This thread will be the main hub for the general discussion about the Story Writing Contest. Each year, a separate thread can be created to house that year's entries.
So just to get discussion going, here's some suggested rules for the contest, based on the rules we've had previously:
Stories can be about any topic, theme or genre, but must be the entrant's own work and must be in English
Stories can be any length, but no longer than 5,000 words - this is a limit not a target
Stories should be submitted by Private Message to the Host - Yanal
Stories can be edited and formatted etc however the author chooses before submission, but the Host will not alter or reformat the story once it has been submitted
This year's deadline is 28 December 2012 - That is the last day on which entries shall be accepted.
Again, just suggestions, and if you have any please share them.
Wanted to join this competition then I see that there's gonna be scientists, medical students, batmans, etc joining. IM OUTTA HERE. I'll just sit back and vote.
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format_quote Originally Posted by Hulk
Wanted to join this competition then I see that there's gonna be scientists, medical students, batmans, etc joining. IM OUTTA HERE. I'll just sit back and vote.
And since when was THE HULK afraid of peeny puny human batman?
Scientists, I can understand... they did, after all, alter Banners DNA and turn him into YOU.
Medical Students? pah. - pay 'em no mind, they lack imagination. (limit themselves to zombie stories)
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format_quote Originally Posted by Hulk
Wanted to join this competition then I see that there's gonna be scientists, medical students, batmans, etc joining. IM OUTTA HERE. I'll just sit back and vote.
Re: Official Annual Story Writing Contest Discussion Thread
format_quote Originally Posted by Hulk
Wanted to join this competition then I see that there's gonna be scientists, medical students, batmans, etc joining. IM OUTTA HERE. I'll just sit back and vote.
Whoah.. what's wrong with scientists? Bear in mind I was literary pro before science frazzled my mind, so maybe you'll win outright anyway...
And hey, who said I was entering..was wondering if there would be a theme or something... But it's freestyle, man I'm useless at freestyle.
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format_quote Originally Posted by Musaafirah
Whoah.. what's wrong with scientists? Bear in mind I was literary pro before science frazzled my mind, so maybe you'll win outright anyway...
And hey, who said I was entering..was wondering if there would be a theme or something... But it's freestyle, man I'm useless at freestyle.
This is how horrible my english skills are, when you said "bear in mind" I immediately imagined a BEAR in my MIND. You were a literary professor? my goodness.. this is where hulk jumps off into the horizon.
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aamirsaab: sometime around Dec 23ish or afterwards? You know xmas time, ppl will get some time off to polish their stories. Let me know what you think.
Help me to escape from this existence
I yearn for an answer... can you help me?
I'm drowning in a sea of abused visions and shattered dreams
In somnolent illusion... I'm paralyzed
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Can't wait to see what everyone is cooking up.
We've had a wide variety of genres, which is the advantage of a freestyle contest.
Maybe we can see about organising different events with themed prompts...
EDIT: How does everyone feel about the above suggestion to move the deadline to 23 December 2012? It's fine by me. Gives me more time to start--I mean finish my entry.
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I have no idea what to write about... I guess I'll have to make my writing so, that it amuses me - if I can do that, then no doubt you will be entertained... unless you harbour some sort of humour defect.
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format_quote Originally Posted by Hulk
This is how horrible my english skills are, when you said "bear in mind" I immediately imagined a BEAR in my MIND. You were a literary professor? my goodness.. this is where hulk jumps off into the horizon.
Oof no, I was good at English..once upon a time. Never a professor. Don't think I'm old enough.
Anyway, 23rd December sounds do-able.. Have an inkling of a story somewhere, but it seems weird at the moment, so I'll try to un-weirdify it.
Khair, what be the rules and regulations peoples?
Re: Official Annual Story Writing Contest Discussion Thread
format_quote Originally Posted by Musaafirah
Oof no, I was good at English..once upon a time. Never a professor. Don't think I'm old enough.
Anyway, 23rd December sounds do-able.. Have an inkling of a story somewhere, but it seems weird at the moment, so I'll try to un-weirdify it.
Khair, what be the rules and regulations peoples?
Hey! Weird is good. Good is weird. Weird is interesting. Interesting is weird.
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im starting to seriously wonder if anyone would read a completely pointless story if I wrote it in a way that is gripping and exciting.
for example:
"The crows gathered silently amongst the tree's, watching the two young children pass by, their eyes fixed firmly upon the mansion to which the boys heedlessly stepped into... unaware of what fate had planned for the next few days."
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could work, if the story is about the crows and not the kids imagine a pair of crows having a convo, discussing the stupidity of humans
"... all the children ever hear is SQUAWK, and they run away"
"yeah it's sad frank, I was trying to warn that kid about that man in a trenchcoat and slippers"
"the flasher?"
"yeah, I followed him from his house - you think he spotted me?"
"you're flying in the air you parrot"
"oi stop it with the insults already."
"yeah well - kids dead beat now, he gonna be butt hurt"
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