Ok, I came up with a crazy Idea. You guys submit your stuff and I'll have my husband print all of the stories off-without titles. Then I'll have him print off some e-published short stories off of some websites. We will mix them up and then I will order the stories according to how likely I think it is that the story is the real published one. Can you guys fool me? Plus when it's all over I'll give you the things that tipped me off about your story if there were any. Here's are the guidelines:
*Needs to be no greater than 100 words. If you want to submit a longer story just cut off the 100 words that you want me to read, and submit those. I'll have my husband do the same to the published stories, simply to save on paper!
*No Cussing
*No Pornographic material
*No Gay/Lesbian
Some tips on how to prepare your work for this contest:
*Pick out some of your favor authors and transcribe the first chapter or so of their work. It will show you how the pro's use allegory, style, ect. (Make sure to do this with many different authors-we don't want to copy any particular person, just grab a few pointers here and there) I did this, and it REALLY REALLY help me!
*Read daily (novel, ezines, the types of things you want to write) Example: If I want to publish a children's novel reading books like the Narnia series, and Harry Potter and studying their writing techniques will help me.
*I'm not talking about copying their plot!!!! I'm talking about learning about the tools they use to illustrate their plot. There's a HUGE difference there.
*Be original! Why would somebody want to pay money to read a story that is boring, or talks about something that's been done to death. (If you're writing has the what I call, "Romeo and Juliet Syndrome" think of a way to make it different, to stand out. Just because YOU care about it, doesn't mean that someone else will.
Romeo loves Juliet, they can't be together, so they kill themselves- okay how many times have we seen this done? Now Romeo who a British soldier and Juliet who is a german Jew trapped in a consentration camp. That actually might be interesting- even if it is similar to the original!
Okay, good luck to everyone!
*Needs to be no greater than 100 words. If you want to submit a longer story just cut off the 100 words that you want me to read, and submit those. I'll have my husband do the same to the published stories, simply to save on paper!
*No Cussing
*No Pornographic material
*No Gay/Lesbian
Some tips on how to prepare your work for this contest:
*Pick out some of your favor authors and transcribe the first chapter or so of their work. It will show you how the pro's use allegory, style, ect. (Make sure to do this with many different authors-we don't want to copy any particular person, just grab a few pointers here and there) I did this, and it REALLY REALLY help me!
*Read daily (novel, ezines, the types of things you want to write) Example: If I want to publish a children's novel reading books like the Narnia series, and Harry Potter and studying their writing techniques will help me.
*I'm not talking about copying their plot!!!! I'm talking about learning about the tools they use to illustrate their plot. There's a HUGE difference there.
*Be original! Why would somebody want to pay money to read a story that is boring, or talks about something that's been done to death. (If you're writing has the what I call, "Romeo and Juliet Syndrome" think of a way to make it different, to stand out. Just because YOU care about it, doesn't mean that someone else will.
Romeo loves Juliet, they can't be together, so they kill themselves- okay how many times have we seen this done? Now Romeo who a British soldier and Juliet who is a german Jew trapped in a consentration camp. That actually might be interesting- even if it is similar to the original!
Okay, good luck to everyone!
Contest is Over
- Contest was judged on March 29, 2007
- Rewards: Gold: 100, Silver: 70, Bronze: 30, Honorable mention: 10 people
- Final notes: Thanks for entering everyone. It was hard to judge! Here's how the winners did against published material:
1st- Beat 5 out of 7 published stories
2nd- Beat 4 out of 7 published stories
3rd- Beat 4 out of 7 published stories
All honorable Mentions beat 4 out of 7 published stories!
You guys rock! Great job!
Contest Winners
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Jack Parker sat on the sloping grass hill in front of the shore of Lake Michigan, as a cool breeze slapped his pale face. His eyes stayed focused on a young woman with long blond hair, and a body that any man would love to ho• Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]
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by Ahava 600 words, 6 comments, on Dec 30 7:12 PM 2006. In Family, Fiction, Love, Starting idea, Third person, Young adult
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Lady watched the storm rage, violently tearing at trees, scattering branches and newly blossomed leaves into the tumultuous sky. Lady sat transfixed for a while, but a voice broke her trance. / “You know what you must• Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]
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by InMemoryofCharlieJr 100 words, 6 comments, on Mar 15 4:21 PM 2007. In Fiction, First person, Life, Romance, Short story, Young adult• Commented on by judge.
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by DuchessAura of Brie 100 words, 22 comments, on Mar 9 11:07 PM 2007
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Jane converted to Islam right before she said the ‘I dos’ to the man she was committing to spend the rest of her life with. The imam told her something so unexpectedly profound; however, it left the rest of the ceremony feelby Miss Anona 600 words, 2 comments, on Mar 17 9:35 PM 2007• Commented on by judge.
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This sounds interesting
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Heh, this sounds really cool, very nifty idea!
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This is a cool idea, but the word count restriction and lack of swearing makes it incredibly difficult.
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See below
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you cant cut the story i entered down to 100 words or it makes no sense...
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