Wow, we've gone through 5 weeks of Author Aerobics already?
If you haven't had a chance to read the stories by the participants, I've compiled this list. There's some fun stuff, there's some beautiful stuff, there's some sad stuff, and a little craziness in here too. Here are the stories in reverse order:
Week 5 - Pacing Challenge:
- Beckoning Quakes by Aidan Fritz
- Unt-Hoy Anmay by J.P. Cabit
- After the Quest is Done by Stephen Watkins
- Red by T.S. Bazelli
Week 4 - Tense Challenge:
- The End of an Endless Ladder by J. P. Cabit
- Defender of the Realm by Stephen Watkins
- Empty Pockets by T.S. Bazelli
Week 3 - Character Voice Challenge:
- Shopping for Snow by Stephen Watkins
- A Gift for Mother by T.S. Bazelli
Week 2 - Dialogue Punctuation Exercise:
- A Taste of Fantasy by Stephen Watkins
- Spring by T.S. Bazelli
Week 1 - Plot Challenge:
- The Last Flight of the Lord Winstead's Vigilance by Stephen Watkins
- The Metal Girl by T.S. Bazelli
Thank you to everyone who has participated. I really expected to be doing this by my lonesome, so I'm very happy that you've joined in. I hope this has been a useful exercise for you too. I've been looking forward to all your Friday stories! It gets better every week.
By the way, if you have suggestions for a weekly challenge, or themes you'd like to write about, please let me know!
This has been a great run, so far!
I'm sad, but I do think I have to bow out this week... and maybe next week too. Got to study for midterms this week, and actually take midterms next week.
Luckily, J.P. and Aidan have taken up the call, so there should still be some good stories!
I might try to post, instead, on Friday another old story from my younger years, but it won't be a real response to this week's challenge. (It will also be a tiny bit friendlier on my time demands, at the moment.)
It sure has been good so far. No problem, and no pressure!
Thanks Stephen! Yeah, I hope to participate this week. Even if it's last minute like last time. :-)
Hey, lookit you, starting a movement and picking up followers! This is awesome!
LOL I don't know if I could quite call it a movement yet, but boy am I happy I'm not doing this alone! :)
It must be thrilling to have "Followers," nonetheless!
I like to think of us as an entrepid band of adventurers on the same quest - rather like the fateful few of the Fellowship of the Ring! ;)
It is! I like Stephen's way of putting it though, minus the orcs and balrog. ;)
The ring = the NYTimes bestseller list! No orcs would be nice. Rarely do you hear that dragons build character…Rejection letters have fangs and breathe fire but they're not nearly as fatal.
And blogroll rather than balrog!!!! Sorry, it was too easy…
Very "punny" J.P.
I wonder if the NYT bestseller list possesses the power destroy souls... !
Well, that's makes the orcs the "critics"... or orcritics.
And Galadriel is an agent...
And yes, if you carry the bestseller list in your heart for too long, it will destroy your soul as you become consumed by the desire for fame and fortune and lose sight of the true worth of your writing.
(I wantsssss it, my precioussssssss.)
The whole LOTR thing is hysterical by the way. Orcritics, ha ha ha ha!!!!
Sadly I didn’t have any time to participate, but as a reader I enjoyed this so much! Can’t wait to read more from all of you guys :)
I'm happy that you're enjoying this. It's good to be read ;)
"It's good to be read." oh i KNOW!!!!!!!! :-D