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  • PHP-Fusion 7.01.00 Upgrade Completed

    Wednesday 1. September 2010

    The Den of Amateur Writing runs on the PHP-Fusion CMS, as some members are aware. The PHP-Fusion development team released their newest edition of the system (PHP-Fusion 7.01.00) on August 1st, and I've been following it's progress since. Two days ago I made the initial attempt to upgrade, however due to a failed transfer with a locale file, some database entries were not altered correctly. I have fixed that error today, however it has erased the last two days of login information, comments, and forum posts. For more information on this update, please read the remainder of the article.

  • Contest Extension and Format Change

    Tuesday 24. August 2010

    Contests will now run over a period of two months, and as a result August's submission has been extended until September 15th. So if you have an idea you haven't entered into the contest yet, enter it now! Contests will now run from the first of a month, until the 15th of the following month. For example August's contest started August 1st, and will end on September 15th. The winner will be announced on September 25th.

  • August Contest

    Saturday 31. July 2010

    Okay, I had the August contest all planned. I was going to require the entrants to take the character that they created in the July contest and put it into a scene for August. Then Fade im'd me and said, "What if someone wants to enter the August contest who didn't enter the July contest?" Excellent point. So, here we go. Oh, and by the way, the August contest is extended into September. So I put the sample jpegs back out on Facebook. If you can't find them, I can email them to you. Just let me know. On Facebook, there are three pics I downloaded from the web. Look for Robert Spotts in Southeastern Pa. Or you may click here: Link They are settings. You may use one of them, or one of your own. You have between 500-3000 words. Bring the scene to life. Oh, just two small things. You have to tell the story in first person. And, if there are characters in your scene, there can be dialog. But you CANNOT participate. You must remain the omnipotent first person observer and narrator at all times. Good Luck!

  • July Winner

    Sunday 25. July 2010

    It was a hard decision, but the winner has been chosen. The winner of the July contest is...Punchingbag and his entry, Second to None. Read it Here!

  • June Winner!

    Thursday 24. June 2010

    Congratulations to Vermithrax for winning June's monthly contest! Not only was he the first ever contest winner, but now he's the first person to win two contests! Check out his story Camera Obscura, here!

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Recently Submitted Writings
Year of the Wolf Overall Rating: 89.1%
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Writing no. 3648 · Type: Poem Submitted by passerby on 2010-09-03 11:19:04 · 2 Comments

Lisa Overall Rating: Not Rated
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The old man's cigarette, held in shaky hands, it shatters and falls to the ground over the first hit of the stones.
Writing no. 3647 · Type: Prose Submitted by The_Nev_a_prospect on 2010-09-03 02:21:03 · 2 Comments

Toddles Overall Rating: 87.7333333333%
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Smile
Writing no. 3646 · Type: Poem Submitted by Jack on 2010-09-02 12:47:11 · 3 Comments

Letter to a soldier Overall Rating: 86.2%
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hmm
Writing no. 3645 · Type: Prose Submitted by Glory on 2010-09-02 00:38:43 · 2 Comments

Titanomachy, Part 22 Overall Rating: 90%
Short Description:
The villain shows his face, and displays a love of monologuing.
Writing no. 3644 · Type: Story Submitted by PunchingBag on 2010-09-01 23:43:22 · 1 Comments
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02/09/2010 19:52
Oh, boy! We gotta contest! Grin

02/09/2010 08:05
The story contest is hotting up. Check-out PunchingBag's entry - awesome!

01/09/2010 18:56
All users please read the newest news article about the recent update.

01/09/2010 15:49
did we just lose all the comments? the site was down and then theres no recent comments.

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I'mmmmmm back!

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I'm good thank you! Enjoying our bit of good weather before it stops again!

28/08/2010 17:38
Fine thanks, Kerri, and you as well, I hope?

28/08/2010 08:48
Hi All! Hope everyone is good?

26/08/2010 00:10
The August contest has been extended, everyone please read the forums and the news.

23/08/2010 12:19
Hey, kt6550, two more episodes of The Archer's Chronicles are now posted. Now I'm going to check out some stories on here, I haven't been in a while.

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