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 Posted: Sat Apr 25, 2009 12:56 pm
Hello all! It is time for Caelestis Profugi to host its very first writing contest!
After much contemplation, this is the prompt that has been decided upon: Quote: A fish and bird could fall in love…but where would they live?
_____________ You may write in any genre (medieval, present, futuristic) however it may not be based on some kind of anime, video game, movie, or television show.
_____________ It must be completely original.
_____________ Remember, this is a short story so it should include all those English terms such as and introduction, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution. Requirements for the contents:__________1. 500-3500 words long
_____________2. Must make two allusions to Greek/Roman mythology
_____________3. Must be in third-person narrative
_____________4. Include the prompt somewhere in your story
_____________5. Entries should be in size ten font in whatever color
_____________6. Giving pictures of characters, places, and the like are optional; they would make me happy though
_____________7. Please state whether or not you would mind us posting your story here in the guildGrading Rubric:__________Following Instructions (10)
_____________Introduction (10)
_____________Grammar (10)
_____________Spelling (10)
_____________Setting (10)
_____________Action (10)
_____________Characterization (10)
_____________Creativity (10)
_____________Dialogue (10)
_____________Conclusion (10)
_____________Total Points Possible: 100
_____________There will be no “extra credit” given in this contest for extra points.
_____________We encourage you to write your best and to challenge yourself.
_____________Meenchi and myself, Spawn of Enmity, shall be grading all contest entries.
_____________If you have concerns about this, please discuss it with us privately.
_____________Also, if you have any questions regarding the grading rubric or anything in general, please contact me. Prizes:__________First Place: 5000 gold
_____________Second Place: 2500 gold
_____________Third Place: 1000 gold
_____________SilentBreeze90 has made a donation.
_____________If more than five people enter this contest, she will double the amount of prize money for each person who places.
_____________Thank you, Ree-ball :3
_____________Therefore, the prizes would be:
_____________First Place: 10,000 gold
_____________Second Place: 5000 gold
_____________Third Place: 2000 gold
Please send your contest entries to both Meenchi and I for grading.
We will begin accepting entries on May, 16 and stop accepting them on June 7 at midnight.
The reason for such a late entry date in comparison to the posting date of this announcement is because we want you to really spend time on your writing.
Prizes will be announced at a later date.
This is more than just a silly little writing prompt.
This is meant to challenge you to be a better writer.
I hope you all seize the opportunity.
With nothing more to say, I wish you all the best of luck!
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Posted: Sat May 09, 2009 7:09 pm
Ah! I've thought of a question!!
Soooooo... when you say it must be completely original... and when you say it can't be based off an anime, video game, movie, or television show (and I assume you meant to include books in there as well) then do you mean 1) we can't write a story based on the story of one of the aforementioned, 2) we can't write a story based on the characters of one of the above, or 3) we can't write a story based off the... I guess the world(s) that are written about in one of the above?
You know... just to pinpoint the degree of "originality" you expect to see... Cause I probably could come up with my own humongous world with it's little idiosyncrasies, but it might take me a bit longer to do so..
Random, rather nit-picky question, right? Sorry! 0 smile ((<<- That was supposed to be an angelic face, but it doesn't really work very well does it? xD))
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silentbreeze90 Vice Captain
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Posted: Tue May 12, 2009 7:35 pm
Hmm…I’ll try to answer this best as I can xD
Can I give a list of examples of what I wouldn’t want?
I wouldn’t want…:
…an eighth book to the Harry Potter series with your own original characters.
…a “fan fiction” like story featuring the main characters of…Sailor Moon.
…any type of “Alternate Universe” story with the main cast of characters being from an established work.
…your own original character in the Naruto world.
…Yeah. So. Mm.
You don’t need to make up a completely new world to feature your characters in…just nothing blatantly from a book or anime. Like…if your story had a reference to a…”Spring of Drowned Pig” in which anyone that touched the water turned into a pig…I would know you took it from Ranma ½. And that’s no bueno.
You can have a similar world. Like…if you wanted a futuristic type of scene and used Star Wars as your inspiration, that would be okay. I would just expect different names for the battleships and galaxies…and perhaps “The Force” and light sabers should not be there o.o
It’s like a role play, I think o.o Like The Kingdom: Kiss of Chaos…simply a medieval fantasy world. I’m not going to mind much if your world doesn’t have set laws, history, government…it’s not an overbearing factor xD
Just like your role play characters…I’m sure some of your more established ones have a history…and they probably aren’t necessary tied to a certain game or movie…but they kind of live in their own world. Draw on that. I think…the world should be simple. Pick a setting: medieval, present, future…and just run with it. For characters…just try not to base your character on someone. They should be unique, with eccentric behaviors inspired by your own creativity…not what you saw off Bleach.
I dunno. I hope I answered this question well enough xD It’s a good question. I’m just not sure how to answer it…and I’m falling asleep @_@ No bueno.
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Posted: Sun May 17, 2009 10:32 pm
Thought of another question about the prompt XD
I know you said we have to quote it, but is that ALL we have to do?
Ex. Can we make the entire story something entirely unrelated and work it in somewhere? Or, does the prompt have to be the main like, central theme? Sorry if I'm getting too specific XD just wanna be clear. I could write it either way.
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Posted: Tue May 19, 2009 7:48 pm
Another ~possibly~ dumb question. When does this contest end? I've got writing time to kill, but I can't get on Gaia often, and so I can't send it to you... Also, when you say third person, do you mean third omnicient? Because I never paid much attention while they were talking about that stuff in English 1. Too busy writing smile . Thanks.
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Posted: Thu May 21, 2009 3:45 pm
Not a dumb question :3
I understand your...special circumstance. So, if you private message me, we can work something out. Or text me. You have my number. And I definitely want you to be able to participate in this.
Third person...just, "He did this. She said that."
As opposed to, "I ate a banana" or using "you" in a sentence that isn't dialogue.
The narrator's perspective doesn't matter. It can be limited to the main character's knowledge or omniscient. Hope that answers your question :3
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Posted: Sat Jun 06, 2009 2:18 pm
Update!
The final date to send in your entries has been changed to June 20.
Thank you.
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