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Posted: Tue Jan 19, 2010 3:20 pm
starsmaycollide thomlina i am entering this contest i don't know when i will get my entry in. do you mind fantasy stories ? also can it be a chapter from my novel im writing? i will pm you with my questions thanks biggrin I answered this in the PM, but I figured it might be a good idea to do it here as well in case anyone else was wondering the same thing. I absolutely adore fantasy, and so long as I can tell what's going on without any knowledge about the rest of the novel (since I haven't read it), a chapter from it shouldn't be a problem! I'm really happy you're joining! i plan on entering the first chapter because that's the best chapter i have so , far. biggrin
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Posted: Tue Jan 19, 2010 3:25 pm
Hmmmm.... I'll give it a go, but I can't ensure it'll be any good e.e
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Posted: Tue Jan 19, 2010 4:32 pm
hello here's my entry. this is the first chapter and i know it's short but i plan on expanding it. thank you.
chapter 1: The Almost Queen
Sesekana is one of the 21 dathers of the elfin king. This world is going into a war and sesekana's father is needed on the battle field. Since Sesekana is the oldest she is to be crowned queen....tonight said the wise elder.
Later that night Sesekana stood on the announcement rock. Which towered over the elfins in the beautiful elfin forest.acient trees hung over the rock as if they were put there by magic- they probably were? The wise elder tatasen floated up the rock and stood beside sesekana. He raised his hand and all talking stopped. Beads of sweat rolled down her beautiful face.
We are gathered here tonight in the sight of the eight moons to crown this princess queen tatasen said in a voice that was both brave and heroic but also friendly and loving. sesekana looked even more neverous. Tatasen didn't seem to notice and continued on. Please oh mighty god of the eight moons, this girl live a long and wonderful life as our queen.
Than there was the crown. A beautiful thing really. From its leaves made from rare tetan leaves. Which only grow every ten years, it was very rare to find such leaves. The crown floated in mind air and tetasen chanted some words in elfin language. It would sound like a froin language to any mortal but everyone seems to understand.
Seeking held her breath as the crown soared towards her head. It was all most there when..... 10 giant trolls climbed on to the rock!
The trolls were the ugliest thing they had ever seen and they were in shock that the trolls were here to begin with. Adamantly the army charged at the trolls. The army shoot arrows at the giant trolls. One of them turned its head as an arrow hit his leg. He grabbed an arrow and easily cracked it in two, than continued climbing.
tatasen was trying to get sesekana to jump but she wouldn't. She wiggled out of his grip and turned to a troll that had managed to get up on the rock. One of the trolls took the crown and swished it in his big ugly hand. She knew what had to be done and she took a step towards him. The trolls just stared but than grabbed her around the waist. Than jumped of the rock, the others followed. They walked towards the forest.
The elfins didn't move. They were stunned that their queen was so brave and did not even scream. The elfin army and all elfins watched in awe as their almost queen was being carried away.
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Posted: Tue Jan 19, 2010 4:54 pm
MadSam123 Hmmmm.... I'll give it a go, but I can't ensure it'll be any good e.e Go for it! I'm sure it's better than you think. (Keep in mind I've read My Immortal, and after reading that pretty much everything else seems amazing. I'm not joking. Someone made a drinking game because it was so bad you can't get through it without one.) XD
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Posted: Tue Jan 19, 2010 4:56 pm
Yay! We've got out first entry!
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Posted: Thu Jan 21, 2010 12:08 pm
I have a question: How long is too long?
I'm always worried about writing too much, since my short stories tend to be quite long. I'm currently at about 1,000 words, and still have a good two thirds of my story to write. Would that be too long?
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Psychotic Maniacal Sanity Crew
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Posted: Thu Jan 21, 2010 5:22 pm
Psychotic Maniacal Sanity I have a question: How long is too long? I'm always worried about writing too much, since my short stories tend to be quite long. I'm currently at about 1,000 words, and still have a good two thirds of my story to write. Would that be too long? Not in the least! I'm not all that picky when it comes to length, so long as it's not over 20 pages in word I think it'll be fine. Just to give you a frame of reference, a page is about 500 words.
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Posted: Tue Jan 26, 2010 5:28 am
Okay, awesome. It won't go over that.
Actually, I hit a bit of a road block with the story, and I'm not sure it will have the same effect I first planned for. Perhaps I'll do something different. =3
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Posted: Thu Jan 28, 2010 3:39 pm
Don't worry, you have time! I'm probably going to extend this if I don't get at least 7 entries by the deadline.
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Posted: Fri Jan 29, 2010 5:38 am
That sounds good to me! That'll give me time to battle with my novel, get it finished, and write a short story while I let it sit for a bit. ;]
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Posted: Fri Jan 29, 2010 11:58 am
Oh that's right, I remember you mentioning you were in the editing stage with it in the revising thread. How's that going?
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Posted: Mon Feb 01, 2010 11:20 am
It's going alright, thanks! I've finished the full first draft now, and given the prologue a good look over. Now I think I'll leave it to sit for a while before I take on any further editing, otherwise I might be too close to the mistakes. If I have time to write a short story, with doing my university work (which has suddenly gotten much more demanding), rest assured I will get something in for this contest. :3
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Posted: Mon Feb 01, 2010 4:08 pm
Hope your workload lightens up then, if not for the contest then for your state of mind and health. School can be such an attention-whore. XD Good luck with everything!
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Posted: Tue Feb 02, 2010 3:57 pm
Thanks! It's especially annoying because I really want to get something in for this contest. D<
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Posted: Wed Feb 03, 2010 8:04 pm
Ah, I really want you get something in too. xd Which somehow reminds me, I feel like I should add more to the contest, like have an inspirational thing on one of the posts. Oh, and banners. I should figure out how to make those. ^^;
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