Lazzy the Spazzy

Kulagi's Kanoka: one of the epics that I read before becoming a member here, it played a huge part in leading me to join. Thanks to xccj for writing this and for directing me back to the story! =D *will be rereading one chapter a day*

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. --- 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! >=] --- 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. --- 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! --- 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.

Well said Grant. Sweet and innocent don't work with me girl, you hurt my brother you're going down. Thanks Sou. =]

Pshaw. That's old news. 'Course, I've been on the run from those who wish to silence me, so it's a bit of a surprise that the rumors have made their way to your ears earphones.

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.

Providing rough translations for the reader's convenience. Alexandra Humva: Hey, look, a French guy! SPIRIT: But if you were really smart, you would do your homework in an hour. (not quite sure this is what he means -- there are a few grammar mistakes in there methinks)

Ooh spiffy. =O Hehe, thanks V. =]

Weathermen are awesome. Particularly this one.

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.

The fourth wall is sort of like the suspension of disbelief barrier, so breaking the fourth wall could be like an actor in a play speaking to the audience, a character in a story showing that they're aware that they're in a story, etc.

I loved that series.

Nope, that doesn't count.

Dorek@ Thanks. =] Teach/Wrack@ Nope, and I wouldn't have liked it if your opinion was so easily swayed by my entry, as that would've meant you didn't put much thought in your initial decision. Thanks for not being afraid to voice your thoughts.

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.

Nope, you can sign up here, I'll add you to the list after this comment. No, six characters only, no exceptions. Your vote's been noted, thanks!

It's dumb and frustrating to put up with but I also don't think people should be so hard on the people Greg mentioned. They probably just made an honest mistake,.

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.

I don't think so, but you could send it to me or someone else who has time to look it over for them. ^^;

Tres bien, mon ami. Translation: That is good, my friend Added for clarity amongst readers -- Spink

Akai@ Well we're not doing a vote for last week's since you're the only entry, but your name'll stay there till the next WotW is decided in two weeks so I guess you could say that. =P Seven letter words is okay. EDIT: Oh, and I should add that it's not allowed to make up new words (like add an extra letter to make a normally six-letter word seven letters).

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. --- 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 --- 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. --- 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! --- 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.

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