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Short Story Writing Competition #2

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Another LittleBear Competition.

Competitors:
@DarkWolf
@ReiniDays
@LittleBear x
@Natasha x
@writelikeyourerunningoutoftime
@AmmyPajammy
@LeafyLemur x
@DemonicPrincess

Judges:
@Masterkey
@Jensen-rs
@Nerd_Girl2.0

Rules:
Word Count: 400-2000 words (If you go slightly over I won't hold it against you)
Deadline: Friday @ Midnight Central Time. 0000 05 MAY 2018
Results Ready By: Sunday @ Midnight Central Time. 0000 07 MAY 2018
Prompt: One of your original characters shows up and disrupts your daily routine.

Posting Guidelines:
Please copy and paste your work directly onto this thread, not via google docs.
Use proper punctuation and grammar to the best of your ability.
Use literature format, not script etc.

Prize:
You get to meet new people!
The gratification of having others see and read your work!
Kudos and bragging rights.

My Personal Rubric (This is what I will be judging on, not necessarily anyone who helps judge)
Proper punctuation and grammar to the best of your ability.
Originality
Dialogue

I look forward to reading what everyone has to share :) I am looking for at least two others to judge and at least 5 competitors! This something I have been thinking about so I will also be writing a post (Just for fun, not as a competitor)

@DarkWolf

I think I'll join. As a writer.

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Can I join as a judge please?

@Natasha

Ooh ooh I like this idea, can I join as a writer?

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Can I be a writer?

@Masterkey

I'll compete again!

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I'll be able to compete! Is that ok? :D

@WriteOutofTime

I'd like to compete again!

@AmmyPajammy

I still can't believe I didn't even make runners-up, so I'm competing again

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This is my first writing comp soooo I guess I can judge?

@WriteOutofTime

I still can't believe I didn't even make runners-up, so I'm competing again

I can't believe it either! Yours almost made me cry. Everyone is so incredibly talented!

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Sorry, @AmmyPajammy ! Maybe you'll have better luck this time?

@AmmyPajammy

It's cool, I'll just use this disappointment to try harder. I already have something lined up for you guys, it's gonna be great!

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@AmmyPajammy, I'm so sorry that it was disappointing, your submission was great!

@AmmyPajammy

It's totally fine. Honestly, I think my entry was a bit generic because I keep dancing around the fact that I'm exclusively a fanfiction-writer. So I have to ask, if my next entry is fanfiction, is that allowed?

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@AmmyPajammy
But doesn't the prompt say to use an original character?
Prompt: One of your original characters shows up and disrupts your daily routine.
If you used a character from something else, then it wouldn't need really be yours, right?

@AmmyPajammy

I use original characters in everything I do. But it's in a setting taken from something else

@AmmyPajammy

Let me give you a perfect example: in my entry for the last competition, I had to omit certain things because I didn't feel comfortable admitting that it's all fanfiction, such as who actually wrote the letter

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@AmmyPajammy, so the character that interrupts your life must be your character, but it could totally be from another genre. For instance, your character could be someone who is in love with Harry Potter and an Auror and all that jazz, but Harry Potter cannot be in your entry.

@AmmyPajammy

Ok, that's all I needed to know. My entry will be an original character, so don't worry about that. The adventures of Lady Conarith and her merry band of children are all original works.

@song-of-the-fairy

Can I join as a writer or is it too late?

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@DemonicPrincess sure!

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Hey, mind if I join as a competitor?

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@LeafyLemur, not at all

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Thanks! :3

@Masterkey

Hey LittleBear, I can swap out with you as a judge so that you can compete if you want! I like judging. (And I feel like I'm a more natural editor than writer…)

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@Masterkey, OMG if you really don't mind I would love that!

@Masterkey

@LittleBear, of course! I wanna see your writing, too. :D

@Masterkey

Well, you were gonna post anyway, so I don't want it to go to waste.

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Wait, do now am I competing with @LittleBear instead of you, @Masterkey ?