THE GREAT CLONE WARS FAN FICTION COMPETITION!!! (Now with Prizes!!!)

[flo fett]

In celebration of the recent release of the Clones Wars animated film, I have decided in my great wisdom to hold a fan fiction competition! This is because in my opinion there can never be too much Cloneness in the world, partly to give me something to do,partly to try and encourage new writers into the forum and old writers to write some more and mostly because it's just a bloody good idea!
*modest also*

Before I go any further I would like to post a disclaimer. As part of the prizes the winners of 1st, 2nd and 3rd places will each recieve a copy of The Clone Wars novelisation, the author Karen Traviss has kindly sent me a signed bookplate for each one.
It has to be noted though that while Ms Traviss has provided her autographs she is in no way affiliated with this competition in any capacity and will not be reading any of the entries or involved in the judging in anyway. As an LFL author she is not allowed to read or comment on fan based fiction.

So here are the rules;



Story Rules

The stories submitted must be about the Clone wars.

They can be about Jedi, Clones, Sith, Mandalorians, nightclub owners, the little man who sells exotic clothing in downtown Coruscant, your mum, or folks who meet as a Rancor Appreciation Club, anyone in the Star Wars universe etc, etc, but it must be in relation to their place within the Clone Wars in some way. It must affect their lives in some way.

First and third person POV are acceptable.

Very poor grammer and punctuation is not acceptable. I understand that this is not everyone's strong point (god knows it isn't mine) but if this is the case then run it past a beta reader first who can correct any glaring mistakes. If you are unsure about how to find a beta reader or are unsure what one is the PM me.

Stories must be longer than 1200 words.

Collaborative stories are allowed but are restricted to only two authors working on the story.

Karen Traviss is not allowed to be the other author.

Plagerism will result in disqualification, so don't even consider it.


Submission

The winner will be decided by public poll.

The competion entries will be posted anonymously to ensure a fair competition.

All entries should be submitted to me in Word .doc or .rtf format via email at flofett@hotmail.com
they will then be posted without author name into a locked thread for fair viewing.

A discussion thread can be set up so people can leave comments if it is desired. No author is to reveal their story in the thread. Revealing which story is yours will result in withdrawl.

The competition begins on August 31st 2008 and ends November 30th 2008 this gives you 3 months to show us all what you can do. The voting poll will be set up to open on the December 1st and will remain open for two weeks, closing on December 14th 2008. After this the winner will be announced.

Prizes

There will be prizes awarded to 1st, 2nd and 3rd places. They are as follows;

1st prize: Special Ops Clone Trooper Scaled Replica Helmet , by Master Replicas - .45 scale replica Clone trooper helmet painted in the colours of the famous 501st Legion as led by the ever lovely Captain Rex
http://img512.imageshack.us/img512/2848/imageloadlk9.jpg
The McDonald's Happy Meal Clone Wars collection as donated by the magnificent Trilogist (thanks again!), pictures of which can be seen here (http://www.galacticsenate.com/album.php?albumid=100)
And a copy of the novelisation of the Clone Wars movie, written by Karen Traviss, and signed by the author also.

2nd Prize: Star Wars: The Clone Wars Senate Security Action Figure- Debuted at the San Diego Comic-con.

http://img356.imageshack.us/img356/7336/senatesecurityia1.jpg
And a copy of the novelisation of the Clone Wars movie, written by Karen Traviss, and signed by the author also.

3rd Prize: Titanium mini-scale die cast AT-RT and Clonetrooper

http://img521.imageshack.us/img521/6396/56d71ss1.jpg

And a copy of the novelisation of the Clone Wars movie, written by Karen Traviss, and signed by the author also.



And no you can't have an alternate prize you bloodsuckers, you're lucky you're getting anything :lol:


The poll result is final. So no *****ing.

And lastly, enjoy yourselves! Let me see your Clone Wars goodness! Spread the word!

Any questions? Post em here!

[Cassus Fett]

Never mind... it would have helped if i had read all your post before replying.

[Horse_Head]

Once upon a time there was a Clone... and they all lived happily ever after! The End.


