Snippetsville: General Discussion

[Guest]

 

[Boxlicker101]

I think those would be safe choices.

I mean, if I have reason to make up an address do I then name one of the streets on the map. I probably won't do that but the idea might come up.

 

[champagne1982]

I'm wondering about street names. Only two streets actually have names(three if you count N. and S. Main St.) so what if somebody doesn't live on one of those streets? In a small town like this they would be named Vine or Grove or Pine or Maple, etc.

In the west there wouldn't be vines or groves or maples, most lumber and mining towns had totally utilitarian street names. Number the damn things and leave it at that. Company names would have graced the broader streets, like Snippetts Way and maybe some other family name, Oates Road or McGuire Avenue or at least that's what I've found in Alberta towns. If you're going to use names of vegetation and geography, you could use Spruce, Elm, Pine, Mountain, Green Lake. Name them after major eastern cities or after the states, the thing is to keep them on one central theme. The community designers would have done so and the company owners would have had a favourite plan. That's my take.

 

[Alex De Kok]

Zachariah Snippett's letter found!

The recent discussion on street names reminded me that I had seen a copy of old Zachariah Snippett's letter to Bartholomew Bartlett, who had been entrusted with building Snippettsville. It goes like this -

"My Dear Mr Bartlett,

You have asked my advice as to how we should name the streets in our thriving new town of Snippettsville. I have consulted my dear wife, and we are suggesting to you the following.

As the town is being built where there was already some settlement, I see no alternative to accepting that Main Street and Green Lake Road are already part of our town. These names should continue.

For streets lying in an East to West direction, and with this being a lumbering community, we should name the streets after the trees which are providing us with our living. I suggest Fir, Pine, Cedar, Spruce, Redwood, Douglas, and Sequoia will give us enough names for the immediate future. For those streets running North to South, my dear wife suggests that simple numbering should do, so that these streets may be named First Avenue, Second Avenue and so on.

Yrs, Zachariah Snippett"

Pure fiction, of course, but that's the way we think it should go. I'll get around to bringing the Map up to date ASAP.

The Introduction has been amended too, at least partly to make it easier for writers who would like to add a story to the annals of Snippettsville to do so.

Alex

 

[wildsweetone]

Newsletter

Hi All,

Congratulations and fantastic effort for all the stories written over the busiest time of year. It's great to read all the writing you've been doing. Keep up the good work!

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02. 4.45 - 33 - 10008
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04. 4.20 - 30 - 7846
05. 4.64 - 22 - 6773
06. 4.00 - 38 - 8503
07. 4.24 - 25 - 13941
08. 4.06 - 17 - 4210
09. 4.05 - 22 - 5315
10. 4.50 - 20 - 3445
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The Fifth Annual Literotica Awards

Issue 5 is now running equal with Intimate Confession's Chap 03, both at 25.64%.

Feel free to advertise the voting page:

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Winter Carnival Stories

There are now seven stories up for the Winter Carnival Issue. If there are any more, please post them by the end of this week. Excellent work everyone.

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Suggested Story Change

Alex and I have been giving the SG a lot of thought and would like to suggest a change in our stories as per a brief discussion late last year.

Vas, quoted in no particular order:
The Deer/Duck/Pheasant/Fishing Opening Days – hunting seasons.

Ice Fishing Adventures.

The County Fair.

The Big High School Game.

Hide the Turtle.

Church basement potluck, pancake or spaghetti feed. Raffle, In-Home Demos, Bingo, Fun Day.

Fundraising Schemes.

Above are some of the ideas Vas came up with just before Christmas for themes we could write around this year.

We'd like to suggest that Snippettsville takes a step forward and alters our future publication. (This will in no way affect our existing stories that are queued for submission.) Instead of writing 600 word stories helter skelter, how about all our stories are based around specific themes?

We'd like to plan on submitting an Issue once a month. The Issues submitted would be based as our theme Special Issues have been based previously. Therefore, 12 themes would need to be decided, one for each month.

It would be more appropriate if we choose themes other than those set for Literotica.

