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NancyBrooke
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 Posted: Tue Dec 20, 2005 4:47 pm Post subject: Long-term challenges coming due |
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Are you like me? Did you sign yourself up for a challenge ages ago thinking 'Oh, the end of 2005 is so far a w a y ... I'm bound to coming up with something by then! I think I'll start work on it tomorrow.'
Well now those pretty finish line ribbons are about to reach out and choke us all!!!
Both the "Political Marriage" and "Romance Gone Wrong" deadlines are coming up in the NEXT TWO WEEKS!!! 
So let's get cracking!! 
Personal disclaimer: I have asked that the Political Marraige one be extended to Jan 2 ...  
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Sulriel
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| Posted: Tue Dec 20, 2005 10:05 pm Post subject: long term challenges |
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Hi Nancy. Thanks for the reminder. I guess I'm not as familar with the site as I need to be. I didn't know there were challenges other than the drabble challenges. Where do I find the specs and deadlins on the other challenges?
Becky
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ellisk
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| Posted: Tue Dec 20, 2005 10:43 pm Post subject: |
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There is probably a better way, but what I always do is go to the home page and at the bottom there is a section that tells you the current challenge and there is a link that says 'View all challenges.' You can see them all there but you have to scroll a bit past all the drabble challenges to see the older long term challenges.
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Rhapsody
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| Posted: Wed Dec 21, 2005 3:13 am Post subject: Re: Long-term challenges coming due |
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| NancyBrooke wrote: |
Both the "Political Marriage" and "Romance Gone Wrong" deadlines are coming up in the NEXT TWO WEEKS!!! |
Romances go wrong was just open for the month October, but I asked the sweet ladies to re-open it since I had a great story idea for that. I also talked some others into writing it (and having the most insane giggles about it  ).
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NancyBrooke
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| Posted: Wed Dec 21, 2005 7:41 am Post subject: Re: Long-term challenges coming due |
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| Rhapsody wrote: | | Romances go wrong was just open for the month October, but I asked the sweet ladies to re-open it since I had a great story idea for that. I also talked some others into writing it (and having the most insane giggles about it ). |
Excellent! looking forward to it.
| ellisk wrote: | | There is probably a better way, but what I always do is go to the home page and at the bottom there is a section that tells you the current challenge and there is a link that says 'View all challenges.' You can see them all there but you have to scroll a bit past all the drabble challenges to see the older long term challenges. |
Nope, I think that is the best way.  Challenges seem to be added to the list as they are opened, and they don't fall away when they are closed so you just have to scroll through to find the still open ones. I think there are three ...
Political marraige is now closed 
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Sulriel
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| Posted: Wed Dec 21, 2005 9:32 am Post subject: long term challenges |
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found them - thank you. ...
I doubt I could catch the one due by the end of the year, but there are a couple that don't have closing dates that look interesting and may make a good winter's project for me (our worst winter weather is in Jan/Feb).
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Sulriel
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| Posted: Wed Dec 21, 2005 9:50 am Post subject: |
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| Quote: | | Nope, I think that is the best way. Challenges seem to be added to the list as they are opened, and they don't fall away when they are closed so you just have to scroll through to find the still open ones. I think there are three ... |
It would be nice if the open ones could sticky at the top, or have a forum for open challenges, and move them to a closed challenge (*read!me*) forum when they close - I don't know if that's possible.
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Rhapsody
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| Posted: Wed Dec 21, 2005 11:01 am Post subject: |
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| Sulriel wrote: | | Quote: | | Nope, I think that is the best way. Challenges seem to be added to the list as they are opened, and they don't fall away when they are closed so you just have to scroll through to find the still open ones. I think there are three ... |
It would be nice if the open ones could sticky at the top, or have a forum for open challenges, and move them to a closed challenge (*read!me*) forum when they close - I don't know if that's possible. |
The most recent challenge is always listed on the front page. When for example a drabble challenge closes and the ladies haven't put up a new one, the next one open is listed next. So that is something that might work for now, but I don't mind browsing through the list. I most often end up reading the works attached to those challenges If you move those to a read!me and different part of the forum, they would no longer get the same attention as they get now... it feels a kinda dusty and dark corner of the archive, while even the closed ones can inspire a writer to write something for that challenge anyway, closed or not.
