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  3. Lazzy the Spazzy
    I personally don't see any difference at all between the two, but I'm just curious: which one do you use, or do you use both or neither (some other image hosting site) for your Bionicle/BZP things?
     
    Note: This is not about which is better, just which one you use.
  5. Lazzy the Spazzy
    3/3/10 Story Fit Exercise

    For an explanation of what the Story Fit is, please go here.

    Each week I'll post an exercise. This is the entry for the exercise of the week of March 3 - March 9.

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    This is the seventh week that Story Fit has been running. Time to do a more challenging exercise.

    Imagine the person or type of person you hate most. Think about that person's habits. Think about the aspects of the person you distaste. Think about that person at their absolute lowest, their most pitiful, their most pathetic. Think about how much you hate that person.

    Then write a story with that person as the main character and make the readers sympathize with that person. =P

    Have fun! >=]
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    There is no word limit or any other constraints -- the only requirement is that the story contain this theme.

    Once you write your story, post here with a link to it. Extra points will also be awarded to those members who review other Story Fit members' stories. This will not only give you practice with writing but also reviewing, as well as promote an exchange of ideas and styles within the BZP Writers Community. Happy writing!


    Note: As of today, there is a deadline for your story to be submitted. You have two weeks from now to write your work and submit it.


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    Each week we vote for the Writer of the Week, based on the popularity of the stories submitted during that week. However, because the week of 2/17/10 - 2/23/10 only had one writer submit his work, we have no WotW this week!

    This week we had three writers do something for the Story Fit, however, this week we're doing something different again. Until next Wednesday, writers are still allowed to submit their six-themed work for voting. So voters, don't be surprised to see the list grow during the course of the week. Writers (Monday, Neelh, Velox, Senjo, Mecha, Rising), this means you can still turn in your exercise before voting ends!

    Below is a list of stories that have been submitted within the past week. Look over them, read through them if you want, then vote for your favorite story (send a PM with your vote to me). At the end of this week, I will count up the votes and give the Writer of the Week award [of 2/24/10 - 3/2/10] to the writer who gets the most votes.

    Last Week's Stories

    1) 6 Years Earlier by Toa Spirit
    2) Arachne by Akai Hana no Tenshi
    3) Sight by Grant-Sud

    Vote away!

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    So, it's pretty much been decided that we'll have one task a week, as well as that we will have a two-week deadline for stories. This will be the system we'll use from now on.

  6. Lazzy the Spazzy

    Five Seconds

    By Lazzy the Spazzy,

    Today after school I called my mom to pick me up. The phone call lasted five seconds; a police officer immediately caught my mom and fined her for using the phone while driving.
     
    When my mom picked me up, she was laughing her head off at the absurdity of the situation.
  9. Lazzy the Spazzy

    What You Give...

    By Lazzy the Spazzy,

    This'll be my eighteenth entry for the month of February (two on the 17th), marking my most active month on BZP for years. I feel like I've finally re-discovered what drew me to this site in the first place.
     
    Which is the subject of this entry. The last time I "quit" BZP was two years ago, because I got bored of the place. Not enough was happening, I felt like everything I was a part of had stagnated. BZP just wasn't fun anymore. Similar story when I came back. Still bored.
     
    So why is it that during the past few months, BZP has suddenly become so fun for me? In retrospect it's not so hard to answer the question.
     
    The reason why BZP has recently become so fun for me, whereas in past years it was boring, was because during these past months I was active. I participated in more discussions, I upped the level of my participation in the topics I was already involved in. I made a conscious effort to do more on this site and to talk to more members I previously didn't have the time to talk to.
     
    An inspirational speaker for Marching Band once told us that "what you give is what you get". I've applied it to real life but this is the first time I've applied it to BZPower. I contributed more to BZP, and in return I had more fun. It's sort of like a positive feedback loop in a sense, and this doctrine can really help you in all aspects of life.
     
    So if you're reading this, I urge you to give more. Give more to your family, give more to your friends, give more to your community. An in return you'll get more. When you're bored and you have nothing to do, instead of blaming it on someone else see what you can do to make the situation better.
  11. Lazzy the Spazzy

    Temptation

    By Lazzy the Spazzy,

    I vowed not to eat any sugary products or candy for the month of March. Despite the first couple of days being pretty difficult, I'm experiencing a surprising lack of temptation. I have six Hershey's Cookies 'n' Cream chocolate bars next to me, as well as a Crispy Rice chocolate bar. It's been on my desk for two days, but I haven't touched it at all.
     
