Contest: 100 Themes
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Contest: 100 Themes
The 100 themes challenge is something that I've seen getting very popular among artists and writers these days. In a nutshell, this challenge gives you one hundred prompts, and you have to write or draw something for each one, using the prompt as your central theme.
So I've decided to base a contest off of that.
Wait, you're asking me to write for one hundred prompts?
No! What's going to happen is that you'll pick five prompts from a huge list and write a story themed around them.
Now that I think about it, calling it '100 Themes' was kinda misleading.
The rest will be explained below...
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Re: Contest: 100 Themes
NOTE: I did not create these prompts. They were created, to the best of my knowledge, by #100themes on DeviantArt, and used with their permission
Again, you only have to pick five of these.
o1. Introduction
o2. Complicated
o3. Making History
o4. Rivalry
o5. Unbreakable
o6. Obsession
o7. Eternity
o8. Gateway
o9. Death
o10. Opportunities
o11. 33%
o12. Dead Wrong
o13. Running Away
o14. Judgment
o15. Seeking Solace
o16. Excuses
o17. Vengeance
o18. Love
o19. Tears
o20. My Inspiration
o21. Never Again
o22. Online
o23. Failure
o24. Rebirth
o25. Breaking Away
o26. Forever and a day
o27. Lost and Found
o28. Light
o29. Dark
o30. Faith
o31. Colors
o32. Exploration
o33. Seeing Red
o34. Shades of Grey
o35. Forgotten
o36. Dreamer
o37. Mist
o38. Burning
o39. Out of Time
o40. Knowing How
o41. Fork in the road
o42. Start
o43. Nature's Fury
o44. At Peace
o45. Heart Song
o46. Reflection
o47. Perfection
o48. Everyday Magic
o49. Umbrella
o50. Party
o51. Troubling Thoughts
o52. Stirring of the Wind
o53. Future
o54. Health and Healing
o55. Separation
o56. Everything For You
o57. Slow Down
o58. Heartfelt Apology
o59. Challenged
o60. Exhaustion
o61. Accuracy
o62. Irregular Orbit
o63. Cold Embrace
o64. Frost
o65. A Moment in Time
o66. Dangerous Territory
o67. Boundaries
o68. Unsettling Revelations
o69. Shattered
o70. Bitter Silence
o71. The True You
o72. Pretence
o73. Patience
o74. Midnight
o75. Shadows
o76. Summer Haze
o77. Memories
o78. Change in the Weather
o79. Illogical
o80. Only Human
o81. A Place to Belong
o82. Advantage
o83. Breakfast
o84. Echoes
o85. Falling
o86. Picking up the Pieces
o87. Gunshot
o88. Possession
o89. Twilight
o90. Nowhere and Nothing
o91. Answers
o92. Innocence
o93. Simplicity
o94. Reality
o95. Acceptance
o96. Lesson
o97. Enthusiasm
o98. Game
o99. Friendship
o100. Endings
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Re: Contest: 100 Themes
o1. First off: Follow all Magistream rules. Including the set of ones specifically for the Tea House. No content higher than PG-13. No plagiarism.
o2. This bears repeating: No plagarism.
o3. For now, this thread is only for questions about the contest and/or announcing your intent to enter.
o4. If you are going to enter, please post here, even if it's just 'I'm entering kthxbye." This is for me to keep track of how many people are entering.
o5. I will be making another thread for entries. Again, do not post them here! The thread for entries can be found here.
o6. As mentioned above, you do not have to write for all 100 prompts. You do, however, have to write for five of them. You may pick any five.
o7. The deadline is May 25, 2012, 8:00 P.M. EST. You have over three months to write five stories (as of Feb. 20), which I think is plenty of time.. The extended deadline for this contest is June 25, 2012, 8:00 P.M. EST.
o8. This contest is for short stories only. No poetry will be accepted, simply because I want to see stories based around these prompts.
o9. As this is a contest for original works, please don't write fanfiction/scenes for a previously existing work.
o9. Stories must be in the range of one to three thousand words. Have nine hundred? Okay. 3,100? That's fine, too. Just don't write a novel.
o10. Please, please, please only enter your best work. I don't mean for you to spend weeks stressing out, but don't throw something together in ten minutes either.
o11: I forget this one. I'll add it in later.
o12. Have fun! This is just supposed to be a fun little contest to give you inspiration. So have a great time writing them!
