
I know you and I will be game JB! 😄
We'll get to the details on that later, as the story progresses.😊
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Post by osnafrank on Oct 11, 2022 19:49:48 GMT
I still think we should archive these at some point like they do on reddit and make a book Everyone always has one thing they wanted for Christmas and never got. What if someone who never had a happy christmas his or herself can make that wish happen for a price  weekendplayground.freeforums.net/board/25/archive |
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Post by wolf on Oct 12, 2022 14:49:44 GMT
Alright, here is our updated themes list.
Come vote on what you like
and/or add to the list!
Theme Ideas :
1. "A Satanic Santa or an Evil Elf?
Maybe a rowdy reindeer??" --- docpain2
2. "An angel of death comes to collect a soul(s)." ---- diobolic Dio
3. "A mysterious present.
One present that we ache to rip the paper off of." ---- Tanith
4. "A villain/murderer takes revenge on someone/society,
for never having had a good X-Mas. -----JB darkharbinger
5. A small group of people in a diner X-Mas eve.
Dark secrets revealed leading to...? ----- Wolf
Want to add some cyborg vampires and Barbarella to the list this year, edwardjohn ?
We have until this Sunday 10/16 to get our theme decided upon.
I have the writer's order and our schedule done.
I will make that post later.
I hope everyone is having a good day! 😊
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Post by wolf on Oct 12, 2022 18:40:00 GMT
Here is our Schedule and Writer's Order! applouse
(everyone gets 4 days to read chapters and write this year)
Chapter 1 - docpain2 (1,500 words Max.) : 10/17 - 10/20 Wolf Edits and posts : 10/21
Chapter 2 - Wolf (950 words Max.) : 10/22 - 10/25 Edit and post : 10/26
Chapter 3 - diobolic (950 words Max.) : 10/27 - 10/30 Wolf Edits and posts : 10/31
Chapter 4 - Tanith (950 words Max.) : 11/1 - 11/4 Wolf Edits and posts : 11/5
Chapter 5 - edwardjohn (950 words Max.) : 11/6 - 11/9 Wolf Edits and posts : 11/10
Chapter 6 - darkharbinger (1,500 words Max. ) : 11/11 - 11/14 Wolf Edits and posts : 11/15
Epilogue - Writers to be announced by 11/10 (1,500 words Max.) : 11/16 - 11/19 Edit and post : 11/20
I'm sure we will get finished way ahead of schedule.
Everyone have a great day! 
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Post by edwardjohn on Oct 12, 2022 19:40:38 GMT
This is going to be so great!
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Post by darkharbinger on Oct 13, 2022 5:24:53 GMT
I look forward to it
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Post by docpain2 on Oct 13, 2022 11:02:59 GMT
Is it possible to switch, or push the start back a week?
Sorry, I did not anticipate starting so early.
I'm currently preparing for a board meeting next week (19th) and planning the 2023 budget for presentation.
Please let me know if this works.
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Post by wolf on Oct 13, 2022 16:39:59 GMT
Is it possible to switch, or push the start back a week?
Sorry, I did not anticipate starting so early.
I'm currently preparing for a board meeting next week (19th) and planning the 2023 budget for presentation.
Please let me know if this works.
I can adjust the schedule.
No worries.
....sorry I've been busy
the past couple of days, guys.
How about starting with Chapter 1 on 10/22?
Will that work for you, Cap? 🙂
Right now, let's just worry about getting
'what our story will be about'
decided, everyone. 😊 |
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Post by diobolic on Oct 13, 2022 18:24:27 GMT
Being so busy I like the amount of time allowed to write each chapter. applouse
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Post by wolf on Oct 13, 2022 18:40:31 GMT
Being so busy I like the amount of time allowed to write each chapter. 
I know you are VERY busy Dio!
I need you (and everyone) to come with theme preferences,
as soon as you can. Thank you. 🙂 |
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Post by docpain2 on Oct 14, 2022 10:14:19 GMT
Is it possible to switch, or push the start back a week?
