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 Posted: Wed Aug 15, 2007 9:02 am
Hooray, it’s the tenth anniversary of the weekly paragraph contest! I’m feeling really happy that it’s lasted this long and not flopped, so a big thank you to all of my contestants!
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For the celebrations, I’ve added 500 gold to every prize just for this week, and there’ll be prizes for the honorable mentions, as well. Back to normal next week, though, I’m not as loaded as I like to think.
Oh yeah, and thanks to Zenai_Metos for getting me this awesome anniversary banner, it’s great (even though it was done at really short notice… sorry about that, heh). Visit him at the banners thread and he’ll do anyone a banner for just 20 gold.
Prize: 1500 gold for first place, 1000 for second place, 500 per honorable mention.
Deadline: Wednesday 22nd August, 5:00 PM London time Due to the nature of my life I may be a bit late but I promise not to close it early. This is a good website for finding London time: http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/
The Rules (dun-dun-duuuuuuuuuun!!!):
I give you a sentence, you write the rest of the paragraph. Just the paragraph, not the rest of the story, please. The paragraph must be 60-150 words long, not including the provided sentence. Writing must be original fiction (ie, not fanfiction), any genre is permitted. No graphic sex, swearing is permitted but must be partially blanked (eg. sh*t). Homosexuality is permitted. No text talk, please. You can post comments on entries here as well, but no flaming or spamming.
Conversation is permitted as long as the new line opens with speech marks. Eg, new line: ““Blah blah”, he said, sitting.” Would be permitted, but new line: “He sat. “Blah blah”, he said” Would not.
The first part of the first sentence must be:
She laughed
You must finish this sentence (or leave it as it is).
Only one entry per user. If you want to change your entry notify me by PM.
Here's what you have to do to enter:
PM me a copy of the paragraph you enter, and post another copy here. I'll post the winner here at the given time and also notify them by PM. If you do not PM me your entry I may or may not notice it. I don't want to not give a really good entry the prize it deserved because I didn't notice it.
Good luck to you all!
I'm trying to get more publicity for this so if you know anyone else who might like to enter then please tell them! Thankee!
The Guild of Competitive Writers is up! Yay! I need people to join, so please, let people know about it. If you want to advertise, Zenai_Metos makes my banners so ask him and he’ll give you a copy of one for your sig!
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Posted: Wed Aug 15, 2007 10:44 am
Uh oh Asira, now what? You have to bring a Female in somehow! xd
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Posted: Wed Aug 15, 2007 12:12 pm
Zenai_Metos Uh oh Asira, now what? You have to bring a Female in somehow! xd I am prepared for this!! Just need to think of a topic. ^_^ If all else fails Aeryn in all his Elven-coolness can talk to animals! lol
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Posted: Wed Aug 15, 2007 12:37 pm
cool we hit the 10th anni, grats and goodluck to everyone.
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Posted: Thu Aug 16, 2007 6:54 pm
Asira_Lichael Zenai_Metos Uh oh Asira, now what? You have to bring a Female in somehow! xd I am prepared for this!! Just need to think of a topic. ^_^ If all else fails Aeryn in all his Elven-coolness can talk to animals! lol That's so cheating. xd
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Posted: Fri Aug 17, 2007 7:07 am
She laughed, lighting up her whole face. Illusory lavender tipped silver wings spread wide behind her as she jumped from the cliff.
“Manannan!” The wind whipped around her tangling her long lavender hair, she flapped her wings twice sending debris tumbling away from the man waiting for her below with a smile that matched her own.
“Onnara,” he scooped her into his arms before her feet could touch the sandy shore. “It’s been too long.”
She stared into his water colored eyes and saw the sadness his smile was trying to mask, “we can’t stay here can we?”
He put her down and stepped back, “I have been commanded to join the others and you are to lead everyone to the Isle de Betha.”
“No Manannan, I’m sorry,” Her tall proud frame crumpled before his eyes,” They killed Bryce and Carina I didn’t know what else to do.”
Word Count: 146
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Posted: Fri Aug 17, 2007 10:16 am
She laughed mirthlessly. The endless grinding sound of concrete on concrete resounded throughout the room, emanating from every inch of every corner. She sat in absolute resolution, in what she assumed to be the center of the moving room. No longer would she pound at the advancing walls, and no longer would she waste her voice on deaf ears. The distant grate on the high ceiling bore several pairs of dark eyes, which watched her apparent resignation in captivation. They weren't going to get the show of fear they expected. If she was to be crushed, then she would be so in silence. The walls concentrated the darkness into what small space she had left, and the dim shaft of light from the hole above, lit a small patch of the concrete. She counted the seconds in her head in prediction of the time she had left to live.
