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    I gather that it’s a more intense writing site of some sort. But what IS it? I keep seeing references to it, but nothing concrete.

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      CommentAuthorVirgil
    • CommentTimeSep 14th 2009
     

    Ssh!

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      CommentAuthorMoldorm
    • CommentTimeSep 14th 2009
     

    Google says World of Webcams, which would be WOW if Blizzard hadn’t stolen the acronym.
    If you think it’s odd that people are obsessed with webcams, you should consider the high number of stalkers and perverts on this site.

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      CommentAuthorVirgil
    • CommentTimeSep 14th 2009
     

    Hm? Oh, WW is great. Once it goes up, it’ll really set a lot of things right. Anyway, its about- oh dear, look at that, my tea is ready. I must go enjoy it.

    • CommentAuthorliadan14
    • CommentTimeSep 14th 2009
     

    Google tells me it’s WeightWatchers.

    ...now I’m curious

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    Oh, good, I’m not the only one missing out on it then. Just… if we’ve already got II, why do we need ANOTHER site? To keep us serious? Are we going to post stories and get reviews like a very exclusive fictionpress?

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      CommentAuthorVirgil
    • CommentTimeSep 14th 2009
     

    WW will be very exclusive, as in, twenty to thirty members.

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    So are the constants of II automatically in?

    koff koff

    If you belong to IW, is there any point?

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      CommentAuthorPuppet
    • CommentTimeSep 14th 2009
     

    So are the constants of II automatically in?

    ...I don’t think so, I think you have to present a piece of writing, like a entrance essay.

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    So once all the cool kids go to the exclusive club, what happens to the rest of us here?

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      CommentAuthorVirgil
    • CommentTimeSep 14th 2009
     

    WW will work better than IW.

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      CommentAuthorPuppet
    • CommentTimeSep 14th 2009
     

    I have to agree.^^

    I think Sly will try to get SSD and CC back, and I think CC is a actual published author.

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      CommentAuthorVirgil
    • CommentTimeSep 14th 2009
     

    CC was a published author, and I haven’t heard from SSD in a while.

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    I’ve forgotten who CC was. And why the exclusiveness? Like is there an actual LIMIT to the number of people, or is it just a ‘we need to know you’ thing?

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    I’ve forgotten who CC was.

    CarbonCopy I believe.

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      CommentAuthorVirgil
    • CommentTimeSep 14th 2009
     

    CC was around back in the very first days of II.

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    Oh yeah, I forgot.

    • CommentAuthorWiseWillow
    • CommentTimeSep 14th 2009
     

    I doubt Sly would say “Your sample was great, but we have 20 people, so go away.”

    It will probably just be the ones from II who care enough to do a sample, and whose samples do not suck.

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      CommentAuthorswenson
    • CommentTimeSep 14th 2009
     

    Duh, WW = WiseWillow.

    Fools. :)

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    Also WEIRDWHULLOW

    • CommentAuthorSlyShy
    • CommentTimeSep 14th 2009
     

    Actually… I’m not setting any limits whatsoever on the community size. 20-30 was just my realistically pessimistic estimate. :P

    • CommentAuthorLord Snow
    • CommentTimeSep 14th 2009
     

    XD I love how nobody has actually said what it is yet. But, like Puppet, I’m going to leave this for Sly to explain himself.

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      CommentAuthorVirgil
    • CommentTimeSep 14th 2009
     

    Sly admonished me sexually just for dropping some hinds. So I’m not saying nothing either.

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    @Lord Snow

    >XD I love how nobody has actually said what it is yet.

    Let’s see how long it takes.

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    Is there an ETA on it? I’ve only got ~25k words left before I start rewrites, and I really need other writers for that :x

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      CommentAuthorAdamPottle
    • CommentTimeSep 14th 2009
     
    Waylaid Writer, Snow. Had to burst Dan's mysterious bubble.
    • CommentAuthorSlyShy
    • CommentTimeSep 14th 2009
     

    Sansafro,

    Optimistic: December 7th.

    Pessimistic: March 5th.

    Props if anyone (besides Virgil) catches the perverse theme.

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      CommentAuthorVirgil
    • CommentTimeSep 14th 2009
     

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    So it’s going to be more focused on actually writing your story? Nice. I’m definitely interested, though if we have to submit an entrance essay, I might not get in because my writing sucks.

    (See, this is exactly why you need to let me in! bangs on dungeon door)

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    (See, this is exactly why you need to let me in! bangs on dungeon door)

    Seconded. does the same

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    Is the theme “Dates when incidents leading to war happened” or somesuch?

