Okay guys, I'm back in orange.
The prompt for this contest is pretty open.
Write a story in which the afterlife plays a prominent role. It can take place in the afterlife, it can have characters from the afterlife, characters thinking about it, whatever. The afterlife in your story can be a currently existing notion of it (e.g. Heaven and Hell) or you can create your own.
This WWYP is slightly different from others in that it has a totally fabulous prize in addition to the regular ones! I am putting together a collection of afterlife-themed works into a "zine" which I will make all fancy and cool and print a bunch of. Winners will receive one of these (or more if they want to have more to show off and they don't end up being too expensive for me to make) and the first prize winner will receive on that will have my very own autograph on it, personally written by my assistant.
And obviously, entries into this contest will go into the collection. And since I'm invested in the project, both school and money-wise, it will be in my best interest to help you write better so along with the judging I will help any entrant with their story and will give as detailed of a critique as I can to all of them.
If for some reason you don't want your entry put into my zine, just say so. But save telling me until after the judging, otherwise you'll lose points due to my anger!
Judges are me and Virgilijus. Also, the Scurvy judging system will be used (read WWYP 7 thread if you don't know what those are).
Word limit is a billion. Even though this is a mini, you can write as long or short as you want. VIRG EDIT - Just use common sense and don't make it too long...judges have lives too.
Prizes
First place: Smash Writer group, custom avatar, custom title
Second Place: Smash Writer
Deadline is March 8th, aka Brawl Eve. Midnight EST. NOW MARCH TENTH
Also, though I don't think anybody will do this, I will allow multiple entries into this contest.
And... go!
Also if anyone reading this is new to WWYP, the way to enter is to make a new thread in this room with your entry. Title it Mini WWYP4 - Story Title Here. The thread will be closed at the deadline. You can post your story well in advance of the deadline to get feedback and stuff, and you should do the same for other contest participants. It's hardly mandatory but it's fun and you'll all end up with better entries and girlfriends.
The prompt for this contest is pretty open.
Write a story in which the afterlife plays a prominent role. It can take place in the afterlife, it can have characters from the afterlife, characters thinking about it, whatever. The afterlife in your story can be a currently existing notion of it (e.g. Heaven and Hell) or you can create your own.
This WWYP is slightly different from others in that it has a totally fabulous prize in addition to the regular ones! I am putting together a collection of afterlife-themed works into a "zine" which I will make all fancy and cool and print a bunch of. Winners will receive one of these (or more if they want to have more to show off and they don't end up being too expensive for me to make) and the first prize winner will receive on that will have my very own autograph on it, personally written by my assistant.
And obviously, entries into this contest will go into the collection. And since I'm invested in the project, both school and money-wise, it will be in my best interest to help you write better so along with the judging I will help any entrant with their story and will give as detailed of a critique as I can to all of them.
If for some reason you don't want your entry put into my zine, just say so. But save telling me until after the judging, otherwise you'll lose points due to my anger!
Judges are me and Virgilijus. Also, the Scurvy judging system will be used (read WWYP 7 thread if you don't know what those are).
Word limit is a billion. Even though this is a mini, you can write as long or short as you want. VIRG EDIT - Just use common sense and don't make it too long...judges have lives too.
Prizes
First place: Smash Writer group, custom avatar, custom title
Second Place: Smash Writer
Deadline is March 8th, aka Brawl Eve. Midnight EST. NOW MARCH TENTH
Also, though I don't think anybody will do this, I will allow multiple entries into this contest.
And... go!
Also if anyone reading this is new to WWYP, the way to enter is to make a new thread in this room with your entry. Title it Mini WWYP4 - Story Title Here. The thread will be closed at the deadline. You can post your story well in advance of the deadline to get feedback and stuff, and you should do the same for other contest participants. It's hardly mandatory but it's fun and you'll all end up with better entries and girlfriends.
I expect most entries to take a fantasy/fantasy horror direction. If I enter (which I won't do prior to finishing my judging, don't worry), this is the likely genre I would pick. It's popular lately to take the Christian cosmology and make it "real" (see: Vellum).
