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My story, begins on Twitter at 2/19/08 at 10:50 MST. Follow it here you dare . . . http://twitter.com/Secret_SpeakersThanks for such a fun way to write! Story dedication: To Dwight, Sadie and Quinn. (Who have been separated from their mother for eight years since they were young, due to not-so-normal circumstances.)
My post begins now, Feb. 19th, 2009, at 11:20 a.m. Arizona time (same as Rocky Mountain Time).
My story will start February 19 at 1:35 pm
please would someone tell me exactly where to go to actually post it??????
Incredible! My story will start on Twitter Sunday, Feb 22rd. You can follow the story at http://www.twitter.com/mrscnc and at http://www.dimestoreromance.com where I will be posting the collected tweets!Thanks! This contest is going to be a lot of fun!
My story will begin on Febuary 20, 2009 at noon
Rebecca wrote: "please would someone tell me exactly where to go to actually post it??????"
Twitter or facebook? Twitter is free and extremely easy to use, but I must warn you, it's addictive! Feel free to "follow" my tweets! my user name is MrsCnC
Have fun with the contest!
Dickens after dark: I went to bed with Dickens last night. The story began at February 19th 12:01 AM. I'll tell you more at midnight tonight. http://twitter.com/judithsweet
Will begin on 2/19 between 3:10 and 3:30
My story will start tomorrow - Friday, February 20th - at 6:30 a.m, tweeted from twitter.com/freefire.
mine will start now thursday, february 19, 2009
My tale begins Tuesday, February 24th at 9:30pm, the exact moment I arrived home and found the slip of paper, with it's sickeningly benign typewritten letters slipped under my door, the apartment reverberating with a silence that should not have been.....
My story begins on 19 Feb at 4:40pm (Hawaii Standard Time)
My story will start 2/22/09 at midday Australian time. Thanks,
Debbie
Hi, my story begins today, February 20.
My Story Starts today (2/20/2009)in like... well about 20 minutes or so (gotta smoke first).... by the way are we allowed to do more than one?
Paula wrote: "I have been writing a haiku everyday and posting it to twitter in the morning, typically ~10:00 AM. I will continue to do this and count it as my contest entry. Will that do?"Ah, apparently it does. From the newsletter:
What: The novel is passé. The short story is outmoded. Even Lonelygirl15's videoblog is yesterday's news. The new medium of creativity is the status update. Aficionados of Twitter and Facebook already understand the art and power of instant communication. We're taking it one step further: Can you tell your friends a story using only your Goodreads status updates? You can create a fiction or nonfiction story, and you can use as many updates as you want. Post only once (maybe a succinct haiku posted at a carefully selected time of day?) or go crazy and post every five minutes all day long (be the first to micro-blog a modern War and Peace). It's up to you!
My story will begin today at 6:11
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I registered before without twitter id: http://twitter.com/sketchingsesawi. my story will begin on Feb 25 at noon. Thanks.
mine will start now
My story will begin on 2/25 at 2pm (eastern)
my tale begins right now at 3.50 am, writing from Bennington, VT
My story will start on Saturday, February 21st, at 7:52 a.m. CST.
My story will begin on Saturday February 21 at 3pm.
My story will begin Monday, February 23 at 9:00P.M.
My story begins NOW. 2/21/09 11:24 Mountain time.
My Story will begin today! I'm trying to going to try out "The Story of Soul" anyway, so this will really help! Yay!
My story will begin at 2-21-09 at 6:00 pm central time.
my story begins on tuesday, the 23rd of february 2009, at 9 pm.
my short story started 02/21/08 at 6:04 pm
my gaff wasby:estephanie reyes
I past to the eleventh grade happy,but sad.It's the third day of school. I'm sitting in the middle of the classroom.my teacher was ms.Cassy.she was very nice.Two rows back to the left there he was.The only cute boy in my class,Fransisco.He was skinny tall and with an outer glass figure that made him unique.he wasn't all that well dressed but i didn't care.For me he was just perfect what I have been looking for all my past life.He was loud he wasn't all that respectful just like me.
Fransisco had a sister.her name was Adriana.I knew her from some were.I knew it.We did our first communion together.she was in my class a few years ago.Well back to what i was saying,well yeah i had a crush on him.yeah it may be to soon for that but yes it was true.
Its been a while.well theres good news i go out with Fransisco.Well if u call being boyfriend and girlfriend kissing all the time well then we are not going out.Thats because awe just hold hand s and flirt with each other because since were recent knowing each other we don't wanna go to fast with our relationship.Even though i agreed i really think that we should get with the kissing not that I'm desperate or any thing I'm just one of those persons who think that being boyfriend and girlfriend is kissing all the time i see you we kiss you see me we kiss and that every day.But even further since I'm a teenager already i even think that we should be doing sex already but i guess he doesn't think like that yet he probably still thinking like a fifth grader that falls in love for the first time.
