Good morning and congrats to our 2 recent auditionees that have made it through! I'm glad I stopped by this a.m. as it shows me that I'm down 2 read throughs currently so I know what I'll be doing today. Just don't ask me to say which 2 I haven't read. That I'm not telling.
I am trying to make my way out onto the forums more and more, TTACWW, but with all else it hasn't been easy. Yet with each passing post I feel I'm getting closer and closer.
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Hammer_Kirby, you placed third last year with only a prologue with Star's Town Adventures. All you need to do is write a prologue, and you'll go far. You don't even have to intend to write a full story.
Alright, time to put someone out their misery... They've been nervous for a long time, they came 5th place last year... Will Hadger be celebrating? He's entering Adventures in Anvil!
"I'm David. I'm thirteen years old (going on to eighth grade). I live in California. I have ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder). I love Nintendo, physics, and the Internet."
BuZZyReCKy: I always find it difficult to judge the quality of a script, but I think I'm going to give this one a no. No offense, but maybe it just doesn't suit my tastes in comedy? Scripts are hard to pull off because if I'm judging it, it has to be perfect to leave a good impression. Good luck with the other four judges, but it's a no from me, sorry.
"I wrote my first story on ACC, David, Biskit, and the Mystery of Nook, in 2010. It was horrible. I started Life on Animal Crossing Street the same year and entered it in Computerfan's 2010 Fanfic Competition. I went through with two yeses, and I didn't end up making it to the final twenty-four. I started one of my best stories, An ACC Life (called "What Life on Animal Crossing Community Is" at the time) in 2011, then rewrote it in 2012 and entered it in Computerfan's Fanfiction competition. I went through with four yeses, and I ended up placing fifth after dropping out of the competition. Liv909 helped me improve my writing around that time (mainly in the description area)."
Liv909: I'm going to tell you something. Scripts are few and far between. Unfortunately, people resort to scripts because they think it's better for comedy reasons. It really doesn't make much of a difference. I've yet to see someone really make it with a great comedy prose story. Maybe someone should try that sometime. ;D But I'm trailing. Your length was the only good thing about this story. I wouldn't really consider it a story...more like...Marshy301 two years ago? I'm sorry...but it's a no from me. I know you can do better, and I think you know you can do better. Don't get too down about it. Just pick yourself back up and get better. Try something different than a script.
"I'm aiming to make it to the final five like I did last year, but without being in the bottom two this time."
Mamanator: While not your typical fan of script writing I must say I was surprised. I even laughed in a couple of appropriate places. What I don't get is this fourth wall bit and why you decided to insert the script writer into the story and change the story into a show. It would have been better to have it stand on its own, without insinuating the scriptwriter into the storyline and not having the characters reference their lives as being in a show. As a huge Pokemon fan I was very happy to see a few references and loved the copyright infringement discussions. That would be acceptable in-story without needing the reference of the scriptwriter or any fourth wall mentions. For me I will say yes to this and might even flag it to see how the script continues.
Computerfan: We're in this position again... It's up to Dan_the_man to decide. If he says yes, then you scrape through. If you say no... then despite all last year, you won't be proceeding unless we need more entries.... Dan, over to you.
Dan_the_man: Didn't you enter with a comedy script last time, too? This doesn't feel to me like the work of someone who's experienced in that zone. Comedy ain't easy—I should know, and the only one that's really done it for me on here was hunt's, and not all the time, either. But I'm avoiding the point. I'll have to give this a No. Not saying you shouldn't do comedy, but maybe next time you shouldn't focus on it?
1/4 - OUT
And.... I'm afraid that's it. You just needed one more yes, and you'd have made it. However... should we fall short of 24, you're currently first in line to grab the remaining spot. SnowDance, our only other no, got no 'yes' at all, while you got one. So unless someone else in future only gets 1 yes too (in which the judges will pick between you), you still stand a shot. I don't know if we'll make 24 'yes'es or not, but this isn't necessarily the end. Best of luck in the future.
...Now that I think about it, maybe it's good that I didn't go through. Now, I can spend my summer playing video games and stuff rather than writing stories.
...By "writing stories", I mean "worry about the competition."
Also, sorry I haven't been posting, but a super duper congrats to those who have gotten in so far!! 8D (and wow ok omg i was not expecting that reaction on my audition. o__O)
Don't be sorry. To be honest, I think that writing an AC:NL-based comedy was a bad choice on my part, because I limited myself too much. When I wrote An ACC Life, I had a lot of options to choose from.
Thanks for the criticism, judges.
Also, this competition needs more drama, so....
