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Emotive and Descriptive
Contest!!
Welcome to the contest "Emotive and Descriptive." This is an anything goes contest - any genre. However, the story must evoke an emotional response - whether that be positive or negative AND use a fall range of descriptive language - such as the use of imagery, illusions, visualization, analogies etc. I want stories that involve and immerse the reader in both the environment AND the emotion created in the piece. A good story is one that wields both of these factors equally.
RULES:
[1] Spelling, punctuation and grammer should be checked. A couple of mistakes will be tolerated, but a lot of them does not a happy judge make. I expect that the stories be, in the very least, edited .
[2] No sticky caps or netspeak
[3] Stories only - no poetry, scripts, rants, essays, sermons etc
[4] Word limit - stories must have at least 400 words and no more than 4000. You can, however, enter stories over 4000 words - in that case, I reserve the right to judge based on the first 4000 words only.
[5] No fanfiction - I only want entries that are purely your creations only
[6] Most genres accepted. However, I will not accept certain stories (most of these are against site rules anyway), in particular; rape (aggressor's POV), actual suicide (suicider's POV where the character dies), unusual sexual habits (bestiality, necrophillia etc), racial vilification/human rights abuses (aggressor's POV) Make sure your piece is listed in the right categories. If it contains adult content, it must also be listed as 'adult'.
[7] No discriminatory remarks to be made; eg sexism, racism, anti-religion etc, unless part of a character's speech and that fits in the overall context of the story.
[8] Swearing and colloquialisms to be kept at a minimum.
[9] New stories encouraged, but prewrites allowed. Up to 3 entries per person allowed. If merit dictates it, it will be possible to have more than one story per author in the finalist list.
I will DQ any entry that does not comply with any of the rules; no if's, no but's. I'm sorry, but rules are rules... without them, the world would be a mess.
All stories will receive a review, and if I pick up consistent grammer/spelling/punctuation errors, they will also be in the comment. I expect contestants to make an effort to change those errors before I judge the contest. That being said, please don't just add a story with shocking grammer/spelling/punctuation in the hopes that I will edit it for you. I won't - it will be DQ'd as per rule [1].
Stories will be judged primarily on creativity and originality, as well as plot, character development and flow. I will be leaving the contest open until the end of April. The points will likely go up if I receive quality entries.
Thank you for entering and good luck!
Contest is Over
- Contest was judged on May 31, 2008
- Rewards: Gold: 500, Silver: 350, Bronze: 200, Honorable mention: 17 people
- Final notes: Thank you all for the fantabulous entries!
The quality of some of these pieces were amazing, and the contest very hard to judge. I judged stories based on what I felt to be a balance of emotion and description, as well as good grammer, punctuation, spelling, style, plot etc.
A lot of pieces plucked at the heart-strings through subject matter alone (death, loss, angst etc), and as it is human nature to be moved by such things, I deliberately examined each story past this response. Thus, those authors who also masterfully wielded descriptive language, faired better than those who relied on emotive response alone.
Those stories that were balanced equally between emotive and descriptive were ranked according to the effective use of correct grammer as well as style.
I whittled the finalists down to the top 20 - and those within it ARE ranked. I would encourage all of you to go through and read some of these stories.
Congratulations to the TOP 20!
