Writing Contest #2 - Entries

[Mago]

Ignite wrote: "I think the Chinese Violinist might be Simon. Because it's a bit random. Ahem"

Yeh, wasn't she Japanese?

[Kath]

Probably. I'm a bit random too. Takes one to know one!

[Jud]

You are wrong on both counts Ignite :o)

[Kath]

Well, swipe me sideways with a ragman's trumpet!

[Jud]

If you read them all closely it will be quite obvious which one is Simons, but it took me a couple reads for it to click.

[Mago]

Come on Jud spill the beans

[Kath]

When do we actually find out? I'd love to know.

[Gingerlily - The Full Wild]

It was the first one, wasn't it?

[Jud]

What was the first one? There is a very subtle clue at the end of Simon's that it is his.

[Mago]

Ignite wrote: "Well, swipe me sideways with a ragman's trumpet!"

I've got a Trumpeter's rag will that do?

[Jud]

I'll post the authors later today but I'm enjoying watching people guess

[Kath]

Subtle? Simon? Nah!

[Gingerlily - The Full Wild]

Jud (Disney Diva) wrote: "What was the first one? There is a very subtle clue at the end of Simon's that it is his."

1940

[Kath]

Eh up! He's younger than I am and I don't go back that far!

[Gingerlily - The Full Wild]

Ignite wrote: "Eh up! He's younger than I am and I don't go back that far!"

Its fiction Ignite...

[Tim]

I voted for Mago :)

So how does this work regarding the next one? I'm still the new guy - only been here a couple of weeks after all (blimey, is that all? It seems like years!)

[Mago]

Cheers Tim.
I'm off to the pub to celebrate 2nd place.

[Pat ()]

I reckon Simon's is the one with the cat drinking the milk 1940

Beautiful lady was Ken

I knew Kaths was Dunes

I did to & fro

But I tthought Tim's was Saint T

[D.M. Andrews (author)]

Tim, just pick a goal and a prompt to reach that goal ;)

So far we've had:

prompt: picture
goal: serious description

prompt: music
goal: serious description

You can use any prompt you want (including text), but it'd be good to differ the goal. Humour, poetry, dialogue - whatever! Think of school short-story-writing lessons (though hopefully more creative than mine were...)

Suggest 150 words max.

[Jud]

Yea Simon's was 1940 I think it was the 3rd time I read it that I realised it was from a cat's perspective

[D.M. Andrews (author)]

We could put the winners' entries in the Gallimaufrey ;)

[Jud]

Ok, do you want to know who wrote what?

[Emma]

Yes yes yes

[Philip (sarah)]

I think I voted for one of the 2nd placed ones! Not sure as my brain is so addled with work this week.I did guess that Simon wrote 1940 and Ignite Dune.
Very well done Tim and thanks to everyone who entered I really enjoyed reading all the entries.

[Gingerlily - The Full Wild]

Emma has got overexcited again. . .

[Jud]

Mago - … and Fade.
Ken - The Beautiful Violinist
Simon - 1940
Tim - Hope
Geoff - The Room
Stuart - Calls Me On
DM Andrews - Saint Thais
Ignite - On the Dunes
Pat - To and Fro

[Emma]

I guessed a couple of those, very well done everyone though, It was a tough decision as they were all fab :-)

[Simon (Highwayman)]

Every entry was good in my opinion. Enjoyed having a go. We can put the next one somewhere more prominent. The sooner the better.

Great fun.

[Kath]

OMG I voted for Simon :)
In my defence i did like the cat theme - had a sneaking suspicion it was his, but voted for it nevertheless cos thought was clever and poignant...

[Geoff (G. Robbins) (merda constat variat altitudo)]

I have to confess I only guessed Ignite's. The rest I didn't have a clue.

Wonderful pieces, all of them.

[D.M. Andrews (author)]

So, is it one all for readers vs authors? ;)

[Tim]

Subject posted in the contest #3 thread :)

[Kath]

Geoff (G. Robbins) (The noisy passionfruit) wrote: "I have to confess I only guessed Ignite's. The rest I didn't have a clue.

Wonderful pieces, all of them."

How did you guess mine? I don't talk like that all the time (or do I?)

[Simon (Highwayman)]

I need to leave cats out of my writing.

[Pat ()]

D.M. Andrews (GoodReads Author) wrote: "So, is it one all for readers vs authors? ;)"

So it is I hadn't realised.

[Ken]

I'm owning up to the beautiful Chinese Violinist... she might look me up if she knew

[Kath]

It's not a contest though is it? We're all in this together chaps!

[Simon (Highwayman)]

More a personal challenge or exercise I suppose.

[Geoff (G. Robbins) (merda constat variat altitudo)]

I guessed because of the vocabulary, Ignite.

[Patti (baconater)]

Ken wrote: "I'm owning up to the beautiful Chinese Violinist... she might look me up if she knew "

Yours got my vote, Ken. :)

[Simon (Highwayman)]

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The cat sat on the burning deck
The ship would soon be scuppered
Poor tiddles had to leave the wreck
To find himself some supper.

[Stuart]

Ignite wrote: "I think Stu's was the one with the bang-a-lang sky!"

It was ineed! 1 vote!! Back to road-sweeping for me! ; )

[Jay-me (Janet)]

I thought Simon's was the cat one, but I didn't have a clue about any of the others.

[Kath]

Geoff (G. Robbins) (The noisy passionfruit) wrote: "I guessed because of the vocabulary, Ignite."

The words wot I know?

[Kath]

I didn't even realise it was a cat! Did it miaou?

[Gingerlily - The Full Wild]

I guessed Simon, Stuart and Ignite. the others I had no idea.

[Ken]

Patti (Stir Crazy) wrote: "Ken wrote: "I'm owning up to the beautiful Chinese Violinist... she might look me up if she knew "

Yours got my vote, Ken. :)"

Thanks Patti. I now have to hunt down the other two voters... without my bow.

[D.M. Andrews (author)]

Hey, did we get a link / book to tweet from the winner yet? I want people to get some benefit from winning beyond this forum! ;)

I'll tweet the winner's GR profile page or something if I don't hear back.

[Tim]

D.M. Andrews (GoodReads Author) wrote: "Hey, did we get a link / book to tweet from the winner yet? I want people to get some benefit from winning beyond this forum! ;)

I'll tweet the winner's GR profile page or something if I don't hea..."

I don't have a book out yet, but here's the link to my blog: http://timarnot.blogspot.co.uk/ :)

[Kath]

Ha! You don't have a book out yet? I think that's Authors 0, Readers 2, then!

Ahem. Not that I'm counting.