Kittyinaz Writing Challenges

Reminder!!!

by Kittyinaz | Mar 31, 2016 | Kittyinaz Writing Challenges

Tonight at midnight, the writing contest ends, unless you have asked for an extension….

Good Morning!

by Kittyinaz | Mar 29, 2016 | Kittyinaz Writing Challenges, Monday Posts, Picking Down Clocks, Twilight/True Blood, Update

Ok, today’s post is brought to you by the wonderful letter, E. For Early.

Yikes. Nothing like being woke up only after a couple hours of sleep. The good thing? I can go back to sleep here in a few minutes. Hopefully, after I finish this post!

Lots of things in this post, today.

One, I added a few pages to the site last week. We have the 2016 Adopt a Banner, 2016 Kittyinaz’s Group Banner Contest (which is going on right now!), and a new page that I put up. It has all the Stories I completed and the year that they were completed. This includes One Shots. I have links to the stories embedded into their banners as well as descriptions for all of that. You can find it here. I will also be doing a post later this week featuring a completed story, starting with last year and working backward. Since I have had a lot of comments that people didn’t know there were some that I completed for contests.

Two, I wanted to thank each and every one of you for using the Amazon Link. This helps out greatly for the programs I use to do everything for the site. It helps pay for storage offsite which means I don’t have to worry about the computer crashing and losing all my stories and pictures. There was a time two weeks ago that this was a big deal! It also helps pay for the Photoshop and Grammarly. Which as you guys know very well I use a lot. The Donate button money goes towards the site only. Any monies donated there, 4Padfoot uses to pay the site costs as well as the security for the site. If there is any left over, she looks into ways to make the site be easier and faster to load for you guys.

Three, I also wanted to thank you for reading the stories on here. I love sharing them with you as well reading your comments. Many times I have gone back and read comments and they have cheered me up when I am having a bad day. I keep all those in folders (yes, I am OCD and getting worse as time goes by) and if I want inspiration to keep writing, I look at them. Your support and feeding the muse often help me!

Four, The writing contest ends on the 31st of this month! If you need an extension send them to the email address for that. I am looking forward to seeing what you guys came up with. Later today I will be thinking of next month’s contest so that can be given as soon as possible to you guys.

Five, Chapter! This chapter is brought to you by the lovely and very talented MistressJessica1028. If you have not read her stories, click on the button below to be taken to her site. Also, the chapter had been released to the Kittyinaz’s Facebook Group yesterday. I always like to give an extra thank-you to the people who follow me over there.

Now, I think that was everything since everyone is gone and I just have to let out the brats. Then back to bed, I go! I look forward to waking up and seeing what you thought of the chapter!

Writing Challenge!

by Kittyinaz | Mar 15, 2016 | Kittyinaz Writing Challenges, Website Features

It’s that time. Sorry, this is coming late, but there were extenuating circumstances. If there are extensions needed, ask. They probably will be granted.

Something I read on Facebook got this picture in my head, and with the wonderful help of my beta Lorelei.im we came up with this.

I left the last word blank to leave the world you write about your own. As long as you are inspired by the pic, the quote, or both, you can enter!

The rules are as follows:

Must use prompt(s).

Use fandoms I write it. (It can be one from a story upcoming also. Just ask if you don’t know, you can ask Rissa if you don’t want me to know!)

No letting anyone knowing which story is yours.

If you submit, you can grab the Banner for Participating for the month. You will also receive a banner for the story you submit.

If explicit, you need to warn people in the title.

All entries must be received by kittyinazwritingchallenges@gmail.com by Midnight CST at the end of the last day of the month.

To enter, you can send it to the Kittyinazsbetas@gmail.com or to the Writing Contest email, KittyinazWritingChallenges@gmail.com. These are both permanent email addresses that Rissa checks for entries and really anything. Please include the name you want on the banners when the contest is over for Rissa to send to me. She sends the stories to me and erases any way of me knowing who wrote what. They are due by the 31st midnight CST and give me a few days to do the banners. If you wish to send them in early, please do.

Looking forward to reading the stories!

And… a Question

by Kittyinaz | Jan 26, 2016 | Kittyinaz Writing Challenges, Poll

Yeah.. I had them bad today.

I am sitting here trying to decide what to do for the next month contest. It will be held all next month, and then the stories will be posted from the beginning of March (depending on the banner needs) and will end as normal on the 15th of the month.

