New community: Atlantis Last Visible Writer

[starrylizard]

Check it out! atlantis_lvw!!

This is so cruel and yet I want to join so badly. It's like the Big Brother of writing challenges, where a writer gets voted out each week by the readers. I'm only just resisting on the basis of being far too busy to commit to 8 weeks of writing challenges. Right! I am really! Even though there's probably no way I'd be there by week 8, so I probably could do it.

*stops herself from entering only just* I wanna enter! Mwaaaaaa! *wibbles*


EDIT: rinkle and I just joined up! *gah*
So um, everyone should add the comm, so they can vote, so we can lose by as many votes as possible...or something! Teehee!

EDIT again: Woo! simply_cw is in too!

Comments

[lightz474.livejournal.com]

You should go for it!!! It sounds like fun. ;D

[starrylizard.livejournal.com]

Don't tempt me. I already signed up for 2 ficathons over the next few weeks. *cries* I wish I'd known about this instead. The Carson one hasn't even sent out prompts yet.

[lightz474.livejournal.com]

Lol, I would probably be signed up for tons of fic challenges if only I wrote better.

[starrylizard.livejournal.com]

I'm. So. Tempted.
Arrrgh!

I'm sure it would be easier to write fic in your own language. Geez, I can't string two sentences together in german without a dictionary and much swearing. That makes you very talented imo.

[lark_ascends]

You know what, I kinda want to enter.

*ducks*

[starrylizard.livejournal.com]

I know. It's like, I honestly wouldn't care if I was out in the first tound, it just looks like so much fun. Plus since the entries are all under 1000 words, it seems possible. :D

I'm still tossing up whether to join. Have a week or so to decide. We could beta for each other, if we both joined, since then we wouldn't be voting anyway.

Oh god, why is it so attractive?

[lark_ascends]

Exactly!

Yep, betaing for each other would work. I don't know why it's so attractive, but I really want to do it now...

[starrylizard.livejournal.com]

Oh boy! You know I still haven't got the Carson fic-a-thon prompt and I'm writing my fishlikebikes thing and I still wanna do it. *headslap*

Let me take a day to consider. I wish I hadn't joined the Carson one now. It would prob be rude to drop out just as they'd be sending out prompts though...after watching you match people earlier. :P

[lark_ascends]

Yes, well, I need to finish my Ent piece, and I'm writing my NCIS piece, and I've barely written in the fandom, and I still wanna do it. *headslap*

Yep, I'll take a day too.

Yeah, it probably would be rude.

[starrylizard.livejournal.com]

Okay, lets confirm or whatever tomorrow. Though I think we're basically decided here. *grins*
It's just too much with the cool! :P

[lark_ascends]

Yes, it does sound like it, doesn't it?

I am so not going to mention this to my sis, cause she'll be: don't join up! You have too much stuff to do!

[starrylizard.livejournal.com]

Oh hey you can opt out a week. Maybe I could use that if I need to finish the Carson thing or whatever.

[lark_ascends]

*nods*

I'm going to try and finish my Ent piece over the next three days. Hopefully that will solve that problem at least.

[starrylizard.livejournal.com]

*waves pom poms* You can do it!

[lark_ascends]

*is imagining Starrylizard waving pom poms*

*giggles*

Yay, my own personal cheer squad!

Now, if only I wasn't feeling crappy, and floaty today, it would all be good, and I might get something written. Also, it's my mum's b'day, so we're going to watch a movie this afternoon.

[starrylizard.livejournal.com]

*sends you healthy vibes and your mum birthday wishes*

Gah, I'm trying hard to fend off Yokiem's cold. *glances at her* The other ladies in the lab were joking that I should get time off for my office being a health hazard with Yokiem so sick. :p

[lark_ascends]

Hee. I hope you don't get her cold.

Mum thanks you for the birthday wishes.

[reedfem.livejournal.com]

Oh man, ain't that just trouble waiting to happen.

[starrylizard.livejournal.com]

Only assuming someone thinks they are going to win and gets pissed off, or if they set up people to vote for them, or...

Oh wait... yep, you're right. :p

I wanna join still. Hee! But then I would probably be proud if I was knocked out in week one. I have no pride.

[icarusancalion.livejournal.com]

Or as the game is otherwise known: masochism!

No way, nuh-uh, not me.

Icarus

[starrylizard.livejournal.com]

Hee! As much as I enjoy positive feedback and the ego boost it can give me, I also love a challenge and this just looks like fun to me. As much as I'd love to get through a few rounds, I honestly wouldn't give a toss if I got knocked out right up. It's just the way I am. If I enter, it will be with a sense of sillyness and fun. If that makes sense.

