The AGS chain story, detective theme, finished now for your reading pleasure!

[PixelPerfect]

Sure, why not. I'd prefer not to be the last if that's ok. Other than that I don't mind.

jones81 "at" mail "dot" com

[Emerald]

My understanding is that if you want to be before me, you'd edit your previous post in this topic along with the position you want. If you want to be after me, edit the post you just wrote, and Andail will delete your previous one. If you wanted to be fourth, then you'll have to kill me.

About your previous post, I think 200 words is a goodly sized bit of writing, allowing us some space for writiness, without making us have to go one and on within the the small slot of the story we've been given. I'm pretty sure we're not trying to write a novel here, and if we were, it'd be damnably difficult to read it all without printing it out.

That little post of yours was 124 words. Over half your allotted amount.

Believe me, 200 words is barely noticeable (unless you do a lot of exposition, or you're really economical with words). I'd say either make it 2,000, or do a couple of rotations...
You can't write a decent scene in 200 words, even if it's just a quick conversation... (And you need at least 3 scenes - beginning, middle, and end. And that's a bare minimum...)


Or maybe I'm just long-winded when I write...

How about this: you can write 200 - 2,000 words. That way, it can suit all the writers and their individual styles.

[Vince Twelve]

The point isn't for you to write a full story, it's for you to write a tiny bit of the story and for the next person to continue it.  Hell, you could stop mid-sentence if you want and see how the next person finishes it.  You have to rely on the first writers to establish the story (begining) the next bunch to flesh it out (middle) and the last bunch of writers to wrap it all up (end).  That's why it's a group activity and not just "Ok, write a mystery story and we'll all compare."

To look at it another way, we currently have 17 (?) entries.  At 200 words apiece, that's 3400 words which is a nice short story.  At 2000 words apiece, that's 34000 words which is in novella territory.  And with a big mix of people writing, making this story an inconsistent mess, no one's going to want to read that.  3400 should be a fun (funny?) read!

200 was declared the maximum and the maximum it shall be!

Oh, and Babar, I think Andail was suggesting that when you post again, that the posting order is your writing order.  I dont think you can declare your spot in line.  Having the writing order be the posting order in this thread just makes everything easier. 

It also makes it easier if we don't post in here discussing the activity while more people should be signing up. 

[Emerald]

To look at it another way, we currently have 17 (?) entries.  At 200 words apiece, that's 3400 words which is a nice short story.  At 2000 words apiece, that's 34000 words which is in novella territory. 

I suppose when you look at it like that, it makes sense.

...
I'll shut up now

[Antonio]

I'd like to be in on this, if possible...?
aglowdell AT hotmail.com

[paolo]

Coo, it's getting near the deadline... I'm going to throw myself into the ring, hoping that I'm not the last person! No one seems to want to have to write the end of this thing.

[Andail]

Borrowing a computer here...

Allright, tomorrow at noon is deadline for signing up. Yes, only the order in this thread determines the order you write in. You can't ask for another position. And yes, 200 is the wordcount we're going for.

Keep signing up

[Babar]

But....but....that means that there are 11 people before me! Someone of those please add yourself to the position here so that your previous position is deleted?

[Antonio]

I don't mind closing the piece out...

[Emerald]

I don't mind closing the piece out...

You're not going to do something like "they all died in the end" or "it was all a dream..." are you?

That would be funny...

[Antonio]

Damn, you spoiled it now...

[TheJBurger]

I'll sign up, but I hope I don't get the ending.

Joshuan908 (at) msn (dot) com

[Andail]

Seems you got the ending, TheJBurger.
Allright, the order of posts in this thread is the order we write in. Once you recieve the document, you add your portion and send it along.

Babar, I'm sorry you didn't get a position you wanted, but it was never meant for people to request or bargain for positions.

Ok, Candall gets the ball rolling and sends it to Akatosh once he's done. No other must see the document until it's their turn.

[Emerald]

Hey, hold on, today's saturday. I thought there's still two more days for people to sign up...

[Andail]

Nah we shortened the deadline
But good you brought it up, I'll edit the initial post.

[Jack Sheehan]

Am I too late? Only, I wouldn't mind finishing it if the last guy doesn't want to.

My email is areyoujacksheehan  at   gmail.com

[auriond]

I'd just like to request that when you send along a document to the next in line, you PM that person as well to check their mail. My email filter is set to junk email from addresses not in my contact list, so I have to check that the document doesn't end up there.

[lo_res_man]

If this is still open send me something at warg_leader at  yahoo dot ca

[Emerald]

I'd just like to request that when you send along a document to the next in line, you PM that person as well to check their mail. My email filter is set to junk email from addresses not in my contact list, so I have to check that the document doesn't end up there.

I agree.

Also, a final list of participants and their order i the story put into the initial post would be useful too (and who's turn it is). The whole thing got a little confused towards the end...

I'm pretty sure this is right:


Candy
'Tosh
FSi
Emerald
Vince
Fawful
Tuomas
Aurion
Cam
LGM
Stupe
Andy
Babar
Egg
Voh
Venus
Pixie
Anto
Paolo
JBurg
Dicky
Lo-rez

[lo_res_man]

It was Saterday in my time zone when I posted it, so thank you.