Sorry, I did not anticipate starting so early.
I'm currently preparing for a board meeting next week (19th) and planning the 2023 budget for presentation.
Please let me know if this works.
I can adjust the schedule.
No worries.
....sorry I've been busy
the past couple of days, guys.
How about starting with Chapter 1 on 10/22?
Will that work for you, Cap? 🙂
Right now, let's just worry about getting
'what our story will be about'
decided, everyone. 😊 |
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Post by wolf on Oct 14, 2022 14:40:08 GMT
Yeah! we'll work on it!
I can adjust the schedule.
No worries.
....sorry I've been busy
the past couple of days, guys.
How about starting with Chapter 1 on 10/22?
Will that work for you, Cap? 🙂
Right now, let's just worry about getting
'what our story will be about'
decided, everyone. 😊
You're welcome, Cap.
I'll repost the adjusted schedule later today.
Everyone have a fantastic Friday. |
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Post by diobolic on Oct 14, 2022 16:30:24 GMT
I like wolf's idea of a small group of people in a diner X-Mas eve with dark secrets revealed leading to something.
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Post by wolf on Oct 14, 2022 16:33:34 GMT
Here is our new, adjusted Schedule :
Chapter 1 - docpain2 (1,500 words Max.) : 10/22 - 10/25 Wolf Edits and posts : 10/26
Chapter 2 - Wolf (950 words Max.) : 10/27 - 10/30 Edit and post : 10/31
Chapter 3 - diobolic (950 words Max.) : 11/1 - 11/4 Wolf Edits and posts : 11/5
Chapter 4 - Tanith (950 words Max.) : 11/6 - 11/9 Wolf Edits and posts : 11/10
Chapter 5 - edwardjohn (950 words Max.) : 11/11 - 11/14 Wolf Edits and posts : 11/15
Chapter 6 - darkharbinger (1,500 words Max. ) : 11/16 - 11/19 Wolf Edits and posts : 11/20
Epilogue - Writers to be announced by 11/15 (1,500 words Max.) : 11/21 - 11/24 Edit and post : 11/25
I'm sure we will get finished way ahead of schedule.
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Post by wolf on Oct 14, 2022 16:36:17 GMT
I like wolf's idea of a small group of people in a diner X-Mas eve with dark secrets revealed leading to something.
Thank you Dio!
I'll start tallying up votes as I see them crop up.😉 halloween-smiley26 |
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Post by wolf on Oct 14, 2022 17:06:06 GMT
Come vote on what you like
and/or add to the list!
Theme Ideas and votes we have so far :
1. "A Satanic Santa or an Evil Elf?
Maybe a rowdy reindeer??" docpain2 - 1 vote
2. "An angel of death comes to collect a soul(s)." diobolic Dio - 2 votes
3. "A mysterious present.
One present that we ache to rip the paper off of." Tanith - 3 votes
4. "A villain/murderer takes revenge on someone/society,
for never having had a good X-Mas. JB darkharbinger - 2 vote
5. A small group of people in a diner X-Mas eve.
Dark secrets revealed leading to...? Wolf - 3 votes
Want to add some cyborg vampires and Barbarella to the list this year, edwardjohn ?
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Post by Tanith on Oct 14, 2022 18:26:54 GMT
Come vote on what you like
and/or add to the list!
Theme Ideas and votes we have so far :
1. "A Satanic Santa or an Evil Elf?
Maybe a rowdy reindeer??" docpain2 - 1 vote
2. "An angel of death comes to collect a soul(s)." diobolic Dio - 2 votes
3. "A mysterious present.
One present that we ache to rip the paper off of." Tanith - 3 votes
4. "A villain/murderer takes revenge on someone/society,
for never having had a good X-Mas. JB darkharbinger - 2 vote
5. A small group of people in a diner X-Mas eve.
Dark secrets revealed leading to...? Wolf - 3 votes
Want to add some cyborg vampires and Barbarella to the list this year, edwardjohn ?
Yeah, I'm weird. I blame the very Halloween-esque weather we're having... |
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