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[Qwerty]

Just post the story when it is fully complete.

[dajman_007]

I guess I'm out, I couldn't edit my post though. Just not enough time, I might have it in a month or two.

[Qwerty]

Very sorry to hear that dajman. Will keep you in the list though as you still have a month, just in case things work out somehow.

You still have roughly around a month to complete the story, it is not due until January 30th.

[Hitch]

Qwerty, the deadline for my 10,000+ story is starting to pinch a bit. I should get it finished, but as luck would have it a shorter story has popped into my head.

So make that one entry in each category. *Crosses fingers*

[Qwerty]

Will do Hitch! We'll be glad to take either a "short" or "long" short story.

[Jim]

I seem to be somewhere about 16,000 at the moment. Ah well, never mind the quality, feel the width.

[Joyce Carrington]

I'm feeling it, Jim!

[Hitch]

I finished writing my short story! I can't believe it went so quickly. Thanks to all at CBn for the encouragement - when I first blundered onto the site, little did I know it would encourage me to write a story.

Qwerty, I hope you don't mind me blowing my own trumpet. At least you know that I am definitely sending CBn a short story of under 10,000 words by 30th January.

As for the 10,000+ story...gulp.

Congrats on the 16,000 mark, Jim. I can't wait to read all the entries.

[Qwerty]

Cheers Hitch, we'll all be glad to read it. Be sure to post it in the Fan Fic Posting forums.

[clinkeroo]

I seem to be somewhere about 16,000 at the moment. Ah well, never mind the quality, feel the width.

Um...Er...Ouch

Wink, wink...nudge, nudge...know what I mean, know what I mean?

[Jim]

Its girth is mighty.

(That's not the title, by the way, although I bagsy it anyway).

[Hitch]

"Do you expect me to talk?"
"No, Mr Bond, I expect you to write fan fiction!"
"Aaarggh!" *dies horribly*



Writing this stuff is like juggling jelly. How on earth did Fleming do it so well?

*Rings celestial telephone*

Hello? I'd like to complain about my talent quota, please. Specifically? Well, let me see, um...WHERE IS IT?!

I wish Bond 21 would turn up so I could stop writing without feeling guilty.

If I were a cinematic action hero I would be Richard Harris in The Wild Geese , begging Richard Burton to shoot me on the runway before the mob pulled me to pieces. Here's hoping the rest of you catch the literary aeroplane.

*faints*

[Bond_Bishop]

who will be in the jury of the contest

[Joyce Carrington]

That will be Qwerty, Hawkeye, clinkeroo, Mr. Asterix and myself.

[Qwerty]

About two weeks left until deadline.

[Jim]

About two weeks left until deadline.

Bit vague - from memory it's 30 January. I think.

[Qwerty]

Correct.

[Zing!]

I have another story for your consideration - approximately 2,500 - 3,000 words. I will have it posted in the next couple of days.

[Qwerty]

Looking forward to it.

[DanMan]

Everything has been pretty chaotic lately, but I'm gonna try to have the story in by the deadline.

[Qwerty]

Sounds great DanMan, feel free to PM/email/IM me if you need to discuss it.

[Hitch]

As Douglas Adams once said: "I love deadlines. I especially like the whooshing sound they make as they go flying by."

Yes, I'm sweating...

[Qwerty]

If you need to further discuss anything related to this contest, feel free to PM me Hitch.

[Qwerty]

About 1 week left.

They are starting to come in, keep them coming!

Gabe Vieria Bondian - Unable to continue Mark Hazard Jim 00-Fan008 - Received Leiter Max Zorin Double-Oh-Zero Janus Assassin - Unable to continue dajman_007 - Unable to continue Nelson David George DanMan Number Six Zing! - Received bond111 MattofSteel Hitch Andrew Hixson - Received Owenpussy Jack Jay - Received Goldeneye - Recevied Wade - Possibility

[Jim]

All computers that I have access to now claim that the disc upon which I had the story is now not formatted. Accordingly, unless I can sort this out, I have lost the lot, 16,000 words of it. I suppose this is a lesson in saving things to hard drive.

However

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DAMN

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Thank you.

[Joyce Carrington]

Nooo Jim! Nooo!

Damn, I was so looking forward to reading yours.

Damn indeed.

[Bondian]

EDIT
Sorry, I've just re-read your post, and it's the actual floppy disk that's got the problem.

I have some software that could retrieve the data, but if the disk is damaged, then it's beyond repair.

You could try however to mode the back of the disk ( as if it was in the drive ) to see if the disk has jammed.

Just trying to be of some assistance
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Hey Jim!!!.

If you're on broadband, I maybe able to help you out here.

Please let me know.

Cheers,


Ian

All computers that I have access to now claim that the disc upon which I had the story is now not formatted. Accordingly, unless I can sort this out, I have lost the lot, 16,000 words of it. I suppose this is a lesson in saving things to hard drive.

However

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DAMN

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Thank you.

[Jim]

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COCK!

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[Hitch]

Jim, that's awful. Did you print out any stuff at all or is everything lost?

[Bondian]

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COCK!

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What does that mean in layman's terms Mate?.