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Robbie
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| Sulriel wrote: | | It would be nice if the open ones could sticky at the top, or have a forum for open challenges, and move them to a closed challenge (*read!me*) forum when they close - I don't know if that's possible. |
They were like that originally, but I was asked to change the order...
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Sulriel
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| Posted: Wed Dec 21, 2005 3:52 pm Post subject: |
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| Robbie wrote: | | Sulriel wrote: | | It would be nice if the open ones could sticky at the top, or have a forum for open challenges, and move them to a closed challenge (*read!me*) forum when they close - I don't know if that's possible. |
They were like that originally, but I was asked to change the order... |
oops - sorry. ... I didn't know. I appreciate what Rhaps is saying, but it seems like it would prompt people to enter the open ones if they were more visible. - not a big deal either way
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Rhapsody
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| Posted: Wed Dec 21, 2005 4:08 pm Post subject: |
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| Sulriel wrote: | | Robbie wrote: | | Sulriel wrote: | | It would be nice if the open ones could sticky at the top, or have a forum for open challenges, and move them to a closed challenge (*read!me*) forum when they close - I don't know if that's possible. |
They were like that originally, but I was asked to change the order... |
oops - sorry. ... I didn't know. I appreciate what Rhaps is saying, but it seems like it would prompt people to enter the open ones if they were more visible. - not a big deal either way |
I heard from Viv that she is always quite happy to read and see stories inspired by challenges (no Viv, it isn't finished yet and yes he's getting impatient), even when they are written later. So I hope this is an encouragement! But yes, you do have a good point, I do completely agree with you, but I know myself very well and won't look any further then the most recent challenges being sticked on top of the others. 
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LadyofRohan
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| Posted: Wed Dec 21, 2005 8:00 pm Post subject: Re: Long-term challenges coming due |
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| NancyBrooke wrote: | Challenges seem to be added to the list as they are opened, and they don't fall away when they are closed so you just have to scroll through to find the still open ones. I think there are three ...
Political marraige is now closed |
Sigh. I signed up for the political marriage one because I had a great (I thought) plot  bunny, but dang, did the last few months fly or what? I think my plot bunny is currently shacking up with the dust bunnies under the bed...maybe it is time for a little housecleaning!
Roh
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NancyBrooke
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| Posted: Wed Dec 28, 2005 10:06 am Post subject: Re: Long-term challenges coming due |
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| LadyofRohan wrote: | | NancyBrooke wrote: | Challenges seem to be added to the list as they are opened, and they don't fall away when they are closed so you just have to scroll through to find the still open ones. I think there are three ...
Political marraige is now closed |
Sigh. I signed up for the political marriage one because I had a great (I thought) plot bunny, but dang, did the last few months fly or what? I think my plot bunny is currently shacking up with the dust bunnies under the bed...maybe it is time for a little housecleaning!
Roh |
The Political Marraige Challenge is now reopened!!
The challenge admins, in their great sympathy and wisdom  , have responded to my pitiful plea and agreed to enable my wimpiness by extending the challenge until 1/8. Okay, enough prostrating, let's get cracking, fellow procrastinators!! 
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Sulriel
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| Posted: Wed Dec 28, 2005 11:45 am Post subject: PC? |
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Nancy, I have a WIP featuring Eldarion that deals with his resistance to a politically correct marriage. I took it offline last year because the focus had changed somewhat from the outline and it needs some cleaning up - but that element won't change with the rewrites, will be quite a bit stronger in fact - but can I enter a WIP in the challenge? - (I'm a little shy since I screwed up last time I tried a challenge  and wanted to be sure this is the kind of thing you're looking for in this one.)
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Alassante
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| Posted: Wed Dec 28, 2005 12:23 pm Post subject: |
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Viv and Maram - How much begging do you require to extend the deadline on the Romances Gone Wrong? Maybe through Valentine's Day would be an appropriate time? 
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