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[Yonder-chan]

Listen Up!
A Writing Contest

Hello there~ Welcome to 'Listen Up,' my second writing contest here on gaia. This one is basically a 'listen to the song and get inspired' type of contest. I hope I've picked out some songs that you all might find interesting and perhaps even grow to like. Spread the love~

Beginning date: May 29th, 2009.
Deadline: July 1st, 2009 - 9pm US Eastern time
Deadline: July 31st, 2009 - 9pm US Eastern time

1st place: 20k 28k
2nd place: 8k 14k
3rd place: 4k 8k

[Yonder-chan]

Rules and FAQs


Obey the Gaia ToS.
No plagiarism.
The minimum word count should be 1500 words.
There is no maximum.
Post all entries here in the thread.
PM or post any questions.
There is no entry fee.
Spell check your entries.
Prose only, and no fanfiction.
One entry per person.

[Yonder-chan]

Prompts
Enjoy <3

Song - Artist

Tides by Tarot
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White Pearl, Black Oceans by Sonata Arctica
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What's Left of the Flag by Flogging Molly
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The Pretender by The Foo Fighters
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Face in the Sand by Iron Maiden
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Wish I Had An Angel by Nightwish

Most of the videos above have lyrics, but for the ones that don't, you can ask me where to find them if you're not able to yourself. The point is to write a story that you feel relates to the song, lyrics and mood-wise.

[Yonder-chan]

Scoring and Form


Use the form when posting your entry.

Username:
Prompt Used:
Word Count:
Score (Yes/No):
Additional Comments:
Title of Entry:
Entry:
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Scoring:

Plot/Originality: 10pts
Use of Prompt: 10pts
Characters: 10pts
Style: 10pts
Adherence to Rules: 5pts
Grammar: 5pts

50pts total

[Yonder-chan]

Entrants and Winners
No max number of entrants. Minimum of five, please.

Entrants

Finished Scoring

1. The Fallen Angel Amarann - demon strait outta_hell
2. Dire - Avalonian Fortunata
3. They All Pretend - The Stupid Accident
4. Pandemic - SucculentAmbush
5. The Steps of the White House - Shieran
6. Williams story: Dreams of a Moonlit Lake - Ceej_09
7. Always Under False Pretense - Stand Alone Origin
8. Promise Me - Inuanimeguardianangel

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Winners

1st:
2nd:
3rd:

[Yonder-chan]

Reserved

[Yonder-chan]

Reserved

[Yonder-chan]

Open

[demon strait outta_hell]

This is actually REALY confusing.... ><

Plus i probably wont enter, cause I only write poetry when i listen to music! gonk

[Avalonian Fortunata]

ono Oooh. Emmeh, is there a word-limit?

[Yonder-chan]

demon strait outta_hell: What part is confusing? I'll clarify. xD

Avalonian Fortunata: 1500 min, no max.

[Avalonian Fortunata]

Oooh, sounds great. THAT, I know I can manage. I have the perfect song, too. Bwahahaha.

[Yonder-chan]

Oh? Would you mind sharing, or would you rather keep it a secret? xD

[Avalonian Fortunata]

Poet and the Pendulum. ovo heart

Oh, and, one more question. Should we post the stories right here? o_o Or how should I go about doing that, by e-mail, orrrr...~?

[Yonder-chan]

Erm.. xD You need to use one of the songs I listed under the prompts... Hehe~

And post the story here in the thread.