Contest ideas?
- Nathan Bransford
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Contest ideas?
Hey everyone, I'm thinking of having a contest on the blog in the coming weeks, and while I have some ideas I'm kicking around I thought I'd see what people here would like to see. While I won't be able to use every idea, if I go with yours I will give you full 100% credit!
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Re: Contest ideas?
A short story of 100 words or less, which must incorporate 5 wacky keywords of your choosing.
Having just the vision's no solution
Everything depends on execution.
-- Stephen Sondheim
Everything depends on execution.
-- Stephen Sondheim
Re: Contest ideas?
Opening sentence hook contest.
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Main character name! haha.
Re: Contest ideas?
One sentence: Why is your book important?
Or, one sentence: Why should I buy your book?
Or, one sentence: Why should I buy your book?
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- lightelement94
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Steal NPR's Three Minute Fiction contest (300 word or less short story based on a photograph they supply). Or else, er...
Best pseudonym?
Best pseudonym?
Republic of Lions| bloody brilliant
Re: Contest ideas?
I'm with Josin on doing another writing prompt. That contest (teen diary) was definitely the most fun. Specific ideas might be: a letter from OR to your long lost sea captain dad (inspired by my current reading of Pippi Longstocking to my daughter); a description of a haunted house (inspired by House of Leaves. Sorta); write about being in an amazing moment (or seeing something amazing) while also describing a memory IN CHARACTER (e.g. 17 year old Greg is riding on a roller coaster but remembering the time his older brother accidentally killed his pet bird--but, you know, better and cooler) (inspired by Hollis Frampton's very awesome experimental short film Nostalgia).
Another idea, we could pitch for a book that's not ours and is already published.
Another idea, we could pitch for a book that's not ours and is already published.
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Who can come up with the best faux book title?
Something that would make you want to buy the book without reading the blurb :)
Something that would make you want to buy the book without reading the blurb :)
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Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse decide to expand and are looking for a fifth member. First question on the job application is: "What is your calamity, your horse color and how would they improve our organization?"
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Re: Contest ideas?
How about:
"Pick a famous work of literature and write a (insert number here) word parody of it."
Something like "Harry Potter and the One Night Stand"
"Pick a famous work of literature and write a (insert number here) word parody of it."
Something like "Harry Potter and the One Night Stand"
One manuscript, One dream, One stack of stamps that needs to be bought...
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Re: Contest ideas?
elevator pitches
opening line (or opening hook for a query letter)
some sorta prompt (the teen diary entry was so much fun!)
And yay for more contests. I love 'em!
opening line (or opening hook for a query letter)
some sorta prompt (the teen diary entry was so much fun!)
And yay for more contests. I love 'em!
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Best line/paragraph of dialogue from a colorful character?
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Most hookable first word. Or first letter of first word.
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