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Post: 41416589_1 created on Tue Jul 01, 2008 3:32 amPosted: Tue Jul 01, 2008 3:32 am


Hello and welcome to Beyond the Bounds, a writing contest where the best are those who reach beyond their boundaries. How does one do this? The short answer is stepping far outside your zone of comfort and being plopped right into alien territory. What this encompasses, is that you take your greatest weaknesses as a writer, and using the talent in your fingertips to make them shine. In addition to expanding our writing skillset, this helps us in overcoming any roadblocks towards improving our abilities.

In short, this contest is about showing your strongest work in your absolute weakest genre or style. The ultimate reward for your effort will be a sealed(or sealeds, depending on how long this runs)
 
     
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Post: 41416589_2 created on Tue Jul 01, 2008 3:46 amPosted: Tue Jul 01, 2008 3:46 am
 
Submission Form


    arrow What is your strongest style/genre?
    arrow Your Weakest?
    arrow Why?
    arrow Do you have a sample of your strongest/weakest work to show?
     
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Post: 41416589_3 created on Tue Jul 01, 2008 4:31 amPosted: Tue Jul 01, 2008 4:31 am
Rules


    arrow You must at least have a sample of your strongest work submitted
    arrow Contest piece must be in a genre/style that is your weakest(if it's not, it's grounds for immediate disqualification)
    arrow If this is a clearly plagiarized piece of work, you will disqualified and banned from the competition.
    arrow The minimum limit will be 500 words for shorts, and 5 stanzas, for poems, with no max(currently, anyways)
    arrow Deadline is the Sunday, July 27th @ 12 AM
    arrow It is a free contest, but donations are always welcome(and may help better the end reward)
    arrow Don't be a jerk
  
     
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Post: 41416589_4 created on Tue Jul 01, 2008 5:14 amPosted: Tue Jul 01, 2008 5:14 am
 
Criteria


Creativity-How fresh and original the piece is, along with the
overall characterization. The greater your creativity, the higher your
score.

Description-How vividly you can portray your subjects, and the world
around them. What we see, what we hear, even what we smell, taste and
touch will all be accounted for, and factored into the score.

Content-How deep, and layered the overall story is, and how much impact
it has. Substantial storytelling will be sure to get you high marks
here.

Emotion-How well you can portray your subject's actions, and
reactions. Inner and outer dialogue, along with how well balanced the dramatic and comedic aspects are, also determine your grade.

Each of these will be graded out of 10 pts, and total up to 40 pts.
     
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Post: 41416589_5 created on Tue Jul 01, 2008 5:15 amPosted: Tue Jul 01, 2008 5:15 am
Submissions


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Donators


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Post: 41416589_6 created on Tue Jul 01, 2008 6:06 amPosted: Tue Jul 01, 2008 6:06 am
 
Links


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(Regular URL available upon request)
     
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Post: 41416589_7 created on Tue Jul 01, 2008 7:45 amPosted: Tue Jul 01, 2008 7:45 am
I now declare this contest open!
 
     
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Post: 41416589_8 created on Tue Jul 01, 2008 8:51 amPosted: Tue Jul 01, 2008 8:51 am
 
And I make my first of many postings
     
Koiyuki
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Post: 41416589_9 created on Tue Jul 01, 2008 12:13 pmPosted: Tue Jul 01, 2008 12:13 pm
"Koiyuki"
And I make my first of many postings
Woohoo! xd
 
     
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Post: 41416589_10 created on Tue Jul 01, 2008 11:18 pmPosted: Tue Jul 01, 2008 11:18 pm
 
Do you want everything, like the submission form and our strongest work, sent to you as a PM? Or would you like us to just post them on the thread?
     
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Post: 41416589_11 created on Wed Jul 02, 2008 12:06 amPosted: Wed Jul 02, 2008 12:06 am
I hereby post! I filled out the form but...where do I send it and/or post?
 
     

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Post: 41416589_12 created on Wed Jul 02, 2008 1:07 amPosted: Wed Jul 02, 2008 1:07 am
 
"`Violent Tendencies"
Do you want everything, like the submission form and our strongest work, sent to you as a PM? Or would you like us to just post them on the thread?


You can either post it here or send it off to Katsuhiro Minami
     
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Post: 41416589_13 created on Wed Jul 02, 2008 1:55 amPosted: Wed Jul 02, 2008 1:55 am
First donation of the contest!
 
     
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Post: 41416589_14 created on Wed Jul 02, 2008 2:42 amPosted: Wed Jul 02, 2008 2:42 am
 
What is your strongest style/genre?-Fantasy
Your Weakest?-Love/Romance
Why?-I don't have much skill demonstrating falling in love or being in love in any story I've written.
Do you have a sample of your strongest/weakest work to show?-Yes, I'm writing a book.
     
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Post: 41416589_15 created on Wed Jul 02, 2008 2:48 amPosted: Wed Jul 02, 2008 2:48 am
"Hoketai"
What is your strongest style/genre?-Fantasy
Your Weakest?-Love/Romance
Why?-I don't have much skill demonstrating falling in love or being in love in any story I've written.
Do you have a sample of your strongest/weakest work to show?-Yes, I'm writing a book.

I would like to see a sample of your strongest style.
 
     
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