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Okay, here’s my competition.
I’ve decided your stories should be based around/feature this item: the Mask of Markopan. Now I don’t know what that conjures in your minds – perhaps something creepy or classical, something comical, gothic or bizarre (I like bizarre)… I don’t know, but that’s what I’ve come up with.
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The Rules.
One entry per person. I want to read the best that you can do. So take your time. Paradox, take note.
No word limit, but try to make it short-ish. You can name your story The Mask of Markopan if you wish. I don’t mind.
Put SSC5 in the title, and I’ll pick the top 3 – when? – on the 14th of June. That’s two weeks.
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I might adopt the Meka Dragon way of judging – i.e. cut and paste each entry and then read them all in one go when I’ve long forgotten who wrote what, but if that's not possible I'll comment when I see/read them.
So there you go. An invisible trophy brimming with invisible tenners will be awarded to the winner.
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Result
There were many entries - some good, others very good - and it was genuinely tricky for me to pick a top trio. Several stories were on the fringe of making it in – so merit to all who took the time to write.
But choose a Top 3 I must, and here is my final judgment, in reverse order:
Third
One Hell of a Battenberg (Meka Dragon): A humorous tale – entertaining and nicely constructed.
Second
Herbidie’s True Love (Grix Thraves): A wonderful fairytalesque yarn.
The Winner
Eyes That See (FinalFantasyFanatic): I really like FFF’s stuff. Reading his abstract weavings is like accessing the mildly unhinged machinations of a peculiar webspinner - you can quote that on the back cover of your forthcoming book ;-) - and his entry is a prime example of this poetic-prose goodness. Well done, squire. Keep it going.
I’ve decided your stories should be based around/feature this item: the Mask of Markopan. Now I don’t know what that conjures in your minds – perhaps something creepy or classical, something comical, gothic or bizarre (I like bizarre)… I don’t know, but that’s what I’ve come up with.
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The Rules.
One entry per person. I want to read the best that you can do. So take your time. Paradox, take note.
No word limit, but try to make it short-ish. You can name your story The Mask of Markopan if you wish. I don’t mind.
Put SSC5 in the title, and I’ll pick the top 3 – when? – on the 14th of June. That’s two weeks.
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I might adopt the Meka Dragon way of judging – i.e. cut and paste each entry and then read them all in one go when I’ve long forgotten who wrote what, but if that's not possible I'll comment when I see/read them.
So there you go. An invisible trophy brimming with invisible tenners will be awarded to the winner.
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Result
There were many entries - some good, others very good - and it was genuinely tricky for me to pick a top trio. Several stories were on the fringe of making it in – so merit to all who took the time to write.
But choose a Top 3 I must, and here is my final judgment, in reverse order:
Third
One Hell of a Battenberg (Meka Dragon): A humorous tale – entertaining and nicely constructed.
Second
Herbidie’s True Love (Grix Thraves): A wonderful fairytalesque yarn.
The Winner
Eyes That See (FinalFantasyFanatic): I really like FFF’s stuff. Reading his abstract weavings is like accessing the mildly unhinged machinations of a peculiar webspinner - you can quote that on the back cover of your forthcoming book ;-) - and his entry is a prime example of this poetic-prose goodness. Well done, squire. Keep it going.
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Okay, here’s my competition.
I’ve decided your stories should be based around/feature this item: the Mask of Markopan. Now I don’t know what that conjures in your minds – perhaps something creepy or classical, something comical, gothic or bizarre (I like bizarre)… I don’t know, but that’s what I’ve come up with.
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The Rules.
One entry per person. I want to read the best that you can do. So take your time. Paradox, take note.
No word limit, but try to make it short-ish. You can name your story The Mask of Markopan if you wish. I don’t mind.
Put SSC5 in the title, and I’ll pick the top 3 – when? – on the 14th of June. That’s two weeks.
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I might adopt the Meka Dragon way of judging – i.e. cut and paste each entry and then read them all in one go when I’ve long forgotten who wrote what, but if that's not possible I'll comment when I see/read them.
