αɴ ιɴѕιɢɴιғιcαɴт wrιтιɴɢ coɴтeѕт

[rose;]

Greetings, bystander! This is simply a prompted writing contest for everyone and anyone. Prompts shall be provided for you; some of you will choose songs, some of you shall choose pictures to inspire your shorts stories, but either way, your piece of writing will have to be based on whichever you choose, and you will have to incorporate it to the best of your ability. You may choose the same song or picture as another person, as there probably aren't enough to go around, but just to warn you, any and all plagiarism that I see happening/is reported to me shall be reported directly to a mod. But, we don't need to worry about that, do we?
There is going to be a word limit just to keep your dear Rosie sane, but don't worry, it's nothing too small; your short story/prose must be 5,000 words or under. Now, don't worry- if you desperately need more room than that, you can message me and we can work something out.
Judging shall start on April 1st- that gives you a whole month to finish this, so I will not be extending this for anyone, sorry. Judging will be based one a few things:

➤ technical things- periods, commas, sentence structure, did you use semi-colons right, etc.
➤ creativity- did you incorporate your inspiration well?, did you create something everyone else didn't? challenge yourself. Really, if it comes down to two entries, if I think one person went with what they found to be easy, and the other went above and beyond in challenging themselves, I may favor the latter.
➤ just the writing itself- did the story pull me in? Did it flow well, or is the story sort of choppy?
➤ and of course, personal preferance

rυleѕ/prιzeѕ ▕ ..pιcтυre proмpтѕ▕ ..ѕoɴɢ/ιɴѕтrυмeɴтαl proмpтѕ▕ ..eɴтrιeѕ & eɴтrαɴтѕ

[rose;]

This is obviously a list of what is allowed, not allowed, and asked for. I expect these to be followed to a T, and if not, expect a disqualification. Yes, I can do that, although I probably wouldn't- I'm lenient. I can't imagine it happening, but it needs to be said, just in case.

➤ First and foremost, there will be no arguing with the person running this- me. Once I've made a decision, that's that.
➤ Regarding when it comes to judging, no bullying will be tolerated. Simply congratulate the person who won and move one please. Imagine how you would feel if you won and everyone whined about it- not great, is it? So don't do it. You'll simply be reported and we'll move on.
➤ No plagiarizing/copying ideas from someone else. This will immediately be reported, and dealt with by a mod, not me.
➤ No spamming the thread. However, questions and everything are of course allowed, I just don't want this to get locked if everyone is off topic. Post all questions regarding anything here, or message me them.
➤ Be kind to everyone else participating. Failure to do so will result in a report and disqualification.
➤ You may only enter one competition: the song based, or the picture based. Simply post what one you're entering and which song/picture number you choose, and you shall be put up with your entry. Please provide a link to where you are going to be writing it- a specific post please. It may be in a thread of your own or even this one. It's just a helpful thing for me to be able to have, and I would like it to be posted when you say what song you chose.
➤ You may pick a different song/photo at any time if you so wish, if the previously chosen one wasn't working out as well as you would have liked.
➤ There is no right answer. I just wanted to say that, since I've seen a bit of issue with this before. This is all what one person thinks, what one person comes up with.
➤ If you want to (or if you think it'll all just go right over my head) you may put a note at the bottom of the story (or beginning, wherever) to explain how you incorporated your song/photo. I will probably catch most of it, since I'll be looking for it, but if it's something quite deep that you think I would miss, definitely put it in.
➤ Don't rush judging. I already know judging will take quite a while, no matter the amount of entries. I will try and complete it some time in April.
➤ Do not complain about the prizes- be happy you're getting anything, and you can always trade them for something you like more.
➤ The cut off for editing entries or submitting new ones is April 1st, and there will be no extensions. I think you'll all have plenty of time to get things done, and unless the situation is dire, and talked with me about, then there won't be exceptions on this.
➤ 5000 word limit, only up to 100 over.
➤ And now are just some things I like to see:

Description. Help me (your reader) visualize where this story takes place.
Evoke Emotion. Make your reader cry, laugh, or gasp. Strong words.
Create realistic characters. Not flat ones, oh please. Give them depth, meaning. Unique
Get a proof reader. I don't want to see simple spelling mistakes, or grammar errors that could have been pointed out easily.

