you'd better make it interesting this time folks.. and buy the book 'rules of thump'
I don't want to strain reading one large paragraph like last time..
In fact I would like to just introduce a few themes to a story and then everyone can work with those few so at least we'd not be comparing apples and oranges for instance:
say a story about a young doctor and an old lady on her death bed.. he can't shake an ill feeling in his innards as he approaches her stately bed notices this stately arched window walls... in fact the walls should represent some interplay of light and darkness on this woman as she lays dying, he comes in to treat and give end of life quality care.. the more he talks to her the stranger she appears until 3 past midnight.. something climatic should happen at three past midnight..
now you can set all your own themes around this main story.. it can be winter, summer in Transylvania or cairo, it can be three centuries ago or last week and of course the story can take any direction you want, she may die, live, turn into a spider for all we care..you can also add characters other doctors, anything you want..
what do you guys think? can we come up with a few themes for the writers from which to choose? just so the judges can have some interest in reading?
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^It’s going to be by poll vote this time, rather than using judges. No set theme. Unless I’m mistaken.
Either way, I’m two-thirds of the way through the story I intend to enter, which… doesn’t have anything to do with doctors. The narrative does have a thematic underpinning embodied by the characters, and it should not be an utter bore to read (if it is, the amount of work I’m putting into the blasted thing’s pacing is all for nought… which is possible, but annoying).
great.. I declined as a judge last time, but was called in because someone else had a leave of absence.. not sure who I think voting is definitely an improv, except if one person makes a whole bunch of people join to vote for his or her own which wouldn't be fair
It was difficult to judge some pieces last time because they simply didn't measure up to the others, I figured some criteria would give everyone a fighting chance, I.e theme, or age group or genre .. something has to give so that a 13 year old has the same chance as a 23 or a 33 year old..
nonetheless, I look fwd to reading them all insha'Allah without skimming through the intro and conclusion
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