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Random Word Short Story #5

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Group:Write Now
Swap Coordinator:Artistic (contact)
Swap categories: Challenges  Letters & Writing 
Number of people in swap:11
Location:International
Type:Type 2: Flat mail
Last day to signup/drop:November 29, 2014
Date items must be sent by:December 16, 2014
Number of swap partners:2
Description:

For this writing swap, each participant is going to have a role to play!

When you sign up, post below a number between 1 to 350. No two people can post the same number.

Why? Most books are about 350 pages. From whatever novel I am reading when the swap sign-ups close, I will choose a word from each page posted and that will determine the word list for our random short stories. (In the event of landing on articles -- a, and, the -- the next word will go on the list.)

The more people who participate, the longer the word list will be!

The number of people in the swap when sign-ups close will also determine what word I select from each page. For example, if there are 20 people in the swap, I will select the 20th word on every page listed in the comments section. If 34 people participate, I will select the 34th word on every page, etc.

I'll post the word list here in the comment area when partners are assigned.

You will write your short story being sure to use each word on our random list, and then send a copy to two partners.

This is our fifth round of this fun swap.

TIP: If you're participating in National Novel Writing Month, use this to boost your word count -- make your story fit in your NaNo novel!

Let's have some fun in this random word short story challenge swap!

Note:

Don't forget to sign up and post your page number below.

Snail mail. International. Group membership.

Discussion

Artistic 11/ 7/2014 #

I'll get the party started and select Page 235.

cynaemon 11/ 7/2014 #

Page 62

Nserviam 11/10/2014 #

Page 184, please.

junemoon 11/12/2014 #

page 150

Artistic 11/16/2014 #

As of Nov. 16, there are only 3 of us in the swap. Someone has dropped. So I am going to extend out the sign up by date by a few weeks as well as the send by deadline. Maybe that way we'll get some of the people who had been watching into the swap. We really need more than three people to make this an effective short-story swap.

ladydy5 11/16/2014 #

Page 9 for me

Rattie 11/16/2014 #

I'll go for page 77

developpeople 11/17/2014 #

Page 48. It's my birthday Friday seems like a good number!

AndreaJ 11/18/2014 #

page 100.

Now that the deadline is extended, I feel comfortable in joining the swap.

lonleyassassin 11/22/2014 #

I'll say page 113

pinkqueen 11/22/2014 #

Page 73

Lizzycat7 11/27/2014 #

page 169

Artistic 11/30/2014 #

Partners are assigned. There are 11 of us -- a good number! Thanks to all who joined. Please stand by while I hunt up our words. I'll be back shortly with the word list.

Artistic 11/30/2014 #

OK. Here we go. I am reading "The Lost Ones" by Ace Atkins.

There were three articles that needed to be substituted with the next word. Here is our 11-word list.

  • years

  • warrant

  • up

  • it

  • remind

  • gray

  • bringing

  • Fillin' (note: this was part of a restaurant name Fillin' Station)

  • girl

  • smoothed

  • heads

Happy creating everybody!!

ladydy5 12/ 1/2014 #

I see a mystery!

Artistic 12/ 2/2014 #

:)

Artistic 12/ 5/2014 #

Short stories are on the way to my partners. Enjoy!

AndreaJ 12/15/2014 #

Finally got my story done and mailed! Whew!

developpeople 01/29/2015 #

Thanks Felicia artistic for the angel swap!

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