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    It seems to be something like that. Although, I only assumed “bad/tragic dates.”

    • CommentAuthorSlyShy
    • CommentTimeSep 14th 2009
     

    Pretty much. December 7th was Pearl Harbor, and March 5th was the Boston Massacre. And September 11th was, well, September 11th.

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      CommentAuthorElanor
    • CommentTimeSep 14th 2009
     

    Boston Massacre, psssh. Some sort of “Massacre” that was. Propaganda.

    • CommentAuthorWiseWillow
    • CommentTimeSep 14th 2009
     

    Eh. Seven (?) people does not count as a massacre.

    If December 7 falls through, aim for February 23rd, the battle of the Alamo!

    Come on, it has a John Wayne movie! :D

    I vote that WW has purple and pink color theme. Please?

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    insert Godwin’s Law here

    How… um… active, will you have to be on WW? I’m terrible with updates and things like that. But I love belonging to places like this for the times when I really really need help. And I like to critique.

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    aim for February 23rd, the battle of the Alamo!

    Well, as a good Texan I can tell you this doesn’t fit in with the theme, since the war had already been started by the time we kicked Mexico’s ass at the Alamo. The war officially started on October 2nd with the Battle of Gonzales.

    • CommentAuthorWiseWillow
    • CommentTimeSep 14th 2009
     

    Well, yeah, but the Alamo was more memorable. Plus… John Wayne!

    Historically, come on! Jim Bowie, Davy Crockett!

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    I’m not saying the Alamo wasn’t epically badass, just that it doesn’t fit the theme.

    • CommentAuthorWiseWillow
    • CommentTimeSep 14th 2009
     

    I suppose you’re right. Sly, step up the pace! It won’t be symmetrical unless it’s on December 7th! March 5th would be fail. Plus we could start on WW while we’re all on Christmas break and have free time, as opposed to during March when we have finals.

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    Yeah. Just don’t do November. I have exams.

    • CommentAuthorWiseWillow
    • CommentTimeSep 14th 2009
     

    Yeah, NOT November! I have papers and studying to do. My finals are the first week of December, so I’d have free time shortly after it came online.

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      CommentAuthorVirgil
    • CommentTimeSep 14th 2009
     

    I want it on November 5. :D

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    Gunpowder, treason and plot…

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      CommentAuthorVirgil
    • CommentTimeSep 14th 2009
     

    I know of no reason the gunpowder treason should ever be forgot.

    Squee! Hugo Weaving and Natalie Portman.

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    Um… Okay?

    Anyway. Any more speculation on WW? Place your bets now!

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      CommentAuthorPuppet
    • CommentTimeSep 14th 2009
     

    Hey, let’s not bother Sly about this… He really should be focusing on his college apps. :P

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    Oh, right, sorry.

    Where’s he applying to? (just out of curiosity, if it’s too personal, I’ll withdraw the question)

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    We’re just speculating, Puppet…
    Personally, I think it’s going to contain the blueprints for a world revolution.

    Tell Sly good luck from me!

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    Let’s all wish him good luck while we’re at it, haha. XD

    Here’s a twenty-one leaf clover.

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    Sorry, that’s not a multiple of four.

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    ... But it has even more leaves! Surely that makes up for it!

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    True. I concede.

    bows head

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    I’m not going to wish you luck, since men should have faith in other men to do what they’re going to do.

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    don’t get too used to this…

    It’s okay. I won’t. For now, I will bask in the glory.

    @ Sansafro
    Don’t believe in him. Believe that I believe that you believe in him.

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    Well done. I believe.

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      CommentAuthorZombie Devin
    • CommentTimeSep 14th 2009 edited
     

    I’m not going to wish you luck, since men should have faith in other men to do what they’re going to do.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FJ6DOeQRQpI

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    Thanks.

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      CommentAuthorElanor
    • CommentTimeSep 15th 2009
     

    Here’s a twenty-one leaf clover.

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      CommentAuthorMoldorm
    • CommentTimeSep 15th 2009
     

    Don’t believe in him. Believe that I believe that you believe in him.

    YOURS IS A DRILL THAT WILL PIERCE THE HEAVENS!!!!!

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    @ Elanor and Moldorm

    I laughed.

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    yeah? well I lolled.

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    I lawled.

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      CommentAuthorMoldorm
    • CommentTimeSep 15th 2009
     

    I drawled. Because I am ALAN RICKMAN.

