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Post by Kat on Apr 27, 2020 5:22:39 GMT -5
You know your short story is going to evolve into a series when:
1. Your introduction already sails past the minimum short story word limit (I went ham, it was a battle scene, okay); 2. You have no idea how to get from point A (the beginning) to point B (the end) so you wind up dilly-dallying and racking up more words in the process; and 3. You know what to do about the ending but can't find the words so you spill several hundred more of them in the process of groping around to find your bearings.
So yeah, it became 3 parts. I now have two articles, two short stories, and two series hovering in the database. And even though it got pretty rambly, I really like how this story turned out, especially because I missed writing the characters within and their relationships SO MUCH. I'm glad I finally got to sit down and write about one of the secrets of NQII, and I even had appropriate mood music for this, which was Indomitable, a(nother) RWBY song. These lyrics in particular were very apropos:
P.S. I'M SO SORRY AESOP...
P.P.S. I'm so sorry guys. There are many things I wish I could've done better in my NT history, but creating Reuben and spinning a slew of stories all revolving around the NQII plot are two things that I do NOT regret in the slightest.
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Post by Kat on Apr 30, 2020 20:56:47 GMT -5
Welp, got a couple of TMGEs for my stamp collecting article and the short story I (re)submitted so that's my cue to wait till next week when issue 900 is done and published.
I still have my two series and that short story about fatherhood in the database but I'll take this weekend to edit and write before ambushing the NT form again.
New month means high score table reset time and I'm not sure what games to try for. I got Swarm this month (I was pretty surprised I made it to third, but apparently as long as you can make it through all levels you have a good shot...that pun was semi-intended), let's see if I can get a new one in May. I have some good high scores I could try and replicate so here's hoping.
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Post by doctortomoe on May 1, 2020 9:18:49 GMT -5
The Nerkmid attempt is complete.
After using 500 Nerks, plus 72 bonus Nerks from getting Nerks from using my Nerks, my highest win got me to 5th place. I'll see if that's enough to hold onto at least bronze.
These were the paint brushes that were won:
Green Paint Brush Spring Petpet Paint Brush Elderly Petpet Paint Brush Lutari Paint Brush Brown Petpet Paint Brush Blue Petpet Paint Brush Woodland Paint Brush Christmas Petpet Paint Brush Custard Petpet Paint Brush Glowing Paint Brush Glowing Petpet Paint Brush Snow Paint Brush Biscuit Paint Brush Disco Fever Paint Brush Robot Petpet Paint Brush Woodland Paint Brush (again) Cloud Petpet Paint Brush Pink Paint Brush Orange Petpet Paint Brush Zombie Paint Brush Dung Petpet Paint Brush Toy Paint Brush Dimensional Paint Brush Green Petpet Paint Brush Toy Paint Brush (again) Green Paint Brush (again) Orange Paint Brush Green Paint Brush (again again) Pink Paint Brush (again) Plushie Paint Brush Biscuit Paint Brush (again) Skunk Paint Brush Maraquan Paint Brush Camouflage Paint Brush Starry Paint Brush Valentine Petpet Paint Brush Swamp Gas Paint Brush Maraquan Petpet Paint Brush
This took almost 5 and a half hours to do. So I'm going to bed now. I doubt I made up the NP I spent to get so many nerks, but hopefully i don't get knocked off the trophy list.
I'll have to price these brushes later, I am way too tired for that right now.
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Post by doctortomoe on May 2, 2020 1:06:53 GMT -5
Third place at Vending Machine!!
Almost got knocked off the board.
This is not an easy trophy to get. But now I know for future reference, if you're going for a trophy, don't use any nerkmids lower than Magical Gold.
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Post by Kat on May 2, 2020 1:31:09 GMT -5
Congratulations. Yyyyyeah, that sounds like a very difficult trophy to get. I only ever used the vending machine once, and that was for the avatar. Anyway, managed to slide into the second to the last slot for third place in Word Pyramid. I'd play again for a higher score but my brain is kinda dead right now AHAHAHAHAHA (EDIT: Oh man I'm sliding away...it's so hard to replicate 3000+ points...) ALSO Huntress I want you to know that your Werelupe helped me get my first win on Cheeseroller. 840 points, and I got knocked out of the score table pretty quickly, but that was the first time I made it under 60 seconds.
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Post by Huntress on May 4, 2020 5:04:14 GMT -5
*opens mouth*
*closes mouth*
H'okay, so I do that thing where I adopt pound pets, zap them with the labray, pound them again once they get painted something nice, and usually aim for avatar pets while I'm at it.
So about a week ago I adopted a Lupe, zapped her - bam, Halloween. Yay, werelupe. Lent her out a few times, released her back into the wild today (well, found some dude on the neoboards who wanted the avatar and just chucked the Lupe at him, no strings attached. Dude was happy. Yay good deed of the day.)
Went back to the pound to finally adopt a new pet. Picked a jubjub from the first page that loaded. Went to the labray. Zapped.
