Short Story Contest
The short story contest is now closed to new entries.
Entry Information
Word Count: 1000 to 7000 words (I will be lenient on word counts, but please do your best to keep to the count.)
Entry Fee: None
Submission Form:
[b]Username:[/b]
[b]Contest:[/b]
[b]Title:[/b]
[b]Word Count:[/b]
[b]Prompt:[/b]
[b]Story:[/b]
(choose one or more)
~ “You can want things to happen or you can make things happen.” –Unknown
~“There’s moments in your life that make you, that set the course for who you’re gonna be. Sometimes, they’re little, subtle moments. Sometimes…they’re not. Bottom line is, even if you see ‘em comin’, you’re not ready for the big moments. No one asks for their life to change, not really. But it does. So what are we? Helpless? Puppets? No. The big moments are gonna come, you can’t help that. It’s what you do afterwards that counts. That’s when you find out who you are.” –Whistler,
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
~“Passion. It lies in all of us, sleeping, waiting, and though unwanted, unbidden, it will stir, open its jaws, and howl. It speaks to us, guides us. Passion rules us all, and we obey. What other choice do we have? ….It hurts sometimes, more than we can bear. If we could live without passion, maybe we’d know some kind of peace, but we would be hollow; empty rooms, shuttered and dank. Without passion, we’d truly be dead.” –Angel,
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
~“Strength is great and Power strikes fear into heroes and villains alike, but someone who follows their heart, putting their loved ones first, damning the consequences, and even themselves in the process... Believe me, those people, they're worth payin' attention to.”
–Whistler,
Outside Humanity by Drake Roberts (fanfiction author)
~“Skin breaks so easily, it makes me wonder if we were meant to hurt.” –wild wolf free17 (fanfiction author)
~“Evil is always possible. Goodness is a difficulty.” –Anne Rice
~“Death cannot stop true love. All it can do is delay it for a while.”
–Wesley,
The Princess Bride
~“Life isn’t about waiting for the storm to pass. It’s about learning to dance in the rain.”
–Unknown
~“You can bail all the tears you want, but the saving thing has more to do with the hospitality of your heart. Together we sink. Together we float. Together. That’s the small, tender mercy of the ride.” –Sue Monk Kidd
~“The children of killers are not killers, but children.” –Elie Wiesel
The quote does not actually have to be included in the piece, but your story must be built on the prompt you choose, and I should be able to easily tell why you chose the prompt you did.
Criteria
Originality: 10 pts.
Character Development: 10 pts.
Plot Development: 10 pts.
Adherence to Prompt/Guidelines: 10 pts (5 for prompt, 5 for guidelines)
Spelling/Grammar: 5 pts.
Overall Enjoyment: 5 pts.
Total: 50 pts.
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