Issue 936 Discussion Thread

[RielCZ]

Issue 936 – Tyrannian Victory Day (?)

Once you’ve made it to the Tyrannian Plateau, you’ll be sure to find many things that pique your interest. Exciting, wild, adventurous, sometimes terrifying things. But there is one thing that many Neopians find boring, tedious, mundane, and stale. The Wheel of Monotony. Not to be confused with its close neighbour, the Wheel of Mediocrity, the Wheel of Monotony is anything but average. There’s no strategy involved when you play this game of luck and chance. You simply click to spin and then you wait. And wait. And wait. And wait. And - well, you get the idea. How long does it take to stop spinning? Ha! The timeless question on everyone’s mind. Hours. Like, a lot of hours. So your best bet is to get comfy and wait it out. It’s suggested to pour yourself a cup of Rancid Dung Coffee, but I think I’ll pass on that one. Maybe we can grab a piece of that Giant Omelette instead? Sorry, but there is no intermission on this joyride. The Wheel of Monotony gets a bad reputation just because it takes so long. But in my opinion, no prize worth having will come quickly. Like they say, “The Giant Omelette didn’t cook in a day.”

—jackie247

Articles
Species Customization: Moehog by aleu1986
Tyrannian Day Special: Top 12 Tyrannian Petpets by mellody_sou_10
The Wheel of Monotony... More Exciting Than You Think! by jackie247

Short Stories
The Qasalan Princess by squin
A New Hobby by xbebechloex and thefishisforjesus
The Loneliest Lurman by 7_candy_girl_7

Comics
I Am Not Asking. Come to the Island. NOW. by tangamandapiano, gabi100pitty, and nepocci
Snowy's (Smelly?) Prize by baiuki
It Takes Two by omgsinho
The Reason I am Grey by lyra_blazingstar
Spring Cleaning Gone Wrong by _brainchild_
How Chias REALLY Get Their Colours by merpiie, hilary_duff_fan_16, and aikuanda
Bob - Behind the Scenes by plagne
The Concerned Friend by Euphemia and friends_rock2135
Dreaming of Riches by Carolyn and rikuji_kioku
Tyrannian Victory Day 6 Errors by belindaword, mimiweasley, and d4nielgr
Spot the Differences: Happy Tyrannian Victory Day! by isabelleke49
Random Oddness: My Petpet is Now my Brother #2 by mistyqee
Wocky WHAT? by truebrony
Noise Cancellation by _kankuro and sergente__hartmann
The Healing Springs by katiekazoo
Tyrannia Crossword Puzzle by varshajoseph
The Neopian Pound Chat by mapleshading
Wheel of Monotony by victoriathegr8one
Suspected Omelette Poaching Leaves Sabre-X Scrambled by superkathiee, goosesticks, and roxi2rox

Continued Series
A Hero's Journey: Rivalry by Kat
The Royal Axis: Pushing Back The Dark by iamnotaaron
Lupe Pack Detectives-The Fake Detective by Ian Wolf-Park

And don't forget The Editorial.

All reviews of all pieces are welcome! However, if you would really like your piece to be reviewed, post and let others know!

[Ian Wolf-Park]

*facepalms* Uh, forget the formatting issues for this part of my series. I'm not exactly sure what happened.

[Kat]

May 23, 2021 13:36:15 GMT -5 Ian Wolf-Park said:

*facepalms* Uh, forget the formatting issues for this part of my series. I'm not exactly sure what happened.

That happened to me once too.

For series writers, Herdy asked the question all of us have had for quite a while now regarding how few series are usually published barring collab/special issues.

There are always at least three Continued Series that are included in each edition of the Neopian Times. When one of these three series ends, another is chosen and added to the "New Series" section. Since Continued Series can run for many editions and tend to be the longest pieces of writing submitted to the Neopian Times, they require the most time to edit and set up. If we started a new series each week, the Continued Series section would fill up too quickly and be far too overwhelming for the editor. If you want to improve your chances of being accepted to the Continued Series section, I recommend paying close attention to the current running series and submitting your series once one of the ongoing Continued Series is wrapping up. We will also start holding over new series entries once the existing continued series only have a few parts left!

[RielCZ]

May 23, 2021 19:19:07 GMT -5 Kat said:

For series writers, Herdy asked the question all of us have had for quite a while now regarding how few series are usually published barring collab/special issues.

So, this is barring collab/special issues? I'll admit, that question/answer made be a bit concerned because many of my recent NT pieces are short series (like 3-4 parts max) for collab/special issues... and I usually only get them done like the week before the issue. So hopefully that's still OK and not wholly detrimental.

Also I decided to read through some of the comics and I enjoyed Wocky WHAT?, My Petpet is Now my Brother, and How Chias REALLY Get Their Colours.

[Kat]

May 24, 2021 17:10:29 GMT -5 RielCZ said:

May 23, 2021 19:19:07 GMT -5 Kat said:

For series writers, Herdy asked the question all of us have had for quite a while now regarding how few series are usually published barring collab/special issues.

So, this is barring collab/special issues? I'll admit, that question/answer made be a bit concerned because many of my recent NT pieces are short series (like 3-4 parts max) for collab/special issues... and I usually only get them done like the week before the issue. So hopefully that's still OK and not wholly detrimental.

This is barring collab/special issues, I would think, as the past few series I was able to successfully publish were for collab issues. All my attempts to get series published outside of that, whether short or long, ended in a TMGE.

[Liou]

"Dreaming of Riches" had a fun concept!
I was a little confused by the blackboard being behind the character, unsure whether they were a student sleeping in class, or a teacher, which would be much harder to pull off. I was also confused by the placement of the panels, as the sound effects on the left made it look like something was coming from the side opposite to the thought bubble. The image was a bit hard to decipher but I enjoyed exploring the background for references, and I enjoy physics-defying humour like this. Fitting for something as powerful as the super pea!

"The Neopian Pound Chat" gets a mention just because I need more Rosie in my life and would actually like to see more of her working with the Pound Chat, I wonder how that goes for her.