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Please limit all discussion of this month's writing competition to this thread. Please wait to post here until the official contest rules have been posted and linked to in the next post. Thank you. :D

Post Entries HERE!

If you're new to this be sure to read the first two posts there carefully.

Cheers and good luck!

Any list of the judges yet?

I'm already thinking of maybe something like Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem already for the plot.

Of course not a complete steal-fest of the game, just maybe incorporating something about the game (something about the plot) into the story and building it from there. Don't worry, it also wouldn't be a fan-fic.

I think I might write something for this. I haven't done anything like this in awhile, haha

Holy balls what an awesome contest idea

I'll spend like 1 to 2 days on this; sounds like a pretty fun write

At 6/2/09 05:09 AM, Lost-Chances wrote: Any list of the judges yet?

Yeah, I have it there. One slot remains open just because I didn't get around to contacting people about beyond the names you see there. Any previous judges are welcome, but on a first come first serve basis.

Damn, seems like a tough one to me.

I may see if I can get an idea in the noggin, though I'll likely just give up again like most months. We'll see.

At 6/2/09 05:28 AM, Zerok wrote: Yeah, I have it there. One slot remains open just because I didn't get around to contacting people about beyond the names you see there. Any previous judges are welcome, but on a first come first serve basis.

Ah, sorry. You hadn't posted the second post when I was done reading the first one. I think I'll pass again.

I might give this a try.
Could be interesting.

At 6/2/09 05:30 AM, Gagsy wrote: Damn, seems like a tough one to me.
I may see if I can get an idea in the noggin, though I'll likely just give up again like most months. We'll see.

Oh come on. It's essentially wide open. Strategy: come up with a story that has no bounds to it. Then think: what if this happened on a tiny island?! Write awaaaaayyyy.

At 6/2/09 05:35 AM, Lost-Chances wrote: Ah, sorry. You hadn't posted the second post when I was done reading the first one.

Banned for life.

I think I'll pass again.

Cool, I look forward to judging your entry.

For real guys, let's aim for more than 60% of entries getting 5/10 or better.

Surprise me with the quality of your writing.

At 6/2/09 05:40 AM, Zerok wrote:

come up with a story that has no bounds to it.

That's the thing. I don't think my imagination can be that exciting! D:

I'LL TRY.

At 6/2/09 05:54 AM, Gagsy wrote: That's the thing. I don't think my imagination can be that exciting! D:

I'LL TRY.

Excitement isn't always the direction to go in. Sure, action movies do well but Drama has always dominated the charts.

If you can't get something crazy fantastic out of your brain, focus on something simpler, write about something that you are personally and/or passionately involved in. An island taxi service, I bet you could spin something about that. Do they use cars, boats, both? Whhhooooah!

At 6/2/09 05:40 AM, Zerok wrote:

At 6/2/09 05:35 AM, Lost-Chances wrote: Ah, sorry. You hadn't posted the second post when I was done reading the first one.

Banned for life.

D: . To think you were my favourite mod.

I think I'll pass again.

Cool, I look forward to judging your entry.

Thanks.

At 6/2/09 06:05 AM, Zerok wrote: An island taxi service, I bet you could spin something about that. Do they use cars, boats, both? Whhhooooah!

An island...IN THE FUTURE! SPPPAAACCEEE TAAXXXIII ON THE ISLAND!

At 6/2/09 06:05 AM, Zerok wrote: An island taxi service, I bet you could spin something about that. Do they use cars, boats, both? Whhhooooah!

¬.¬

Oh yes, the pen is literally jumping off the page.

I come on NG to avoid work, lets not bring work to NG.

=P

At 6/2/09 06:08 AM, Lost-Chances wrote:

At 6/2/09 05:40 AM, Zerok wrote:

At 6/2/09 05:35 AM, Lost-Chances wrote: Ah, sorry. You hadn't posted the second post when I was done reading the first one.

Banned for life.

D: . To think you were my favourite mod.

I think I'll pass again.

Cool, I look forward to judging your entry.

Thanks.

At 6/2/09 06:05 AM, Zerok wrote: An island taxi service, I bet you could spin something about that. Do they use cars, boats, both? Whhhooooah!

An island...IN THE FUTURE! SPPPAAACCEEE TAAXXXIII ON THE ISLAND!

