The Question Corner.

[Magical Maeve]

This is the place to ask questions about Drabbles and Round Robins.

Any questions asked in the challenge threads will be deleted.

[joanna]

Were the winners of the last monthly challenge announced? I might have missed that... Would it be able to repost it? Thanks a lot!

[Magical Maeve]

I need to judge them yet. I'm working on it but I've had yet another hellweek with little time for the extras. It is there and will be judged. In fact, it says so in the thread. :-)

[sayiansirius]

Umm...who do we send the drabble to when we're done? Do we just start a new thread just for us and post it there?

[garyf]

Umm...who do we send the drabble to when we're done? Do we just start a new thread just for us and post it there?

I'm not sure if this is supposed to be Mod only answered or open floor (apologies Jan if I'm speaking out of turn), but if you're referring to where to post drabbles for the challenges posted, you would post your drabble in the relevent thread with the necessary form included.

[avada_kedavra_this]

Question about the "Changes" drabble challenge ...

Can it be about how a place has changed and how the changing of that place has made them feel?

[Magical Maeve]

Yes it can. :-)


Expands answer to fill the word count.

[Cinderella Angelina]

For the Changes challenge, just how canon does this character have to be? (You're probably sick of me asking this every time we have a challenge! :rolls eyes:)

With the plot bunny I have (and really it only needs the appropriate character for it now) it's hard for me to choose one that's really well-known.

(If you like, I can PM you with what I've got so far and why it's so hard.)

Wizard Baruffio might be something along the lines of what I'm thinking...or someone else mentioned in PS/SS in passing on the Chocolate Frog cards.

Is that not canon enough? Should I scrap my drabble?

[Magical Maeve]

It can be any character mentioned in canon. So go with what you have. :-)

[wendelin the wierd]

For the Weekly Drabble with Dumbledore, don't you mean the deadline is 14th June and not July? Becuase that would give us a month and undermine the purpose of a weeky drabble, wouldn't it?

[Magical Maeve]

*sigh*

Thank you for pointing out that small mistake. I still haven't figured out that we are in June yet. *giggles*

[evanescence17]

About Monthly character drabble - Neville Longbottom, can the drabble be fictitious or does it have to relate with canon? Also, can it be genre-specific (Dark/Angst to be more specific) Also, does this have to be Neville's POV or can i write in 3rd person?

Long list of questions - i know. but would be grateful if u answer...

[mooglelover333]

For the weekly drabble, while the character is thinking about the secret, can the thought include dialogue?

[dory_the_fishie]

For the weekly drabble challenge, does the whole thing have to be just those two lines of dialogue and the character's thoughts, or can we include a paragraph at the beginning and end to narrate?

[Magical Maeve]

Weekly Drabble - the instructions are clear. It has to start and end with the sentences given. There can be no other dialogue other than those two lines. This is about getting into someone's head.

The monthly can be about anything, anytime, anywhere - as long as you explore Neville Longbottom's character.

[wendelin the wierd]

I feel really stupid asking this but when you say a drabble is a short piece of writing, Can we submit prose also?

Or poetry?

Thanks!

[Magical Maeve]

A drabble is a piece of prose less than 499 words. Not poetry.

[lily_evans34]

About Monthly character drabble - Neville Longbottom, can the drabble be fictitious or does it have to relate with canon? Also, can it be genre-specific (Dark/Angst to be more specific) Also, does this have to be Neville's POV or can i write in 3rd person?

Long list of questions - i know. but would be grateful if u answer...

Please use correct grammar in your posts.

Also:

For the weekly drabble, we can't write anything except Dumby's two lines, and what the character is thinking? No dialouge, no descriptions, no shaking of heads, anything? I just want to clarify; I'm sorry if it's been mentioned.

[Magical Maeve]

Yes, it has to be entirely what's going on in the character's head as they decided whether to tell Dumbledore or not.

[Bryant]

In the Inner Thoughts challenge, can we put a description of something after the first sentence, "Is there anything you would like to tell me?" I know we aren't suppose to put any description, or anything, before the first sentence, but can we put a description after the first sentence or do we have to go straight to the inner thoughts of the person?

Thanks in advance for your help!

[lily_evans34]

Thanks, Jan!

Also, does it have to be canon? Like, can it be post HBP, but Dumbledore's alive? Thanks in advance!

