Chain Story Discussion

[Whispersecret]

Please don't expect brilliance from me either. I'm struggling to get my novel in shape to re-send to Kensington. Foolishly I sent a query to them and got a response sooner than I'd expected. So now I'm going nuts trying to do one last polish before sending it.

I just hope I can get my Talisman chapter done soon enough for people to have a decent amount of time in which to edit it. I WILL deliver, though. I said I would, and I will.

 

[Todd-'o'-Vision]

Ummmm, I got a bit of a problem.

I was checking my submission process to see the status and its not there, its not accepted rejected or pending, I think I screwed something up the other dya when I played with my three identities {Todd, Bobtoad777, Todd-'o'-Vision}. I will resubmitit tomorrow, {not on my computer right now, fixing this one with a mysterious net connection failure, that doesn't seem to be happening for me like it did the owner}

Bad news the chapter after mine might get up before mine.

Good news I didn't delete it off my computer and it isn't lost.

 

[RisiaSkye]

I should have posted yesterday, but I thought I ought to let everyone know--my story's submitted, and I can safely say it's the weakest link in this year's chain.

My advance apologies--I gave up on it finally; it wanted to be 10,000 words or so and I don't have that kind of patience. So, it ends with much of the story untold. Now I remember why I don't write novels--I lack the patience and creativity to develop real stories.

Whisper, good luck with Kensington and your final polish. I'm sure it'll be worth the work.

 

[Whispersecret]

Thanks, Risia. I've polished that baby so much it "shines like the top of the Chrysler building!"

Now, attention everyone! I've finished my chapter. I'm so happy and relieved. I was stuck for SO LONG and hadn't the slightest idea how I was going to wrap things up. Then today, things just started to flow. It was glorious. Anyway, Quint, Alex, KM, I'm gonna send it off to you for your comments.

I still have a question regarding titles. Am I obligated to title the chapter like this:

Talisman: Lucas Drake

Or do I have some leeway? I saw some people added a word or two to the name. Can I do that?

 

[Quint]

Okay, I have a question. I wrote my story in Word and italics are rather important. Is there anything I need to do when submitting to keep the italics as they are? I'm extremely html deficient. Need to know before Friday. Thanks, all!

 

[Whispersecret]

Quint, I know what to do, but I don't have the time to explain it right now. If you don't get a reply soon, email me to remind me.

Judo, I tried the introductory page for the Talisman and it doesn't seem to be working for me. Is it just me, or is there a glitch?

 

[Alex De Kok]

Italics

Quint said

Okay, I have a question. I wrote my story in Word and italics are rather important. Is there anything I need to do when submitting to keep the italics as they are? I'm extremely html deficient. Need to know before Friday. Thanks, all!

Read my 'How-To' here

If you still have problems, send me the Word file and I'll return a plain text version with the codes inserted.

Alex

 

[karmadog]

Finally

My section of the story has finally been submitted. Two days past my own self imposed deadline. My apologies. I've been putting out fires since saturday. Real life is a pain in the ass.

 

[karmadog]

I forgot to mention, I had time only for the most cursory of edits, so the story is flabby in some places and bony in others. I'll submit an edited version as time permits.

 

[Whispersecret]

Hey, Karma, at least you came through! That's more than some of the other writers can claim. Good job!

 

[karmadog]

Well, thanks Whisper, but that's sort of like being congratulated for not killing someone. It's just the way you oughta be.

 

[Alex De Kok]

Karmadog's Chapter is up!

And well worth the wait, except he's lost the chain somewhere. Probably in a shell-hole!

Go read it here

Nice work, Karmadog!

Alex

 

[Quint]

I have just submitted my chapter. I'm quite happy with it, largely due to the keen eyes of my editors. I also managed to work in html, which was neat and should make Laurel's job that much easier. Woo for me! After-chapter party, my place!

Anyway, no more frets on my account if ever there were.

 

[jon.hayworth]

Just wanted to tell everyone that I really enjoyed Karmadogs contribution to the chain story - and it was well worth the wait.

Nice work KD

jon

 

[RisiaSkye]

Anybody know what's up with the Chain now? As far as I can tell, we're two weeks off--which makes me wonder why I still needed to submit my story a week ago, only to have it sit in limbo for three weeks.

 

[Whispersecret]

I've got my story pretty polished and ready. I'm waiting on a couple of editors to finish up. I'll have my story in to Laurel early because I'm going on vacation.

I chose not to "finish" the chain--i.e. explain how the talisman ends up inaccessible, like the Heart of the Ocean at the end of Titanic. I didn't feel it was necessary after all. I hope I didn't let anyone down in this regard.

And, is Laurel out of town? Because karmadog's story got posted, but it didn't seem to get the usual promo on the homepage. I've always seen that as one of the perks of participating in the chain stories. You get that little extra umph of exposure from Laurel.

 

[KillerMuffin]

Yeah. She's been out of town.

She'll be back on the boards tomorrow or Monday.

 

[JUDO]

Speaking of being out of town...

I've been back home from vacation for two hours, but I see already that neither Todd or Kdog were connected to the main page of the Talisman.

It seems like (from the above postings) that Kdog's story was posted, but received little or no advertisement from the site. A sorry state, but probably contributable to Laurel being out of town.

Did Todd deliver? If not, that could also contribute to confusion.

I will point Laurel to this thread to see if she can unfurl all the frustration and mess that is this year's chain story. <sigh>


- Judo

PS - Whisper, the 'intro' page for the Talisman page is here and the main Talisman page is here.

- J

 

[Laurel]

Hi all!

I apologize for the confusion. I was out of town, and didn't have as much Internet access as I'd hoped. I will give karmadog's chapter a little push tonight (though it seems to be getting very high ratings without the extra advertising - great job!) and I'll check on the rest. Great work, everyone!

 

[Whispersecret]

Welcome home, ladies!

Already saw the homepage push for karma.

Judo, it's the intro page that seems all befuddled. There's type on top of type, like there's too much to fit in the window. Maybe it's just my computer...

(Edited to add the happy face!)

 

[Todd-'o'-Vision]

Mine was pending from the day i last posted about it till last night

thismorning its invisible, its not pending rejected or anything, I will submit it again.

I apologize for what ever is going on

 

[JUDO]

Sorry, WS. They both work for me.

- Judo

 

[Whispersecret]

Which description do you like better for my chapter? Should I push the romantic love aspect or the sex aspect?

The Talisman compels a lonely thief to risk his heart.

A lonely thief picks up the Talisman on a heist to discover hot sex in an unexpected place.

Influenced by the Talisman, a lonely thief confronts his inner demons when asked to help a young girl overcome her own.

 

[Alex De Kok]

The third!

Definitely the third. As a romantic fool myself, I prefer that one. The first one would be my second choice.

Alex

 

[KillerMuffin]

The first one would be my choice cause they're supposed to fit on one line.