Hatrack River Writers Workshop: Twist again like we did last summer...

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Posted by skadder (Member # 6757) on :

Simple challenge:

Write a 13-line story (so micro fiction!) with a twist. Set up something and try and twist it before the story finishes. Obviously the twist should seem to make sense within the story and not seem too deus ex machina...so a foreshadow may be required.

We are looking for a story--so a start, middle and end required...however sparse they may seem.

All quite difficult to do in so few lines.

Also titles...I have seen too many titles of late of the ilk 'The Bubblegum King and his Amazing Adventures in the Land of the Purle Dwarves' etc, etc. I would like to limit titles to four words at most (hyphenated words count as two words).

**PLEASE BE AWARE THAT ANY STORY YOU ENTER FOR THIS CONTEST WILL BE CONSIDERED PUBLISHED AND WILL LIKELY NEVER BE ACCEPTED ELSEWHERE...***

When you have written it just post it (or get a hatrack buddy to post it for you using their name) using this format on the thread I have created for entries:

Title:

Story:

Any questions or discussions can happen on this thread, NOT ON THE ENTRIES THREAD (although someone always does )

Voting to commence on 7th May. If you don't vote you can't win. Criting of the pieces is great (if you can) can but votes (1,2,3 and best title) are required.

Posted by BenM (Member # 8329) on :

One thing not mentioned is number of entries. Thoughts?

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Posted by skadder (Member # 6757) on :

Do you mean how many entries can one person enter? One per person is usual. WHy, do you want more than that?

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Posted by snapper (Member # 7299) on :

Can I use a story that has been published already?

Posted by skadder (Member # 6757) on :

I guess you could...but the idea is to promote you actually writing something--getting your frozen creative juices flowing again.

So the answer is yes you could, but no, you shouldn't--write something new.

Posted by BenM (Member # 8329) on :

quote:
Do you mean how many entries can one person enter? One per person is usual. WHy, do you want more than that?

Nope, one per person is perfect.

Posted by BenM (Member # 8329) on :

I so wanted to make mine longer... I also wasn't sure whether to add some whitespace for readability or not.

Posted by Cheyne (Member # 7710) on :

I didn't see a cut-off date so I hope I didn't come in too late. At 200 words I had a pretty cool little story-- further cuts forced some major changes that may have hindered the story so I hope it still makes sense.

Posted by skadder (Member # 6757) on :

Voting commences on 7th May--see above.

Posted by Cheyne (Member # 7710) on :

Yeah, I read that after I posted. Too lazy to edit my post, I guess.

Posted by skadder (Member # 6757) on :

I get your laziness...

Posted by skadder (Member # 6757) on :

Voting tomorrow.

Don't forget to vote. Voting until Monday--if you fail to vote by then, votes for you will be discounted (if someone voted you first place then the person they voted second will move up, etc.).

Anymore entries have 3 1/2 hours to be posted

[This message has been edited by skadder (edited May 08, 2009).]