[Magical Maeve]

Yes, it can be whenever you like. The important aspect is geting into people's heads and writing without dialogue.

[sayiansirius]

When you start off with "Is there anything you would like to tell me?", do you just dive into the thoughts, or could you start go ahead and say, "_____'s gaze dropped down to the floor. There was so much that he could have told him. So much that he had to tell him, for it concerned Dumbledore, and his best friends."

Then after that, you go into the thoughts. Can we work like that or no? Just wondering. Thanks!

[Cruciatus Love]

For the Weekly Drabble - Inner Thoughts do we have to spacifically mention the name of the character thinking, or can we justsort of hint to it and mention it under the title.

I'm just afraid that with the drabble I wrote you wont be able to tell who it's about...

[just_the_contrary]

Am I allowed to have a swear word (a real one) at the end of the Inner Thoughts drabble challenge? I know everyone can see these but I think it fits in really well with it and helps to express the emotion.

If not, I totally understand.

[Magical Maeve]

No swear words. The site will edit them out anyway.

You don't have to mention who it is. Leave the reader guessing.

Sayiansirius, you can, but I'd prefer just thoughts. Makes it more of a challenge then. ;-)

[Lily_writes]

Out of curiosity, does it have to be in Dumbledore's office or can it be someplace else, say in Grimmauld Place (while Sirius is trapped there)?

Thanks in advance!

[Magical Maeve]

I see no reason why you shouldn't alter the location. It's the thoughts that matter.

[Lily_writes]

When should we expect the results for the Inner Thoughts drabble challenge?

[Magical Maeve]

Please be patient. I had a little drama in real life yesterday and am only just getting around to catching up with things.

Results for drabbles are normally announced within a few days of the challenge closing.

[kumydabookworm]

I've noticed in some recent challenges that people have entered after the deadline, and are being counted.

Is that because of the time zones? Or can we enter until the creator of the contest begins judging (which may or may not be the day of the deadline)?

I've refrained from entering some contests because I was an hour or two after the deadline, but it seems to me that you can enter up to one day after and still be counted for House Points.

Is this true?

Kumy

[Magical Maeve]

I'm always a little lenient with time zones and deadlines.

Generally speaking, the day after the contest closes I will come on and close the thread, if it's Three Broomsticks, which is usually the signal that the contest is closed.

The recent weekly drabble went over by a day because I didn't close the thread yesterday. I couldn't get my computer much and to be honest, I had other things on my mind that kind of eclipsed the drabble contest. ;-)

I'm not an ogre when it comes to deadlines, and people submitted work so I included it.

I know that there is, effectively, a twenty-four hour time span for us to be submitting in. It would make no sense to say that a contest closes at midnight, for example. So when you say that you have an entry and it's an hour or two past the deadline... I don't set a 'time' deadline, I set a date.

[kumydabookworm]

Oh, okay. I always thought we'd go by the time on the forums here, but thank you for the clarification! :)

Kumy

[Lily_writes]

Concerning the Neville drabble challenge, I wrote a drabble where Neville's having a nightmare about his parents being tortured. I'm just curious if that type of subject is okay, or if it's too dark.

[Magical Maeve]

As long as you place warnings on it and it's not too graphic, that's okay.

[lily_evans34]

For the weekly drabble challenge Magical Creatures, I have a bit of a vague idea for a topic. It's basically about why a certain creature is stereotyped, as opposed to an actual problem with a resolution. Is that okay? Or should I clarify more about my idea?

[Magical Maeve]

No, that would be fine. As long as it contains a creature at the heart of the storyline you can do whatever you like with it.

[joanna]

For the weekly challenge, should we concentrate on one creature or could there be more creatures involved? Let's say a whole lot of them like a zoo or something *is not writing about a zoo*

Also, about the canon character, does s/he has to be the main character or is it okay if he just makes an appearance and OCs are my main characters.

Thanks in advance!

[Bryant]

In the Fantastic Beasts challenge, does the animal we choose to write about have to be weird or can it be a 'real', more normal creature like a cat, rat, or owl that is mentioned in HP, but also heard of in the non-Harry Potter world.

Sorry if this question seems dull. Thanks anyway!

[Magical Maeve]

No cats or rats.

Kneazles, maybe.

This has to be a fantastic beast. Not a mere rodent.

