....It always steals the covers.
Okay, the worldwide opening of The Dark Knight looms upon us, and I want to see your best tales of... you'll see.
My last contest was an options one, and I found it to be very successful. So options return (different ones of course) and they appear in these forms:
1. I want your best story of a misunderstood/unlikely hero. A bum who witnesses a crime, only to get laughed out of the police station, that sort of thing only more.. heroic. Hancock fanfictions and similar are smiled upon - so long as you emphasise their non-hero factor/misunderstood-ness. (**MEGA BROWNIE POINTS FOR ANYTHING TO DO WITH THE TICK**... that's who the title quote was from, I doubt many people will get it.)
2. Heroes aren't your thing? Give me your most spectacular villain, but make him clumsy, make him a laughing-stock, and make his arch-nemisis as flamboyantly "man-to-the-rescue-ish" as you possibly can. Of course, I expect to have a chuckle at this, but childish humour isn't appreciated here, go giggle at the word poop elsewhere please ^_^
3. Batman fanfictions - oh, come on, you all saw it coming X). Not such a fan of the old TV show, the cartoons are all good here, as are the more recent, darker comics. You don't have to make it depressing as the newer films threaten to be, but keep to Bruce Wayne's evolved character as best you can =)
4. You get the running theme here? Good. So long as it's good vs. evil related, then chuck it here =) But I want option number in author's notes, and I'll look more kindly on numbers 1-3, simply because I prefer those options =)
Not exactly a rule, but I think it reflects negatively if I see a story that's been entered into more than, let's say, 5 contests before. So, I'm sorry, but I'm not going to play lucky number six for anyone. I'm also sorry if you've edited your story and want to see how the new version fares, but I won't be considering it for gold. I will, however, comment =) I did very well to comment on every entry in my last contest, and I will do the same for this one regardless of any broken rules.
Rules *scattered boos*
1. No poetry please, I'm on a diet.
Seriously, I have no clue how to rate poetry at all as I don't write it, and it doesn't really go with this theme anyway.
2. Min length - 300 words, but every word has to count. Max length - 5000 words, and keep me interested. I allow leeway of about 200 words either way. I will try and read something longer, but if it goes over the limit and my focus is lost, then it's a no-go I'm afraid.
3. Unless your character is intended to be vulgar and abusive, profanity is to be kept minimal please. I don't mind swearing at all, I should imagine we all do it, it just has its place - and the place isn't on every line between every word.
4. Erotica doesn't exactly fit in here, unless it's Nymphomaniac girl to the rescue, but if you can make it fit then it's fine.
5. I don't care what sexuality, religion, gender etc. you make your characters, but smack them when they start complaining about other people. In other words, no bashing anything... unless bash happens to be a comical sound effect you use.
6. Basic grammar is necessary here, but I won't penalise you for mis-spelt words, wrong use/no use at all of apostrophes etc. Paragraphs are a must, page-long blocks of text make me lose my place.
7. Put the option you've picked in your author's notes.
Have a laugh with it, folks!
^_^
Okay, the worldwide opening of The Dark Knight looms upon us, and I want to see your best tales of... you'll see.
My last contest was an options one, and I found it to be very successful. So options return (different ones of course) and they appear in these forms:
1. I want your best story of a misunderstood/unlikely hero. A bum who witnesses a crime, only to get laughed out of the police station, that sort of thing only more.. heroic. Hancock fanfictions and similar are smiled upon - so long as you emphasise their non-hero factor/misunderstood-ness. (**MEGA BROWNIE POINTS FOR ANYTHING TO DO WITH THE TICK**... that's who the title quote was from, I doubt many people will get it.)
2. Heroes aren't your thing? Give me your most spectacular villain, but make him clumsy, make him a laughing-stock, and make his arch-nemisis as flamboyantly "man-to-the-rescue-ish" as you possibly can. Of course, I expect to have a chuckle at this, but childish humour isn't appreciated here, go giggle at the word poop elsewhere please ^_^
3. Batman fanfictions - oh, come on, you all saw it coming X). Not such a fan of the old TV show, the cartoons are all good here, as are the more recent, darker comics. You don't have to make it depressing as the newer films threaten to be, but keep to Bruce Wayne's evolved character as best you can =)
4. You get the running theme here? Good. So long as it's good vs. evil related, then chuck it here =) But I want option number in author's notes, and I'll look more kindly on numbers 1-3, simply because I prefer those options =)
Not exactly a rule, but I think it reflects negatively if I see a story that's been entered into more than, let's say, 5 contests before. So, I'm sorry, but I'm not going to play lucky number six for anyone. I'm also sorry if you've edited your story and want to see how the new version fares, but I won't be considering it for gold. I will, however, comment =) I did very well to comment on every entry in my last contest, and I will do the same for this one regardless of any broken rules.