Let me know if I win. :wink:

[Cassus Fett]

Wrong it should be... One day there were a group of ten clones who happened to knock on Flo Fett's door where they remained.... the end.

[DarthSolo]

Sweet Moses, at first I thought it read "stories must be no longer than 1200 words..." and was like...what the? But at least 1200 words makes more sense. Haha.

Great idea, Flo. Hopefully we get some spectacular stuff! *Goes off and plots*

[flo fett]

:laughing: that would certainly fall into short story territory!

[Greedo Boy]

Are we allowed to have Rodian Love?

[flo fett]

You can have Rodian love if you like...just no slash and don't make it graphic :laughing:
Pervert.

[Greedo Boy]

Phooey. :(

[TuskenRaider1]

Drafting now, should be fun! Great Idea Flo...

TR1, and the return of the fanfic is here! (Reminds me to work on my others too!)

[flo fett]

YAY! More entrants...
*rubs hands together gleefully*

[Master Magnus]

What the heck, count me in (I have an idea, but I can't promise I'll finish my entry...).

[jedimasterElizabeth]

I am in. But uh... I will try to do it. >.<
Exams.
Urgh. :doh:

[Snake_Judge]

So it does not have to apply to the movie?

[DarthSolo]

How do you feel about multiple entries?

[flo fett]

So it does not have to apply to the movie?

No, not at all. It just has to be set during the Clone Wars and the war itself has to have some sort of bearing on the story.

How do you feel about multiple entries?

Not a problem, just so long as you don't flood me with about 70! :laughing:

[DarthSolo]

If I could write 70 stories in a months, I'd be published by now. lol!

[Marko Ragnos]

I'm not the greatest of writers, but what the heck... count me in! :)

[Lord Tesla]

Question: Are--hmmm, what to call them?--Infinities-type alternate-version-of-the-Clone-Wars stories permitted?

[flo fett]

Yes, alternative universe stories are acceptable also.

[Nightvision90]

I'll throw something together for this.

[flo fett]

Cool!

[TuskenRaider1]

I've started writing!!! Yeah!

[Sarah-Leia]

Is there a rating limit? What can we and can't we write about? I assume no Slash.

[Orandhite]

no slash and don't make it graphic

:)

[borgmatrix]

Yes, alternative universe stories are acceptable also.
Hmm. So how do we handle that? Do we preface such a story with a statement of its alternate status? Or just allow the story to speak for itself if its obviously clashing with any established or official Clone War stories?

[Darill Cyllem]

I think a simple phrase to preface saying "this is AU" would be helpful. At least for me as someone who'll read... lets me know what to expect.

[flo fett]

Hmm. So how do we handle that? Do we preface such a story with a statement of its alternate status? Or just allow the story to speak for itself if its obviously clashing with any established or official Clone War stories?
Yeah, if it's AU then just put that beside the title when you send it to me. No probs.
Is there a rating limit? What can we and can't we write about? I assume no Slash.

I'm trusting the folks on here to know what is usually allowed on this board. There can be romance in the story and even a bit of loving but any sex reference will have to be suggested and not graphic in any way. Slash as already pointed out is not allowed, so no Yoda/Obi-wan pairings please!

Oh and no bestiality :lol:

[Lord Tesla]

Oh and no bestiality :lol:

Dammit, there goes the bantha scene!

:rimshot:

:)

[flo fett]

:laughing:

[Marko Ragnos]

I think I've got eight beginnings... this is getting interesting!:superhappy:

[Cassus Fett]

Yeah ive got mine in the planning stages.

Quick question... Are Flo with Clone love/sex scenes allowed lol?

[flo fett]

As much as I would love it, sadly no, unless it was all suggestion and no graphic action. :laughing:

[Snake_Judge]

Slash as already pointed out is not allowed, so no Yoda/Obi-wan pairings please!

Oh and no bestiality :lol:
What about Yoda/Annie?

Yoda: Nice package young Skywalker has
Aniken: *holds up a box* Yes I do master Yoda.

[Blizzard]

Awesome Flo!!!