    Suffice it to say that I am proud of myself.
  12. Lazzy the Spazzy

    Fury

    By Lazzy the Spazzy,

    There are few things in this world that incite as much anger in a person as the bullying of the person's younger sibling.
     
    You can hurt me, you can cripple me, you can beat me to a pulp, but lay one finger on my seven-year old brother and I will personally come and tear you apart.
  13. Lazzy the Spazzy
    2/24/10 Story Fit Exercise

    For an explanation of what the Story Fit is, please go here.

    Each week I'll post an exercise. This is the entry for the exercise of the week of February 24 - March 2.

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    We're into our sixth week now, and since six is such an important and prevalent number in the Bionicleverse, this theme will be based on six.

    Instead of being given a requirement, you will be given six possible requirements, with the option to choose between one of the six for your story this week...or, if you're feeling up to it, two or three or even all of the options. o_O

    Without further ado, here are the possible themes! Pick one (or more).

    1) The work must be under six hundred (600) words.

    2) Write a story with six and only six characters in it, no more, no less (all characters must be more than a prop/one-scene character, but not all of them have to be significant to the story).

    3) The work must break the fourth wall six times.

    4) The work must focus on an artifact that has something to do with the number six (name, location, number of sides, etc.).

    5) The work must contain six pop culture references (remember to keep them BZP Rules-friendly) OR six references to Bionicle canon.

    6) Your work must not contain any six-letter words. =O

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    There is no word limit or any other constraints -- the only requirement is that the story contain this theme. Psyche! This time there may or may not be a word limit depending on which option you choose! xD

    Once you write your story, post here with a link to it. Extra points will also be awarded to those members who review other Story Fit members' stories. This will not only give you practice with writing but also reviewing, as well as promote an exchange of ideas and styles within the BZP Writers Community. Happy writing!


    Note: As of now, there is no deadline by which you must turn in your story. This is an issue that is currently being discussed: see the bottommost section and respond with your opinion.


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    Each week we vote for the Writer of the Week, based on the popularity of the stories submitted during that week. Whoever gets the most votes wins the award. Without further ado, I present this week's Writer of the Week:
    Akai Hana no Tenshi, for his Writer's Block themed story, Vaii Daha!

    Below is a list of stories that have been submitted within the past week. Look over them, read through them if you want, then vote for your favorite story (send a PM with your vote to me). At the end of this week, I will count up the votes and give the Writer of the Week award [of 2/17/10 - 2/23/10] to the writer who gets the most votes.

    This week is another special one. Akai is once again the only one who submitted an entry this week, so instead of the usual vote for WotW, I will instead advertise the BZP Elements 2 Anthology. Give it a look and share your comments and constructive criticism with the great writers who participated in the project!

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    So, it's pretty much been decided that we'll have one task a week, but there's still one issue to discuss: whether or not to have a deadline, and if so, whether to have it one week, two weeks, or other.

    So far we have two votes for a two week deadline, along with a suggestion that an addendum be added to the deadline: "You have two weeks to complete this exercise or another of your choosing that you have not already completed", giving writers the option of doing previous exercises.

  14. Lazzy the Spazzy
    Now that my entry for the IDBM Contest #3, the Everflight, has made it all the way to the final poll (to be honest I'm really surprised; I thought I might make it past the first round if I was lucky), I'd like to share the ideas behind my entry.
     
    When I found the topic in the S&T forum (it wasn't that hard since it was pinned), I thought "why not, I'll try it out". I've participated in a few contests here at BZP but the only ones I've ever stood a chance in were the story writing ones. But I had experience making profiles in the RPG forum so I thought I'd see just how far these RPG skills would take me.
     
    I brainstormed a bit and looked at the picture provided for the contest. There wasn't much info to go on, so a lot of it was up to our own interpretation, for which I was glad.
     
