Writer's Volleyball 2009 - Guidelines & Commentary

Post by **Darb** » Sun Feb 15, 2009 10:31 pm

Ok, posted a quickie. The server move offered a convenient and timely idea.

Someone want to kick the plot a little further afield from scifi ?

Post by **Darb** » Tue Feb 24, 2009 11:13 am

KILTY: Ok, happy yet ? You asked me to make Rupert a baddie, and I complied, with a quick trip to Dante's Inferno.

Ok, somebody else kick the ball ...

Post by **Darb** » Thu Feb 26, 2009 8:09 pm

Ok, I did a "Breaking the Fourth Wall" hackeysack juggle, with no plot advancement.

It was only 2 days instead of three, but I was bored, and Clong gave me an idea offline ...

Post by **clong** » Fri Feb 27, 2009 7:16 am

I've got an idea for a post

Spoiler: show

But I need a solid two hour window to sit down and work on it, with reference book in hand, and I'm not sure when I'll have the chance to do this (probably tomorrow morning). Of course, if someone else wants to take a turn first, go right ahead...

Post by **Darb** » Fri Feb 27, 2009 9:38 am

Well, we've had the attendant standing stationary muttering "I ..." for several weeks now, so a little longer couldnt hurt.

Post by **Darb** » Sat Feb 28, 2009 10:39 am

Clong: Oh Jebus ... there's just no getting away from having the plot be centered on Rupert. Oh well, so be it. Nice one.

Looks like we may have to Rupert kick a few heads down in the inferno, and start making his way back towards the surface.

Post by **Darb** » Sun Mar 01, 2009 10:09 am

And done ... right back atcha, Clong.

EVERYONE: If anyone else wants to jump in, please, by all means do so. This game is open to all who wish to play.

Post by **clong** » Sun Mar 01, 2009 11:28 am

very nice, Brad

Post by **Darb** » Sun Mar 01, 2009 1:12 pm

Thanks ... wasn't sure if I could squeeze a reference to vast right-wing conspiracies into the mix for you, but it worked out ok.

I went back and switched the font color for all the scenes set in The Inferno to red, just for a little visual fun.

Post by **Darb** » Sun Mar 01, 2009 8:29 pm

Was kinda hoping for more than just 2 people ... anyone else interested in joining in ? The more players, the more vibrant and fun the game.

Post by **KiltanneN** » Mon Mar 02, 2009 5:52 am

Brad wrote:KILTY: Ok, happy yet ? You asked me to make Rupert a baddie, and I complied, with a quick trip to Dante's Inferno.

Ok, somebody else kick the ball ...

Happy indeed.

I gave the ball a bit of a kick - read nothing into this but a desire to take it in a different line...

Post by **Darb** » Mon Mar 02, 2009 9:42 am

Our fictional Rupert spells his last name with a "K", not an 'H". Remember the standard disclaimer mantra: "Any resemblance to persons living or dead is purely coincidental ..."

Post by **Darb** » Mon Mar 02, 2009 2:03 pm

Ok, I went again. I'm snowbound today, so I put a little extra shine on "The Book of Destiny" entry.

voralfred · Post by **voralfred** » Mon Mar 02, 2009 4:51 pm

to all the participants.
I really cannot see myself adding to that fantastic (in all meanings of the word) writing!

Post by **Darb** » Mon Mar 02, 2009 5:57 pm

Awww, cmon. The whole point of the game is to have a little fun while practicing the craft, and writing in styles you don't normally write.

Kick the ball !

<strike>GENRE: Happy Hour (sequel to "The Book of Fate")

Gabriel walked into his 1 bedroom 3rd floor walk-up apartment in Flatbush, slammed the door, and tossed Dawnbringer into the umbrella bin with a rattle.

"Tough day at the office, Dear ?" inquired Magdalene, from the kitchen.

"Yeah. Blasted devils are at it again, down in Malebolge. Why can't they just leave well enough alone ? Things are hard enough without them constantly mucking up the works, and it's not like I'm getting paid for this." Gabriel wandered over to the fridge, opened the door, and popped the top on a can of Budweiser. After draining it in one long pull, he crushed the can against his forehead while belching thunderously, and tossed the crumpled can into the trash.

"Anything good on the boob tube tonite ?" he inquired.

"I think the history channel's doing another special on Lost Secrets of the Bible, love."

"Boooring. I think I'll watch Southpark ... I love when they have Jesus, Satan and Saddam Hussein do guest appearances."</strike>

voralfred · Post by **voralfred** » Mon Mar 02, 2009 11:39 pm

Shouldn't the end of your post be in the Volleyball thread itself, rather than the Volleyball Commentary?

Post by **Darb** » Tue Mar 03, 2009 12:05 am

Well ... it was intended to be a comedic relief snippet, for here in the commentary thread (it only took about 5 mins to write, whereas the 'book of fate' entry took a full hour to draft and another hour to polish). However, I ignored the 3 day no-self-reply rule and moved it over, at your behest.

Post by **Darb** » Tue Mar 03, 2009 9:04 am

BTW, "The Book of Fate" originally started off as a first person perspective from Asteroth, but it didn't gel right away, so I thought it might be fun to do a third person future-present tense prophetic narration, and that one sorta worked out.

Post by **Darb** » Wed Mar 04, 2009 12:32 am

I'm bored. We need more participation if people want this match to continue. Skill does not matter, only enthusiasm.

Someone kick the ball !

voralfred · Post by **voralfred** » Fri Mar 06, 2009 3:24 am

Well, I did not push the ball very far, but I tried, at least...

Post by **Darb** » Fri Mar 06, 2009 8:26 am

I knew you could do it, Al ... excellent

Post by **Darb** » Fri Mar 06, 2009 4:37 pm

Clong: ok, I ran with your Tolkien motif in Kate's "Travel Memoir" ... welding that 8-barrel carb is analagous to reforging Aundril, and of course the Ford ponycar is analagous to Shadowfax.

The funny thing is, way back as a child, when I went to sleep away camp up in the mountains of new hampshire, one of our camp counsellors had a somewhat similar car, and it was white too, so the idea fit like michael jackson's glove.

Post by **Darb** » Sat Mar 07, 2009 11:01 am

I partially rewrote my post.

Somebody kick the ball !

/me cues Shadowfax* on the stereo ...

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shadowfax_(band)

voralfred · Post by **voralfred** » Sun Mar 08, 2009 12:11 am

Brad wrote:(...)
While Elroy talked with Officer Cangolf, I walked into the station. Dee was still fuming about the photo, and had just thumbed a ride back to town. I donâ€™t know if sheâ€™ll ever forgive me, even though it was entirely Rupert's fault.

Isn't there a discontinuity here?

The point-of-view character seems to be Kate di Falco, isnt' she?
How did she end up at the station?

And also, she showed Dee the compromising picture of Rupert in WotD, not in Volleyball

Post by **Darb** » Sun Mar 08, 2009 12:13 am

No discontinuity at all ... recall the interthread crossover when rupert used gay deceiver to join his wife dee in the WOTD dimension ... they were at the station when gay crashed into the outhouse.

And yes, the memoir was written by kate defalco, presumably in the future, only we're reading it outside of time in the present. All such verbal convolutions and changes of perspective are fair game in volleyball.