[kumydabookworm]

Are we allowed to double post in our Drabble Threads? You see, I posted a response to a review, and now I have more drabbles. If Ijust edit my last post, no reader will KNOW I have new drabbles.

I'd like to double-post...I know that the Excerpts of Murtlap forum allows it if your thread is on the second page.

What are this forum's rules regarding double posting when introducing new drabbles to forum readers?

Thank you!!!

Kumy

[Magical Maeve]

Yes, you may double post with a new drabble.

Blah, blah, blah post count spam.

[mooncalf]

The Weekly Drabble says it's still open, but it won't let me post my drabble. I think I might be a couple of hours late, but is there any way I can still submit it?

EDIT: Thank you so much! *scurries*

[Magical Maeve]

The Weekly Drabble closed on friday. I didn't close the thread until earlier today to allow for time differences. But because I am such a kind-hearted soul and didn't label the thread closed, I'll re-open it and let you scurry in and post.

[cmwinters]

For the house unity dual character dialogue challenge, is there any way that we could set up a "hookup" thread for authors who wish to participate? Or does one already exist somewhere and I happened to miss it?

Thanks.

[Magical Maeve]

The instructions for the challenge direct you to the Ideas Station if you wish to find a partner for the challenge.

[MrTibbles]

The drabble must consist purely of their thoughts about what is happening around them.

So does that mean that you can't put dialogue in there? Because I was thinking, and how are the thoughts going to make sense if you don't know what they are in reference to?

Sorry to be a dunderhead. X)

MrTibbles (on behalf of myself and Oppungo)

[Starmaiden]

You said the characters do not have to speak. What if they are speaking, as in the main characters in the scene? Can we still use them?

~ Starmaiden, for myself and Periwinkle

[Magical Maeve]

Mr Tibbles - You have a scene, two characters are part of that scene, it's their thoughts I want to get. They don't need to speak to communicate what is going on around them. The challenge is to explore a scene, two different writers, two different characters. I want to see how two different people percieve what's goin on around them, without them speaking.

Yes, Starmaiden, you can have a main, speaking character as one of the people in the scene - but it's their thoughts we want.

[lily_evans34]

Mr Tibbles - You have a scene, two characters are part of that scene, it's their thoughts I want to get. They don't need to speak to communicate what is going on around them. The challenge is to explore a scene, two different writers, two different characters. I want to see how two different people percieve what's goin on around them, without them speaking.

Me and my partner were going to do a canon scene where the characters actually speak in the book... can we add that dialouge?

[Magical Maeve]

I'd rather you didn't. Is it really necessary? Does it identify the scene? If it is one or two lines, then okay.... but I want to see the two characters' thoughts.

[Starmaiden]

Thanks for the clarification. I actually think it'll make my drabble better -- which is the point!

Edit: Another question, sorry! We're using two scenes that go together -- Harry and Malfoy meeting in Diagon Alley, and again on the train, because of the way the one completes the other. Is this all right? *crosses fingers*

[Magical Maeve]

Not strictly speaking. :-)

It's meant to be the same scene from two different viewpoints, Kind of, how two different people interpret one scene - both characters and authors.

[joanna]

If we wanted to start a new Round Robin should we contact you first?

Thanks!

[Magical Maeve]

Well, the round robin thing wasn't really mine. I don't mind them being posted without being consulted about them, but if I see any that are inappropriate or duplicating ones already up, they will be locked.

Not that I think anything you create will be unsuitable. :-)

[Periwinkle]

About the Narcissa Malfoy Challenge - is there a limit to how many drabbles you can enter? Thanks!

[Magical Maeve]

There's no limit, but you'll only earn five points no matter how many you enter. Although, obviously, your chances of being placed are better the more drabbles you enter.

If you do enter more than one, please put them in the same post. If you write one and post it, you can edit another one into your post at a later date.

[cmwinters]

For any drabble challenge, if a given author submits more than one, is it possible for more than one drabble to place in the contest, if they're really "that good"?

[Magical Maeve]

Yes, that would be quite possible.

Blehstoopidcharacterthingy

[mugglemathdork]

For the Narcissa Malfoy drabble - can we kill her off?

[mecredi]

For the Narcissa Malfoy drabble you said it could be at any point in her life. Could it be at point that hasn't been written in canon yet, like after the 7th book?

Also, just clarifying, this wasn't on the main page for the Narciss drabble, but I saw it in earlier questions on this thread. So no dialogue at all? Or was that just for a diffrent challenge?

