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Winter Writing Competition!
Winter Writing Competition Judged by Slayr231, Bobandbill, and Astinus I think we've gone too long without some sort of big writing challenge, so here's one now! Ready to impress the judges and PC alike with your amazing writing abilities? Great! But here are a few things to keep in mind:
Scoring Each entry can have a maximum score of 30 per judge, with the points broken down into three categories equaling 10 points. Overall, the score will be out of 90. The categories are: Spelling and Grammar Characterization, Plot, and Description Relevance to Prompt There will be three different prompts since it has been brought to my attention that not everyone celebrates Christmas. Please choose one to write about. The different prompts are: Christmas Family Loneliness Prizes Since this is probably the reason why all of you are here in the first place. Shiny, new emblems will be given out to the people that finish first, second, or third. |
Would a horror story be disallowed so long as it takes place on "Christmas?" I have a terrifying tale I've been wanting to write using one of my Fakemon and it's well suited for a "Christmas" tale since it's part Ice-type.
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It'll be relevant. I just don't like writing kindly fiction only because it's Christmastime.
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Now, how close to Christmas are we allowing? I mean. I could in theory post a story with a similar theme to Christmas, or maybe an abstract idea or Christmas, or even what Christmas means to the writer?
Another thing... not everyone celebrates Christmas... or winter holidays, for example, I don't. And the chances of me writing a fiction about Christmas are pretty low. I'm all up for a winter writing competition, but does it HAVE to be Christmas? I'm not Christian, and there are a good number of people on the site that aren't. Seems sort of bias. Also another thing I find quite frustrating about the prompt is that not only do not all the writer's here celebrate Christmas, but a lot of FANDOMS don't. Like, I write a lot for Elder Scrolls, there's not Christmas in Tamriel. I write a lot for Dragon Age, there's no Christmas in Dragon Age (There's Satinalia, but that's different). I write for Mass Effect, which might have Christmas, except there are lots of aliens in game, also not Christian. Last time I checked there wasn't really Christmas even in Pokémon, not really. I write for A Song of Ice and Fire (Game of Thrones) also no Christmas. You see the problem here? So either I'm forced to not write a fanfiction or hunt for one that falls into the parameters of celebrating Christmas, or I have to write an original work. Either way it's forcing a bit. |
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Anyways, what about other religions that don't celebrate Christmas? I know a few that don't even celebrate winter holidays. Quote:
But holding a competition whilst doing so is putting those that do have particular issues with it at a distinct and unfair disadvantage. Note, I'm not ragey or anything, just pointing things out. |
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Hmm. What about instead of having one prompt, having multiple? Maybe like three, that writers can choose from. That leaves Christmas still on the list - so those that have ideas don't lose them - but gives those who aren't that into the holidays/whatever alternative options?
Winter in general might not be a bad idea, I mean I can think of some things. |
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I added two new prompts that I feel are still a challenge, and still relate to the holidays in one way or another. |
are we allowed to enter even if it's not winter where we are? ;)
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I'm kidding of course. It's getting to Christmas, so at least that's still relevant. Just pretend it's getting colder. Turn on the AC or smother yourself in ice cubes. Either way, you're writing will be accepted. :P |
Won't be participating this time around due to final exams (blah), but I want to wish all you guys that are participating the best of luck!
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Would it be okay, if I made a story under all three of these prompts.
If so here's a mock story: Prompt: Loneliness. Rating: R The Lonely Waffle There was once a lonely waffle. Astinus: <sniffs> You're a superb writer. bobanbill: Best story ever. Slayr231: The deep psychological impact that story has on you is mind blowing. Rukario: Here, i make you the owner of PC. TD: Woohoo! |
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Each story has to be under one prompt. Can themes from all three be in there? Yes, but you must decide on one prompt for the judges to base the scores off of. |
I've got two things to mention. The first is that you could change "Christmas" to "holidays". Even though I celebrate it, I recognize that Christmas is somewhat exclusive.
The second is that Christmas is very, very canon. On that note, for many people, the winter go-to holiday is Christmas, whether they're specifically religious or not. Plenty of atheists celebrate Christmas in a non-religious way, for instance. As an entrant, everyone is going to have to keep that in mind. While there's nothing wrong with using another holiday (indeed, this may make for a unique story), you run the risk of your readers not having enough familiarity with your choice, which will ultimately make it harder for them to connect. Just something to ponder. |
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As far as relevance to the prompt, I'm pretty open-minded about that. Each one of the judges have read a lot of stories, and have a pretty good understanding of the multiple viewpoints on Christmas. There's hundreds of different viewpoints on Chrisstmas and how it can be interpreted, and to be honest, I'm looking for some of those different viewpoints. I'm keeping Christmas there because there are two other prompts that can be easily brought back to just about any holiday really. |
Would it be fine to post a story around 3000 words. I think that's the minimum word count my story will have.
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To answer for myself: I don't care about the word count. The only thing that's important is that your story is as long or as short as it needs to be. If that means that you're over 2000 or under 1000, I don't care. Just worry more about telling a decent story to impress me.
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if you guys (judges) decide to be strict about the word count, could you maybe link to the word count program/site you're going to use to check our fics? not everything returns the same result.
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Gah, anything I write will be way over 2k, so I think I'm out for this one folks.
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