Gunthug Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 (edited) You Wanna Write About It? Alright, so here's the deal. I love writing, and I love reading. This game used to routinely host writing competitions, which were thoroughly entertaining not only to join, but also just to observe and check out the materials submitted. Unfortunately, this is an aspect of the community that has been sorely lacking as of late. So what can I, just a lowly pleb, a commoner, do about this? Host a weird writing tournament, that's what! Ok, so seriously, here's the deal. Every Monday, I'm gonna put forth a prompt, and you all are gonna submit a small story on this thread. I'm gonna have a 3 judge panel read all the entries and vote on the best one. The winner will get a modest 25k prize, but will also be entered into the "masters" tournament for the end of the "season." (original as fuck). Each "round" will last one "week," and entries will be judged over the weekend. I haven't come up with a plan for the "Masters" tournament yet, but it'll be a larger writing competition, and I may even give out a common shiny for a prize (remember when I had that shiny vulpix? Still haven't lost all that value yet). On the next post, I'm gonna put the judging criteria. Note that this is all subject to change: I may be tweaking things as this goes along depending on the popularity, feasibility, etc. I'll also put a small set of rules there, too, but for the most part, you guys can write about whatever the hell you want. Good luck, and feel free to PM me with feedback, insults, etc! WEEK "4" TOPIC Gonna try something a little new here to get us all back into the swing of things. (promise we'll return to the old week 4 topic soon, JJ). I expect to see a lot of entries this week, as the topic/prompt will be pretty simple. Let's write a story about a robbery. Specifically, there's a robbery in progress at a pokemart. Where at? Choose any city inside the pokemon universe, from any generation. Here's the catch: every story has to start with the same two sentences, which will be provided to you. That beginning is as follows: "This is a robbery! Everyone get on the ground!" So, to be clear, every story has to start with ^ that. The word limit will be just 750 words this week, and the entry deadline will be Sunday, 11/30 at 6:00 pm EST. So what will it be? Will you and your pokemon jump in and save the day, or are you on the other end, cashing in on a heist? Will you play the hero, or the villain? The choice is up to you. *PS: If anyone wants to help judge, just let me know!* Edited March 13, 2015 by Gunthug Munya, Peristalsis, SodaNaranja and 16 others 19 Link to comment
Gunthug Posted July 14, 2014 Author Share Posted July 14, 2014 Judges Each week, there will be a new panel of judges (with the exception of me, as I'll always be one of the three judges). This will allow those who judge to also enter as a competitor some weeks if they would like However, you cannot be a judge during a week where you submit an entry. This is fairly obvious, and it's just to prevent any sort of bias in judging. If you'd like to be a judge, just PM me! I'll allow anyone to help me judge unless the vacancies have already been filled. Each week's judges will score entries based on the following criteria: grammar originality adherence to the topic the "x" factor the "y" factor overall coolness Rules: Each week a topic will be posted on Monday. You have until Friday at 11:59 EDT to submit your entry on this thread. Please note your word count at the bottom of your submission can't break any of the PokeMMO Code of Conduct rules nothing insanely sexual, guys **side note: I was an editor for three years, and I absolutely loved it. With this in mind, if you'd like some notes/feedback/constructive criticism on your entry, feel free to PM me, and I can provide some :) ** PasteloPuffle and Fera 2 Link to comment
Gunthug Posted July 14, 2014 Author Share Posted July 14, 2014 Standings: (This is where I'll place the standings. Each week, the judges will select a top 3. 1st place will receive a 25k in game cash prize, but both 1st and 2nd will be awarded spaces in the Master's tournament to be hosted at a later date. Remember, I will be awarding a common shiny at the Master's competition!) Week 1: 1st place: Feravyne 2nd place: ThinkNice 3rd place (tie): Ploegy and Yagami ShunGTX, PasteloPuffle and Fera 3 Link to comment
Noad Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 Gunthug I love this idea :D Let me know if you want some yen for prizes or what not. I look forward to reading entries and writing some of my own (hopefully). Link to comment
Gunthug Posted July 14, 2014 Author Share Posted July 14, 2014 Gunthug I love this idea :D Let me know if you want some yen for prizes or what not. I look forward to reading entries and writing some of my own (hopefully). thx noad. Also, mods, I wasn't sure if this should go here in unofficial tourneys or in creative media, so feel free to correct that if you must Link to comment
jayfeatskydd Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 Reading is forrrr faaaaaggggggoootttttssssssss Goldeneyes, CZD and Instagramlol 3 Link to comment
Gunthug Posted July 14, 2014 Author Share Posted July 14, 2014 Reading is forrrr faaaaaggggggoootttttssssssss this counts as an entry for week 1 Link to comment
Senile Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 It's time for a sequel! Asakano and Gunthug 2 Link to comment
magorax Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 Reading is forrrr faaaaaggggggoootttttssssssss Ha jookez on u, I CANT REED! jayfeatskydd 1 Link to comment
flavajabari Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 It's time for a sequel! i fucking died. good idea on the contest, waiting for some epic stories Link to comment
DrCraig Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 I DIDN'T WANT TO READ IT BUT YAY TOURNEYS Link to comment
Asakano Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 I enjoy writing, but easily get bored when I have to write really long things, so this should be fun :3 Link to comment
DrCraig Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 Nvm this idea sucks, I read it Link to comment
ThinkNice Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 Good, I love writing walls of text nobody reads. CZD, Vaeldras and DrCraig 3 Link to comment
Gunthug Posted July 14, 2014 Author Share Posted July 14, 2014 Good, I love writing walls of text nobody reads. I take this as you volunteering to be a judge. Accepted! Link to comment
Senile Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 Good, I love writing walls of text nobody reads. Well, that's a requirement of the tier council. Vaeldras, Gunthug and Darkshade 3 Link to comment
Gunthug Posted July 14, 2014 Author Share Posted July 14, 2014 i fucking died. good idea on the contest, waiting for some epic stories do not read my story from that competition Link to comment
DrCraig Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 I was about to say judging in grammar was lame, but then i considered some jackass is going to write a story like a fucking Dolan and Gooby comic. twofist 1 Link to comment
Gilan Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 So writing like Mauru won't fly here? Goldeneyes 1 Link to comment
Musica Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 As a writer myself, this sounds really awesome. Look forward to seeing the prompts! KingBowser 1 Link to comment
RysPicz Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 nothing insanely sexual, guys :( Link to comment
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