IWT8- The Results!

[Vesnic]

Oh, and excuse me for trying to help out, fuckface. d(^_^)

One of us! One of us!

[End Master]

a twist of...incest?

Along with cynical protagonist, I'm pretty sure I make reference to this concept either directly or indirectly in almost every story I've ever written as well.

Anyway Katie said she supported the character grab bag premise, but I think Katie had more ideas on the matter like everyone that has the intention of joining the contest should submit 3 character write ups, but I figure she'll pop in and state her idea better than I could.

[Vesnic]

Along with cynical protagonist, I'm pretty sure I make reference to this concept either directly or indirectly in almost every story I've ever written as well.

Incest was just an example, and probably not a very good one. The idea was really just to take two disparate themes and merge them into an intriguing new one.

[donteatpoop]

So anyway. Have you made the announcement thread yet Usucky? Perhaps it is set on stealth mode and I cannot see it?

[Usoki]

Ugh, I know, I'm sorry. It's coming in the next few days, I swear.

[End Master]

Ugh, I know, I'm sorry. It's coming in the next few MONTHS, I swear.

Take your time, don't worry about it.

[Usoki]

Well, okay, yes, it's true that no one's even going to start writing until October or so, but I do want to give everyone enough time to bitch about what I've done, and what characters I have or have not included.

[Threadkiller]

fuck you..

[donteatpoop]

Actually, that's a great idea threadkiller. Usucky, what do you think about a "fuck you" theme? I like it.

[End Master]

Sounds cool to me, though I might change it to a "I HATE IT AND FUCK YOU!" theme.

[Locke]

Brilliant! Minimalist, but steeped in that pungent, invective oeuvre that no one can ignore. It's like a slap to the face with a fish. In a fish market. In France. Fuck you!

It's fresh. I like it.

[Usoki]

I dunno, guys... it's a bit like the porn theme we had awhile back... I'd hate to recycle contest ideas so quickly...

I am amused by the thought of a theadkiller-esque story, though. Randomly, in the middle of all of the branches, the story narrative slams into a wall and abruptly shifts into something entirely different. Entire passages are written in a foreign language. The story rooms are literally connected out of order. Because Fuck you. Maybe we need a second contest?

[End Master]

I sort of figured the "Fuck You" theme we were joking about wasn't necessarily containing people fucking in it (though it could), but rather involved writing the story in such a way that it was insulting the reader.

This could be done in the traditional manner such as calling the reader an idiot when he makes a "wrong choice" and similar things, or another way would be to write a regular story and then deliberately have anti-climatic endings or bad ends the protagonist for no apparent reason especially after he or she has overcome many other challenges in the story. Like the hero storms the castle, slays the dragon, marries the princess and then gets gang raped and murdered by goblins when he's coming home from his celebration party.

EDIT: Of course that second way of doing it, might be a little similar to the "From Hell" contest.

[Vesnic]

Entire passages are written in a foreign language.

Done that. It went over like a lead balloon, or perhaps I should say, like a ballon de plomb.

then deliberately have anti-climatic endings or bad ends the protagonist for no apparent reason especially after he or she has overcome many other challenges in the story.

Done that too. Locke called me depressing. I was subsequently depressed. But I still won.


Anyway, Usoki, you fat bastard, you butt custard, you flim-flam flip-flopper, whatever you choose I'm sure it will be devilish delightful. I just want more than three months in which to do it because, you see folks, I am the new and improved Ves who does NOT procrastinate or wait till the eleventh hour. I used to think that true inspiration and genius could only come from all-nighters and slap-dash sprints to the finish line. Then I realized I'd watched one too many sentimental Hollywood proto-literary movie thing. So in the interests of helping to support my good habits and positive personal development...

[Hi! My name is: Katie]

What's the theme for the contest?

I like...

Threadkiller's "Fuck You" idea as translated by End.
Ves' "Twist" idea with disparate concepts.

I also like the idea of including certain random characters or events in a story.