MY FINAL NOTES FOR THIS CONTEST:
Okay, so as many of you guys know, I have had this contest running for quite a while now, and I do need to close it (Planned date: Mar. 16th at the most]
PLEASE: NO MORE ENTRIES! ALL ENTRIES SUBMITTED AFTER MAR. 8TH WILL NOT BE READ OR VIEWED BY ME!
*IMPORTANT* FOR ALL THOSE WHO HAVE ENTERED *IMPORTANT*
Taylor is the co-judge because I declare her a co-judge because she's the one who picked 2/3rd of the finalists for me. Now, before anyone whines about how unfair that is, I will straight out tell you that 1)Tay is smart and has very good judgment, and 2)I gave her an exact list of what I look for in each entry--so exact that you couldn't possibly make it more specific.
Now, you may be thinking:
That's not fair! I so deserve a spot on that list!
And I'll say this:
If you believe your entry deserves a chance on the finalist list, please, feel free to message me and tell me that you think your story deserves a spot on the list. Otherwise, I won't know.
Now, if you're thinking this:
But I want comments.
I'll say this:
I will not randomly go comment your stories so you can have bigger number of comments.
But, if you're thinking this:
I want to improve on my writing and I want all the help I can get. But darn, why can't she read mine???
I'll say this:
No worries. Message me specifically stating that you want help with writing and therefore want me to read your writing. I shall read it after I close this contest.
Again, I won't know what you are thinking unless you tell me.
Okay, so as many of you guys know, I have had this contest running for quite a while now, and I do need to close it (Planned date: Mar. 16th at the most]
PLEASE: NO MORE ENTRIES! ALL ENTRIES SUBMITTED AFTER MAR. 8TH WILL NOT BE READ OR VIEWED BY ME!
*IMPORTANT* FOR ALL THOSE WHO HAVE ENTERED *IMPORTANT*
Taylor is the co-judge because I declare her a co-judge because she's the one who picked 2/3rd of the finalists for me. Now, before anyone whines about how unfair that is, I will straight out tell you that 1)Tay is smart and has very good judgment, and 2)I gave her an exact list of what I look for in each entry--so exact that you couldn't possibly make it more specific.
Now, you may be thinking:
That's not fair! I so deserve a spot on that list!
And I'll say this:
If you believe your entry deserves a chance on the finalist list, please, feel free to message me and tell me that you think your story deserves a spot on the list. Otherwise, I won't know.
Now, if you're thinking this:
But I want comments.
I'll say this:
I will not randomly go comment your stories so you can have bigger number of comments.
But, if you're thinking this:
I want to improve on my writing and I want all the help I can get. But darn, why can't she read mine???
I'll say this:
No worries. Message me specifically stating that you want help with writing and therefore want me to read your writing. I shall read it after I close this contest.
Again, I won't know what you are thinking unless you tell me.
Contest is Over
- Contest was judged on March 19, 2008
- Rewards: Gold: 300, Silver: 225, Bronze: 150, Honorable mention: 3 people
- Final notes: Hellos guys and girls =)
This contest has been going on for a long time.
Yeah, yeah.
Well, as I promised...I did have it all down on Mar. 17th (Well, a day later than I said) but I couldn't find the judge button. Finds out that I have to read all entries before I can judge. So that is what I did. Wow. I get to study for my freaking Gov't test tomorrow now. Haha.
Anywhos. I did read everyone's stories. I commented on some...not on others. I'm sorry about that, and if you would like me to comment yours purely for the purpose of improving, then feel free to message me with your story title.
Back to the point:
Winners:
Why?
The Frighteners
Overture in the Past
Canto
Breaking Point
Cocaine
In order from first to HM3
Really hard choices.
I was sitting in my math class for 45min and more in Chemistry class to decide upon these winners.
Congratulations!
I'm sorry for those of you who did not place, but let me tell you that 90% of the entries were fabulous!
