Write The Rest of the Story

Welcome to my contest.

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YOUR MISSION: Write me a creative, attention-grabbing (and holding) story that starts with the paragraph below...

"I know I didn't mean it; it just sort of... happened. I hate myself for what I've done, and they all hate me, too. I never meant to abandon him/her--to ruin our friendship. Is there a chance I can save it somehow?"

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RULES (Yikes, lots of them...) :

&diams No Adult content. (Especially Erotica.) I want little kids to be able to join, too!
&diams Please grammar/spell check! It makes my eyes bleed if your grammar is horrendous.
&diams Do NOT leave your story in a big, long, block paragraph. It makes suffering happen to my tiny brain.
&diams No "chat speak" or StIcKy CaPs, please.
&diams Swearing is allowed (during dialogue), but only if it fits with the story. I don't want to see the "F" word used as a noun, verb, adjective, etc. throughout the story. (And that goes for other profane words, too, please!)
&diams No poems. This is strictly a story contest.
&diams Gay, Lesbian, and Bi are allowed, but please write well for this.
&diams No prewrites. I want something fresh and awesome.

&hearts And... (yes, the bestest rule of all...) Have fun, please!

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SUGGESTIONS:

I like guy/girl best-friendships. Make what you will of that.
I love romance!
I like realistic fiction and fantasy a ton.
I adore stuff with "hopeful" endings. Not necessarily happy, but hopeful.
Try to keep it under 2000 words, please!

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ASSURANCES:

I will try to comment on every entry.

I really am a nice person, and the intent of this contest is to help you improve your writing (or get your creative juices flowing). I don't like making people upset, and my comments are meant to help. Really.

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YOUR ORDERS:

Write me an awesome story!

(Forget the dude with the bull whip.)

Contest is Over

  • Contest was judged on July 18
  • Rewards: Gold: 260, Silver: 180, Bronze: 110
  • Final notes:
    Thank you all for entering. I really enjoyed reading the entries, and I'm thankful that you all participated. The three winners were, quite frankly, amazing (given the prompt ). Thank you all again, and keep writing!

Contest Winners

  1. Redemption
    My hands trembled as I anxiously knocked on the familiar old wooden door.
    by moonwriter 1200 words, 5 comments, on Jul 4 7:50 PM. In First person, Hope, Life, Love, Romance, Somewhat sad
    Gold trophy winner
    • Commented on by judge. [remove]
  2. Forgiveness
    I know I didn't mean it; it just sort of... happened. I hate myself for what I've done, and they all hate me, too. I never meant to abandon
    by poetry is soul 800 words, 1 comment, on Jul 14 12:59 PM
    Silver trophy winner
    • Commented on by judge. [remove]
  3. Working Past the Hairline Fracture
    I know I didn't mean it; it just sort of... happened. I hate myself for what I've done, and they all hate me, too. I never meant to abandon
    by Cerbie20 700 words, 1 comment, on Jul 17 11:51 PM
    Bronze trophy winner
    • Commented on by judge. [remove]

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  • Forgotten Tink.
    July 4
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    ....

    I just typed a story for you..but then...the page crashed. I lost it all.....

  • laxhottie14
    July 4
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    k i havee a question. i want to write a story but how do i do it??


    • Radiance
      July 4
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      The blue link that says "new story"? CLICK!!!

      Then, a new screen will show up--it has a space for a title, a space for the story, and all kinds of stuff. You can label the categories, add in Author's Notes, and type in a preview of the story.

      I hope that helps! I think there may even be instructions once you click the link.


  • Pink.Lady
    July 14
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    Nice contest! I'll definitely be back to enter!

    ♥Maureen♥

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