Contest Winners
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And the tears streamed down his face while he held the letter in one hand, as his first day without her dawned in bitter, ironic beauty.by Paragonz Shadow 2500 words, 43 comments, on Jan 6 4:22 AM 2008. In Death, Depression, Romance, Third person
Gold trophy winner
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She had always wished he was gone, until she realised how much it hurt when he actually left.by Paragonz Shadow 1800 words, 25 comments, on Mar 18 7:21 AM 2008. In Angst, Death, Depression, Other, Short story, Tragedy
Silver trophy winner
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by Tiger-Lily 1400 words, 191 comments, on Apr 26 9:22 PM 2008. In Fiction, Horror, Love, Romance, Vampire, Young adult
Bronze trophy winner
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by Melancholic Smile 3000 words, 10 comments, on Apr 23 9:24 AM 2008. In Death, Love, Pain, Sad, Short story
Honorable mention
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by Thotro Manche 1800 words, 17 comments, on Nov 10 12:04 PM 2007. In Adult, Erotica, Romance Honorable mention
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The pen scribbled quietly across the table, as the pale moonlight shone through the window upon the victim of such a very sad fate. Tearsby saphFIRE13 1000 words, 31 comments, on Oct 10 8:34 PM 2007. In Death, Short story, Spiritual Honorable mention
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Whisper1 / Kaelynn blinked her eyes, and she was straddling the rocky, frozen, jagged peak of a mountain top, all alone, with nothing but tby penny1 4500 words, 7 comments, on Feb 10 9:14 AM 2008. In Death, Fantasy, Fiction, Hope, Sad, Short story, Third person Honorable mention
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The sounds of hearts growing louder as accusations are passed around at the knowledge of something harmed at the touch of a crucifix...my cby The Rebel Shotgun 900 words, 11 comments, on May 3 5:38 PM 2008. In Dark, Fantasy, Fiction, First person, Romance Honorable mention
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So you think you know how the world is going to end? Well maybe you don't have a clue.....• Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]
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by robert davidson 3000 words, 52 comments, on Dec 29 3:41 AM 2007. In Love, Short story, Young adult Honorable mention
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The pictures on the wall always give an insight into the painters soul.by HoneyAngel 900 words, 14 comments, on Jan 5 8:00 PM 2008. In Fiction, Inspirational, Sad, Short story, Third person Honorable mention
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1 / Wind whistles over my fur, chilling me to my core. Brown earth shaking, red lights burn my paws. My paw lightly touched the brown dirtby Writing0Freedom 700 words, 11 comments, on Apr 27 8:52 PM 2008. In Action, Dark, Death, First person, Life, Pain, Sad, War, You Honorable mention
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Entries [50]
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He was confused, and needed some serious help. He didn’t know what to do, but he could not stop himself. He had dreamed of her again last night, just like he had for every night for the past few months. He wanted to tell her,• Commented on by judge. Prewrite
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Dear Edward,
Today has been a boringly normal day. The sun is shining...by emperess27 700 words, 29 comments, on Nov 28 8:47 AM 2007. In Death, First person, Love, Sad, Tear-jerker• Commented on by judge. Prewrite -
The moon drew resentfully behind a cloud and Marah poked her head out from behind the ancient tree she had been hiding behind. She gazed up• Commented on by judge. Prewrite
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The man wore a bowler hat and silver cufflinks. He smoked a pipe when it fancied him and never hesitated to take part when the spirits we• Commented on by judge. Prewrite
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Daddies mad again I can hear him screaming at mommy all the way by the lake. It’s probably the rain he always gets mad when it’s raining o• Commented on by judge. Prewrite
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Mommy? Can you come home now? I love you.
We miss you bunches. Daddy always cries when we talk about you. I think he misses you a lot. I hear him all the time in your room a• Commented on by judge. Prewrite -
Roaches are just dirty, nasty bugs ... right? Maybe ... maybe not.• Commented on by judge.
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by RxxSpiritWolfxxJ 800 words, 57 comments, on Apr 19 12:52 PM 2008. In Family issues, Father and son, Life, Pain, Rejection, Young adult• Commented on by judge. Prewrite
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Sometimes sisters break apart, and twins have to leave each other behindby Writing0Freedom 500 words, 5 comments, on Dec 25 12:53 AM 2007. In• Commented on by judge. Prewrite
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by LuciferLight 900 words, 4 comments, on May 14 3:54 AM 2007. In Adult, Adult?, Erotica?, First person, Love• Commented on by judge. Prewrite
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Silently, creeping past Mommy’s door, I slink into our kitchen\family room. Creak! My stocking feet slipped on the polished wood. I pause,by Writing0Freedom 1000 words, 3 comments, on Apr 27 8:57 PM 2008• Commented on by judge.
