Mind play

The point of this contest is to make me think. It can be a mystery or straight forward, but make really think about it. I mean like, change my world. Give me perception and thought and depth. Just give me something intense. It can be dark, scary, cute and lovey, funny, crazy, romantic, random...I don't care. Do what you do best...and do it well. Kudos if you can make me cry. That could be happy cry or sad cry. Ok. Rules time:

NO SWEARING!!! Well, I can handle hell and damn but nothing too intense. STORIES WITH THE F WORD WILL BE AUTOMATICALLY DQ'D!!! DO NOT BREAK THIS RULE OR I WILL SEND A CRAZY MAFIA BLOODHOUND TO EAT YOU!! Clear?

Nothing too terrible erotic. I dont want a sex novel about her heaving bosoms...just don't. Nuff said.

Keep the length within reason. 3000 words is like 5 pages double spaced. I wont put a length restriction on here, but just don't enter your 269 page novel, ok? I'm sure it's brilliant, but I'm a college student. I dont have time for that. Keep the word count down around 3000-ish, ok?

In your Author's notes, put your 'muse', or motivation, inspiration, whatever you wanna call it for your piece and...your favorite animal and why. Yep. You read right. Your favorite animal and why. I dont know why. It seems fun. Mine's a tiger cause they're pretty and powerful. See? Loads of fun.

Be original. A wise professor named George once said (like a week ago), "I don't think outside the box. I think of a box no one else has ever thought of, then I stay in that box." Find your box.

This isnt a rule, but I'll just say now that i prefer new stories to prewritten ones, but if a prewritten one is better, i won't discriminate. Oh, and you can enter more than one story per person, but I ask you keep it to two, three TOPS.

Ok, most important rule. Have fun and write from your heart. Passion is everything in writing. And I promise i will read and comment on EVERY entry. I'll be honest, possibly brutally so, but it's constructive critizism. I love you all, really.

Good luck! Happy writing!

Contest is Over

  • Contest was judged on March 21, 2008
  • Rewards: Gold: 175, Silver: 125, Bronze: 75, Honorable mention: 4 people
  • Final notes:
    I know it's so cliche for me as the judge to say this, but seriously, judging this contest just about killed me. I had like, 20 people in my finalists and I could NOT decide. I decided to choose the three I really loved and also that didn't have previous awards. All the stories were so wonderful. The winners are as follows:
    Gold: Beauty's worth
    Silver: Prologue: Tales of an Unwilling Vampiress
    Bronze: Remembering Sunday
    Honorable Mentions: A day in the Life, Red light Green light go, Twisted Reality, and Dreamscapes
    I also wanted to recognize a few I finally had to cut that I loved.
    The Glass like Shattered Girl
    Beaten
    Charlotte
    What colour are your wings?
    Adaptability
    The pros and cons of being hit by a transport..
    My dearest Katharine, I love you.
    I really loved every one of these, but I couldn't make that many finalists and so I had to choose the ones that really stretched my mind and made me think since that was the point of the contest. Thank you to everyone for entering! I enjoyed reading all of these so much. KEEP WRITING and let me know if you want me to read anything new. Best of luck,
    TheDamned77

Contest Winners

  1. Beauty's Worth
    The moon lingered high above the horizon and it was tinted with an aura of red. The color of blood seeped into its crevices until lakes of
    by LadyLionnir 800 words, 16 comments, on Mar 2 7:19 PM 2008. In Dark, Fantasy, Love, Romance
    Gold trophy winner
    • Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]
  2. (Outdated) Prologue: Tales of An Unwilling Vampiress
    by Tiger-Lily 1400 words, 191 comments, on Apr 26 9:22 PM 2008. In Fiction, Horror, Love, Romance, Vampire, Young adult
    Silver trophy winner
    • Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]
  3. Remembering Sunday
    The bottle tumbled out of his hand, he cursed under his breathe. Dark circles under his eyes hinted at the fact that he hadn't slept much i
    by Holly Anne Fairden 1900 words, 15 comments, on Feb 14 3:46 PM 2008. In Dark, Depression, Dreams, Fantast, Love, Other, Romance
    Bronze trophy winner
    • Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]
  4. A Day in the Life --KAT
    A Day in the Life / / The moonlight shone brightly off the surface of the lake. The nightlife was in full swing. Bullfrogs competed for
    by Kat222 1900 words, 48 comments, on May 22 4:21 AM 2007
    Honorable mention
    • Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]
  5. Red Light, Green Light, Go.
    It's better that I not think when I'm at this place. Better that I not let the sound of cars whizzing by register within my ears. It's bett
    by elfflower1989 600 words, 12 comments, on Feb 12 5:39 AM 2008. In Depression
    Honorable mention
    • Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]
  6. Twisted Reality
    by HoneyAngel 700 words, 11 comments, on Feb 10 4:43 AM 2008. In Adult, Dark, Life, Pain, Strange
    Honorable mention
    • Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]
  7. Dreamscapes
    by Andrew Timothy 800 words, 44 comments, on Jan 1 12:21 PM 2008. In Dream, Fantasy, Life, Other, Weird
    Honorable mention
    • Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]

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  • Springs gold member
    March 6, 2008
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    ''NO SWEARING!!! Well, I can handle hell and damn but nothing too intense. STORIES WITH THE F WORD WILL BE AUTOMATICALLY DQ'D!!! DO NOT BREAK THIS RULE OR I WILL SEND A CRAZY MAFIA BLOODHOUND TO EAT YOU!! Clear?''

    I'm scared o.o
    Very scared.

  • Thedamned77
    March 8, 2008
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    you should be


  • Andrew Timothy
    March 21, 2008
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    Thank you for the Honorable Mention!