We could include;
-a Ball, or special event for each season.
-Harvest Festival.
-School Gala/Seasonal Fete/Sports Day.
-a theme around the nudist camp, The Lady Iothane Institute, on Umbra Island . . .
-An art festival - nudes a speciality

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December - Christmas
January – New Year
February – Masquerade Ball
March – Winter Carnival
April –
May –
June – Mid Summer Night’s .?.
July –
August –
September –
October –
November –
December – Christmas
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Let me know your thoughts and any ideas you have for the months that are free.

wso and ADK

 

[champagne1982]

Hi all .. I don't like the idea of ALL our stories to be themed, Could we go with a themed issue once a month or two? I think that would maintain the variety of story content that we enjoy presently. We have enough stories that snipps could survive producing 2 issues a month. That's what I see anyway.

a few ideas for the first half of the year...

April - Crocus Blossom/Easter Parade
May - Spring Prom/Grad party or the opening of boating season..
July - gymkhana (out at the Lazy Snips)

 

[Guest]

A theme for each month seems forced to me. Occasional issues are fine, but this could limit too many writers. I don't want to start writing 'on assignment'.

Perdita

 

[Boxlicker101]

I have to agree with Champagne and Perdita. Themes are nice sometimes but why all the time? Maybe six times a year or so, but not every month.

But if we have themes, how about Halloween?

 

[wildsweetone]

A message from Lancelot Knight because he couldn't post at the time:

I basically wouldn't want to see *every* issue be a theme, but an occasional one would be all right.

Some theme ideas:

April: April Fool's Day
May: May Day
July: Fourth of July (but may be too localized with an international readership)
August: Swimming in Green Lake
Sept. a Hay Ride or a Harvest Dance
Oct: Halloween
November: Thanksgiving (again, may be too localized)

 

[Boxlicker101]

Winter Carnival Stories

I'm womdering about something. I read on a post that there were seven Winter Carnival stories. Will all of them be released as the Winter Carnival issue or will only four of them be so released? The reason I am wondering is that my entry is really just ice skating, just marginally about the Winter Carnival, and it is actually chapter 2 of the first story I wrote, which is not Winter Carnival at all. Both mine could be just winter stories, not part of the Winter Carnival issue.

 

[wildsweetone]

There is no limitation of the Winter Carnival stories... all stories written and accepted will be included.

Boxlicker, I was planning on PMing you in my morning. Sorry this is going to be brief. Please PM me if you want a better explanation and I will write to you in my morning.

One of your stories is able to be included in the Winter Carnival Issue. That issue will contain all stories specifically written for the Carnival. Your second winter story is eligible. Your first is not because the setting is not within the Winter Carnival arena. It is however, eligible to stand on its own in a normal Snippettsville Tale though.

The choice is therefore yours as to whether you want the second story included in the Winter Issue.

As I see it, both your stories are able to stand alone (I know and can see why you wanted them as Chap. 1 and 2 though). With very little work i.e. altering this paragraph:

'After a tough two-day drive here in mid-winter, followed by the pleasure of making love to Kathy the previous afternoon and night, I was in no hurry to leave. “I would love to stay a few more days, if it’s okay with you.”'

by saying something like 'After another tough two-day drive...' that would take out the necessity of having the second story follow on from the first and would make it perfectly eligible for the Winter Carnival Issue.



wildsweetone

 

[Guest]

 

[Boxlicker101]

There is no limitation of the Winter Carnival stories... all stories written and accepted will be included.

Boxlicker, I was planning on PMing you in my morning. Sorry this is going to be brief. Please PM me if you want a better explanation and I will write to you in my morning.

One of your stories is able to be included in the Winter Carnival Issue. That issue will contain all stories specifically written for the Carnival. Your second winter story is eligible. Your first is not because the setting is not within the Winter Carnival arena. It is however, eligible to stand on its own in a normal Snippettsville Tale though.

The choice is therefore yours as to whether you want the second story included in the Winter Issue.

As I see it, both your stories are able to stand alone (I know and can see why you wanted them as Chap. 1 and 2 though). With very little work i.e. altering this paragraph:

'After a tough two-day drive here in mid-winter, followed by the pleasure of making love to Kathy the previous afternoon and night, I was in no hurry to leave. “I would love to stay a few more days, if it’s okay with you.”'

by saying something like 'After another tough two-day drive...' that would take out the necessity of having the second story follow on from the first and would make it perfectly eligible for the Winter Carnival Issue.



wildsweetone

Okay, like I said in my PM, I have made some changes in the first story and added references to the winter Carnival. I will add it as an edited version.