[cmwinters]

Again, for any drabble challenge, is it permissible to write more than one, when the drabbles in question could, theoretically, be read "in sequence", but they will all stand alone?

[Magical Maeve]

Yes, you can kill her.

You can write about the past or the future for the monthly drabbles. And the lack of dialogue was only for one or two sepcific drabbles. This can be anything as long as Narcissa is the main focus of the piece.

Yes, you may write a sequence of drabbles, but they will be judged on their individual merit.

[avenger_of_dumbldore]

FOr the weekly drabble challange, should it be about somone writing their eulagy, or just the eulagy.

[lily_16_evans]

For the weekly drabble, is the drabble itself the eulogy, or can it be another character giving the eulogy?

[Magical Maeve]

Avenger_of_Dumbledore, please watch your spelling. You've been around long enough to know better. It must be the actual epitaph or eulogy.

It can be either the eulogy just written down, or it can be the person reading the eulogy. But it must ONLY be the person reading the eulogy, no other action or characters.

[cmwinters]

Does the "must have had a speaking part in the book" include the four founders, whom the Sorting Hat quoted?

(Yes. I'm reaching.) <_<



Said Slytherin, "We'll teach just those
Whose ancestry's purest."
Said Ravenclaw, "We'll teach those whose
Intelligence is surest"
Said Gryffindor, "We'll teach all those
With brave deeds to their name."
Said Hufflepuff, "I'll teach the lot
And treat them just the same."

[Magical Maeve]

I'll allow the founders.

characterspaminessblahblah

[SiriuslyMental]

For the weekly drabble, can it be a person visiting the grave and they read the epitaph? Or does it have to be just the epitaph?

[kumydabookworm]

For The Monthly Character Drabble Challenge (Albus Dumbledore):

I wrote a drabble for a summer school class (Weasley's Wizarding Wheezes Second Session - now closed), and it centers on Dumbledore's quirkiness. :)

I've already written a new entry for this contest that was never published before. Could I use this summer school assignment drabble as my second entry in the contest?

I figured since this challenge wouldn't be for points, and because I really like this drabble of mine, that I should ask.

Please let me know! Thank you!

Kumy

[Magical Maeve]

Has the drabble been up on the board before? If not, then yes, you may use it. If yes, then no.

[midnight_me]

Are the weekly drabble challenges coming back? I haven't seen one lately.

[Edit: Thanks MithrilQuill. Take your time.]

[MithrilQuill]

They haven't been around because Maeve has been extrmemely busy lately what with the Quills and all, but hopefully they'll be back in the next couple of weeks. (just let me get settled into my fall-term workload first ;p)

[Zacko Borni]

Hey! Zacko Borni here! Why aren't the drabble challenges for housepoints any more? I think it's kind of dumb.

[Gmariam]

Hi,
Can we post drabbles for challenges here *before* we submit them to the challenge? You know, to get a little feedback before we turn them in? Can we do that with drabbles for fall term classes as well? Or should we do that in EoM? Thanks so much!
~Gina :)

EDIT: Thanks, I'm glad I asked!! :)

[MithrilQuill]

They are for house points, but Fall term hasn't started. It starts on October first, at which time the appropriate points will be awarded.


I'd prefer if you did that in EoM(you'll probably get more feedback there anyway).

[crazy_purple_hp_freak]

This probably sounds like a stupid question...but how long are the weekly drabble challenges? Do they last from Sunday to Sunday, or Saturday to Saturday? etc... and do they end at US time midnight or whereever?

Thanks :)

[MithrilQuill]

Ah, I should have put something on the due date. It's basically a week from the time the challenge was posted so, Saturday to Saturday.


I'll try to do it like this:


Next Saturday I'll post the new challenge which means people need to start getting in those last minute entries. I'm not going to be so strict about the midnight thing, so just make sure it's before Saturday midnight in your time zone and you'll be fine.

[Gmariam]

Hi again,
Can we double post in our own drabble thread when we want to share a new drabble?
Can we post challenge drabbles *after* we have submitted them but *before* the challenge is over? Just want to do it right - thanks!!
~Gina :)

[MithrilQuill]

Yes, you may double post if you have a new drabble. And you can post them whenever, I'm honestly not too fussed about it...

