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>> Message Forum >> Contest >> ID #333655 | Show Details

The Writer's Cramp		Rated: 13+
10,000 GPs NEW Daily Prize pot! Write the best story or poem in 24 hours or less to win.
by: Sophy the Maryland Crab	Avg Rating: (317)

Writer's Cramp [#404346]
the heading for Writer's Cramp

Hello and welcome!
This forum is designed to get your creative juices flowing.
10,000 gps will be given away every 24 hours!

Each day around noon (w.com time), one of our judges will post a writing prompt. The contest ends before noon the next day. All entries that follow the prompt will be judged according to the writing prompt only. This means that grammatical errors WILL NOT be a determining factor in deciding the winner!

We are firm believers that far too many writers dwell so much on the grammatical portion of their writing, they stop the creative juices from spilling out of their fingers. A good writer does not stop to correct mistakes along the way. A good writer WRITES until they have extracted every bit of juice from their creative selves. Only then, does a good writer stop to edit.

Keeping that in mind, this forum will get your creative mind to write, write, write! How? You won't have TIME to correct. :) The judging will be based on how well you followed the prompt and how creative you were with it, not just on how well you write. Don't expect a detailed review of your piece. You have 24 hours to write, we only have a few minutes to judge.

DAILY PROMPTS are found in posts with these words in the subject line WINNER AND NEW PROMPT

There are only a few guidelines, so please adhere to them. Otherwise, you will be disqualified.

G U I D E L I N E S

1. All entries must be posted by link only. It is MANDATORY to use the bitem link. If you don't know how to use the bitem link, see "The illustrated guide to linking"

. In order to use a bitem link, you have to create a STATIC item for your entry.

2. All entries should be posted before noon (w.com time) to qualify for that day's judging.

3. All entries must not exceed 1,000 words for stories or 40 lines for poetry. You must include a final word or line count at the beginning or end of your story, or in your entry post.

4. All genres, all types of writing, and all portfolio colors are welcome. All ratings are welcome also - just make sure that your title/intro do not use language higher than 13+ (which is the rating of this forum).

5. ALL of the writing prompt requirements must be met in order to qualify.

6. Please only post one story, one poem or one of each for a total of two items.

7. PLEASE MAKE YOUR ENTRIES ORIGINAL TO THAT DAY'S PROMPT - previously created entries will not be considered, because the point of Writer's Cramp is to respond to a prompt in 24 hours or less, and submitting something you already wrote and had time to edit isn't fair to the other contestants. So you MUST create a new STATIC item for each prompt.

This contest changes daily. Therefore, it is recommended that you add this forum to your favorites!

HAVE FUN EVERYONE!

If you would like to donate GPs to the Writer's Cramp,
you may send them directly to "The Writer's Cramp group" -- (ID#463412). THANK YOU!

And a special THANK YOU to some recent generous donors
who help make our prizes possible!
The StoryMaster
"Mega Pot of Prizes"
staiNe
J. A. Buxton
JubeCube

Also, check out J. A. Buxton 's book made up entirely of Cramp Stories!

ASIN: 1598249150
1,000 Words or Less - A Collection of Contest Entries
Product Type: Book

List Price: $ 12.95
Amazon's Price: $ 12.95

[Buy Now!]

The Item Alias for "The Writer's Cramp" is "cramp" - you are welcome to use it!

Meet our wonderful regular Writer's Cramp Judges!
Turkey Talking Shaara
Storm Machine
Sophy the Maryland Crab
Diane
Darkin Stormy Night
Robert Waltz

And our occasional guest judges:
~j
justme
Count Milkula
Bianca

Interested in becoming an occasional guest judge?
Then fill out "Writer's Cramp Judge Application"

*****This forum is a writing contest forum,
so only entries to the current daily prompt are allowed.
Anything other than prompts and current entries will be suspended.
If you have questions, comments or suggestions,
please email them to one of the judges. Thank you!*****

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#2461. My entry (Again)

--->>ID #1995026 by Beth Grayman

on 11-07-09 @ 5:22 pm

#2460. My entry

--->>ID #1995022 by Beth Grayman

on 11-07-09 @ 5:19 pm

#2459. WINNER & NEW PROMPT

--->>ID #1994937 by Turkey Talking Shaara

on 11-07-09 @ 12:11 pm

#2458. My entry

--->>ID #1994752 by Vampyr14

on 11-06-09 @ 11:20 pm

#2457. e n t r y

--->>ID #1994707 by Bobby Lou Stevenson

on 11-06-09 @ 8:42 pm

#2456. ** Message Suspended **

--->>ID #1994534 by N/A on 11-06-09 @ 12:27 pm

#2455. WINNER and NEW PROMPT!

--->>ID #1994532 by Robert Waltz

on 11-06-09 @ 12:06 pm

#2454. Entry for 6 Nov

--->>ID #1994486 by Storm Machine

on 11-06-09 @ 9:56 am

#2453. cramp entry for 11/06/09

--->>ID #1994238 by Jennyj

on 11-05-09 @ 10:00 pm

#2452. WINNER AND NEW PROMPT

--->>ID #1994011 by Darkin Stormy Night

on 11-05-09 @ 12:04 pm

#2451. Entry: The Appointment

--->>ID #1993986 by S Gail Seymour

on 11-05-09 @ 11:15 am

#2450. My entry

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on 11-05-09 @ 11:08 am

#2449. Entry

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on 11-05-09 @ 10:21 am

#2448. Entry

--->>ID #1993926 by Brandiwyn♪

on 11-05-09 @ 8:20 am

#2447. TEFF'S entry "BOONE ON MTR"

--->>ID #1993919 by TEFF MOFFETT

on 11-05-09 @ 7:32 am

#2446. An entry to your comp. thanks

--->>ID #1993822 by Copperas

on 11-04-09 @ 10:43 pm

#2445. My entry

--->>ID #1993761 by Wenston

on 11-04-09 @ 8:22 pm

#2444. cramp entry for Thursday, 11/05/09

--->>ID #1993700 by Jennyj

on 11-04-09 @ 6:30 pm

#2443. WINNER AND NEW PROMPT

--->>ID #1993518 by Diane

on 11-04-09 @ 1:02 pm

#2442. My Entry

--->>ID #1993405 by Smiling Sonali

on 11-04-09 @ 9:05 am

#2441. Mail-Order Bride

--->>ID #1993363 by Steffen

on 11-04-09 @ 6:30 am

#2440. Male-Order Bride

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on 11-03-09 @ 11:29 pm

#2439. My Entry

--->>ID #1993254 by Winnie

on 11-03-09 @ 10:50 pm

#2438. My Entry: Perfect

--->>ID #1993180 by kalai

on 11-03-09 @ 8:47 pm

#2437. My entry 4-11-09

--->>ID #1993146 by Vampyr14

on 11-03-09 @ 7:55 pm

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