So there you go. An invisible trophy brimming with invisible tenners will be awarded to the winner.
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Result
There were many entries - some good, others very good - and it was genuinely tricky for me to pick a top trio. Several stories were on the fringe of making it in – so merit to all who took the time to write.
But choose a Top 3 I must, and here is my final judgment, in reverse order:
Third
One Hell of a Battenberg (Meka Dragon): A humorous tale – entertaining and nicely constructed.
Second
Herbidie’s True Love (Grix Thraves): A wonderful fairytalesque yarn.
The Winner
Eyes That See (FinalFantasyFanatic): I really like FFF’s stuff. Reading his abstract weavings is like accessing the mildly unhinged machinations of a peculiar webspinner - you can quote that on the back cover of your forthcoming book ;-) - and his entry is a prime example of this poetic-prose goodness. Well done, squire. Keep it going.
I’ve decided your stories should be based around/feature this item: the Mask of Markopan. Now I don’t know what that conjures in your minds – perhaps something creepy or classical, something comical, gothic or bizarre (I like bizarre)… I don’t know, but that’s what I’ve come up with.
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The Rules.
One entry per person. I want to read the best that you can do. So take your time. Paradox, take note.
No word limit, but try to make it short-ish. You can name your story The Mask of Markopan if you wish. I don’t mind.
Put SSC5 in the title, and I’ll pick the top 3 – when? – on the 14th of June. That’s two weeks.
-------
I might adopt the Meka Dragon way of judging – i.e. cut and paste each entry and then read them all in one go when I’ve long forgotten who wrote what, but if that's not possible I'll comment when I see/read them.
So there you go. An invisible trophy brimming with invisible tenners will be awarded to the winner.
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Result
There were many entries - some good, others very good - and it was genuinely tricky for me to pick a top trio. Several stories were on the fringe of making it in – so merit to all who took the time to write.
But choose a Top 3 I must, and here is my final judgment, in reverse order:
Third
One Hell of a Battenberg (Meka Dragon): A humorous tale – entertaining and nicely constructed.
Second
Herbidie’s True Love (Grix Thraves): A wonderful fairytalesque yarn.
The Winner
Eyes That See (FinalFantasyFanatic): I really like FFF’s stuff. Reading his abstract weavings is like accessing the mildly unhinged machinations of a peculiar webspinner - you can quote that on the back cover of your forthcoming book ;-) - and his entry is a prime example of this poetic-prose goodness. Well done, squire. Keep it going.
This time, I'll endeavour to enter.
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Forest Fan wrote:
> This time, I'll endeavour to enter.
Please do. Something akin to the Book of Revelation would do nicely :)
> This time, I'll endeavour to enter.
Please do. Something akin to the Book of Revelation would do nicely :)
FinalFantasyFanatic wrote:
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Disapproval of my title?
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Disapproval of my title?
Black Glove wrote:
> Disapproval of my title?
I'll go along with a "..." too then. Mask of Markopan?
> Disapproval of my title?
I'll go along with a "..." too then. Mask of Markopan?
Something like that.
You see, I have this idea for a piece and I'd thought I'd wait 'til the new compo and work the title in somehow. Now I can't really.
Well, thinking about it, I probably could - but it'd make the piece less good. I may just write it anyway, compo or no.
We'll see.
You see, I have this idea for a piece and I'd thought I'd wait 'til the new compo and work the title in somehow. Now I can't really.
Well, thinking about it, I probably could - but it'd make the piece less good. I may just write it anyway, compo or no.
We'll see.
It's better than cheesecake as a title, that's for damn sure.
I'll put some thought into this one rather than just writing about something that catches my atten.... hey a butterfly!
SSC5 - The Butterly
I'll put some thought into this one rather than just writing about something that catches my atten.... hey a butterfly!
SSC5 - The Butterly
Isn't that off a bus-station poster?
pft, the whole point of these competitions is to be inspired by the title, not to try and work something in. :P
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