    A few points I noticed about the picture:
    1) The bird had wings for blades. That was the most prominent aspect of the picture, however, so I figured lots of participants would write about that. Sure enough, a quick check through previous entries yielded lots of results when I entered 'blade' into the Ctrl+F function. So I decided not to write about its wing-blades.
    2) The bird's color scheme, red and yellow. A bit bright for a bird living in the desert, so I thought it might have originated from somewhere else (Bota Magna perhaps?). In the end, hoping to keep my entry simple, I left out that detail.
    3) The bird had no claws. This was strange, but the more I thought about it the more I liked the idea of basing my entry around that. A bird that doesn't have claws, can't land on the ground, so has to keep flying in the air..."Everflight". I knew of some species of sharks that swam while sleeping, so I took that aspect and borrowed for my concept.
     
    The process:
    Making the profile was fun. I enjoyed every aspect of it, though in retrospect I should have let the idea sit for a while and then return to it. That might have led to improvements.
     
    The polls:
    As I mentioned earlier, I didn't expect to make it so far. The first round was close so I figured I'd be creamed in the semifinals round. I was pleasantly surprised to win the second round (thanks for all the votes!), but I'm struggling in the final round, which is to be expected.
     
    In retrospect:
    I should have made use of the word limit, filling out the entire profile and cramming in as much info as possible. The Everflight had only the "uniqueness" factor going for it IMO, so against a particularly well-thought out entry like Hot Pants's, it lost its appeal.
     
    Thoughts:
    There's still chance for a comeback, so I'm hoping for the best. If I lose though, I won't mind: the Cave Shrike was a really cool entry which I voted for twice, and I'd be content with it being the canon bio for the bird.
     
    Conclusion:
    If you haven't voted yet, go vote! However, please vote for the entry you genuinely believe is the better of the two.
  15. Lazzy the Spazzy

    Yes!

    By Lazzy the Spazzy,

    It's nice to finally have confirmation from Greg himself on the differences between Iron and Magnetism. Maybe this will set to rest some of the "Magnetism is useless" accusations.
     

    Farshtey Feed excerpt:

     
    Original OGD post:

    Though it does bring up the question of whether MU beings even have blood. Unless that was a real life example and not meant to be taken literally.
  16. Lazzy the Spazzy
    I'm starting a new blog project. Each month I'll post nine links to topics/stories/blogs that I highly recommend. Included with that will be a "game" of sorts (where the name of this entry comes from).
     
    First, I'll introduce the nine topics, and then the rules of the game below.
     
    1 - Renowned Outstanding BZP Citizen, Master Artist and Writer, and overall Nice Person Lady Kopaka is now offering commissions. If you're feeling like having one of your story characters or RPG characters or a random something put onto paper and professionally drawn, mosey on over to her blog for more details.
     
    2 - The Short Stories Critics Club is desperately in need of new critics to help review stories. If you're up to being an official story reviewer, go and sign up and help out this dwindling club.
     
    3 - Bionicle stories not for you? That's okay, because the sister guild to the SS Critics Club, the Completely Off Topic Stories Guild, deals with stories set in non-Bionicle worlds and eras. You'll be sure to find some stories that are more to your liking there.
     
    4 - Don't want to take up a job you may not be able to handle? How about just reading one story for now? OBZPC and former COT RPG Judge Robo Devil is embarking on a huge task to chronicle the classic tale Les Miserables...in a Bionicle setting. Check out this amazingly awesome epic.
     
    5 - Don't like reading? That's okay, because this topic won't require a large attention span. BZPower members are currently voting for what they think should be the primary color for the element of Gravity. That's right, this'll be made canon. If you think your vote can still make a difference, go over to the poll and take the second or two to state your opinion.
     
    6 - Speaking of voting, there's another contest currently going on, and this one is canon too! Vote for a bird entry you think should be made a canon Bara Magna species in the IDBM #3 forum!
     
    7 - Just want to play? RPGs are next, specifically the BZPRPG. A long-running RPG that's seen the entire Bionicle legacy through, the big guy could nevertheless use some fresh RPers to spice the playing field up.
     
    8 - The Star Wars RPG is a shrinking RPG, with only a few active players keeping the fire burning. We fans kept the Star Wars legacy alive for twenty years in between trilogies, we can keep this RPG alive no problem!
     
    9 - Is RPing too tough for you? That's okay, because with the RPG Radio Live you can just listen to people discussing RPGs! Check in when they broadcast their next episode and show your support!
     
