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Post by penne on Feb 17, 2015 7:42:22 GMT -5
these are just things that popped into my head. It's been a while since I read any Lemony Snicket, so I don't know how Snickety these are. And I'm not intentionally referencing anything. In short, do what you like with these:
"'It'll be like shooting fish in a barrel', she said, a phrase which here means 'Like taking candy from a baby', (which here means 'With unfair and vile advantage')."
"'No wonder she ran away so quickly', he constantly said, and yet he did wonder."
"Everyone there looked slightly sinister. They came across an old lady with beautiful long grey hair, and wide eyes like she had just lost an argument with herself."
"'Look, I won't make you any promises', he promised."
"'Go on', she said with an authoritative tone, which meant 'Proceed with caution'."
edit: just thought of one more:
"While family and friends gathered, teary-eyed, to comment on his 'untimely demise', I shivered at the thought that any death would be considered 'timely'."
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Post by B. on Feb 18, 2015 11:01:33 GMT -5
In terms of illustrations, how many are we aiming for? There's definitely some I'd want to illustrate.
Yikes this is really close, actually.
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Post by Isadora Is a Door on Feb 18, 2015 13:48:18 GMT -5
i wish i was able to draw...
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Post by Hermes on Feb 18, 2015 13:53:55 GMT -5
Well, my brain isn't working, but here is a sentence extracted from my story:
'My chaperone thought that guessing her first name would be a challenge, a word which here means "an activity one cannot see the point of".'
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Post by Christmas Chief on Feb 21, 2015 17:17:50 GMT -5
Pre-empting Dante's efforts to prove that one need not be an artist to sketch a picture, I present: And Mister M's sentence reminded me of this recent controversy (in America):
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Post by penne on Feb 21, 2015 18:35:05 GMT -5
oh wow, Sherry Ann, these look really great! You gave them this real eerie look, which is cool. And I also enjoyed your interpretation of my sentence.
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Post by Christmas Chief on Feb 21, 2015 19:54:50 GMT -5
Thanks, Pen! (Is that your preferred name for the image?)
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Post by penne on Feb 21, 2015 20:20:32 GMT -5
Yeah, Pen works.
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Post by bandit on Feb 21, 2015 21:04:00 GMT -5
Ah man, I thought you were getting serious about Fredster.
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Post by Cafe SalMONAlla on Feb 21, 2015 22:00:59 GMT -5
I think it was just you, bandit.
Anyway, those picture are freaking perfect.
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Post by Isadora Is a Door on Feb 22, 2015 4:35:30 GMT -5
Yay, thank you sherry ann.
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Post by Dante on Feb 23, 2015 8:33:27 GMT -5
I'm very pleased to get back and see such a grand outcropping over the past week! There are plenty here that are great, and I'm proud to accept them into the project. I'll touch on illustrations in a moment, but I'm glad to see we have some now, and I hope they'll prove an inspiration. In terms of progress, remember that our ultimate deadline is the 28th, the morning of which is really the very latest I can feasibly send this, which puts us at about five days left (or more than four, anyway). As such, if you have any ideas still in the works, now is really the time to put pen to paper, or pointer to Paint, if you prefer. We actually stand at more than the required number of sentences (51, by my count), but I've been clear all along that I value diversity in these projects and I will cut entries from some of the more prolific submitters (chiefly myself) to make room for people who've only submitted one. In other words, if you post something, you are in. Give yourself a pat on the back. I'm still wretchedly busy even now I'm back, so I'll be getting around to the accompanying letter on Thursday or Friday; ditto any illustration I may or may not have time for. Fortunately, I don't think the project will take too long to compile. Just try not to wait 'til the last minute, if possible. Regarding illustrations: In terms of illustrations, how many are we aiming for? There's definitely some I'd want to illustrate. Yikes this is really close, actually. With about five days to go, the answer remains, as it has always been, "as many as we can get." One, forty-five - whatever's possible. No common format necessary (though preferably not enormous), and as Sherry Ann has demonstrated, minimalism is more than sufficiently effective; you don't need to be Seth, Helquist or Picasso to be good. Note also that illustrations, and any sentences they represent, are guaranteed a placement. There are too few not to!
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Post by gliquey on Feb 23, 2015 12:01:07 GMT -5
Dante, I know you don't really need more from me but you can be more flexible with which you're going to leave out. Maybe someone might even use one of these as inspiration for their own sentence. - There was a town, and there was a murder, and there was a train that came through the town every night once a month.
- When I had said to Qwerty "the world is quiet here," I certainly hadn't expected the reply "it's actually quite loud aboard this train".
- It reminded me of a story in which the villain also had started out trying to do good, although I hoped the crucial object in Hangfire's possession was not as deadly as the one in that tale.
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Post by Dante on Feb 25, 2015 6:02:34 GMT -5
As a note, I think that Thursday is likely to be the last day of submissions, and on Friday I hope to provide a provisional final version of the project, barring any last-minute submissions and particularly illustrations.
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Post by Christmas Chief on Feb 25, 2015 17:33:23 GMT -5
This idea ... worked better in my head, I think. I'm posting it anyway.
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