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Author Topic: Short story: A duel between masters  (Read 797 times)

zubb2

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Short story: A duel between masters
« on: August 26, 2016, 06:30:17 pm »

I wrote this little story.
What do you think?

Edit: Multiple drafts.
Draft 1
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Draft 2
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« Last Edit: August 31, 2016, 06:28:51 pm by zubb2 »
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(Anyone else have any stories that can compare to a man being beaten to death with his own trousers by a giant gopher?)
(when goblins showed up, I mumbled "Smithers! Release the hounds!" and had the lever pulled.)

FallacyofUrist

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Re: Short story: A duel between masters
« Reply #1 on: August 27, 2016, 01:17:19 pm »

Good storyline, in my opinion. But if you wish to improve the story itself further, look within the spoiler below.

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zubb2

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Re: Short story: A duel between masters
« Reply #2 on: August 31, 2016, 06:25:20 pm »

Hey Fallacy of Urist, I looked at the corrections you made and made some changes. I think it is better than it was.
Thanks for the help, that was a good edit you did. If you feel like looking again then here it is.

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I did keep a few bits though.
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(when goblins showed up, I mumbled "Smithers! Release the hounds!" and had the lever pulled.)

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Re: Short story: A duel between masters
« Reply #3 on: September 11, 2016, 10:27:01 am »

(He actually lived, right riiiiight?)
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Re: Short story: A duel between masters
« Reply #4 on: October 12, 2016, 05:31:03 pm »

Good story, and details, but the ending was not very good.

But perhaps that is because I subscribe to both schools and favour neither.

If anything, the master dodger should have proved "If you can't hit it, what's the point in hitting?"