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Chiaroscuro Writing Extravaganza - Simulacrum

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The Rules

Welcome to the official central hub of my Pass It On challenge! Here, you will find the calendar for submission as well as all the individual parts that have been completed thus far. First, I’ll begin by outlining a few important rules:
  1. Each participant is required to submit a short story of at least 500 words in prose. Your entry must continue the story started by the people ahead of you in line.
  2. All individual submissions must be linked in a comment on this forum post before your assigned deadline. Please do not include the text of the person before you in your entry.
  3. By entering into this event, you acknowledge and accept the responsibility that the schedule requires and you commit to being respectful of your fellow participants’ writing skills and their time.
The Challenge

The challenge for this round is called “Simulacrum”. That is all the information that will be provided to all participants of this challenge except the person who begins the story.

The Calendar

The writers embarking upon this challenge are as follows:

ziggy like stardust17 August - 31 August
Kwanatla31 August - 14 September
Lemilas14 September - 28 September
lyliaa28 September - 12 October
ArcaneKnight12 October - 26 October
Bleyd26 October - 9 November
Just25Savage9 November - 23 November
morningblues23 November - 7 December
-Rae- deactivated7 December - 21 December
zubble21 December - 4 January 2020
Chiaroscuro4 January - 18 January
DinowCookie18 January - 1 February

Participants may switch time slots with other participants provided that such switches are communicated to me in a timely manner.

The Notes

Let me know if you would like my in-depth feedback of your work and I will PM my thoughts to you. However, keep in mind that my writing is not perfect and I critique from my perspective as a reader and writer.

Entries remain open during the duration of this challenge. Unless the challenge has already ended, you can still be part of it. You will simply be added to the end of the calendar. If you missed the entry for this challenge and would like to participate in a future one, let me know and I’ll be sure to contact you when the next one happens.

Good luck writers!

The Progress

You can find all completed parts to the story in this collection.

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Tips
  1. Violence is overrated. If you can write a successful story without needing killing or violence-heavy action scenes, I find that much better than a story that relies too hard on action and fighting.
  2. Read some other peoples’ writing (on and off this site) to get inspired! My own writing style was heavily influenced by my friend, a published author.
  3. Think about pacing. Stories that go too fast can seem like a teenage boy’s dream action movie, while stories that go too slow are often boring. Learn from writers you like.
  4. You have your own writing style! Don’t think that copying me will improve your chances of winning, because it probably won’t.
  5. Proofread, proofread, proofread.
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10/11/2019 1:27 pm
Level 32 : Artisan Procrastinator
lyliaa
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Hi all! I've just posted part 4 here :)
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08/16/2019 11:49 am
Level 70 : Legendary Dinosaur
DinowCookie
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Nice, schedule-wise my spot should be perfect. :D I'm definitely looking forward to seeing this take shape.
Question; if the person before you finishes early, can you start early yourself then? 😊
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01/19/2020 3:11 pm
Level 34 : Artisan Archer
Kwanatla
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May I ask what happened to the schedule? I haven't seen anything new for quite some time...
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01/19/2020 9:02 pm
Level 62 : High Grandmaster Ladybug
Chiaroscuro
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I’ve been busy. I’ll send some messages and work it out in the next few days.
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01/28/2020 7:17 am
Level 70 : Legendary Dinosaur
DinowCookie
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Let me know! I've been keeping an eye out for a message from you 😁
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12/07/2019 11:04 pm
Level 58 : Grandmaster Procrastinator
morningblues
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11/09/2019 12:45 am
Level 20 : Expert Pirate
Bleyd
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Just posted part six.
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10/26/2019 3:12 am
Level 48 : Master Sus
ArcaneKnight
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09/27/2019 1:11 pm
Level 63 : High Grandmaster Cyborg
Lemilas
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09/14/2019 3:54 pm
Level 34 : Artisan Archer
Kwanatla
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I finished my part two! At the last possible minute!
https://www.planetminecraft.com/blog/simulacrum-part-ii/
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09/04/2019 8:08 am
Level 72 : Legendary Vampire
ziggy like stardust
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08/31/2019 12:03 am
Level 72 : Legendary Vampire
ziggy like stardust
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Maybe more people will join and we'll have a full sized novel ;)
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03/12/2020 2:15 pm
Level 70 : Legendary Dinosaur
DinowCookie
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12/23/2019 9:29 amhistory
Level 36 : Artisan Sheep
-Rae- deactivated
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Part eight!
Sorry it took so long, I'll try not to let that happen again. :)
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12/14/2019 10:20 pm
Level 14 : Journeyman Mage
AnnabelAwesome9
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Anytime after might work.
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12/15/2019 12:37 am
Level 62 : High Grandmaster Ladybug
Chiaroscuro
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By after, do you mean after January 3rd? If so, can you take the slot from the 4th to the 18th of January?
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12/14/2019 10:19 pm
Level 14 : Journeyman Mage
AnnabelAwesome9
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I can probably do anytime between the 23rd of december to the 3rd or so of January. Please let me do it.
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10/24/2019 5:26 pm
Level 36 : Artisan Sheep
-Rae- deactivated
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Hey, Can I reschedule my slot? I'm going to be doing NaNoWriMo during November this year which means I'll already be pretty busy writing then.
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10/24/2019 6:40 pm
Level 62 : High Grandmaster Ladybug
Chiaroscuro
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Can anyone do a swap? Just25Savage zubble
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10/25/2019 5:30 am
Level 42 : Master Archer
Just25Savage
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Hmm......... Yeah
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10/25/2019 10:06 am
Level 62 : High Grandmaster Ladybug
Chiaroscuro
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Just to confirm, -Rae- deactivated will be taking the slot from 7 Dec - 21 Dec and Just25Savageο»Ώ will be writing from 9 Nov to 23 Nov. Is this correct?
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10/26/2019 9:01 am
Level 36 : Artisan Sheep
-Rae- deactivated
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Sounds great, thank you so much!
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10/22/2019 4:30 pm
Level 66 : High Grandmaster Magical Boy
Stuffles
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i realized that i wont be able to participate due to being extremely busy constantly(lately and even more so at the timing of my writing) and i wouldnt have any time to write it im sorry
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10/22/2019 9:53 pm
Level 62 : High Grandmaster Ladybug
Chiaroscuro
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That’s alright, maybe next time, eh?
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10/01/2019 3:01 pm
Level 70 : Legendary Dinosaur
DinowCookie
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-Rae- deactivated, morningblues, Bleyd, zubble, Stuffles, Just25Savage

