The VERY BEST of DARK

*ahem*

This is my first contest here at Storywrite, and I want your BEST dark writes... Enter as many times as you like, I don't care. Just give me something that you think deserves a chance at the shiny cups.

Here are your options:

1. FLIP-FLOP ROMANCE:
Pen me a story of a hate that ends in love. I want to feel what your characters are going through, not just read it. If you can work a dark, mysterious Goth into your plot, or some guy/guy love then please do! [Hint: If it's two GAY GOTH GUYS: BROWNIE POINTS!]

2. DEADLY ALLIANCES:
Weave me a tale of a friendship, or romance, turned deadly.

3. FANFICTION:
Okay, I don't usually read fanfiction, so if you do this, it MUST be AMAZING![Phantom/Christine and Ville Valo fics will earn you some MAJOR brownie points!]

4. DARK/SUPERNATURAL EROTICA:
Make it bloody, make it sexy, make me squirm with your mad skills!

5. IMMORTAL OBSCURITIES:
If you're feeling extra-special creative, message me, and I will give you an option with a twist. If you can do it well, then I will love you! Bonus points will be awarded, upon closing, to anyone brave enough to try me

Now, for everyone's favourite part...

THE RULES:

[X] NO CHAT SPEAK
[X] NO POLITICS/RELIGION
{x} NO BASHING THE JUDGE OR EACH OTHER
[X] CHECK YOUR SPELLING/GRAMMAR, FOR THE LOVE OF GOD!
[X] LABEL ENTRIES APPROPRIATELY
[X] NO EMO/GLORIFIED CUTTING GARBAGE
[X] NO DIRTY-PRETTY
[X] POETRY HAS NO PLACE HERE, SO DO NOT ENTER IT.
[X] DO NOT ENTER ANYTHING HATEFUL OR OFFENSIVE

FAILURE TO ABIDE BY THESE RULES WILL RESULT IN AN AUTOMATIC DQ!

I will comment on every entry honestly, and I hope that you will all check out each other's stuff too. It's not a rule, but simply a request, as I think that critiquing each other is only respectful. Feel free to report any abuse etc. to me: The offender will not only receive a DQ, but also be reported to the mods.

I am the judge, and I reserve the right to DQ any unfit entries, as well as to close the contest, if it sucks, though I will not DQ your entry at random. If I don't like your story, I will tell you why, or I will explain what rule(s) you're breaking, giving you the chance to enter again, with something else. I'm not so much a harsh judge, as I am an honest one: One spelling mistake won't get you DQed, but forty will.

Points will also go up, depending on the quality of the entries received.

So yeah, that's enough out of me... Hop to it, and have fun!

Yours in Darkness,

Laura, aka Immortal

Contest is Over

  • Contest was judged on January 14, 2008
  • Rewards: Gold: 100
  • Final notes:
    Wow, guys... Lemme just say that this one was really hard to judge! There were so many stories I loved, as you can tell by my finalists' list, but my winners were the ones who impacted me the most! Well done to all, and I'll see you next time!

