These are great ideas!
In terms of what contest to hold, it may depend upon upon your goal. If you're looking for a potential client, then having someone post a part of their WIP...... First paragraph is good for this. But you could also ask people to describe their protagonist, their antagonist, their conflict - and award for the best, most interesting, most off-beat, etc. One idea is to have more than one catagory of winner - most dramatic, most humorous, most tragic, etc.
If it's just for fun, a writing prompt is good for that. A funny picture is fun. Another fun one is a list of words - someone earlier mentioned that.
If it's in preparation for a book release, then a prompt on a theme. For example, most dramatic fight scene, adventure in a foreign land, or an ode to the theme, or use of a word a certain number of times.
If the point of the contest is to make me happy (always a notable goal) then a debate, with laurels to the winner. :)
Looking forward to the contest whatever you choose - thanks.
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I think it should be something educational. That is, after all, why we are here. Aside from Nathan's humor.
I'd love to see log lines/hooks.
Maybe you could pick the top three or five?
I'd love to see log lines/hooks.
Maybe you could pick the top three or five?
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What about random prompts? Sort of like Clue, I guess.
"Mr Peacock. In the Library. With the wrech."
Only, being random, it incorporates more literary works and ideas.
"Professor McGonnagall. In Lothlorian. With the Golden Ticket."
Okay. lame example. But a short crossover work based on maybe three or four lists of mix/match charries, settings, props, maybe? Or if you don't feel ambitious enough to make lists, just say free reign of crossover charrie/place/object/etc. so long as it's mixed up.
Mr Darcy on the Knight Bus in Neverland? Captain Ahab in Brigadoon with Excalibur?
"Mr Peacock. In the Library. With the wrech."
Only, being random, it incorporates more literary works and ideas.
"Professor McGonnagall. In Lothlorian. With the Golden Ticket."
Okay. lame example. But a short crossover work based on maybe three or four lists of mix/match charries, settings, props, maybe? Or if you don't feel ambitious enough to make lists, just say free reign of crossover charrie/place/object/etc. so long as it's mixed up.
Mr Darcy on the Knight Bus in Neverland? Captain Ahab in Brigadoon with Excalibur?
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Writing prompts are the most fun to me. I liked the diary contest, even though work was too crazy that week for me to enter anything.
The very hardest writing prompt I've ever done involved writing a scene where the characters couldn't speak. They had to communicate and a good scene needed to be written, but no words could be said. It really challenges you to avoid cliche gestures and find an interesting way to show rather than tell.
I also like the elevator pitch idea. :)
The very hardest writing prompt I've ever done involved writing a scene where the characters couldn't speak. They had to communicate and a good scene needed to be written, but no words could be said. It really challenges you to avoid cliche gestures and find an interesting way to show rather than tell.
I also like the elevator pitch idea. :)
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