And quite frankly, I need a boost to start. So I figured I will allow you guys to vote on what you want to see for the contest. Just know that from there, you cannot have the option again until the others are done. So yes, this means I will try to host the more unique ones more often, but no promises. Something always sets them off, a picture, an idea, or even a dream.

Here is your chance to give me feedback on the writing contests as well.

While you do this, I am going to rework chapter 6 of LOTR, then see where the muse leads me tonight. It’s freaking hot here. I am used to 20 at night and then 60’s at the hottest. And in the house it is 75. Yuck. So I am trying to wait it out until tomorrow when we have the high at 50… Thank god.

Like I told the ladies in the group, we are still working on trying to get settled from the trip. I need to work on getting clothes done, then we can have the apple tv back and the chance to go to netflix and watch me some yummy Damon goodness. Also some Inuyasha and the rest.

So I am off to work, now that the syncs are finally done!!! As well as figure out what graphic card I may need to upgrade to now for Photoshop…. Oi Vey.

Results are in!

by Kittyinaz | Dec 17, 2015 | Kittyinaz Writing Challenges

I am sending this out, even with it erroring out on me. Hopefully, 4Padfoot can fix the error on the home page of the contest.

As most of you know, I am in AZ, and on a metered connection that is better than what I am using now. However, the metered connection, 9 days in, is 75% used. The only thing I can think of is the Windows 10 or maybe the game I am playing though it is NOT online.

So I have the one that they have here. There is a reason that I do not like to use it often since it is slower than molasses.

I am having a wonderful time!!! It snowed here, enough that we actually have some left on the edges of things. And the stairs are a menace to me since they ice over every night. But nights like tonight, when I can go out and see the millions of stars with my naked eye, make it where I love this place.

I have been resting, playing games, reading some (since the stupid iPad….grr!!). I am also going out with people sometimes, sleeping in, laughing so hard my tummy hurts and so on. I am cooking, which thrills his parents to death. LOL! And it looks like I am doing Christmas dinner here.

I have also written the first chapter of the sequel to All I Want. It drops a bomb on your guys from the start, and I am looking forward to seeing where the muse takes me on this one!

I also finally got my laptop up to where I could do the banners. I had a slight issue with getting the sizing box to come up but finally got it to turn on. Since I had done all the names on the banners before I left, it was simple. Except… That is when I got the notification that the data was running out, and since that data includes the phones, I need it!

But I finally got it all to work, and fixed the names on the pages, added the banners, only to have the homepage of the contest not allow me to update it. Grrr…..

So while I can, I am sending this out.

Congratulations to our 1st place:

2nd:

3rd:

4th:

I have to reiterate, I loved doing the banners to these stories!!! The only one I am disappointed in is The Snow Globe since I actually had it snowing inside the snow globe. If I get the chance, I will see if the laptop will render it better than the desktop.

And that last call for you guys to vote? Thanks!!! It was a clear win, and in fact, I think you changed the results! Wow!!! When I asked for votes, you answered!

Authors, thanks so much for submitting, I was stunned to see the diversity in the entries, as well as when I found who wrote what. None of them did I guess right. NONE. Thanks for entering, as well as giving me a fun time making the banners! Without the entries, this would not be much of a contest! You can answer the reviews, as well as post the stories on your sites.

And readers, thanks for leaving reviews for the ladies who wrote!! Without you reading and voting, there would not be anyone entering!!!

Please keep an eye out for when I return, I will be doing a new contest at that time.

For now, have a Happy Holidays. I will be sporadically online on Facebook, but probably not here. It takes forever to pull up Facebook alone, and this one? Actually it is faster, but I am not wanting to waste the data doing it unless I am saving to this place.

Now I have to deal with M. He is trying to tell me that he is Natsgirl. Sure sweetie… But he is pouting. Personally I think he is getting too used to everyone picking on each other, and thought to have fun, until he found the name of the author… Not that he wanted to claim any of the others. *snickers*. Enjoy!

It’s that Time again!

by Kittyinaz | Dec 8, 2015 | Kittyinaz Writing Challenges, Picking Down Clocks, Twilight/True Blood

First, Happy Holidays to everyone that is here. Since I am literally am over the world, I wish to let you know you have my good wishes for the season. As the darkest night of the year approaches, I hope your world is full of light, love and happiness.

Merry Christmas to those that celebrate it, as well as a Happy New Year from the Kittyinaz family. (including the pets!)

Now to what you are devouring this post for.

Yep, I finally finished the Clocks chapter!

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