ChloeTzang
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Well guys 'n dames, writers and fans of gritty hard-boiled noir can rejoice! 2021, 2022 and 2023's "Hammered - an Ode to Mickey Spillane" events were so popular Laurel's asked me if I'd like to organize another one for 2024.
I came up with this as a one-off for 2021, and honest-to-god, I never thought I'd see it running for a 4th year consecutively, but no shit, it is! So here we go - I’m posting this thread to officially kick off the 2024 “Hammered – an Ode to Mickey Spillane” Story Event. Laurel will be creating the Event Page shortly, but the “go live” date is Wednesday 31st July 2024, so you've got a whole 7 months to think, contemplate, plan and write for this one.
What’s the theme? You need to ask? Well, it’s an Ode to Mickey Spillane, so think gritty, dark, and overflowing with violence and sex in the best traditions of Spillane’s Mike Hammer. Spillane knew he was writing pulp, and his guiding principle serves as the theme for this event “violence will outsell sex every time,” but, “combined, they will outsell everything.” Spillane’s books were a huge commercial success, but their plain style and often violent content didn’t tend to sit well with critics. His works were variously referred to as “atrocious” and “nauseating,” while his most famous creation was called a “homicidal paranoiac” by Malcolm Cowley, who called Spillane himself "a dangerous paranoid, sadist, and masochist."
So there you go, and if you’re still not sure, go read a couple of Spillane’s Mike Hammer novels and go for it. Vivid descriptions. Short words. Fast transitions. Violence. Sex. Stereotyping and caricatures. Minimalism. The suggestion that allows your imagination to fill in the blanks. Like Spillane’s writing. Set the scene. Switch to dialogue.
Anyhow, the intent of this event is, well, to write something that reflects Spillane’s stylistic approach to writing as much as anything. Call it noir. Call it hard-boiled. Call it whatever the hell you like, guys 'n dames. I’d say, as much as anything, go for the style, the violence and the sex, but really, interpret it any way you like, just do it! And…
Have fun!
This thread is to SUPPORT and ENCOURAGE authors to enter their stories in this 2024 Story Event. If you have any questions, post them here, and someone will answer. It might be me, it might be someone else, but don’t be shy. Ask. There’s no such thing as a dumb question. And if you’re still shy, PM me. I’ll answer.
If you’re a first time writer, or this is the first time you’re thinking about doing a story for an “Event” or a Competition on Literotica, hey, don’t be stressed about it. We’ve all been there, and a “story event” like this is a great way to test the waters without getting into the competitiveness of a writing competition. This ain’t a competition, it’s an exhibition, it's an event, it's open invitation to everyone, from the complete novice to the writers that have been here since Literotica started and really, if you need any encouragement - you have to start somewhere, so if you're still hesitating, just do it. You'll find plenty of encouragement - we all started somewhere and what better place to get started than a non-competitive writing event with a common theme to inspire you.
Also, there no scores, no placing, no judging, and no prizes. This is just writing for fun with a bunch of other people doing the same thing. If you’re not sure about what to do, how to submit your story, or anything at all, just ask here. We’ve all been there, we’re a bunch of very helpful people, and we like to pass it on.
So without further ado, are you interested in writing for the 2024 “Hammered – an Ode to Mickey Spillane” Story Event? If you are, get started! You've got 7 entire months to get something done! First time writers and veteran Literoticans alike are invited and encouraged to participate. You’ll be in good company
Submission deadline: July 15th-30th (stories submitted & posted)
Event date: final anthology list posted on Wednesday July 31st 2024
The rules are really simple
1. Stay more or less with the theme.
2. You can write in any category and any length, as long as you keep in mind Rule #1
.3. Please include “Hammered Story Event 2024” in the notes field. Please use this exact wording so Laurel can identify the entries.
4. Please use “Hammered an Ode to Mickey Spillane” as a story tag
5. You can submit anytime from 15th July 2024 on, but all entries need to be submitted by 11:59pm, Tuesday 30 July, 2024.