Rules *scattered boos*
1. No poetry please, I'm on a diet.
Seriously, I have no clue how to rate poetry at all as I don't write it, and it doesn't really go with this theme anyway.
2. Min length - 300 words, but every word has to count. Max length - 5000 words, and keep me interested. I allow leeway of about 200 words either way. I will try and read something longer, but if it goes over the limit and my focus is lost, then it's a no-go I'm afraid.
3. Unless your character is intended to be vulgar and abusive, profanity is to be kept minimal please. I don't mind swearing at all, I should imagine we all do it, it just has its place - and the place isn't on every line between every word.
4. Erotica doesn't exactly fit in here, unless it's Nymphomaniac girl to the rescue, but if you can make it fit then it's fine.
5. I don't care what sexuality, religion, gender etc. you make your characters, but smack them when they start complaining about other people. In other words, no bashing anything... unless bash happens to be a comical sound effect you use.
6. Basic grammar is necessary here, but I won't penalise you for mis-spelt words, wrong use/no use at all of apostrophes etc. Paragraphs are a must, page-long blocks of text make me lose my place.
7. Put the option you've picked in your author's notes.
Have a laugh with it, folks!
^_^
Contest is Over
- Contest was judged on August 1, 2008
- Rewards: Gold: 500, Silver: 250, Bronze: 150, Honorable mention: 5 people
- Final notes: Didn't get too many responses with this contest, but those that I did get I thought were excellent. You all gave me EXACTLY what I wanted, and I reckon that makes this contest a success =)
Very talented writers here, and I got a great mix of comedy, romance, fantasy, thriller, a tiny bit of horror - fantastic =)
Thanks a bunch guys, you made this contest so much fun!
Contest Winners
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It's a battle for pride and glory, pitting the forces of evil against the mighty forces of Scrabble.by jessicakristine 1500 words, 4 comments, on Jul 21 2:17 AM 2008. In Fiction, Humor, Other, Short story, Weird
Gold trophy winner
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Two best friends unite...on opposite sides of the line. Inspired by a collection of songs, this is a tale of fantasy, romance, and friendshby Tiger-Lily 7400 words, 23 comments, on May 13 5:00 PM 2008. In Action, Fantasy, Fiction, Fragment, Love, Romance, Shor
Silver trophy winner
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MIRROR, MIRROR, ON THE WALL /A tale to REFLECT upon...A little..."LIGHT" reading...if you find...The TIME! Have fun!
by Gary Alexander 1400 words, 144 comments, on Feb 18 7:32 AM 2008. In Horror, Science fiction
Bronze trophy winner
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The housekeeper answered the door. She was wearing a gray dress with a white apron. Two women were there and one immediately shot the maiby Andy Stephenson 2300 words, 58 comments, on Jan 12 6:26 PM 2007. In Crime, Fantasy
Honorable mention
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Eep, nearly entered, then saw the trophy count and withdrew my story.
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how do you mean?
if you have a story, but it's been entered into a contest lots of times, then go ahead and throw it in anyway =)
I don't mind how many trophies the writer has, it's about the number the story's earned, but I'm actually not planning on being superly strict on that front XD
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You know about the The Tick?!
God - I laughed my ass off at him when I was younger.
Hilarious cartoon.
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yay, a fellow fan!! =D
I adore the cartoons, but I really fell in love with the live action series XD it has my favourite character: Batmanuel XD
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The Tick lives!!!
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=D yay, fans!!
can't wait to see if I get some fanfictions about him XD XD
that wasn't a hint btw =P
or was it...? XP
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Thank You!
Thanks for the honorable mention and points. I appreciate them. Thanks for hosting this contest.
Andy
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