Most writing contests give you a writing prompt or at least a couple of words to work your idea around, which is why I decided to host a slightly different contest.
A constrained writing contest
Instead of giving you an idea or a writing prompt, I will allow you to choose the topic completely by yourself, be it fiction or not. But, varying from week to week, I will come up with different challenges.
You will be required to omit certain words, use a word of your choosing in every second sentence, use a given sentence unchanged, ... or a combination.
Winners of constrained writing contest #4
With that out of the way, onto constrained writing contest #5!
Rules:
- Write a story that makes no sense until you read the last line
- The story must be longer than 250
- Upvote this post
- Resteem this post
- Post a link to your entry in the comments below
- Include tag #constrainedwriting among your other tags, no need for it to be your main tag
Prizes
Since this is no regulary contest, I use a different prize system. For each entry the prize pool increases by 0.50 SBD (increased as the contest gains in popularity). This means that with 5 participants the prize pool will be 2.5 SBD, with 10 participants 5 SBD and so on.
- 1st place: 50% of prize pool
- 2nd place: 30% of prize pool
- 3rd place 20 % of prize pool
*Disclaimer: I claim the rights to ignore any post made with the sole intention to raise the prize pool. Stories that do not abide the rules will not contribute to an increase in the prize pool.
Judges
For now, I am the sole judge of this competition, but if anyone wishes to apply for a judge and make up his/her own rules, send me a hearty hello at steemit.chat.
*Disclaimer: I will only allow fellow writers as judges to keep the competition high quality.
Deadline
- Entries are accepted until this post's payout
- Your entry post must be older than this post
Good luck!
I just discovered this contest and I follow you and of course I resteemed and upvoted this post to participate at the contest. This is my ENTRY I hope you enjoy reading <3
Now that is a hard constrained writing contest... You should give us an example maybe? ;)
Well, might as well make it a real challenge, no? :p
But.... but... :<
Trust me, I want to. But so.. little.. time. Haha :D I need to write the part 4 to Mission erased, Part 5 to Clarabelle the flying cow, @petermarie's prompt of rebellious vegetables .. and now this? :p
Let me procrastinate some more, then see where it gets me :33333
But good idea nevertheless, might upload a written "example" alongside the next contest :p
Let's go on, great post
https://steemit.com/constrainedwriting/@dobartim/objective-reflection
well i will upvoste and resteem but to write a meaningless story of 250 words?, i have meaningfull things to do with my brain. Goodluck
Thank you very much still <3
It would only be seemingly meaningless before you've read the last line. Everything should get a meaning of some sort when you finish reading the last line.
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upvote & resteem
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Interesting idea! But I'm new to Steemit so I haven't enough experience to participate ;-)
There's no need for any experience, not at all :D
All you need to do is give it a try :D Also, you should check out the newest contest by clicking here.