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bobandbill July 14th, 2011 7:36 AM

Small Writing Competition!
 
G8's Small Writing Competition!

Hosted/Judged by Astinus, Bay Alexison and bobandbill



Welcome everyone to Get-Together Eight's Small Writing Competition! Ready to write a story based on this year's prompt that will impress the three judges and the rest of PC? Great!

But first, a few rules to keep in mind.


Rules

1.) Follow PC's rules and Fanfiction and Writing's rules
2.) The stories written for this competition must be completely new. In other words, they must not have been written before and not posted anywhere else until judging is over.
3.) You must PM your entries to all of the judges. (This is so if someone loses their PMs the others still have them and so forth). The judges in question are Astinus, Bay Alexison and bobandbill. You also must post in this thread when you send your PMs so we can confirm you did send us an entry.
4.) One entry per member only, sorry.
5.) You have until the end of the the G8 event timeslot to send in your entry - that is, 11:59 PM on Monday July 18 EST.Wednesday July 20th EST, 11:59 PM. NOW CLOSED
6.) The story can be based on Pokemon or be original fiction. Note the judges may not all be familiar with any other fandoms.
7.) The entry can only be a completed one-shot as this is a small writing competition - no chaptered entries, please!

If you have any other questions, ask away!


Scoring

Each entry can have a maximum score of 30, with the points broken down into three categories equaling 10 points in total like in previous years. The categories are:

Spelling and Grammar
Characterization, Plot, and Description
Relevance to Prompt


The prompt is 'cast aside', so good luck with making use of that in your story!


Emblems!

Courtesy of Bay Alexison, these are your prizes!

1st Place
http://i.imgur.com/j84x2.png

2nd Place
http://i.imgur.com/bFsE5.png

Participation
http://i.imgur.com/lUsKH.png



So with that, good luck with your entries - we look forward to reading them!


Current Entrants:

ElectricScyther
moonlightning
Destiny Demon
Alley Cat
Tomandgreen
(=Nemesis=)
LightOfTruth
RedDragonSilver
Pheonix987
IanDonyer
Shining Raichu
Cutlerine
Elite Overlord LeSabre
Scarf
DayDream
Townes
Mira
[Imaginative]:[Clockwork]
Mizan de la Plume Kuro
icomeanon6
-ty-

Spinor July 14th, 2011 9:15 AM

Hmm... interesting prompt, but I think I've got something.

Hoping to participate in writing once again.

LightOfTruth July 14th, 2011 9:20 AM

Do you want it now or not?

Tomandgreen July 14th, 2011 9:22 AM

Cast aside...... I've got it!

Bay July 14th, 2011 10:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LightOfTruth (Post 6745777)
Do you want it now or not?

If you have the story already written and finished, sure! However, I recommend to take this time to look over your work real quick to check for grammar mistakes and if there's some stuff like emotional description you want to expand on. You have until July 18 (Monday), so you got some time to do that.

Misheard Whisper July 14th, 2011 10:40 AM

You say it needs to be a completed one-shot, which is fine, but is there a particular upper and/or lower word limit?

Alley Cat July 14th, 2011 10:49 AM

I'm getting in on this for sure! But yeah, word limits would be nice? && Just gotta figure out this prompt first >.<

Elite Overlord LeSabre™ July 14th, 2011 12:00 PM

I don't know if I'll be entering this one... I haven't written anything since last year and I'm drawing complete blanks for this prompt... Not to mention I'm gonna be gone most of the day Sunday...

Who's Kiyo? July 14th, 2011 12:07 PM

A Get-Together Competition that I actually have a shot in? What?!

Absolutely! I'd love to participate in this!
I've been writing a lot recently, so this is right up my alley.

Is there any restrictions of genre on our stories? Horror, etc.?

Alley Cat July 14th, 2011 12:48 PM

I wouldn't imagine there be any restrictions as long as it fits the prompt.
&& I found my story!:D

ElectricScyther July 14th, 2011 1:26 PM

Submitted my one-shot...I personally think it sucked, but I feel that way about almost everything I write.