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Word Count: 150 excluding first sentence.
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Posted: Sat Aug 18, 2007 10:41 pm
Alright! I've been lazy the last few weeks but I'm back! Had to for the 10th Anniversary!
She laughed at the absurdity of it all; she just couldn't help it. Everything had gone undeniably wrong. The concoction she had been attempting to cook went up in flames and she had nearly burned her hand off in her first mindless attempts at putting it out. The kitchen was covered in a thick layer of the white stuff that had exploded from the fire extinguisher once she had finally gotten it to work. Her hair was in a disarray, her favorite dress was ruined, and her face and arms were covered in white smudges. She had barely heard the doorbell over the still blaring smoke alarm and had opened the door only to be told that her husband was killed on the day of their tenth anniversary. The police stared as her laughter transformed into sobs and she collapsed onto the floor. Behind her the smoke alarm continued it's steady beep.
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Posted: Mon Aug 20, 2007 1:48 pm
She laughed and her whole face shined up. We had dated for about two month. As I first saw her she was like a broken down angel, sad is the word. I wanted to cheer her up wiped out the tears running down her face. Now she is more beautiful and alive then anything I ever seen. She is perfect. Tonight it will happen, I will show her a place down at the see, where the moon shines bright. Standing there she told me, she never felt so alive. We laid down in then sand, as I kissed her goodbye, all beauty must die. A single bullet right into her heart, and my mission was over.
Words: 116
lol, someone can guess the inspiration scource?
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Posted: Tue Aug 21, 2007 10:20 am
word count: 149
She laughed as she and her friends walked down the street. “I can’t believe you did that!” Susie said to Pam who was giggling to no end. “Yeah, I did and you know what it was fun.” Pam said.
“You know how guys are.” Tammie said.
“Doing that to my brother was awesome.” Pam said.
“Wasn’t that a little mean?” Eve said.
“Oh come on it’s not like he doesn’t do it to me.”
“I guess your right.”
“Anyways lets get home.”
“Okay.” The girls said to Pam.
When they all finally got home Pam and the girls went to her bedroom. Her brother Tom was in the corner snickering knowing that his sister and friends were in for a great surprise. Pam and her friends opened the door and began to walk into the room then suddenly a bucket of chocolate fell over the girls.
“Ahhh.” They screamed.
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Posted: Tue Aug 21, 2007 11:19 pm
Wooooooo!! ^_^ This got changed so much, but I finally like it! ^_^ So here you go. Hurray for figuring out how to use a girl! ^^
Word Count: 150 (minus first two words)
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She laughed and it took all of Rynil’s self control not to draw his blade. He couldn’t bear having to listen to her talk. Elves were the most beautiful and pure race on the planet! To hear his sister talk about them like nothing but pretty dolls, mere playthings for humans to use however they pleased made his blood boil. Rynil himself had become the brunt of his sister’s jokes after she’d learned of his relationship with the Elven prince, and some of the language she casually threw was not something one expected to hear in civil conversation, especially not with royalty. For three years Rynil had quietly suffered her words. He’d put on a mask and pretended to be cured of his ‘sickness,’ but his heart longed for Aeryn. He tried to believe that his beloved was well, but Rynil couldn’t shake the anxiety in his heart. He feared for him.
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Posted: Wed Aug 22, 2007 12:27 am
She laughed as her tears filled the sea of stars. She stares watching down upon the watery depths that is her world. Ever so cocky the things around her close in, slighty terrified and amused she covers her eyes as she begins to fall to her endless sleep to which has a happy ending that will keep her asleep and always safe. She falls. A fall that should soon be a question of her voices power to speak, "when shall I land?" She opens her eyes, is she safe? She feels cold only to realise...the dream has become a nightmare of pure insanity.
Word Count: 94
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Posted: Wed Aug 22, 2007 12:32 pm
Sorry I'm late! It's been busy, there was work then I had to go out again.
Anyways, here we go!
First place: Zenai_Metos (1,500 gold)
Second place: Asira_Lichael (1,000 gold)
Honorable mentions: asphodeles catastrophe and Smileyboi (500 gold each)
I have my GCSE results tomorrow so the next contest won't be open until then. I'll edit this post when the links are out. Remember, this was the 10th anniversary and next week the prizes will be back to normal.
Oh, and hop on over to the Suggestions thread, where you'll find the details of a month-and-a-week long promo festival the guild is hosting, with the central contest sporting over 20,000 gold in prizes. It may interest you!
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Posted: Wed Aug 22, 2007 2:14 pm
*faints* First time first place! heart heart heart
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Posted: Thu Aug 23, 2007 11:14 am
Zenai_Metos *faints* First time first place! heart heart heart
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