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The Author Pairs
The Author Pairs Movement.
Hello, welcome to 'The Author Pairs Movement.' (TAPM).
A. Q&A
B. Rules
C. Genre Options
D. Sign-up sheets
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A
Q: What exactly is 'The Author Pairs Movement'
A: 'The Author Pairs Movement' otherwise known as the TAPM is a place where authors to come and look for an other similiar to them in level and genre and pair up with them to write a poem, song, short story, chapter story, etc.
Q: So...how are they paired up with their match?
A: Well first the TAPM managers view the forms that authors have filled out, and judging by the quality of the sample story (poem, song, etc) and the type of genre they like, the TAPM managers will pair them up with someone who is on the same level and likes the same genre.
Q: So, in the forms, do you have to give out any real information..like last name, address, email...you know, stuff you could track me down with?
A: Nope! You just have to give out your name (first name only) or your nickname, a sample story (song, poem, etc.), and likes and dislikes!
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B
Be nice!
Follow all cricket rules!
You can have one partner per story! (Song, poem, etc)
If you and your partner don't get along, I can assign you to another one, if you have a good reason, and if their is two other partners avaliable...but even if you don't get along, please be nice!
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C
Story Options
Fantasy
Romance
Horror
Mystery
Poem Options
Sad
Happy
Nature
Dramatic
Abstract
Song Options
Sad
Happy
Confusing
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D
(Please fill this out and copy and paste! Then post! ;)
Name (First name or nickname only.)
Song, Poem, or Story sample. (A short 200 words or less sample of a song, poem, or story that YOU wrote.)
Favorite genre of stories, songs, poems, etc.
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submitted by GloWorm
(March 12, 2009 - 12:39 pm)
(March 12, 2009 - 12:39 pm)
This looks fun and interesting!
But right now I'm in a lazy mood, *yawn*, and I don't have any stories with less than 200 words *blush*, so can I fill this out tomorrow?
Sorry...
But anyway, looks cool!! :)
(March 12, 2009 - 2:49 pm)
Thanks! :] I hope you do sign up.
(March 12, 2009 - 7:36 pm)
Yeah, same here--my mom's yelling that I have to go to bed now. I'll try it tomorrow! :D
(March 12, 2009 - 11:40 pm)
Great idea!
Name: Lena
Sample: (Poem)
Yarn On the Floor:
yarn scraps on the floor
too lazy to pick them up
summer non-breeziness wafts through the curtain
wonders why sweat is called the body's way of cooling you off
when it doesn't
mom's homade tomato sauce simmers on the stove
sees yarn scraps on the floor
too lazy to pick them up.
(By the way, I do know how to capitalize, I was just going for the William Carlos Williams effect here.)
Favorite Genre (Poetry): Abstract. By the way, I think you should have a 'Historical' and 'Realistic' genre for stories.
(March 13, 2009 - 8:39 am)
:D Your right!
Okay people, historical and realistic are now also an option! :]
I love your poem! :D <3 Check back to see if someone else signs up I can pair you with.
(March 13, 2009 - 10:45 am)
Thanks! :)
(March 13, 2009 - 5:27 pm)
Tomorrow comes, and I still don't have any stories with less than two hundred words. *shakes head sadly* Pathetic.
Sorry. I will try! It was Friday today... I mean, you know how Fridays are.
(March 13, 2009 - 7:28 pm)
Friday? For me it's Monday. :)
(March 14, 2009 - 11:25 am)
THANKS GLWORM! I WAS LOOKING FOR THAT!
(July 21, 2010 - 7:38 am)
Great poem, Lena!! :)
(March 13, 2009 - 8:00 pm)
IT IS GOOD.
(March 14, 2009 - 7:51 am)
That was more of a chapter story...because it didn't tell the beginging or anything...so would you mind if I put you in chapter stories? :] It was fabulous by the way.
(March 14, 2009 - 10:26 am)
Thanks. :) That's okay, I don't mind what you do with it. :)
(March 14, 2009 - 6:51 pm)
That was awesome! I wish Icould write as well as you!
(March 14, 2009 - 8:45 pm)
Eh, sounds fun.
Name: TNÖ H.
Sample:
Wet rain slaps against my face, threatening to turn to sleet at the slightest drop in temperature. The smell of pine fills my nose and I squint upwards, trying to see through the curtains of gray rain.
The tower is only a few meters ahead. I see a short, plump boy wearing a dark slicker hunched over in front of the huge oak doors. He seems a poor choice for a guard but if seventy years has taught me anything, it is that appearances can be deceiving.
I make my way up to him, leaning heavily on my staff. I'm much too old for this, I think.
"Master Coswell!" shouts the boy. "How are things on the western front?"
"Bad," I bellow back. "Svenson's forces are strong. Let me in, before I freeze to death!"
He obliges hurriedly. Inside it is dark, students gathered in the tower, fear obvious on their faces. I grin at them, knowing that with my long silver hair plastered to my face and my huge orange eyes reflecting the light of the sole candle, I must look truly deranged.
"Ready to reclaim the mountain?" I ask them. The students, young though they are, renew their grips on wands and staffs and nod determinedly.
Hope surges through me. Svenson is strong, but so are my students. We will defeat his forces of darkness, tonight.
Genre: Fantasy! Yea fantasy!
(March 14, 2009 - 12:30 am)