[Sly Severus]

Are we allowed to submit more than one drabble for the Weekly Challenge? I have two plot bunnies for the new one, and if I get a chance to scribble them both out would it be okay to post them both?

[MithrilQuill]

Yeah, that's fine, go ahead and post them both if you get them written out.

[Blossomlily]

um... are we not getting 5 points for participation in the weekly drabble challenge anymore?

[MithrilQuill]

I was under the impression the participation points were dealt away with long ago...o.O


I'll go check with Maeve to make sure it's not just my imagination or something...

[mugglemathdork]

Who judges the drabbles?
Just curious...=]
And on another note: I'm glad the participation points are gone! They were nerve wrecking!

[MithrilQuill]

LOL!


Glad someone's happy about that.


As for the challenges, I judge them now. Maeve used to, but the poor thing had way too much on her plate, so...

[FuzzyMuffins]

Are we getting two weeks for the weekly Drabble Contest, or is MithrilQuill just really busy? It is already more than half a week past the due date.

[MithrilQuill]

Lol...I'm really sorry about that. I got extremely busy with RL, so I decided to just stretch that one to two weeks and deal with it later...=)


So, yeah if anyone wants they can still enter them untill Saturday....

[BleedINink]

Where do you post your drabble contest submissions?
And is there a minninum/maximum number of words?

[crazy_purple_hp_freak]

A question about characters 'allowed' in the challenges. Do 'canon' characters have to be characters that have some sort of background to them? If only their names and not a lot else are mentioned in the books, would they still be considered canon?

Thanks :)

[MithrilQuill]

Sorry for not getting back to you earlier. It's fine anyways though, as long as they've been mentioned somewhere in the books then they're canon enough for the challenges.

[helgaandgodric]

I have a question about the third choice of the Halloween challenge. Can I do two OC's talking about going to the party. They recieve letters from canon characters!

[MithrilQuill]

*sigh*


Well, I'd probably prefer it if it was canon characters, but I think it's fine as long as they get some interaction with Canon characters. (ie through the letters). I think, though, that it would be more effective with canon characters anyways, but in this case I'll leave that up to you.

[crazy_purple_hp_freak]

We are allowed to enter more than one challenge category for this week...aren't we?

*already has multiple drabble bunnies* :D

[MithrilQuill]

Oh, yeah, I forgot to note that.


Yes you are allowed to enter one drabble for each of the three challenges if you wish.

[myownmuggle]

**giggles** I love Halloween Challenges!

I do have one brief question, although it has nothing to do with the current challenge. Have the entries from the Weekly Drabble Challenge # 3 (Glory) been judged? The suspense is killing me....

[MithrilQuill]

Please don't tell me I didn't judge those!


*goes to look*

[kehribar]

About the Halloween challenge - I'm sorry for asking such a small detail, but I had to make sure. About the second topic - Hagrid has a run-in with a creature from the Dark Forest - how significant is the Dark Forest? I'm writing something where Hagrid has a run in with a creature on Halloween around his hut - how much should the forest be involved?
Thank you.

[MithrilQuill]

That's fine. The forest isn't too singnificant I guess, other than it should help with the darkness of the mod etc, but you can make it near his hut if you like!

[kehribar]

I was wondering if we can enter a challenge with two different versions - maybe written in two different styles- of one topic? I wrote two drabbles for the Halloween challenge, both on the second subject, but one is humorous whereas the other is creepy (if I managed well). So can I enter with both?

Oh and, do you mind it too much if the word count exceeds 500 by a few? Is it okay to write about 520 - it is sometimes too difficult to cut crucial words.

Thank you.

[MithrilQuill]

The 500 word limit is very strict for drabbles(unlike the gauntlet etc). It's tough, but it can be done, and the drabble will probably be better in the end.


But, you can enter both of those versions if you wish, that's fine.

[whittyleah]

Are the Weekly Challenges now bi-weekly? I understand that RL gets in the way of judging them sometimes...I was just wondering. Thank you!

~L

EDIT: I just realised that my question makes no sense! I mean every two weeks, not twice a week...*headdesk*

[MithrilQuill]

Well, you'll still get a new one each week, but I might take a bit of extra time to judge them. *glowers at silly exams*


(but you know that is a very good idea....*ponders*)

[myownmuggle]

Well, you'll still get a new one each week, but I might take a bit of extra time to judge them. *glowers at silly exams*


(but you know that is a very good idea....*ponders*)

That might not be a bad idea. **hides from people lobbing heavy things** I really enjoy the Weekly Drabble challenges as an opportunity to stretch my creativity a bit but real life sometimes gets in the way. I know that happens to all of us.

