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DO YOU LIKE WAFFLES?

YEAH WE LIKE WAFFLES!		83.3%	[ 50 ]
Huh...?		16.7%	[ 10 ]

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Post: 41937723_1 created on Fri Jul 18, 2008 5:36 amPosted: Fri Jul 18, 2008 5:36 am

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	Hello, I am So Dark The Con Of Man, and this is my second writing contest! This contest will be a contest for short stories, sorry all you poetry writers. I don't like poetry, and I'm not good at writing it, so I figure I won't be good at judging it. Anyway, in this writing contest, I would like you to take a classic fairy tale ( for example, Hansel and Grettle, Sleeping Beauty, Snow White, Rapunzel (I fail at spelling names)), and completely modernize it. You can even change it completely, and use different things to symbolize the main characters/things in the story. Whatever, it's all up to you! ~ Intro ~ Rules/Guidelines ~ Prizes ~ Entrants ~ Judging ~ Winner ~ News ~ Banners ~ Donations ~

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Post: 41937723_2 created on Fri Jul 18, 2008 5:46 amPosted: Fri Jul 18, 2008 5:46 am

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	~~All entries are to be posted in the thread, and please PM me, telling me you've posted. ~~Put a header on your story: Quote: Author- (duh) Word Count- (duh) Title- (duh) Fairy Tale- (what fairy tale you chose) ~~If you wish to criticize the entries that have been posted, please feel free to. But only use constructive critisism, and if you say anything that I deem hurtful I will either not let you enter (if you had the intention to), or blacklist you. ~~Don't quote the first page, please. ~~You may only submit one piece. ~~There is a small entry fee of 100g. ~~You can choose your own fairy tale, but please clear it with me first. This is for two reasons: 1. So that I can tell you whether or not you can use it 2. So that if I've never heard of it, I can look it up ahead of time and know about it before I read your story. ~~Contest will end on August 15th, a month from today. ~~Please subscribe to the thread and check back here often so that you know when the contest ends, and I don't have to PM a million people telling them that the contest has ended, go look at their results.~~ ~~If you have any questions, please feel free to ask. ~~Please keep your entries below 5,000 words, but above 500. ~~I reserve the right to add more rules, so please check back here regularly. ~ Intro ~ Rules ~ Prizes ~ Entrants ~ Judging ~ Winner ~ News ~ Banners ~ Donations/Blacklist ~

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Post: 41937723_3 created on Fri Jul 18, 2008 5:50 amPosted: Fri Jul 18, 2008 5:50 am

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	First place - 4,000G Second place - 3,000G Third place - 2,000G Honorable mention (2) - 500G These amounts are only as of right now. As people start joining, the amount in the prizes will rise! ~ Intro ~ Rules ~ Prizes ~ Entrants ~ Judging ~ Winner ~ News ~ Banners ~ Donations/Blacklist ~

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Post: 41937723_4 created on Fri Jul 18, 2008 5:51 amPosted: Fri Jul 18, 2008 5:51 am

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	1. DarkWyvernwings (paid fee) (has not submitted work yet) 2. CluckLikeAChicken (paid fee) (Some Prince Charming! pg 4) 3. ElizaMille (paid fee) (has not submitted work yet) 4. cat4452 (paid fee) (has not submitted work yet) 5. Chocolate Coral (paid fee) (Beastly Revenge, pg 4) 6. flash bang whoops (paid fee) (has not submitted work yet) 7. xx Princess Winter xx (paid fee) (CindaYuri, pg 6) 8. Rowaan (paid fee) (has not submitted work yet) 9. My BlAcK sTaR sHiNe (paid fee) (Nutmeg, pg 6) 10. ...Hopefully there will be more! ~ Intro ~ Rules ~ Prizes ~ Entrants ~ Judging ~ Winner ~ News ~ Banners ~ Donations/Blacklist ~

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Post: 41937723_5 created on Fri Jul 18, 2008 6:00 amPosted: Fri Jul 18, 2008 6:00 am

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	This is the score sheet I will use when judging you, after I'm done judging, and have posted the winners, I will PM your score sheet to you, so that you may see how you ranked. Next to the winners' names when I post them, I will put what score they recieved. Quote: Grammar (15 pts) - How well did you use the English language? Did you mess up a little? Or a lot? Also spelling, how many mistakes did you have? Plot (10 pts) - Did it make sense? Flow nicely? How well did you move from scene to scene? Interest Factor (5 pts) - Did it keep me hooked? Was it something completely different from what I expected? Did I want to keep reading? Total points: 30 ~ Intro ~ Rules ~ Prizes ~ Entrants ~ Judging ~ Winner ~ News ~ Banners ~ Donations/Blacklist ~

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Post: 41937723_6 created on Fri Jul 18, 2008 6:03 amPosted: Fri Jul 18, 2008 6:03 am

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	No winners yet... ~ Intro ~ Rules ~ Prizes ~ Entrants ~ Judging ~ Winner ~ News ~ Banners ~ Donations/Blacklist ~

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Post: 41937723_7 created on Fri Jul 18, 2008 6:05 amPosted: Fri Jul 18, 2008 6:05 am

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	7/18 - Contest opened! 7/18 - Two banners made by Aeturos! 7/26 - I'm going on vacation until Tuesday, please bump the thread if it falls off of the first page, or is close to doing so! 7/29 - I'm back! ~ Intro ~ Rules ~ Prizes ~ Entrants ~ Judging ~ Winner ~ News ~ Banners ~ Donations/Blacklist ~

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Post: 41937723_8 created on Fri Jul 18, 2008 6:07 amPosted: Fri Jul 18, 2008 6:07 am

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Post: 41937723_9 created on Fri Jul 18, 2008 6:08 amPosted: Fri Jul 18, 2008 6:08 am

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	No donations yet... No one on the black list yet... Let's keep it that way, though! ~ Intro ~ Rules ~ Prizes ~ Entrants ~ Judging ~ Winner ~ News ~ Banners ~ Donations/Blacklist ~

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Post: 41937723_10 created on Fri Jul 18, 2008 6:09 amPosted: Fri Jul 18, 2008 6:09 am

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	This contest is now open!

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Post: 41937723_11 created on Fri Jul 18, 2008 6:19 amPosted: Fri Jul 18, 2008 6:19 am

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	This looks really cool... I'll probably enter...soon as inspiration strikes mrgreen Thanks for giving me writing motivation though!

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Post: 41937723_12 created on Fri Jul 18, 2008 6:28 amPosted: Fri Jul 18, 2008 6:28 am

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	Thanks for being the first person to post!

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Post: 41937723_13 created on Fri Jul 18, 2008 8:11 amPosted: Fri Jul 18, 2008 8:11 am

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	Hi there! You're doing another contest, yay! These contests are always interesting, and I already have an idea as to what I'm going to do with this one. Granted, the story I want to use is a little more obscure than some of the other stories mentioned, so is it all right if I use it?