Welcome to the Summer Writing Competition! The contest is simple! You will be required to write a One-Shot, Two-Shot, or Three-Shot for this competition. It is for you to decided whether if you want to write a One-Shot, Two-Shot, or Three-Shot but a Three-Shot is the maximum. (That was a lot "shot" in one sentence, I think I just confused myself. ) There will be one theme throughout the contest but I will be posting a different Genre required for you to go to the next round! You will have one week for each round to post your story! The theme is of course Summer! There will be a total of three rounds: The Beginning Round July 13th to July 19th The Middle Round July 27th to August 2nd The Final Round August 10th to August 16th (I suck at names so go cry me a river. ) Please keep in mind that there will be judging sessions in between each week. That's why it skips a week on the dates on the rounds.️ To sign up, just say a random sentence with bbcoding! For those of you that doesn't know how to bbcode, here's a quick guide! For colors: [color=what ever color you want] A random sentence [/*color] For sizes: [size=sizes range from 10 to 200] A random sentence [/*size] Remove the * when you actually do it. if you still don't get it then look in forums for a guide because I suck at explaining. (See what I did with the random sentence? Yeah you did. ) What I and the judges will be looking for in this competition: • Plot: Seriously, plot is one of the key elements in getting through to the next round and winning the competition. I'm very picky when it comes to plot so please do not half-ass your plot and story. • Organization: Make sure your story isn't all over the place. Use paragraphs people! If your story is not organized, your readers will be extremely confused as to what the hell is going on. Not to mention the judges and I will be confused too. • Grammar, Spelling, Capitalization, and Punctuation: Use these things, they're good for you! Seriously if I see a story that has horrible grammar and spelling and horrible use of capitalization and punctuation, I'm immediately throwing your story into the trash bin. "I no that u want me 2 help u out 2nite but i rlly cant Im srry" If your story is like this or even starts off like this, god help me, I will find you and I will kill you! You are not texting, you are writing. If you story is like that you will be eliminated immediately! Also spacing is not punctuation! • Creativity: Use your imagination! Clichés can be good if you don't overuse it. Think out of the box! Don't use the same idea as every other writer, creativity is your friend! • Language: Use your words, they don't have to be fancy or La Di Da words but for god sake use your words. Don't be extremely repetitive to the point where it takes away from your story. • Details: Have detail but also don't use too much detail. Under and over detailing can take away from your story. • Dedication: We're going to see if you put effort into your story. If it's half-assed I won't think it's worth going to the next round. The competition will last from July 1st to August 23rd. Also I'm quite unsure about prizes, I'll update the information when I decide. If I'm missing anything, please inform me!
I'm so random, but you already know, I'm in the fast lane.... (If you the original, that's a better version of the lyrics ^_^)
I'm going to sign up with bold italics because you guys spell 'colour' wrong. At least I am if this coding works >~<
Yeah I know my brain didn't process the 'I need a '/' in the second b thing' I swear I'm smart just not in the mornings.