Onyx_X July 14th, 2011 1:31 PM

I don't think I'll be in this one. Cast aside has no interest to me, and I don't have anything done already that fits...perhaps another time.
Good luck to everyone who IS participating, though.

Kevin July 14th, 2011 1:39 PM

I'll join this. I'll think of some plot... For something. Might take a while. :D

Shokotan pichu July 14th, 2011 2:02 PM

I just had a question about the prompt. I don't understand what cast aside means?
Is it....
A) Getting casted away somewhere?
B) Settingaside cast members?
Or C) Something completely different?

Please help, as I am very interested in participating.

moonlightning July 14th, 2011 4:56 PM

Cool I'm definately participating and I suspect I will be finished today because I am away from my computer for the next few days. Good luck to everyone else entering!

bobandbill July 14th, 2011 5:04 PM

Quote:

You say it needs to be a completed one-shot, which is fine, but is there a particular upper and/or lower word limit?
No, there's no limit on the length/word count. It just has to be as long as it needs to be to tell its story, really. =)
Quote:

I just had a question about the prompt. I don't understand what cast aside means?
Is it....
A) Getting casted away somewhere?
B) Settingaside cast members?
Or C) Something completely different?
All of the above! There's no one set definition for what the prompt really means exactly, so it's up to you to decide how you want to use it in your story.

Bay July 14th, 2011 5:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Misheard Whisper (Post 6745901)
You say it needs to be a completed one-shot, which is fine, but is there a particular upper and/or lower word limit?

Quote:

Originally Posted by Alley Cat (Post 6745920)
I'm getting in on this for sure! But yeah, word limits would be nice? && Just gotta figure out this prompt first >.<

No lower/upper word limit, although for me personally I would recommend the work be at least a drabble (100 words) to show at least you put some effort into it. As long as the one shot is complete in a sense, everyone is good.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kiyoshi the Polar Bear (Post 6746049)

Is there any restrictions of genre on our stories? Horror, etc.?

Any genre is fine as long as the story sticks to the cast aside prompt.

Quote:

Originally Posted by ElectricScyther (Post 6746199)
Submitted my one-shot...I personally think it sucked, but I feel that way about almost everything I write.

The judges and I got your entry! And oi, I feel that way with my writing lately. D: I haven't read it yet, but I'm sure it's good! :)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shokotan pichu (Post 6746256)
I just had a question about the prompt. I don't understand what cast aside means?
Is it....
A) Getting casted away somewhere?
B) Settingaside cast members?
Or C) Something completely different?

Please help, as I am very interested in participating.

You can go with a couple different takes with this prompt, and A is one of them. Another is being left out, which the definition most people use when they say cast aside.

Edit: LOL, bobandbill ninjaed me.

Impo July 14th, 2011 5:10 PM

I was planning to enter, but I have no clue how to include cast away into my story....
hmm...

icomeanon6 July 14th, 2011 8:19 PM

"Cast aside," huh? Sounds trickier than the last two year's prompts, but I think I can come up with something.

IanDonyer July 14th, 2011 8:49 PM

*squee* This prompt is awesome. I don't know why, but it is. I have so many ideas from it it's not even funny - I may not submit it in time just trying to sort through them all. :p

Seriously though, I think I have one major idea in hand. I love this one in particular. So, yeah...

Good luck to all. Hope you guys have as much fun with this as I think I might.

Fuyu July 15th, 2011 5:34 AM

I think I'm going to try this now, instead of like last year.XD Let's see what I can do.

vaibhavAtomic July 15th, 2011 8:38 AM

i'm in
 
I'm in.I'm participating in this fanfi.

Pheonix987 July 15th, 2011 11:23 AM

I have a good idea, but I'm not sure if it's too unoriginal or not. So, still thinking about it.

Kevin July 15th, 2011 12:44 PM

I PM'd you three my entry. :3

bobandbill July 15th, 2011 5:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Destiny Demon (Post 6748026)
I PM'd you three my entry. :3

'Twas recieved! I think later I may update the first post with a list of people who have already sent in stuff too.


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