He turned Coconut.
WHAT THE ABSOLUTE HECK THIS IS NOT NORMAL.
...well, if anyone wants a cocojub, hit me up, only I'll have to wait at least a day because my spontaneous good deed means I already used up a transfer today, what with not having expected *mad flaily hands* THIS.
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Post by Stephanie (swordlilly) on May 5, 2020 21:25:30 GMT -5
:/ My article about Neopets becoming more anthropomorphic was TMGE'd. It's okay, I think it wasn't that polished anyway. I might edit it and resubmit it. My story about a pair of Mutant Hissi got into the 900th NT! I didn't target Issue 900 specifically, but now I realize that the editor might have chosen it because May 4 is Hissi Day. Lucky me. I managed to sell my Hobans Hat which I had bought years ago when League 97 was popular. Now the league is dead and the weapons have become hard to sell. I'm lucky I managed to sell at the same price I bought it for. I was worried I would have to sell at a loss. My old pea chia helped someone get the SuAP avatar.
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Post by Twillie on May 6, 2020 2:33:09 GMT -5
So I’m doing some late night Neopets browsing because I can’t sleep, and I go to Shop Wizard something. Except he’s not letting me because I’m apparently on a Faerie quest? I don’t remember that, when did this happen?
I go to check the quest out: “You are currently on a quest for the Fountain Faerie.”
When did this happen??
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Post by June Scarlet on May 7, 2020 20:02:35 GMT -5
Finally got this one done. Sometimes I can complete a comic in an hour or two, but this one took like a week, because I've been so busy.
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Post by Bianca <3 on May 7, 2020 20:08:48 GMT -5
Ugh. I've discovered yet another customization item that must have been stolen from my account back in 2015 when it was hacked.
I designed a look in "Dress to Impress," and when I log onto neo to complete look, low and behold my "Its Too Cold in the Office Jacket" is nowhere to be found. I didn't even realize this was a valuable customization piece--JN has it priced at 695,000. (It was awarded from the Staff Tournament in Daily Dare back in 2013).
It's not like I use the piece the ton or super love it. It just irks me now that I've discovered at least two valuable wearables that are gone from my account, and I have a sneaking suspicion there are more...
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Post by Kat on May 11, 2020 2:24:33 GMT -5
Ugh. I've discovered yet another customization item that must have been stolen from my account back in 2015 when it was hacked. I designed a look in "Dress to Impress," and when I log onto neo to complete look, low and behold my "Its Too Cold in the Office Jacket" is nowhere to be found. I didn't even realize this was a valuable customization piece--JN has it priced at 695,000. (It was awarded from the Staff Tournament in Daily Dare back in 2013). It's not like I use the piece the ton or super love it. It just irks me now that I've discovered at least two valuable wearables that are gone from my account, and I have a sneaking suspicion there are more... Oh no, Bianca...I know that feel, finding out that some valuable items I should have in my account are gone after getting hacked during my long Neo hiatus. I'm so sorry. On a happier note, WE WON THE OBELISK BATTLE! ORDER OF THE RED ERISIM ROCKS! Anyway holy Meepits yes MAGES RULE...and I selected my boon already. Side note: REVENGE! REVENGE ON THE SWAY because their Charming Subversive is indeed very charming...I was personally attacked each time I had to fight him. Ugh. Why is he so handsome. Why do I want to name him Desmond and spin stories about him. Why. Why. Double side note: I'm glad this is still ongoing because I missed the original war (thanks, lawyerbot school).
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Post by Twillie on May 13, 2020 23:57:43 GMT -5
Ahh, I was worried I wouldn't hear back by this week, yay! Now I just really really hope they update this each week, rather than put a one or two week gap in between each part xD;
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Post by Kat on May 18, 2020 10:47:50 GMT -5
SIXTY-SIX PAGES
31,651 WORDS
I'M DONE EDITING THIS MONSTER SERIES
I'm probably going to go over it one more time before submitting but IT'S DONE and I can finally move on with my life
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Post by doctortomoe on May 20, 2020 17:08:29 GMT -5
So just announced that Legends and Letters and Ghoul Catchers are being pulled out of the app store.
Well, so much for getting any of that stuff. Hopefully they don't make the items from it no trade anymore, or I'll never get that stamp.
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Post by Kat on May 21, 2020 19:10:48 GMT -5
Three TMGE rejection letters.
Three.
THREE.
The NT barely publishes series nowadays and it rejected my 3-parter claiming there were too many good entries. I don't understand. Oh well, time to lug out the monster series I finished editing this week. EDIT -
Wound up sailing past 32,000 words with a last minute edit, also it comes with a nice author's note thanking everyone on the NTWF for putting up with me screaming about this series every five seconds
DOUBLE EDIT: Won today's Better than You and finally got the avatar. Not enough to upgrade my trophy but I managed to slide in while only 200+ people had won.
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