    Laura, aka Immortal

Contest Winners

  1. In the Dark
    The saddest story in my collection. I still can't believe I've written this piece...am so proud of it. Please read and share your thoughts.
    by Dark Wanderer 1100 words, 23 comments, on Oct 20 3:04 PM 2007
    Gold trophy winner
    • Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]
  2. Skeletons.
    The girl awoke with wide saucer eyes and dark hair splayed about her in a tangled fan. Her trembling body, slick hair, and gently quivering eyes were all damp with a thin coat of brackish fear. All around, the severed hands –
    by LadyKortman 1000 words, 2 comments, on Dec 17 10:49 AM 2007
    Silver trophy winner
    • Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]
  3. Love, Jacob
    My name is Jacob Black. There is a beast inside me, but I swear to you, my heart is human, and my heart, my heart belongs to only one perso
    by elfflower1989 600 words, 14 comments, on Dec 9 5:36 AM 2007. In Fanfiction, Love
    Bronze trophy winner
    • Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]
  4. Angel's Flight
    by Violet Hawthorne 900 words, 13 comments, on Jan 2 1:03 AM 2008. In Adult, Dark, Erotica, First person, Fragment, Love, Sex, Unfinished, Vampires
    • Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]
  5. By Silent Note
    It was the eve of a cold December’s night. Not a soul patrolled or paraded on the streets, for fear of losing one’s limbs in the bitte
    by Red Death 900 words, 8 comments, on Jun 17 10:51 AM 2006
    • Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]
  6. Your Heaven's a Lie
    All those dreams dumped to the waste side. All those unforgiving memories scarred upon my wretched flesh. How could you hurt me in such a w
    by Ghost of a Siren 4100 words, 23 comments, on Oct 31 4:14 AM 2007. In Dark, Depression, Fiction, First person, Horror
    • Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]
  7. Would've, Could've, Should've
    There's a woman at work I've been in love with for a few years now and I don't think she even knows it. It amazes me how, every time she wa
    by elfflower1989 700 words, 17 comments, on Dec 3 4:13 AM 2007. In Depression, Love
    • Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]

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  • Prodigious.Mirth gold member
    December 17, 2007
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    Im thinking an alomost mix of most of these options if that is okay... you give a few days .. am well with gay males .... thansk shall enter hopefully


  • Audric Beaumont
    December 17, 2007
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    well I do have a story that will turn dark at the next chapter.I have yet to post the next chapter and yes it is about the phantom of the opera .Though like all stories it starts off a bit slow.


  • Audric Beaumont
    December 17, 2007
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    P.S the pic you have on top looks like Erik. ^ ^

    ~OG


  • elfflower1989
    December 17, 2007
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    You say enter as many times as we like...but it only allows us one entry?


  • elfflower1989
    December 17, 2007
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    What is dirty pretty?

    • Immortal Obscurity gold member
      December 17, 2007
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      Dirty-pretty is a horrible form of 'poetry', if you can even call it that, that has been disgracing AP of late, but I've seen it used for stories as well. The point is, it's overly-punctuated crap that has no place here.

      An example would be:

      && d i r t y [[pretty]] i/s n.o.t. p*o*e*t*r*y

      Hope that clears things up


  • purplelirpa
    December 18, 2007
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    alright, I didn't want to bring this into the open, but if you want to point fingers at me, I'll let you know why you were DQed. I had 3 other people read your story before I made my final decision. Your grammar was impeccable. But no one cared about your characters. They seemed a bit flat. And your story was an overdone theme without any new flare. I felt that the ending seemed fairly unbelievable and anticlimactic.
    As for a contemporary contest? The story that has thus far made it to my preliminary finalists has one of the most gruesome torture scenes that I've read on storywrite, with psychological horror to boot. Maybe I'll encourage them to enter your contest. Would probably win gold.

    • Immortal Obscurity gold member
      December 18, 2007
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      First of all, thank you for your input. I have no doubt that your finalists will fare well here, should they choose to.

      It wasn't so much about your contest, as it was another one on Allpoetry that sparked the frustration. The owner of said contest never gave the reason for the DQ upon doing so, but when I asked her why, she simply stated that it was for 'contemporary' poetry, when it was not stipulated in the rules. What happened here was merely the icing on the cake.

      We all have different ideas of quality, and our ideas of what's 'good' will almost always clash. People have disputed said subject, since the beginning of time, and I fear that the topic is becoming stale. We could debate this until we're both blue in the face, but it's not going to make a single bit of difference, so you have your opinion, and I'll have mine: Things will run a lot smoother that way.

  • cewelman
    December 18, 2007
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    Nice, I decided I needed a way to vent some frustration and found this contest. What's the option with twist? Be nice to know.


  • Violet Hawthorne
    December 25, 2007
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    I entered all my darkest ones and I think I may have to write a story specifically for this. Yes I think I shall.

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