Please post all questions, concerns, and comments for the January Writing Competition in this thread.
DO NOT DISCUSS THE CONTEST IN THE ENTRY THREAD. ALL QUESTIONS, CONCERNS AND COMMENTS GO IN THIS THREAD
So good to see this is actually happening! I have some work to do...
"Time's fun when you're having flies." ~Kermit the Frog
I'm also hoping to write something that I will post in the thread, but I won't be eligible for any prizes. Due to the fact that I created the prompt and knew it well ahead of time it would be extremely unfair.
It's just been several years since I've wrote and I'd like to get started again.
Do we have to wait until January to enter, or can we submit our stories in December if they're complete?
At 12/22/18 10:54 AM, ChronoNomad wrote: Do we have to wait until January to enter, or can we submit our stories in December if they're complete?
You can submit your story when you're ready. Just make sure you are really ready because once it's submitted no edits will be allowed.
At 12/22/18 01:27 PM, Fro wrote:At 12/22/18 10:54 AM, ChronoNomad wrote: Do we have to wait until January to enter, or can we submit our stories in December if they're complete?You can submit your story when you're ready. Just make sure you are really ready because once it's submitted no edits will be allowed.
Yep! Thanks for the speedy reply.
Does it have to be about New Years? Or could it be about something new, like brand new.
You got dat?
At 12/22/18 09:28 PM, Zophar wrote: Does it have to be about New Years? Or could it be about something new, like brand new.
As long as it follows the theme of new beginnings. It doesn't need to have anything to do with new years.
At 12/23/18 01:35 AM, HomeOfTheBray wrote: As a cancer Survivor who was diagnosed only a couple months before the character in your story was diagnosed, I absolutely loved reading your story, @ChronoNomad I’m writing something myself that seems to be almost overdosed on tragedy as well, but when it comes to the end game, and I know it’s early to tell, but I think you’ll easily take the cake home for first.
Wow, thanks a lot for your kind words, and congratulations on beating the crap out of cancer! My stepfather is actually a cancer survivor, as well. Esophageal cancer has a pretty low survival rate, so my mom and I are pretty lucky to still have him around.
The Winter Journals riffs a little off my own life experiences, but it's generally a work of (hopefully) very relatable fiction. Without the rough stuff, there can't really be any kind of new beginning, so I'm guessing that there will be quite a few tragic tales woven throughout the contest.
Best of luck with your entry, which I look forward to reading!
Prize update:
Thanks to @Zhon, one of the winners will be picked at random to have a segment of their writing turned into an animation.
At 12/21/18 10:56 AM, Fro wrote: Please post all questions, concerns, and comments for the January Writing Competition in this thread.
DO NOT DISCUSS THE CONTEST IN THE ENTRY THREAD. ALL QUESTIONS, CONCERNS AND COMMENTS GO IN THIS THREAD
--- I have written a first draft. Now it will get the long drawn-out process of editing. I enjoyed doing some astronomy research on Wikipedia and Space.com...
... Watch me get carried away and forget the deadline !
We are the Dragons & Spirits. We are friendly people. Best Wishes, Ice!
At 12/22/18 03:31 PM, ChronoNomad wrote:At 12/22/18 01:27 PM, Fro wrote:Yep! Thanks for the speedy reply.At 12/22/18 10:54 AM, ChronoNomad wrote: Do we have to wait until January to enter, or can we submit our stories in December if they're complete?You can submit your story when you're ready. Just make sure you are really ready because once it's submitted no edits will be allowed.
Congratulations on your story, Chrono- you have given us a challenge to try and beat- an emotional story that deserves telling.
We are the Dragons & Spirits. We are friendly people. Best Wishes, Ice!
At 12/27/18 11:06 AM, IceDragon64 wrote:At 12/22/18 03:31 PM, ChronoNomad wrote:Congratulations on your story, Chrono- you have given us a challenge to try and beat- an emotional story that deserves telling.At 12/22/18 01:27 PM, Fro wrote:Yep! Thanks for the speedy reply.At 12/22/18 10:54 AM, ChronoNomad wrote: Do we have to wait until January to enter, or can we submit our stories in December if they're complete?You can submit your story when you're ready. Just make sure you are really ready because once it's submitted no edits will be allowed.
Aw, thanks! I'm really looking forward to seeing what kinds of different ideas are inspired by the theme.
At 12/27/18 02:38 PM, ChronoNomad wrote:At 12/27/18 11:06 AM, IceDragon64 wrote:Aw, thanks! I'm really looking forward to seeing what kinds of different ideas are inspired by the theme.At 12/22/18 03:31 PM, ChronoNomad wrote:Congratulations on your story, Chrono- you have given us a challenge to try and beat- an emotional story that deserves telling.At 12/22/18 01:27 PM, Fro wrote:Yep! Thanks for the speedy reply.At 12/22/18 10:54 AM, ChronoNomad wrote: Do we have to wait until January to enter, or can we submit our stories in December if they're complete?You can submit your story when you're ready. Just make sure you are really ready because once it's submitted no edits will be allowed.
I am, of course, setting out to win myself, but I don't know if I can match the emotion in yours.
We are the Dragons & Spirits. We are friendly people. Best Wishes, Ice!
At 12/27/18 07:03 PM, IceDragon64 wrote: I am, of course, setting out to win myself, but I don't know if I can match the emotion in yours.
Of course! I would expect nothing less.
@HomeOfTheBray, I just finished reading your story. Very nicely written! Definitely a more tragic sort of new beginning, but hey—no one ever said that every story needed to have a happy ending. That wouldn't be very realistic, anyway. Good stuff, man.
Fun factoid: I used to live in Maine.
