Secret Author Stories Contest 2024 Talking Topic

[kbois]

4 hours ago, Mancunian said:

Is it just me or are the stories getting longer every day?

It's just you 

Sparkling Waters  2403

Nix or Not 4378

Behind the Walls 6983

Hide and Seek 14572

Alltopia 4190

The Fascinator Murders 7042

Christmas in Glacier Bay  13910

Ceramic Dreams  4084

Hiding in Plain Sight  17471

[Lee Wilson]

1 minute ago, kbois said:

It's just you 

Sparkling Waters  2403

Nix or Not 4378

Behind the Walls 6983

Hide and Seek 14572

Alltopia 4190

The Fascinator Murders 7042

Christmas in Glacier Bay  13910

Ceramic Dreams  4084

Hiding in Plain Sight  17471

There is a bit of a pattern, four in a row, each longer than the one before, then three growing. So, we're probably back into the 4. I expect the next one to be over 19,000, and the one following that to push the word count limit of 30,000.

But then, I'm wrong on everything else about this topic...

[W_L]

Good heavens! I hope we identify this bloke. 😜 

Playing in this author's genre, I can tell he/she/they are very imaginative. 

[BendtedWreath]

2 hours ago, Lee Wilson said:

There is a bit of a pattern, four in a row, each longer than the one before, then three growing. So, we're probably back into the 4. I expect the next one to be over 19,000, and the one following that to push the word count limit of 30,000.

But then, I'm wrong on everything else about this topic...

I am so glad I'm not the only one trying to figure out if @Cia posted them a certain way on purpose. 

[Lee Wilson]

2 minutes ago, BentedWreath said:

I am so glad I'm not the only one trying to figure out if @Cia posted them a certain way on purpose. 

My guess is the apparent pattern is random. She's probably posting them in the order they came in.

[BendtedWreath]

Hiding in plain sight: hidden accounts, hidden species

This was the BIGGEST case of this needing to be a much longer tale split into chapters with the author having a lot more time to make it really shine. I could almost feel the rushing to get it finished in time towards the end. Very strong characters, a plethora of ideas...some of the plot seedlings felt like they hatched a bit out of order, but overall, I liked it.

 

[BendtedWreath]

1 minute ago, Lee Wilson said:

My guess is the apparent pattern is random. She's probably posting them in the order they came in.

I think we're so wrapped up in the stories and the event that we are the ones trying to see patterns everywhere as we try to figure out who wrote what. 🤣

[Bill W]

Is there a new story up today, after Ceramic Dreams, because if there is, I'm not seeing it! 

[chris191070]

2 minutes ago, Bill W said:

Is there a new story up today, after Ceramic Dreams, because if there is, I'm not seeing it! 

Hiding in Plain Sight

[Lee Wilson]

4 minutes ago, Bill W said:

Is there a new story up today, after Ceramic Dreams, because if there is, I'm not seeing it! 

Hiding in Plain Sight - Fiction - Gay Authors

[Bill W]

3 minutes ago, chris191070 said:

Hiding in Plain Sight

 Is that the name of the story or a joke on the theme? 

[Lee Wilson]

2 minutes ago, Bill W said:

 Is that the name of the story or a joke on the theme? 

Both, apparently.

[Bill W]

3 minutes ago, Lee Wilson said:

Hiding in Plain Sight - Fiction - Gay Authors

Thank you, Lee, and now it makes me wonder why it wasn't coming up on my listing.  

[Cane23]

1 hour ago, Bill W said:

Thank you, Lee, and now it makes me wonder why it wasn't coming up on my listing.  

You have to change lithium batteries probably! 

[BendtedWreath]

11 minutes ago, Cane23 said:

You have to change lithium batteries probably! 

Cane, I nearly choked on water reading this. I need to stop checking GA while eating. 

[chris191070]

3 minutes ago, BentedWreath said:

Cane, I nearly choked on water reading this. I need to stop checking GA while eating. 

You sure it was water you choked on 

[Lee Wilson]

6 minutes ago, BentedWreath said:

Cane, I nearly choked on water reading this. I need to stop checking GA while eating. 

How do you eat water?

[kbois]

[Thirdly]

Okay, it's getting a little tricky keeping track of which story I left off at, BUT...

For Ceramic Dreams, I have some ideas as to who may have written it. Will have to wait and see if their names are on the list.  For Hiding in Plain Sight and the others, I am less sure. 

[Cia]

2 hours ago, Thirdly said:

Okay, it's getting a little tricky keeping track of which story I left off at, BUT...

For Ceramic Dreams, I have some ideas as to who may have written it. Will have to wait and see if their names are on the list.  For Hiding in Plain Sight and the others, I am less sure. 

If you look at the story meta data, by the title, it should tell you what you read last on it (if anything at all) so if you didn't read the chapter it's a new one to you. 

[Thirdly]

47 minutes ago, Cia said:

If you look at the story meta data, by the title, it should tell you what you read last on it (if anything at all) so if you didn't read the chapter it's a new one to you. 

I'm gonna have to test this out on tomorrow's story. Thank you!

[Thirdly]

GASP!!!! It links what chapter you last read!!! (tested it on another multichapter story) Mind. Blown. I'm so happy I could cry.  

 

[chris191070]

Well the latest story, leaves more clueless than ever as to who the author might be.

Edited August 3, 2024 by chris191070

[Bill W]

Anyone know if the next story is up yet? 

[Mancunian]

27 minutes ago, Bill W said:

Anyone know if the next story is up yet? 

yep, it lives up to its title, Off The Rails

https://gayauthors.org/story/secret-author/off-the-rails/

 

Edited August 3, 2024 by Mancunian