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TPG Week 162: Effort Put Forth

| February 1, 2014
TPG Week 162: Effort Put Forth

Here we are, face to face, a couple of Silver Spoons… I think I just aged myself (again)! Nevermind. Related Posts:TPG Week 238: A Talent Hunt EntryTPG Week 225: When Even The Flawless Victory Is FlawedTPG Week 218: Writing Challenge Entry 3TPG Week 216: Writing Challenge Entry 1TPG Week 196: Blackenstein Was Better…

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TPG Week 161: Don’t Keep Writing When The Story Is Senseless

| January 24, 2014
TPG Week 161: Don’t Keep Writing When The Story Is Senseless

Welcome back, one and all, to The Proving Grounds! This week, we have a new Brave One in John Heidt. As always, we have Sam LeBas in Prince purple, I’m in the Hall and Oates red (I’m a Man Eater), and we see what John does with Related Posts:TPG Week 72: Starting Late Will Annoy […]

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TPG Week 160: Deep Problems

| January 17, 2014
TPG Week 160: Deep Problems

Hello, and welcome back to The Proving Grounds! This week, we have a new Brave One in Christopher Knox, who brings us a very strange setup for a tale. It isn’t good, folks. You’ve been warned. We’ve got Steve Colle in blue, I’m forever in red, and let’s see what Christopher did to Related Posts:TPG […]

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TPG Week 159: When Exposition Goes Missing

| January 11, 2014
TPG Week 159: When Exposition Goes Missing

Not only is it a new year, but it’s also my birthday today! Now, as a present, I’m going to try not to add too much red to this script. I don’t think that’s going to happen, but you never know. Anyway, we have Nyisha Haynes as our new Brave One! We also have Sam […]

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TPG Week 155: More Study Needed

| December 13, 2013
TPG Week 155: More Study Needed

Welcome, one and all, to The Proving Grounds! This week, we have a returning Brave One in Will Robson. Let’s see if he’s learned anything since his previous submission! (Quick answer: not a lot.) Also this week, we have back Samantha LeBas (welcome back, Kotter—I mean, Sam!) in purple, and I’m forever dangerous in red, […]

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TPG Week 153: A Pretty Good Story

| November 30, 2013
TPG Week 153: A Pretty Good Story

Hello, one and all! Welcome back to another installment of The Proving Grounds! Hopefully, you’ve all had a great Thanksgiving. Me? I was at work. But that’s neither here nor there. We have Brave One Frank Martin for this week’s entry. While I know you were looking for Sam LeBas this week, but unfortunately, it’s […]

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TPG Week 151: When Dialogue Doesn’t Pull Its Weight

| November 15, 2013
TPG Week 151: When Dialogue Doesn’t Pull Its Weight

Welcome back, one and all! We’ve got Brave One Frank Martin entering The Proving Grounds once more! This week, we have the gregarious Samantha LeBas in purple, and I’m forever alluring in Red, and we see how Frank deals when confronted with   Related Posts:TPG Week 226: Lots Of Firsts (And None Of Them Good)TPG […]

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TPG Week 150: Bad Fan Fiction

| November 8, 2013
TPG Week 150: Bad Fan Fiction

Welcome back, one and all, to The Proving Grounds! This week, we have a new Brave One in Steven Applebaum, who’s bringing something unusual to us: a sequel to the terrible Super Mario Brothers movie. (Yeah, I said it. It was a terrible movie. I recognized that even as a child. Age has not made […]

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TPG 149: Being Vague Is Not Your Friend

| November 1, 2013
TPG 149: Being Vague Is Not Your Friend

Welcome back, one and all, to The Proving Grounds! This week, we have a new Brave One in Austin James, son of our own Cesar Feliciano, who’s the artist on The Red Ten. With Samantha LeBas in purple and myself and red, we’re going to put Austin through his paces with Related Posts:TPG Week 190: […]

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B&N Week 149: Do You Cause More Work For The Creative Team?

| October 29, 2013
B&N Week 149: Do You Cause More Work For The Creative Team?

It’s another Tuesday! The sun is shining now, but the days are appreciably shorter, and for most of us living in the US, we’re about to have Daylight Savings Time soon. So, yeah, the seasons are changing about us. I hope you’re ready. What I want to talk about this week will be mainly for […]

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TPG Week 148: Silent Opening Pages

| October 25, 2013
TPG Week 148: Silent Opening Pages

Hello, one and all, and welcome to The Proving Grounds! This week, we have a new Brave One in Fred Duran. Fred hails from the east coast (somewhere around NY if I’m not mistaken), and has been waiting with bated breath for today. We have Steve Colle in blue, I’m forever in red, and let’s […]

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TPG Week 147: When Scripts & Logic Take Differing Paths

| October 19, 2013
TPG Week 147: When Scripts & Logic Take Differing Paths

Welcome back, one and all, to The Proving Grounds! This week’s Brave One is no stranger here: we have Justin Martin! We have Samantha LeBas turning heads in purple, I’m in the blushing red, and let’s see how Justin does with an untitled piece (A word of warning: it is not good.). Related Posts:TPG Week […]

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