Would any of you be interested in taking my earlier spot?

I have an important school work deadline October 31. And I *can* meet my writing deadline of November 9 but it would be more convenient for me to start a touch later. 😁

If no-one wants to swap, that's cool too. 😊 Just let me know!
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10/03/2019 7:30 pm
Level 36 : Artisan Sheep
-Rae- deactivated
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Unfortunately I don't think I can either. I'm pretty bogged down with school right now... Sorry! :(
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10/02/2019 9:07 am
Level 70 : Legendary Dinosaur
DinowCookie
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Just25Savage and Bleyd thanks for your replies!

What if; Bleyd takes my spot
Savage takes Bleyd's spot
I take Savage's spot.

Bleyd    26 October - 9 November
Savage   7 December - 21 December
Dinow   18 January - 1 February

Chiaroscuro would that work? :) That way they both get to start sooner. 😊
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10/03/2019 8:55 am
Level 42 : Master Archer
Just25Savage
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It's okay Dinow! That should be great.....
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10/12/2019 10:52 pmhistory
Level 62 : High Grandmaster Ladybug
Chiaroscuro
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For some reason the website didn’t notify me about this reply but yes, I’ll add it to the calendar when I get the chance.
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10/02/2019 2:47 am
Level 42 : Master Archer
Just25Savage
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Hmm............ I can swap it with you Dinow. :P
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10/01/2019 10:27 pm
Level 20 : Expert Pirate
Bleyd
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Wanna switch with me?
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10/01/2019 3:54 pm
Level 66 : High Grandmaster Magical Boy
Stuffles
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thank you for asking but i can’t bc i’ve got homework and skin packs to catch up on so i wouldn’t have the time to!
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10/01/2019 4:27 pm
Level 62 : High Grandmaster Ladybug
Chiaroscuro
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If you need me to I can bump everyone back two weeks and I can put in a section myself.
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10/01/2019 4:28 pm
Level 70 : Legendary Dinosaur
DinowCookie
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Let's see if anyone wants to swap first :) if not then I'd absolutely appreciate that indeed, thanks!
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10/05/2019 5:46 pm
Level 58 : Grandmaster Procrastinator
morningblues
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I’m sorry Dinow, but I have a lot of important projects due as mid-semesters near in those weeks. I wish you the best of luck finding someone willing to switch :)
08/28/2019 8:24 am
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08/28/2019 9:28 pm
Level 62 : High Grandmaster Ladybug
Chiaroscuro
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I've added you to the calendar.
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08/17/2019 1:30 am
Level 66 : High Grandmaster Magical Boy
Stuffles
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would i be able to join in this? idk where else to ask to enter but if people are still allowed to enter id love to join
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08/17/2019 10:33 am
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Chiaroscuro
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Sure thing, I’ll add you to the calendar
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08/16/2019 5:38 pm
Level 63 : High Grandmaster Cyborg
Lemilas
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Great! Looking forward to seeing what people come up with!
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08/16/2019 12:49 pm
Level 58 : Grandmaster Procrastinator
morningblues
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Lovely time slot, I’ll have Thanksgiving Break to really push through it. :) One concern though; my time slot means that I essentially have to conclude the story. If entries into the challenge are still being accepted at that time and someone joins during my two weeks, it may end up messing up the flow of my entry, or cause me to have to rewrite a fair portion of it. I understand this is a large “if,” however it could happen. I hope that made sense.
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08/16/2019 2:50 pm
Level 62 : High Grandmaster Ladybug
Chiaroscuro
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You’re actually not concluding because we already have two new people joining after you, but thanks for pointing that out to me I’ll close entries before the last person.
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08/16/2019 12:21 pm
Level 34 : Artisan Archer
Kwanatla
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Do we get to see everything the people before us have written, or only the piece that the one person before us did?
(Irrelevant for me , but just to know)
And how do we submit? Do we make a blog and post it, or de we PM it to you so no one gets to know everything?
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08/16/2019 12:46 pm
Level 62 : High Grandmaster Ladybug
Chiaroscuro
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Yes, you’ll get to see them. Just create your submission as a blog and then link it to this forum thread in the comments.
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08/16/2019 12:09 pm
Level 32 : Artisan Procrastinator
lyliaa
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Ooh can't wait!
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02/01/2020 1:09 amhistory
Level 62 : High Grandmaster Ladybug
Chiaroscuro
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The return.
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10/28/2019 9:54 am
Level 62 : High Grandmaster Ladybug
Chiaroscuro
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Since for the moment my PMs aren't working, I hope I can catch Bleydο»Ώ here. You're up next, I'll send you some more information once I can get everything up and running.
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