HAPPY WRITER GAMES, y'all! Today is January 1st, 2020. The first day of the VERY FIRST Writer Games in history! Now before you go off in a wonderful flurry of chocolate, coffee, and fireworks to do what Writers do best---procrastinate -- I MEAN WRITE, we write...which is why we're called writers...RIGHT? Right. SO before you go do that, you need to know the what where and why: SO HERE WE GO: WEEK ONE: ROUND "SCRIBO" (Latin for "I write") (aka ROUND ONE) DATE BEGINS: January 1st 12:00 PM CST ENTRIES DUE: January 6th by 12:00 PM CST REQUIREMENT: write an original 6 Word story/prompt WORD COUNT: 6 words THE MINI CHALLENGE: Use TWG's 2020 theme ( "Gradatim Ferociter”— Latin for "step by step, ferociously") to influence your six word story prompt. ABOUT: Round One - aka Round Scribo - is the grand intro to the Writer Games. Being the first round, it starts the writers off easy with the only requirement being for them to write an original six word story Prompt. Because of the limited time we have for judging the entries, only 30 of the top entered writers will be moved on to the next round (the word count increases with each new Round). The judges are looking for six word stories that are unique, grab their attention, and make them want to know more while still leaving them feeling satisfied. See this six word story prompt as a statement of your passion and unique writing style, let it represent YOU as a writer. THIS six word story is particularly IMPORTANT because if you make it to the Fourth and Final Round you will be required to base your flash fiction piece off of your original six word story/prompt. TIP: Don't just submit a sentence from a story, or something that sounds like a first line, write something complete - something new - something that feels as though it can stand on it's own. If you need some inspiration and/or an example jump on over to Pinterest and look up "six-word story". CONCERNING THE PRIZES MINI PRIZES: About: Mini Prizes are a random draw, which MEANS you don't have to "WIN" The Writer Games to win one of these awesome little prizes! Each round has a different Mini Prize(s) and a varying amount of winners who will be drawn to win the prizes. After you send in your entry for that specific round, you will automatically be entered into a random draw giveaway for the Mini Prize(s) that are available for that Round! Mini Prize winners are announced at the end of each Round. ROUND ONE MINI PRIZES (3 winners will be drawn this round): ~ 3 duct-tape notebooks (notebooks will have your six word story written on the front page) SUBMIT YOUR ROUND ONE ENTRYWhen you've written your Six word story/prompt, then click the button below to send it in to the judges! Entries are due January 6th at 12:00 PM (noon) CST (PLEASE NOTE: any entries turned in late will be automatically disqualified). FAQ: What happens after I submit it? ANSWER: After you submit your entry, sit back and take a breather. All of the entries will be sent out to the judges on the evening of January 6th. And the results will be posted January 8th at 12:00 PM CST. At that time, if you will be moving on to Round Two we will email you and let you know! It seems like it was just the other month when we were thinking "maybe 15 people will sign up", and now here we are, with nearly 80 people signed up to launch 2020 off with The Writer Games! Thank you to everyone who participates, TWG wouldn't be The Writer Games without you. And we would LOVE to be able to pass all of you on to the next Round...But because our judges need to be able to give each entry the attention it deserves (and with each Round the wordcount of the entries increases), only 30 of you will be able to move on to Round TWO (next week). SO Ready your pens, pull out your box of ideas, open up your jar of inspiration, AND LET THE GAMES BEGIN!
May the odds be ever in your favor. ~ Julia S. Lit Aflame PS. Make sure to take a look around the website for more info on The Writer Games (Judges, Mentors, Etc.), and if you still have a question after that, jump on over to our contact page and shoot us a message!
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Julia @The Writer Games
1/1/2020 12:09:47 pm
Hi! Just scroll up a little to this post and you'll see a button that says "Click here to submit your entry!" -- click that and fill out the form!
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1/1/2020 01:02:44 pm
I hope I did this right...never been good at the kind of stories XD
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Julia @The Writer Games
1/1/2020 01:17:12 pm
That's okay! I'm glad you're participating, Ryana!
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Julia @The Writer Games
1/1/2020 04:19:10 pm
Aw, thanks Eden!!! <3 I'm SO GLAD you're participating in it!
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Brooklyne
1/1/2020 07:15:11 pm
So excited for this!!
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Julia @The Writer Games
1/1/2020 08:09:21 pm
*showers you in confetti*
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Julia @The Writer Games
1/2/2020 08:02:22 am
This is your first contest? That's so exciting! I hope you have fun!!! *hands you a special writer coffee* good luck! =D
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Sandrina
1/2/2020 05:57:52 am
Hi! I'm a day late. But I've been looking forward to this for ages, and I forgot yesterday I was meant to sign up! Could I possibly enter now?
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Julia @The Writer Games
1/2/2020 08:11:53 am
Hi Sandrina! I'm so glad your excited for TWG (I am too, XD). As for your question, yes! You can still enter the Writer Games since we're still in Round One (after Round Two the contest will be closed to only the people who are signed up now in Round One). So just go up to the words that say "click here to submit your entry!" -- Click that, fill in your email, name, and six-word story entry for Round One and then submit it, then you'll officially be in The Writer Games! ;) (NOTE: you have until January 6th at 12:00 PM (CST) to do this).
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Patience
1/2/2020 07:07:54 am
I'm so excited!! =)
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Julia @The Writer Games
1/2/2020 08:03:30 am
*showers you in chocolate*
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Julia @The Writer Games
1/2/2020 12:38:00 pm
agreed!!! =D
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Julia @Lit Aflame
1/3/2020 11:26:52 am
AHK!!! THANK YOU! I'm SO GLAD YOU THINK SO!!! =D
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Amariah
1/3/2020 02:26:15 pm
Sounds so fun!
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Julia @The Writer Games
1/3/2020 05:25:09 pm
Hi Amariah! Thank you for your interest in joining TWG! Yes! You can still enter the Writer Games since we're still in Round One (after Round Two the contest will be closed to only the people who are signed up now in Round One). Scroll up to the button that says "Click here to submit your entry!", fill in your email, name, and six-word story entry for Round One and submit it, then you'll officially be in The Writer Games! ;) (NOTE: you have until January 6th at 12:00 PM (CST) to do this).
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Amariah
1/6/2020 09:55:26 am
Can I enter two?
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Julia @The Writer Games
1/6/2020 10:11:59 am
No, just one per person
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