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[quote=Webbo]I know it's not quite the same St Force and doesn't quite reflect your murderous ingenuity - but I've made you a variant of your icon wizard being axed in the head...[/quote]
You might be able to remember, Tony, but I can't... not until I know someone for ages. I know that kateyanne is poetry for instance, and Carol does articles... and BB, but I get very muddled.
If, and I agree icons might be too jazzy, we could perhaps have letters which correspond perhaps? It's so laborious to keep going to an account page and the info might or might not be there and then I at least lose the plot of where i was and why I wanted to know. I feel it might bring new understanding of where someone is coming from in their writery replies.
So I could be
(Frog) Liz!
CP AP CF
Which would be, according the handy little key on every page, Children's poetry, Adult poetry, Children's fiction...
Seems a bit muddled and over elaborate to me Liz. I'd find the abbreviations more confusing. As you say we could have a key on every page but that just adds another layer of jumble and reduces the streamlined and clean look of the page. Not to mention where would the key be? At the top of the page, bottom, side? To scroll up or down would be more hassle than right clicking for profile. We could have it rolling with the page but I always find these things distracting on other websites that use them for adverts and the like.
To be fair I can't remember the last time I had to check what genre a person writes in as it usually doesn't matter what people write to me. If the thread is about a certain genre then that's usually implicit in the conversation.
I prefer icons to letters, and we don't need a key, we could just hover over the icon to see what it means (a bit like in ebay where you hover over someone's star).
I love stf axe in the head icon I cant even add an icon but I would have a go , We could put all he icons that relate to us in our profiles that would tell every one what we do.
[quote=Webbo]Jennymf wrote: Can we have another competition like this but not the same.Not sure what. I really enjoyed it.
Definitely! We're wondering what to do next... the hard part might be, if we follow a similar format, what can be expressed in a quick single line entry (or so), which I think is what worked so well this time. [/quote]
Anythingle in the pipel line for another one of these, Webbo?
[quote=Webbo]The winner will be offered the opportunity (but won't be forced!) to write a short story involving the murder method, which we'll potentially publish on the website.[/quote]
And did I miss St Force's story - or did he decline?
[quote=dora]Anythingle in the pipel line for another one of these, Webbo?[/quote]
Yes, think it's definitely time for another one... will get our theming caps on!
And it is with great pleasure (and certainly not feeling in the least bit intimidated by a winner who is very deserving and not the least bit scary) that I am very happy to unveil St Force's story Acid Shampoo, a short story development of his winning murder method.
Read the story here:
http://www.writers-online.co.uk/Writing-Competitions/More-Info/Acid_Shampoo/
Sincere congratulations StF, and thanks everybody else too.
I don't know why the link didn't work for you BB. You could try following the link from my blog but I don't think it will make any difference. Here's my blog link in case you want to try it...
Hahaha! My evil plan for you to view my blog has worked. No, I've just pasted the link to the story on my blog. See if that works, if not use a different computer.
I'd like to add, stf, just to counteract the flippant delivery of my praise of your story, I was impressed at how skilled you are at structure. I am not practised at short story writing and I find it very difficult to define the scope, and set the frame.
I thought you handled this extremely well. You set the scene (I'm pretty sure that's the 'frame' of the story - but I think I'll let you tell me), you provided a false start with the hot water, which was great, and then you built up to the horrors of using THAT shampoo. The logic of providing the motive for said shampoo (the jealous ex-boyfriend) , was very well done. In essence it is back story (I think) but you delivered it lightly and deftly, so it fitted in well, did not slow the pace, and did not burden the reader with any distraction.
The rest of the story then progessed with the same clear logic with which you had handled the set up. Well done.
Enjoyed that and I agree the early placement and use of the cat scare is a neat trick here. The only comment I'd add is about the title. I think calling it Acid Shampoo dilutes a hell of a lot of the possible tension. Maybe giving it a twisted or ironic title may better, something like 'Because You're Worth It'.
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At last we see Webbo's real talents!
If, and I agree icons might be too jazzy, we could perhaps have letters which correspond perhaps? It's so laborious to keep going to an account page and the info might or might not be there and then I at least lose the plot of where i was and why I wanted to know. I feel it might bring new understanding of where someone is coming from in their writery replies.
So I could be
(Frog) Liz!
CP AP CF
Which would be, according the handy little key on every page, Children's poetry, Adult poetry, Children's fiction...
To be fair I can't remember the last time I had to check what genre a person writes in as it usually doesn't matter what people write to me. If the thread is about a certain genre then that's usually implicit in the conversation.
That's the second time it's cropped up recently.
I thought Carol was fiction - as in writes it, not as a character.
;)
Ah. Yes. That reminds me...
I agree. It's brilliant.
An aeroplane of course!
Very well done Webbo. Give yourself a medal!
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Says it all!
Definitely! We're wondering what to do next... the hard part might be, if we follow a similar format, what can be expressed in a quick single line entry (or so), which I think is what worked so well this time. [/quote]
Anythingle in the pipel line for another one of these, Webbo?
And did I miss St Force's story - or did he decline?
[quote=dora]Anythingle in the pipel line for another one of these, Webbo?[/quote]
Yes, think it's definitely time for another one... will get our theming caps on!
And it is with great pleasure (and certainly not feeling in the least bit intimidated by a winner who is very deserving and not the least bit scary) that I am very happy to unveil St Force's story Acid Shampoo, a short story development of his winning murder method.
Read the story here:
http://www.writers-online.co.uk/Writing-Competitions/More-Info/Acid_Shampoo/
Sincere congratulations StF, and thanks everybody else too.
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I don't know why the link didn't work for you BB. You could try following the link from my blog but I don't think it will make any difference. Here's my blog link in case you want to try it...
http://stforceswrittingblog.blogspot.com/
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No I'm not - thought your blog contained the story.
chocolaty. I enjoyed reading your entry.
I thought you handled this extremely well. You set the scene (I'm pretty sure that's the 'frame' of the story - but I think I'll let you tell me), you provided a false start with the hot water, which was great, and then you built up to the horrors of using THAT shampoo. The logic of providing the motive for said shampoo (the jealous ex-boyfriend) , was very well done. In essence it is back story (I think) but you delivered it lightly and deftly, so it fitted in well, did not slow the pace, and did not burden the reader with any distraction.
The rest of the story then progessed with the same clear logic with which you had handled the set up. Well done.
Keep it up and keep on scaring.