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TPG Week 196: Blackenstein Was Better…

| September 26, 2014
TPG Week 196: Blackenstein Was Better…

  Welcome back to another installment of The Proving Grounds! This week, we have a new Brave One in JP Polewczak! We also have Liam Hayes in blue, I’m the guy in red, and we’ll see what JP has to say about Related Posts:TPG Week 145: Too Much Stuff In The BagTPG Week 83: Use […]

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TPG Week 195: Nothing Learned (and it’s brutal)

| September 19, 2014
TPG Week 195: Nothing Learned (and it’s brutal)

Welcome back, one and all, to The Proving Grounds! This week, we have someone who’s no stranger here: Luke Noonan! He’s been here twice  before. We also have Samantha LeBas in purple, I’m frantic in red, and we’ll see what Luke does with an established character in Related Posts:TPG Week 279: Choose Your Own LoD!TPG […]

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TPG Week 194: Science Fiction Needs Research

| September 12, 2014
TPG Week 194: Science Fiction Needs Research

Welcome back, one and all, to The Proving Grounds! This week, we have a new Brave One in Chelsea Smith. We also have Liam Hayes returning this week in blue, I’m the wild one in red, and we’ll see if Chelsea is good enough to really invoke the Bard in A Clone By Any Other […]

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TPG Week 193: Another Resubmission Gone Wrong

| September 6, 2014
TPG Week 193: Another Resubmission Gone Wrong

Welcome back, one and all, to another installment of The Proving Grounds! This week, we have a Brave One who’s no stranger to these parts: Schuyler Van Gunten! We also have Samantha LeBas in purple, I’m in red, and we’ll see how Schuyler does with his resubmission of Mystiker Related Posts:TPG Week 251: More of […]

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TPG Week 192: The Resubmission That Didn’t Learn

| August 30, 2014
TPG Week 192: The Resubmission That Didn’t Learn

  Welcome back, one and all, to The Proving Grounds. This week, we have Brave One Luke Pierce back with a resubmission! Hopefully, this is the start of a trend. I like resubmissions. We also have something of a graduate from TPG: Liam Hayes has stepped up to try his hand at editing. We’re going […]

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TPG Week 191: Trite Is Not True

| August 22, 2014
TPG Week 191: Trite Is Not True

Welcome, one and all, to The Proving Grounds! This week, we have a new Brave One in Joshua Crowther. Related Posts:TPG Week 207: Oscillations TPG Week 190: Artist Turned…Writer? (Only the Shadow Knows!)TPG Week 256: Same Problems, Different ScriptTPG Week 219: Writing Challenge Entry 4TPG Week 218: Writing Challenge Entry 3

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TPG Week 190: Artist Turned…Writer? (Only the Shadow Knows!)

| August 15, 2014
TPG Week 190: Artist Turned…Writer? (Only the Shadow Knows!)

  Hello, one and all, and welcome to another installment of The Proving Grounds! This week, we have a new Brave One in Morgan Wellborn! Morgan is an artist who’s trying his hand at writing. We’ll see how he does. We also have Steve Colle in blue, I’m in red, and we all get to […]

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TPG Week 189: What A Resubmission Should Look Like

| August 9, 2014
TPG Week 189: What A Resubmission Should Look Like

Welcome back, one and all, to The Proving Grounds! This week, we have something of a treat: Brave One Jon Parrish has done a resubmission! We don’t get those too often around these parts. We have Samantha LeBas looking svelte in purple, I’m looking crazed in red, and we’ll see what Jon does with Related […]

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TPG Week 188: Nothing Good To Say

| August 1, 2014
TPG Week 188: Nothing Good To Say

  Welcome back, one and all, to The Proving Grounds. This week brings us a new Brave One in Andrew Brinkley and co-writer Eric Parfait. Andrew is also an editor, which is something we don’t get too often here at TPG. Anyway, we have Steve Colle in blue, I’m in red, and we’ll see what […]

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TPG Week 187: Too Much Imaginating, Not Enough ‘Splainin’

| July 25, 2014
TPG Week 187: Too Much Imaginating, Not Enough ‘Splainin’

    Welcome back, one and all, to The Proving Grounds! This week, we have a newcomer from across the pond, Luke Pierce! We also have Samantha LeBas in purple, I’m in the soothing red, and we’ll see what Luke has to say about Related Posts:TPG Week 251: More of the Non-SenseTPG Week 250: Complete […]

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TPG Week 186: Nothing To See Here, Move Along…

| July 18, 2014
TPG Week 186: Nothing To See Here, Move Along…

Welcome back, one and all, to another installment of The Proving Grounds! This week, we have a new Brave One in Jim Mello. We also have Steve Colle in blue, I’m in red, and we see what Jim has to say about the year Related Posts:TPG Week 225: When Even The Flawless Victory Is FlawedTPG […]

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TPG Week 185: Hand-Waving, Slaps, And A Porcupine

| July 11, 2014
TPG Week 185: Hand-Waving, Slaps, And A Porcupine

    Welcome back, one and all, to another installment of The Proving Grounds! This week brings us a new Brave One in Justin Schepper. This week also sees the return of Samantha LeBas. She’s a mother for a second time! Give her a round of applause, and welcome Odette I’m Too Damned Cute To […]

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