    Now you may have found a link or two that's already caught your interest, but if you can't decide or don't care enough to visit all of them, here's the game.
     
    Below you'll see a TicTacToe grid that's been filled in. Each "X" or "O" has a link to one of the above topics. Click on one of the grids, and they'll take you to a random topic. The rules of the game, however, dictate that you must give the topic you've randomly chosen, a look over. Skim it, participate or subscribe to it if you're interested enough. My hope is that this will encourage interaction among BZPower members and increase awareness on what other members are doing. Who knows, maybe you'll make a new friend. So wave your mouse over a square and click! =3
     

     

     

     

  17. Lazzy the Spazzy
    2/17/10 Story Fit Exercise

    For an explanation of what the Story Fit is, please go here.

    Each week I'll post an exercise. This is the entry for the exercise of the week of February 17 - February 16.

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    We're into our second month now! Yay! And to celebrate, this week's exercise is to include a celebration in your story. This can be the focus of your story or a prop/background, or just a device to propel your plot. Write away!

    Note: Yes, I know it's just been Valentine's Day, but I figure it would be redundant what with people already writing romance-themed stories and Tifosi 92 already hosting a romance-themed story event. If you're up to writing a second story this week, feel free to mosey on over to his blog entry and pay some respects to him for his permanent leave from BZPower while you're at it. =[

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    There is no word limit or any other constraints -- the only requirement is that the story contain this theme.

    Once you write your story, post here with a link to it. Extra points will also be awarded to those members who review other Story Fit members' stories. This will not only give you practice with writing but also reviewing, as well as promote an exchange of ideas and styles within the BZP Writers Community. Happy writing!


    Note: As of now, there is no deadline by which you must turn in your story. This is an issue that is currently being discussed: see bottommost section and respond with your opinion.


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    Each week we vote for the Writer of the Week, based on the popularity of the stories submitted during that week. Whoever gets the most votes wins the award. Without further ado, I present this week's Writer of the Week:

    Rising Moon, for his Monologue Short Story, Soulsnare!

    Below is a list of stories that have been submitted within the past week. Look over them, read through them if you want, then vote for your favorite story (send a PM with your vote to me). At the end of this week, I will count up the votes and give the Writer of the Week award [of 2/10/10 - 2/16/10] to the writer who gets the most votes.

    This week is a special one. Since Akai is the only one who submitted an entry this week, I've also thrown in ~Monday~'s slightly tardy entry, the conflict-themed Fate.


    Last Week's Stories

    1) Vaii Daha by Akai Hana no Tenshi
    2) Fate by ~Monday~

    Vote away!

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    So, it's pretty much been decided that we'll have one task a week, but there's still one issue to discuss: whether or not to have a deadline, and if so, whether to have it one week, two weeks, or other.

    So far we have one vote for a two week deadline.


  18. Lazzy the Spazzy

    Staples

    By Lazzy the Spazzy,

    Don't you hate it when somebody staples a packet of paper too close to the center, and the staple isn't in the top left hand corner but too far down and to the right?
     
    It's like the staple is intruding in the rest of the paper's personal space. I mean, how are the words going to get any room to breathe if the staple is right next to them? It's just rude and obnoxious. If any staples are reading this, I suggest you go back to the little square inch in the corner of the page where you belong.
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    Recent events in the RPG forum have brought to mind a debate about ethics that we've been having not just in my AP Lang class but also my Government class as well. I've decided to share my views on justice and fairness, and what I believe they are.
     
    Women today, despite supposedly being on "equal ground" as men, still don't get the same wages as men do. I won't bother you with statistics. Some women's rights activists demand exactly equal treatment as men do, in not just jobs but all aspects of life. Professor of Bioethics at Princeton University, Peter Singer, addressed this issue in one of his works (Animal Liberation, 1975), arguing that equal treatment was unreasonable when it came to women and men. He gave this as an example: "Women may want the right to abortion, but if we're going for everyone to have equal rights regardless of gender, shouldn't men have the right to abortion as well? But this is physically impossible, therefore no matter how we try to stretch laws toward gender equality, men and women will never have equal rights". Mr Singer goes on to qualify that it shouldn't be equal treatment that is the basis in determining fairness, but equal consideration.
     
