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Post by Gelquie on Mar 24, 2023 22:13:04 GMT -5
Today I came across a post about a microfiction contest, where you are given 24 hours to write a 100 word or less story. There were a few other caveats, like they provide a genre, a word you must include, and an action. I thought it sounded fun, and since I make comics, also pretty doable. So I looked it up. And it turns out it costs like twenty-something dollars to enter. And I'm like, you want me to pay you to write a hundred words? And I'm the one who's writing them as well? Anyway, is anyone here interested in a 100-word writing challenge? Not contest, no judges or prizes. Just a fun challenge to do. I could always just do it by myself, but I feel like it'd be more fun to make a thing of it with others. Contests where you have to pay to enter frequently sets off my scam warning sensors in my brain. xD But sure, I wouldn't mind doing that as a cost-free fun forum fest!
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Post by June Scarlet on Mar 24, 2023 22:23:10 GMT -5
Yeah, I think it could be fun. And free, don't forget free.
I'm thinking like, using a random word generator to come up with a theme or word to include. That way, the person running can participate too.
I also like the idea of a quick time limit. Since it's not a contest, it doesn't matter if you're late, but I could see aiming for a 24 hour time limit. Maybe 24 hours from the time you read the theme/word? It'd be on your honor, but it doesn't matter anyway.
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Post by Gelquie on Mar 24, 2023 22:33:48 GMT -5
Yeah, could still do 24 hours! And we could do on our honor. We could also give a heads up for when the timer will start, and then when it does, the word is posted.
And yeah, random word generator would probably work best. I thought of people submitting words, but then people will still know those words ahead of time.
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Post by June Scarlet on Mar 25, 2023 10:47:12 GMT -5
My only concern is that since we're all over the world, it might be harder for some to have their full 24 hours. But then again, it's 100 words, so probably won't be too much of an issue.
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Post by PFA on Mar 25, 2023 21:20:47 GMT -5
A microfic challenge sounds fun, reminds me of the three-sentence story prompts that were going around on Tumblr for a while
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Post by June Scarlet on Mar 26, 2023 17:35:53 GMT -5
Okay, there's interest, I'll set something up for next weekend!
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Post by Gelquie on Mar 29, 2023 1:31:57 GMT -5
I'm staring at my Spring Cleaning list, specifically a few items that I knew were vague. But they're vague enough to not be motivating, yet I'm still brainstorming how to make them more precise. Like "write x cover letters per y period of time." But problem is that my motivation acts as an oscillation.
I should at least work on the small stuff, lol.
(Sewing the holes in two of my pants is hard, though, because last time I tried to sew on patches, I couldn't get the fabric as flat as they could be and my results just tore from the sewed thread after a while. Still, the socks are very low-priority regarding whether or not I care about messing them up, so I can always do that first, I just care more about the pants.)
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Post by June Scarlet on Apr 1, 2023 21:57:30 GMT -5
I visited the taps to upload my latest comic to the backlog. I saw their, er, new totally not a joke community guidelines, and decided to stop by their forum as well.
They had a fun topic about reviewing your own work as if you were giving it a one-star review and hated it, in good silly fun. I ended up posting about my Crime Show comic. I said about how the artist doesn't even bother with shading, and a few other comments about my comic.
It wasn't the official joke, but it was fun to write anyway.
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Post by Lizica on Apr 28, 2023 0:31:33 GMT -5
*sliiides over*
Hey, so, NTWF Mafia II's tenth anniversary is May 8th!! (...I know, right? X'D) And I was thinking I might try to draw a fun thing for it ahead of time, and then share it the day of, if anyone else would like to join me? 8D
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Post by Gelquie on Apr 28, 2023 0:38:33 GMT -5
I may not be able to draw (unless you want a really poorly drawn mandolin, beret, or town landscape). But if I can think of a writing prompt, I'm in! It sounds fun, and would be cool to revisit. =D
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Post by Lizica on Apr 28, 2023 0:57:09 GMT -5
A writing prompt for it sounds awesome!! =DD
Join me, and together we shall all feel nostalgic
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Post by Lizica on May 8, 2023 22:33:28 GMT -5
*kicks open bloid door because my hands are full of tin foil hats* HAPPY TENTH ANNIVERSARY, NTWF MAFIA II!!
