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Darth Vader is my co-pilot
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Critique Circle #2 [Europe Chapter] - 2011+2012 posts archive
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Last year's posts have been archived into this thread: Critique Circle #2 [Europe Chapter] - 2010 posts archive | [Last page] This here thread that you're reading will contain 2011 posts pertaining to the European critique circle, which runs every month in the AW chat room. 2012 edit: also includes 2012 banter and crit group scheduling info. How the crit group works: Quote:
See this thread in AW Chat forum: FAQ about AW IRC Chat Channel (How to get there, who the operators are, etc.) What's this BOC (Best Openings Contest) you talk about? Quote:
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conducting hijinks
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Critique Circle #2 [Europe Chapter] - next chat, Mon 7 Feb @ 3pm GMT
Hey, I don't have internet. If we're on for tomorrow I have to go to base. Just let me know.
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I guess (hope) we're not on. Apologies for being away for so long - out with all sorts of illnesses including the lovely vomiting virus (eww). Has anything been sent for the next get-together?
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Drifting Silently
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Yea, what's going on? Are we not having a meeting this month? C'mon, it's the new year! We need to have firmer resolutions and more energy put forth... Or so I've heard
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Hi April, hope you're feeling better now.
Ehab you should submit something, anything. |
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Drifting Silently
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Oh, how awful of me! I hope you get better April.
Raphee, I wish I could, but I barely write these days and what I have is not 5k words and it's a very rough first draft. So, someone else should definitely submit other than me
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In the fantasy word.
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Happy New Year to you all!!!!
Hmm... I have nothing, unless one of you wants to translate my stuff into English Just curious, is there a need to change time? Maybe 3pm GMT is not suitable anymore? Or people are just busy with their lives and haven't written a thing?
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going through the hay to your home
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Well, I have lots of stuff to submit, but I'm trying not to let you guys hate me
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In debt to AW
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Submit 10.
I mean in a platonic way, of course. |
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Yes, Ten, submit!
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Thanks guys - feeling much better now. Two weeks! Erm, change of plan for me and not likely that I can make it. Sorry: constant visitors over winter, being in a ski resort and all. Can't wait for a day off either work or visitors so I can just sleep in and mooch around in jimjams!
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Jimjams?! Never heard pajammers called that. =]
Sounds good, 10. |
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conducting hijinks
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Roughly a week from now is the Jan BOC.
If a prompt is desired, lets get some ideas together. The 15th will be here before you know it. |
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In the fantasy word.
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10, fine for me. Will you please send me your piece as soon as you are ready? We are skipping tomorrow and I'm not going to be here for the following 2 weeks, hence Derek or SaraP will need to manage the chat.
I'd like to know who else wants to submit anything? I need to draw a clear line so we won't be struggling each month with names, dates and stuff. Thank you all for your kind cooperation!
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In the fantasy word.
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What about 150 words related to... New Year's Resolutions?
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Boss, since everyone is just slacking off, me first, I'd like to volunteer to submit next month after Ten. Yea yea, hold off the parade, haahaa. It's gonna be the lousiest piece yet to be read, but I have to submit something.
As for the BOC, I really like the idea that our BOC are theme-based or prompted. So, this month's BOC is about New Year's resolutions? Oops, Boss already suggested that? haahaa, New Year's resolutions it is! |
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Yay! Our first BOC prompt - New Years Resolutions.
All entries due 15Jan by midnight GMT. ALL crits due 20Jan by midnight GMT. This hour works best; I can work on the results that evening, check for errors the following morning before posting. |
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conducting hijinks
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nice shorts. NOT
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Drifting Silently
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Oh I want to note that yesterday marked the anniversary of this group!!! Happy anniversary everyone
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The Sparkle Catastropony is back!
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going through the hay to your home
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Will the thing I'll submit now still be for the January chat or is it for the Feb one?
YAY EHAB!
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Drifting Silently
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I think the January chat is past its time by now, no? Unless we're having it at a different date than usual... That's something only Boss can help with.
Awww, thank you Sara and Ten
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In the fantasy word.
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As I said in my previous post... I won't be here for the next 2 weeks, so, unless Sara or Derek want to manage the chat, we'll need to postpone it till February
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Darth Vader is my co-pilot
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Yeah, we may be too late for a crit group rendezvous this month, plus a couple of folks can't make it anyway. The first Monday in February is the 7th which is a long way away. Just a thought... I'd be willing to go to email or SYW crit mode this month rather than chat crit, if 10trackers is eager for feedback, which would give Ewok the February crit chat slot. -Derek
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