~Demolition Lovers
Contest Winners
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The Frighteners / Babysitting is for the most part an endeavour undertaken by the fairer sex and chaps who are good with colours / light on• Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]
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by boxOFjuice 2200 words, 15 comments, on Jun 26 9:38 PM 2007. In Dark, Depression, Fiction, First person, Hope, Love, Pain, Young adult
Bronze trophy winner
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You wish it would stop. That someone would ride in on their noble steed and rescue you. And even as you think it, you laugh at yourself. Heby Paragonz Shadow 2200 words, 10 comments, on Dec 28 10:26 PM 2007. In Abuse, Dark, Depression, Fiction, Second person
Honorable mention
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Gold trophy winner
Silver trophy winner
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A downpour of rain beat along one a simple white windowsill, causing a slow fog to gently creep up the glass that separated the vast outsiby Hope Marie 1200 words, 20 comments, on Oct 8 10:18 PM 2007. In Fiction, Inspirational, Love, Other, Short story• Commented on by judge. Prewrite
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Olivia was not like Olive at all. In fact, she lived a thousand miles away in a larger house in a town by a sound that always smelled likeby callthexylophone 700 words, 7 comments, on Jun 12 10:15 PM 2007• Commented on by judge. Prewrite
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Shrill voices in the darkness, but why?• Commented on by judge. Prewrite
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by frostany 500 words, 6 comments, on Jun 13 3:12 PM 2007. In , Depression, Mental illness, Young adult• Viewed by judge. Prewrite
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by Greeneyes15 800 words, 14 comments, on Jul 29 2:13 AM 2007. In Fiction, First person, Short story, Young adult• Commented on by judge. Prewrite
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by Madison Mary 800 words, 5 comments, on Jul 31 1:39 AM 2007• Commented on by judge. Prewrite
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by frostany 600 words, 3 comments, on Aug 5 7:37 PM 2007. In Bulimia, Eating disorder, Fiction, Young adult• Commented on by judge. Prewrite
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BODYBUILDER / By Robert Davidson / ‘Can I give you a hand with those boxes?’ / The upstairs flat had been let at last andby robert davidson 4600 words, 19 comments, on Oct 9 6:05 AM 2007. In Angst, Life, Love, Romance, Short story• Viewed by judge. Prewrite
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The gloomy, cloudy sky displayed sinister tones of deep blues, blackened by the lack of any light from neither the sun nor the moon. In theby hannahhacker 500 words, 3 comments, on Jan 13 6:55 PM 2008. In Death, Descriptive, Realistic, Sadness• Commented on by judge.
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by s p i r i t song 900 words, 5 comments, on Jan 10 4:36 PM 2008• Commented on by judge. Prewrite
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I will not make the same mistakes next summer, I promised myself. But promises never count for anything in this world.by hey incendiary 600 words, 8 comments, on Aug 2 9:46 PM 2007• Commented on by judge. Prewrite
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There's nothing fascinating about a sleepy, little town.• Commented on by judge. Prewrite
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He never had enough time. That was his curse. / As a child of five years or so, he was always doing something or other, always getting int• Commented on by judge. Prewrite
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by The Arbiter 700 words, 3 comments, on Nov 1 10:50 AM 2007
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A gut-wrenching cry startled the silence of the forest. A thud soon followed and a songbird began to chirp and sing. Three military officers stood over a body, one wiping the blood from his knife and shaking his head at the• Commented on by judge. Prewrite
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He weeps, his heart breaking. "I'm sorry Jane!!" he cries out. "I have always and I will always love you until the ends of never, and paby Arcularis 600 words, 4 comments, on Nov 4 1:14 AM 2007. In Lovers parted by death, Online relationship/romance• Commented on by judge.
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The door of the neonatal intensive care unit closed behind me with a gentle swishing sound. Trying to be as quiet as possible, I followed a hospital volunteer into a stark white room in the isolation ward. A nurse, dressed in• Commented on by judge.
