Secret Author Contest "Reveal the Secret" - Guess the Author

[CassieQ]

18 minutes ago, Inkognito said:

Not me. I won’t claim it. I won’t even read it. The whole premise makes me uncomfortable and concerned for the actual author.

I didn't read it either, but let's not bash the author without knowing the full story.  

[Jason Rimbaud]

3 minutes ago, CassieQ said:

I didn't read it either, but let's not bash the author without knowing the full story.  

I did read it, and basically said the same thing when I left a comment. I am reserving judgement until we gain insight behind the motivations. 

[Inkognito]

11 minutes ago, CassieQ said:

I didn't read it either, but let's not bash the author without knowing the full story.  

If I were bashing someone, you’d need popcorn. This is just empathy.

[CassieQ]

1 hour ago, Jason Rimbaud said:

I am reserving judgement until we gain insight behind the motivations. 

Exactly, well said.

[Inkognito]

Welp, the vibe is now dead. Guess that's a wrap for this thread.

Thanks a lot, Inkognito. You jerk.

[CassieQ]

35 minutes ago, Inkognito said:

Welp, the vibe is now dead. Guess that's a wrap for this thread.

They're scared of me.  It's not uncommon.  

[kbois]

4 hours ago, Thirdly said:

 

Speaking of dogs, how's the new family cat doing?

I begrudgingly will admit that she's sweet and cute. Still not anywhere close to being bestie with my dog, but they can now be on the floor within close proximity and neither gets maimed. 

[Jeff Burton]

6 hours ago, lawfulneutralmage said:

Serious question. It seems to be a real issue attributing stories to authors. Do authors have distinct styles? Unless it was plainly obvious I would struggle to guess who wrote what. So, what makes an author's  'style'? How does one characterise it?

Yes.  I do feel like my style is rather distinct because I can look at my entry, compare it to my latest 3 in progress stories and see it in not only paragraph structure, but dialog, and other things.  And while I've been trying to make it more "normal" it to me is still very noticeable lol.

[Jeff Burton]

6 hours ago, kbois said:

And then there's the odd weird dream or dog walk that sparks an idea that's totally off the rails from what and how you normally write and it turns into a three story series 😝

Funny you should say that, because my entry is in fact born from a dream I had in 2024.  When I was looking for an idea I went through notes and found it.  Most of the dialog actually came from that dream.

[CassieQ]

19 minutes ago, Jeff Burton said:

Funny you should say that, because my entry is in fact born from a dream I had in 2024.  When I was looking for an idea I went through notes and found it.  Most of the dialog actually came from that dream.

I had an entire subplot generated from a vivid dream.  They can get wild.  

[Jeff Burton]

14 minutes ago, CassieQ said:

I had an entire subplot generated from a vivid dream.  They can get wild.  

I had this one Angelina Jolie dream that would make all the straight dudes jealous, but she kept giving me this I can't believe I'm in this dream saving your stupid ass look all the time. It was friggen wild.

[Thirdly]

I just had a life-or-death battle with a bug, and the bug won. Anyway, dream dialogue... @Jeff Burton, did you write Unmasked, Adrift, or Green Lightning?  🤔 Blink once if it's one of the three, twice if I'm grasping at straws. 

[Jeff Burton]

1 minute ago, Thirdly said:

I just had a life-or-death battle with a bug, and the bug won. Anyway, dream dialogue... @Jeff Burton, did you write Unmasked, Adrift, or Green Lightning?  🤔 Blink once if it's one of the three, twice if I'm grasping at straws. 

I'm sorry I'm not that good an author yet but I'm working my way there lol.

[Thirdly]

9 minutes ago, Jeff Burton said:

I'm sorry I'm not that good an author yet but I'm working my way there lol.

I think the real question is why those three stories came to my mind first when I envisioned "dream dialogue." 😂 What about Fledgling, Busted,  or Liminal? 

Edited August 6, 2025 by Thirdly

[Cane23]

3 hours ago, Inkognito said:

Thanks a lot, Inkognito. You jerk.