    • CommentAuthorWiseWillow
    • CommentTimeSep 15th 2009
     

    Alan Rickman= WIN

    Ahem. Back on topic… so, do you think Sly’ll accept nonfiction writing samples? You know, like essays etc…

    • CommentAuthorSlyShy
    • CommentTimeSep 15th 2009
     

    Yes I will. WaylaidWriter will be useful for journalists, nonfiction writers, etc. It’s really more of a general framework for working with large amounts of text, than anything more specific.

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    Don’t believe in him. Believe that I believe that you believe in him.

    I believe in youuuu, I believe in youuuuu…

    If you want a dark date, try July 1-3. Or July 8. Or August 24. Or, of course, December 25.

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    Why don’t we go the opposite way and start on a really happy day? March 10th

    Or Margaret Mitchell’s birthday? She was a REALLY waylaid writer (try ten years for writing Gone With the Wind.)

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      CommentAuthorArtimaeus
    • CommentTimeSep 16th 2009
     

    Wait, what have I missed?

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    Wait, what have I missed?

    What haven’t you missed?

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      CommentAuthorTakuGifian
    • CommentTimeSep 16th 2009
     

    Wait, what have I missed?

    What haven’t you missed?

    Well, he hasn’t missed anything in the last two books of Inheritance, for a start. XD

    I would be quite interested in WW, as well. I say full steam ahead!

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      CommentAuthorswenson
    • CommentTimeSep 17th 2009
     

    @Taku – Ooo, burn!

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    On WW – it has nothing to do with II. The only similarities are the focuses on writing and Sly’s hard-on for death and alliteration.

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    On WW – it has nothing to do with II. The only similarities are the focuses on writing and Sly’s hard-on for death and alliteration.

    Okay, ew.

    So is Sly planning to set it up completely independently with no other advertising about it over here? Is that why it’s so hush hush? Because we’re just not meant to know???

    I, for one, am offended.

    EDIT: I was kidding. Should’ve done a smiley face or something. Oops.

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    WW is nowhere near completion, so obviously there’s not much to advertise yet. It’s been announced, what more do you want?

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      CommentAuthorPuppet
    • CommentTimeSep 19th 2009
     

    WW is nowhere near completion, so obviously there’s not much to advertise yet. It’s been announced, what more do you want?

    This.^^ Like I said, Sly is busy with College Apps.

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    College Apps will be the death of me. And I’m not even doing them; it’s my sister. JEEZ EVERYONE NEEDS TO CALM DOWN! The stress is killing me.

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      CommentAuthorVirgil
    • CommentTimeSep 20th 2009
     

    I, for one, am offended.

    Why on earth are you offended?

    Its nowhere near completion, and won’t be for a good while. And what is your assumption based on that Sly will not post any advertisement here? You’re posting in a thread that is a massive advertisement for it. He only wants to make sure no misinformation will get out about the site, and its quite plain that the purpose of the site has been clarified.

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    I’m going to have doing college apps late next year. Whoa boy.

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    I need to do college apps now actually…

    • CommentAuthorSlyShy
    • CommentTimeSep 21st 2009
     

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      CommentAuthorMoldorm
    • CommentTimeSep 21st 2009
     

    Nice pretty logo.

    • CommentAuthorWiseWillow
    • CommentTimeSep 21st 2009
     

    Oh ,so so pretty. But why did you remove Writer?

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    It has been simply “Waylaid” for a bit, I think.

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    Very, very nice.

    So this is a seperate endeavour from II?

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    Yes indeedly

    On WW – it has nothing to do with II.

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    So, it’s basically just a “Here’s my stuff; give me opinions” site?

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    ...Right. Sorry.

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    Oh, it’s fine.

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    ...I don’t think so, I think you have to present a piece of writing, like a entrance essay.

    Does Nagasaki Moon count? XD

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      CommentAuthorswenson
    • CommentTimeSep 21st 2009
     

    Can that count as my entrance piece too? :)

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    What? We can’t allow any stinkin’ editors in there!

    ;-)

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    Love the logo, simple, elegant, nice.

    • CommentAuthorSlyShy
    • CommentTimeSep 22nd 2009
     

    Waylaid.org is sort of the beta of WaylaidWriter. I’m going to be testing various technologies for a while.

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    I, for one, am offended.

    Why on earth are you offended?

    Its nowhere near completion, and won’t be for a good while. And what is your assumption based on that Sly will not post any advertisement here? You’re posting in a thread that is a massive advertisement for it. He only wants to make sure no misinformation will get out about the site, and its quite plain that the purpose of the site has been clarified.

    Woah, woah, woah. Talk about backlash. I was kidding! That whole post was just unfounded, un-serious rage. Will go back and edit…

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