Chain Story Discussion

[KillerMuffin]

No, I never actually did get it done that day. I started on it for the ninth time last night and now I'm 2500 words into it. It looks like a longer one, though, probably about 15000 wordish, but don't hold me to that.

There is simply too much that needs to be done with the character to get him where he needs to be for a short. I'm sure Russell Crowe will be emailing me to play the hero. Ha ha ha.

If I actually get the time to write like I have been I hope I'll get it finished in the next day or so. My brain has unkinked and it's flowing like crazy, baby.

Who wants to proofread?

 

[Johnny_Boy]

I'll proof for you KillerMuffin. My storys stuck, so a little proofing work might get my ass in gear and find an end. Just make sure to point out what words are supposed to be spelled like that, ex. being forigon words. My spell checker is very buggy, but it still somewhat works.

 

[karmadog]

My story has turned out nothing like the synopsis I posted earlier. On top of that I foolishly wrote during an electrical storm and a power outage cost me around 3 or 4,000 words. I should have been paying attention to the thread about backing up work. I won't be making that mistake again.

Plus, the editor I had lined up seems to have disappeared from the boards. I hope she's still around.

 

[jon.hayworth]

KM,

If you want it proofed for the historical bit, I'll be glad to offer my services. I can spot missing words etc., but I would not presume to comment on your use of grammar.

If you want me to do it e-mail me -

jon.hayworth@lineone.net

I can do it tomorrow Wed 5th June

jon

 

[JUDO]

Okay, problem...

I'm sure you have all looked at the delivery schedule I posted some weeks back. Right?

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Final Delivery Schedule
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KillerMuffin - Friday, June 7th, 2002
GoddessKaren - Friday, June 14th, 2002
Jon.Hayworth - Friday, June 21st, 2002
Mlyn - Friday, June 28th, 2002
Alex de Kok - Friday, July 5th, 2002
Johnny_Boy - Friday, July12th, 2002
Judo - Friday, July 19th, 2002
Karmadog - Friday, July 26th, 2002
Todd O'Vision - Friday, August 2nd, 2002
RisiaSkye - Friday, August 9th, 2002
Quint - Friday, August 16th, 2002
Whispersecret - Friday, August 23rd, 2002

NOTE: As each chapter is delivered, Laurel will have one week to look the work over and post it. Therefore, the first chapter should be posted on or about June 14th, 2002.
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Looks familiar, right? Everybody saw it.

First the good news, I've just received word from Laurel that we can make a web page for the story and she will link in the new ones as they are posted each week!

Yeh!

Now, the distressing news, she wants to post the first story TONIGHT! Which means that KM has done her job and delivered her chapter on time, or actually slightly ahead of time. Today is June 6th. The first chapter was due to be delivered to Laurel tomorrow, June 7th and then in a timely manner, posted to the site on or about June 14th. (Yes, that's right - see the NOTE above.)

Well, no blame on anyone but me. I gave you all a delivery schedule for when your story would be out of your hands and delivered to Laurel, not a delivery schedule for when the story would be posted.

I've desperately emailed and PM'd Laurel a response that I could not possibly get the html web page and graphics to her by tonight (as she has just requested). I had been waiting to hear if we could do it at all.

I have asked her to delay the posting of KM's chapter until June 14th (which was the time we originally agreed upon for the first chapter posting).

If Laurel is able to do that, I will be able to get the graphics together and delivered to her by then and we can get the stories posted with each week's released on our web page.

Sorry, sorry, mea culpa! My bad! My bad!

Hopefully, everyone is okay with this and understands.

Thanks.
- Judo

 

[KillerMuffin]

For some reason I thought the date was the posting date.

I usually don't read, but will skim posts with colors in them. Particularly those with yellow, blue, green, or red in them.


I PMed Laurel and she'll hold it back.

 

[JUDO]

Great! Thanks, KM. I pm'd with the two of you and I think we are all on the same page now. Your first chapter of Talisman will be posted on June 14th.

I hope to have a web page put together by next Wednesday or earlier to send her way for the first posting.

I will try and post an image of it here first.

Thanks, again.
- Judo

 

[JUDO]

Here's a sneak preveiw of the Talisman page in-progress(click below to get a very low-res version of it).

I have yet to add the table of chapters at the bottom that will contain all the links and each chapter description. Also, I'm thinking of adding a couple of small image links that will allow the users to bring up two small pages: one that explain the yearly chain story and the other would be a one sentence introduction to our story.

If anyone has a good idea for the one-sentence intro., please PM or email it to me soon.

Thanks.
- Judo

 

[JUDO]

Wiping dust from my eyes, I listen quietly for any sounds - a footstep, a creaking board. The wind gusts again blowing a tumbleweed through the Author Forum. Somewhere nearby, a shutter bangs against a wall.

"Hello?" My voice echoes down the street.

"Hello?" The echo, my only answer. I pitch my voice a little louder...

"Is anyone out there?"

