[x] '08 ~C.W. Contest ~ JULY-AUG {closed}

[Kavvana]

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Introduction

Rules

Judging

What You're Writing

Lists

Final

 

[Kavvana]

Introduction

Hey everyone, let's just get this out of the way. READ EVERYTHING. I'll know if you didn't more than likely, because you'll end up doing something wrong. And that makes for an unhappy Ross-sama.
I know it's been awhile since the last event, but here's another. So let's try to make this one more of a success than last time! Hopefully there are some new people joining us this time. I'll just introduce myself as Ross, the almighty judge, creator, and sovereign of all events and contests. Feel free to ask me questions, but please ask via pm or in the OTHER threads, not this one. The contents of your post in this thread should be professional.
This is a writing contest meant to test your skills as a writer. If you are a writer, an author, or just someone who would like to test their skills, this is a perfect contest for you. The requirements are to COMPLETELY read the instructions and anything else that I post.

If anyone needs a full example of what they're writing should look like, or would just like to see a full example, then click the picture below to check out my own work which follows all the guidelines of this contest. (Right now it's a work in progress, but feel free to check it if you need to.)

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Final

 

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Rules

Obviously there have to be some rules applied, otherwise things could get out of hand. There will be absolutely None of the following:

- Stealing other people's ideas
- Arguing with the judge (step off it man)
- Being rude or telling someone that their entry sucks
- No fanfictions
- No spoofs
- No more than one post per person
- No late entries

The above are one part of the rules... The rest of the rules are as follows:

- Use correct spelling and grammar
- Follow all instructions
- Follow the rules
- Ask questions if you are unsure
- Characters must be 100% your own

I reserve the right to, at any time, change the rules without notice. But I'm a nice guy so don't worry about that. I'm only an a** when someone deserves it.

Be original with your work. Don't create "all too similar characters" that reflect on copyrighted characters in the media. (Media is books, advertisements, radio, TV, et cetera) Points will be taken off if your work is too similar to something I've seen or heard of. You can pm me and ask questions if you're not sure. And lucky be the guy who cheats and uses a similar character that I don't catch. But that shouldn't happen.
And here's something that's very important. As a writer myself, I can understand the hatred and anger plagiarism can create. So here's a special shout-out to people who have evil, vile, cheating thoughts in the back of their minds.
If I find you cheating by using someone else's work, I will make your life hell on Gaia. Plagiarism is a no-no. So don't do it.

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Judging

Of course, I will be the only judge... hence the 'Almighty Sovereign' title. That means I will not be entering this contest. (Awww, yes sad I know.) But I have been known to make entries just because I think the idea is fun and want to give it a shot. So if you see an entry by me, don't get upset. There's no way I can win because I'm the judge, and since I'm a fair judge I'm disqualified. But hey, I like to try.
You will be given the chance of making thirty points. Each mistake will count off as follows:

All too similar characters = 3 pts
Grammatical Errors = 5 pts PER error
Spelling mistakes = 5 pts PER error
Otaku speak = 5 pts per word
Star Writing = 8 pts PER phrase
Improper length = 15 pts
Chat speak = 20 pts PER sentence written.(I HATE chat speak)
Stealing ideas = Disqualification
Graphic Sex Scene = Disqualification
Fanfiction = Disqualification
Rewrites of your RP character's experiences = Disqualification

Wow. Be careful about those rules! It could seriously damage your score! Ah, but that's not the entire scoring system. Also, originality. I know something special when I see it. It's actually possible to make more than a thirty if you do a really great job. Just make sure you have fun.
Again, I reserve the right, to at any time, change the grading system. It's my contest... And I do what I want. But trust me, I'm a nice guy so no worries.

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What You're Writing

So now the question that matters the most! "What am I writing about?" This is a fun contest, guys, and for all the participants, you can write about whatever you want. However... There are pre-selected items that you MUST include in your writing. They are as follows:
-Settings
-Objects
-Characters involved

The next post contains the lists, from which you must choose. Follow the instructions for each list.

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Lists

Here we go guys. This is the fun part. Follow the instructions. You must select TWO settings or places in which your story must take place. One of the two must be the MAIN setting, meaning the majority and important parts of the story must take place at that setting. You must select AT LEAST ONE important item, but you may have up to three.

(Yeah we call that extra credit, just in case you weren't paying attention). The important items must have an important purpose in your story, and they need to appear throughout the story. The main theme of the story should revolve around these items, or at least one. You must select at least ONE character that your main character comes across and meets. However, you can add as many of them as you would like. Read the descriptions in the lists for a complete and full understanding. If you still have questions, please pm me.

