Rachael Ritchey

#BlogBattle 60 “Duplicitous” Entries & Voting

Here’s a link to the New Blog Battle page! Make sure you head over and follow so you don’t miss any great stories. If you’re tempted to join us in the battles, we dare you! 😉

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Hello! Welcome to the new Blog Battle! This is our first official week with the slightly altered rules and twice monthly story posting (there’s a calendar with all the dates on the rules page). We’ll call the next few months a testing phase to see if the new changes are worthy of our writing goals, if not we’ll readjust to fit what’s best for the battle. 🙂

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Last week’s “Voice” Winner is Vex Vaudlin with her story, Silence! Congrats, Vex! Don’t forget to add the battle winner badge to your story!

Now, for Battle 60 “Duplicitous” Stories!

 Post your story by 11:59 PM PST on Tuesday, May 10th. I add them here throughout the day.

RULES for VOTING: Anyone can vote as long as you’ve read ALL the stories by 11:59 PM PST of the Monday before the next battle day. Vote for your TOP 3 

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56 responses to “#BlogBattle 60 “Duplicitous” Entries & Voting”

  1. Sarah Brentyn Avatar
    Sarah Brentyn

    Missed this one. Will be thinking on ‘surfer’. Hmm… 🏄

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    1. Rachael Ritchey Avatar
      Rachael Ritchey

      😀

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  2. Little Voice Avatar
    Little Voice

    I missed the Tuesday deadline, but hope to catch the next one.

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    1. Rachael Ritchey Avatar
      Rachael Ritchey

      Have you already written a duplucitous story? 🙂 I’ll add it in if you’ve got it! The next one is Surfer, and you can start writing it now if you want!

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  3. Teherah Avatar
    Teherah

    Very fancy 👌🏾

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    1. Teherah Avatar
      Teherah

      Also thanks for the additional editing info my circle want me to take my writing seriously. I know it’s not a walk in the park with so many indie authors but typos be gone!!! Good day 🙂

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      1. Rachael Ritchey Avatar
        Rachael Ritchey

        I’m happy to share all the info I have. You’re so welcome!

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    2. Rachael Ritchey Avatar
      Rachael Ritchey

      🙂 Thanks, Teherah.

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  4. Rawls E. Fantasy Avatar
    Rawls E. Fantasy

    Should we still post our links in the comments here or on the Blogbattle blog?
    https://rawlse.wordpress.com/2016/05/10/wolf-in-sheeps-clothing-madnessolver/

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    1. Rachael Ritchey Avatar
      Rachael Ritchey

      You can start using the blog battle blog. It alerts me from there, too.

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      1. Rawls E. Fantasy Avatar
        Rawls E. Fantasy

        Okie-dokie! 🙂

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  5. Claire B. Avatar
    Claire B.

    Missing this week again. Finals currently have me by the throat. I will return for the next round! 🙂

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    1. Rachael Ritchey Avatar
      Rachael Ritchey

      Have fun with finals! C U back for surfer in two weeks! 😀

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      1. Claire B. Avatar
        Claire B.

        Fun? Finals? lol!! Thanks! Ooh! Fun word. Can’t wait!

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        1. Rachael Ritchey Avatar
          Rachael Ritchey

          🙂

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  6. indianmacgyver Avatar
    indianmacgyver

    rachael looks like i returned just in time. i was afraid i would get lost, or at least maimed, trying to jump into the blogbattle fray blind. but as you’re testing out a new system i’m guessing i won’t be the only one feeling my way around for a little while. i’ll be back to check all the new rules and stories later. cheers! – and thanks for checking in on me while i was gone.

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    1. Rachael Ritchey Avatar
      Rachael Ritchey

      I missed you! 🙂 I got real worried there for a while, but I’m so glad you’re back and ready to jump back in the battles! We want you on our side. 🙂 I love the new blog and branding doodads, too!

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      1. indianmacgyver Avatar
        indianmacgyver

        I MISSED YOU TOO – can’t believe i didn’t say that the first time around. i’m flabbergasted (but hey i got to use “flabbergasted” in a sentence and that’s quite frankly worth the faux pas)! thanks i’m proud of the doodads too so much so i think they deserve a post, but they’ll wait till the battles die down. anyway i’m here to eye up my opponents so there’s no more time to dawdle 😉

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        1. Rachael Ritchey Avatar
          Rachael Ritchey

          Haha who wouldn’t want to find every opportunity to use flabbergasted in a sentence? 🙂 Make sure you skip over mine while eyeing the competition. I’ve been a little rushed with writing them. 😉

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  7. Gary Avatar
    Gary

    Damn, blast, £@&!?….time …. I hate time….next time Rachel…next time….although next would suffuce as I am right off time now…it’s not playing fair at the moment…sorry 😕

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    1. Rachael Ritchey Avatar
      Rachael Ritchey

      Sorry time is getting away! Soon you’ll find you must defy time and battle with us. Next time the word is Surfer. 🙂 start writing now! 🙂

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      1. Gary Avatar
        Gary

        Surfer….I liked duplicitous though 🤕 I actually need reminding… My memory is rubbish at the moment…too many things and not enough hours…oh…hang on…you just reminded me by saying start writing now 😱

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        1. Rachael Ritchey Avatar
          Rachael Ritchey

          haha It’s not too late for duplicitous! It’s only 9:22 AM here and you have until my midnight (although there’s lots of leeway until I have got kids to school on Wednesday…so really, that’s like a whole 24 hours still. haha) 🙂

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          1. Gary Avatar
            Gary

            In that case I shall just have to have a duplicitous surfer 🙃

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            1. Rachael Ritchey Avatar
              Rachael Ritchey

              LOL I’d like to see that!

