Fantasy Writing Contest

2006-09-14 [Eggs Maledict]: What, if any, is the word limit?

2006-09-14 [The Dizzy Raven]: word limit? none whatsoever. ^_^ Just keep it like it would be as a prologue. That's all I'm asking for at the moment.

2006-09-25 [Eggs Maledict]: Hmm..."Just keep it like it would be as a prologue." What does this mean? *Shifty eyes* It's jargon I'm not really familiar with...

2006-09-25 [The Dizzy Raven]: Ahhhh...okay. You know how usually the length of a prologue would be? That's how long I want it or shorter

2006-11-14 [dmeredith]: This one's not exactly bursting with entrants, do you have any plans to extend the dealine? In terms of your slang prohibition I assume you are excluding dialog, or do you expect our characters to use King James Bible English?

2006-11-15 [The Dizzy Raven]: *shrugs* I know the deadline needs lengthened. lol. And dialogue doesn't have to be Old English either. Think in terms of how the dialogue is with LOTR. ^_^ Quite medieval and the use of slang is limited to a certain extent. like in using "wouldn't", "don't" etc. I am sorry if this is causing a problem.

2006-11-15 [dmeredith]: Those are contractions, not slang BTW, and if I might make so bold, I think it's honestly an unnecessary prohibition. There's an awful lot of fantasy that uses slang quite effectively, particularly in dialog. I know all our old English teachers drilled into our heads "no contractions", "never use contractions". I'm there with you on the narritive, but within the dialog itself the rules can be bent in the name of creativity, I think. The dialog in LOTR works for LOTR, but given a different setting and different characters it might not be appropriate. Just a thought.

2006-11-16 [The Dizzy Raven]: I see what you mean

2006-11-22 [Duhe Rahn]: May I send a few sample paragraphs to someone in order to see whether my writing is suitable?

2006-11-22 [The Dizzy Raven]: I don't have anyone who is assigned to do such, but I should make someone available on the wiki itself. I'm a fantasy writer, so i should be able to see what is acceptable, but also the regulations concerning the content of the writing is going to change, for I am reading the book "Eragon". I believe that few of the rules i have can decease.

2006-11-23 [Duhe Rahn]: Then I shall send you the sample?

2006-11-24 [The Dizzy Raven]: of course. ^^

2006-12-17 [Danboo]: what about romance?

2006-12-18 [The Dizzy Raven]: oops! XD you can have romance but it has to be pg-13 like ^^

2006-12-18 [Danboo]: ummm...explain further please

2006-12-18 [The Dizzy Raven]: like...there can't be any 'sex' crap. lol. I don't want nudity

2006-12-18 [Danboo]: i mean like kisses

2006-12-18 [The Dizzy Raven]: that's allowed ^_^

2006-12-18 [Danboo]: ok then, whats the max length

2006-12-18 [The Dizzy Raven]: doesn't matter really. Just can't get too out of hand

2006-12-18 [Danboo]: ok

2006-12-18 [The Dizzy Raven]: ^_^

2006-12-18 [Danboo]: ugh, hand cramp

2006-12-19 [The Dizzy Raven]: I hate those lol

2006-12-19 [Danboo]: ugh

2006-12-19 [The Dizzy Raven]: I get them all the time
I hope it goes away for you

2006-12-19 [Danboo]: it will

2006-12-20 [Kaimee]: So, this is a contest for "High Fantasy", not modern or speculative fantasy? You want knights, dragons and elves right? :P

2006-12-20 [The Dizzy Raven]: Yep ^^

2007-01-22 [The Dragon Daddy]: So what exactly does a reptile have to do to sign up?

2007-01-23 [The Dizzy Raven]: All you need to do is put up the prologue to your story up there with your username... that's pretty much it

Then we wait for the deadline to pop up so judging can take place.

2007-01-24 [The Dragon Daddy]: Alrighty then (..wanders off with quill in hand....)

2007-01-24 [The Dizzy Raven]: ^_^ lol Have fun.

2007-03-25 [Fire Panther]: Will get a prologue up as soon as I get a few moments to do so, I've got some ideas for a story :)

2007-03-25 [The Dizzy Raven]: okay. ^_^ that works.

2007-06-30 [Ramirez]: -coughs into hand- ...Dare I join? I'm kind of curious how well a short story of mine would do against other great writers.

2007-06-30 [The Dizzy Raven]: ^_^ I think u should
who knows, u might win

2007-06-30 [Ramirez]: Okie...c.c

2007-07-01 [Eglagrodion]: whats a proloague? some short story that will work like a introducing for the big story?

2007-07-01 [Linderel]: http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/prologue

2007-07-13 [Eglagrodion]: ok thanks:) i will see what i can come up to..

2009-04-25 [Linderel]: This has been closed for quite a while now, is the judging going to be done any time soon?

2009-04-26 [The Dizzy Raven]: same answer as the one in sci-fi writing ^_^

2009-04-26 [Linderel]: I shall repeat my offer, then. :)

2009-04-26 [The Dizzy Raven]: thank you tons! lol ^_^

2009-04-27 [Kaimee]: Oooh, actual activity :D I could help judge if you need more people?

2009-04-27 [The Dizzy Raven]: sure! thanks!

2009-08-05 [Wednesday]: lol i havent logged in , in like ages! lol my story is still here! plz judge

2009-08-05 [The Dizzy Raven]: lol yep yep
welcome back then ^_^

2010-03-23 [Wednesday]: is this ever gonna get judged?

2010-03-23 [The Dizzy Raven]: I'm hoping soon. The judging started a while ago but none of the judges got back to me about it

2010-03-23 [Linderel]: I think we were expecting you to message us about criteria and stuff. I know I was.

2010-03-23 [The Dizzy Raven]: I'm sorry :(
I keep forgetting about these contests... I think it would be best if I leave them in the hands of someone else who's more responsible for them.

2010-03-24 [Kaimee]: I was definitely waiting for contact too O.o See? Up there? Me volunteering? What, I'm just meant to say which I think should win here in the comments? xD
All you need to do is send the judges a private message with some criteria. In a few days, weigh up the judging of anyone who has replied. Announce the winner. Take some tiny amount of responsibility :/

2010-03-26 [The Dizzy Raven]: but the thing is, I barely get on elftown anymore because of all this stuff my dad has me to do, :( I'll have to find some way to get all this done

2010-03-26 [Kaimee]: Ok, in the time that you were just on, you could have messaged myself and any others who volunteered to judge, tell us some quick criteria (what judging should be based on, how we should present our judging to you, whether you want us to pick one, pick three in order, provide our reasoning... etc) and this could all be done by now :P