Might make life easier on our fair mod as well, and give her time to enjoy reading all of our fun and fabulous fetterings.

[kumydabookworm]

No offense meant, but I strongly disagree. Having it weekly gives people diversity of choices as to what to pick to write their drabble about.

The Weekly Drabble is oftentimes the only thing that keeps me writing creatively (not for school) throughout the week, and I really like the weekly basis of the challenges.

Now, if Mithril dearest has a problem with judging on a weekly basis, by all means, move to bi-weekly! But, for my own opinion (and hopefully, that of other participants), weekly challenges are THE BEST! :D

No offense meant. Again, if you, dearest Mithril, need, for the sake of your RL obligations, to extend these challenges to bi-weekly, please please please do so! You do enough just thinking of/judging them.

I would just hate to see them extended on SOLE BASIS of the opinion of participants. Unless, of course, that is the majority's opinion (which I sincerely hope it isn't, but would accept anyway.)

Love,
Kumy

[honeydukes_10]

I agree with Kumy. The weekly challenges are always fun, and I love participating. But, if it is moved to every two weeks, I'll have to wait longer to find out what the new challenge is.

Now, Mithril, if you really need it to be extended to every two weeks, feel free to do so. I guess you have to do what you have to do. I would just prefer if you didn't extend it.

Absolutely no offense meant.

[MithrilQuill]

Yeah, I think we'll stick to the weekly thing, but I might take a while to judge them on occasion...sorry, but that really can't be helped, I'll try my best though!


*goes to judge last one and put up a new one*

[Onbegrepen]

I'm sorry if someone has already asked this.

You know the drabble thread titles always have 'Team 7' or 'Team 6' in them. What does this mean?

Are we susposed to get into teams before we can post in them threads, and can you only post in that thread if you are in that team?

I hate being a newbie, evreythings so overwhelming, so i am a bit confused!

Thank you!

[MithrilQuill]

Ahhhh, those team threads are for the Quidditch World Cup challenge which has unfortunately already begun. You can go ahead and browse those threads, but only those on the team can post in the Round Robin...if you're interested then you'll have to wait for the next run(if there is one) of the QWC challenge. But...the Round Robins that aren't part of this challenge are open to everyone!


You can also make your own Drabble thread in which you post any drabbles you've written and get feedback. Good Luck and Welcome to the Boards!

[babekitty_92]

Hey Mithril, I was just wondering whether we are allowed to make a new thread for our drabbles if our old one hasn't been used since the end of July, for example? I just really want to make a new one for mine to show them and I'm not sure what you would rather. Thanks!

Abbi :)

[Unicorngirl22]

I was wondering if there was going to be a weekly drabble challenge 9. It's just that Weekly drabble challenge 8 has been going on for almost 2 weeks now. I'm not really intersted in the 8th so I was wondering if the ninth would be of interest to me.

[MithrilQuill]

Hey Mithril, I was just wondering whether we are allowed to make a new thread for our drabbles if our old one hasn't been used since the end of July, for example? I just really want to make a new one for mine to show them and I'm not sure what you would rather. Thanks!

Abbi :)


Yeah, but you need to let me know so I can delete the old one since it won't be in use any longer. (You do realise you can double post in there right? Because you can if the thread has been buried)



On the weeklies: Don't worry, there'll be a ninth, I just sort of skipped a week for a number of different reasons, none of which I want to bore you with. But yeah, ninth weekly drabble will be up on Saturday or Sunday, so get those last minute ones into the week 8 thread and look for number 9 soon!

[MissPurplePen]

Two questions--

When will the winners of the December Andromeda Challenge be announced?

And...

Are members limited to one drabble per challenge?

Thanks!
--Mariah

[MithrilQuill]

Two questions--

When will the winners of the December Andromeda Challenge be announced?

And...

Are members limited to one drabble per challenge?

Thanks!
--Mariah


The December Challenge Winners will be announced at the Beginning of Jan. The Challenge Closes at the end of Dec and then a day or two for judging before the winners are announced.


No, you're not limited to one Drabble per challenge. But keep it to a sane amount, two or three is fine, but more than that is pushing it...