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            2. Gary Avatar
              Gary

              There’s a challenge…use the last five prompts in one post lol

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            3. Rachael Ritchey Avatar
              Rachael Ritchey

              haha! That would be awesome!

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            4. Gary Avatar
              Gary

              I might try it for a wheeze lol

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            5. Rachael Ritchey Avatar
              Rachael Ritchey

              I say go for it. The wackier the better. 🙂

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            6. Gary Avatar
              Gary

              Can you remember what they all were 😇

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            7. Rachael Ritchey Avatar
              Rachael Ritchey

              let’s see…working backwards we’ve got duplicitous, voice, float, ticket, and indiscriminate. 🙂

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            8. Gary Avatar
              Gary

              I shall write those down in the morning then 🙃

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            9. Gary Avatar
              Gary

              Well, remembered to write them down…so might now try and see what happens 🙃

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            10. Rachael Ritchey Avatar
              Rachael Ritchey

              That’s what I like to hear. 🙂

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            11. Gary Avatar
              Gary

              Err…depends on what it turns up…might be a bit weird….not sure if Inshoukd add surfer too 🙃

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            12. Rachael Ritchey Avatar
              Rachael Ritchey

              What about a duplicitous surfer who is indiscriminate about where he floats. He could lose his voice from screaming so much ’cause well not cool stuff is happening, and when he gets back to his jeep there’s a ticket on the windshield to finish off the wrist day if his life. LOL

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            13. Gary Avatar
              Gary

              Dammit that was what I was writing…back to the drawing board…or are we on paragraph exchanges lol

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            14. Rachael Ritchey Avatar
              Rachael Ritchey

              That could be fun!

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            15. Gary Avatar
              Gary

              So, 800 words in and I’m just missing surfer now…and it’s a piece that’s scaring me on two fronts…one is it may be crap and two the content I find very very worrying from an apocalyptic sense 😱

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            16. Rachael Ritchey Avatar
              Rachael Ritchey

              😀 I can’t wait to read it! Seriously, if you were able to get all those words in there and make a story of apocalyptic proportions, we’ve got ourselves something fun to read. 😀

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            17. Gary Avatar
              Gary

              Not sure it’s fun per se…I’ve got a huge prompt idea credit list to make too. It’s familiar theme but with my take on it. I’ll no doubt read it back and go WTF is this 😱

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            18. Rachael Ritchey Avatar
              Rachael Ritchey

              haha Sometimes those are the funnest ones to go back and read. No matter what, I’m going to enjoy it because I know all the thought and work you’re putting into it, which will make it totally worth my time!

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            19. Gary Avatar
              Gary

              Hey I could hold back for the surfer battle lol…actually no…I’m a bit intrigued as to how it will end now. And it is just a bit of fun based on the previous conversation 😁

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            20. Rachael Ritchey Avatar
              Rachael Ritchey

              I’m glad it’s fun, and you should definitely not hold back. 🙂

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            21. Gary Avatar
              Gary

              You just want a second post for surfer 😁 Mind you I need to write…been too long editing and this is the first new thing since then 🤔

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            22. Rachael Ritchey Avatar
              Rachael Ritchey

              Maybe. 🙂 But seriously, it’s good to switch back and forth between the editing and the writing sometimes.

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            23. Gary Avatar
              Gary

              I could do a sequel….I now have the very chap in mind to continue it 🤔

              But you are dead right….switching is the way forwards. I got so entrenched I editing I lost time….this piece I’m doing as a result of your word list is the first new thing I’ve written in months. I’m quite worried ve lost my mojo 😱

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            24. Rachael Ritchey Avatar
              Rachael Ritchey

              I’ve had that feeling before. I think a lot of writers have, but you just push past the doubt and voila!

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            25. Gary Avatar
              Gary

              I think it goes with the territory..blow hot blow cold, awesome one day and the next it’s rubbish…but what can you do except keep at it 🙃 Oh yes, I know…put it in a box in the attic and do done more 😊

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            26. Rachael Ritchey Avatar
              Rachael Ritchey

              Yes, so true. Can we burn it in the fireplace instead? The attic is too creepy for me to go in. 😉

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            27. Gary Avatar
              Gary

              Attics are cool….bit like their cousins the cellars….in one I have a young lady rummaging through chattels and in another a bricked up something….excellent places…in other people’s house 🤔

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            28. Rachael Ritchey Avatar
              Rachael Ritchey

              LOL remind me not to visit your house.

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            29. Gary Avatar
              Gary

              But it’s such a pleasant place to be absorbed by 😈

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            30. Rachael Ritchey Avatar
              Rachael Ritchey

              Haha, like absorbed absorbed…into the walls, the fabric of its existence. 😀

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            31. Gary Avatar
              Gary

              Hey, it has to have the odd snack to stay healthy…and his else do you grow bigger cellars 🙃

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            32. Rachael Ritchey Avatar
              Rachael Ritchey

              Good question. I douse you have me there.

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