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SkalenFehl
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Date Posted:
12/5/04 3:23pm
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The Gentlemen's Writing Guild
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Welcome to the Gentlemen's Writing Guild; by the men, for the men. I am your host. This thread is intended for promoting the works of those of us of the male persuasion. Though vastly outnumbered by the ladies, we men once again have a haven of our own to shoot the breeze, but more importantly to recognize each other's works, to bring them into the light and hopefully keep them there.
I discovered that quite a while ago, that a "treehouse" was built and has long since been abandoned. This thread is not intended to replace it as a means for idle chatter, though it isn't discouraged. Ladies, of course, are welcome to interact.
So guys, come on in, kick your feet up, grab your favorite drink and share your works. I want to know that next time I read a story it was written by one of us. Also tell me a little about yourself, why you like Star Wars and why in the world you want to write stories. Is it a hobby or do you want to join the ranks of R.A. Salvatore, Michael A. Stackpole, and Timothy Zahn?
Note: I would like to organize an actual guild here to present an award hopefully on a monthly basis. This is all in good fun so don't take this too seriously, but please participate. Also feel free to post links to all your stories, especially new ones, here so we can enjoy some more action and angst. Feedback and replies to our stories are highly encouraged. Enjoy!
Update 12/04: The guild is an officially sanctioned organization and has permission from the all moderators per TOS and FAQ to issue monthly challenges and give awards to the winners. As your host I will frequently update the thread for those who have been out of the loop and for those new members who are finding their way into our chambers.
Also below you will see a "Highlights Section" which I will post and update here and in the first post for ease of navigating. If you wish to be highlighted please pm me with your sn and two or three of your best finished works per quarter (Jan-Mar, Apr-Jun, Jul-Sep, Oct-Dec) and I will publish it here. This will be for encouraging each other to post more often and provide feedback for each other's works. So whether you simply wish to receive critiques or are just a feedback junkie, this is the place. This will also serve to identify the staff and the guild members. Ladies are also welcome to pm me with their submissions as guests of the guild.
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HIGHLIGHTS SECTION
December 2004
SkalenFehl (founder)
I Remember Now
Where Doesn't It hurt?
The Master
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CodyMonKenobi
All Around Has Fallen
A Simple Man
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_JM_
Vader's Quest Epilogue
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CommanderConrad
Tainted Homeworld
Rescue
Last Stop
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January-March 2005
Matthew_Wolverine
Tell Me I Was Dreaming.
Corellian Dreamer
Droids Meet Universe
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CommanderConrad
Provider
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R_Zion
Tales from the Fringe- Relentless Entanglements
Tales from the Fringe II- Bittersweet Reunion
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Darth_Djinn (Staff Member)
Star Wars: Unexplored Space Attack on a Republic Cruiser
Star Wars: Unexplored Space The Chronicles of a Jedi in Hiding
A Young Jedi’s Affection.
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SkalenFehl (Founder)
Death And Hell
Life Debt
Bring Me to Life-Part One
My Immortal-Part Two
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your sn here
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sidious618
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Date Posted:
12/5/04 3:34pm
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Well, I'll pop in. Hello everyone!
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SkalenFehl
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Date Posted:
12/5/04 3:52pm
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Welcome sidious618. Tell us a little about yourself and share a couple of links to your fics for review.
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_JM_
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12/5/04 4:40pm
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Like Sideous618 I’ll say hello.
I write stories because I’m deluded enough to think the ideas that pop into my head are worth sharing and that my language skills are up to the task. 
Or at least I write stories when I make the time, which I didn’t manage to do for a while. At least I finally managed to get another story finished in time for the Winter awards. 
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BlindMan
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Date Posted:
12/5/04 4:51pm
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Getting in line to apply for membership...
As to why I write stories? Well, it's just fun. It gives me a diversion from my less-than-ideal life situation, and if it gives other people a chuckle or two to brighten their mood, more's the better!
Blind Man
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Dev_Binks
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Date Posted:
12/5/04 4:53pm
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Finally a haven for us Gentlemen writers. Of course I only have one fic currently posted, that I'm writing.
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SkalenFehl
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Date Posted:
12/5/04 5:12pm
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Welcome Gentlemen, _JM_, BlindMan, and Dev_Binks! I've been waiting for you.
While you're relaxing, take a moment to post a link to a story you're working on, or have worked on that you would like the rest of us to read and provide feedback. It's nice to see our works floating on the first page of each forum, be it the Saga, Beyond, or Before. Perhaps we can help each other hone our writing skills and make it enjoyable for the readers at large.
