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 being given an idea or a writing prompt, you are allowed to choose the topic completely by yourself. But, varying from week to week, you will face different challenges that limit your writing.
You will be required to omit certain words, use a specific word in every second sentence, use a given sentence unchanged, write a story with a certain amount of words... or a combination of all.
Winners of constrained writing contest #21
The winners of this week’s Constrained Writing Contest are:
- 1st Place - @suzanrs with the entry "Colour blind"
svashta’s note: You came up with a completely new world and a new race that is incapable of seeing anything but white and blue. Your story gave us everything: You showed us how this race lived and how they adapted to their condition (by using different shades of blue), and you showed us how struck they were when they found out there's more colours out there to see - but they just can't.
Your story made me question how people with tetrachromacy see the world.
- 2nd Place - @simgirl with the entry "The red wedding"
svashta’s note: Imagine going to a wedding where everything is red. Wait. Not just red. Imagine it blood red. And imagine the bride loving it! That's what @simgirl's story had me thinking. Might just be me who came up with a creepy twist, but @simgirl's choice of the color red sure was fitting.
All weirdness aside; Splendid writing, as always! Especially because you made me imagine the reaction of the wedding planner when all their effort gone into color coordination just went poof when they learned the bride can only see red.
Yikes!
- 3rd Place - @dbzfan4awhile with the entry "Peaceful orchids"
svashta’s note: This story was absolutely packed with action! Twists and turns, blood and gore, violence of all kinds - and yet still you brought up the character's beloved orchids. It was as if time stopped when I read about the orchids.
I very much enjoyed your story, yet it appears you have forgotten to tell us your character only sees two colors.
With that out of the way, onto constrained writing contest #22!
Rules:
We're continuing with easier prompts for now! :D
Here are the rules I've come up with for this week;
- Write a story in which you never use the "-ing" form
- The story must be at least 250 words long and in English
And as for the usual mumbo jumbo, here's the rest of the rules just about every contest has:
- Upvote this post
- Post a link to your entry in the comments below
- Include tag #constrainedwriting among your other tags
- Should you wish to help raise awareness of the contest, please consider resteeming this post (it is by no means compulsory)
Prizes
- 1st place: 45% of post's payout
- 2nd place: 27% of post's payout
- 3rd place 18 % of post's payout
- Judge takes 5 % for his/her efforts
- I will take 5 % for hosting, writing and editing the contest
*Note: In case I receive any donations for the contest, the payout percentages apply to the donation itself as well.
Judges
This week I am the judge of the Constrained Writing Contest I am responsible for picking the winners on my own discretion, but I promise to try my best and be as objective as possible.
What's that I hear? You wish to be a judge too? Well look no further!
To apply for a judge and make up your own rules, simply send @svashta a hearty hello on 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 newer than this post
Good luck!