    Onto my main point. Justice and fairness have pretty much the same meanings today. People use them interchangeably. But the terms are different in my opinion -- the question is, how? What is the difference between justice and fairness?
     
    If a student has a 4.0 GPA, participates in several extracurricular activities, and actively works for a cause he or she believes in, then the fact that this student gets in instead of another with, say, a 1.0 GPA and doesn't have any activities or causes, is just. Under the rules that the admissions staff has agreed to go by, and making an objective decision based on the information presented, their choice of the 4.0 student over the 1.0 student is an example of a just decision.
     
    But they haven't considered the possibility that perhaps the second student has mediocre grades because his family is poor, and he has to work to support his single mother and his seven siblings. Perhaps he chose to put family before academics, and suffered as a result, as well as not having time for activities. Maybe he believes strongly in a cause but does not have the money or the ability to support it. Did the admissions officers consider the two students' different backgrounds? Did they make their decision considering the fact that the 4.0 student came from a rich family, had a good high school education, and had a community that supported her? Did they make their decision considering the fact that the 1.0 student lacked all these things? Is that fair?
     
    No. The admissions officers' decision was just, but unfair.
     
    Practicality aside (it's impossible, after all, to consider everything in a decision), I've just illustrated the difference between justice and fairness. Justice is equal treatment: everyone who breaks x law is given y punishment. Fairness is equal consideration: two people may not be treated the same, but the treatments are dealt out with equal consideration of their circumstances or identity.
     
    Something that may be just may not always be fair, and something that may be fair may not always be just. Sometimes justice and fairness coincide, and when that happens that's cause for celebration. But most of the time they don't, and at times these two concepts may even oppose each other. This question of 'justice vs. fairness' can be the cause of many moral or ethical dilemmas, and people in charge may often run into such problems.
  20. Lazzy the Spazzy
    You've all heard of the term "___ wins the internetz". I'm usually against using such cliches because overusing these memes tends to downplay the awesomeness of real accomplishments. However, in this case I believe our resident Compulsive Name Changer, Rabid (or My name is a sentence. now) has indeed won the internetz. Congratulations.
     
    Link to post:
    Quoted post below (spoiler'd to save space):

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  21. Lazzy the Spazzy
    My thoughts on the experience:
     
    1) Raccoons > Bears
    2) Instant Mac and Cheese still tastes good without milk and butter.
    3) Old people not only can hike, but are better at it than a group of seventeen year olds.
    4) Some rangers are chill, some aren't.
    5) Sociology and Economics texts make for some great fuel.
    6) GPS > Woman for directions. But the extra two hours of getting lost in the mountains was nice I guess. Beautiful scenery.
  22. Lazzy the Spazzy
    In my previous RPG Etiquette Episode (more than a year ago now), I adopted a rather cynical and sarcastic tone. This Episode will depart from that a bit by taking a more neutral opinion on matters.
     
     

    ---Part 1--- 
     

    Godmodding. We RPers all know what it is. It's a rule in almost all RPGs, and those that don't have it usually tend to fall apart. Why is that? 
    For those of you who are unfamiliar with the term, Godmodding essentially stands for "godly modification", where a player makes his or her character unrealistically powerful or omniprescient, like a god. Ever heard of the slang term "hax"? A godmodder is basically the text-based RPG's equivalent of hax.
     
    Let's use a scenario to clarify this definition. Let's say you're role-playing in an RPG. Your character is a Toa, let's call him Toa A. You're fighting another player who also has a Toa, let's call him Toa B.
     

     

     

     

     
    Above I've illustrated the usual symptoms of godmodding. Player B not only has his own hits inexplicably hit his opponent without giving him a chance to react (a subcategory of godmodding called auto-hitting), but he also showed a disregard for Player A's actions and his surroundings (dodging their attacks without getting hit, despite being in a narrow alley).
     
    Now let's say Player C comes in. Player C has accumulated quite an army from years of role-playing, and has brought a fleet of airships that she has earned.
     

     

     
    Now the godmodding gets more unrealistic than before. Yes, we all see this in movies. A single person somehow manages to take down an entire airfleet through sheer awesomeness alone. But unfortunately, what godmodders often don't understand is that RPGs aren't movies, and that they (or their characters) are not the main character in some epic battle. In RPGs author powers don't apply, and using them without respect for the other player's wishes often leads to being punished.
     
