February 2017 100 Word Anonymous Writing Challenge Discussion Thread

[TheDustyZebra]

Only about an hour to go -- come on, you can still get in and vote for my story!

 

[Alyssa]

I wish I could have voted for all of them (except mine, because that's not allowed ).

Greater Love Hath No Man
A Crime of Passion (and vote – made me laugh)
Daddy's Little Girl
Mistaken
Time Loves a Mystery
Star Crossed Sleuth
From the Secret Notes of Dr. Bradley Campbell, Criminal Psychologist, February 14, 2017

I'm new to this whole guessing thing, so I don't really recognize any of your styles yet... but I think that Cat's Cradle wrote Mistaken or if not that then my second guess at what she wrote would be Star Crossed Sleuth (I will admit that I did just look for the exclamation of "oh" to determine this... so... I might be... Mistaken? [cue slow clap])

 

[TheDustyZebra]

I'm new to this whole guessing thing, so I don't really recognize any of your styles yet... but I think that Cat's Cradle wrote Mistaken or if not that then my second guess at what she wrote would be Star Crossed Sleuth (I will admit that I did just look for the exclamation of "oh" to determine this... so... I might be... Mistaken? [cue slow clap])

I think you've got the hang of this already, as far as ferreting out clues. Now as to whether CC wrote that one or not (he, by the way), I have no idea. I haven't got around to looking for hints yet, and probably won't until it's too late.

 

[Cat's Cradle]

Welcome to the site, @Alyssa! I'll mention that the guessing is just for fun (and is optional), and, honestly, it's usually very hard even for folks who've been reading each others' stories for years to get more than a few correct. No worries!

Also - and with absolutely no reproachment intended - I'll mention that Cat's Cradle-she is actually a Cat's Cradle-he!

ps - have you checked out the 75-word writing challenge?
March 2017 75-word Writing Challenge -- READ FIRST POST!

 

[nixie]

I tried to help by mentioning the 100 Anon. in the new 75. I noticed it got a few people motivated.

Oh. And I wanted to say that I enjoyed reading all of the stories you wrote.

It worked, I came and had a peek at the stories and voted.

 

[johnnyjet]

I got my vote in early. Now for my (mostly wild) guesses (even tougher when you don't have a list of names):

Greater Love Hath No Man - farntfar
A Crime of Passion - Cathbad
Her Felonious Little Plans – Ashleyne. B. Watts
Mistaken – Victoria Silverwolf
Star Crossed Sleuth - Vaz
Alan Millstone, Fight for your life! (An Interactive Thriller) – D.G. Jones
Ben, the Two of Us - mosaix
Love's Letters Lost - TheDustyZebra
Daddy's Little Girl - ratsy
I Love My Job – Cory Swanson
For the Love of the Pink Panther - Starbeast
Time Loves a Mystery – hopewrites
From the Secret Notes of Dr. Bradley Campbell, Criminal Psychologist, February 14, 2017 – Cat's Cradle
A Shot to the Heart - chrispenycate
The Alternative - Wruter
Body of Evidence - Droflet
Et Tu Brute? - Alyssa
Death of the handyman John Smith - Coast

 

[hopewrites]

I'll consult my spread sheet and begin tantalizing clueish answers to the guesses posted, when I get home from work tonight.

I have a feeling I'm gonna need the grande hazelnut cocoa anyway as I'm only scheduled two days at the end of next week, so it's all vo equipment shopping...

 

[Cory Swanson]

There's one right, johnnyjet. Don't ask me how I know

 

[Cathbad]

And one wrong, JJ, lol

 

[Alyssa]

oops, sorry

(he, by the way)

I'll mention that Cat's Cradle-she is actually a Cat's Cradle-he!

ps - have you checked out the 75-word writing challenge?

oops... sorry about that.
Also, yes, I did check the 75 word challenge and I might do something on it if I have time.

 

[TheDustyZebra]

And one wrong, JJ, lol

Make that two.

 

[Coast]

There's one right, johnnyjet.

I've been anonymously tipped off that you may have TWO correct johnnyjet!

 

[mosaix]

Three wrong JJ.

 

[Cat's Cradle]

It seems reasonable to hypothesize that Wruter has at least one correct, while stating as well that farntfar, Alyssa and johnnyjet each have made a similar incorrect guest.

edit - of course - just above - that should read 'guess', not 'guest'. I have no way of knowing if farntfar, Alyssa and johnnyjet are in fact 'incorrect guests'!

 

[nixie]

You mean to tell me they aren't all by hope writes

 

[Cat's Cradle]

I would say they're of, if not all by, Hope.
(That might read well, but of course, makes no sense! )

 

[farntfar]

It sounds unfortunately like you might describe a pedigree horse, Cat's. (By Wruter out of Hopewrites.)
You'd better add some "all insinuations are purely coincidental and not meant to imply... blahdy blah" clause, before you get in trouble.

Incidentally, I don't think anyone has correctly pinned the tail on me yet either.

 

[Cat's Cradle]

Although I was horsing around, I was doing so with unbridled affection, and was marely having fun...

And darn! I thought I'd pegged you, farntfar! But they don't call it 'guessing' for nothing!

 

[Wruter]

CC, you likewise have at least one correct and JJ I'm afraid you have another one wrong.

The mystery deepens. Now all we need is hope to reveal whodunnit.

Yes, I do puns sometimes too.

 

[Alyssa]

Four wrong JJ

Also, darn. I thought I had you pegged with the "oh"s Cat