Sorry i haven't been posting, I really want to soon ^^

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I think that moving it to weekends could help,

And something i would love to see is to randomly pick a Watcher every two weeks and let them suggest the next subject ^^

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Personally, final exam study (And the lovely last minute projects Prof's throw at you this time of year) has been killing me for the past few weeks, so I've been unable to do much killing of other lucky victims. =P So hoping that I'll pick back up once summer hits again.

As for ways to attract more participation... hmm, that is a tough one.

I think Creator's Choice might be a good starting point, just to get people thinking about K-T again. Otherwise, I'll need to think about it a bit, got a little too much stuff rattling in my brain at the moment. ...Lobotomy to help a poor raccoon, anyone? XP

"I think Creator's Choice might be a good starting point, just to get people thinking about K-T again."

What he said ^^

Creator's Choice sounds like a good idea, but why not also have a general vote on which submission in any given round is the most popular one (the vote starting maybe a week or so after the initial deadline so all the subs have been posted by then), with the winner getting posted in the gallery? Just throwing out suggestions here o..o

brainstorm how to make a killing group live... necromancy? Make a bunch of zombies?

I'm not sure. It's kind of a limited fan base, and the authors are even less. I do write myself, but the subject topics aren't always things I enjoy writing about. I'm not sure how to go about revitalizing the group, though

I do write myself, but the subject topics aren't always things I enjoy writing about.

I think that's kind of the point, though. The idea is to get people to write about things they wouldn't otherwise write about and to step outside their comfort zone to expand and hopefully improve their skills. Just my two cents.

You're probably right there, but if I don't feel for the subject, all I can do is something that's hollow, flat, and... well... bad.

Yes. Personally, I think the format is fine; most rounds have given me one or two ideas fpr stories that I'd have loved to write -- but most of the time RL intervenes. Some of them are still rattling around in my skull, and may pop out given some tuits and free time.

Also, weekend deadlines would be even deadlier for my participation -- my only chance of getting stuff ready is a slow Tuesday at work!

Agreed, even weeks I've not posted, I've gotten some good ideas from most of the rounds, even if I've been too busy to post.

I don't know what can be done, but I would definitely like to see more artists posting entries to the results journals.

Obviously, the current schedule and system have been working fine for me (I've submitted for 15 of 16 rounds), but that may largely be because I have no real life obligations. Hopefully I'll still be able to find time to write when I have a job, but ultimately Killing-Time is going to be a low priority for a lot of people.

I really enjoy this group for a couple reasons. First, I think it gives me more exposure than I would get otherwise, and I don't entirely understand why other artists and writers aren't enticed by that. Second, it gives me an incentive to produce something every two weeks; without a deadline I might never complete anything. Third, it occasionally inspires me to write something I might never consider otherwise; I almost skipped the "robotics" round because the theme didn't appeal to me, but in the end I'm glad I didn't because I'm very pleased with how my story for that round turned out.

Maybe people need more encouragement or some kind of reminder of the advantages of submitting entries.

Submit your story, and you, too, can win the fabulous prizes here in!

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I've been even more lethargic than usual for the past month or few and as it happened, the last half dozen rounds in a row weren't inspiring. (Too much "not my thing") Although I was going to submit something for round 13, but never got around to drawing it...

Still keen on the group, just need to get a suitable spark of insanity firing so I have something to write/draw for a round...

(Also another vote for getting those choice entries up.)

So, uh, when is Round 17 going to be announced?