Nvm lol

@Universe, you are correct sir. This is what happens when I answer before having my coffee.

Edit: I guess coffee is overrated.

I edited the correction out regardless. Dont want to start any issues this week lol... long story

You’ve never posted a verse late or close to the deadline stop trying to stir shit up cracka

lmao I just wanted to avoid anymore controversy and ensure I was still good on my shit

I have 8 lines to go @Universe

I finished up yesterday. I'll follow your lead this time around. Let me know.

how many lines you guys going this week? 150?

Glad there's an upper limit on those things. Remember one time seeing a topical where a guy went literally 200 lines to try and beat his opponent who was ranked higher than him (still lost, lol). Longest battle verse I've ever seen.

Can you picture 12 or 20 writers putting a novel to paper every week? Not enough hours in the day. Not enough brain cells to take it all in.

seriously bro! i think uni and i shot ourselves in the foot writing such long verses, last week. It can be taxing for readers. i know that for sure lulz

Lol, "Dude, you missed the character development of the cousin I set up in chapter 7 and her motivation for stealing the emerald necklace in chapter 12. It's intragyral for the group dynamic for the expedition to the Island that starts in chapter 23. You bloody philistines!"

Are you sure you’re finished?

You might want to revise it.

lol no 30 exactly... but with a twist. Got a few tricks up my sleeve for this one cuz I dont give a fuck anymore lol

It's an amazing feeling.

Haha. You will get a first draft that I did in a few hours. That's the extent of my care for this battle.

I hope that you're trying really hard though...

Lmao word there's got to be limits because undoubtedly it would happen. I've got to admit though last week i wrote 50 and i really needed more room to work with, maybe like 60 but i suppose it depends what kind of story you tell mine was more focused around setting a stage and dialogue etc. Still don't think I could focus long enough to write 200 lines about the same thing

I could lol. But there's no winning bro. I did 50 last week and I STILL got "we need more detail" comments. Then I give them every detail in my 80 line one and people said it's too long.

Can't please everybody...

lmao

Y’all need to catch this Rogan musk podcast I think I’m getting smarter just listening

And word UNI last weeks drop left me with so many questions!

Scar's interview was added to the mag last night btw don't know if I put that out there worth a reread!

lets have a group discussion. in terms of story, its it better to end on an ambiguous note or a concrete closure? i only ask because alot of my stuff are kind of left to interpretations, and i'm never sure on whether that's the best course of action you know? maybe a concrete, fleshed out ending is better.

Train by day, Joe Rogan Podcast by night. All day!

sorry the very late pm bro. i actually came home and fell asleep. didn't wake up until 11:45 pm thats when i saw it. my bad.

In terms of this avenue of writing I'd say go with a concrete ending if you can. Ambiguous endings are great but most people just get frustrated reading those. People want closure. That's why doing these chapters may actually end up hurting me because people say "oh you didnt wrap up the story.." motherfucker I'm not done! Lol the verse is done, not the story...

But yeah, you came full circle in our battle and people loved it. I'd say aim for a concrete ending.

its interesting because i'd share my verses with my wife before posting. After she read my virginia woolf verse, she turned to me and asked me if i left it vague because i couldn't think up an ending lol. That always stuck with me because it made me realize that not everyone will see the story the way i see it and that can be a bad thing lulz.

I prefer to leave endings open to interpretation. Maybe it’s because I come from a poetry background and that’s always the norm with poems. More abstract story telling for me. But I also appreciate when a writer brings it all together in the end. Tbh I think it’s just preference you will never satisfy every one like UNI said. So go with your gut is my final answer

I guess it depends on the ending, for example:

"Saddled up and rode the dusty trail into the sunset" is better as a vague ending than..

"So I took a shit on her bed and left." As a clear one.

Maybe I'm wrong....

...maybe I'm suddenly tempted to make that the ending to my piece next week.

@Inno @Ouch

Been over 48 hours and no sign of Mr. Ouch

hey if you dont .. i will ..

You still have to post a verse my guy. And yeah it’s a rule but we don’t enforce for the sake of less no shows.

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Ouchie probably doesn't even know he signed up lol

im in!!

GONE

I’m putting you in the ouch battle

Another battle open. K fellas, I'll try to get my vote in today.

Wow, I just took a look in the archives and saw what went down with Diablo. First time I've seen fake text messages being screenshotted into a topical battle debate before.

Sorry I missed the drama. lol

@Bodey @Inno @Adverse i think i will need an extension. is that cool?

As long as It's cool with your opponent shouldn't be an issue

I was trolling. :-)

You must be new here

Sup Johnny?

Did my post count give it away? Cool man. Glad to be part of a league with active heads who care about elevating.