 

[Guest]

The more I think about it I'd rather not have any themed issues. E.g., if someone writes a story to do with Valentine's Day, then it goes in the February issue, but not all the stories need be about VDay. Same for the other months.

I also don't see why a VDay story should have to be posted in February. Are our issues supposed to be in "real time"?

I just want to write stories; sticking to Snipp street names, characters, ambience, etc. is enough for me. If it all gets much more 'organized' (i.e., complicated) then I'm leaving town.

Note to WSO: I am not angry, just have to set my writing priorities.

Perdita

 

[wildsweetone]

Newsy

Hi All

Comments
Thanks for the comments on the themed issues idea. It was a thought and had to be discussed. Looking at everyone's comments, we'll leave the issues as they are, four stories submitted fortnightly, with the occasional special issue replacing one regular issue scattered throughout the year.

I think that the issues should be posted in 'real time'. i.e. Christmas Issue in time for Christmas. In the paper publishing world, magazines work months ahead in order to ensure their work is ready for specific times of year.

Themes
December '03 - Christmas (set)
January '04 - xxx
February – Masquerade Ball (set)
March – Winter Carnival (set)
April – xxx
May – xxx
June – xxx
July – xxx
August – xxx
September – Harvest Dance (open for discussion)
October – xxx
November – xxx
December – Christmas (set)

As this list shows, and on past publishing, there are approximately 16 future issues with no themes for the rest of this year (we submit fortnightly where possible). I'd say that was more than enough open boundaries for authors to write against. If anybody has more suggestions or ideas, please speak up.


Winter Carnival
The Winter Carnival stories have now all been edited/proofread and altered. The stories will appear in this order:

Winter Carnival
1. Sam Leathy's Scheme by Quasimodem
2. Winter Flowers by Lancelot Knight
3. Kathy has a Caller by Boxlicker101
4. Streak of White Light by Alex de Kok
5. McRae's Win by Champagne1982
6. Kathy goes Skating by Boxlicker101
7. Sometimes, it's Luck by Alex de Kok
8. A Moment's Perfection by wildsweetone

A nice lot of stories for our special issue. Thank you to all authors who contributed. And a special thanks for the urgency in looking through my editing/proofreading suggestions.


Editing/Proofreading - Urgent
I am waiting to hear back from Group 2 and Group 3 leaders with regards to their editing work. Please urgently advise me if there is a problem. I have PMed you both, but received no answer.

General
Issue 11 is posted now. Fortnightly (as contests within the main site allow) the submissions are as follows:
The Masquerade Ball Issue
Issue 12
The Winter Carnival Issue
Issue 13
Issue 14
Issue 15
etc.

Statistics
rating/votes/views
Christmas Issue
----4.41 - 29 - 5179
01. 0.00 - 00 - 14590
02. 4.45 - 33 - 10160
03. 4.27 - 26 - 5870
04. 4.23 - 31 - 7933
05. 4.67 - 24 - 6877
06. 4.00 - 38 - 8596
07. 4.27 - 26 - 14033
08. 4.06 - 17 - 4340
09. 4.05 - 22 - 5502
10. 4.52 - 21 - 3448
11. 4.00 - 08 - 1714

Edited for update:
11. 4.11 - 09 - 1840
(Tues 2nd March)

 

[Boxlicker101]

I have to wonder about the idea of "A Masquerade Ball". I wouldn't think a small town like Snippetsville, with a hard-working background would have something like that. A Halloween party in the high school gymnasium, sure but a masquerade ball?

I notice there are two W/C stories by ADK and two by me. In both cases, the second story is closely related to the first. Wouldn't it be a better idea to have the second one follow the first, in both cases? Strictly a suggestion, and if we are committed to the sequence given, okay by me.

 

[champagne1982]

[...]I notice there are two W/C stories by ADK and two by me. In both cases, the second story is closely related to the first. Wouldn't it be a better idea to have the second one follow the first, in both cases? Strictly a suggestion, and if we are committed to the sequence given, okay by me.

Woah there, Mister Boxlicker, sir! You have TWO stories in ONE issue and you're concerned with placement? Consider the premise of the Snips; you should be aiming to tell a complete tale in 600 words (give or take a few) independant of each other. Believe me, your readers won't have forgotten the story if they have to read someone else in between.