I H8 YOU JUDGES YOU ARE THE WORST PEOPLE EVER! *breaks props, steals props, attacks crew members, etc.*
Matthew, don't be scared. I just looked at your story, and I could tell that it was good. Seriously. The paragraphs looked like they had good length, and the chapter length looked good. Long paragraphs generally have a lot of description, and stories with good description are usually good, so I can basically conclude, just by looking at your story, that it is a great story.
With Hadger down, it's time to put the other anxious contestant to rest. Hopefully that doesn't mean in the same way as Hadger. Let's turn this round again... LCT01a with Brickville, a Minecraft Fanfiction!
"My name is Matthew and I have been an active member of ACC since August 2010 and I love to write, and to create maps. I love cartography, an unusual talent and hobby for a person at my age group. I correct maps of Google and make maps of fictional places instead of drawing pictures. I have a vast knowledge of fishing and furniture in Animal Crossing. I know how to catch fish in the least amount of time instead of the traditional ways in Animal Crossing. I also like Minecraft. I am pretty sure all of you know what the game is. But if you don't, it is an Indie game that lets players build and/or survive in 3 different modes. Through cartography, I love creating industrial builds. For example, my build which has 2,744 views and counting, Brickville, which is a major setting in the story I am entering. Everything in the story has a building in the map. Besides writing, the story has a visual demonstration of the setting through this map."
BuZZyReCKy: I'm going to say no to this as well. Wasn't really feeling it (and I've played a good amount of minecraft, so it's not because of that). Hopefully you get on the good side of two of the other judges.
"I have been here since August 2010, and I came here for the fan-fiction community and Animal Crossing. In December, I created a terrible Fan Fiction with incomprehensible and unacceptable, in my terms as of now, grammar, spelling, thorough plot continuations and to be understood. Later, I created a small series that lasted for a little bit and then failed. Though this series was almost a complete failure, I learned new ways of writing and how to introduce characters. First, I made The Crestwood Upgrade, which I think had too short chapters. This failed after being locked. I realized I was bored with the plot, and I could probably do it sometime later when I get back into AC, so I created a Minecraft FanFiction. Shortly after, the final date of ACNL came out. After this, I decided to make a counterpart to this story in Animal Crossing with a similar character, but with a different plot and different problems. But once in a while, the stories will connect somehow."
Liv909: Matt, I love you, but I don't love your writing. I know you can do better. You've learnt the stuff straight from me. You even SHOW it in your writing; but you continue to write the way you do. There's nothing wrong with it, but it's disappointing when I know you know what to do. I know you've told me that you choose to write that way for fun...and that's great that you have fun writing. Because that's what it's all about, right? But...how do I say this...Computerfan's fanfic competition is a higher level of fun. I know you can attain that higher level easily. I know you can be great if you put your mind to it...you can have long amazing chapters. I know you can do all that, but if you don't do it, there's no reason for me to let you in. I'm sorry buddy, but it's a no. I don't want you to be sad or stop writing. Keep on it and set your mind.
"9-15th Place"
Dan_the_man: There's some weird grammatical stuff going on here, and you could probably stand to merge some of these chapters. But I guess it's not... so bad. I'll... give it a Yes.
Mamanator: While we play Minecraft on my side of the picket fence I have to say... I felt lost with this story. I was totally confused by the contents of chapter 2 and so I never got to the next chapter as I could not figure out what the second chapter had to do with the story itself. It seemed to be more of a side bar about the Minecraft game and yet nobody on this side of the fence could relate to it. I'm afraid that, for me, it is going to have to be a no to this story.
1/4 - OUT
Same result as Hadger... except Dan favours you to him, while Mama favoured Hadger. Like Hadger, you'll be in the front of the queue to fill in any blank spots we may have... so don't lose all hope. I'm sorry, good luck with your writing.
"I've yet to see someone really make it with a great comedy prose story. Maybe someone should try that sometime."
I actually wrote that way with An ACC Life, but then UG suggested that I write using script. Not to be rude to UG, but I kind of feel like my writing was better when I wrote comedy with prose. I guess that when I started writing in script form, I kind of made it too random and less funny.
Maybe I should start writing my comedy stories in prose form again and see how that turns out.
; n ; So much for the 4/4 yes streak. Oh well, better luck next time Hadger and LCT01a. Cheer up! I hope to still see you guys in this thread. ^^
I entered finally! My goal is to stay active during the whole competition. I don't have a great track record with that. > n < Hopefully one chapter will be enough for the judges. I planned to enter when I had two, but I lost my work on the second chapter, so yeah... > A <
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6/29/2013 2:20pm
Just don't ask me to say which 2 I haven't read. That I'm not telling. 
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I'm really scared that Hadger is out. 