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A sad story that has to do with the tightest frienship of all time. A story about a young girl, that i invented and i put me in her place,by Xtclozer- 4400 words, 16 comments, on Jan 19 1:13 AM 2008. In Contestentry, Friendship, Horror, Sad, Story• Viewed by judge. Prewrite
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What if the assassination of Mahatma Gandhi wasn't what it seemed? Faisal Hashmi's take on one of the most controversial assassinations ofby fsl hero 1300 words, 5 comments, on Aug 16 2:43 PM 2007. In Crime, Dark, Death, Fiction, First person, History, Murder, Society• Commented on by judge. Prewrite
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“When a soldier gets to heaven, / To Saint Peter he will tell, / ‘Another soldier reporting sir… / I’ve served my time in Hell’” / - an old war slogan / A strong wind rounded in from the seaby KingPoe 2400 words, 16 comments, on Mar 16 9:08 PM 2007. In Action, Fiction, Sad, Short story, Third person, War• Commented on by judge. Prewrite
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by octoberdusk 1900 words, 14 comments, on Aug 23 2:30 PM 2007. In Death, First person, Inspirational, Love, Short story, Young adult• Commented on by judge. Prewrite
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by octoberdusk 2500 words, 6 comments, on Aug 5 7:51 PM 2007. In Abuse, First person, Life, Short story, Teen, Young adult• Commented on by judge. Prewrite
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Dan Galvin stood at the guard rail of the steel-constructed bridge, staring with bleary eyes at the lake fifty feet below him. It had raineby Jinxgirl 8400 words, 2 comments, on Nov 15 5:29 PM 2006. In Addictions, Contemplation of suicide, Depressing, Realism• Commented on by judge. Prewrite
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I jumped into the back of my parent's sedan, eager to go. We were going to Rosseau River. I have never been fishing or camping before, so• Commented on by judge. Prewrite
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He grabs his jacket and his briefcase and he shoves my folder into it and he stands up and suddenly I see why he's leaving and I see what h• Viewed by judge. Prewrite
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The flight had been going so smoothly, everything perfect. The passengers were happy, many of them sleeping. No screaming babies, which always caused problems. Yep, everything was just peachy keen, until that man jumped out• Commented on by judge. Prewrite
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The story follows a contract killer through the stages of planing and executing a hit.by daza07 2400 words, 7 comments, on Nov 20 4:24 PM 2007. In Action, Contract killing, Crime, Death, Fiction, Hitman, Murder, Third person• Viewed by judge. Prewrite
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"You just LOVE stealing other people's boyfriends!" I declared as I continued to pace up and down the narrow hallway, arms folded firmly ac• Viewed by judge. Prewrite
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"She's crazy." said the new girl, Clarissa. "You can't keep your virginity in a bordello for more than... two seconds." / "Well, she swearsby callthexylophone 2600 words, 27 comments, on Aug 13 5:36 PM 2007• Viewed by judge. Prewrite
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1 / Fred slammed the front door angrily and kicked it in frustration. As he swore silently, he heard his daughter's retreating footsteps haby Elisabeth 2400 words, 1 comment, on Dec 17 5:38 AM 2007• Viewed by judge. Prewrite
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The small dark room was lit by a small candle in the middle of the room, the candle sat upon a small wooden table. The stone floor was cold and the walls were covered in human waste and other vile things. A small half naked mby Angelofdeathreturns 600 words, 2 comments, on Feb 25 7:13 PM 2008• Viewed by judge. Prewrite
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The four teens stood in a great field; three girls and a boy. The boy stood in front of the girls protectively, as if expecting something dby simply.me 1100 words, on Nov 7 8:54 PM 2007• Viewed by judge. Prewrite
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Death exists -- this is my experience with it.by OkapiShomapi 1000 words, 11 comments, on Oct 1 9:50 PM 2007. In Death, First person, Pain, Personal• Viewed by judge. Prewrite
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The door of the neonatal intensive care unit closed behind me with a gentle swishing sound. Trying to be as quiet as possible, I followed a hospital volunteer into a stark white room in the isolation ward. A nurse, dressed in• Viewed by judge.
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1. LAST TIME1 / The cold water rushed unnaturally up the rocky shore brushing my bare feet, washing away the sand that half buried them. Itby Etched 11500 words, 13 comments, on Jan 26 12:23 PM 2008• Viewed by judge. Prewrite
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by Baisi 1800 words, 3 comments, on Feb 6 8:24 PM 2008. In Fiction, First person, Friendship, Love, Young adult• Viewed by judge.
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Something terribly evil is plotting its robbery of Hectorville Bank, the richest bank in the world. This time, it happens to be a human.