From reading your journal, I wouldn't expect you to join in. That's cool though. I just hope people who feel that way are sensible enough not to join. :D

I don't know if I could actually vote someone else's fiction the worst for the week though. The voting bit would make me sad. If I join, I won't have to do that anyway. :p

[lark_ascends]

Exactly, I'm with you. If I enter, I'm doing it because it's fun, and sillyness, and I enjoy a challenge.

[starrylizard.livejournal.com]

Yup! Though if we both enter, we can see which of us gets further. Mweehehe! *coughs* Just kidding! *hugs you* :p

[lark_ascends]

Hee!

Well, if you get further than me, I'll be cheering you on, and if I get further than you, I'm sure you'd do the same thing. Assuming we enter.

*hugs back*

And, a little bit of friendly competition never hurt anybody... I'll be squeeing for either of us if we make it through to the following rounds.

Although, if I made it all the way through to the end, I might need you to sms me the challenge in late September, I'll be away for 5 days without internet access. But, it's several days before the story would be due.

[lark_ascends]

And aren't I optimistic.

[starrylizard.livejournal.com]

I was just gonna say that! *grins*
Of course I would though. Assuming...

We are so doing this aren't we?! *headesk*

May as well just go and sign up. :p

[lark_ascends]

I'm thinking we are doing this.

[icarusancalion.livejournal.com]

I was in the bnfdeathmatch years ago and that was fun. And rather amusing. But then, I didn't have a choice.

Icarus

[starrylizard.livejournal.com]

Now even the name of that one sound masochistic! (Can't see what it was though, since it says unknown username.) How can you have no choice?

[icarusancalion.livejournal.com]

Oh, this was in 2003. A post would go up, matching two Harry Potter BNFs against each other, and then everyone would vote for which one they preferred. There was no opt in, though you could opt out if I recall.

Icarus

[sakuracorr.livejournal.com]

Part of me is tempted, but you have so much fun with this, darling! :D

[starrylizard.livejournal.com]

Thanks I will. :D
Join up if you like. They are getting quite a lot of participants.

[sakuracorr.livejournal.com]

Actually, if I had less to write on my own, I might.

But hey, are you thinking about doing the artword challenge you inspired? Because I'm muy interested.

[starrylizard.livejournal.com]

Oh what?! They are doing my challenge! *headesk* Nooooo! I don't have time, but yes I want to. I really, really want to. Damn the Carson ficathon I joined. Um that's a yes, I'm interested, but whether I'll manage is something else. Work? What's that?

I'm assuming you wanted to do the art, because otherwise I prob don't have time for PS, but I could whip up some vidbites for you. Or we could write opposing ficlets or drabbles and split up the art and vidbites or something. Like the other time.

Anyway...

Oooh

[simply-cw.livejournal.com]

Oh, hey Inge - hope you don't mind the random comment, I know this entry is a few days old and all (I'm playing catch up on my friends list so, you know...), but this sounds really interesting! I've never heard of a writing contest set up like that; it's a cool concept!

Is it weird that I kinda want to sign up for it too? I mean, I've only ever wrote one thing in the fandom, and all, and I'm a notorious procrastinator and -- there are lots and lots of reasons why I shouldn't. But it's just such a cool concept. And I am on my summer vacation. ... And prompts would be good for me, I think. And ...

Eh. It's probably too late to sign up anyways. Maybe I'll just root you and your friend on. So, yeah! Good luck! ^-^

Re: Oooh

[starrylizard.livejournal.com]

Go for it!! You can sign up until July 30! The worst that happens is you get knocked out of the comp. That's my philosophy anyway. :D

You post anon, so you won't know which stories rinkle and I enter. :P

Re: Oooh

[simply-cw.livejournal.com]

... *waivers* Oh, who the hell am I kidding? I'm in.

And, er ... I totally knew that. I'll be rooting for you guys in spirit then. Or something. =P

Re: Oooh

[starrylizard.livejournal.com]

Woo! Join our madness! Hee!
We can all go for each other in spirit and kind of guess which stories we wrote. :P

Re: Oooh

[simply-cw.livejournal.com]

Woot! Here's to the deadlines we'll just scrap to make, the writers block we will not get, and ... *thinks* the spirit of competition!
Heh. It's the thought that counts when it comes to the kinda rooting. And the guessing, well, all will be revealed once we get booted out, right? (Just hopefully that won't be the first round.)

Re: Oooh

[starrylizard.livejournal.com]

Cool! Yeah cheers to all that stuff!
Yeah, I assume they are revealed at some point. :D