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donutsweeper) wrote2008-10-09 12:13 pm
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Last Writer Standing Challenge
What is your opinion on these sort of challenges? The idea is everyone gets a prompt and the stories are posted anonymously and then people vote on them. The writer of whoever wrote the lowest scoring story is dropped and the rest continue on to the next round where everyone's given a new prompt and the cycle is repeated until there's only one writer left.
It seems like, as a writer, you'd be setting yourself up for a lot of stress and heartache. And, the weirdness of not being able to respond to comments or claim your work. But it would be interesting to see what people say when they don't know who wrote what...
Anyone done one before? Have thinky thoughts about them?
It seems like, as a writer, you'd be setting yourself up for a lot of stress and heartache. And, the weirdness of not being able to respond to comments or claim your work. But it would be interesting to see what people say when they don't know who wrote what...
Anyone done one before? Have thinky thoughts about them?
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For me, I think it largely depends on the voting method and the maturity of the participants. Writer in a Draw was VERY well-run, and the voting was of the "why I did/didn't like this" variety, rather than just numbers. That seems fairer, because it brings it back to the personal - most writers know that they can't please all the people all the time, but as long as people are thoughtful about it, I don't mind so much. I think they had a bit of drama, but nothing serious and the mod kept a tight grip on everything. As long as everyone goes into it with the right spirit, I think they can be good fun. Also, it's a good way to stretch yourself, if that's what you're looking for.
Intervention may be required to stop me signing up, though. It's just my sort of thing...*meep*
[edited because apparently I suck at remembering the names of the things I do...]
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It does look like after the voting closes, each week, you can repost your story where ever you want so I assume that means you can claim it then too.
The method for voting though doesn't seem terribly spelled out yet. hmmm
wait- I thought you were doing Nano? Could you do both?
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There are lots of details about the rules, but not many about dates. Sign-ups close on the 16th, and I'm guessing each round is a week. If they were, say, a fortnight apart, I might be able to manage something, since you can skip some weeks as well...
They do say:
(always with constructive criticism, bashing and voting for yourself are not allowed).
*smacks wrist* Dammit! No! Must. Not....
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*headdesk* If I had a brain I'd be dangerous. I'm so not allowed to do this. So. Not. Allowed.
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*scuffs floor with toes* What if I do both? They're only little stories, and...and...
*sigh* I'm not even convincing myself here...
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...and I was going to ask you to prompt me for my Teyla&Lorne fic that I'm blocked on, but I think I just had an idea...
*runs off*
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i wasn't seeing that.
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No, not tempted to do so now, either. *scratches head*
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eh, I'd like the forced prompt idea, but that many gen h/c SGA stories in a row? Might be a bit hard to come up with
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... That's what you get the prompts for, though, isn't it. To help you come up with something. And hey, h/c. Hmmm, h/c!
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gotta run- have a good night!
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I always try when giving negative comments to do a positive/negative thing. Like, "The colour is really nice, but it's a bit over-sharpened" or "I love the crop, but it's hard to make out the text". I think that goes over better than 'omg, that sucks!'
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i'd never enter one of those things in my life again.
its not worth the stress and utter upset from sheer spite.
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I agree, when it works, it's a brilliant experience. But there is huge potential problems if every single possible detail is not thought of ahead of time and spelled out specifically.
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