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Kaya bit her lip as she played the message over for what had to be the tenth time. She couldn’t believe it. She just couldn’t. Just last Chby moonwriter 1100 words, 9 comments, on Apr 13 11:14 PM 2008• Commented on by judge. Prewrite
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Cramping pains jolted through my belly and up into my chest. I rolled over and pulled my legs up against me tightly, I could feel my hipbo• Commented on by judge. Prewrite
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by Seshat Kitty 1600 words, 13 comments, on Mar 30 4:58 AM 2008. In Dark, Love, Murder, Sad, Tragedy, Young adult• Commented on by judge. Prewrite
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WARNING- OCD can cause cross kissing, rug hopping, and toothpaste avoidance.by callthexylophone 600 words, 15 comments, on Feb 10 8:37 PM 2008• Commented on by judge. Prewrite
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I sit there, in that one seat in homeroom everyday. Watching kids laugh and stare at my face, as if its the funniest thing they've ever seen. But what they don't know is this: I cut myself each night, in order to feel somethi• Commented on by judge. Prewrite
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The opalescent sun was drifting tranquilly, doing its last bit of responsibility before the moon took over. The black clouds, however, were poised on the edge of the horizon, where the sun resided, as if conspiring to thwartby Thotro Manche 1000 words, 12 comments, on Oct 18 12:38 PM 2007• Commented on by judge. Prewrite
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by Audric Beaumont 1700 words, 56 comments, on Dec 6 5:46 PM 2006. In Dark, Fiction, Horror, Love, Murder, Romance, Tragedy, Vampires, Young adult• Commented on by judge. Prewrite
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Prologue / / In a world where there were many races; a world full of witches and wizards, of fairies and unicorns, of dragons and nymphs;• Commented on by judge. Prewrite
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1I awake to the movement in the bed as he tries to sit up on the side of the bed. I wait with halted breath to see if he can stand up by hiby skye01 2000 words, 25 comments, on Nov 26 6:40 PM 2006. In First person, Inspirational, Love, Spiritual• Commented on by judge. Prewrite
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Tito was packing his bags for his visit to his Grandpa Otto’s in Hawaii. “I hope grandpa will teach me how to surf this year.” He eagerly tby wayned1990 2000 words, 1 comment, on Jan 26 10:38 PM 2008. In Dark, Depression, Loss, Pain, Sad, Tragedy• Commented on 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• Commented on by judge. Prewrite
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by secretladyspider 3800 words, 13 comments, on Apr 17 8:23 PM 2008. In Depression, Fiction, First person, Life, Love, Other, Romance, Sad, Teen, Young adult• Commented on by judge. Prewrite
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by ForestFaery 6600 words, 8 comments, on Dec 14 2:40 PM 2007. In Adult, First person, Love, Other, Romance• Commented on by judge. Prewrite
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by wayned1990 2700 words, 10 comments, on Nov 12 7:06 PM 2007. In Fiction, Humor, Other, Young adult• Commented on by judge. Prewrite
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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• Commented on by judge. Prewrite
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That's why, once he tires of a woman, she is thrown an extravagant party and then taken to the guillotine the following day.
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Can we enter more than one story, or is it limited to one?
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I will allow up to 3 entries per contestant. I have adjusted the contest so that I will know who the contestants are, and thus I will know how many stories are entered per person. More than three, and I WILL DQ the extras.
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''(bestiality, necrophillia etc - I have another contest in which those stories can be entered)''
The mod I talked to said we can't write about those subjects at all on this site x.x -
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I merely provided them as examples the type of stories I don't want. The later reference is to a contest that is for 'adult' subjects, not for stories containing this specific subject matter. I will edit to make this reference clearer.
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Ack! Can you disqualify me from this contest? The story I put is not worthy. XD
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