Sadly I have never seen a cartoon or read anything on the Clone Wars, so that leaves me out.

Good Luck everyone!

[Sarah-Leia]

Oh, and how many times can we enter?

[flo fett]

Awesome Flo!!!

Sadly I have never seen a cartoon or read anything on the Clone Wars, so that leaves me out.

Good Luck everyone!

It doesn't have to follow the events of the movie at all, it the war just needs to have some sort of impact on the main character.

Oh, and how many times can we enter?
You can submit as many entries as you wish, but remember quality matters more than quantity folks!

[RC-1290]

Flo, Thanks for the heads up, I think I'm in on this one, I'll start drafting right now. Oh, and can we use Star Systems that have never been mentioned before(Make our own)?

[flo fett]

Oh definitely, I'm not precious about that kind of thing at all!

[Zach30019]

This is a great idea Flo!

I would love to join, unfortunately with football and school I dont know if I'll be able to get a good story in.

I will defiantly try though.

[Trilogist]

Here's a question: is a collaborative work allowed?

[flo fett]

So long as you are willing to share the prize then yes but no more that two authors working on the piece please and no the other author isn't allowed to be Karen Traviss.
:superhappy:

Oh and prizes announced tonight (when I get back home LOL ).

[flo fett]

Just in case anyone missed the updated first page...



Prizes

There will be prizes awarded to 1st, 2nd and 3rd places. They are as follows;

1st prize: Special Ops Clone Trooper Scaled Replica Helmet , by Master Replicas - .45 scale replica Clone trooper helmet painted in the colours of the famous 501st Legion as led by the ever lovely Captain Rex
http://img512.imageshack.us/img512/2848/imageloadlk9.jpg
The McDonald's Happy Meal Clone Wars collection as donated by the magnificent Trilogist (thanks again!), pictures of which can be seen here (http://www.galacticsenate.com/album.php?albumid=100)
And a copy of the novelisation of the Clone Wars movie, written by Karen Traviss.

2nd Prize: Star Wars: The Clone Wars Senate Security Action Figure- Debuted at the San Diego Comic-con.

http://img356.imageshack.us/img356/7336/senatesecurityia1.jpg
And a copy of the novelisation of the Clone Wars movie, written by Karen Traviss.

3rd Prize: Titanium mini-scale die cast AT-RT and Clonetrooper

http://img521.imageshack.us/img521/6396/56d71ss1.jpg

And a copy of the novelisation of the Clone Wars movie, written by Karen Traviss.



And no you can't have an alternate prize you bloodsuckers, you're lucky you're getting anything :lol:


The poll result is final. So no *****ing.

[Darill Cyllem]

Sa-WEET prizes!
:w00t:

[flo fett]

You like? :superhappy:

[Snake_Judge]

If I win Keep the prize, I do these sort of things for honor not Prizes.

[Darill Cyllem]

^If you win and the prize involves Clones, can I have it?
:wink:

[Trilogist]

Just to emphasize, 1st place price includes the McDonald's Clone Wars set, click on the picture to see the gallery:

http://www.galacticsenate.com/picture.php?albumid=101&pictureid=723 (http://www.galacticsenate.com/album.php?albumid=101)

[Darill Cyllem]

Those are totally way cute... especially the Fett and Rex ones.
I like the AT-RT a lot, though (3rd place prize).

[flo fett]

:laughing:

[flo fett]

More pics of the McDonald's Clone War Toys, which is part of 1st Prize.

HAVE A LOOK! (http://www.galacticsenate.com/album.php?albumid=101)

[JediDad]

In the words of the immortal Cosmo Kramer:

"Hey, count me in on this."

Jerry: "You?"

Kramer: "Yeah"

Jerry: "You'll be out before we get the check!"

Oh wait...it's not that kind of contest?

Well. count me in anyway...got an idea gestating right now...

[flo fett]

:laughing:

[borgmatrix]

They can be about Jedi, Clones, Sith, Mandalorians, nightclub owners, the little man who sells exotic clothing in downtown Coruscant, your mum, or folks who meet as a Rancor Appreciation Club, anyone in the Star Wars universe etc, etc, but it must be in relation to their place within the Clone Wars in some way. It must affect their lives in some way.
So for clarification, we can focus on new characters and need not use known, established characters?