Well, so much for my original idea. :/
Lol, I think it'll certainly be interesting to see how people do with more of a "free reign" over their stories. Mine, like my entry from April, will be set in some sort of alternate universe. Probably in space. :D

For some reason, I love the action and bold new worlds more than the drama. So I'll go with that.

Never entered MWC before, but now that i've finished English my quantity of writing has gone right down. This'd be a nice way to revive it.

At 6/2/09 06:44 AM, WritersBlock wrote: For some reason, I love the action and bold new worlds more than the drama. So I'll go with that.

And I enjoy steering clear from action because it just feels somewhat boring now. So drama it is!

At 6/2/09 06:44 AM, WritersBlock wrote: Probably in space. :D

ProTip: I will use Iain M Banks, Patrick Tilley and Robert A. Heinlein as a benchmark for how good and Science Fiction / Space story is.

So it better be damn good. >=(

gumOnshoe isn't doing this one?

I'm thinking of something along the lines of The Lost World. That is, an island filled with ravenous dinosaurs.

I like dinosaurs. Call me immature but they're fascinating.

I hope it doesn't come off as a plagarising mess.

At 6/2/09 07:41 AM, Fyndir wrote:

At 6/2/09 06:44 AM, WritersBlock wrote: Probably in space. :D

ProTip: I will use Iain M Banks, Patrick Tilley and Robert A. Heinlein as a benchmark for how good and Science Fiction / Space story is.

So it better be damn good. >=(

I'll be using David Zindell as a benchmark for my own merits. I came across him by accident, but by god, he's really done some amazing things within the sci-fi/fantasy genre.

At 6/2/09 07:41 AM, Fyndir wrote:

At 6/2/09 06:44 AM, WritersBlock wrote: Probably in space. :D

ProTip: I will use Iain M Banks as a benchmark for how good and Science Fiction / Space story is.

So it better be damn good. >=(

"The Wasp Factory"...That isn't science fiction/space related...

At 6/2/09 11:16 AM, Lost-Chances wrote: "The Wasp Factory"...That isn't science fiction/space related...

Iain Banks vs. Iain M Banks.

FIGHT!

At 6/2/09 11:18 AM, Fyndir wrote:

At 6/2/09 11:16 AM, Lost-Chances wrote: "The Wasp Factory"...That isn't science fiction/space related...

Iain Banks vs. Iain M Banks.

FIGHT!

SU-SU-SU-SU-SUICIDE!

Winner goes to rope.

I will throw in an offer to be in the pool of voice actors.

sexy pool party!

At 6/2/09 07:44 AM, TheSilverGuitar wrote: gumOnshoe isn't doing this one?

I actually plan on entering as a normal contestant. :o

Which means I won't be viewing the judging mailing list during this period. Zerok and I talked this over a few months ago, but even when I first started this I was hoping to get enough judges to eventually be able to have some rotation that way no one would get too burnt out. I think that we're finally getting to that point, which means you may not see all of us working every time. I'll be back though.

Nah, I have a great idea that's been sitting in my mind for a while. I gave it an initial start a few months ago for a different contest, but with everything else I never had time to finish it and I wasn't particularly attached to the setting. IF I can find a way for this to revolve a little more around the island I think it will actually come out better... I just have to crash through the other entries (starting tomorrow) and get my judgements done so that I have time for this (and work, and programming and and and ... maybe moderating the forums at some point :P)

Tonight, however, I need to unwind with some wings, maybe some bear, and definately a hockey game.

I immediately thought of something Lord of the Flies-ish since that's my favorite island story, but I don't really feel like doing a typical "marooned" story. I'll see what I can do with it.

At 6/2/09 05:42 PM, gamerpeepinpa wrote: I immediately thought of something Lord of the Flies-ish since that's my favorite island story, but I don't really feel like doing a typical "marooned" story. I'll see what I can do with it.

To be honest, as much as I hate to admit it, originality does come into play. I doubt the judges want to read about twenty stories about castaways.

At 6/2/09 05:43 PM, Lost-Chances wrote: To be honest, as much as I hate to admit it, originality does come into play. I doubt the judges want to read about twenty stories about castaways.

Hmm.

Guess I'll have to incorporate a few twists/deep characters in mine. Cause it's pretty cliché.