Duleigh
Just an old dog
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Nothing in the rules states that your story can't be from the same "universe" as a previous story. For me, this year's entry is a follow up on last year's story. Last year HE pranked her, and that story fit between chapters 4 and 5 of a much bigger story. This year SHE pranked him 15 years later which fit between chapters 13 and 14. Neither story was vital to the bigger story, they just happened during that timeline.Good to know! I thought because the rules say stand alone story you couldn’t have a continuation. I have already thought of a continuation for my submission from last year’s summer contest. If that’s allowed I’m excited to do that!
It's a fun way to expand a universe, and you can add the contest or event story to the main story with a hyperlink. My last year's Love Letters event featured a love letter from Him to her when he was a young airman alone in Germany. Chapter 14 of the big story has her re-reading an old love letter from him and a hyperlink to that event entry allows the reader to read along. None of these outside stories were vital or even a part of the big story, but readers of the big story enjoy discovering these side stories. I even used my characters for a sadly low rated 750 word story and will be part of the 750 word event next year, a year after the Big story has ended.