As a note of interest, and to give you a little perspective, I'll have been waiting through no less than eight issues for the second of my closely related stories to appear. Please don't go on about a few hundred words between your two parts. If the story need to be told in 1200 words, maybe it wasn't a snippet after all?

 

[Boxlicker101]

Woah there, Mister Boxlicker, sir! You have TWO stories in ONE issue and you're concerned with placement? Consider the premise of the Snips; you should be aiming to tell a complete tale in 600 words (give or take a few) independant of each other. Believe me, your readers won't have forgotten the story if they have to read someone else in between.

As a note of interest, and to give you a little perspective, I'll have been waiting through no less than eight issues for the second of my closely related stories to appear. Please don't go on about a few hundred words between your two parts. If the story need to be told in 1200 words, maybe it wasn't a snippet after all?

As I said, that's not a complaint, just a suggestion. Both the stories stand alone but the second one is a sequel to the first, just like stories here are frequently sequels to previous stories.

 

[wildsweetone]

Hi and sorry for the delay, I'm swamped with coursework at the moment and fighting to sort out my time management.

Carrie I have PMed you asking about the stories you referred to that were eight Issues apart. I'm not sure but my PMs may be going missing, I have sent some to other SG members and not received replies as yet. I have also previously PMed you asking how you're doing with the Snippettsville Phone Book, do you need any help? Please let me know.

Boxlicker, I am happy with the way your stories are currently sitting for the Winter Carnival Issue. From a reader's perspective, I would not wish to sit down and read one story after another by the same author.

Boxlicker: I have to wonder about the idea of "A Masquerade Ball". I wouldn't think a small town like Snippetsville, with a hard-working background would have something like that. A Halloween party in the high school gymnasium, sure but a masquerade ball?

The Masquerade Ball was decided several months ago (some time near real life Halloween), as we have four stories per issue and one issue submitted per fortnight the Masquerade Ball Issue will be out shortly. Perhaps you have a point that a small town like Snippettsville may not have such a thing as a Masquerade Ball... the very name suggests something rather more grandoise than Snippettsville would normally have. However, at the time, it piqued the interest of lots of the authors and we had fun with it.

I'm glad you voiced your thoughts though, thanks for that.



Just further to my unanswered PMs, I still have received no answer from the editing/proofreading group leaders. If there is a difficulty with the editing/proofreading, please contact me urgently or let me know via this thread.

Thanks

wso

 

[wildsweetone]

Urgent Head Count Please

URGENT HEAD COUNT PLEASE


I need a head count of current Snippettsville Group members so I can reorganise the editing/proofreading groups.

Please urgently make a post on the gen disc thread or a PM to me, letting me know if you're still interested in the SG.

Thank you


wso

 

[jon.hayworth]

I am still in -

A bit tied up have work on and other things. But still up for editing.
jon

 

[gauchecritic]

I'm still here but I've forgotten what my name is and my purpose in life.

I'll do it. I'll do it. Honest. Give me a break.

Gauche

 

[wildsweetone]

I'm still here but I've forgotten what my name is and my purpose in life.

I'll do it. I'll do it. Honest. Give me a break.

Gauche

Open thine eyes sweetheart.

Look directly into mine...

Your purpose in life is to make mine pure bliss.

Aw hell, I couldn't resist.

Take care of yourself dear. I understand.

wso

COME ON WHERE'S THE REST?

 

[champagne1982]

[...] Perhaps you have a point that a small town like Snippettsville may not have such a thing as a Masquerade Ball... the very name suggests something rather more grandoise than Snippettsville would normally have. However, at the time, it piqued the interest of lots of the authors and we had fun with it.[...]

LOL @ grandiose. Most small towns tend to over-do formality in this way. "Masquerade Balls" where a costume dance would do just as well, a suit to church and highly formal weddings are all a matter of course. Even country folk need to feel sophisticated at times, especially those families that have roots in the city.

It's okay to be a hick but it's fun sometimes to dress up and pretend you're not. Daddy warsh the four-by, we're goin' ta town!

p.s. to wso I'M IN

 

[sailorm72003]

I am happy to remain in the SG, but I seem to only be available for editing lately; time constraints and another writing project are interfering with snipps.

Sailor