=)

[mugglemathdork]

Are there no more Weekly Challenges? I rather enjoyed doing those.
What if we have an idea for a challenge? Do we send it you via PM?

[Ron x Hermione]

Oh, yes! I was wondering what had happened to the weekly challeneges as well! I'm really looking forward to the next one. I just started participating in Week 10, and I'm hooked on doing drabbles! I would really like to do another, if you moddies have time to judge and such! Let us know what has happened, if you will?

~Lindsey :)

[MithrilQuill]

Yes, the weekly challenges will come back. I just got very very busy over the break and I decided to take a break from them as well...*still needs to judge the old ones*


Everything should be back on track by Sunday.

[joybelle423]

Okay, this may be a really stupid question, but ...

When is the deadline for the January Monthly Challenge?

~ Abigail

[MithrilQuill]

The first of Feb.


I'll put up the February one first and then close the Jan thread a few hours/a day afterwards so if you see the new Monthly Challenge up that's your Queue to hurry and post your submission :D

[Lily_writes]

About the new drabble challenge, can we submit one that we did from a previous drabble challenge?

[MithrilQuill]

Yes, that's perfectly fine.


50characters, blablabla

[ProfPosky]

So, if i wrote a drabble for a class would that be ok to post, , even if I got points in class for it?

PP

[MithrilQuill]

Yep, that's perfectly fine for this challenge. Post away!

[joybelle423]

I'm sorry, I've tried to patient, really I have, but ...

When are you going to announce the winners of the Dementor Drabble Challenge? I've never submitted to a weekly challenge before, so I don't know how long it usually takes.

Thanks!

~ Abigail

[MithrilQuill]

lol...I guess I'm a bit too late to answer the Question since the results are up!


Just to clarify, though, especially since we have so many new members these days. I am a bit busy so I don't always get to judge the challenges the day after the challenge is closed.


I asked everyone a while back whether they'd prefer changing the weeklies to every two weeks so I could judge on time and alot of people said they'd prefer to keep it weekly even if it takes me a while to judge some of them. So yeah, there will be a bit of a back-up when I'm busier In RL.


And...The Scheme is going to be up for an extra week so that everyone can have time to find more of their favorite drabbles etc. I'll put up another weekly anyway, but remember that that one is still open and I'll announce what it's all about next Friday!

[kehribar]

Is there still the 500 words limit for the drabbles we enter The Scheme challenge with? I see some people adding more than 500 word drabbles and I have one I'd like to add as well, so I just wanted to make sure. Thanks :)

[MithrilQuill]

Is there still the 500 words limit for the drabbles we enter The Scheme challenge with? I see some people adding more than 500 word drabbles and I have one I'd like to add as well, so I just wanted to make sure. Thanks :)


They're still drabbles and should still be 500 words...so whoever put ones with more than 500 words please cut those down to 500... :D


*feels evil*

[kumydabookworm]

The topic is St. Mungo's - and a few months back, we had an FFIF Challenge about St. Mungo's. I still have the drabble - I know I can't repost it. Could I use the same idea/theory/bunny thing and angle it a different way, though?

Hugs!

Kumy

[MithrilQuill]

Hmmmm, yeah I guess that's fine as long as it's not the exact same one...

[Mind Games]

Okay, I've tried really hard to be patient, but I'm really curious now. When are the results for the Monthly Character Drabble Challenge going to be posted? Is it usually about a week or two after it closes, or more around a month? I haven't been around long enough to know.

Thanks!

Edit: Sorry for disturbing you, MithrilQuill. I didn't mean you were taking too long with it, I more just wondered how long it typically took to get the results. And, yes, I know it has not been a month since the end of January. Thanks for the quick response! =)


Mithril Says: You know what? It's cool. I was a bit...harsh, which is not normal for me because RL was really getting to me when I saw this, so I apologize as well if I made you feel uncomfortable! *huggles*

[MithrilQuill]

Okay, I've tried really hard to be patient, but I'm really curious now. When are the results for the Monthly Character Drabble Challenge going to be posted? Is it usually about a week or two after it closes, or more around a month? I haven't been around long enough to know.

Thanks!


The monthlies always take a while. So just have patience. And asking isn't going to make me judge faster, either, so just wait untill they're ready!


PS: It hasn't been a month since the end of Jan.

