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Post by Breakingchains on Apr 17, 2011 9:16:36 GMT -5
*crosses fingers* I've been thinking about this for a while, actually. I've only been published once, but I'd totally kick myself if I missed issue 500. I mean, it's issue 500! Problem is, I don't have very many ideas ATM. That is to say, I have exactly one. And it's for a several-part series that could hit a mid-range Novella length... which means I I totally should have started working on it about two months ago.  Ah well. *goes to grab some coffee* |
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Post by Jayeee on Apr 17, 2011 9:18:14 GMT -5
I haven't written for the Times in aaaaages, but seeing this thread has really made me want to! XD
I might give it a go and see if I can come up with a decent story! ^__^
EDIT: in fact, June 24th should be right in the middle of the Altador Cup, so i'd better get writing before that starts up!
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Post by linsay|ahdodadodaday on Apr 17, 2011 9:22:30 GMT -5
the ac is hideous -shivers- xD
mmmm, i want to do something for the 500th but i don't know what to do to make it 'special', i might just write an unrelated series that finished on the week xD
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Post by Dju on Apr 17, 2011 9:42:17 GMT -5
I'm CRAZY about issue 500, I want it to be a veeeery special comic, that's why I'm working like razy...whoops, gotta go now! MUST DRAAAAW!
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Post by Jove on Apr 18, 2011 9:26:45 GMT -5
I've been waiting for this since 400.
I have something very special planned. We'll see how it goes. :3
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Post by Tiger on Apr 18, 2011 12:31:14 GMT -5
Hm. I have a piece I started writing for issue 450, but couldn't get in the right mood to finish in time. It would actually be really, really good for 500. I'll have to get back to work on it.
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Post by Kozma on Apr 18, 2011 14:32:47 GMT -5
Then again, we got about 2 months. Won't we need to get our submissions in at least a few weeks early in order to give us a good chance of getting in? I thought I heard that these milestone issues are very popular and are very hard to get published in, especially if you submit something in late. I have managed to come up with ONE idea for this issue, though I am trying to brainstorm up some more, in case I come up with something better. I basically thought I'd ask to see if there was some kind of special collaboration going on or if we were going to have a theme for our works for this issue. Since it looks like we got nothing planned collaboratively, I might as well work on what I got so far. |
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Post by Breakingchains on Apr 18, 2011 15:44:56 GMT -5
Guys, quick question. Looking at issue 400, I see a lot of the works that got in were specifically issue-400-themed, or otherwise neopian-times related in their subject matter. Do I need to have something similarly themed to have a decent chance, or will I do just as well with an unrelated submission?
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Post by Kozma on Apr 19, 2011 21:06:43 GMT -5
Guys, quick question. Looking at issue 400, I see a lot of the works that got in were specifically issue-400-themed, or otherwise neopian-times related in their subject matter. Do I need to have something similarly themed to have a decent chance, or will I do just as well with an unrelated submission? I don't think a submission necessarily has to be Neopian Times themed to get into the 500th issue, as the Team Squad Force collaborations by Komori, Fish, and Abra in issues 400 and 450 were not about the Times at all. Though I do believe that submissions specially made for commemorating this event are more liable to get accepted into this one issue than ones that do not. |
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Post by jdb1984 on Apr 19, 2011 22:07:39 GMT -5
I have a great idea, and I'm hard at work on it. However, I'm not even half done, and I'm thinking I may have a word count problem. Hopefully I can make 1000 words on this article
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Post by Komori on Apr 19, 2011 23:12:24 GMT -5
Guys, quick question. Looking at issue 400, I see a lot of the works that got in were specifically issue-400-themed, or otherwise neopian-times related in their subject matter. Do I need to have something similarly themed to have a decent chance, or will I do just as well with an unrelated submission? If the entry you're submitting isn't special or in any way related to issue 500, then I think you'll have less of a chance than something that is 500-centric. That is, if your work could go into any issue, I'd imagine Droplet's going to give preference to the entries that have to be in issue 500. |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 20, 2011 1:58:29 GMT -5
I might actually give it a shot... it's been ages since I was published in the NT.
If anything, I'll do it just for the shizzles and giggles =3
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Post by Breakingchains on Apr 20, 2011 7:44:55 GMT -5
@ Komori, Kozma: Thank you guys. :3 I was working on an unrelated four-parter but considering how long it's going to take, I think I'll hold off on it for a little while and see about putting together something themed.
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Post by Bianca <3 on Apr 20, 2011 9:25:37 GMT -5
I just submitted a 7 part series, so if it makes it into the NT sometime in the next few weeks, then it should run through Issue 500.
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Post by Droplet on Apr 20, 2011 10:25:21 GMT -5
Guys, quick question. Looking at issue 400, I see a lot of the works that got in were specifically issue-400-themed, or otherwise neopian-times related in their subject matter. Do I need to have something similarly themed to have a decent chance, or will I do just as well with an unrelated submission? Nope! Please just send in something you are proud of. It does not have to be about Issue 500 or the Neopian Times. |
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