As others find their way here, I would like to implement our own awards ceremony, if you will, in 2005. I think a monthly GWG Award would be cool. So think about that great idea you've been shelfing and start jotting down notes. We can help each other along and get this going for January's award.
Also tell us what you would like to get out of this experience so that it becomes more enjoyable to come here. Let's keep this guild alive, shall we?
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DarkDroid
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Date Posted:
12/5/04 5:24pm
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Hello, fellow gentlemen.
I write mainly far future. I canceled my old fics and recently begun work on a supposedly never-ending epic. 
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CommanderConrad
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Jan '03
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Date Posted:
12/5/04 5:25pm
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Gentlemen's Guild, huh? Sounds high class. Let me get a glass of wine.
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Jedi_BMK
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12/5/04 7:52pm
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Hey, I qualify. Although I'm not always gentle. But I'm sure I have that second part down.
Let's see. Why do I like Star Wars? I don't have a good answer other than it's been something I've been interested since I was six.
Why in the world do I write? I can't get the ideas out of my head, so why not share my insanity with others? Ok. To be serious, I just enjoy putting my ideas down and seeing what others think. (Even if I'm still on my fisrt story)
Now if you'll excuse me, CommanderConrad's post/signature gave me an idea. Now to find a drink and someone from Michigan to torment.
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Vivid_Scripts
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12/5/04 8:16pm
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i've enjoyed writing for a long time, but it's only recently that I started Writing SW fics. I've been into star wars since i was five, but i was mostly doing original fics until I found a small site called Fanfiction.net. From there I made my way here and i'm one of the biggest junkies writing Saga-era AU stories.
I suppose I have asperations of someday being a published writer, but at the moment I just do this for fun. My main plan for life is still Business Administration... might be a history teacher...
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Darth_Elu
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Date Posted:
12/5/04 8:16pm
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I suppose I'll hang around.
By the way guys, I'll be needing more writers for a massive project I have in mind. If the idea of a SW magazine intrigues you, you may PM me. 
In anycase, how are you all, gentlemen?
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Arin_Atona
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12/5/04 8:19pm
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Ooh... a guys thread. I like.
*snaps fingers*
*a row of comfy La-Z-Boy recliners and fully-stocked mini-fridges appear out of thin air, arranged in a semicircle around a very modest 150" wall-mounted TV*
My kind of place.
Let's see... why do I write? Well, it's cheaper than dating and I can blow things up without getting arrested. I have aspirations of writing professionally someday (though not likely to be Star Wars), but for now I do it for fun.
I have one current fic, Cruel Honor over on the Beyond the Saga board, and another starting soon on the Before the Saga board.
As for the awards, what if we were to create a few categories and perhaps give an award out for one category each month? For example, we could give out an "Action" award one month, a "Humor" award another month, "Characterization", and so on. That way we wouldn't be bogged down with all kinds of things at once, and we would manage to draw attention to different writing styles. Yes? No? Go away?
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Imperial_Hammer
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Sep '04
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Date Posted:
12/5/04 9:07pm
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*Comes in*
Hello all...
*Sits on a Lazy Boy*
Nice thread you got here...
Do you all need a bartender? I have experience.... I'm looking for a second job.... ya know, expenses these days... 
*Yawns*
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CommanderConrad
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Date Posted:
12/5/04 9:08pm
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So guys, come on in, kick your feet up, grab your favorite drink and share your works. I want to know that next time I read a story it was written by one of us. Also tell me a little about yourself, why you like Star Wars and why in the world you want to write stories. Is it a hobby or do you want to join the ranks of R.A. Salvatore, Michael A. Stackpole, and Timothy Zahn?
Will do. I've always liked Star Wars (I can hardly remember a time when I didn't), and over the years I've gathered a bunch of ideas of what I'd like to see in a Star Wars novel. Eventually, I got of my butt and wrote them down (links are in my profile.) It's mostly just a hobby, though I wouldn't mind doing it professionaly.
Oh, yeah, and bartending is something I'm thinnking of getting into. So I can work at night and go to school during the day and all. And it'll pay better than Disney (those cheap bastards.)
Now to find a drink and someone from Michigan to torment.
Good man.
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Imperial_Hammer
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12/5/04 9:13pm
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Well... I work at the Blue Moon Cantina on the EU Community Board.... and well, Evil_King_Wiggins doesn't pay me much..... actually, nothing at all....
Lols...
Figured I'd expand outwards...
You work for Disney? What do you do?
*Makes a Jeru Tea for himself in the thread kitchen*
*Comes back...*
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