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Re: Contest: 100 Themes
Currently, Symie, Crazyflight, and I are the only judges.. If you would like to help with the judging, PM me and I'll tell you the details.
What are you looking for in a winning entry?
Originality: Obviously, don't plagiarize. More than that, I'm looking for something that hasn't been done before. Did you twist the prompt in ways that I've never seen before? Is it totally unique?
Creativity and artistic skill: This goes hand-in-hand with the requirement above. More than that, it's about how well you can write. I'm not looking for you to be Shakespeare, but here are the things that I'm looking for:
a. A strong beginning. Did the beginning line draw me in? Do I want to keep reading?
b. Character voice. Does your character have a clearly defined voice?
c. A good ending. Did I feel happy/sad/[insert appropriate feeling here] at your ending? If it's a cliffhanger, did it leave me wanting to read more?
Decent grammar and spelling skills. At least try. If this is a problem for you, try using MS Word or downloading Google Chrome and/or Firefox, both of which use spellcheck.
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Re: Contest: 100 Themes
Prizes will be awarded for first - third place.
Currently trying to get these together.
First place: One unnamed, unfrozen Khatash: (Not hidden in trade, click at your own risk.) I have the Khatash and three Leviathans that are also used as prizes here.
Second place: Two bronze Crystalwings, courtesy of Fox. *hatching*
Third place: I will use 20k (hidden in a trade) to buy you any three shopworn creatures of your liking.
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Re: Contest: 100 Themes
This is for me to keep track of the people who are planning to enter, the people who have one or more of their submissions completed, and the people who have completed their submissions. Post here if you plan to enter.
emeralddawn: 0/5 themes completed.
Kestrad: 0/5 themes completed.
Fox: 0/5 themes completed.
BBkat: 0/5 themes completed.
Pumah: 0/5 themes completed.
TOrideleKeto: 0/5 themes completed.
BlueCherryPlur: 0/5 themes completed.
Morgaln: 0/5 themes completed.
ShaiNeko: 0/5 themes completed.
PhoenixFireDream: 0/5 themes completed.
Scottei: 0/5 themes completed.
wolfeyedangel: 0/5 themes completed.
Lunaheart: 0/5 themes completed.
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Re: Contest: 100 Themes
Whelp, here's a list of the awesome people who helped me with his:
#100themes: The DA group that created the original list. They allowed me to use their themes for this contest.
Fox: Where do I start...? She helped me complete this contest; offered advice and honest opinions. As I don not have a DeviantArt account, she was the one who messaged the group about using their list. She also donated the Crystalwings. Thanks so much!
Symie: For offering to become a judge. Thanks!
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Re: Contest: 100 Themes
So...some questions that you guys'll probably have. If I didn't answer them, leave your question here and I'll add it to the list.
Is this open?
No, not at the moment. I'm still getting prizes together and making adjustments. I'll let you know when it is, if you wish.
I love these themes! May I write for all 100?
Of course you can! I will not judge more than five, though. If you write for all one hundred prompts, pick your best five.
Do you mean we write one story based around five themes, or five flash-fictions each based around one theme?
Five different stories based around five themes.
I want to be a judge! What do I have to do? Any qualifications?
PM me, and we'll take it from there. The only qualification is that you have to be able to recognize a good story. I know that there are some people who just are not good at writing, but love to read, and that's just fine.
Can I write for a prompt that someone else has already chosen?
Yes. Everybody could choose the same five prompts and it would still be within the rules.
Where do I post my stories again?
Not here. I'll be creating a separate thread.
What do I do with this thread, then?
Post here if you plan to enter so that I can keep track of the people who've completed their themes and those who haven't.
If you have any questions, post here as well.
Why do you have a FAQ?
Because it makes me feel special.
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Re: Contest: 100 Themes
I have a question: Do you mean we write one story based around five themes, or five flash-fictions each based around one theme?
Also, I'm going to tentatively offer my participation.
Also, I'm going to tentatively offer my participation.
LTB ANY PANTHERS
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Re: Contest: 100 Themes
Oh, shoulda clarified that. Five flash-fictions based around five themes.emeralddawn wrote:I have a question: Do you mean we write one story based around five themes, or five flash-fictions each based around one theme?
Also, I'm going to tentatively offer my participation.
Adding that to my awesome FAQ in the morning.
Edit: Yay! I'll add you to the list in the morning.
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