Deadline: I will post all entries in one session on Friday, May the 16th.
Mailing Format: Email to Justinwtf(at)hotmail(dot)com with "First 13" and your Hatrack Nick in the subject line. (This will allow me to run a search through my email.)I'll close the polls on rising the following Tuesday and post the results that evening.
Rules:
• You can begin the story from any chronological part of the synopsis.
• Ensure it is only 13 lines. Read this thread for instructions on how to be certain.
• Any details not specified in the plan can be made up as long as they do not SERIOUSLY alter the story.
• Include all italic and bold formatting code in the text so the moderator can just cut and paste the text when he/she posts them.
• Remember, this contest is ABOUT mastering the hook--so have one.
• When you have finished email it to the moderator (by WEDNESDAY) (***Thursday this week***). The moderator will then assign it a number and record the authors name next to it. The moderator will then post it with the number only, not the name, in a separate thread from the story outline thread as he/she receives them. *PLEASE don’t look at what other people have done until after you have sent yours to the moderator.*
• Edit your work before sending it—no corrections will be made after it has been emailed, and email it only once. Put your HATRACK name at the top of the 13 lines, the moderator will remove it before he posts it, replacing it with a number.
• From Thursday onward voting/analysis can begin. The moderator will post the list of who did which intro on Saturday. **No voting for yourself**
Then a new moderator volunteers (it’s not much work--unless you consider creating the outline difficult) and then we start again.
Future moderators
1) Grex42
2) Wolfe_Boy
3) Bent Tree
4) Doctor
MORE VOLUNTEERS??
Synopsis:
Kevin lives in a small cabin in a village nesting on the outskirts of the forest. It was started as a small camp in the forest 63 years, and now holds over fourty thousand inhabitants. Most of the villiagers are Human, although other various races (your choice) have come to find it home. Kevin's cabin is outside of the forest.
The villiage is within the borders of a small country, but it is independant of its control. A state of war has not existed for thousands of years, but skirmishes are ongoing. Inside of this small country, the villiage has an informal militia to defend itself against attacks. Few men ever die during these attacks, and fewer still kill.
The villiage is attacked from the inside of the forest one day at high noon. An army of men, spirits, and beasts beat the militia out of the forest. The attacking men and spirits hold within the forest while the beasts make their way throughout the rest of the town.
The beasts range in size from a small dog to a lion, running on four legs. They have no claws on any of their feet. A leathery skin covers all but their underbelly. On their underbelly is a thick plate of skin, covered in spikes and quills.
They attack by first shrieking, defeaning those around it for a couple seconds. They then charge over their prey, using their underbelly to pin the prey to the ground.
As the beasts head throughout the villiage, a beast (or two or seven) breaks into Kevins home. The only thing you know about kevin is that he was once part of the militia several years ago, he has weapons ranging from knifes to swords in his home, and he is moderatly skilled in combat.
One last thing...Kevin is blind.
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Sorry about the late posting, I started the laundry on friday and accidently flooded our top stairs with an inch of water...which leaked down into the basement.
Anyway! Now that my excuse is given, get me those first 13 by thursday night, 12pm Central time.
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