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Colonel Mustard
post Feb 13 2013, 12:25 AM
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Greetings, ladies and gentlemen of the Chorrol forums!

This the official thread for the Chorrol 1Q 2013 writing contest (because there might be more later. I don't know). That is right, a contest; a competitive scene pitting you writers against one another in a blood-soaked battle to the death that won't actually have any blood in it and if there is any death it's almost certainly unrelated to the contest itself.

The winner will receive nothing more than bragging rights, but this is an excellent opportunity to push your writing skills above and beyond their usual level and earn yourself some nice, lovely forum kudos. Maybe you'll get a badge or something, I don't know.

How it will work

In order to make the competition as fair as possible, all entries will be posted up anonymously; to enter, you PM your entry to me. Once the deadline is reached, as the official* competition judge I will read and evaluate every story and from there create a shortlist (there will be either five finalists, or ten if the volume exceeds thirty). I shall then post up the shortlisted entries, either on this thread or on a new one, and then will follow a one week voting period where people will PM with their vote on who they think should be winner. In the event of a tie, the tied entries will go to a second round of voting. From there, our victor shall be picked.



*Okay, it's not official, but I've got mALX, Elizabeth Hollow and King of Beast's votes. Do you?


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In order to give writers something to work with, a common thread to tie the competition together and to discourage people simply being lazy by dusting off an old work of theirs, the competition is centred around the theme of Absolution.

In order to make reading things managable within a reasonable timeframe, the wordcount for entries is going to be 3000-7000 words

The final deadline for entries is Midnight GMT, Friday 15th March 2013. An entry can be sent to me at any time between now and then.


Rules

1. All entries cannot have appeared on this forum before, and must only be sent to me via PM, with the wordcount included in your entry. Any entries that have been posted on the forum or anywhere else before will be disqualified. Any entries that I find are just an 'Elder-Scrolled-up' version of existing stories will also be disqualified.

2. In order to make the number of entries being read managable, there is a limit of one entry per person. The first entry you make will be the only entry considered, and all others will be disregarded.

3. To make sure that all voters and readers are able to appreciate every entry to the fullest, and to make the competition as fair as possible, entries are to be set in the Elder Scrolls universe only. Works of original fiction, or set in other intellectual properties such as the Fallout or Mass Effect universe will not be considered.

4. Stories that are either above or below the wordcount or sent after the deadline will be disqualified.




Any questions or queries about the contest can be posted up on this thread here, I'll try and answer them as quickly as possible.



Also, while I'm here, I have an offer for you all. As part of my position as not-so-official official judge, I'm going to be making thorough notes and collations of my thoughts on entries in order to help me work out the shortlist. If you want to hear the thought of somebody who's only real qualification for this role is a few book reviews, a job as an advance reader for a publisher and an English A-Level on how good your story is, just add that in to your PM and I'll send you what I've put down. I will be in full-on dickhead book critic mode, mind, so don't start crying about me being mean about your story if I'm harsh towards it. It's nothing personal; I'm going to be like that with every entry unless it's up there with Shakespeare.



Now go! Write, my pretties! WRITE!!

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post Mar 29 2013, 04:32 AM
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QUOTE(Grits @ Mar 28 2013, 10:27 PM) *

The end of the 29th, right? Because midnight March 30 GMT is the start of March 30... I think. So that's about 21 hours from now.

Or does he mean the end of the day March 30? Lol.

I would assume midnight March 30th... 21 hours. laugh.gif


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post Mar 29 2013, 04:33 AM
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QUOTE(King Coin @ Mar 28 2013, 07:32 PM) *

QUOTE(Grits @ Mar 28 2013, 10:27 PM) *

The end of the 29th, right? Because midnight March 30 GMT is the start of March 30... I think. So that's about 21 hours from now.

Or does he mean the end of the day March 30? Lol.

