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8194
I didn't even have one line or visual in my head when I started writing. I just wanted to know if it was possible to write from nothing in ten minutes, and how...
Maija
evemaykillu
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Nov 15, 2005
8:55 pm
8195
Hmm, this is quite thought-provoking, actually. And the main question I was left with at the end was whether his visions were really real or not, or whether...
Julie Scott
valya_ari
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Nov 17, 2005
7:12 pm
8196
Heh, are we the only ones alive in here, Julie? *looks at the past posts* Well, it's okay. ... Good that it amounted to something. ^_^ ... kind ... Oooo,...
Maija
evemaykillu
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Nov 19, 2005
11:45 am
8197
... It's possible! ^_^ ... Yes indeed. I think it was the bare lightbulb that really decided it for me-- I can completely see it swaying on a wire from the...
Julie Scott
valya_ari
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Nov 19, 2005
6:32 pm
8198
I confess -- I lurk but have not written in several months. My excuse chit is here somewhere -- oh yeah, the month I took over as investments manager for the...
Lance W. Roberts
travelance
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Nov 20, 2005
1:19 am
8199
I'm still here on the list, too, watching and reading whenever someone posts. I miss the old days when we were so lively a bunch, and we had the prompts every ...
Sherry
tru_sixshadows
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Nov 20, 2005
2:14 am
8200
I really like this. Always have loved the 'magical mirror' type of story, and setting this in such dreary surroundings makes it all the more interesting. I...
Sherry
tru_sixshadows
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Nov 20, 2005
2:17 am
8201
I'm still here, but stuff, ranging from sever depression to serving on a search committee for a new Dean at my school (still not finished) to negotiating a new...
Krys Douglas
krys87110
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Nov 20, 2005
2:27 am
8202
This is a brief hallo from yet another lurker... Work - and almost getting to the point that I was laid off - has been the dominating part of my life for most...
xalantha
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Nov 20, 2005
1:42 pm
8203
I'm also still here.Ditto on missing the prompts. I know they're on the bb site but the email was more immediate for me. You opened the mail,there's the...
Bill
lunacy2us
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Nov 21, 2005
4:05 am
8204
Hey there Lance, Sherry, Krys, Bill and Ulrika! (Did I miss anyone?) Good to hear from you all, and to know you're out there still. Hey, there's nothing...
Julie Scott
valya_ari
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Nov 21, 2005
1:41 pm
8205
Hi Bill, and everyone! I agree, the email prompts were so much better. I miss all those prompts and messages, back when the group was so active. Is the forum...
Sherry
tru_sixshadows
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Nov 21, 2005
3:07 pm
8206
_____ From: Fantasybits@yahoogroups.com [mailto:Fantasybits@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Sherry Sent: Monday, November 21, 2005 10:07 AM To:...
Tammy Rizzo
ms_tamany
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Nov 21, 2005
4:04 pm
8207
... forums? No, that is not what happened. The forums are sort of another version of Fantasybits, if you will, for those who like that sort of thing (I'm not...
Maija
evemaykillu
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Nov 21, 2005
7:18 pm
8208
... Allright, guilty as charged. I honestly can't remember when I posted anything in here last. *scratches head* Way back when, I was attempting to write a...
Joy Close
joyismirthful
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Nov 22, 2005
8:42 pm
8209
Hi Julie! How are you doing? I'm glad, too, that the gang is still here in the group, even with all the 'dead air space' lately. I might say the same about my ...
Sherry
tru_sixshadows
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Nov 27, 2005
4:03 pm
8210
Is anyone able to get into the forums? I have checked the link at the bottom of these emails, and get nothing but a 'critical error' saying 'could not connect...
Sherry
tru_sixshadows
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Nov 27, 2005
4:06 pm
8211
The recent chatter inspired me to look at the old topics and write on one. This prompt was rainbow drops (11/4/99) After the Rain by Krys Douglas (335 words) ...
Krys Douglas
krys87110
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Nov 27, 2005
7:29 pm
8212
I'm getting the same thing. "Critical error"...
Joy Close
joyismirthful
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Nov 28, 2005
4:37 am
8213
... I passed the 50k mark on... Thurs? I think. The story's not quite done yet, but my motivation kinda died once I crossed that line. Funny how that ...
Julie Scott
valya_ari
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Nov 28, 2005
1:13 pm
8214
Completely charming-- very folk tale-like-- and a great use of the prompt. I like the fact that you didn't make the drops a cure-all, actually... made it feel...
Julie Scott
valya_ari
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Nov 28, 2005
1:42 pm
8215
Thanks, Julie. I've always been bothered by magic that seems unlimited. Where's the fun in that? Glad you like my story. Krys "Writing is no trouble: you just...
Krys Douglas
krys87110
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Nov 28, 2005
5:01 pm
8216
I really liked this, Krys! Magic doesn't have to be a cure-all, and indeed it is more believable if it isn't. Cool. Sherry/sixshadows Krys Douglas...
Sherry
tru_sixshadows
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Dec 4, 2005
1:03 am
8217
Thanks, Sherry. Glad you liked it. Krys "Writing is no trouble: you just jot down ideas as they occur to you. The jotting is simplicity itself--it is the...
Krys Douglas
krys87110
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Dec 4, 2005
3:04 am
8218
Hi everyone, I went back and picked one at random - well actually I was drawn to this prompt! I wrote this as a break from writing papers and lightly edited...
Scott
paladin0921
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Dec 8, 2005
6:08 pm
8219
He couldn't believe his eyes. Seamus remembered the Old Codger teaching about it, but to actually behold it was something, well, out of legend. The chime stood...
Scott
paladin0921
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Dec 8, 2005
6:08 pm
8220
Hello, I'm Megan. I've been writing for four or five years, I suppose, and have been particularly serious about it for the past three. I'm a junior in...
Megan
vaguely_aloof
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Dec 8, 2005
6:08 pm
8221
Cool piece, Scott! It's good to see more action here on this list. This could be an interesting beginning to a longer story... Sherry/sixshadows ... ...
Sherry
tru_sixshadows
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Dec 8, 2005
9:50 pm
8222
Hello Megan, and welcome to the group! I hope you'll jump right in with posts and comments/critiques. We've been kind of quiet for a good while, we need a ...
Sherry
tru_sixshadows
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Dec 8, 2005
9:55 pm
8223
I was browsing the subject list for the first time, and for some reason this one immediately produced a whole story line for me...well, enough for this little...
Megan
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