Boy Meets Girl, And You Do The Rest

My last contest was an epic failure, due in large part to unexpected uproar in my "real" life, and in part to the fact that it was somewhat obscure. Well, no matter what happens I will take responsibility for this one; but I'm hoping it goes better.

So, what I want are stories that start off "Boy meets girl," or "Girl Meets Boy." They don't have to have those exact lines at the beginning; a first scene in which girl meets boy or vice versa will do. You get the idea.

From there, it's up to you. Romance is great; but simple friendship stories, worst enemy stories, whatever else you come up with, are good too. Be creative. I've allowed prewrites, but make sure they fit pretty closely with the contest. If you're not quite sure about a piece, go ahead and enter it and let me decide. I'm pretty lenient.

What I WANT here is originality: stuff I haven't seen before, stuff that breaks cliches, pushes the envelope.

A quick list of Thou Shalt Nots:

nOne 0f tH1s, and no chat speak.

I tend to be a grammar Nazi, but as long as grammar and spelling &c. isn't blatantly horrid, it's fine.

No pure erotica; some sex stuff in story context is fine.

No gay/lesbian; I just don't know how to judge it.

I don't like imposing word limits, but if your story is more than 5,000 words I may stop reading at 5k and judge it based on that. (That is, unless I just have to know the ending.)

I think that's it. I will comment on all entries.

If anything is unclear or you have questions, comment here or message me. As I said, I prefer something "on the fence" being entered, as the point here is really to read some great stories.

Brownie points for anyone who catches the Sam Philips reference!

Contest is Over

  • Contest was judged on September 2
  • Rewards: Gold: 450, Silver: 250, Bronze: 100, Honorable mention: 3 people
  • Final notes:
    So, as usual, sorry it took me so long to judge this thing. Also thank you for entering, everyone! There were some very good stories here, more than made it into the finalists. Keep writing!

Contest Winners

  1. Elevator Music
    The elevator broke during the tuba solo of Metallica's "Enter Sandman". A cable snapped with all the violence the song formerly contained. The elevator dropped seven and one half inches before it hit the emergency brake. The
    by FeelsLikeATuesday 600 words, 5 comments, on Aug 9 2:54 PM. In Fiction, Romance
    Gold trophy winner
    • Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]
  2. Dawn Meets Tanner
    Just a cute scene between the meeting of Dawn and Tanner, stars of my previous, sad stories
    by Cerise Dragon 1200 words, 6 comments, on Jul 28 12:51 AM. In Fiction, First person, Kids, Life, Love
    Silver trophy winner
    • Commented on by judge. [remove]
  3. Crooked Smirk
    His smile, when he did show it, was crooked. I wanted to slap it off his face.
    by IAmKira 2700 words, 3 comments, on Aug 3 6:11 PM. In Bullies, Bully, Enemies, Hate, Kiss, Lovehate relationship, Romance, Smile
    Bronze trophy winner
    • Commented on by judge. [remove]
  4. Error: Unable to find finalist item 196876, it seems to have been deleted :( [remove]
  5. Badge Of Honour
    by The Racing Snake 1000 words, 20 comments, on Feb 20 7:47 AM 2008. In Humor
    Honorable mention
    • Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]
  6. Forever Young
    Cars were vicious crocodiles, growling as they crawled down a grey river. Buildings were mountains, climbing frantically towards the clouds
    by elenii 1700 words, 10 comments, on Jun 10 9:11 AM. In Children, Fiction, First person, Sad, Society
    Honorable mention
    • Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]

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  • Lady Pixie Greeters member
    July 27
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    Interesting contest idea I shall see if I can come up with anything


  • Satan-chan
    July 27
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    can i enter a chapter story?? may be can't probably? thanks..

    • Minorchar
      July 28
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      I've limited it to two entries per person, but if you want to enter one or two chapters or whatever and have me judge based on that, that's great. Writing and storytelling ability are what I'm looking for; I certainly won't hold it against you if the storyline isn't complete.


  • iCats gold member
    July 28
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    Hey

    I entered Not sure if it will fit, theres a mention of when they first met. If it don't fit properly sorry.

    x

    • Minorchar
      July 28
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      Like I said, I'm loose. (pirate) We consider them more guidelines than actual rules. (/pirate)

      Um, yeah, thanks for entering.


  • Kevan gold member
    July 29
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    "No gay/lesbian; I just don't know how to judge it."

    Hahaha. Especially if the theme is "Boy Meets Girl"


  • IAmKira
    July 30
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    Ooh! I'm going to enter!


  • oboefreak
    August 1
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    Hmm...

    I have a first chapter done [although the work is still in progress] of a story that is basically about a man meeting a woman; however, there are lesbian tones in it, although that isn't the main pull of the story. Is this a problem? If it is, then I'll try to write something else.

    • Minorchar
      August 1
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      Sounds like it should be all right. If you'd rather write something else, that would work too. Either way.

  • IAmKira
    August 2
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    Question. Is the only condition for the topic that there must be a boy and girl involved, or do they have to be attracted to each other? I read the rules and everything, but I'm kind of stupid, so I don't fully understand. Haha.

    • Minorchar
      August 2
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      As long as they have some kind of interaction, and are made aware of each other's existence, I don't care if they fall in love or hate each other's guts or anything in between.

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