Had hoped to post this earlier, but I still finished it!! \ o / ...And at long last, everyone gets to wear the hats Tracy made for them. *wipes tear* I hope you all like it! xP Key below! (Plus identifications of the hats~ XD) In vague rows from the top, we have:
Fluffle (something flat to cover the head, with loops to go around the ears) Jenkins (bag with eyeholes); Tanya (beanie cap); Thundy (stormclouds, also fluffy like a sheep); Osilon (pigeon) Kay (stack of books); Mony (tricorn); Ginz (Erlenmeyer flask); Yoyti (tophat); Metastophelous (radio); Stal (regular three-pointed hat) Penny (sunhat with her "cat" on it) + Maurice; Birch (head bandage); THE PYTHON (generic but looks like a dunce cap that was run over by a semi); Don Dan (generic but smushed like a fedora) Mick (waffle with cherry and whipped cream); Alex/Rocky (messy crown of aluminum rocks); Diana (crown of laurel leaves); Nora (chicken) + one of her chickens Tracy (baseball cap); Blaze (wolf ears) + Primrose; Britknee (city skyline with cow) + Snuggles; Julie (beret); Dove (nekomimi)
Fun fact, during Mafia II, I made a Word file so I could list all the characters and what hats Tracy would give them/would've given them. So I still had this great little reference, even without digging through the RP. XD The only new hat ideas used here are for Tanya, Meta, and Stal! (And I can also thank the hats for setting the precedent that led to me having a Word doc for every RPG afterwards where I wrote down notes and journals. XD) Also, shoutout to everyone in the past for already giving me A++ references of almost all the characters. =DD Mafia II has a special place in my heart, because it was the first NTWF game where I played as an actual player instead of an NPC, and through it and its Skype chat, I got to know so many forumers better. <3 (Though I might've been low key intimidated by some of the mafia member roleplayers for awhile after, because of how well they wrote. XD)So, thanks for this great game all those years ago, and thanks for being awesome people to have played and written with, and thanks for being great friends in all the time between. <333 Happy tenth!!! \ o /
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Post by Gelquie on May 8, 2023 23:26:21 GMT -5
Happy 10th Anniversary, Mafia II!! I love the crowd shot with all of us sporting Tracy's hats, and how happy we all look! 8D It's also nice to see all the hat ideas in one place! We really rock them, just like we rocked that RP. <3 I'm glad it was also an avenue for you, Lizica, to get to know the other forumers better! In turn, I don't think I knew you that well before that RP, and while I still had a ways to go after that, that RP was when I started to know you. Some moments of our character interactions still stick out in my mind, to this day! And I'm really happy for it all. ...So I. Kind of forgot to do something. 8'D And I'm feeling a bit too under the weather right now to do a quick writing thing. HOWEVER. So, Julie's first tune was Shining Light, a fairly simple ditty that she played shortly before joining the crowd at the start of the RP. I've actually always had a tune in mind for it. I did try to replicate it on a note-playing thing, but it never came out how I wanted. Even so, I could find another program and try again! After all, I still know the tune and the notes. ^^ So at some point, I will get back to you on that! Unless I did post the tune at some point and completely forgot; that is entirely possible.Either way, a good trip down memory lane! Thank you for doing this, Lizica. <33
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Post by PFA on May 8, 2023 23:32:02 GMT -5
Happy anniversary, Mafia 2! I wasn't there for Maf 2, but I have similar feelings about Maf 3 so I totally get it, haha.
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Post by Ginz ❤ on May 9, 2023 13:17:06 GMT -5
Oh my goodness, Lizica, that's amazing!! That's such an epic group picture, and everyone is represented so nicely with their custom hats! Thank you so much for making such a lovely commemoration. I think all of us were lucky to RP with you and get to know you better too. <3 Definitely something to celebrate! \o/
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