Settings - There must be at least TWO of these settings. One must be the main setting. You may add another setting(s) of your own choice. The climax of the story needs to happen in one of these pre-selected settings.

-Dark Cellar
-Middle of the ocean
-Inside a black hole
-Tar pit
-Pet shop that never contains pets, but at night animals sounds are heard from within
-Insane asylum
-Jungle
-Old medieval castle
-Desert
-Deserted Town
-Alley
-Dark Forest
-Glass Forest
-A world made of crystal
-Place that goes nowhere
-Pond
-Underwater
-Caverns/caves
-Behind a waterfall
-Tree house
-Ship/boat
-Pier
-A cottage
-Cathedral or church
-Room where dark rituals/sacrifice takes place
-Old mansion
-Catacombs
-Inside a pyramid (Know about Egypt and it's pyramids if you choose this one)
-Another planet (be descriptive about what it looks like, what type of creatures live here [if any], what they do, if they're peaceful or not, do they interact with other planets, how do they communicate, their technology, et cetera)
-Classroom (Doesn't have to be American classroom)
-A bar/gay bar (either is fine)
-An old inn
-Dungeon
-Dojo
-Graveyard
-Mausoleum
-Hell
-Heaven
-Limbo
-Purgatory
-Netherworld
-Underground City
-Office building
-Volcano
-Island
-Beach
-In the hills

Important Items - There must be at least ONE, but you can have up to three. [extra credit for each additional item used]. These items must have an important purpose in your story. They need to appear throughout the story, or be what the whole story is about. Unless there's already a description about what the items do, you are free to give them your own descriptions and abilities.

-Old wooden cat statue
-Flower that keeps changing colors
-Strange silver-colored egg
-Straight jacket
-Mirror/hand mirror
-glass orb/ball
-Black rose/dead rose (dried)
-Music box
-Pebble or stone
-Gemstone
-Stuffed animal/glass doll
-Cracked seashell
-Old pocket watch
-old, worn journal or diary from years ago
-Strange/mysterious photograph
-A dead cellphone that receives calls from the underworld/afterlife
-Black feather
-Old locket
-A pair of old reading glasses that show you the future/past or spirits
-Old sword/dagger
-Lucky Rabbit's foot
-Book that reveals future or gives hints in riddle format (riddle format applies to both revealing future and giving hints)
-Old fossil
-Pressed flower
-Treasured baseball card
-Ball of some kind that always does what you want it to
-Ribbon that dyes your hair another color
-Broken bottle
-Pencil which makes whatever you write happen, but the ink only lasts for three days
-Pencil that gets shorter and brings whatever you draw to life. Can only draw five items, and there is no eraser (no way to erase what you draw)
-An autographed baseball or baseball card

Included Characters - Must pick ONE, but can have as many as you like. You are free to bend things with these characters. They can appear randomly in the background, or be the main character (or one of the main characters). An example may be that I could take the cat wearing human clothes and make him talk, make him more human like, and possibly able to become a human on the winter solstice.

-A clown that is afraid of muffins
-Triplets that speak only in riddles or rhymes
-A dragon that knows everything but can only say 'yes' or 'no'
-A spy/secret agent that is paranoid
-Little boy who is possessed by something (no Damions though. XD)
-A demon who has fallen in love with an angel
-A princess that is actually a prince
-A fallen angel that wants to rejoin the grace of god
-Dog with three legs
-A hobo that will only eat sawdust
-A vampire that is afraid of/gets sick at the sight of blood
-A cat wearing human clothes
-A teacher or student that practices witchcraft secretly
-A talking, dancing tarantula
-A spirit that is eternally drunk
-An army recruit that thinks EVERYTHING is a conspiracy
-An old person who thinks everything is a conspiracy
-An old woman suspected of being a witch
-A candle-maker who secretly makes wax figures in his/her basement at night
-A man who has just moved in near your main character's house, who only comes out at night (or woman).
-A dull lawyer
-A doctor whose patients mysteriously vanish occasionally
-A veterinarian whose patients mysteriously disappear
-An Elf
-A vampire
-A lunchlady/chef/cook that serves delicious dishes... but your main character suspects they are using humans in their dishes
-A hyperactive teenager that is obsessed with Aliens (the kind from outer space)
-An astronomer that knows too much and is questionable
-A handsome prince/princess that smells like garlic
-A kleptomaniac that only steals people's LEFT shoes (nothing else, just left shoes)
-A carpenter that can't build anything
-A businessman contemplating suicide
-A student who has suspicious scars all over their body
-Pirate
-Hitler
-A frog in a dress
-Totally drugged up teenager
-Senile old person
-King obsessed with sugar cubes
-Wizard that can make people disappear, but has no control where he sends them

