Winter Holiday 2024 Contest Support and Seasonal Story Discussion Thread

[Duleigh]

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Take it from a dog from Buffalo, nothing beats the winter! Skiing, toboganning, tubing, ice skating... families gathered togeather in warmth, making love in front of a crackling fire by the light of a decorated tree... The theme coveres all of the winter holidays/events/activities from the end of November to the end of January. Some ideas are... winter holiday traditions (dreidles, gift giving, etc.), cold weather (snow, ice, thunder snow), holiday mythology (Santa, Father Christmas, Hogfather, Hanukkah Harry, elves) holiday relocation - running off to Florida, Spain, Australia, Aspen, Jackson Hole

STARTS: November 11
CLOSES: December 6
WINNERS ANNOUNCED: December 13

Further rules will be posted as they become available.

Remember to copy and paste the phrase "WINTER HOLIDAY 2024" to the "Notes to Admin" field of the submission (quotes are not needed).

This thread is to SUPPORT and ENCOURAGE authors to enter stories in the 2024 Winter Holiday Contest If you have questions, post them here and someone will answer. It might be me, it might be someone else here but don't be shy. Ask.

If you're a first time writer, or this is the first time you're putting a story in to a contest on Literotica, hey, don't get stressed about it. You don't have to have written anything before to write for this contest. This isn’t a “by invitation only” event it's open to everyone. Don't stress out, nobody is going to get hurt, just give it your best shot and the story with the highest scores win.

New Writers - these events are a chance to hone your skills and get your name out there, and we're here to help, this forum is for you and for the old hands with the skill to help you.

Experienced Writers - this forum is for you to step up and mentor a new generation of writers

We're all here just writing for fun, come join a bunch of other writers doing the same thing. If you're not sure about what to do, how to submit your story, anything at all in fact, just post your questions here. We've all been there and we're a bunch of very helpful people and we like to pass it on.

 

[ShelbyDawn57]

...nothing beats the winter

Going to take tongue in cheek umbrage here, and defer to an old Merchant Marine I shared a drink with one "chilly" January afternoon down here in Texas...
As he put it, and I'm paraphrasing here, "I've been all over the world(Insert very long list of places) and I ain't ever once had to shovel hot."

Looking forward to this one. I've had something on the back burner since I missed the contest last year.

 

[Fatdog25]

Almost finished with mine.

 

[Rustyoznail]

Working through mine. A first time /romance set in a beach holiday house. I can't really do cold Christmas.

 

[MyBareTorso]

Aaahhh, I always enjoy this time of year, because in Australia... it's HOT!

 

[Voboy]

Mine's done, and I like it quite a bit.

Uniquely for me, I wrote two endings. I think I know which one I like better, but I'll decide once I reread it.

 

[Candy_Kane54]

Mine is about half done. I need to get back to writing it.

 

[Duleigh]

I ain't ever once had to shovel hot."

I am so going to use that from now on. I've lived in:
Buffalo
Germany
North Dakota (twice)
Buffalo (again)
Denver
I'm done shoveling.

 

[ShelbyDawn57]

I am so going to use that from now on. I've lived in:
Buffalo
Germany
North Dakota (twice)
Buffalo (again)
Denver
I'm done shoveling.

Come to Texas. Somebody spills a Slushy on the road they shut the city down for two days.

 

[Duleigh]

Come to Texas. Somebody spills a Slushy on the road they shut the city down for two days.

I'm in Florida, you can buy a snow cone at any beach. I like the raspberry ones, they're not heavy either.

 

[OffNSFW]

Got a lesbian romp in the early stages, inspired by The Gift of the Magi. The outline is done, and I've got a draft of scene one going.

 

[OffNSFW]

As a side note: is it absolutely wild to anyone else that we're already gearing up for the holiday season?

 

[TheLobster]

As a side note: is it absolutely wild to anyone else that we're already gearing up for the holiday season?

I’m not acknowledging it until I hear Last Christmas on the radio.

 

[Smuttyandfun]

I was picking up some stuff in mid-September, and one of our local stores already had an aisle full of Christmas merchandise. It was hot as hell out, too. So it really felt strange that they were expecting people to be shopping for Christmas in shorts and sandals , before we'd even got through Halloween.

 

[StillStunned]

I want to finish the winter fairy tale I started for last year's contest. I'm sticking to my "no contests" rule, though.

 

[mrs_mackenzie]

This is actually coming up quickly. I had an idea for an office-Christmas-party story, but whether I'll stick with it, I'm not sure.

 

[Smuttyandfun]

I want to finish the winter fairy tale I started for last year's contest. I'm sticking to my "no contests" rule, though.

Go ahead and enter. You're such a good writer, I'll give you a vote!

 

[StillStunned]

Go ahead and enter. You're such a good writer, I'll give you a vote!

Thanks, I appreciate it.

 

[Smuttyandfun]

No problem. And you are a great writer!

 

[MelissaBaby]

I'm going for a repeat...

 

[SimonDoom]

I'm well on the way with mine. It's set in LA, so there will be no snow. A green/brown Christmas, with Santa Ana winds and smog. But it WILL feature a Christmas theme.

 

[StillStunned]

I'm well on the way with mine. It's set in LA, so there will be no snow. A green/brown Christmas, with Santa Ana winds and smog. But it WILL feature a Christmas theme.

Santa Clause does Santa Ana?

 

[SimonDoom]

Santa Clause does Santa Ana?

Gonna ride like the wind.

 

[Duleigh]

As a side note: is it absolutely wild to anyone else that we're already gearing up for the holiday season?

Go into your local CVS and take a look. We're behind the retailers, and the Hallmark Channel.

 

[Duleigh]

I'm going for a repeat...

See you at the finish line