OK, so. I've had this idea floating around in my head for a while now, and I finally got around to posting it. 
For my third contest, I want you to give me starting paragraphs (as you probably figured out
). The first paragraph can make or break a story, and I want to hear your best ones. You can use ones from stories that you've already written, or ones that are still only concepts. I don't care, as long as they catch my attention.
Here are a few examples from my stories...
"I hadn’t been aware that cold this extreme existed. It must have been thousands of degrees below freezing. I was surprised that I hadn’t died of frostbite yet. Why couldn’t I just freeze to death? It seemed a better alternative than wandering through this endless labyrinth of chill, looking for a goal that I was fairly certain did not exist."
"I knew I was dreaming, but the terror that ripped through me was all too real. This phantasm had just begun; I was sitting in the beautiful, never ending gardens that filled the space outside my destination. I jumped to my feet and rushed toward my goal."
Yours are probably better than mine. Therefore, I want to hear them! Brownie points if they start like mine did, sort of in the action already, with no "once upon a time" stuff. I like those better.
Now for the part we all love. Rules!
1. Minimal swearing. I have the filter on, so I'll see the little * bunny* thing which annoys me, but I can live with it if there's not too much.
2. No erotica or adult content. If it's categorized under adult I can't read it, but even if it's not I don't particularly like to.
3. Correct spelling and grammar, please. A few minor mistakes are okay, but riting lik thiss isn't.
4. Gay/lesbian accepted, but not encouraged.
5. Just to make sure you read all the rules, put the words "Kidnap the Sandy Claws" and whether or not you know which movie the phrase is from in your A/N's.
6. Oh, I almost forgot. I'm just putting this for good measure, really, so I'm condensing it into one rule. nO wRiTiNg LiKe ThIs, 0r tH1$, and no chat speak.
7. You may enter more than one paragraph in a single entry, if you want.
8. You don't have to, but it would be nice if you put your username in your A/N's.
Hope to see some awesome paragraphs soon!
emma
For my third contest, I want you to give me starting paragraphs (as you probably figured out
). The first paragraph can make or break a story, and I want to hear your best ones. You can use ones from stories that you've already written, or ones that are still only concepts. I don't care, as long as they catch my attention.Here are a few examples from my stories...
"I hadn’t been aware that cold this extreme existed. It must have been thousands of degrees below freezing. I was surprised that I hadn’t died of frostbite yet. Why couldn’t I just freeze to death? It seemed a better alternative than wandering through this endless labyrinth of chill, looking for a goal that I was fairly certain did not exist."
"I knew I was dreaming, but the terror that ripped through me was all too real. This phantasm had just begun; I was sitting in the beautiful, never ending gardens that filled the space outside my destination. I jumped to my feet and rushed toward my goal."
Yours are probably better than mine. Therefore, I want to hear them! Brownie points if they start like mine did, sort of in the action already, with no "once upon a time" stuff. I like those better.
Now for the part we all love. Rules!
1. Minimal swearing. I have the filter on, so I'll see the little * bunny* thing which annoys me, but I can live with it if there's not too much.
2. No erotica or adult content. If it's categorized under adult I can't read it, but even if it's not I don't particularly like to.
3. Correct spelling and grammar, please. A few minor mistakes are okay, but riting lik thiss isn't.
4. Gay/lesbian accepted, but not encouraged.
5. Just to make sure you read all the rules, put the words "Kidnap the Sandy Claws" and whether or not you know which movie the phrase is from in your A/N's.
6. Oh, I almost forgot. I'm just putting this for good measure, really, so I'm condensing it into one rule. nO wRiTiNg LiKe ThIs, 0r tH1$, and no chat speak.
7. You may enter more than one paragraph in a single entry, if you want.
8. You don't have to, but it would be nice if you put your username in your A/N's.
Hope to see some awesome paragraphs soon!
emma
Contest is Over
- Contest was judged on December 25, 2008
- Rewards: Gold: 100, Silver: 50, Bronze: 25, Honorable mention: 1 people
- Final notes: I finally judged it! Thanks for being so patient with me, guys. Also, thanks for giving me a chance to read your awesome work! You all deserve gold, seriously, but I had to choose, and I'm pretty confident with my decision. Still, it was fun to read all your paragraphs, you really did them justice. Great job everybody! Good luck with all your future writing endeavors, and happy holidays!
Contest Winners
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Well, not all of them. Here are first paragraphs to a few of my stories. Enjoy. Beginnings set the stage for a story.by angellove 600 words, 7 comments, on Dec 3 6:40 PM 2008. In , Autism, Contest entry, Life, Love, Science fiction, Supernatural
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The realization felt like a knife twisted through the heart. It didn't work anymore. The blasted thing did not work anymore! NOW, after everything, after all this time, after everything, I finally have something to write abou• Commented on by judge. [remove]
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Silver trophy winner
Honorable mention
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Huddling in the corner around the Sterno can,
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As the smoke spreads, my hands catch on fire. We throw it away, but like a magnet, it will come back. Tricks and play time is what we call• Commented on by judge.
