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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?


Vitalstatistix

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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Colonel Mustard   The Chorrol Community Contest 2013   Feb 13 2013, 12:25 AM
treydog   Wow. This was great. I was highly impressed with...   Apr 4 2013, 11:02 PM
mALX   ANOTHER VOTE IN EVERYONE !!! @ Must...   Apr 4 2013, 11:28 PM
King Of Beasts   And yet another vote has been turned in :P Bt...   Apr 4 2013, 11:33 PM
Colonel Mustard   I'll sort the order tomorrow morning, as I...   Apr 4 2013, 11:36 PM
mALX   I'll sort the order tomorrow morning, as I...   Apr 4 2013, 11:49 PM
Grits   I just got home and woo hoo, stories to read!...   Apr 5 2013, 12:46 AM
mALX   * Foxy said he'd vote for Windstad Manor if h...   Apr 5 2013, 04:22 AM
Darkness Eternal   So what is the theme for the next one? I want to g...   Apr 5 2013, 04:25 AM
Elisabeth Hollow   I thought anyone could vote?   Apr 5 2013, 04:25 AM
mALX   I thought anyone could vote? They have to be a...   Apr 5 2013, 04:27 AM
McBadgere   For some reason, though Foxy is obviously online s...   Apr 5 2013, 04:28 AM
Elisabeth Hollow   For some reason, though Foxy is obviously online ...   Apr 5 2013, 04:31 AM
McBadgere   You sound like my mother XD *Clenches fist*...N...   Apr 5 2013, 04:38 AM
mALX   [quote name='Elisabeth Hollow' post='161658' date...   Apr 5 2013, 04:39 AM
Elisabeth Hollow   [quote name='Elisabeth Hollow' post='161658' date...   Apr 5 2013, 04:45 AM
McBadgere   One thing, mom! I said ONE THING FOR MY OWN...   Apr 5 2013, 04:51 AM
Elisabeth Hollow   One thing, mom! I said ONE THING FOR MY OWN...   Apr 5 2013, 04:54 AM
mALX   For some reason, though Foxy is obviously online ...   Apr 5 2013, 04:50 AM
mALX   Hey, with 6 stories we should have at least 6 vote...   Apr 5 2013, 04:35 AM
Grits   WOW!! I can't decide! I need to re...   Apr 5 2013, 04:48 AM
Elisabeth Hollow   WOW!! I can't decide! I need to r...   Apr 5 2013, 04:51 AM
King Of Beasts   This is why parents shouldn't have an account ...   Apr 5 2013, 04:56 AM
Elisabeth Hollow   I'm on number three!!   Apr 5 2013, 05:02 AM
King Of Beasts   I'm on number three!! You're on...   Apr 5 2013, 07:02 AM
Elisabeth Hollow   I'm on number three!! You're o...   Apr 5 2013, 07:08 AM
King Of Beasts   [quote name='King Of Beasts' post='161712' date='...   Apr 5 2013, 07:08 AM
Elisabeth Hollow   [quote name='King Of Beasts' post='161712' date=...   Apr 5 2013, 07:13 AM
King Of Beasts   [quote name='King Of Beasts' post='161714' date='...   Apr 5 2013, 07:14 AM
Elisabeth Hollow   [quote name='King Of Beasts' post='161714' date=...   Apr 5 2013, 07:16 AM
King Of Beasts   I'm not lying. The deadline was at a horribl...   Apr 5 2013, 07:17 AM
Elisabeth Hollow   I'm not lying. The deadline was at a horrib...   Apr 5 2013, 07:20 AM
King Of Beasts   I'm not lying. The deadline was at a horri...   Apr 5 2013, 07:22 AM
Elisabeth Hollow   [quote name='Elisabeth Hollow' post='161720' date...   Apr 5 2013, 07:29 AM
King Of Beasts   [quote name='Elisabeth Hollow' post='161720' dat...   Apr 5 2013, 07:30 AM
Elisabeth Hollow   My apartment had a shooting and you left and I w...   Apr 5 2013, 07:31 AM
King Of Beasts   [quote name='King Of Beasts' post='161725' date='...   Apr 5 2013, 07:32 AM
Grits   I LOVE that it’s so difficult for me to choose...   Apr 5 2013, 01:36 PM
Burnt Sierra   I LOVE that it’s so difficult for me to choose...   Apr 5 2013, 02:13 PM
mALX   I LOVE that it’s so difficult for me to choose...   Apr 5 2013, 02:58 PM
Burnt Sierra   I would like the inane ramblings if mine is one o...   Apr 5 2013, 03:17 PM
mALX   I would like the inane ramblings if mine is one ...   Apr 5 2013, 03:33 PM
Grits   I'm doing an inane rambling review of every s...   Apr 6 2013, 01:10 AM
King Of Beasts   I'm doing an inane rambling review of every ...   Apr 6 2013, 01:11 AM
Elisabeth Hollow   I know what's wrong with my story lol   Apr 5 2013, 03:20 PM
Burnt Sierra   I know what's wrong with my story lol Lol, ...   Apr 5 2013, 03:27 PM
Elisabeth Hollow   I voted :]   Apr 5 2013, 03:33 PM
Burnt Sierra   I voted :] Yep, finally made up my mind too :) ...   Apr 5 2013, 06:46 PM
