Now that the horror of a 'sad ending' contest is over, i can start a new contest. now i pray im not getting myself over my head again this time.
What I want is long stories, at least 3000 words. but, I'm only going to read the first maybe 1000 words. if you havent hooked me, i wont finish it. if i do finish it, youre a finalist by default lol.
i will only review stories ive finished.
now i want to point out, your story might be great, but if you dont have a good lead in i wont read it. on the oither hand, you might have a good hook, but the story sucks. so, this contest isnt nececarily a judgment of you story, but of your lead in, which is a key part of any story, because i know personally ill click out of a story if its no good.
the trophies, however, will be chosen from the best full story that i was able to finish.
good luck!
rules
minimum words: 3000
maximum words: 25000 (i want long stories, not novels lol!)
almost anything allowed, just be reasonable
dont enter unfinished works. novels are fine, but they have to be complete
please dont enter a long story entered in my previous contests because i either have already read or not read it and it kinda defeats the purpous.
What I want is long stories, at least 3000 words. but, I'm only going to read the first maybe 1000 words. if you havent hooked me, i wont finish it. if i do finish it, youre a finalist by default lol.
i will only review stories ive finished.
now i want to point out, your story might be great, but if you dont have a good lead in i wont read it. on the oither hand, you might have a good hook, but the story sucks. so, this contest isnt nececarily a judgment of you story, but of your lead in, which is a key part of any story, because i know personally ill click out of a story if its no good.
the trophies, however, will be chosen from the best full story that i was able to finish.
good luck!
rules
minimum words: 3000
maximum words: 25000 (i want long stories, not novels lol!)
almost anything allowed, just be reasonable
dont enter unfinished works. novels are fine, but they have to be complete
please dont enter a long story entered in my previous contests because i either have already read or not read it and it kinda defeats the purpous.
Contest is Over
- Contest was judged on December 10, 2007
- Rewards: Gold: 100, Silver: 50, Bronze: 25, Honorable mention: 5 people
- Final notes: Congrats to the winners! sorry it took so long to judge, i haddnt thought about the effect NaNoWriMo would have on me when i started it hehe. damn novel
congrats to all the finalists, it was honestly very hard to choose between you.
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
Gold trophy winner
• Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove] - Error: Unable to find finalist item 120237, it seems to have been deleted :( [remove]
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by Jinxgirl 5200 words, 3 comments, on Oct 6 9:40 AM 2007. In Crime, School shooting, Young adult
Honorable mention
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by Miss Hanako Cullen 3800 words, 6 comments, on Sep 19 6:52 PM 2007. In Fantasy, Japanese fable, Romance, Young adult Honorable mention
• Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]
- Error: Unable to find finalist item 93797, it seems to have been deleted :( [remove]
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by Andy Stephenson 13800 words, 43 comments, on Jul 22 6:06 AM 2007. In Erotica, First person, Humor, Inspirational, Love, Romance, Science fiction Honorable mention
• Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]
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by Springs 5600 words, 14 comments, on Sep 5 8:10 AM 2007. In Depression, Family, First person, Gay, Love, Murder, Pain, Rape, Young adult Honorable mention
• Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]
Silver trophy winner
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coming soon story 7 the lies of darkness OPTION 5by DemApples 4400 words, 26 comments, on Mar 9 4:38 PM 2007. In Science fiction• Viewed by judge. Prewrite
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The rapture happened long ago now peace is upon the new world of Eden, a small providence between Heaven and Hell. It turns out that to avoby Night-Rink 3200 words, 6 comments, on Jul 27 2:16 AM 2007• Viewed by judge. Prewrite
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Back years ago, when I was just a kid, I was not allowed to go into the 'grey-forest' as the adults called it. / And because of this, of co• Viewed by judge. Prewrite
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Tehila1 / Tehila stalked grimly after her father. He glanced back at her, his amber eyes wide with worry. Tehila flicked her ears to show she appreciated his concern. But she told herself insideby karmaxandxcrayons 22500 words, 2 comments, on Aug 20 8:03 PM 2007. In Adventure, Fantasy, Love, Third person• Viewed by judge. Prewrite
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Sharp Eckson's life isn't very interesting. That is, until he meets the problematic Grey Cassandra Grimshkand• Viewed by judge.
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LOL, weren't you just bemoaning the 100,000+ words you had to read for your other contest (merci boucoup for the HM, by the bye! I appreciate it. :-)
Good luck judging this contest! (I envy your ability to actually pay attention to long stories. I'm really bad about that when they're on the computer.) -
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yeah i was, which is why im only reading the first 1000 words unless i like it lol! i loved some of the long stories in that contest (which i wouldnt have even clicked on outside the contest because of the length), but there were quite a few i got bored of very quickly. this way, i only have to read the good ones, its genius! lol! well, maybe not... what can i say, im a masochist lol.
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I must admit I am pretty bad at reading long stories on here as well. Seeing that little bar on the side get smaller and smaller, its almost like a deterrent. I bet I'm missing some of the best work on here just because it looks too long. Nice idea for a contest. Good Luck.
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My Unbeatable Stowaway near-novel has 5 parts to it; and it's still not finished. If ya like it; great! Feel free to look up the other parts, if you don't it's all good
just lettin ya know
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Thank You!
Thanks for the honorable mention and points. I appreciate them. I'm glad you had a good contest. Thanks for hosting.
Andy
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