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Hello, my babies. Remember the battle of the bands? That was me. That was cool. We'll do that again sometime soon. There was/is lots of interest after the fact.
At the end of that contest I mentioned a possible flash fiction contest and saw a bit of interest. Well - basically - here we are: a creative writing contest.
OKAY! So, as for a general overview, here is what I am thinking:
You can submit anything. Kind of. I want creative writing - an obviously and intentionally vague term but still! I don't want a newspaper report. I don't want a diary entry. Give us fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry .. whatever. It's gotta be creative. It's gotta be original.
If you are submitting prose the limit is 1,000 words and 1 entry. 1,000 words seems reasonable to me, what do you guys think? If the writer thinks he can keep many of us reading for that long, more power to him.
If you are submitting poetry, the limit is two entries if both are less than 100 words. If not, one entry. If you want to write an epic 1,000 word poem go for it - again, if you can keep us interested...
If you are interested in submitting something that doesn't clearly fit into those two categories (eg a comic? a play? screenplay? whatever) you have to speak with me. Your guidelines will be similar to the poetry entries but I will give you specifics once you let me know exactly what you are thinking.
If you plagiarize you are a tool. There is no prize for the winner but thousands upon thousands of dollars worth of TL respect. A parade may be held in your honor. You will be a huge fucking deal. So, you see, there's no reason to cheat like that.
At the end of it all I will gather all submitted work and create a thread just like the BOB. Everyone's work will be put in an easy to navigate post and we'll have a good time praising and berating everyone. Votes will be tallied in the same secretive manner (PM) as before and we'll announce winners in a big post a few days later (with more writing? maybe) and a wacky interview/overview with the author.
I have to guess that if you've made it this far down in the post, you think this is a relatively nifty idea.
The deadline for submissions is March 31, 2008 .
HERE IS HOW YOU SUBMIT: PM THE TEXT (not a link, the actual text) TO ME. Don't post it here. If you do, I won't accept it. I want it all to be presented at once and without a user name attached. I'll put your real name or an alias or nothing at all.
It is okay to give me work that can be found elsewhere on the web BUT if you have posted the work you are submitting you need to inform me in the initial PM. It will help (but not fully) prove it is your work should anything fishy come up.
Also, feel free to bump this thread if you like the idea so more people see it.
And, yes, another BOB will happen. Keep making music.
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Screw Flanders Screw Flanders Screw Flanders Screw Flanders Screw Flanders Screw Flanders Screw Flanders Screw Flanders
....oh wait, you want me to PM it.
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how about..
bon apetit?
no no, screw flanders.
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On March 17 2008 15:00 SoleSteeler wrote: Screw Flanders Screw Flanders Screw Flanders Screw Flanders Screw Flanders Screw Flanders Screw Flanders Screw Flanders
....oh wait, you want me to PM it.
I didnt quite get that...
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:p guess i cant just link one of my blog entries now its like 6x past the max word count.
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In all seriousness: this is a good idea! I used to love writing fiction (and I've written lots of creative non-fiction too) but haven't had a chance to do any in a long time.
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Count me in. I'll mop something up.
edit:
wait, i'm tired. That's not the right idiom. I'll put something together. That's what I meant.
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On March 17 2008 16:38 Raithed wrote: count me in. GG. ;] I will write your poem for you:
"Everyday I wake up in tears, Because after all these years Physics is too hard for me Despite my Asian genealogy.
So what am I left to do? Fail at life, fail at school too? Thank god for intelligent high schoolers, Who do my work in exchange for beer coolers.
Fanatacist, working tirelessly day and night, To save me from my physics blight, I wish I were as smart as you, Too bad my brains are stew.
Thank you for helping me, Thank you for telling me, How retarded I obviously am, Now where can I download some ram?
-- Raithed"
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I think we have a winner.
Fanatacist helps with physics homework and I'm not in on this? AIM me.
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On March 17 2008 18:57 ahrara_ wrote: I think we have a winner.
Fanatacist helps with physics homework and I'm not in on this? AIM me. NEVAR.
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This is an awesome idea. I suck at writing, but I can't wait to see what other people submit.
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Count me in Ill try working on my ass and get some stuff out of my mind
Edit: Moving my ass hopefully before the deadline
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Cool, thanks for the PM. I'm not sure right now whether I'm gonna write something now or just pick one of my old blogs (if that is even allowed), it'll depend on how much work I have the coming weeks.
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Question: The limit is one entry per user (except the two <100 words poetry entries)? One can't submit both poetry and prose, right?
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ONLY YOU CAN PREVENT FOREST FIRE. im not the one whos asking for beer. =p
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On March 18 2008 00:45 Raithed wrote: ONLY YOU CAN PREVENT FOREST FIRE. im not the one whos asking for beer. =p You approached me with physics questions first, I thought it only fair that I ask for fair payment. Which I have yet to get.
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1000 words is tiny
I'll do my best anyway
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