Shary's Writing Prompt Contest #4 and Results of Contest #3

Hey everyone. Hope all of you are good. I was supposed to announce the results of the third contest about 2 days back, but you know sometimes you get so caught up in stuff that you just have no time left for anything else. Sorry about the delay guys. Let's just cut the chase and get to the point.

Winner of Contest #3

This time I did not receive too many entries- 5 to be precise but that's okay. At least, some people participated in the contest and came up with good stuff. The winner this time was quite clear and obvious to me and I did not have to struggle much to decide who that was. The winning story fit the theme beautifully and was hilarious, amusing and had a hint of suspense to it as well. Not only that, it was based on somethign we all love- Steemit. By now, I am sure if you have read all the entries, you would have guessed the winner. Yes, I am talking about @iamthegray.

Winner- @iamthegray

Well done man! Your story did deserve to win the contest. So happy you participated in it. Congratulations!

The honorary mentions depend on if any other story or essay captivates my attention. This week, the other entries besides the winning one weren't as interesting or captivating like the ones I had in the previous contests, but then I did manage to find one which was a very interesting personal account so the 1SBD for the honorable mention goes to @tin-tin. Good work and congrats!

Good work guys and I hope you participate in the next contest too.

I am attaching a screenshot of my wallet so you can see that I have already distributed the prize money among the winners.

Now let us head over to the fourth contest.

Contest #4

The contest is quite simple. You have to write a story, essay or anything that you can think of ranging between 500 to 1000 words. It must have the following prompt used anywhere within the written piece and it must also follow the theme for the week. Here is the prompt and the theme for this week's contest:

Prompt:

Sometimes life takes a surprising twist and it is not all that bad... (You can use it in the start, middle or end of a sentence.)

Theme:

Romance/Scary/ Funny/ Suspense (you can intermix them or choose one)

Rules:

There are a few rules that you need to follow to be eligible for participating in the contest:

-The story/ written piece must be within 500 to 1000 words and must have the prompt used in it, and it must also comply with the given theme.

-The written piece must be your own creation. I will check all the articles for plagiarism and any sort of plagiarism if found will be reported to @steemcleaners.

-There is no compulsion for you to upvote this post. If you do upvote it, I'll be happy but even if you don't upvote it, it is perfectly fine. :) See I am still smiling.

-Do resteem this post so it gains more visibility and helps more people join on this challenge.

-Title the post 'Shary's Writing Prompt Contest #4' followed by whatever title you wish to give to your story.

-Make a post on the story and submit its link in the comments below.

-The contest ends when this post pays out.

I will start judging when this post expires and post results on the same day or a day later if I receive a lot of entries.

The Prize

The winner of the contest will win a prize of 5SBDs from me and any honorable mentions depending on if I enjoy any other story will receive 1 SBD each (this will be in case more than one stories capture my attention.) If this post does well and makes over $30, I'll add more SBD to the prize pool.

Tips

Guys, please do proofread your work and check for any grammatical errors, spelling mistakes and sentence construction issues. Stories that are written well and do not contain these issues have a higher chance of winning. Also, try to use the prompt correctly.

So guys, get started with it, get your creative juices flowing and produce some exciting stories. And oh yeah, one entry per person is allowed. :) I wish you all GOOD LUCK!!

Love and light,

Sharoon.

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