Alright, there you go. There's your huge list of things to choose from. What about length? Here's the important thing. Your story must be at LEAST FIVE PARAGRAPHS LONG. That's about the size of a standard English class paper, and that's not hard at all. Before you try to squeeze out of that, a paragraph contains 5 or more WELL WRITTEN sentences. So I'd better see some good writing. You say 'what about the length'? Oh well that's easy to explain. You can have it as long as you want, but no shorter than previously discussed. Any length beyond that is fine. I don't care if it's worthy of being a 657 page book! The point is to write, and write you shall.

And before you ask about the weird s**t, I had consumed about five different cans of soda including code red, root beer, and coke before/during writing the lists, which were written on paper before I put them on the computer. So yeah, some things are completely random and retarded, but that's fine. Anyways, have fun. Any questions, please pm me. Now you've only got a few more posts to go. Keep reading!

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Final (Instructions)

Wait a minute Ross-sama!!! What about deadlines!!!???

Deadlines, huh? Yes, there is a deadline. You are free to post your entry whenever you wish. Yes. POST. Post your work in this forum with your username at the top. Yeah I know your username is right next to your entry, but I'd like your name on the top. So do it.
The deadline (in other words 'get it in by date') is August 5th. That means you cannot turn it in on the 5th. Turn it in on or before the 4th. Once the posting is closed (I will post 'Closed' under the final entry, and lock the posting since I'm a mod), any entries submitted will be ignored if I forget to lock the posting. NO EXCEPTIONS. I'm a stickler for on time assignments. Now that you've read through this... you've got a little more to go.

Here's a little rant that just needs to be included.
No fanfictions! No characters that do not belong/ were not created by you! You must create your own characters. You may have REAL people, or famous fictional/mythical people (such as David Copperfield, Dracula, Oprah) but they may NOT be the main characters. And no Manga/Anime characters. No obviously similar characters (to anime or manga). If you aren't sure, pm me about it. I'll nail you if you create a character that's too similar to another in anime or manga. And this is just a big annoyance of mine... NO SHINIGAMI. Death Note fans need to chill for a while. I've been running into them all over the place. I need a break from them.

To apply for: If you are interested in joining this contest, you must obviously be a member of A GUARDIAN'S HEART. Send a pm to Kavvana (make sure you put TWO V's and one N in that, because there is another user named Kavanna. She'll be like 'wat da hell?' She's very nice though, so if you accidentally send her an entry, apologize and everything should be fine. It might be easier to avoid that problem by just clicking here to send me a pm.) stating your username and at the bottom write 'Ross-sama is the greatest' so that I know you read everything. Otherwise, I'll take off points... Trust me. I'll take 'em off.
Once I receive the pm, I'll tell you what to actually write on the top of your entry. Make sure you remember, otherwise I'll take off five points.

Now you need to know what your entry pm is going to look like, yes? Well here's an example. Make sure the SUBJECT is 'WRITING CONTEST'.

[b][color=orange]Username:[/b] Kavvana
[b]Setting One:[/b] Graveyard
[b]Setting Two:[/b] Old inn
[b]Important Item:[/b] Old journal from years ago
[b]Included Characters:[/b] Three legged dog
[b]Questions?[/b] Can I have the dog carry around the old journal in it's mouth?[/color]

So, you've read through it all. W00t! Now hurry up and go start on that entry! But don't forget to send me a pm if you want to turn in some work. I won't pay attention to your entry if you don't go through proper procedure. I realize this is a bit strict but, wow... In life you've got to do things a certain way.

WAIT WAIT WAIT!!!

Before you go, don't you want to know what the PRIZE is? PRIZE!? HOMGZLOLZBBQPWNZPRIZE!
Yes, there is a prize. There's a prize of 3K for the winner. And also the happiness of knowing you beat everyone else and you're awesome. Wait, it's about having fun and improving your skills, not winning... >.>
*cough* Alright then! Have at it!

Where am I?

First Post And Contents

Introduction

Rules

Judging

What You're Writing

Lists

Final