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Post by Dea on Jan 10, 2012 0:32:11 GMT -5
New story! Congrats to dr_tomoe and tj_wagner for their entries!! ^_^
Yup, I think I'll continue to type entries into Word and check them over, thank you for the advice! -itching to try an entry this week-
I like the idea, wouldn't we need avvies for Poetry and the Art Gallery as well, though? Random Contest already has one, so it would be nice!
Speaking as a newbie... I'm honestly just happy to be invited to the party. You guys are all amazing, and I hope I can grow as a writer just by continuing to observe and develop my own style based on these awesome submissions (in all creative fields) you guys have been coming out with for quite a while. I've never known what the -old glory days were- but I'm happy I'm accepted into the community that's as great as this one right now.
Good luck to everybody this week!
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Post by Janice on Jan 10, 2012 0:41:38 GMT -5
Hi Dea, I don't think I've met you yet, I'm Janice/_razcalz_. While it would be cool for Poetry and the AG to get avatars too, my reason for suggesting it only for the Storytelling was that the ST has gone through a more noticeable change than the others, and this seemed to me like a way that will definitely get more interest in the story AND make it a fantastic creative outlet again. The PG and AG look fine to me, they still have plenty of interest. Plus, looking at the ratio of contest vs game avatars right now it might be a bit unrealistic to hope for more than one creative contest-based avatar at a time (the AC would howl... hehehe)
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Post by Dea on Jan 10, 2012 1:11:22 GMT -5
Nice to meet you! I'm Dea (:
I've seen you everywhere in the Poetry Gallery, it's nice to finally know the person behind the username!
It would be a nice option, and starting with Storytelling would definitely rile up interest and great entries. It works well for advertising for the plots; it would work well for advertising other Neopets events, such as Storytelling. Haha, the AC would go crazy if there were 3 avatars released at once.
I've wondered though, does the NT avatar stand as the avatar for creative contests? Since it has a bit of everything, from writing to art, that's showcased in one place? I thought that's why separate avatars haven't been made thus far.
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Post by Mel ♪ on Jan 10, 2012 8:40:04 GMT -5
I love this beginning 8D I've always liked musical bands and stuff, and I love coffee shops, so yes, this starter = <3
I guess avatars are one of the only ways to get lots of people to the storytelling at once, but to be honest, I don't think we're that bad off right now xD; From what I can tell, the storytelling's actually decently "popular", I guess you could say. Personally, I've never cared much for avatars, but I wouldn't say I'm against it xD
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Post by Janice on Jan 10, 2012 13:47:16 GMT -5
xD That is sweet of you, I have not entered in forever! That is a good point... Maybe avatars are only given to contests where the av would be a main incentive to enter. Besides trophies, the NT doesn't give any other prize except for special issues and the RC's item prizes are never UB I don't think? Maybe they think it's already enough that AG/PG/ST give a chance to win PBs, if they made an avatar on top of that things would be unbalanced. (But I would not care if for some reason I was the only person who couldn't own the ST av, it's the story that I'm interested in.) Or they are worried there would be too many entries following an avatar, but I always thought it would only take a quick look to sift out what's considerable and what's not. I'd be lying if I said I was doing more than just glancing lately, but I only made that post in response to the judge's message. If at least parts of the same 'accept new names' policy that went on in August is still being used right now, then what I said is still relevant to the Storytelling and the plan to keep it alive. Anyway I'll be quiet lol I'm definitely not intending to keep on pushing for this / that would be very weird, just wanted to suggest it and make my reasons clear if the judge is reading. Have fun you guys
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Post by Mel ♪ on Jan 10, 2012 18:13:53 GMT -5
I'd be lying if I said I was doing more than just glancing lately, but I only made that post in response to the judge's message. If at least parts of the same 'accept new names' policy that went on in August is still being used right now, then what I said is still relevant to the Storytelling and the plan to keep it alive. Anyway I'll be quiet lol I'm definitely not intending to keep on pushing for this / that would be very weird, just wanted to suggest it and make my reasons clear if the judge is reading. Have fun you guys Oh, I didn't mean to suggest that you should be quiet I'm sorry if I came across as argumentative or something. My point was more "I'm not for it, but I'm not against it, I just don't really care", than anything, but I didn't want to ignore all the points everyone else brought up, so I just added that in.
