Contest theme concern

[lovecraft68]

Wait, I have an idea for a new contest: Write a story so bad that even sweeps working overtime can't help it. But it can't be bad due to poor grammar.

I'll see your idea and raise you one.
The theme is score. Everyone has to write a story based on the wringing of hands and gnashing of teeth over the score of one of their stories.
It could be a great chance to do some fourth wall breaking "If it weren't for you, you miserable trolls my 4.82 could have been a 4.85!"

 

[AwkwardlySet]

I'll see your idea and raise you one.
The theme is score. Everyone has to write a story based on the wringing of hands and gnashing of teeth over the score of one of their stories.
It could be a great chance to do some fourth wall breaking "If it weren't for you, you miserable trolls my 4.82 could have been a 4.85!"

Too close to reality for my taste... I prefer my fantasy stories and escapism. Although, it would be quite fun. I would especially like the part where you compare your story to some other story with similar score.
"What?! This crap has the same score as my masterpiece?! Fuck you readers and fuck you Lit!" Then he goes and gives a 1* to that story... or a 2* if he is a bit more devious.

 

[oggbashan]

I used to run the Authors' Hangout Last Place (tm) contest in parallel with the themed contests.

The idea waa that authors, if they wanted to, could claim the lowest contest score and earn the esteem and awe of their fellows. It ended when scores became more visible, and if someone delayed their claim, even a winning entry for the main contest could also win Last Place after trolls had attacked it.

Many of the Last Place winning stories were very good - just unpopular - wrong category or not sexy enough.

 

[Jackie.Hikaru]

Few years back an author here submitted a Christmas themed story, complete with Santa in the title into the Halloween contest. Flew right through the submissions.

I don't think the site needs to be obsessively strict on this, but when you see that happen you realize its pretty much a why bother even pretending to have a theme at that point?

You just gave me an idea for the Halloween and/or Christmas contest.
I mentioned elsewhere in the forum that I needed to write my first tentacle porn.
Santa Claus with tentacles.
Tentaclaus knows who's been a naughty girl

Hope thats not already done. Also happy to enter that into the worst story contest.

 

[TarnishedPenny]

My St. Valentine's tale this year was entitled Silk for St. Valentine's and included mention of an invitation to one character to come to the other's apartment on 14 February. There was no other mention of the saint or his day, but I think that was enough.

 

[Voboy]

Sure, if you're creative enough and work hard enough you can take anything and get it to the right 'place' but in my example, it was a flat out Christmas story and the author even admitted he just wanted the exposure, so points for honesty.

I don't like that either.

I had an idea, and someone's free to steal it. I think of it as a Vday story set at Christmastime.

• John and Jane go to a Christmas party and remember they made out at a Vday party.
• Cue groping, in flashback.
• They recall they had promised each other that if they were both still single the following Vday (so, about seven weeks after the story is set), they'd fuck.
• They decide not to wait the seven weeks, and do their Vday fuck at the Cmas party.
• Finis.

 

[lovecraft68]

They recall they had promised each other that if they were both still single the following Vday (so, about seven weeks after the story is set), they'd fuck..

My wife and I role played this exact scenario a few years back.

 

[BobbyBrandt]

My St. Valentine's tale this year was entitled Silk for St. Valentine's and included mention of an invitation to one character to come to the other's apartment on 14 February. There was no other mention of the saint or his day, but I think that was enough.

The title kind of nails it as a V-Day qualified story too, doesn't it?

 

[KeithD]

I used to run the Authors' Hangout Last Place (tm) contest in parallel with the themed contests.

The idea waa that authors, if they wanted to, could claim the lowest contest score and earn the esteem and awe of their fellows. It ended when scores became more visible, and if someone delayed their claim, even a winning entry for the main contest could also win Last Place after trolls had attacked it.

Many of the Last Place winning stories were very good - just unpopular - wrong category or not sexy enough.

I gave my winnings in one contest to whoever claimed to have the lowest-scored contest story, as verified by Laurel. Laurel agreed, the prize was claimed, and the winner said it bought groceries in a week when she was unsure she'd be able to buy them. Good feeling all around. It would be wonderful to see that happen again.

 

[KeithD]

120 stories dumping at once, each of which was vetted to have legitimately used Valentine's Day specifically. I can't think of much that would be more boring to wade through than that.

 

[TarnishedPenny]

The title kind of nails it as a V-Day qualified story too, doesn't it?

Well, I thought so, but there might be people who feel that a 'proper' St. V. tale needs beaucoup stylized red hearts, a dozen red roses, lacy greeting cards with poetic avowals of undying affection, etc. No mention is not enough, certainly; I think most writers at least will agree on that. My point (not well stated, I see) was what constitutes 'enough'?