[flo fett]

Yup, indeed you can.

[Kommandant Felix]

Interesting. I might have to try this on...maybe dabble in writing something cohesive for a change.

I'm not that great in writing stories, but who know? Maybe I'll hit the jackpot.

[flo fett]

Please do! The more people who take part the better! It'll be great and who knows, yours may be the story that everyone likes best! :yes:

[kopernikuz]

So there's a minimum amount of words... is there a maximum?

I'm tempted to finish some of the ones I started ages ago on here even with some tweaks... would that be acceptable?

[flo fett]

There's no maximum, just please don't make it an entire novel. And a story you've been working on for a while is fine.

[flo fett]

Just a heads up, the first post has been updated with this statement;

As part of the prizes the winners of 1st, 2nd and 3rd places will each recieve a copy of The Clone Wars novelisation, the author Karen Traviss has kindly sent me a signed bookplate for each one.
It has to be noted though that while Ms Traviss has provided her autographs she is in no way affiliated with this competition in any capacity and will not be reading any of the entries or involved in the judging in anyway. As an LFL author she is not allowed to read or comment on fan based fiction.

Thank you for your time, now move along...move along...
:superhappy:

Oh and you all better be writing like the busy little writers I know you all are!

[Cassus Fett]

Flo, im afraid im not going to have time to enter the competition. Im sorry

[Darill Cyllem]

^Sad!
I suppose training takes up a ton of time....

[flo fett]

Flo, im afraid im not going to have time to enter the competition. Im sorry
BANNED!

:laughing:

LOL, that's okay sweetie, you can always take part in a future one.

[Master Magnus]

I have a few ideas, but I haven't even started drafting yet. :P

[flo fett]

Get on it then you slacker!!! :laughing:

[Kommandant Felix]

I think I'll wait till the day before to start...

Procrastination is such a motivator...

[Cassus Fett]

BANNED!

:laughing:

LOL, that's okay sweetie, you can always take part in a future one.


Thanks darling....


I'll make sure i'll take part in the next one

[Darill Cyllem]

I know we should submit entries to you as a document, Flo, but how will entries be posted? As a down-loadable attachment or pasted into a post / series of posts?
I ask because how I format my submission will depend on that.

I'd vote for attachments so that the authors' original formatting is maintained.

[flo fett]

Attachments it is then!

[Darill Cyllem]

:yeah:
Thanks, Flo!

I sent my draft off to my beta reader last night :)

[Master Magnus]

Oh, it's October 31? Plenty of time then... :P

[TuskenRaider1]

Do you have an email we can send the word doc to?

[flo fett]

The email address is just my usual one flofett@hotmail.com

[Jedi Master Harrison]

My entry is going great - so far I have written, literally: The Clone Wars. And I think I should probably come up with a better title than that! :doh:

[Talcy]

I think I'll have a stab at this.

[kopernikuz]

Ugh, I think I may have to drop out... RL is really taxing right now... I don't think there's any possible way to get in before the 31st. Can't wait to read some of them though!

[Darill Cyllem]

Maybe you can still write it for us to enjoy even if it's not part of the contest.

If it's about Clones, anyway. If it's not about Clones....
(kidding.)

(Mostly.)

[flo fett]

Not to worry folks, an extension has been requested and as I'm such a lovely type person mod I will be extended the submission deadline for another month. All entries must be submitted by the 30th of November.

There will be no more extensions after that cos the prizes are looking incresingly tempting to me and I will not be able to stop myself from claiming them for much longer. So get your skates on folks you've got a bit more time but not much!
:superhappy:

Good luck!

