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Writers round table
seradhe:
I'm not sure if this has popped up before (and obviously before my time if it has), but I have to try.
One of my favorite writing practices in college was the round table. the entire class sat in a circle, the teacher gave us the opening line, and passed the paper all the way around. Everyone added 1-5 sentences continuing the storyline, and the final product was read back at the end of the day.
I've never done this on a forum (though I am sure it has been done before someplace), but I think it could be fun. And the potential for the story to be near-endless is too good to pass up.
rules.
These are open for variation, since I'm new to the mechanics of something like this. I'm using corrupt-a-wish as a basis for some of the rules
1. Keep it between 1 and 5 sentences each post. This is not gonna be heavily frowned upon if broken, but at the same time, a multi-paragraph post is a no-no
2. Try not to follow yourself in posting. I see this as a variation on rule #1. but if no one adds a line for weeks, and you want to, go ahead
3. be considerate of the storyline. This could potentially go anywhere, but "and suddenly a ninja jumps out" would look kinda hokey.
4. quote the last line before your addition. This is just so we can all read the story in sequence, filtering out posts not part of the round table.
5. if, when you post,you get the "warning, a reply has been made recently", please take note if this is an addition to the story and don't post yours. I know this is a nasty rule, especially if this thread gets some high traffic. but this isn't an addventure, and things could get really messy really fast.
Let me know what you all think, if there is a definite positive opinion on this, I'll post the first line and let go of the reigns :P
Murphy's Stunt Double:
Well, come on then, bring it on!
tagnizkur:
Oh I have done stuff like this, but they made it harder. It was called the one word story. Each person was allowed to add only one word. Around and around it went until the whole page was filled. So yeah, start one up!
Ryan:
It was a dark and stormy knight, and unfortunately, as far as I knew, Batman was fictional. And didn't rock chainmail. Or the weather.
meg_evonne:
--- Quote from: ryan786i on February 22, 2008, 11:09:24 PM ---It was a dark and stormy knight, and unfortunately, as far as I knew, Batman was fictional. And didn't rock chainmail. Or the weather.
--- End quote ---
I looked out my bedroom window and couldn't believe that an honest to God knight was literally standing out in the rain in a huge puddle. I mean I'm up for a little role playing now and then but this was ridiculous. Who the heck was he waiting for? His normally (assumed) cocky feather was limp and gave him a generally demoralized look, not at all the image of a mighty knight. The rain had to be dribbling all over him inside that suit and I wondered how much water was filling up inside his boots? The guy had to be lost. Should I invite him in to dry off and if so, could I do it without laughing at him?
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