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I read that as fairy short

I need a good fantasy book to read. Something fun and epic. Anyone?

Btw, my housesitter (read- mother) reports she has not seen the goldfinch but she has been watching... Maybe he's enjoying other feeders...

CobraMisfit said:

That made way more sense than the e-mail.

Much obliged, ma'am.

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Artillery Jacques, writing concise summaries since...earlier this morning.

I read the Prestige and it blew my mind - if you saw the movie, you think you know what happens...

but you don't know what happens...

and that would be a fantasy, I think, albeit a Victorian era one.

*peeks out from revising cave*

Good morning!

I need to get in that cave with you, Tiffer....

Psychomacologist said:

Oooooohhhh....


I don't suppose dark SF features in this anywhere?

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It can

and I do want to clarify, that though the ultimate winning story will be published in Shock Totem, the story doesn't have to be horror. Heck this month we ran the gauntlet from SF to fairy tales to horror. So about anything in the speculative fiction genre is completely acceptable.
* some might not find that it would not be a good fit for ST, but where are you going to get 30 or so brief critiques for a flash piece? (most just make general comments from a few sentences to a paragraph or two)
and yes, we all realize that these pieces are just in the draft stage. they all have minor errors and need polishing

aliwood said:

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There y'go

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CobraMisfit said:

Win.

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There is this.

Fenika said:

:Hug: TJ.

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amergina said:

still hoping it works out for the best TJ!

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Thank you.

Actually a lead for something else came through last week, more by chance than anything else. I am waiting for some paperwork to be pushed around before I can interview for that.

Best of luck with things TJ. Hope everything works out

Good luck, TJ!

Man, I have the most boredy bored to ever bore.

Is anybody else getting weird "I took an arrow to the knee" spam on their blogs?

hillaryjacques said:

Is anybody else getting weird "I took an arrow to the knee" spam on their blogs?

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...no? But that's a meme from Skyrim so it might be a joke rather than spam.

Tifferbugz said:

*peeks out from revising cave*

Good morning!

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bettielee said:

I need to get in that cave with you, Tiffer....

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amergina said:

I need to go into the editing cave for a while, too.

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Sheesh, with all this revising and editing going on, it makes me think I should head to the "At Least Open a WIP" cave.

hillaryjacques said:

Is anybody else getting weird "I took an arrow to the knee" spam on their blogs?

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I really frickin' hate gamer jokes. I get the meme part of it... but I don't do that so it is sort of like laughing and then being caught laughing at someone's inside joke. I have enough vices and sedentary habits.

Psychomacologist said:

...no? But that's a meme from Skyrim so it might be a joke rather than spam.

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Oh, I get the reference, but it's totally spam - probably hoping people think it's a joke. Non-sensical phrases before the reference, followed by bizarre links.

CobraMisfit said:

Sheesh, with all this revising and editing going on, it makes me think I should head to the "At Least Open a WIP" cave.

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YES BE PRODUCTIVE WEETH US. WE ARE YUR FREEEENDS.

I'm going to start another novel in February. *checks calendar* I'm going to start another novel the first full week of February. Thank goodness for the extra day this year.

CobraMisfit said:

Sheesh, with all this revising and editing going on, it makes me think I should head to the "At Least Open a WIP" cave.

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Whoooa there. Easy tiger! Don't overstretch yourself!

hillaryjacques said:

Oh, I get the reference, but it's totally spam - probably hoping people think it's a joke. Non-sensical phrases before the reference, followed by bizarre links.

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Oh. That's weird. Maybe because it's such a common internet phrase at the moment?

Irritating, either way.

ATTACK THE SPAM KILL IT KILL IT WITH FIRE.

*ahem*. Don't know what came over me there...

Psychomacologist said:

Whoooa there. Easy tiger! Don't overstretch yourself!

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I'll go slow, but Hillz is right: it must be done.

crap

hillaryjacques said:

YES BE PRODUCTIVE WEETH US. WE ARE YUR FREEEENDS.

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*cracks open WIP*

Holy carp! Look at all this dust!

May need to let it air out for a while.

hillaryjacques said:

Is anybody else getting weird "I took an arrow to the knee" spam on their blogs?

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Haven't seen it. Just words or a picture/vid?

Thanks for the heads up.

CobraMisfit said:

I'll go slow, but Hillz is right: it must be done.

crap

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I need to get WiPping as well. I've done enough procrastinating in the name of "planning" and "research"; now I need to sit down (or in my case, lounge vaguely horizontally) and actually write the thing.

I might be available for word wars later this evening, after I have something to eat. Watch this space.

amergina said:

I'm not editing my own work, though. It's easier to be ruthless when it's not your prose. (Muhahaha!)

My poor WIP is neglected. Soon, I'll get back to it. But I have a deadline on this manuscript.

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How many hours a week do you average on editing, amergina? Are you freelance?

Psychomacologist said:

ATTACK THE SPAM KILL IT KILL IT WITH FIRE.

*ahem*. Don't know what came over me there...

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Carry on.

CobraMisfit said:

I'll go slow, but Hillz is right: it must be done.

crap

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Yes, do go slow. Wouldn't want you pulling something.

CobraMisfit said:

Haven't seen it. Just words or a picture/vid?

Thanks for the heads up.

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Just weird links, none of which I've opened.

amergina said:

The gold finch was uber cute, Fen. I forgot to mention that earlier.

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bettielee said:

I read the Prestige and it blew my mind - if you saw the movie, you think you know what happens...

but you don't know what happens...

and that would be a fantasy, I think, albeit a Victorian era one.

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Hmmm, could be fun. I havent seen the movie.