[Just Beyond the Veil]

For the Drabble Response, do we have to have posted a drabble for The Scheme (or The Eternal Glory Thread =D) to enter it?

Thanks!
Chelsea

[MithrilQuill]

Nop, anyone can post a response!


And you just reminded me to change the title! *hugs*

[SnowyHedwig112]

Er....I was just wondering, when does the St. Mungos challenge close?

Thanks!

~Kathy

[MithrilQuill]

Er....I was just wondering, when does the St. Mungos challenge close?

Thanks!

~Kathy


It's a week today so I'll close the thread tomrrow around this time...:D

[Sly Severus]

How long with the Scheme Unveiled thread be opened? Is it just like a weekly challenge or will it be opened longer?

[MithrilQuill]

How long with the Scheme Unveiled thread be opened? Is it just like a weekly challenge or will it be opened longer?


The plan is to keep it open longer if people seem to actually want it...

[Sly Severus]

I hope you all have loads of fun with this. Also, let me know(in the Questions thread please) if you have any suggestion or if you just liked this idea, because as some of you may have guessed this is a pilot trial for something else I’ve been planning for a while.

The plan is to keep it open longer if people seem to actually want it...


I want it. I really enjoyed the drabble I just wrote for it. It was a lot of fun. There is a one-shot on MNFF I would love to do the same thing for. *wonders what MithrilQuill's master plan is*

Anyway, I think it was a great idea. I enjoyed the first thread as well, reading everyone's favorite drabbles.

This did give me an idea though, although it wouldn't fit in the The Three Broomsticks. Writing the drabble about a drabble is fun. I thought it might be fun to challenge some of the banner makers to choose a drabble from that thread and make a banner. Just an idea.

Anyway, thumbs up for your idea.

*huggles MithrilQuill*

[MithrilQuill]

Due to several things: 1)QWC 2)I need to concentrate on Gauntlet 3)I want to give the scheme a bit longer and 4) RL I'm going to take a break from the weekliles for a couple of weeks.


I'm going to judge the St.Mungos challenge right now and put a new monthly up on March 1st, but I figure there's enough challenges going on that we can take a break from this just for a bit and not many will miss it.


Remember the scheme is basically going to stay open untill further notice.


*hugs*

[Jenn22291]

Just out of curiosity, why is the Quidditch Pitch a sub-forum of the Gauntlet? They seem like two pretty separate events to me. :)

~Jenn

[MithrilQuill]

They are separate, but it was the best place we could think of to put it because we didn't think it needed it's own forum and I'm watching both :D


So yeah, they're separate, the QWC is for Round Robins and the Gauntlet is a drabble thing...:)


/random ranty response

[butterflykisses]

I participated in the April Monthly Challenge on the lives of Fred and George and I was wondering if we had to address both of the them or if we could just write about one of them?

I wrote about Fred only and I was wondering if that even answered the prompt.

[MithrilQuill]

One is perfectly fine!


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[Natasha Johnson]

Hi MithrilQuill,

I was just wondering if the character of Orion Black of the May Challenge had any age restrictions. Must he be a certain age, or could I write him really old or young or anything in between?

Thanks!
-Jade


EDIT: Thanks, MithrilQuill! That was very quick. ;)

[MithrilQuill]

Hi MithrilQuill,

I was just wondering if the character of Orion Black of the May Challenge had any age restrictions. Must he be a certain age, or could I write him really old or young or anything in between?

Thanks!
-Jade


Any age is fine!


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[Chaser921]

Is there a word limit on the May Drabble Challenge? I know they're usually around 500 or 1000 and I think mine'll end up being around the 1000 word mark. Is that okay?

[MithrilQuill]

Glad you asked...


Actually the 1000 was just a general guideline for the Gauntlet which tends to have very loose guidelines in comparison to other challenges. All Monthly or weekly drabbles must be below the 500 word limit!

[SnowyHedwig112]

Hey!

For the "Most Helpful User" challenge, do we just post drabbles in the thread??? And then someone reviews them and puts their own drabbles?? Sorry, I'm just not sure how it works.

~Kathy

[MithrilQuill]

Authors can each have thier own thread for their own drabbles here in the Three Broomsticks and that's where you try helping each other. So you basically browse other people's threads and if you have drabbles you make your own thread.


Ok, I hope that made more sense, let me know if I'm still not clear...


:D