Making of the Shrew…


The Story Circle

Recently, I was asked to take part in a bit of a challenge. A relay writing challenge. I accepted, and had a fabulous time in doing so.

I was a little apprehensive at first, as I was in fourth place. I was writing the finale of the story, which meant I had to tie up loose ends, finish the story, keep the momentum going, hope the whole thing made sense, and didn’t ruin the fabulous three parts that went before me. All with someone else’s characters to boot!

This relay challenge is an idea of Cameron D Garriepy, where she invites a guest writer to start the story, and then the following parts are written week by week by a different writer, chosen by the previous one. The graphic above links to Cameron’s site, and I’m still reading through her pages myself, having only recently started visiting her site. Our paths have crossed over the blogosphere from time to time, however!

If you would like to read the story, I would suggest starting at the beginning, but also read with an open mind. Here are the links:

Part One was written by Andra Watkins

Part Two was written by Kate Shrewsday

Part Three was written by Susan Sheldon Nolen

And Part Four was written by me.

I’d like to thank Cameron for providing the challenge in the first place, and for publishing my part of the story on her site. I would also like to thank Andra, Kate and Susan for laying down the plotlines, and leaving some spaces between the lines for me to fill in! And I’d like to thank Penelope, the character whom the story revolves around – I find that if you like the character, they write for themselves. Hopefully my part does justice to the other three excellent parts.

8 responses to “Making of the Shrew…”

  1. Cameron avatar

    This month’s story was marvelous, and you certainly rose to the daunting final leg challenge! The four of you are going to be a tough act to follow!

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    1. Tom (Aquatom1968) avatar

      Thanks, Cameron! 😀

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  2. prenin avatar

    Well done Tom! 🙂

    I can’t read it at the moment – it’s 11.13pm and I need to sleep – but it sounds like you rose to the challenge so well done! 🙂

    God bless my friend! 🙂

    Prenin.

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    1. Tom (Aquatom1968) avatar

      Thanks Prenin! 😀

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  3. Andra Watkins avatar

    Tom, I squealed when I saw you at the finish. Well done. Penelope would be proud of your take on her.

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    1. Tom (Aquatom1968) avatar

      Thanks, Andra! I couldn’t resist when I was asked. Penelope is a good character, and she wrote for herself I feel!

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  4. Androgoth avatar
    Androgoth

    An fine concept however I find that
    this kind of writing can spin off into
    a tangent, spiralling away from the
    focus of the original content…

    But a worthy challenge nonetheless…

    Have a great day tofay Sir Aquatom 🙂

    Androgoth

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    1. Tom (Aquatom1968) avatar

      Yes, I think with this type of writing, whoever writes the first part has to let their ideas for the rest of the story go, and I suppose the writers for the other parts have to do the same too. I have a feeling that we have all kept the main character in this story true to herself, if that makes sense. Maybe the rest of the story went off on a tangent, but that’s what makes the concept all the more interesting. However, not being a writer probably made the challenge slightly easier for me…
      I hope your Saturday is going well too, Andro! 😀 Glorious weather here!

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