 

[Jackie.Hikaru]

I gave my winnings in one contest to whoever claimed to have the lowest-scored contest story, as verified by Laurel. Laurel agreed, the prize was claimed, and the winner said it bought groceries in a week when she was unsure she'd be able to buy them. Good feeling all around. It would be wonderful to see that happen again.

That is a nice gesture. Mine will go to charity.

 

[lovecraft68]

That is a nice gesture. Mine will go to charity.

Mine always gets split between the ASPCA and Parl(Providence animal rescue league)

I support a bunch of animal charities, people-other than local veterans charity- are on their own.

 

[lovecraft68]

And yet you eat them...
No place to compare the suffering of a kitten or a puppy to that of a calf, right?

Speaking of eating meat, you can feel free to eat mine.

 

[KeithD]

And yet you eat them...
No place to compare the suffering of a kitten or a puppy to that of a calf, right?

I'm with LC on this. Knock this irrelevant backbiting off.

 

[KeithD]

Sorry. I refrain from consuming meat. Unlike those who merely feign compassion, I genuinely empathize with all living beings, including even those with sociopathic tendencies.

Your post on this is irrelevant to the thread and combative. Just knock it off. There was nothing wrong with LC's post on his charities or any acceptable reason for you to take off on it and thus besmirch this thread.

 

[CJLahrainn]

Wait...so I could just drop an ENF or CFNM short into the Nude Day contest? I thought it had to be about Nude Day, not just nakedness. Huh.

I'm assuming April Fools' Day has to involve some kind of prank, and Halloween can't just be about goths hooking up, right? It has to involve Halloween in some way? Because I could write a goths-boning-in-the-boneyard story.

 

[KeithD]

Wait...so I could just drop an ENF or CFNM short into the Nude Day contest? I thought it had to be about Nude Day, not just nakedness. Huh.

I'm assuming April Fools' Day has to involve some kind of prank, and Halloween can't just be about goths hooking up, right? It has to involve Halloween in some way? Because I could write a goths-boning-in-the-boneyard story.

Dealing somehow with the concept of nudity should be enough. A couple of years ago I did a "counter-nudity" one showing clothed sex as more sensual than naked sex. So, if you showed CFNM sex in that vein, I'd think it would be on topic.

Once more, 90 stories dropping at one time that specified Nude Day as the focus would make for some awfully boring reading.

 

[lovecraft68]

Wait...so I could just drop an ENF or CFNM short into the Nude Day contest? I thought it had to be about Nude Day, not just nakedness. Huh.

I'm assuming April Fools' Day has to involve some kind of prank, and Halloween can't just be about goths hooking up, right? It has to involve Halloween in some way? Because I could write a goths-boning-in-the-boneyard story.

It can be either or both for nude day. There is leeway in these contests, the conversation here has leaned towards some instances where there was no connection to the theme at all, which is wrong, there should be some effort made even if its minimal

 

[Rustyoznail]

The themes need to have some leeway, as not all writers live somewhere where the key theme is popular. Eg. Halloween and VD aren't a big thing in Oz, although the major shops are trying very hard to push them. My knowledge is based purely on American sitcoms.

Also, some writers with poor imaginations have a hard time writing a summer story in winter. (***cough, EB, cough***)...

 

[Smuttyandfun]

The themes need to have some leeway, as not all writers live somewhere where the key theme is popular. Eg. Halloween and VD aren't a big thing in Oz, although the major shops are trying very hard to push them. My knowledge is based purely on American sitcoms.

Also, some writers with poor imaginations have a hard time writing a summer story in winter. (***cough, EB, cough***)...

I can see where that would be a little challenging, if some of the themes aren't really much of a thing where you live. Still, I enjoy seeing all the different authors takes on each theme. Even for a occasion like Valentine's every story was different.

 

[ElectricBlue]

The themes need to have some leeway, as not all writers live somewhere where the key theme is popular. Eg. Halloween and VD aren't a big thing in Oz, although the major shops are trying very hard to push them. My knowledge is based purely on American sitcoms.

Also, some writers with poor imaginations have a hard time writing a summer story in winter. (***cough, EB, cough***)...

Something stuck in your throat, there, Rusty?

 

[Defluer]

Hope thats not already done. Also happy to enter that into the worst story contest.

A quick Google to Lit search did not show anything for Tentaclaus or Tenta Claus. I believe if you yell "TM" quickly that means nobody else can use it. I'll try to get a good idea going for Keester Bunny and then our two "monsters" can fight. Or fuck...

 

[Rustyoznail]

Something stuck in your throat, there, Rusty?

Dust from the drop bears racing up to the airport. Thewy've heard a new crop of Yanks are turning up soon.