Secret Author Stories Contest 2024 Talking Topic

[Mancunian]

2 hours ago, chris191070 said:

I think the latest Secret Author is @quokka.

 

1 hour ago, quokka said:

Are you sure Chris? Ive only done one scifi story and it wasnt very popular…

so i havent written any more sci fi stories.

 

5 minutes ago, kbois said:

I get the feeling by the writing style that today's SA is  relatively new author. Just because its set in Australia and references many terms there doesn't necessarily mean the author lives there. Maybe they spent a semester abroad or we're stationed there for a job?

Hmmm... the plot thickens. 

I'm tending to agree with @chris191070, I too think this has @quokka written all over it. And I hope we get more after the reveal, I loved reading it.

[CincyKris]

5 minutes ago, Mancunian said:

 

 

I'm tending to agree with @chris191070, I too think this has @quokka written all over it. And I hope we get more after the reveal, I loved reading it.

My first thought was @quokka also.  Maybe he's trying to throw us off the scent.

[Mancunian]

7 minutes ago, CincyKris said:

My first thought was @quokka also.  Maybe he's trying to throw us off the scent.

I'm sure he trying that tactic. But have you noticed the lack of comments and reactions from a large number of our esteemed authors? What are they hiding, hmm, now I'm thinking hard and it hurts.

Edited August 4, 2024 by Mancunian

[kbois]

56 minutes ago, CincyKris said:

My first thought was @quokka also.  Maybe he's trying to throw us off the scent.

I just took a look at a couple of different chapters of different stories of his... I think you're right. 

Damn... he's crafty like me. 

Edited August 4, 2024 by kbois

[kbois]

50 minutes ago, Mancunian said:

I'm sure he trying that tactic. But have you noticed the lack of comments and reactions from a large number of our esteemed authors? What are they hiding, hmm, now I'm thinking hard and it hurts.

It's Sunday.  The lazy gits are all sleeping in. I would've too, but the damn dog was barking to go out at 7am. 

[BendtedWreath]

I really liked the writing style of Take Me to Your Leader. Nothing felt unclear or too sudden. Young, bright teenagers do have energy and drive...and many may appear fearless, but even the most sheltered teens struggle with something they're insecure about. Everything from the next exam to a pimple to having a full bladder in the middle of a road trip. 

Edit: I would like to sit all the scifi writers together and have them borrow elements from each other. The action from Off the Rails, the challenges from Hiding in Plain Sight. And the buttery flow of Take Me to Your Leader.

Edited August 4, 2024 by BentedWreath

[quokka]

All these comments are very interesting and entertaining, but i have been too busy with writing my latest new story…

[kbois]

42 minutes ago, quokka said:

All these comments are very interesting and entertaining, but i have been too busy with writing my latest new story…

Titled Take Me to Your Leader.

[Lee Wilson]

46 minutes ago, quokka said:

All these comments are very interesting and entertaining, but i have been too busy with writing my latest new story…

Methinks he doth protest too much.

[quokka]

24 minutes ago, kbois said:

Titled Take Me to Your Leader.

No, yet to be titled… you will have to wait and see.

[BendtedWreath]

Just like all entries can't all be @kbois, not all Australian settings can be @quokka's.

Edited August 4, 2024 by BentedWreath

[CassieQ]

7 hours ago, chris191070 said:

I think the latest Secret Author is @quokka.

I'm with @chris191070 on this one.

[Gary L]

4 hours ago, kbois said:

It's Sunday.  The lazy gits are all sleeping in. I would've too, but the damn dog was barking to go out at 7am. 

Better that than having your new weinerdog puppy NOT know how to bark and peeing everywhere, including my bed a few minutes ago.  She might be going on a long train journey………. 
as for the story I thought it was @quokka until the sci-fi part slipped in which I didn’t really get… 

[Cane23]

5 minutes ago, BentedWreath said:

Just like all entries can't all be @kbois, not all Australian settings can be @quokka's.

All entries CAN be @kbois! Don't forget, she's shifter!

[BendtedWreath]

1 minute ago, Gary L said:

Better that than having your new weinerdog puppy NOT know how to bark and peeing everywhere, including my bed a few minutes ago.  She might be going on a long train journey………. 
as for the story I thought it was @quokka until the sci-fi part slipped in which I didn’t really get… 

We had a dog that didn't bark to be led out, but would tug on a person's pant leg as an SOS to go outside. 

[BendtedWreath]

1 minute ago, Cane23 said:

All entries CAN be @kbois! Don't forget, she's shifter!

Cane, my friend, you win best comment today.

[Mancunian]

2 hours ago, quokka said:

All these comments are very interesting and entertaining, but i have been too busy with writing my latest new story…

 

1 hour ago, quokka said:

No, yet to be titled… you will have to wait and see.

Not yet titled, hmm, let me think. 🤔

Is the follow-up? Possibly titled After I met Their Leader. 

[Lee Wilson]

2 minutes ago, Mancunian said:

 

Not yet titled, hmm, let me think. 🤔

Is the follow-up? Possibly titled After I met Their Leader. 

Naaah, it’s “Their Leader Did WHAT to You?”

[kbois]

33 minutes ago, Gary L said:

Better that than having your new weinerdog puppy NOT know how to bark and peeing everywhere, including my bed a few minutes ago.  She might be going on a long train journey………. 
as for the story I thought it was @quokka until the sci-fi part slipped in which I didn’t really get… 

@weinerdog

... could you kindly tell your kin to stop peeing in Gary's bed? Geesh... you guys and your stubby little legs. 

Edited August 4, 2024 by kbois

[kbois]

29 minutes ago, Cane23 said:

All entries CAN be @kbois! Don't forget, she's shifter!

I thought I was @Mrsgnomie?

[Bill W]

Ok, I take it today's story is up, so will someone please give me the link.  I signed up to follow Secret Author and still didn't get a notification.  Not sure what's going on, but I would appreciate a link.  

[chris191070]

3 minutes ago, Bill W said:

Ok, I take it today's story is up, so will someone please give me the link.  I signed up to follow Secret Author and still didn't get a notification.  Not sure what's going on, but I would appreciate a link.  

https://gayauthors.org/story/secret-author/take-me-to-your-leader/

[Jason Rimbaud]

The last two stories have been...interesting reads to say the least.

Though I would hesitate to call them stories, more like first chapters of a much larger narrative. As neither of them work as a standalone story. Off the Rails tells you the story isn't over, though the SA put The End at the last sentence. Take Me To Your Leader also doesn't work as a standalone story. Not with 5700 words describing in great detail how Bryce acquired the skills he will be needing on his adventure through space. Reserving only the last few paragraphs to drop the bombshell so to speak. 

For those of you keeping track...

We have five sci-fi/fantasy stories

Two Christmas Stories

One serial killer story

One road trip story

And one Behind The Walls, don't know what I would classify that as. 

What else does the SA's have in store for us? And how many more?

[Gary L]

1 hour ago, kbois said:

@weinerdog

... could you kindly tell your kin to stop peeing in Gary's bed? Geesh... you guys and your stubby little legs. 

Now she can jump up on sofa when we are not in the living room but unable to get down so starts pitiful wail.  And the next arrives Sept 2. We must be mad!  

[kbois]

12 minutes ago, Gary L said:

Now she can jump up on sofa when we are not in the living room but unable to get down so starts pitiful wail.  And the next arrives Sept 2. We must be mad!  

Doxie owners are a weird lot. 

Time to invest in doggy stairs.