And, the moment you've all been waiting for: what shall be awarded to the winners?
First we need to all thank midnight blue., for without her, there wouldn't really be any prizes. [I do apologize for there not being a huge selection. There is just enough for everyone to receive prizes.]

➤ Grand Prize shall be awarded to an entry from either category, and like with everything, a grand prize is for the best of the best, and may not be handed out, although I can't see that happening here. Only one user will receive it. The prize shall be this very rare '09 re-released fish, and one '09 rare from this group (or a pet labeled first prize)- first choice.

➤ First Place shall be awarded to two entries, one from the song category and the other from the photograph category. They will be the ones I deem to be the best, and they shall receive two '09 rares from this group, labeled 1st Place Prize.

➤ Second Place shall be awarded to two entries, one from the song category and the other from the photograph category. These users shall receive one '09 rare from this group, also labeled as 1st Place Prizes.

➤ Third Place shall be awarded to two entries, one from the song category and the other from the photograph category. These users shall receive one '10 rare from this group, labeled 3rd Place Prizes.

rυleѕ/prιzeѕ ▕ ..pιcтυre proмpтѕ▕ ..ѕoɴɢ/ιɴѕтrυмeɴтαl proмpтѕ▕ ..eɴтrιeѕ & eɴтrαɴтѕ

[rose;]

Picture one
Picture Two
Picture Three
Picture Four
Picture Five
Picture Six
Picture Seven
Picture Eight

*special thanks to the users who helped pick out pictures*

rυleѕ/prιzeѕ ▕ ..pιcтυre proмpтѕ▕ ..ѕoɴɢ/ιɴѕтrυмeɴтαl proмpтѕ▕ ..eɴтrιeѕ & eɴтrαɴтѕ

[rose;]

ɴαмe&lιɴĸ ▕ .. lyrιcѕ

Home, by Phillip Phillips▕ .. Lyrics
I Will Not Bow, Breaking Benjamin▕ .. Lyrics
My Immortal, by Evanescence▕ .. Lyrics
I kissed a Girl, By Katy Perry▕ ..Lyrics
Don't Trust Me, by 3OH!3▕ ..Lrics *warning- some swearing*
Plant Life, by Owl City▕ ..Lyrics
Say, by John Mayer▕ ..Lyrics
Live Like We're Dying, by Kris Allen▕ ..Lyrics
Fate of the Gods [instrumental], composed by Steven Reineke
Albanian Dance [instrumental], composed by Shelly Hanson

rυleѕ/prιzeѕ ▕ ..pιcтυre proмpтѕ▕ ..ѕoɴɢ/ιɴѕтrυмeɴтαl proмpтѕ▕ ..eɴтrιeѕ & eɴтrαɴтѕ

[rose;]

Entries shall go here.


.:.~Ornader~.:. - Home - Own Thread * read
AshlinnRose - My Immortal - Own Thread no entry
Zuchi - Albanian Dance - Own Thread * read
Alyss Baskerville - I Will Not Bow - Own Thread * read
Make_a__Scene - Picture Four - Own Thread *read
Elvish - Picture Six - Own Thread *read
Soriams - Picture One - Own Thread *read
☽strix☾ - Picture Seven - Own Thread *read
Jasmine the Kat - Picture Three - Own Thread *read
GirlWhoWrites - Picture Five - Own Thread *read
DolphinGirl4Ever - Picture Eight - Own Thread
lights; - Picture Five - Own Thread
Forget It - Picture seven - This Thread
Phenomenon - Picture Eight - Own Thread * no entry

rυleѕ/prιzeѕ ▕ ..pιcтυre proмpтѕ▕ ..ѕoɴɢ/ιɴѕтrυмeɴтαl proмpтѕ▕ ..eɴтrιeѕ & eɴтrαɴтѕ

[rose;]

open for posting now guys :D

[Darius4Ever ~ ♥]

Choosing which to write about now! c:

[Roonil Wazlib]

I think I'll try to write a story about Plant Life :)

[rose;]

I'll add you both later tonight C:

[TheTravelingWriter]

Shall be entering, most likely with I Will No Bow. Are we allowed to do multiple entries for the same category? Or just the the one?