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Writing Competition!
Writing Competition!
All credit goes to The Writer for creating this thread on January 9th, 2016. I found it on the 21st page of Inkwell and adapted it. So, the rules:
-Each contest will be be 2-6 weeks long, depending on the judge.
-There will be one judge for each round, so that the judge for round one (me) can participate in round 2, and the judge for round 2 can participate in round 3, and so on. The judge chooses the category, the minimum (but not max) number of words, the allowed time, and the deadline.
-This is copied exactly from The Writer's thread: Have fun as well! For those who aren't writing feel free to comment on stories and build others up! This is meant to give fellow writers a challenge and to improve their already wonderful skills!
-The themes can include everything from essays to fantasy stories to free-verse poetry. Any form of writing that the judge chooses!
-Make sure, if you are judging, that it's fair. Don't choose someone's story or essay or poem just because you like the writer.
-And one more thing- do your very best on the writing work! This is meant to be serious, actual writing, and I am thinking of doing something special for the winning writers once we've had at least four rounds.
@Admins, The Writer came up with this idea. Do you think that the winning writers from each round might be able to be featured in Cricket magazine as a prize? Either in Cricket League, the Letterbox if it's very, very, short, or even in the main magazine part? I know that it's not very likely, so I don't have my hopes up, but what do you think?
I will be the judge for the first round; when this shows up, I'll post the requirements for round 1.
I've passed your request on to the editors. We do sometimes publish excerpts from Chatterbox in the magazine.
Admin
submitted by Leafpool
(July 20, 2016 - 3:43 pm)
(July 20, 2016 - 3:43 pm)
This sounds super-duper fun! I love writing, so I'll join this.
(July 20, 2016 - 7:50 pm)
(July 21, 2016 - 8:36 am)
Thanks, Admin.
And now for round one:
-The theme is fantasy/medieval adventure. Set it in medieval times, and you can add magic swords, dragons, monsters, any of those classic medieval fantasy adventure stuff. You can come up with the plot, but follow those guidelines.
-You have five weeks. The deadline will be August 22, but you can send in your story before that if you finish it before then.
-There is a minumum word limit of 450 words.
So those are the guidelines.
(July 21, 2016 - 9:16 am)
I am joining! Btw. Any tips for writing fantasy, anyone? It always ends up as realistic fiction for me when I try to writ fantasy!
(July 21, 2016 - 10:26 am)
You have to have a good twist, a few weak characters you can kill off, and a form of magic.
(July 21, 2016 - 3:04 pm)
Cool! I will participate! LOVE the topic! Any Maximum amount of words?
(July 21, 2016 - 11:22 am)
I'm joining!
(July 21, 2016 - 9:37 am)
Yeah! Different CB name day! And by the way, Rhianna J. is not my real name. I just came up with it for this. I was wanting a more creative name, like Over the Rainbow or Balletandbow, or Owlgirl, but I decided not to. So I'll be judging Round One, and the winner of Round One can judge round Two, so on.
(July 21, 2016 - 9:47 am)
Medius Res?
(July 21, 2016 - 9:42 am)
what?
(July 21, 2016 - 1:19 pm)
I mean: Can the stories be Medeus Res?
(July 21, 2016 - 3:03 pm)
The way I see it, that's always an effective storytelling technique, but it tends to make stories shorter. Do it or not, your choice.
Koda says ooob. You really like o's today, Koda.
(July 22, 2016 - 11:58 am)
I'm in!!!!! Quick question: Do we just post our pieces at a specific time of just whenever?
(July 21, 2016 - 10:50 am)
I'm joining!!!
(July 21, 2016 - 11:48 am)
I'm doing this! I'll think up a plot right away.
(July 21, 2016 - 1:44 pm)