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Some important tips for writing with #xass
the story runs 24 hours from launch (11am Sunday, Australian Eastern Standard Time) each week.
the story runs 24 hours from launch (11am Sunday, Australian Eastern Standard Time) each week.
#xass is a lighthearted mystery. Puns, jokes, and unbelievably silly plots are the go, especially in the iso version. Too much stuff is going on IRL to get serious here.
#xass is a collaborative story, so listen to the story so far, give others a turn, and make your tweet easy to follow.
max 3 tweets in a row allow time for ppl to add to their 1st (if they wish)
What else helps make #xass collaborative?
keep it simple
don’t introduce too many characters or new plot lines at once
maintain continuity (character names/locations) within the story
keep it simple don’t introduce too many characters or new plot lines at once maintain continuity (character names/locations) within the story
Please don’t use other writers’ twitter handles in #xass unless they make it clear they’re ok with that. Some clues to okayness: Have they added themselves into the story? Have they become a recurring character (e.g. Dr Opbear)? If in doubt, ask (it’s a no from me).
Don’t panic if there are long gaps between tweets. Writers are in all different time zones and have lives off twitter that take them away from #xass (shocking, I know).
Don’t feel pressure to finish the story. It’s great when it works out but ok if not. When we started #xass ages back, a handful of tweets made the story.
Have fun with #xass-iso. We launch in under 3 hours!