6. All stories will Go Live on Literotica on Wednesday 31st July 2024.
So what are you waiting for? Next year? Get started now! Every single one of these events has been a lot of fun for all of us who wrote stories for them, and there's been quite a range of stories!
I came up with this as a one-off for 2021, and honest-to-god, I never thought I'd see it running for a 4th year consecutively, but no shit, it is! So here we go - I’m posting this thread to officially kick off the 2024 “Hammered – an Ode to Mickey Spillane” Story Event. Laurel will be creating the Event Page shortly, but the “go live” date is Wednesday 31st July 2024, so you've got a whole 7 months to think, contemplate, plan and write for this one.
What’s the theme? You need to ask? Well, it’s an Ode to Mickey Spillane, so think gritty, dark, and overflowing with violence and sex in the best traditions of Spillane’s Mike Hammer. Spillane knew he was writing pulp, and his guiding principle serves as the theme for this event “violence will outsell sex every time,” but, “combined, they will outsell everything.” Spillane’s books were a huge commercial success, but their plain style and often violent content didn’t tend to sit well with critics. His works were variously referred to as “atrocious” and “nauseating,” while his most famous creation was called a “homicidal paranoiac” by Malcolm Cowley, who called Spillane himself "a dangerous paranoid, sadist, and masochist."
So there you go, and if you’re still not sure, go read a couple of Spillane’s Mike Hammer novels and go for it. Vivid descriptions. Short words. Fast transitions. Violence. Sex. Stereotyping and caricatures. Minimalism. The suggestion that allows your imagination to fill in the blanks. Like Spillane’s writing. Set the scene. Switch to dialogue.
Anyhow, the intent of this event is, well, to write something that reflects Spillane’s stylistic approach to writing as much as anything. Call it noir. Call it hard-boiled. Call it whatever the hell you like, guys 'n dames. I’d say, as much as anything, go for the style, the violence and the sex, but really, interpret it any way you like, just do it! And…
Have fun!
This thread is to SUPPORT and ENCOURAGE authors to enter their stories in this 2024 Story Event. If you have any questions, post them here, and someone will answer. It might be me, it might be someone else, but don’t be shy. Ask. There’s no such thing as a dumb question. And if you’re still shy, PM me. I’ll answer.
If you’re a first time writer, or this is the first time you’re thinking about doing a story for an “Event” or a Competition on Literotica, hey, don’t be stressed about it. We’ve all been there, and a “story event” like this is a great way to test the waters without getting into the competitiveness of a writing competition. This ain’t a competition, it’s an exhibition, it's an event, it's open invitation to everyone, from the complete novice to the writers that have been here since Literotica started and really, if you need any encouragement - you have to start somewhere, so if you're still hesitating, just do it. You'll find plenty of encouragement - we all started somewhere and what better place to get started than a non-competitive writing event with a common theme to inspire you.
Also, there no scores, no placing, no judging, and no prizes. This is just writing for fun with a bunch of other people doing the same thing. If you’re not sure about what to do, how to submit your story, or anything at all, just ask here. We’ve all been there, we’re a bunch of very helpful people, and we like to pass it on.
So without further ado, are you interested in writing for the 2024 “Hammered – an Ode to Mickey Spillane” Story Event? If you are, get started! You've got 7 entire months to get something done! First time writers and veteran Literoticans alike are invited and encouraged to participate. You’ll be in good company
Submission deadline: July 15th-30th (stories submitted & posted)
Event date: final anthology list posted on Wednesday July 31st 2024
The rules are really simple
1. Stay more or less with the theme.
2. You can write in any category and any length, as long as you keep in mind Rule #1
.3. Please include “Hammered Story Event 2024” in the notes field. Please use this exact wording so Laurel can identify the entries.
4. Please use “Hammered an Ode to Mickey Spillane” as a story tag
5. You can submit anytime from 15th July 2024 on, but all entries need to be submitted by 11:59pm, Tuesday 30 July, 2024.
6. All stories will Go Live on Literotica on Wednesday 31st July 2024.
So what are you waiting for? Next year? Get started now! Every single one of these events has been a lot of fun for all of us who wrote stories for them, and there's been quite a range of stories!
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