DISCUSSION THREAD -- December 2017 75-word Writing Challenge

[Victoria Silverwolf]

For Cathbad: An anodyne.

 

[Parson]

@Cathbad .... One Life .... when the one life you have needs some serious adjustment.

 

[DragonAether]

I just wrote down the story during the latin's class, as soon as I get to home I will enter the challenge.

 

[chrispenycate]

I just wrote down the story during the latin's class, as soon as I get to home I will enter the challenge.

I hope you didn't write it in Latin?

 

[nixie]

Please don't mention Latin, it will give Chrispy ideas when he sets a future challenge.

 

[Luiglin]

I just wrote down the story during the latin's class, as soon as I get to home I will enter the challenge.

The first rule of Latin class is: you do not talk about Latin class. The second rule of Latin class is: you do not talk about Latin class! Third rule of Latin class is: someone yells stop, goes limp, taps out, then Latin class is over. Fourth rule: only one can read aloud. Fifth rule: one translation at a time. Sixth rule: no shirts, no shoes, only togas and sandals. Seventh rule: translations will go on as long as they have to. And the eighth and final rule: if this is your first Latin class, you have to translate.

 

[DragonAether]

No, I'm not that good with Latin and we do only translation from Latin to Italian. But it would be pretty cool to try.

 

[Cathbad]

we do only translation from Latin to Italian.

So basically, you translate Italian to Italian?

 

[DragonAether]

Latin and Italian are as similar as a bird is similar to a whale. Only words are similar, but grammar is completely different

 

[Cathbad]

Latin and Italian are as similar as a bird is similar to a whale. Only words are similar, but grammar is completely different

Was just kidding... because both languages are from Italy.

 

[DragonAether]

you are Italy too, because I'm your father Cath. Join the dark side we have pasta!
Or said in Italian: Cath, io sono tuo padre

And I just realized that this isn't the 100 words challenge.... F*********

 

[Pedro Del Mar]

Parson and Victoria - thank you for the reviews, loved reading them all

 

[Parson]

And I just realized that this isn't the 100 words challenge

Now you really have a challenge!

 

[DragonAether]

Yup, I built an awesome story but it's 96/97 words and I can't take out that much.
(Awesome at least for me, maybe for you is crappier than a pizza with pineaapple for an italian)

 

[Parson]

pizza with pineaapple

I have eaten pizza with pineapple but I always wonder why anyone would make such a thing. But I am the person whose wrote the most 75's without winning, so that should tell you something.

@jackwinabox57 .... Steak n eggs,baked potato,key lime pie,chocolate milk .... When life hands you a do-over.

 

[DragonAether]

Ok, I give up, I can't make my story of 75 words.

 

[Cathbad]

Do what I did - do it anyway.

 

[DragonAether]

The problem is that I literally can't touch anything otherwise the story doesn't make any sense.

 

[Cathbad]

Yup... same as mine.

 

[Parson]

Try this. Outline your story with 2 to 3 words for each heading

Beginning:

Middle:

Ending:

That should help you decide what's really important and what you are putting into the story for atmosphere.