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Post by Ian Wolf-Park on May 5, 2021 20:10:09 GMT -5
Well, I wouldn't consider it surreal, but a part of my series will be running through the collab, so, yeah?.
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Post by Liou on May 6, 2021 4:34:50 GMT -5
Quick heads-up / carrying over from Discord: this collab has been pushed back to after the Altador Cup, since preparing the Cup is a massive undertaking. Aesop apologised for pushing it back with only a few weeks' notice. It is probably a sensible idea to let each event happen in its own time and hold the collab when it can get the attention it deserves. Entries that have already been submitted will be held over. Until then, everyone can have more breathing space while preparing entries.
The new collab date will be 16th July.
The new deadline should presumably be two weeks before then, taking American bank holidays into account.
Stay surreal~ (What a time to let our stories time travel between due dates or let the Altador Cup seep into the realities we are writing)
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Post by Carolyn on May 6, 2021 10:00:32 GMT -5
Thanks, Liou! I updated the first post. Will update submission list after work today! <3 Stay Surreal, all.
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Post by Ian Wolf-Park on May 6, 2021 20:08:55 GMT -5
Carolyn- I don't know if my series will be postponed to the new collab date as I got the acceptance letter earlier and my post earlier was for the initial collab date, before the change. I'll let you know when this week's NT comes out. EDIT: Well, my series started this week, so it's been confirmed that it will not move with the new collab date. Oh well. Nothing that we can do about it.
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Post by RielCZ on May 7, 2021 20:44:49 GMT -5
Of course, I rushed to finish my collab entry right after receiving my positive test result (just in case I became too ill too fast), and Aesop extended the deadline anyway. At least now I'll have more than adequate time to proofread it and possibly flesh it out more once I'm feeling healthier. Also this change means that, for like the first time, I finish a collab entry before the soft deadline haha.My story is currently ~14k words, loosely based off Alice in Wonderland. I still have not decided whether to carve it into 3 or 4 parts.
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Post by Rasaiu on May 14, 2021 5:41:54 GMT -5
Ok, I'll try. At first I was inspired by STC Week 872 about mixing morphing potions. I thought maybe an interview with some mad scientist or article about drinking too many morphing potions, or mixing them. Sadly, I didn't felt like I can pull this off. I gave up on this collab. But then it got pushed back and King Skarl came. I hope this is going to motivate me: Proposed title of entry: Soup in the pocket (might change) Type of entry: Comic Short description: Well, it's a soup. In the pocket. Collaborator? No P.S. And I (ziemelbriedis) am not going to write an article.
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Post by Duke Pikachu on Jun 6, 2021 3:21:02 GMT -5
Say, are we planning for Collab #19?
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Post by Carolyn on Jun 6, 2021 17:34:34 GMT -5
Was it Pirates vs Ninjas since that was our runner-up? Or should we re-vote? Probably looking at ummm November. Early November. If that doesn't bog down the editor, that is. Neo's birthday and all.
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Post by Kat on Jun 6, 2021 19:01:13 GMT -5
I think it's Pirates vs. Ninjas but we can always put it to another vote. Can we push it to uh, early October/late September like the Cosmic collab last year? Just so it doesn't bump into Halloween or Neobirthday.
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Post by Ian Wolf-Park on Jun 6, 2021 19:27:34 GMT -5
Yeah, I don't think it would be a good idea to have the next collab in November as that was a busy period for special issues, with Halloween, Neo's birthday and Christmas within a span of approximately 3 months. Issue 950 is also coming up and smack dab in the same release period, if we're going with a biweekly release schedule, but it may come sooner than that, depending on the release schedule going forward after the Altador Cup. Mid October might work, given that it would be 3 months since the Surreal collab issue, but again, it's the overall timing.
If not, it probably would be best to hold off the next collab until after the New Year.
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Post by June Scarlet on Jun 6, 2021 20:35:18 GMT -5
Hm... personally, I'm kind of leaning towards January next year. I don't want to rush out a collab just for the sake of having one, and I think it's okay to wait for a less busy time of year. Then again, I know people really look forward to these, and it's a great way to bring the community together. Still, I don't mind taking it a bit slower this time around.
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Post by bea on Jun 7, 2021 23:37:00 GMT -5
I'm so glad we have a little more time to submit our entry! Life has been busy so we weren't ready for the original deadline, oops. Proposed title of entry: The Surreal Exhibition Type of entry: Comic Short description: Preview (not compressed yet) i.imgur.com/VysaghL.gifCollaborator? Y. Collab with fishmas and sunbathr (@maya here on NT Writers and on discord) We'll submit this within the next few days, we're just going to do some final edits maybe, and then I'll compress it so it's below 200 KB. ^^
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Post by Carolyn on Jun 8, 2021 14:08:01 GMT -5
I can PM the editor and see what works with his schedule/workload and get back to y'all, if that works. I guess ultimately, it'd be up to him since he has to read/review/makes the collab look spiffy. Good point on November, yeah.
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Post by bea on Jun 18, 2021 22:16:24 GMT -5
Dear Bea, Thank you for submitting to the Neopian Times. Currently your submission (The Surreal Exhibition (For Collab Week)) is being held over and may be considered for future publication in the Neopian Times. There is no need to submit your submission again, as it is saved by the editor. Yours Sincerely, The Neopets Team Just received this.
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Post by Carolyn on Jun 19, 2021 19:35:46 GMT -5
bea - Congrats! What kind of entry are you doing? I'll make sure to add you to the list! Re Pirates vs Ninjas collab: I mentioned that I think that's Thanksgiving. xD But um, we'll see if November is doable for them? Stay tuned!
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