The contest is simple since I know you love simple contests. Submit whatever story you think I would be most impressed by. Remember I'm not young, I'm a guy, I am not partial to dark, depressing, perverted stuff. However if you think you could write a story about that and impress me - go for it.
Here are the rules:
1. I am not impressed when your writing is a mess. Check your spelling and grammar or have the computer do it for you.
2. There have been great stories told in less than a 1,000 words, but for this contest, the minimum will be 1,000 words or more. I don't care how long it is, just how much I enjoy reading it.
3. The contest will be extended long enough to give you an opportunity to write something good but I would not wait until the last minute.
4. I reserve the right to add more points.
5. I like my suspense in stories not in contests. If you entry really doesn't impress me, I will let you know so you will have the opportunity to fix it or submit something else. The idea is for all the entries to be contenders.
6. The problem with pre-writes is that I've seen them over and over again and it would be VERY hard to impress me now. So I will allow them but if I've seen them and am NOT impressed I'll let you know so you can submit something else.
Not a rule: For those with writers block, if you want something to write about which will not give you any extra advantage, you could write about something you experienced and why you wished you could experince it again.
REMEMBER: If I tell you "I'm not impressed," this doesn't not mean your story is good or bad but that it would most likely not win, place, or show and that gives you a chance to - try again before the contest ends. Okay?
If you have any other questions, let me know.
Good Luck
Here are the rules:
1. I am not impressed when your writing is a mess. Check your spelling and grammar or have the computer do it for you.
2. There have been great stories told in less than a 1,000 words, but for this contest, the minimum will be 1,000 words or more. I don't care how long it is, just how much I enjoy reading it.
3. The contest will be extended long enough to give you an opportunity to write something good but I would not wait until the last minute.
4. I reserve the right to add more points.
5. I like my suspense in stories not in contests. If you entry really doesn't impress me, I will let you know so you will have the opportunity to fix it or submit something else. The idea is for all the entries to be contenders.
6. The problem with pre-writes is that I've seen them over and over again and it would be VERY hard to impress me now. So I will allow them but if I've seen them and am NOT impressed I'll let you know so you can submit something else.
Not a rule: For those with writers block, if you want something to write about which will not give you any extra advantage, you could write about something you experienced and why you wished you could experince it again.
REMEMBER: If I tell you "I'm not impressed," this doesn't not mean your story is good or bad but that it would most likely not win, place, or show and that gives you a chance to - try again before the contest ends. Okay?
If you have any other questions, let me know.
Good Luck
Contest is Over
- Contest was judged on June 4, 2007
- Rewards: Gold: 800, Silver: 500, Bronze: 200, Honorable mention: 5 people
- Final notes: Congratulations to the Winners. Let me also thank everyone who entered the contest. There were 57 entries when the contest ended with 8 places to award. There were 25 stories that I deemed as deserving. This should tell you that good stories just couldn't be selected when you only have eight places. I tried to make a contest that would be the same as if you were submitting to an editor or publisher, who you would have to impress to be accepted. I have now learned why so many writers don't get published because they can't take negitative comments about their work, and when an an editor does take the time to tell them how to improve (like I tried to do) they don't make the changes and re-submit. I learned there are some who did welcome the chance to correct and I was impressed and they placed. There was also the first place story which simply was unbeatable.
Thanks again to everyone who participated.
