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Green room link:
 Objectives: 1. To fill the last hours of summer, et cetera. 2. To take a simple concept (fiction contest, very simple) and make it as unnecessarily complicated as possible (see "Rules," below). 3. That's it, really. Also I've been wanting to host another fiction contest for a long time, and figured I'd better quit bullshitting and just do it. Rules: 1. The idea here is not altogether unlike the idea behind "Follow the Leader: Journal Edition "  : to inspire the writing of others by providing the germ of an idea that can be interpreted in any of a number of ways. As such, each contestant is responsible not only for producing quality writing, but also to provide inspiration and encouragement to co-contestants. Let's set a community goal: as many awesome pieces of fiction as possible. 2. For each round, I will take the first FIVE people to sign up. Sign up in the forum, then email me privately and include the following four items in your email: - a single-word noun or proper noun (e.g. "mojito," "loneliness," "Spain") - a brief description of an unnamed character - a complete, grammatically correct sentence - a length of time (e.g. "thirty-six hours," "one week," etc.--no shorter than twenty-four hours) 3. The day after we get our fifth sign-up, I will post a message in the forum containing the first prompt--a noun, a character and a sentence--without indicating which player provided the prompt. I will also state the deadline for the prompt as indicated by the player who provided the prompt. 4. Every player, including the one who provided the prompt, will have the length of time specified to write and post to the forum a piece of fiction containing each of the items in the prompt. 5. The day after the first deadline, I will post a message containing the second prompt. And so on. (I'll choose the order of the prompts.) 6. Pieces of all types and ratings are welcome, but as I'll be the sole judge this time around, it would probably behoove you to do some investigating into what type of stuff I like to read. If this works out, and I host subsequent rounds, I'll start drafting judges. Scoring: 1. For each piece of fiction you produce, you can earn a maximum of 5 points. I will judge your piece based on its overall quality and adherence to the prompt AS WELL AS its stylistic appeal, grammar and mechanics. If you fail to include any aspect of the prompt, or if your piece is up to one day late, you will lose one point per infraction. You'll also lose at least one point if it is, like, totally unreadable. 2. For each person who earns a perfect score on YOUR prompt, you will receive one bonus point. That is, if one prompt yields five 5s, the person who provided it will earn an extra five bonus points. Guidelines: 1. Blah blah blah. You know the drill. I look favorably on contestants who are openly encouraging to one another--I might even award bonus points to a contestant who offers quality reviews to his fellow contestants. But don't harass anyone and don't be unduly nasty about your fellow contestants' writing, please. 2. When you email me with your prompts, please be realistic. If you want to set a quick deadline because you want to read hard-'n'-fast fiction, or a longer one because you want to read more polished pieces, do so, but don't set a deadline that plainly doesn't make sense with the subject matter. You know. 3. You may incorporate the elements of the prompt as strictly or as loosely as you wish, as long as they are present and obvious (except for the noun, which I'll cover below). That is, the prompted character may be central to your story, or may be peripheral, as long as (s)he is in there someplace. If you need to tweak the prompt sentence a little for formatting reasons, you may, but you must include it somehow. 4. You do not have to include the noun anywhere in your piece if you don't want to, but it must be central to the story. If the noun is "margarita," for instance, it's not enough to simply mention a peripheral character sipping a margarita. Be creative, but be overt. Prizes: This is a pretty intense thing, I think, so once I tally final scores, I'll multiply each score by 500 to award gift points (for a maximum of 15K gift points), plus place an awardicon on the winner's top-scoring piece. Prompts: #1--due Sunday, August 10th at 3:35 pm (W.com time) Noun: stranger Character: a middle-aged woman with hair pulled back into an elegant chignon, pearls and a tight-lipped mouth painted red Sentence: "The silence of the house was broken by an urgent staccato knocking on the front door." "Invalid Item" by A Guest Visitor "The Perils of Privilege" by susanL  "Invalid Item" by A Guest Visitor "Invalid Item" by A Guest Visitor "Invalid Item" by A Guest Visitor #2--due Thursday, August 14th at 7:55 pm (W.com time) Noun: glory Character: a man at the crossroads of life, wondering how he can escape the drudgery of middle class and break out the way he once dreamed when he was young...he's a little self centered, a little vain, and a lot bored with the world at large Sentence: "Escape was a concept he always considered but never equated as something feasible." "Invalid Item" by A Guest Visitor "The Blessings of Revenge" by susanL "In Search of Glory" by Pia Veleno  "Invalid Item" by A Guest Visitor "Invalid Item" by A Guest Visitor #3--due Friday, August 22nd at 7:11 pm (W.com time) Noun: outhouse Character: a black-haired redneck who harbors a secret and wears a heart-shaped locket on a leather necklace Sentence: "There were four of them but only one caught his eye." "Invalid Item" by A Guest Visitor "Bodily Functions" by susanL "Invalid Item" by A Guest Visitor "Invalid Item" by A Guest Visitor "Invalid Item" by A Guest Visitor #4--due Monday, September 1st at 11:11 am (W.com time) Noun: placebo Character: a man not quite yet beyond his childhood, but with bright blue eyes and dark, unruly hair, definitely someone worth noticing Sentence: "With fingers curled through the fence as if we could squeeze past if we tried hard enough, we watched the scene unfold from the outside looking in." "Invalid Item" by A Guest Visitor "Invalid Item" by A Guest Visitor "Invalid Item" by A Guest Visitor "A Comic Revenge" by susanL "Invalid Item" by A Guest Visitor #5--due Tuesday, September 2nd at 2:00 pm (W.com time) Noun: Monterrey Character: short and plump, like an office chair with straggly hair, proud of its brushless heritage, that wends down his shoulder like the knotted roots of an ancient oak tree Sentence: "Seventeen steps stood vigil between the first floor and the second." |
#70. Thanks to all. #66. And the Winner Is... #65. I'm So Proud!!! #63. By popular demand... #62. I agree too #61. I hope... #60. Re: Re: To Be Fair #59. Re: Re: To Be Fair #58. Re: To Be Fair #57. entry #5 #56. Re: To Be Fair #55. oops link... :-( #54. Re: To Be Fair #53. To Be Fair #52. Entry number 5 #51. Entry #5 #50. Final Prompt! #49. Entry Four #47. Finally! #46. My Entry #4 |
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