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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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TPG Week 146: Keeping Reader Interest

| October 11, 2013
TPG Week 146: Keeping Reader Interest

Welcome once more to The Proving Grounds! This week, we have a new Brave One in Sonja Smith! (And, on a completely unrelated note, I’m very happy to see that we have more women writing and submitting. I can probably count the number of female participants on one hand. I wish there were more. Anyway…) […]

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TPG Week 145: Too Much Stuff In The Bag

| October 4, 2013
TPG Week 145: Too Much Stuff In The Bag

Welcome back, one and all, to The Proving Grounds! This week, we have a returning Brave One in Jourdan MacLain. We also have Samantha LeBas in purple, I’m in red, and we see if Jourdan can make us all feel Dirty Related Posts:TPG Week 83: Use Your Powers For Good Instead Of…TPG Week 78: Readers […]

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TPG Week 144: Words On Paper

| September 27, 2013
TPG Week 144: Words On Paper

Welcome, one and all, to another installment of The Proving Grounds! This week, we have a new Brave One in Sarah Kaplan. We’ve got Steve Colle dressed smartly in blue, and I’m ever-menacing in red, and we both see what Sarah does with Blood, Bone, & Startlight Related Posts:TPG Week 146: Keeping Reader InterestTPG Week […]

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TPG Week 143: Preserve The Mystery

| September 20, 2013
TPG Week 143: Preserve The Mystery

Welcome one and all to The Proving Grounds! This week, we’ve got Brave One Frank Martin, who hails from somewhere on the east coast (New York, I believe, but I could be mistaken). This week, we’ve got Samantha LeBas looking regal in purple, I’m always stunning in red, and let’s see what Frank does with […]

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TPG Week 142: Newbie Mistakes

| September 13, 2013
TPG Week 142: Newbie Mistakes

Welcome back to The Proving Grounds! This week, we have someone who’s no stranger around these parts, a Brave One by the name of Jon Parrish! (I’m feeling game-showy. I’m watching The X Factor. Sue me.) We’ve got to welcome back the man in blue, Steve Colle, and I’m forever in red. This week, we […]

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TPG Week 141: Run-On Sentences, Run-On Pages

| September 6, 2013
TPG Week 141: Run-On Sentences, Run-On Pages

Welcome back, one and all, to The Proving Grounds. This week, we have Brave One Jourdan McLain back. Really, it isn’t going to be pretty. Let’s just get that out there. We have Samantha LeBas in purple, I’m in red, and let’s see what Jourdan does with. AKIHIRO: UNDER THE SAMURAI’S MOON PART 1 OF […]

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TPG Week 140: Small Panels To Slow A Fast Read?

| August 30, 2013 | 2 Comments
TPG Week 140: Small Panels To Slow A Fast Read?

Welcome back, one and all, to another installment of The Proving Grounds! This week, we have someone who’s no stranger to us: our Brave One is Rich Douek.   Related Posts:TPG Week 279: Choose Your Own LoD!TPG: The EndTPG Week 273: Missed Opportunities On GeorwellTPG Week 268: It’s A Race!TPG Week 267: Gumption, But No […]

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TPG Week 139: Strong Starts

| August 23, 2013
TPG Week 139: Strong Starts

A strong script in this week’s THE PROVING GROUNDS. C’mon in and check it out!

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TPG Week 138: Run-On Sentences…

| August 16, 2013
TPG Week 138: Run-On Sentences…

Welcome all, once more, to The Proving Grounds! This week, we have a new Brave One in Jourdan McLain. We have Steve Colle very dapper in blue, I’m ravising in red, and we both see if Jourdan is going to BUG OUT Related Posts:TPG Week 279: Choose Your Own LoD!TPG: The EndTPG Week 273: Missed […]

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TPG Week 137: Of White Voids and Constipation

| August 9, 2013
TPG Week 137: Of White Voids and Constipation

Hello, and welcome back to The Proving Grounds! This week, we have a new Brave One in Trevor McNeil, who hails from somewhere across the pond. (Yeah, I know, nothing witty this week. Sorry.) We also have Sam LeBas in purple, I’m in red, and we see how Trevor handles Unintended Consequences Related Posts:TPG Week […]

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