At 12/31/18 02:15 AM, HomeOfTheBray wrote:At 12/29/18 01:50 PM, ChronoNomad wrote:Thank you for reading. Did you live around the Portland area, out of curiosity? (And no, I’m not about to “shock” with some random bullshit on how one of my family members lives there)At 12/27/18 07:03 PM, IceDragon64 wrote: I am, of course, setting out to win myself, but I don't know if I can match the emotion in yours.Of course! I would expect nothing less.
@HomeOfTheBray, I just finished reading your story. Very nicely written! Definitely a more tragic sort of new beginning, but hey—no one ever said that every story needed to have a happy ending. That wouldn't be very realistic, anyway. Good stuff, man.
Fun factoid: I used to live in Maine.
I lived in both Portland and South Portland, with a side of Cape Elizabeth. Was up in Maine for almost 10 years, all told.
Really hope it's clear how my story relates to the theme. D: Wrote it for a contest through a tumblr site a few years ago. Based it a little on some personal experience.
At 12/31/18 06:31 PM, Abbyka wrote: Really hope it's clear how my story relates to the theme. D: Wrote it for a contest through a tumblr site a few years ago. Based it a little on some personal experience.
Yeah, I'd say you're good to go. A rather intriguing premise.
At 12/31/18 06:31 PM, Abbyka wrote: Really hope it's clear how my story relates to the theme. D: Wrote it for a contest through a tumblr site a few years ago. Based it a little on some personal experience.
"Please write original works. Don't pull up something you wrote years ago that may fit this theme, the point is to write something new and to challenge yourself."
I'll let it go since it's the first competition, but in the future please write something new. In the future competitions it'll be disqualified. The main reason, other than what's stated in the quoted text above, is that work that's been posted on the internet before comes up when I do a plagiarizing check. If they pop up on that they won't count.
At 1/2/19 10:35 AM, Fro wrote:At 12/31/18 06:31 PM, Abbyka wrote: Really hope it's clear how my story relates to the theme. D: Wrote it for a contest through a tumblr site a few years ago. Based it a little on some personal experience."Please write original works. Don't pull up something you wrote years ago that may fit this theme, the point is to write something new and to challenge yourself."
I'll let it go since it's the first competition, but in the future please write something new. In the future competitions it'll be disqualified. The main reason, other than what's stated in the quoted text above, is that work that's been posted on the internet before comes up when I do a plagiarizing check. If they pop up on that they won't count.
Sorry I got so excited to participate that I skimmed the rules. D: I'll remember this in the future.
At 1/3/19 12:00 PM, HomeOfTheBray wrote: @Abbyka Dude, you should be writing novels.
Thank you. :) I tried getting something published a while back but I never got a response back from the publisher. Can't afford to now. I believe it costs money up front or something?
At 12/21/18 12:40 PM, Fro wrote: I'm also hoping to write something that I will post in the thread, but I won't be eligible for any prizes. Due to the fact that I created the prompt and knew it well ahead of time it would be extremely unfair.
It's just been several years since I've wrote and I'd like to get started again.
I would too, and I'm also fine with being disqualified if need be. (Am I helping judge this one? I CAN'T REMEMBER ANYTHING!!!!)
I just enjoy writing.
| It is possible to commit no mistakes and still lose|||Love belongs to Desire, and Desire is always cruel.||||
At 1/9/19 09:07 AM, SevenSeize wrote:At 12/21/18 12:40 PM, Fro wrote: I'm also hoping to write something that I will post in the thread, but I won't be eligible for any prizes. Due to the fact that I created the prompt and knew it well ahead of time it would be extremely unfair.I would too, and I'm also fine with being disqualified if need be. (Am I helping judge this one? I CAN'T REMEMBER ANYTHING!!!!)
It's just been several years since I've wrote and I'd like to get started again.
I just enjoy writing.
I never asked you to judge this time around..
I was just planning on telling you when your results were due. Nothing like catching someone off guard!
At 1/9/19 09:35 AM, Fro wrote:At 1/9/19 09:07 AM, SevenSeize wrote:I never asked you to judge this time around..At 12/21/18 12:40 PM, Fro wrote: I'm also hoping to write something that I will post in the thread, but I won't be eligible for any prizes. Due to the fact that I created the prompt and knew it well ahead of time it would be extremely unfair.I would too, and I'm also fine with being disqualified if need be. (Am I helping judge this one? I CAN'T REMEMBER ANYTHING!!!!)
It's just been several years since I've wrote and I'd like to get started again.
I just enjoy writing.
I was just planning on telling you when your results were due. Nothing like catching someone off guard!
Lol!!!!
I have too much going on! I couldn't remember!
I'm always here if you need me. It's nice that you are taking the time to do the MWC.
I can just bake you cookies if that would help.
| It is possible to commit no mistakes and still lose|||Love belongs to Desire, and Desire is always cruel.||||
At 1/9/19 10:08 AM, SevenSeize wrote:
I'm always here if you need me. It's nice that you are taking the time to do the MWC.
I can just bake you cookies if that would help.
At 1/9/19 11:29 AM, Fro wrote:At 1/9/19 10:08 AM, SevenSeize wrote:I'm always here if you need me. It's nice that you are taking the time to do the MWC.
I can just bake you cookies if that would help.
No problem!
| It is possible to commit no mistakes and still lose|||Love belongs to Desire, and Desire is always cruel.||||
Approximately 20 days left till your entries are due.
At 1/14/19 11:54 AM, Fro wrote: Approximately 20 days left till your entries are due.
Yeah, I wrote the first draft many days ago, but I prefer to reread it every few days until I don't make any changes before I send/upload my work anywhere. The problem with that, of course, is that like any artist, I just keep making changes !
Never mind, the research is interesting.
We are the Dragons & Spirits. We are friendly people. Best Wishes, Ice!