    But my main purpose for writing this entry isn't to tell you what godmodding is. Chances are, if you're in an RPG, you know.
     
     

    ---Part 2---
     
    So, we know what the problem is. How do we solve it?
     
    Usually (and hopefully), all it takes is a word with the godmodder. Most of the time they don't know that they're being unrealistic, and once they've been corrected they get better.
     
    But sometimes things aren't that easy. Sometimes the godmodder just doesn't get it, or if he/she does, just doesn't care. Maybe he or she likes being all powerful and invincible, and the rules can go to heck because they're in control, they get to make their character as omnipotent as they want.
     
    If you've been RPing for more than a few months, you've probably run into this situation. Maybe you're Player A, and your character is the one that gets "killed" by the other player. Maybe you're an observer, but you see how Player B is clearly godmodding and breaking the rules. Maybe you're a Staff Member, and it's your job to tell Player B to quit it.
     
    It's never pretty, and it's never fun. If Player B is okay with godmodding, he's probably okay with breaking every other rule in the RPG or even disrespecting the staff. On the internet where it's hard to actually enforce a rule on someone who intentionally chooses not to follow it, dealing with this can be frustrating.
     
    But deal with it we must, because otherwise, without consequences, Player B can godmodd all he wants and the RPG would fall apart.
     

    ---Part 3---
    So how should we deal with it? Punish the godmodder? Sometimes this helps. Sometimes they just keep playing without regard for the rules.
     
    Ban the godmodder? Sure, that would make things much nicer. But does that guy deserve this punishment? He should be given a chance to improve himself, even if that chance happens to be the twentieth we've given him.
     
    Does he even deserve another chance? If we're considering doing something like banning the godmodder, he's probably done enough to deserve it. It would certainly save ourselves the trouble of having to deal with him again (which is a very real possibility).
     
    That dilemma is a tough one, but punishing the godmodder is a privilege that only staff have. What should we regular players do if we are godmodded against, or see someone godmodding?
     
    Telling them is usually the first option, but in rare circumstances where this godmodder is repeating his "crime", what would we do?
     
    Godmodd back? Fighting fire with fire works in many situations, but not in this one. If we try godmodding against the godmodder, he'll just godmodd more, thinking it's okay to, or doing it because we made him mad. Worst case, when the staff finally get to the problem, they may just punish all of us, because we also godmodded. If we sink down to his level, then he has an excuse to break the rules.
     
    Ignore him? We could just have everyone not interact with the godmodder, but that may not work if the godmodder actively seeks out people to beat up.
     
    The biggest problem is, a godmodder will usually respond to bigger conflicts with even more godmodding. Things escalate without a way for a reasonable solution to be achieved. I don't entirely know a path we can always take against godmodding, but I do know that responding with godmodding definitely won't work. If we get mad over this, then we're no better than the guy who repeatedly godmodds.
     
    What I think is the best road to take in this circumstance, is to just let the staff handle it. They have the authority to punish him, and if the godmodder ignores even the staff then there's no help for him anyway.
     
     

    ---End Credits--- 

    A group of kids run around on the playground. One of them points at another. "Bang! Bang!"
     
    The kid ducks. "Missed me!" he points at the first. "Bang! Bang! You're dead!"
     
    "No I'm not!"
     
    "Yes you are! I hit you!"
     
    "No I hit you!"
     
    "Liar!"
     
    "Cheater!"
  23. Lazzy the Spazzy
    2/10/10 Story Fit Exercise

    For an explanation of what the Story Fit is, please go here.

    Each week I'll post an exercise. This is the entry for the exercise of the week of February 10 - February 16.

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    We're into our fourth week now, and it's time to get even more creative with our prompts.

    We've all experienced it. That dreadful thing called Writer's Block. The very mention of it sends chills down the best writers' spines...it's scarier than Edgar Allan Poe's short stories.

    Nevertheless, the job of a writer is to write, and we have to plow through regardless of whether we're being besieged by Writer's Block or not. We all deal with Writer's Block in various ways -- some of us take walks outdoors, some of us contemplate the walls while we sit in the bathroom, some of us force a haiku out of our brain. We all do something to get our creative juices flowing again.