[flo fett]

In celebration of the recent release of the Clones Wars animated film, I have decided in my great wisdom to hold a fan fiction competition! This is because in my opinion there can never be too much Cloneness in the world, partly to give me something to do,partly to try and encourage new writers into the forum and old writers to write some more and mostly because it's just a bloody good idea!
*modest also*

Before I go any further I would like to post a disclaimer. As part of the prizes the winners of 1st, 2nd and 3rd places will each recieve a copy of The Clone Wars novelisation, the author Karen Traviss has kindly sent me a signed bookplate for each one.
It has to be noted though that while Ms Traviss has provided her autographs she is in no way affiliated with this competition in any capacity and will not be reading any of the entries or involved in the judging in anyway. As an LFL author she is not allowed to read or comment on fan based fiction.

So here are the rules;



Story Rules

The stories submitted must be about the Clone wars.

They can be about Jedi, Clones, Sith, Mandalorians, nightclub owners, the little man who sells exotic clothing in downtown Coruscant, your mum, or folks who meet as a Rancor Appreciation Club, anyone in the Star Wars universe etc, etc, but it must be in relation to their place within the Clone Wars in some way. It must affect their lives in some way.

First and third person POV are acceptable.

Very poor grammer and punctuation is not acceptable. I understand that this is not everyone's strong point (god knows it isn't mine) but if this is the case then run it past a beta reader first who can correct any glaring mistakes. If you are unsure about how to find a beta reader or are unsure what one is the PM me.

Stories must be longer than 1200 words.

Collaborative stories are allowed but are restricted to only two authors working on the story.

Karen Traviss is not allowed to be the other author.

Plagerism will result in disqualification, so don't even consider it.


Submission

The winner will be decided by public poll.

The competion entries will be posted anonymously to ensure a fair competition.

All entries should be submitted to me in Word .doc or .rtf format via email at flofett@hotmail.com
they will then be posted without author name into a locked thread for fair viewing.

A discussion thread can be set up so people can leave comments if it is desired. No author is to reveal their story in the thread. Revealing which story is yours will result in withdrawl.

The competition begins on August 31st 2008 and ends November 30th 2008 this gives you 3 months to show us all what you can do. The voting poll will be set up to open on the December 1st and will remain open for two weeks, closing on December 14th 2008. After this the winner will be announced.

Prizes

There will be prizes awarded to 1st, 2nd and 3rd places. They are as follows;

1st prize: Special Ops Clone Trooper Scaled Replica Helmet , by Master Replicas - .45 scale replica Clone trooper helmet painted in the colours of the famous 501st Legion as led by the ever lovely Captain Rex
http://img512.imageshack.us/img512/2848/imageloadlk9.jpg
The McDonald's Happy Meal Clone Wars collection as donated by the magnificent Trilogist (thanks again!), pictures of which can be seen here (http://www.galacticsenate.com/album.php?albumid=100)
And a copy of the novelisation of the Clone Wars movie, written by Karen Traviss, and signed by the author also.

2nd Prize: Star Wars: The Clone Wars Senate Security Action Figure- Debuted at the San Diego Comic-con.

http://img356.imageshack.us/img356/7336/senatesecurityia1.jpg
And a copy of the novelisation of the Clone Wars movie, written by Karen Traviss, and signed by the author also.

3rd Prize: Titanium mini-scale die cast AT-RT and Clonetrooper

http://img521.imageshack.us/img521/6396/56d71ss1.jpg

And a copy of the novelisation of the Clone Wars movie, written by Karen Traviss, and signed by the author also.



And no you can't have an alternate prize you bloodsuckers, you're lucky you're getting anything :lol:


The poll result is final. So no *****ing.

And lastly, enjoy yourselves! Let me see your Clone Wars goodness! Spread the word!

Any questions? Post em here!









Newly extended deadline.

[Talcy]

Yay!

[flo fett]

YAY!!!!
And I shall be expecting work from you young man!
:yes:

[Lord Tesla]

Newly extended deadline.


Unforeseen this is, but most beneficial to my efforts. Finish my story in time now, I might. :yoda: Bless you, Flo! :hugs:

[flo fett]

I do what I can for my dear sweet fan fiction writers :hug;

[Talcy]

YAY!!!!
And I shall be expecting work from you young man!
:yes:
And you shall get it. (Even if I did send you a script a while ago)

[Jedi Master Harrison]

Nice one Florence! :)

[borgmatrix]

Bless you, Flo! :hugs:
Indeed. Much appreciated generosity from the lovely Flo. I think I was on pace to just barely pull off a story by the previous deadline, so it'll be very nice to have a bit more breathing room. :)

Of course, this'll also provide opportunity for procastination, one of my (unfortunately) frequent "friends". I might need some:whip: to stay motivated. Flo?

