Hammered – an Ode to Mickey Spillane” - the 2023 Story Event Official Support Thread

[MillieDynamite]

Perhaps, I should have highlighted, italicized, or bolded this line, I pulled up my Microsoft Word and stared at a blank damn screen for an hour.

What the fuck are you talking about???

 

[Seadog777]

Perhaps, I should have highlighted, italicized, or bolded this line, I pulled up my Microsoft Word and stared at a blank damn screen for an hour.

OK. I got you now.

 

[dmallord]

And the first chapter is approved and in the hopper... with a publishing date of 7/31/2023. It is what it is.

I've submitted chapter 2 (of 2), and now I'll return to writing regular Iron Crowbar programming.

I really enjoyed the Iron Crowbar guy! So much 'manliness' reeked all over that guy, tough, rough, and compassion as well. A real hero kind'a guy.

Looking forward to the postings for the Hammer stories. Submitted mine so many months ago, I' fuzzy about which story it was at this point ... have to go back and look ... growing older has some problems. What was I going on about? Oh yeah, crowbars and hammers good tools - bought Craftsman brand for years then Sears went bust.

 

[MillieDynamite]

She took a crowbar to the guy's head. "No more Crowbar guy now," she said. He moved and she bashed him again, and again, "Damn he's tough, rough, old fart."

I really enjoyed the Iron Crowbar guy! So much 'manliness' reeked all over that guy, tough, rough, and compassion as well. A real hero kind'a guy.

Looking forward to the postings for the Hammer stories. Submitted mine so many months ago, I' fuzzy about which story it was at this point ... have to go back and look ... growing older has some problems. What was I going on about? Oh yeah, crowbars and hammers good tools - bought Craftsman brand for years then Sears went bust.

 

[WifeWatchman]

I really enjoyed the Iron Crowbar guy! So much 'manliness' reeked all over that guy, tough, rough, and compassion as well. A real hero kind'a guy.

Looking forward to the postings for the Hammer stories. Submitted mine so many months ago, I' fuzzy about which story it was at this point ... have to go back and look ... growing older has some problems. What was I going on about? Oh yeah, crowbars and hammers good tools - bought Craftsman brand for years then Sears went bust.

Thanks for the comments about the Iron Crowbar guy. Agree about the Craftsman tools, as well. I look forward to your story.

By the way, my Spillane-ish character, Russ Ferrament... 'Russ' is a variation of several languages's word for 'red', and 'Ferrament' translates to 'iron implement', i.o.w. 'red crowbar'. See what I did there?

She took a crowbar to the guy's head. "No more Crowbar guy now," she said.

Not gonna happen. Many have tried; all have failed. Heck, they even tried to nuke the guy, and he's still going strong, pursuing beautiful Asian women and busting up crimes...

(I'm having too much fun, here. I blame it on too much bourbon...)

 

[Constories]

I’ve got one; it got rejected for too much violence with no actual sex, but I should be able to rework it to fit the bill.

Well, mine is all violence related and no sex. But you said it'd fit. So if it doesn't work, I blame you!

 

[SouthernCrossfire]

I’m to the turn in the final confrontation where the protagonist realizes that all isn’t as he believed. There’s a final love scene to follow (with which lover is the question), and the conclusion. I aKSi have one subplot to eliminate (it clashed with another point) and final editing. With my work schedule over the next few days, it’s going to be close getting it done in time!

 

[Constories]

Alright, mine has been accepted, but I noticed a couple of annoying errors. Any chance I can edit it, and still have accepted again in time?

 

[WifeWatchman]

Alright, mine has been accepted, but I noticed a couple of annoying errors. Any chance I can edit it, and still have accepted again in time?

My $0.02 is to just let it go if it's accepted and in the hopper..

 

[Constories]

My $0.02 is to just let it go if it's accepted and in the hopper..

I found an even bigger error that I HAD to fix.

So I fixed the big stuff and the small stuff, and I send a PM to Laurel apologizing for the inconvenience

 

[pink_silk_glove]

I found an even bigger error that I HAD to fix.

So I fixed the big stuff and the small stuff, and I send a PM to Laurel apologizing for the inconvenience

Preview is your friend. :/

 

[Constories]

Preview is your friend. :/

Preview doesn't fix accidentally saying 12 years in 2 places and 13 in a third place ... You have to be a special kinda dumb to mess that up.

Who has two thumbs and somehow managed that?

(o_0)

 

[Seadog777]

I just submitted my short story for the "Hammered an Ode to Mickey Spillane" Event.

I apologize for it having to be a short story, instead of the longer one that I originally had planned.
My laptop crashed and they could not recover it.
I hope that it meets with the approval of the wonderful @ChloeTzang and the people who like his works.

I did what I could under the circumstances.

I hope y'alls like it.

 

[WifeWatchman]

I just submitted my short story for the "Hammered an Ode to Mickey Spillane" Event.

I apologize for it having to be a short story, instead of the longer one that I originally had planned.
My laptop crashed and they could not recover it.
I hope that it meets with the approval of the wonderful @ChloeTzang and the people who like his works.

I did what I could under the circumstances.

I hope y'alls like it.

I’m glad you were able to get it out. I look forward to reading it and all the other stories.

 

[Seadog777]

I’m glad you were able to get it out. I look forward to reading it and all the other stories.

Thank you.
It's not even a full Lit page.
Between work, my daughters, and everything else, I simply only had time to throw a short down.

 

[Rwg7]

I just submitted Seduction P.I. For approval under Romance. Maybe more Marlowe than Hammer but still…

 

[SouthernCrossfire]

Just finished the first draft at 22.3K words and have already reviewed and (mostly) polished all but the last ten percent. I hope to finish and submit tomorrow but it may be Sunday. Fingers crossed!

 

[Constories]

Preview is your friend. :/

My $0.02 is to just let it go if it's accepted and in the hopper..

It's back up "in the hopper"

-whew-

I also got a chance to add some very useful exposition that 2 of my beta readers suggested was necessary for different reasons.

I am so flipping excited

 

[SouthernCrossfire]

Done! Submitted!

Now, to resist the temptation to reread it again and potentially find errors and cause more trouble for Laurel!

 

[ChloeTzang]

OMG Writing and editing...... yikes

 

[ChloeTzang]

I just submitted my short story for the "Hammered an Ode to Mickey Spillane" Event.

I apologize for it having to be a short story, instead of the longer one that I originally had planned.
My laptop crashed and they could not recover it.
I hope that it meets with the approval of the wonderful @ChloeTzang and the people who like his works.

I did what I could under the circumstances.

I hope y'alls like it.

Happy you could get something done. I just finished submitting mine - had to cut a few planned scenes just to get it done and it took me an hour to fix all the html errors!!! But at least it's in and submitted. A little on the long side, but whatever. Big sigh of relief that it's done, flaws and all.

 

[ChloeTzang]

https://www.literotica.com/s/hammered-an-ode-to-mickey-spillane-2023-the-stories

Wooo hoooo, all the stories are up.... 16 of them, and thanks everyone that got something in for this one. Got to read my way through them now

 

[SouthernCrossfire]

Great job, Chloe, pushing and then riding herd on this and also getting your tome done. Thanks!

 

[Constories]

Thank you, @ChloeTzang for hosting this!

I almost feel like my story barely belongs in this event. It is only dealing with the concepts of violence, and very few concepts of sex, although both are in it.

But I was told to put it in this event by my proof/beta-reader, so I hope it can stand proud with the other stories. I'm definitely proud of it.

 

[NoTalentHack]

Great stories, everyone, and thank you @ChloeTzang!