Re: The Wretched Rite - Round One - The Rose Ring
09-10-2011, 04:48 PM
Originally posted on MSPA by bobthepen.
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SpoilerWhile Alice has her first lesbian experience - I want you all to remember that the Unborn is silently watching (and learning!) from its multiversal viewpoint.
This is a good place to make a few announcements.
First, I want to sincerely thank all of you for writing such a great round despite a lack of a proper introduction. Hopefully I will be able to make it up to you.
Secondly, you can expect a fully flushed intro to appear sometime Monday. I have had not a small amount of help from the lovely Wojjan and the dashing Akumu. Which leads me into my third announcement:
When starting this battle, I was uncertain of my ability to maintain my end of the writing bargain. While I make certain to respond to any PM's sent to me - the actual story-crafting has proven incredibly difficult to get to in a timely manner. The absence of a round intro has proven that. So, in order to prevent such a delay from happening again, Wojjan and Akumu have both graciously agreed to co-co-run the Wretched Rite.
Together we'll be writing the round transitions and crafting meta-plot, as well as deliberating and deciding on round-eliminees. If one of us finds ourselves (I'm using the plural to talk about me here) busy or unable to contribute, the other two will be able to make sure posts and points are delivered in a timely manner.
My expectation is that this will lead to not only a more timely battle, but one of a grander scale than I had initially hoped.
Now speaking of timely transitions, my hope is to wrap this round up in the next couple of weeks. This battle has had the rare benefit of having all eight initial contestants produce quality work and an engaging story. Generally there is one person who either due to inactivity or poor writing becomes the clear choice for elimination in the first round. That is not the case here. From this point on, I'd like for you to think of this as the final stretch of the first round, the point where you bring your A game to show that you're not going to be the odd one out.
At this point the characters are established, the plot ready to go and this is the only point where we'll have eight people all contributing their best to make this story a great one.
If you feel like you'd rather wait until Monday for the fleshed out intro to go up before posting, I don't mind, but I doubt it will contain anything surprising. I'm trying to make sure that whatever you've hinted at about the intro so far is what's happened, and so far so good.
Also, if you're worried that you may be a candidate for elimination, PM myself or Wojjie or Akumu. We'll try and give you some pointers on what you can improve. (though I get the feeling that you guys could be giving us more pointers than we may be able to give you!)
tl;dr: Thanks a bunch. Full intro on Monday. It's time to start sucking up to Wojjan and Akumu (I know I've been!). Round to end before October. Ask if you got questions
This is a good place to make a few announcements.
First, I want to sincerely thank all of you for writing such a great round despite a lack of a proper introduction. Hopefully I will be able to make it up to you.
Secondly, you can expect a fully flushed intro to appear sometime Monday. I have had not a small amount of help from the lovely Wojjan and the dashing Akumu. Which leads me into my third announcement:
When starting this battle, I was uncertain of my ability to maintain my end of the writing bargain. While I make certain to respond to any PM's sent to me - the actual story-crafting has proven incredibly difficult to get to in a timely manner. The absence of a round intro has proven that. So, in order to prevent such a delay from happening again, Wojjan and Akumu have both graciously agreed to co-co-run the Wretched Rite.
Together we'll be writing the round transitions and crafting meta-plot, as well as deliberating and deciding on round-eliminees. If one of us finds ourselves (I'm using the plural to talk about me here) busy or unable to contribute, the other two will be able to make sure posts and points are delivered in a timely manner.
My expectation is that this will lead to not only a more timely battle, but one of a grander scale than I had initially hoped.
Now speaking of timely transitions, my hope is to wrap this round up in the next couple of weeks. This battle has had the rare benefit of having all eight initial contestants produce quality work and an engaging story. Generally there is one person who either due to inactivity or poor writing becomes the clear choice for elimination in the first round. That is not the case here. From this point on, I'd like for you to think of this as the final stretch of the first round, the point where you bring your A game to show that you're not going to be the odd one out.
At this point the characters are established, the plot ready to go and this is the only point where we'll have eight people all contributing their best to make this story a great one.
If you feel like you'd rather wait until Monday for the fleshed out intro to go up before posting, I don't mind, but I doubt it will contain anything surprising. I'm trying to make sure that whatever you've hinted at about the intro so far is what's happened, and so far so good.
Also, if you're worried that you may be a candidate for elimination, PM myself or Wojjie or Akumu. We'll try and give you some pointers on what you can improve. (though I get the feeling that you guys could be giving us more pointers than we may be able to give you!)
tl;dr: Thanks a bunch. Full intro on Monday. It's time to start sucking up to Wojjan and Akumu (I know I've been!). Round to end before October. Ask if you got questions