MTG Salvation

I should have an entry in this weekend assuming games don't get in the way. Been putting off doing this until I got my ideas sorted out and finally figured out the order to write this in. =)

Edit: A quick question, what time is the deadline for submission?

I'll consider the deadline to be whenever I post on October 25th to say the entries are closed. You have the entirety of October 24th. That said, chances are, I'll be closing it around 12:01 am on the 25th.

here's mine:

http://forums.mtgsalvation.com/showthread.php?p=5954187#post5954187

Quote from Nai

I'll consider the deadline to be whenever I post on October 25th to say the entries are closed. You have the entirety of October 24th. That said, chances are, I'll be closing it around 12:01 am on the 25th.

Awesome. I'm probably going to have to milk every last second out of this one; too many events to attend this weekend. But something like this, I almost can't miss.

Central time. GMT -6.

I gotta get mine finished up!

Here's mine. I think it's good for a one day writing, but possibly could be better. Will probably do some editing before Sunday. I've had the concept in my head for quite some time now.

I'm extremely frustrated that I only saw this today... I would attempt to make a quick one, however I have a midterm on Monday and an Essay (which I of course haven't started) due on Tuesday... I haven't really done much fiction writing but I've always kind of wanted to try it, and this would've been a great opportunity.

Anyway, it seems like many other people are sharing a similar sentiment to mine and it makes me wonder... when you do SSC XXI or later ones, are any of them going to be a similar concept, as in a design-your-own-plane type thing? If so, I think I'll get in on it.

Or are they always going to be based on the previous winner's decision?

A Herald is done at 6K++ words.

Personally, I think it's a bit disjointed. Hope it's good enough. -_-

I say try, Feathas. As much as you can. I"m sure you have some time to do it. You do have another two days before deadline, and you could surely whip something up.

As for the prompt, it's the winner's decision. But there's a chance there'll be more magic-themed ones coming up. If this is popular enough, we may do a magic-theme contest every month and let the SSC do its thing as well.

No, no; I'm a perfectionist and I know I couldn't write a good enough work in that time if I could write one at all. Fiction isn't my strong point.

It is good to hear that this might become a separate thing, that idea has my support.

Arrival Is completed. Wanted to do another section but ran out of time. Managed to piece it together though. ~6500 words. Enjoy!

And here is my story, just 60 words shy of 10,000.

http://forums.mtgsalvation.com/showthread.php?t=279456

And this is deadline, folks.

Remember, there's a lot of stories, and Nai needs some help judging. So feel free to volunteer!

Judging is simple. Read them all. Rank them from 1 to (insert number here). We'll add those numbers, and the person with the best average rank wins.

How many submissions are there and how much time do the judges get to read them?

I count 12 total submissions. Hopefully we can get judgings finished within 7 days. But, seeing how many entries we have, judging may have to be extended depending on how we can do it.

I'm going to judge, and I need 2-4 more people to do so as well, so numbers can average out nicely.

Would each judge's result be made public or is it going to be tallied secretly before presented as a single result?

It'll be made public. Afterwards, I hope the other judges will give specific advice to each writer.

Two days left for judging. Feathas has already given me his picks for top three. I'm working on mine. If we don't have another judge by then, we'll just have to go with the composite between us.

Okay, so, it's going to take me a day or two more. I've got two more stories to read, but I don't have a LOT of time tonight. Tomorrow should be done.

How goes it, Nai?

I don't mean to sound rude or impatient, but how much longer is the judging going to take? It's been a week and I'm really anxious to see who the winner is, in addition to any feedback on my story.

Not any longer. I'm sorry it took me an extra week and a half. Life has sucked. But I do have answers!

What's more, we have a tie for first and a tie for third!

Tying for first place is...

Onneganz by Cyouni
Auberen by mts

You two had great stories, both me and Feathas agreed. Given that there was no third judge, there was no alternative to tying for you guys.

And tied for third are...

Vanda Munda: The Golem by Quannage
A Herald by Dagger

Congratulations you two. Also amazing stories.

I have criticisms on all the stores going up immediately.

mts and Cyouni will both be receiving trophies and private messages. They will also get to decide the next prompt, at their discretion. I advise choosing a specific prompt apiece and setting our writers to doing both, but that's completely up to them! Their stories will also be featured on the front page. Thanks for competing folks, and I hope we see you next month.