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The girl stopped on the edge of the sidewalk, her bare feet setting into the rough pavement as she waited. She clutched onto a loaf of brea• Viewed by judge. Prewrite
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♥ Misery's Shadow ♥1 / So you're tired of running / You're tired of hurting / You're tired of living in their lies / You're tirby Prodigious.Mirth 900 words, 6 comments, on Feb 23 4:21 PM 2008. In First person, Lesbian, Life, Other, Personal
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"You have cancer". Those are words no one should ever have to hear, especially not an eight-year-old girl. But that's exactly what I heardby Thedamned77 1000 words, 18 comments, on Mar 14 12:49 AM 2008. In Adventure, First person, Hope, Inspirational, Life, Spiritual, Strange, Tragedy• Viewed by judge. Prewrite
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About rule ten, do you want no fantasy or sci-fi period? Or does that only apply to fan-fic, nurato types of stories?
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I don't want fantasy or sci-fi period. I can't get into them and they don't appeal to me much at all, so unless someone lives for 95% fake comments of really bad comments, I suggest they don't enter them in my contests.
I mean, I do enjoy certain fan fics & certain fantasy stories. But not the kind most people write about.
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Wow. wow. wow.
Gosh...I thought I was mean in my contests...
Jp!
lol. This is a fantastic contest.
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Hehe.
In all my other contests, I've been pretty goofy with stuff. I wanted to make a dead serious one. Okay, maybe not "dead" serious.
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Oh my goodness! The word limit!!! *Does a happy not-restricted-to-a-paragraph dance*
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it's too bad
Dang. My best work is about a flying mermaid but that falls into fantasy/sci fi. My second best work is Suicidal which I think you have read, I'm not too sure. Anyway, I love the contest, and the rules are great. Have fun and good luck. -
um, can you enter more than once?
If it like, says it somewhere in the rules, I'm sorry. I reread it a couple of times, so hopefully I won't have missed it saying so. -
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Thanks for reminding me =)
I forgot to uncheck that little box.
& so, yes, you may enter more than once.
But as a reminder to everyone [not just you] please, don't enter stories I have already read & commented on!!!
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...I wan't to write something for this...but...but.
Your date is screwy, Emily.
On the rules/page thingy it says...beguinning of Sept. and it says ends in one day and...
EMILYYYY!
FIX THAT!
Unless, you'd just like for me to make you a story. ^_^ To make you even more special-er...if thats possible.
^_^
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Ahh!
Thanks Gaby for reminding me.
I need to extend the dates for both my contests. And enter, dearest, and I'll give you
Haha. Bribery [sp?]
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Excuse me, but my story only has bad grammer points because it's part of the story (the solution is at the end of the page. You'll know what I"m talking about once you meet "Emerald's Journal".)
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I don't mind about bad grammar that is deliberate so that it would fit into the purpose of the story or something. =)
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haha
yay! you're gonna be tough to impress. which is a good thing, because it makes me push. i hope i can impress if you.
this is 100% sincere--i don't suck up. even if it sounds like it (= -
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Having challenges or pushes are what make us excel and get through life =)
Don't worry about bad criticism, though. It's all going to be constructive * good...unless it was so horribly written that I stopped reading after the 3rd sentence, in which case I will say "I stopped reading after the __ sentence."
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interesting contest. maybe I'll stop being a slug and not enter a prewrite for once
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=D Yay
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Ooh, this appears worthy of my coming up with a story not previously written! Way to go!
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This may be the longest-running contest I've seen...
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Haha. I agree with you. When I first made it, I was like..."I can read this before break ends" and then break ended and I didn't really read all of them. So I'm randomly picking a story to read at random times that are free. But it's not working out very well since it's still going and for every story I read, another story gets entered =/
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Pssst... close the contest.
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Well, that would mean that I'd have to rush to read all the entries, which is never really good....
I shall read them all one day. Some day.
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wait, this things still running? damn, im waiting for it to just end lol
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lmao.
I believe everyone is awaiting the day that this contest finally closes!
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Hey, congrats on closing your contest and thank you for the honorable mention.
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Thanks and you're welcome =) You deserved it
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