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bobandbill July 8th, 2016 8:11 PM

Small Writing Competition
 
Small Writing Competition
Judged by bobandbill, Bay Alexison and gimmepie

Welcome everyone to the 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 bobandbill, Bay Alexison, and gimmepie. 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 11:59pm EDT, 16th July to get your entry in. EDIT: An extra SIX hours have been granted.
6.) The story can be based on Pokemon or be original fiction (given the GT theme we would rather you go with a Pokemon theme though - it is about celebrating 20 years of Pokemon after all!). 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!
8.) Please don't publicly post your stories until the competition is over! Once the scores are posted and the competition is over, you may post your story in Fanfiction and Writing so that others may see it. Make sure to add [SWC] to your title if you do!

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 nostalgia, so good luck with making use of that in your story!

Emblems
First Prize
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Second Prize
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Third Prize
http://www.pokecommunity.com/images/emblems/writcomp3.jpg


Entrants:
Deceptio
Caramel-O/Um E
OuterTsuchinoko
Forever
Kyoko
solivagant
Aisu
Miz en Scène
icomeanon6
Chr. Draco
Venia Silente

icomeanon6 July 8th, 2016 8:30 PM

I'm in this year! :D

Very appropriate prompt for the 20th anniversary of Pokemon. Everyone grab your rose-tinted glasses, cause it's nostalgia time. (??_?)

DJTiki July 8th, 2016 8:34 PM

I'm in.

I think it's time to get my writing chops back in order. I've been getting back in the groove recently, and this would be just perfect for solidifying if I have the gusto or not. It's been a while since I wrote any novelizations or fanfictions for Pokemon. Good luck to everyone else entering the competition. Here's to a good Writing Showcase!

Aisu July 8th, 2016 8:42 PM

Ah, well, I'm entering too.

Margot July 8th, 2016 8:43 PM

Yesssss I've been so excited for this! I think the last time I wrote any sort of one-shot for this forum was in 2009? It's been a while and this is a fun topic too!

\o/

Winter July 8th, 2016 10:30 PM

Might give this a shot, although the prompt is rather underwhelming (not a fan of those cliche one-word trope-y stuff) and I do have other personal projects that require my attention...

Jay July 9th, 2016 4:32 AM

I'll toss something together for this, sure.

Ky0greK1ng July 9th, 2016 5:52 AM

I've been writing Fanfiction stories for a long time, but I've never shared any online... I'll enter this competition and see what I can do!

By the way, I might get busy this week, so I apologize if I can't create a masterpiece in time...

machomuu July 9th, 2016 6:25 AM

Ooohooo, this sounds like some good fun. Though I do have to wonder about that prompt, I've some ideas floating around that I'm hoping I can work out with this.

Been a little while since I've been able to do some serious writing.

Sonata July 9th, 2016 8:05 AM

I'll join in and see what I can do

Del July 9th, 2016 8:28 AM

I am soooo IN!
About the name of the "ENTRANTS", I think using Um E will be better because Caramel-O might change before this competition is over!

Lize July 9th, 2016 9:12 AM

I actually haven't really written anything.. But, I'd like to give it a try, so count me in.

Aisu July 9th, 2016 9:17 AM

Damn every writer came out of hiding for this. So I see there's gonna be competition, no matter

Venia Silente July 9th, 2016 9:19 AM

As a more or less long-time irregular, I would join this... but it's not what it used to be.

...Get it?

No?

Was just kidding. :p

I think I will be joining this little contest, let's see what I can do. I tend to write better by prompt and this looks like a fun one to try. Plus, it gives me something fun to do during the month.

@icomeanin6, @aeternum, nice to see you hanging around here, too!

Bay July 9th, 2016 9:56 AM

Yo, glad to see a lot of interest already. Me and the other judges are looking forward to checking the entries out!

OuterTsuchinoko July 9th, 2016 11:15 AM

I've never written fanfiction or anything really, but I have had a really interesting idea for a while now and wanted to write one so I will use that to enter this. I think I can use the nostalgia theme in it too. I'm really excited actually to see what people will think of the story.

icomeanon6 July 9th, 2016 12:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Venia Silente (Post 9313682)
As a more or less long-time irregular, I would join this... but it's not what it used to be.

...Get it?

No?

Was just kidding. :p

Lol. Seriously though, after seven years for me I think it's safe to say I have some nostalgia for the SWC. Especially 2009, the field was so good that year. This year's looking good so far too. :)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Anivia (Post 9313115)
Might give this a shot, although the prompt is rather underwhelming (not a fan of those cliche one-word trope-y stuff) and I do have other personal projects that require my attention...

The prompt's just a prompt, you can take it in any direction you want as long as it's relevant. No reason any of the stories have to be cliched.

Venia Silente July 9th, 2016 1:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by icomeanon6 (Post 9313965)
Lol. Seriously though, after seven years for me I think it's safe to say I have some nostalgia for the SWC. Especially 2009, the field was so good that year. This year's looking good so far too. :)

...Don't you mean the playfield was good? :p

I have to sit through two meetings, one family, one business, today but after that and the mandatory night of sleep I'll see what I can think of for this one.

OuterTsuchinoko July 10th, 2016 2:12 PM

Alright I've entered my story to the three judges. Hope you like.

bobandbill July 10th, 2016 4:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by OuterTsuchinoko (Post 9315195)
Alright I've entered my story to the three judges. Hope you like.

Entry received!

Already at three entries now, good start.

Del July 11th, 2016 3:10 AM

Well It look like there i plenty of time, maybe I made a mistake by coming up with a story right away LOL, can I edit? well what done is done now I think... hahahhahaha

Abby July 11th, 2016 9:10 AM

Right!
Just to confirm, do the stories have to be about pokémon?

OuterTsuchinoko July 11th, 2016 10:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Absol used bite! (Post 9316045)
Right!
Just to confirm, do the stories have to be about pokémon?

I think it has to be about pokemon or an original story.

Chr. Draco July 11th, 2016 11:45 AM

Hi, I would like to give it a try. Is there a limit on the amount of words or pages? i'm wondering if there is an specific letter size and Font as a standard to be used, and, do we have to write directly our story in a message or attach it? Sorry, I'm new into this. Thanks.

Entermaid July 11th, 2016 1:52 PM

Nice prompt. I'll plan of entering if I have time!


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