Issue 900!!! ^o^

[Stephanie (swordlilly)]

Issue 900!!!

There are times when I’ll randomly feel nostalgic and begin to miss bits and pieces of my youth, and since Neopets was a pretty big part of it, this site is just a huge puddle of nostalgia for me. I get very emotional whenever I take a look at how much the site has grown over the years, and how much I’ve grown along with it. Gone are the days of blissful innocence where I can log in for the day without the slightest care in the world, and have been replaced by the stress of work, school, and other things, but it’s always nice to know that a huge piece of my childhood is still here, waiting for me to come back always.

—milestrong

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Articles
Thank you, Neopian Times by Kat
A Rap Battle: Neopian Kings and Queens by illiere

Short Stories
Anniversary by Herdy
Sery and Vina by Stephanie (swordlilly)

Comics
The Floating Islanders - NT 900 by Themeguy
The Big Issue by Euphemia

And of course the Editorial!


If I missed you, please let me know! ^^; I was away from Neo for a few years and have not gotten to know all the new people yet. Also, there were a few names that were super familiar but I wasn't sure if they were active NTWF members: chirigami, secant, fairyxhearts ?

[Twillie]

Thanks for making this thread, Stephanie (swordlilly) ! I've already started browsing through all the submissions (so many entries in this issue!), and I look forward to reading those from everyone here :3

I think you got most of the NTWF entries! I noticed just a couple others that can be added, both comics:

The Floating Islanders- NT 900 by Themeguy  (oh whoops, looks you got that one before me! x3)
The Big Issue by Euphemia

Congratulations to everyone who got in! ^^ 

[Kat]

HOLY MOLY I'M ON THE FRONT PAGE AGAIN

SCREAMS

Congratulations to everyone who got in! I MISSED THE NT SO MUCH. As if that wasn't obvious enough from my sappy article oops.

[charming thievery]

I’m really pleased to see how many submissions were accepted into this special issue! ^^

[Stephanie (swordlilly)]

Article reviews! ^-^

Thank you, Neopian Times by Kat

SPOILER: Click to show

I really enjoyed your humour in this piece! I'll just quote some of my favourite bits xd

"Thus, I overflow with gratitude for the Neopian Times... and cheesy statements like 'overflow with gratitude'."

"Thank you, Neopian Times, for being with me – no, with us – all these years, and here’s to many more stories, articles, comics, general insanity, and April Fool’s jokes – wait, what, forget I said that last part. You saw nothing."

"Raise your Tchea Grog mugs with me for a toast to the ‘Times!

…Or Grog Light. Sure. If you’re concerned about your calories, ya landlubber."

It was a delightful read

I noticed some very small grammatical hiccups. Here's one:

"I learned that you should not give up if you get a rejection letter, but it should be welcomed as an opportunity..."

The grammatical subject of "you should not give up" is "you," so it's jarring when the next part of the sentence, instead of building on what "you" should do, instead says "but it..." Here's how I would fix the sentence:

"I learned that you should not give up if you get a rejection letter. Instead, you should welcome the rejection as an opportunity..."

The tiny hiccups don't take away from the beauty of the overall message, though!

A Rap Battle: Neopian Kings and Queens by illiere

SPOILER: Click to show

I enjoyed reading this piece! It's very unique, not the kind of writing you typically see in the Times. I especially liked this line:

"Fyora, señora, always high and mighty with that elitist aura"

I found it catchy and funny!

The only critique I have is that sometimes I get confused about who's speaking, since the speaker's self-identification "I'm Nabile" can come out quite late in the paragraph. If you want to write another rap battle in the future, you could consider formatting it like a drama piece:

KING ROO: Yo, Altador, are you sure your judgment's all that great?

and so on, putting the name of the speaker in capital letters in front of their lines. Anyway, just something to consider!