Ross Champion

Is this as bad as the time Brandon Sanderson had a typo where the female lead was "trying so hard not to ccream?" 😂

Two of my betas said they had to look up words I used and I know how I feel about the landing...

Go ahead and Yes this one? 😉

@beingcam.bsky.social crane-kicked this out of the park! Absolutely on fire! 🔥

Oh no! 😭

I can only imagine this happens at last minute edits....

"Their neck craned..." Hmm, too passive and overly awkward, "They peeked..." Much more direct, conveys intent. I'm sure this is better.

😭

Definitely not me anyway. I used it twice. Perhaps thrice.

My condolences to 129916!

It wouldn't be authentic otherwise!

Now that doesn't seem fair; we don't get to emotionally recover... I don't think you should get the chance either!

Johnson up!

I did wonder about this comment!

I had a kiss, a song, a ring and, arguably, a gift too; and wondered if any were mine. 😆

Wow, Deano! Thanks! I appreciate that!

(Still waiting on my name living up to expectations 😂)

Definitely feeling the sting of missing this LL, @notquitewrite.com

Do you sell the voodoo dolls, or is this a DIY affair?

I feel you, Holly.

All this suffering... When will @notquitewrite.com be brave enough to make "Johnson" the prompt word? 🍆🧐

I haven't watched it. I've basically avoided all the "live action" remakes of amazing originals.

There's nothing wrong with the original cartoons 😭

Amazing!!

Well done! I can't wait to hear the next big good news! ❤️

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Ooh, also the one about "voice" and "sealed lips" that you mentioned was your first "yes" (and if it survived to the long list)

Is this the kind of warning I want wine or an empty stomach for? 😅

I'm in a house with 3 sick kids and the my wife's been their latest victim; if I survive this I'm certain I can stomach the stories. 😂

(or I'll have a good excuse, at least)

Yesssss! These! Especially the list one!

Have a live episode! It will be exciting, or something 😂

You can't wait, we can't wait.... So... We get the longlist today, right? 😉

😱

It looks like the longlist will release on June 1st.

By then they will know the shortlist and winner; but they need to record the podcast episodes in the interim which is where it takes the time.

I think that's correct, anyway.

So we cultivated our darlings so we could send them to your slaughterhouse? 😰

I'm storing up those vibes for the Flesh Fiction....

I have been feeling struttier today. 🤞

I hope I stuck the landing 😬🤞

Oh no!

I definitely had mine in there (I quadruple checked before submitting) but I bet this poor person edited it out right at the end by accident. 😭

I've liked all of them so far too. It just gets me thinking differently, which is such fun!

Oooh, nice!

I remember looking before and not finding any except at silly prices.

Looking now they seem a bit more reasonable so I'll buy some too. 🥳

I was looking at making it a diy project for doing with the kids, but time and effort. 😂

Ahhh!

I've been looking at getting some of these too!

Did you build your own or order one?

East to install, and any advice on putting one in?