Okay folks, it's Skyheartchaos' turn, and this one looks real interesting. This month, you have two prompts to deal with, and you must hit both.
1.) Your story needs to include some sort of natural disaster. It can be an earthquake, a tsunami, world-wide storms, volcanic eruptions, or anything else we'd consider a catastrophe.
2.) Your story must include at least three perspective characters. This means you must tell the story from the point of view of at least three different characters. How you do so is up to you.
As usual, follow the rules, and may the best writer win!
The Rules of the SSC
1. Submit your story as a thread in the Personal Writing forum. Please precede the name with the tag [SSC XXIX] so we can identify it.
2. Link to your story in this thread so we know it's a submission.
3. Include an "If I Win" prompt at the end of your submission so we can start the next month's contest immediately if you are chosen as the winner.
4. Your submission must be in by 11:59 cst on April 30th, 2012. There will be no extensions.
5. Stories must not be more than 10,000 words.
6. You must judge the next month's contest if we use your prompt. Be aware of this. This also means you cannot your own contest. You may secure the help of other judges if you so choose.
7. You must critique at least one other submission to be eligible to win. Help us all get better.
I think I'll try this one out. Within moments after reading the prompt I had an idea. Can't guarantee my participation because I am working on a novel, but we'll see, I can take a day or two (or 4) out maybe to write a short story. Note, it'll likely be very close to the word limit. 3 character perspectives requires a lot of words unless you're doing something unique.
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I half a story written, but sidelined it when interest drained, aka no posts or enteries for 3 weeks straight. I could hit it up again but I'd need an extension on the deadline or I could submit what I have. which won't work.
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Since there's no entries at all, I suppose we can extend this one.
I think we should give it a week and see if anyone else is going to participate and if so have a short submission period and start a new contest, like usual on the first?
Being finals time I'm sure many got sidetracked by papers studying, etc,...
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If I can get until Saturday, I can get an entry. Inspiration hit me literally just now, and as far as I know, you guys need one more entry. I know I've been saying I'll enter for like three months, but for real this time.
I love to write I've started several novels and never ended up finishing them, mostly because I just run out of gas with them, I've never tried my hand at short story writing but I'm excited to try, hopefully I can finish one in time if work doesn't get too crazy, I'm not very good with punctuation, but I would love to get critique if I end up submitting something... Can I edit the story to fix things that get critiqued after I submit it?
I love to write I've started several novels and never ended up finishing them, mostly because I just run out of gas with them, I've never tried my hand at short story writing but I'm excited to try, hopefully I can finish one in time if work doesn't get too crazy, I'm not very good with punctuation, but I would love to get critique if I end up submitting something... Can I edit the story to fix things that get critiqued after I submit it?
I understand your view. I'm also more of a novel-writer myself. Yeah man, just feel free to submit here and I'll critique it once I find time to do so. Keep writing!
Cool, I guess if I want to change anything punctuation wise I'll make a change log at the bottom, so the judge can take that into account, does that work?
My month has gotten really crazy, I started the story but i'm only about a third through it, I'll do my best to job on it over the next few days on time for submission!!
I'm in a writing mood, if this is going to get restarted.
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my mouth is full of winsome lies -
and eyes are full of death besides
but luckily the soul is wise -
it sees beyond my blindness and
forced failure makes a better guise,
so as i come again alive,
it feels like life's a decent plan
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1.) Your story needs to include some sort of natural disaster. It can be an earthquake, a tsunami, world-wide storms, volcanic eruptions, or anything else we'd consider a catastrophe.
2.) Your story must include at least three perspective characters. This means you must tell the story from the point of view of at least three different characters. How you do so is up to you.
As usual, follow the rules, and may the best writer win!
The Rules of the SSC
1. Submit your story as a thread in the Personal Writing forum. Please precede the name with the tag [SSC XXIX] so we can identify it.
2. Link to your story in this thread so we know it's a submission.
3. Include an "If I Win" prompt at the end of your submission so we can start the next month's contest immediately if you are chosen as the winner.
4. Your submission must be in by 11:59 cst on April 30th, 2012. There will be no extensions.
5. Stories must not be more than 10,000 words.
6. You must judge the next month's contest if we use your prompt. Be aware of this. This also means you cannot your own contest. You may secure the help of other judges if you so choose.
7. You must critique at least one other submission to be eligible to win. Help us all get better.
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"I've always been a fan of reality by popular vote" - Stephen Colbert (in response to Don McLeroy)
GPolukranos, Kill ALL the Things!G
My helpdesk should you need me.
I think we should give it a week and see if anyone else is going to participate and if so have a short submission period and start a new contest, like usual on the first?
Being finals time I'm sure many got sidetracked by papers studying, etc,...
"I've always been a fan of reality by popular vote" - Stephen Colbert (in response to Don McLeroy)
GPolukranos, Kill ALL the Things!G
Join the Poetry Running Contest!
Go ahead and run, you'll only die tired.
Those who might never meet are pooled together
I understand your view. I'm also more of a novel-writer myself. Yeah man, just feel free to submit here and I'll critique it once I find time to do so. Keep writing!
My helpdesk should you need me.
Go ahead and run, you'll only die tired.
Those who might never meet are pooled together
I second this. I would be interested in participating. I just graduated so I have time!
Go ahead and run, you'll only die tired.
Those who might never meet are pooled together
My helpdesk should you need me.
"I've always been a fan of reality by popular vote" - Stephen Colbert (in response to Don McLeroy)
GPolukranos, Kill ALL the Things!G
So are we gonna make it Mays, or should I stop on mine?
Go ahead and run, you'll only die tired.
Those who might never meet are pooled together
My helpdesk should you need me.
"I've always been a fan of reality by popular vote" - Stephen Colbert (in response to Don McLeroy)
GPolukranos, Kill ALL the Things!G
My helpdesk should you need me.
Apparently people just weren't interested in this one.
My helpdesk should you need me.
Go ahead and run, you'll only die tired.
Those who might never meet are pooled together
and eyes are full of death besides
but luckily the soul is wise -
it sees beyond my blindness and
forced failure makes a better guise,
so as i come again alive,
it feels like life's a decent plan