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I walked down the shore of the beach slowly thinking about the events of today. How could this happen? How, out of everyone, could Josh havby donuts-and-music 100 words, 1 comment, on Nov 30 5:25 PM 2008. In• Commented on by judge.
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It was all coming to an end. All those years of that clandestine tree house, of voices calling out in unison and an indissoluble brotherhood, all drawing to a close swiftly and steadfastly, as constant and inevitable as the dby XxRaindoshixX 200 words, 2 comments, on Nov 30 10:18 PM 2008• Commented on by judge.
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Rio walked down the sidewalk wringing his hands. He didn't even like anyone, how was he going to find someone to marry in four days. And whby donuts-and-music <100 words, 2 comments, on Nov 30 5:26 PM 2008. In• Commented on by judge.
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Rain. And monkeys. Yay, monkeys!by potatomontgomery 100 words, 2 comments, on Nov 30 11:01 PM 2008. In Fantasy, Humor, Science fiction• Commented on by judge.
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Holidays. Big deal. Everyone thinks that they're so great. Not me, and definately not if I have to spend them with the relatives. And this year we all gathering. A big family reunion. Christmas is going to suck. So I thought.by donuts-and-music <100 words, 1 comment, on Nov 30 5:27 PM 2008• Commented on by judge.
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It had been ages since I had seen him, last time I had we were just kids... he was throwing dirt at me and I just about ready to deack him one in the face, something most boys did not expect from girls, but my mum had alwaysby Asonine 100 words, 8 comments, on Dec 1 9:23 PM 2008. In Atraction, First peragragh, First person, For a contest, Life, Love, Peragragh• Commented on by judge.
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She isn’t startled by the night-black of the wall in front of her...by musicalmousie 100 words, 2 comments, on Dec 1 11:20 AM 2008. In• Commented on by judge.
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"Help is on the way." They had said to me, but help never arrives on time. I heard somewhere that a woman in Buffalo called the police because she was being robbed; by the time they arrived on the scene she was dead, and theby Scott Chason 100 words, 4 comments, on Dec 1 11:45 AM 2008• Commented on by judge.
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I felt the hands shove me into the darkness. Being me, I kicked, bit, pummeled, and scratched to get away. But I failed. They don't call them the "Force" for nothing. I flinched as the bars slammed behind me. You could say Iby xXDaring2DreamXx 100 words, 1 comment, on Dec 8 5:57 PM 2008• Commented on by judge.
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Who would have thought, the new girl and the popular guy, the ugly duckling and the greek god, eyes pouring with secrets, would be happy toby Cerbie20 200 words, 1 comment, on Dec 2 1:37 PM 2008. In• Commented on by judge.
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Small animals crawling over the walls is never a good thing. But drunken shirtless frat boys with baseball bats trying to kill them is actually worse. And this, I knew from long experience of my sister's parties, was the highby Minorchar <100 words, 5 comments, on Dec 4 11:06 AM 2008• Commented on by judge.
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A dream never seemed so real. The colors of the forest were much more vibrant, like I was seeing them for the first time. I looked out at tby Artificial.Smiles. 100 words, 1 comment, on Dec 4 9:28 PM 2008• Commented on by judge.
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Hands against the window frame, staring out the glass- a child falls in the dust. Shot by a stray bullet. More children influenced by their parents pain. Standing in the street- a child explodes in particles of hatred. Suicidby Writing0Freedom 700 words, 1 comment, on Dec 6 10:32 PM 2008• Commented on by judge.
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When I thought it could all come to an end, it has to start up.by serebear 800 words, 2 comments, on Jan 12 3:26 AM. In• Commented on by judge.
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Kidnap the sandy claws, The Nightmare Before Christmas?by one-winged- angel 100 words, 4 comments, on Dec 12 6:51 PM 2008• Commented on by judge.
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The walls were liquid, melting, streaming upwards like a jungle waterfall paused on video and then played in reverse. A man stood, his back arrow straight, dressed in a suit, in a seemingly endless puddle as wide as the mouth• Commented on by judge.
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You say we can use paragraphs from stories already written, but you say no prewrites. I'm confused?
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You have to make a new story with just the paragraph in it.
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hey emma! I was wondering if you could allow prewrites, because I have already done something like this for another contest...
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omg!
Nightmare before christmas!!!!!!
*mentally slaps self*
sorry
To make up for it, I'll try and enter a good paragraph XD
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how many entries can we have?
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hey judge. you never judged this contest.
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I haven't YET. That doesn't mean I won't.
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k jw
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