Recent content by dorkelf

I really really want to do this! I've been timid about just going in without knowing what I'm doing, would prefer to be on TS with guildies who can show me the ropes. Hope there will be another Thursday night event soon, that sounds like great fun.

Ah, PvP is what I miss most about Guild Wars. I hope they have some sort of Guild vs Guild in GW2, that was always the most fun! :)

Well, its good to have at least four or five participants, but since we will have more than one flash fiction challenge I can get the first one started with just the three of us. Maybe that will help drum up interest as well. I will post something early next week when I return from out of town.

Let me know if you would prefer to do two or three flash fiction assignments in the range of 300-500 words, or one longer short story assignment not to exceed 3000 words or so. The flash fiction contest requires at least an hour but not more than three hours or so for each flash assignment to...

I've always been fascinated by that sort of question. I think it boils down to basic human psychology. Recent research has shown that when confronted with new information, our brains are wired to fit the new information into our previous schema...what we already believe or think to be true...

Wow, the original Might and Magic. Those antique RPGs still have their charm. I've recently replayed Final Fantasy I on my PS2, a true classic. Though I preferred the Dragon Warrior games from about the same time period. I no longer have time for anything remotely MMO so I've been...

Your poetry astounds me and it keeps getting better and better.

Sorry, March has been a struggle at work to keep up with everything.. just like everyone else in these days of being expected to do a lot more with a lot less. But I will take the opportunity to extend this challenge so I can enter it myself! We will enter it into critique for April and I'll...

sticky plz ok thx I pulled this challenge off the net from onerealstory.com: In 300 words or less, use the following title to inspire your next piece of flash fiction: They Once were Wild This thread is now in the SUBMISSIONS phase. Please reserve your critiques/votes until the...

Submission phase If I counted correctly, it is a three-way tie between Nerai, Exo and myself. MANY thanks to everyone who contributed a critique. Although the entries are relatively short to read, it takes time to think about them an post a thoughtful critique. If you have done this, you...

Critique stage - please vote for your favorite entries! This thread is now in the critique stage. Please read the entries and submit a short critique for your favorite. The ideal critique focuses on what is good about the entry but also mentions areas for improvement. Please avoid...

The Dragon and the Kabocha Squash - Reheated :) Thanks so much for the critique, I find that I often over-focus on plot and don't "personalize" my characters enough for my readers. I made the simple changes you suggested and I think it made a big difference. Here's my rewrite: Troz, ruler...

Ainulindale, a legend from the Simarillon I had fun making a 300 word rewrite of a legend from Tolkien's great work. I left the last line exactly as Tolkien masterfully wrote it and preserved a few other phrases. I think it was a good exercise in that it made me really think through possible...

Please do, that's what this is all about! :) The current contest for DEC/JAN is posted, pick anything and rewrite it in 300 words or less. :D

The tough part for me is deciding what to rewrite. Maybe an act of a Shakespeare play? :)