Contest Winners
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A brief insight into the life of a demented and prolific serial killer, and the mind of the man assigned to interview him.by Xineph 5900 words, 57 comments, on Mar 8 5:54 PM 2007. In Crime, Dark, Fiction, First person, Murder, Other, Short story
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Faye flitted about the wild flowers that grew deep in the woods of Nai Keisei Mori; when translated into the tongue of man creatures, it came out as The Deathly Beautiful Forest. Faye hated the name, and the stories behind it. None of them were true, exce• Viewed by judge. Prewrite [remove]
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Silver trophy winner
Bronze trophy winner
Honorable mention
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When light and dark combat in a single kiss who will win out?by EtherealButterfly 1000 words, 59 comments, on Mar 22 10:04 AM 2007. In Dark• Commented on by judge. Prewrite
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Rachel's gaze fell upon the aging harbor, an interruption as she called it, along the rocky stretch of coastline, boasting a few modestby Carly Pop 1300 words, 4 comments, on Mar 15 9:37 AM 2007• Commented on by judge. Prewrite
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by Carly Pop 1100 words, 29 comments, on Aug 7 11:23 AM 2006• Viewed by judge. Prewrite
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I was seven years old when my mother introduced me to her storybook world. A lover of the written word since childhood, she counted it a joby Carly Pop 1100 words, 33 comments, on Aug 7 8:08 AM 2006
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Draco had a duty – a duty to his family and to the Malfoy bloodline. He had to marry a pureblood. It was a non-negotiable tradition. It was simply not something one could reason with. It just was how things went, and it had been from the start of the pure• Commented on by judge. Prewrite
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He was there. He will always be there. I am forever enslaved by his presence, that horrible creature which haunts me so. When will I escapeby Ghost of a Siren 3300 words, 24 comments, on Apr 6 5:31 AM 2007. In Depression, Fiction, Science fiction, Weird• Viewed by judge. Prewrite
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I began to love stars due to a lazy summer closing to my near-approaching freshman year. I was in a resort down in Wisconsin that summer, a• Commented on by judge. Prewrite
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The tigers taunt muscles rippled under its blanket of soft silk skin. Its paws, lightning fast, did not disturb the network of grasses and plants as they carried him silently toward his prey. Its eyes glowed in the dim moonlight, never leaving the targetby Jayjayz16 2100 words, 7 comments, on May 18 7:43 PM 2007. In Sort of dark...general• Commented on by judge. Prewrite
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It was dark when the alarm clock went off. 39-year-old Jasmine Theodore glanced at the digital numbers—2:45 A.M. She smiled and glanced at her sleeping husband, carefully getting out of bed so as not to wake him. She creptby Hales13 2500 words, 18 comments, on Nov 15 2:53 PM 2006. In Fiction, Hope, Inspirational, Life, Other• Commented on by judge. Prewrite
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The blue stone fell. A young woman watched it plummet, keeping her eyes on the river at the bottom of the cliff, waiting for the splash that would mean her troubles were over. She still wore the gold chain around her neck, a symbol of power she had not wiby Nesa Lyrel 2500 words, 4 comments, on May 19 10:10 PM 2007• Commented on by judge.
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by code17 3400 words, 16 comments, on Mar 19 1:08 AM 2007• Commented on by judge. Prewrite
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by JLPreston 2000 words, 5 comments, on May 18 8:10 PM 2007. In Young adult• Commented on by judge. Prewrite
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No one who...conjures up the most evil of those half-tamed demons that inhabit the human breast, and seeks to wrestle with them, can expect to come through the struggle unscathed.
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by writingforvever 2500 words, 1 comment, on May 25 7:00 PM 2007. In Abuse, Depression, Love, Young adult• Commented on by judge. Prewrite
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by Sith Lord Alvarez 3500 words, 59 comments, on Oct 1 11:27 PM 2006. In Science fiction, Unfinished, Young adult• Viewed by judge. Prewrite
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by Elementalwolf 3500 words, 14 comments, on Mar 8 3:28 AM 2007. In Action, Crime, Thriller, War, Young adult• Viewed by judge. Prewrite
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hey, it would be great if you allowed prewrites. I can't write a story because I have finals coming up soon.
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You got it, make it a good one.
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thnx
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Wooooooooow.. this would be a challenge!!! I mean, I've seen your work and... give your calibre of writing and stuff, I'm not exactly sure impressing you would be easy *faints* x.x
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You're right, impressing me isn't going to be easy, but you've done it, can you do it with a 1,000 words or more?
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I did it? Really??? *is.. shocked, to say the least* ^_^ Wow, thank you! That is such a good thing to "hear" (or read?) this early!!!!
I'm currently working on 11 things now.. and the very first thing I finish (that exceeds 1000 words), I shall put here
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would you please allow pre writes? If not ok but I would appreciate it if you did.
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EVERYONE SHOULD READ THIS
I said in the rules I would read every ones entries as soon as I could at the beginning of the contest so that if your story was not winning me over you'd have a shot at fixing it or submitting something else. HEY GUYS, this is like what you have to do for Editors, Publishers, Teachers, Bosses, so all I'm doing is giving you all some real world practice and POINTS for the winners.
Also, I warned you about what I like and who I am and I see stories that were written for other contests, proving you wrote something specifically to win that contest but you post the same one here and wonder why it don't work. Then fix it, modify, change it, re-write it. The purpose of this contest is to do what you got to do to win - me over!
So all I can say is if the writing get's tough, then the tough should get writing. Good Luck -
Have to applaud you on your blunt honest, lol. ^_^ Sorry, but I love a host willing to tell someone if they're not impressed.
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Thanks MDavid
Thanks so very much for the silver trophy and all points. I really appreciate them. I am surprised that I placed among so many entries. I'm very pleased that you decided Suspects was worthy of the silver.
Andy
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