I would assume midnight March 30th... 21 hours. laugh.gif


But that's in his time! panic.gif


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post Mar 29 2013, 04:34 AM
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QUOTE(King Of Beasts @ Mar 28 2013, 10:33 PM) *

But that's in his time! panic.gif


Exactly.


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post Mar 29 2013, 04:36 AM
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Right, his time is different, but the number of hours until then is the same.

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post Mar 29 2013, 04:37 AM
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It's the 28th here! HUUUNNNNGH


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post Mar 29 2013, 04:39 AM
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What is it, about 3:30 in the morning General Mustard Time? Somebody go bang on his door and we'll ask him!


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post Mar 29 2013, 04:39 AM
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QUOTE(King Coin @ Mar 28 2013, 07:34 PM) *

QUOTE(King Of Beasts @ Mar 28 2013, 10:33 PM) *

But that's in his time! panic.gif


Exactly.


So technically even if I turn my entry in on time, where he is its past the deadline?!


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post Mar 29 2013, 04:40 AM
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post Mar 29 2013, 04:41 AM
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No, because on time is before midnight GMT no matter where you are.

So it's not midnight your time, it's midnight Mustard time.


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post Mar 29 2013, 04:41 AM
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QUOTE(King Of Beasts @ Mar 29 2013, 12:39 PM) *

QUOTE(King Coin @ Mar 28 2013, 07:34 PM) *

QUOTE(King Of Beasts @ Mar 28 2013, 10:33 PM) *

But that's in his time! panic.gif


Exactly.


So technically even if I turn my entry in on time, where he is its past the deadline?!


Confusing, isn't it? In my time, I apparently have to give him my entry 9:00 IN THE MORNING or else I'm out. Uggggghhhhhh....


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post Mar 29 2013, 04:42 AM
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This is what I get for forgetting about the contest, lol


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post Mar 29 2013, 04:43 AM
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This isn't going to work -_-


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post Mar 29 2013, 04:44 AM
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QUOTE(King Of Beasts @ Mar 28 2013, 10:39 PM) *

So technically even if I turn my entry in on time, where he is its past the deadline?!

You're east coast right? That should only be a 4 hour difference. So you need to turn yours in by 8:00 PM on the 29th.


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post Mar 29 2013, 04:45 AM
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QUOTE(King Coin @ Mar 28 2013, 07:44 PM) *

QUOTE(King Of Beasts @ Mar 28 2013, 10:39 PM) *

So technically even if I turn my entry in on time, where he is its past the deadline?!

You're east coast right? That should only be a 4 hour difference. So you need to turn yours in by 8:00 PM on the 29th.


Okay, this could work, lol


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post Mar 29 2013, 04:55 AM
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QUOTE(Grits @ Mar 28 2013, 10:39 PM) *

General Mustard Time?

When did he get promoted? I thought he was only a colonel!


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post Mar 29 2013, 04:58 AM
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I suspect that after all this it was a Battlefield Promotion... laugh.gif ...
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post Mar 29 2013, 05:02 AM
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rollinglaugh.gif A blatant attempt at preemptive brown nosing. laugh.gif


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post Mar 29 2013, 05:08 AM
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If I had a submission, I would definitely submit with This track to accompany it.


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post Mar 29 2013, 05:12 AM
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QUOTE(King Coin @ Mar 28 2013, 11:55 PM) *

QUOTE(Grits @ Mar 28 2013, 10:39 PM) *

General Mustard Time?

When did he get promoted? I thought he was only a colonel!



I'll make him a Five Star General if I win the contest, ROFL !!! (bribery, the only way to go...)


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post Mar 29 2013, 07:43 AM
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QUOTE(mALX @ Mar 28 2013, 08:12 PM) *

QUOTE(King Coin @ Mar 28 2013, 11:55 PM) *

QUOTE(Grits @ Mar 28 2013, 10:39 PM) *

General Mustard Time?

When did he get promoted? I thought he was only a colonel!



I'll make him a Five Star General if I win the contest, ROFL !!! (bribery, the only way to go...)


You could always grovel at his feet, lol.


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