Fransisco and i had been together for two years already.we have sexual relations already and i think to my self what have i done.every one right now could imagine what i did.i have nothing left.I'm a drop out.I'm pregnant.the father of my future kid is dead.my mom doesn't want me in her house.my dad hates me.what have i done?i have no future.how am i supposed to take care of my beloved child.i don't want to abort but i have no options.I'm alone and poor.I'm sitting at the edge of a street with my big belly.when i least expect it a man comes and takes me from the hand and lifts me up and offers me a ride to his house.conscienceless i say yes.he took me to his house and told me to lay down while he makes me a cup of tea to calm my nerves.i just sat there waiting.
i drank my tea as he asked,"why were you in that corner by yourself this late at night?don't you know its dangerous?"
i sighed and said "yes but is that i have no were to go"and a tear slipped out of my eyes.
he lifted my face a little bit looked at me in the eyes and asked me"wheres your family?"
with a several more tears i answered"i have none they gave me away to no one I'm lonely"
"and were is the father of your future child" he asked
with a pain i said"he died"
"you will stay here"he said with an eager voice
"no,i don't wanna disturb you"i said as i got up
"no ,please don't leave me stay today at least I'm tired of being alone all the time for once i fell like I'm not lonely."he said with a not in his throat
"ok"i said feeling bad for him
he offered me his bed but i said no because it didn't fell right.so i laid on the couch when i screamed.i had a massive pain.it was kinda normal because i already had 8 months of pregnancy.the man came running to ask what was wrong i told him i had a pain in my stomach when we both realized that i was about to give berth.he called the ambulance while i was still screaming.he was pacing nervously when i was the one giving berth.in about 5 minutes i was in the hospital.screaming listening to the doctor telling me push ,stop pushing.the heads out.the baby is alive.when she said that my own baby was alive tears of joy came out.i asked to hold him.WELL YES ITS A HE.they let the man in.he asked me if i was ok.i said yes.he said can i hold your baby i reached out with my little strength and he took my son.he look at me and whispered,hes beautiful.
The doctor said i would have to spend a few days and the baby too.so i said its ok.the doctors left me alone with the man.then i asked with curiosity "umm I'm sorry whats your name?
"Richard"he said
"thanks for every thing you did for me,if you want you could go now after i come out of the hospital i will look for a job to sustain and take care of my child."
he said"I'm sorry but since i did you a favor can you do me one?"
"of course"i sad
"can i help you raise your child?i will love to be his father and i will help you out and then if it doesn't work between us you may leave but please don't leave me now especially [he gulped:]because i fell like I'm starting to love you i know this sounds crazy because i just met you only like three hours ago but because of all that happened i have realized the true meaning of life."
i didn't have any thing to say i was shocked.when i forced my self to say"ill think about it."
he went home.i was still in the hospital but i couldn't sleep because all i could do is think about what Richard offered me.
the next day early in the morning,Richard was already in my room with a big teddy bear."i have good news if you really want to work i have a very good one for you."he said"what is it?"i said"take care of your son and do some chores in the house cook if you know how to and ill so the rest i promise."i giggled a little.then he came closer to me and our lips finally met.
as months passed by i had my child and me and fransisco had a good relation ship we got married and my child and i were very healthy.
the end
My story will begin on 2/21 at 10:50 pm
Is this your story update here instead of on your page?
I will begin my story February 22 at 12pm.
My story is now complete! Thanks and good luck to everyone!Debbie
I was going to do today.. but I'm trying to edit the novel in anticipation of KINDLE DROP DAY WHEE!!! So I'm going to do it NEXT Sunday, the 29th! http://www.twitter.com/mrscnc
My 2nd story will begin on Sunday, February 22 at approx 12:20pm CST.
I have finished my story but then it disappeared from home page status update. Should it stay up there or is this normal?
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Debbie, it looks like you attempted to post your story all at once. Each post is limited to 140 characters. As you type, you will see a number counting down in grey text below the box (for example, 139 characters remaining, and so on). If the countdown turns red, you are out of space (-5 characters).
You can post as many times as you want, but each one is 140 characters only.
START DATE: Februrary 1, 2009 11:35 a.m.
PLEASE NOTE: Imagine my surprise to see this!!! OH MY WORD! I've been doing a twitter story all on my own! I created my own twitter account for it & everything so do I need the #goodreads since I had a twitter dedicated to just my story!!!