 

[Alex De Kok]

Duh, I'm sorry. I didn't hear you. I was writing - got a deadline to meet, don't ya know. Is there something I can help you with?

OK, yes, I had a peek at the preview. I like it and I'm really looking forward to seeing the web page. I'm sorry I didn't tell you. Honest.

But now, back to the painful process of creation, not aided by a recacitrant muse.

Alex

 

[Whispersecret]

Judo, the page looks amazing! I had, like, the busiest weekend you can imagine.

Hmmm, one sentence intro?

In this latest chain story, a mystical medallion travels through the ages, influencing the lives of those who are lucky, or unlucky, enough to possess it.

Okay, I'm pressed for time. Give me a break. Got five minutes go pick up the kids from school. Feel free to mess around with that.

 

[KillerMuffin]

Multiply 90 by pi over 180, cancel 90 to 1, cancel 180 to 2 so radians are pi over 2. Square 8, multiply 1/2, 64, and pi/2. Cancel 2 into 64, cancel 2 into 32. Area is pi/16 cm squared or something with a lot of decimals cm squared.

I'm sorry, what?

 

[jon.hayworth]

JUDO,

I think the cover page is great - I will give some thought to the one-liner.

jon

 

[KillerMuffin]

Dancing through the mist of time (the millenia), the fertility Goddess's (what was her name?) Talisman surfaces to touch human lives and perhaps to find its own destiny within them.

As opposed to

Chowing on pizza and beer during the off season, Shiva pitches a perfect shut out every other century or so, whacking the innocent human victim upside the head. . .

 

[JUDO]

Multiply 90 by pi over 180, cancel 90 to 1, cancel 180 to 2 so radians are pi over 2. Square 8, multiply 1/2, 64, and pi/2. Cancel 2 into 64, cancel 2 into 32. Area is pi/16 cm squared or something with a lot of decimals cm squared.

I'm sorry, what?

Doin' your taxes late, or don't tell me this is what normally goes on in that mind of yours while watchin' Roller Derby?

 

[jon.hayworth]

Judo,

How about something like.

"Timeless, over millennia the Talisman enters many people's lives, held but not owned, possessor of its many holders."

jon

 

[KillerMuffin]

Summer school!

I'm thrilled to pieces. I don't watch roller derby. I watch CSPAN and Samauri Jack.

 

[JUDO]

Hmmm...hate CSPAN. Love Samurai Jack (although Dexter's still my love). Could sit in on a little ESPN, though. X-Games anyone?

 

[karmadog]

AAAARRGGGHHH

OK, that sounded like Charlie Brown, but I lost half my story in a bad 'puter accident, and the whole story ended up changing, which was ok, because the other story was starting to sound like the English Patient.

The new one is better, but I lost (I think) my editor. Crap.

 

[JUDO]

Chain Story Web Page is ready!

I have written Laurel and let her know the web page for "The Talisman" is ready. Yeh!

I will be emailing it to them today for KillerMuffin's story to appear there tomorrow!

Hopefully, everything will go smoothly...

(*Keeps fingers crossed*)


- Judo

 

[KillerMuffin]

Here's the description of the talisman in my story for a heads up. I think it's sufficiently full of vague detail.

"A warm ivory medallion covered a small part of his palm. It was a clear piece of ivory, vaguely colored with age. A female form that he didn’t recognize winked at him. An incarnation of Venus, perhaps, but not like any he’d ever seen. Her eyes were alien and so was her dress. The gold chain spilled along his fingers. He’d never seen the like; it had no links, only woven gold like fine linen. He lifted the necklace to set it onto the shelf by the statue’s feet, but didn’t. Perhaps he could give it to Brigid."

 

[JUDO]

Cool, KM. Sounds like you.

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Web Page Update
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I have sent all the "parts" for the web page to Laurel and Manu, but I haven't heard a reply from them at all about anything. You know, like "Okay, send it." or "You want us to do what?"

I hope they remember to do this.

"Lau-rel...oh, LAU-REL..."

 

[JUDO]

It's up!!!

The 2002 Literotica Chain Story web page is posted! Yeh! (*spins around and jumps up and down*). And Killermuffin's first chapter is linked with it.

Talisman Web Page

KillerMuffin's Chapter 1 - Talisman - Tallus Hostilus Ursus

 

[Alex De Kok]

Muffie's Masterpiece

I've read it.

I loved it. One of the finest pieces of writing on Literotica.

I'm depressed.

I have to follow it, although luckily not immediately. I thought I was almost finished my piece, but it looks like I have some re-writing to do before I am. Any volunteers to tear it apart before it's posted? I should have a coherent draft finished this weekend. Jon has already agreed to cast his historian's eye over it, but I'd welcome other opinion(s). I'll offer the same in return for anyone in the chain.

Judo, I love your web page for our chain. Bravo, generalissima!

Alex.

 

[JUDO]

Great start as usual, Muff. I loved it. It sets a nice height to the challenge.

Thanks.

Now, on to Egypt for me!

How's it coming GoddessKaren???


- Judo