:laughing:

[TuskenRaider1]

Looks great Flo! We should all give it up for the Fett-stalker herself for setting this up!

:beer: Cheers!

[flo fett]

Indeed. Much appreciated generosity from the lovely Flo. I think I was on pace to just barely pull off a story by the previous deadline, so it'll be very nice to have a bit more breathing room.

Of course, this'll also provide opportunity for procastination, one of my (unfortunately) frequent "friends". I might need some:whip: to stay motivated. Flo?


Oh don't you worry I shall be keeping on all of your backs this month. I NEED STORIES!!! :lol:

Looks great Flo! We should all give it up for the Fett-stalker herself for setting this up!

:beer: Cheers!

Aw shucks, :blush: I'm just looking forward to reading all these stories!

[Master Magnus]

How about extending the deadline for a week or two... :P

[flo fett]

:bop:

[kopernikuz]

She extended it to November 30th, MM... on the last page and it kind of got lost already, lol... or did you mean a couple more past that?

[Master Magnus]

^Oh, thanks! Forget that then, I'm still in.

[Darill Cyllem]

I finished mine and sent it off to you, Flo!
:jango:

[JediDad]

Thank the Force for the extension. Work has been crazy and I was trying to figure out how I could scramble to the finish by this Friday.

[flo fett]

I finished mine and sent it off to you, Flo!
:jango:
YAY! :w00t:

Thank the Force for the extension. Work has been crazy and I was trying to figure out how I could scramble to the finish by this Friday.
:hug: Now there's time!

[JediDad]

What are the rules around beta readers? I've got a first draft, and one of the people I'd like to run it by is a member of the Senate. Obviously, if he reads it now, he's going to know which one is mine when they hit the threads in November/December.

Is that okay? Let me know.

Thanks!

[flo fett]

So long as it's only one person on the senate and you're not sending it out to multiple members then that's fine.

[JediDad]

Nope, it would just be one person. Always nice to have a second set of eyes read through the thing....catch things you might miss because you've read it over so many times as the author...

Thanks!

[Trilogist]

Looking good! Can't wait to start reading the stories in a month!

[Darill Cyllem]

^ I was just thinking that
:jango:

[flo fett]

Neither can I! :laughing:

*cracks the whip*

Come on folks!

[Master Magnus]

I'll wait for the last moment... :P

[flo fett]

:whip:

[Darill Cyllem]

How many submissions have you got now, Flo?

Get writing, folks... i'm really looking forward to reading your stuff!

[flo fett]

Not enough! :glare:

:lol:

[Kommandant Felix]

I'm sort of still writing.

I'll wait until the very last second to send anything in at all...

it makes things more suspenseful that way :laughing:

[flo fett]

:hmmm:

BANNED!

:lol:

[TuskenRaider1]

I hit a bit of writers block. Still writing, and will be in before the deadline. Hope folks like it.

[JediDad]

Is there a specific format you want the entries sent in? I was going to simply send a Word document to your email. Will that work?

Also changed my avtar to get into the "Clone Wars" mood...

[borgmatrix]

Hey Flo, I know you didn't set a maximum word limit, but do you have a kinda/sorta "guideline" for approximately how long these should be at most? :) I'm worried mine might turn out too long.

[flo fett]

Uh, I'm not sure. Depends on how long the readers want them to be, personally I have no problem with long stories but maybe some of the other writers have any preferences? Folks?