 

3 hours ago, CassieQ said:

They're scared of me.  It's not uncommon.  

I'll have to disappoint you...we, Europeans, have to sleep too...! 

[Inkognito]

1.     Busted - Lawfulneutralmage

2.     Well, This Happened - BentedWreath

3.     A Chorus Director’s Dilemma - drsawzall

4.     No Doubt About It - Valkyrie

5.     Thirteen - CassieQ

6.     Unmasked - Topher Lydon

7.     Can I Tell Ya a Secret? - Mikiesboy

8.     Angel Keeps a Secret - Lee Wilson

9.     Thetis - Mark Arbour

10.    The Rainbow’s Unicorn - Chris191070

11.    Septima’s Potential - E K Stokes

12.    The Case of the Scallopini-ed Mayor - Jack Poignet

13.    Liminal - kbois

14.    Family Secret - Aditus

15.    What It Takes - astone2292

16.    The Reunion – Jeff Burton

17.    Exposing My Own Reality - Camy

18.    Green Lightning - Cole Matthews

19.    My Dead Ex Is Haunting Me Through Grindr - Inkognito

20.    Carpe Veritas - Lorenz Qatava

21.    Fledgling - northie

22.    Four Hours - Thirdly

23.    Adrift - Gunther Allen

[CassieQ]

6 hours ago, Cane23 said:

 

I'll have to disappoint you...we, Europeans, have to sleep too...! 

So you're not scared of me?  I'll have to work harder.   Maybe I'll crawl into your nightmares and eat your feet.  Actually, that sounds kinda hot.  Gimme a sec to come up with something better.  

[Jeff Burton]

2 minutes ago, CassieQ said:

So you're not scared of me?  I'll have to work harder.   Maybe I'll crawl into your nightmares and eat your feet.  Actually, that sounds kinda hot.  Gimme a sec to come up with something better.  

In case anybody's wondering @Krista is the one that I'm afraid of.  So if anyone needs something to be effective, have her do it lol.

[CassieQ]

13 minutes ago, Jeff Burton said:

In case anybody's wondering @Krista is the one that I'm afraid of.  So if anyone needs something to be effective, have her do it lol.

So eat @Krista's feet and then send her your way.  Got it.  

[Cane23]

24 minutes ago, CassieQ said:

So you're not scared of me?  I'll have to work harder.   Maybe I'll crawl into your nightmares and eat your feet.  Actually, that sounds kinda hot.  Gimme a sec to come up with something better.  

I've got gout, so if you’re planning to eat my foot, pick the one that’s already in pain - it’s halfway gone anyway! 😜

[CassieQ]

20 minutes ago, Cane23 said:

I've got gout, so if you’re planning to eat my foot, pick the one that’s already in pain - it’s halfway gone anyway! 😜

That makes it a delicacy, will do!

[CassieQ]

30 minutes ago, Cane23 said:

I've got gout, so if you’re planning to eat my foot, pick the one that’s already in pain - it’s halfway gone anyway! 😜

In all seriousness, my dad gets that sometimes and it really sucks.  

[Gary L]

28 minutes ago, CassieQ said:

In all seriousness, my dad gets that sometimes and it really sucks.  

My Irish grandmother had terrible gout. Nobody could understand why until it emerged that the dr had told her to put a drop of whisky in her morning tea (she was 85+ yrs old) and in secrecy she was getting both my mum and carer to buy her bottles! She was adding some to every cup of tea….  What the binmen thought of all the bottles! 

[Aditus]

obviously

[CassieQ]

3 hours ago, Gary L said:

My Irish grandmother had terrible gout. Nobody could understand why until it emerged that the dr had told her to put a drop of whisky in her morning tea (she was 85+ yrs old) and in secrecy she was getting both my mum and carer to buy her bottles! She was adding some to every cup of tea….  What the binmen thought of all the bottles! 

The culprit for my dad was alcohol and red meat.  The Irish grandmother is cooler though.