    Now, here's the prompt. Think of the activity you do to dispel Writer's Block, then incorporate that activity into your story. Say you go for a swim when you have Writer's Block, and that's what helps you think of ideas again. You would then write a story that contains swimming somewhere -- say, a pair of Matoran discussing current events while they swim in Ga-Wahi, or a Toa swimming out into the Silver Sea to rescue a drowning civilian.

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    There is no word limit or any other constraints -- the only requirement is that the story contain this theme.

    Once you write your story, post here with a link to it. Extra points will also be awarded to those members who review other Story Fit members' stories. This will not only give you practice with writing but also reviewing, as well as promote an exchange of ideas and styles within the BZP Writers Community. Happy writing!


    Note: As of now, there is no deadline by which you must turn in your story. This is an issue that is currently being discussed: see bottommost section and respond with your opinion.


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    Each week we vote for the Writer of the Week, based on the popularity of the stories submitted during that week. Whoever gets the most votes wins the award. Without further ado, I present this week's Writer of the Week:

    Grant-Sud, for his Conflict-themed story Alternate Perspective!

    Below is a list of stories that have been submitted within the past week. Look over them, read through them if you want, then vote for your favorite story (send a PM with your vote to me). At the end of this week, I will count up the votes and give the Writer of the Week [of 2/3/10 - 2/9/10] award to the writer who gets the most votes.


    Last Week's Stories

    1) Soulsnare by Rising Moon
    2) Sister by Grant-Sud
    3) I Am: Klighatus by Akai Hana no Tenshi

    Vote away!

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    So far we have three votes for one task a week, and one vote for a deadline (two weeks) rather than the "submit whenever" system that we've been using so far. Please share your opinion so we know what changes need to be made, if any.


  24. Lazzy the Spazzy

    Idbm - Go Vote!

    By Lazzy the Spazzy,

    There's a contest going on right now to make a Rahi canon...specifically, the bird Rahi that Ackar uses to teach Mata Nui how to predict an opponent's movements.
     
    There are lots of good entries out of the twenty there, go to the poll and vote for your favorite!
  25. Lazzy the Spazzy
    2/3/10 Story Fit Exercise

    For an explanation of what the Story Fit is, please go here.

    Each week I'll post an exercise. This is the entry for the exercise of the week of February 3 - February 9.

    Since we're into our third week, let's go for something different from our past two one-word prompts.

    When attempting to reveal a character's beliefs, writers often fall back on using a monologue: a prolonged talk or discourse by a single speaker. Many criticize monologues however, citing its length when compared to the rest of the story, arguing that because of that length monologues can end up dull or boring, disrupting the pace or monopolizing the dialogue, and in some cases even backfiring -- restricting the monologue's character and the directions the character can go. Regardless of your personal opinions, I feel like the monologue needs to be be defended -- so let's show these nonbelievers that an interesting monologue can be written!

    Your exercise this week is to incorporate a monologue into your story but at the same time make it interesting. I will be using different scoring criteria this week, judging your story not on its quality but on the effectiveness with which you defend or support the monologue. Be careful not to make the same mistakes as most monologue writers!

    There is no word limit or any other constraints -- the only requirement is that the story contain this theme.

    Once you write your story, post here with a link to it. Extra points will also be awarded to those members who review other Story Fit members' stories. This will not only give you practice with writing but also reviewing, as well as promote an exchange of ideas and styles within the BZP Writers Community. Happy writing!


    Note: As of now, there is no deadline by which you must turn in your story. This is an issue that is currently being discussed: see bottommost section and respond with your opinion.


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    Each week we vote for the Writer of the Week, based on the popularity of the stories submitted during that week. Whoever gets the most votes wins the award. Without further ado, I present this week's Writer of the Week:

    Rassiter, for his Transformation-themed story Winds of Change!

    Below is a list of stories that have been submitted within the past week. Look over them, read through them if you want, then vote for your favorite story (send a PM with your vote to me). At the end of this week, I will count up the votes and give the Writer of the Week [of 1/27/10 - 2/3/10] award to the writer who gets the most votes.


    Last Week's Stories

    1) Reunion by Akai Hana no Tenshi
    2) Alternate Perspective by Grant-Sud
    3) A Murder Of One by Rising Moon

    Vote away!

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    So far we still only have one vote (Rising Moon) for one task a week. Please put forth your opinion so we know what changes need to be made, if any.


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