[kopernikuz]

Earlier when I asked the question you said there wasn't a maximum... but try not to make it a novel, :P

[Master Magnus]

^Mine is becoming a novel... :P

[borgmatrix]

^Mine is becoming a novel... :P
Okay, so I'm in good company. :laughing:

And if need be, I can always submit a trimmed down "theatrical" version and then after the contest post the extended Special Edition (complete with all-new special effects). :wink:

[Master Magnus]

^And then an Author's Cut? :P

[flo fett]

So long as no one else has a problem with long stories then I don't either! Nothing over about 400 pages though ok? :lol:

[Darill Cyllem]

Could we say 200 word processor pages? I can manage that in one sitting, but probably not 400. I'm less likely to be able to read a story over 200 pages for the purpose of the contest. I do kind of like the idea of "special editions," though....

[JediDad]

Two...hundred...pages? Good heavens, that IS novel length. We may need more than a month to read them all if that is the case! Mine is defnitely a short story at this point (6000-8000 words) there's plenty to flesh out, and I could make it longer, but not sure if I'll have time between now and Nov 30th.

[flo fett]

Right you lot, as much as I love your stories I'm not a publishing house, :lol:

Seriously though, keep it a sensible length for a oneshot. I know you all have read fanfics before so you'll know when it's getting a bit too wordy. Let's try and keep the upper word limit about 8000 at the most (thanks for pulling that number out there JediDad, and bloody hell you've written that much!? :D )!

Hopefully most of the stories will average out around the 2000 - 4500 range.

[Jedi Master Harrison]

Dammit Flo! I've written a 600 page mega-masterpiece! :mad: This could be the next SW film!!

OK, so I've written about 13 words so far. :nahnah:

200 word processor pages DC?! :blink: 200?!

[kopernikuz]

So far I have a haiku... does that count?

[borgmatrix]

Seriously though, keep it a sensible length for a oneshot. I know you all have read fanfics before so you'll know when it's getting a bit too wordy. Let's try and keep the upper word limit about 8000 at the most (thanks for pulling that number out there JediDad, and bloody hell you've written that much!? :D )!
I definitely wasn't thinking of putting out anything close to 200 pages. 8000 words should work out fine. I'm not done yet, but I'll see how long it ends up being and hopefully it won't bee too far off that limit.

[Master Magnus]

So far I have a haiku... does that count?
If it's a 1,200 word haiku...:P

[kopernikuz]

I'll just write 1200 haikus :P

[Darill Cyllem]

200 word processor pages DC?! :blink: 200?!
That seemed better than 400 pages!

[Jedi Master Harrison]

^ I thought this was for fun, not to enhance our chances of being published! :laughing:

[Master Magnus]

And I really don't know how I'll do in the end... I'm still not finished (I'm not one for procrastinating, but I have too little time) and being a rather non-public person, I think I might be just a little too shy for actually submitting my entry...

[Jedi Master Harrison]

Well, no-one will know it is yours apart from Flo. And you have 20 days yet. I'm sure it'll be grand Mags. :)

[Master Magnus]

^Yeah I know... Thanks for the encouragement!

[Darill Cyllem]

You should definitely submit your story, Magnus!

[JediDad]

Right now, I'm at around 6,000 words...and will probaby end up pretty close to that number.

[flo fett]

Yeah, there's no need for shyness, all the entries will be published anonymously, and there's still plenty of time to get all those lovely stories finished!

[Darill Cyllem]

How many entries do you have now, Flo?
I'm way excited to read everyone's stories - it's going to be such fun. :superhappy:

[Trilogist]

Yes, Mags, submit your story. I want to read it!

[flo fett]

How many entries do you have now, Flo?
I'm way excited to read everyone's stories - it's going to be such fun. :superhappy:
So far? One complete story. *shakes head* So you all better get your fingers out cos you can't have a comp with one entry :lol:

[Jedi Master Harrison]

No, hang on. No-one else send anything in. That way when I send in my entry, which is still just a title, and not a very good one at that, then I will win 2nd prize! :yippee:

[JediDad]

No worries. I'm sure there are entries in the works. Nobody wants to submit early, then think of that one extra tweak between now and Nov 30th!

[Darill Cyllem]

And I'll be crushed if I don't get to read your stories, so send them!

[TuskenRaider1]

Will have mine in soon!!! Promise!

[Master Magnus]

^I promise that too! (If only I find the time to finish the darn thing...)