mALX   I voted :] Yep, finally made up my mind too :)...   Apr 5 2013, 06:51 PM
Burnt Sierra   GAAAAH !!! Wait till this one is ove...   Apr 5 2013, 06:54 PM
mALX   GAAAAH !!! Wait till this one is ov...   Apr 5 2013, 06:59 PM
Elisabeth Hollow   Let's wait til our fingers have cooled from wr...   Apr 5 2013, 06:56 PM
Burnt Sierra   As has been suggested to me, the entry thread was ...   Apr 7 2013, 05:24 AM
mALX   As has been suggested to me, the entry thread was...   Apr 7 2013, 06:27 PM
King Of Beasts   As has been suggested to me, the entry thread wa...   Apr 7 2013, 06:29 PM
Elisabeth Hollow   I read. and voted. Wheeeeee!   Apr 7 2013, 05:26 AM
King Of Beasts   How many people still need to vote?   Apr 7 2013, 07:23 AM
mALX   How many people still need to vote? How many p...   Apr 7 2013, 07:29 AM
King Of Beasts   How many people still need to vote? How many ...   Apr 7 2013, 07:31 AM
mALX   [quote name='mALX' post='162410' date='Apr 6 2013...   Apr 7 2013, 07:48 AM
King Of Beasts   [quote name='mALX' post='162410' date='Apr 6 201...   Apr 7 2013, 06:08 PM
Burnt Sierra   How many people still need to vote? How many p...   Apr 11 2013, 05:20 PM
mALX   [quote name='mALX' post='162410' date='Apr 7 2013...   Apr 11 2013, 06:58 PM
Elisabeth Hollow   Just vote for mine. You know you wanna. XD   Apr 7 2013, 06:14 PM
King Of Beasts   Just vote for mine. You know you wanna. XD I t...   Apr 7 2013, 06:15 PM
Elisabeth Hollow   I don't think so lol   Apr 7 2013, 06:22 PM
King Of Beasts   I don't think so lol Is take a guess but yo...   Apr 7 2013, 06:25 PM
Elisabeth Hollow   I just realized two entries mentioned female musta...   Apr 9 2013, 06:48 AM
Grits   Me too. There's a week left, though, in case t...   Apr 11 2013, 08:06 PM
McBadgere   I know I definitely voted...Well...I'm pretty ...   Apr 11 2013, 09:20 PM
King Of Beasts   Voted. A week left to read? I hope we get more ...   Apr 11 2013, 09:25 PM
Darkness Eternal   Ang Anghel at ang Demonio was a great tale. I pos...   Apr 15 2013, 11:35 PM
Burnt Sierra   So, do we get to find out who wrote what now? I...   Apr 20 2013, 07:17 PM
Elisabeth Hollow   -bounces up and down- EXCITEEEEEED!   Apr 20 2013, 07:23 PM
King Of Beasts   C'mon colonel, we're waiting....   Apr 20 2013, 07:26 PM
Colonel Mustard   Oh crap, forgot what the date was... Ahem. One mi...   Apr 20 2013, 07:32 PM
mALX   Congrats to mALX for guessing all of those with ...   Apr 20 2013, 07:36 PM
Colonel Mustard   [quote name='Colonel Mustard' post='166153' date=...   Apr 20 2013, 07:40 PM
mALX   [quote name='Colonel Mustard' post='166153' date...   Apr 20 2013, 08:07 PM
Elisabeth Hollow   Yaaaaayyy! I had Burnt and Trey's stories ...   Apr 20 2013, 07:34 PM
King Of Beasts   :D   Apr 20 2013, 07:35 PM
King Of Beasts   Are we having another contest anytime soon?   Apr 20 2013, 07:47 PM
Colonel Mustard   Are we having another contest anytime soon? I...   Apr 20 2013, 08:09 PM
Darkness Eternal   Are we having another contest anytime soon? I...   Apr 22 2013, 01:26 AM
King Of Beasts   Now I'm hungry :rofl:   Apr 20 2013, 08:08 PM
Grits   Congratulations, Burnt Sierra! :cake: Well ...   Apr 20 2013, 08:09 PM
King Of Beasts   Oh, yeah, and congrats everyone!   Apr 20 2013, 08:12 PM
treydog   Congratulations to Burnt Sierra! And also to ...   Apr 20 2013, 09:11 PM
mALX   Congratulations to Burnt Sierra! And also to...   Apr 20 2013, 09:21 PM
Burnt Sierra   [quote name='King Of Beasts' post='166165' date='...   Apr 20 2013, 09:52 PM
jack cloudy   Congrats everyone. Loved the stories. Choosing who...   Apr 20 2013, 09:47 PM
mALX   Congrats everyone. Loved the stories. Choosing wh...   Apr 20 2013, 10:16 PM
Elisabeth Hollow   I want to know the insane people who voted for my ...   Apr 20 2013, 10:11 PM
Darkness Eternal   So let us decide what the theme for the next one i...   Apr 20 2013, 10:25 PM
Elisabeth Hollow   So let us decide what the theme for the next one ...   Apr 20 2013, 10:40 PM
Rihanae   DEFINITLEY need to jump on this the next time the ...   Apr 20 2013, 10:44 PM
McBadgere   *Applauds Sierra*... Well done that man!...   Apr 21 2013, 09:00 AM
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