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Post by Janice on Jan 10, 2012 19:49:59 GMT -5
I'd be lying if I said I was doing more than just glancing lately, but I only made that post in response to the judge's message. If at least parts of the same 'accept new names' policy that went on in August is still being used right now, then what I said is still relevant to the Storytelling and the plan to keep it alive. Anyway I'll be quiet lol I'm definitely not intending to keep on pushing for this / that would be very weird, just wanted to suggest it and make my reasons clear if the judge is reading. Have fun you guys Oh, I didn't mean to suggest that you should be quiet I'm sorry if I came across as argumentative or something. My point was more "I'm not for it, but I'm not against it, I just don't really care", than anything, but I didn't want to ignore all the points everyone else brought up, so I just added that in. aah no no, you're wonderful and that bit wasn't directed at you or anybody .. I need to learn to quote
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Post by Mel ♪ on Jan 13, 2012 0:51:59 GMT -5
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um.
...Well, it's definitely something xD Even if it's not really story-related.
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Post by Dan on Jan 13, 2012 1:06:18 GMT -5
What the heck? XDD That is awesome.
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Post by Dea on Jan 13, 2012 2:45:16 GMT -5
Ohhhh my gosh.
Does that make the record for the shortest entry, ever? I couldn't believe my eyes when I saw it. LOL!!!
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Post by Mel ♪ on Jan 13, 2012 3:58:57 GMT -5
Ohhhh my gosh. Does that make the record for the shortest entry, ever? I couldn't believe my eyes when I saw it. LOL!!! Shortest, possibly d: I'm not sure. It kinda reminded me of this story, though xD
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Post by |Krista| on Jan 13, 2012 6:30:39 GMT -5
Hahahahaha-- that totally tickles me.
;D
A reminder not to take ourselves too seriously? Whatever that is, it doesn't actually bother me. Congrats to Cutiekitten!
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Post by Mel ♪ on Jan 13, 2012 7:47:29 GMT -5
Entry time. It was delicious. It was amazing. Soft, buttery, with the perfect amount of salt - a light sprinkle, not too much, not too little. I ate voraciously, bite after bite after bite, and the potato never shrunk, never grew smaller. I continued eating. It felt as though I could eat on forever. The only thing that mattered was this potato, this magical, wonderful, absolutely fantabulous awesometastical potato, and me, eating it.
And then, something terrible happened. I cried out as the potato was knocked from my hands, hitting the ground. How could someone do that to me? Didn't they know how much the potato mattered to me? I looked around angrily for the perpetrator.
The first thing I saw was Zander. He held onto my shoulder, a perplexed expression on his face, and was staring at me strangely .
"You!" I shrieked, and leapt at him, knocking him to the ground. "Did you take my potato?!"
"Well, duh," he said, rolling his eyes. "I was trying to--"
He never finished his sentence, as he suddenly found himself with a fist stuffed in his mouth - my fist. Enraged, I raised my hand to hit him again, but before I could actually strike, Nex and Lini rushed to my side, Nex grabbing my left arm and Lini my right.
"Calm down!" Nex ordered.
I struggled to free myself. They had a tight grip on me, though, and I couldn't escape.
"He's just trying to help," Lini said softly. "Don't you remember why we're here? To retrieve Nex's talent."
I stopped fighting and instead tried to think.
"Oh yeah..." I said, the memories returning. "But then... what's with the potatoes?"
"A distraction, probably," said Nex. "A tasty one."
"You ate them too?" I asked, still a bit dazed.
"Yeah," he said. "All of us did."
"All but Zander," Lini corrected.
It was all so confusing. "Why didn't you eat it, Zander?"
"I don't like potatoes," he said, smirking slightly. "They're too grainy and dry."
I wondered how someone could hate potatoes - they were fantastic! - but decided not to ask.
"Oh," I muttered. "Sorry about that."
"No worries," he replied.
I looked around. We were still standing in the doorway, as someone played the guitar inside. Their guitar skills were amazing, but that was to be expected. They had Nex's talent.
But what they didn't have was Nex's fingers. Playing the guitar required fingers, and the guitarist in this case didn't. He didn't have arms either, or legs, or even a head.
Balancing the guitar on his sprouts, the giant potato sat on a pillow and strummed away... Things really couldn't get any weirder. What was with all the potatoes? It had the same taste in clothing as Gil did - at the moment, it wore a tacky, bejeweled, jogging suit - and had a shell necklace draped around where its neck was supposed to be.
And the shell necklace glowed... (I wanted to do a "The Little Mermaid" thing, with the voice talent trapped inside a shell necklace 8D)
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Post by Dea on Jan 13, 2012 10:33:41 GMT -5
Ooooo I really like it Mel! I hope you make it!! I wonder if it was a scarce entry day? It makes me feel bad for not submitting anything this week yet. /regrets having so much non-Neo work But this was great haha! Sorta feels like an April Fool's joke of sorts... in January. XD
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Post by Dea on Jan 13, 2012 17:02:06 GMT -5
Aw, I wish yours had gotten in, Mel. :3
I guess we're ignoring the potato, then!
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