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| 14 May 2016 09:42 AM |
I was browsing about the forums, wondering what to do next, when I came about a post talking of the mythical 'writing contest.' I was intrigued. This is one method of activity I have not tried as of yet. After doing a little research, looking at others' contests by use of the wonderful Google (because Roblox search is awful), I have come to present myself as its host.
Since, from what I've seen, rounds with eliminations aren't very favorable in their outcomes, there will be no eliminations. Anyone can join, at any time.
There will be a flexible number of rounds, depending on how active it is, but the base number is three. It can be amended from there.
Each round will have one prompt that you can take literally or abstractly as you like. The prompts will only be a few words, so as to allow free interpretations.
For feedback, there will be a grading template. There are no official, appointed judges, meaning anyone can grade anyone else but not themselves. I'll be grading most of them myself, to keep things going, but my word is not the law as far as that goes. The more people who grade others seriously, the more reliable and less biased the scores will be.
The scores of each player of each round will be calculated as an average of all of that player's legitimate grading sheets. Legitimate just means that you didn't grade yourself and that troll sheets don't count.
The 'winner' of each round will be decided by whoever gets the highest average score. There will be no losers.
With all of that said, here's the prompt for round one and the base grading sheet for all of the rounds.
ROUND ONE: PROMPT: Fatal flaw's thy downfall.
GRADING SHEET:
ROUND: AUTHOR: TITLE: Intrigue/Creativity: /15 Grammar: /10 Related to the prompt: /2 Tie-in: /3 Bonus: /0
Comments: Total: /30
GRADING SHEET GUIDE:
ROUND: # AUTHOR: (Username) TITLE: (Optional; some may not have a title) Intrigue/Creativity: (Intrigue: How interesting it was to read. Creativity: This should be self-explanatory, but if you have any questions about this, ask.) /15 Grammar: /10 (Grammar is very important.) Related to the prompt: /2 (1 is "at least somewhat", 2 is "more than somewhat") Tie-in: /3 (How well they tied in their story to the prompt. This is meant to go along with the above question.) Bonus: (if something is EXTRA special about this, and is not covered in one of the above categories. This is basically EXTRA CREDIT, so use these sparingly! MAXIMUM amount of bonus points is 5!) /0
Comments: (Say stuff about what they did. Critique it and/or give appraisal, depending on what you thought of the piece.) Total: /30 (Do the maths.)
Please don't use the guide as your actual grading sheet. If you need to use the tips while you're writing it, that's absolutely fine, as long as you delete the extra clutter when you're done. If you leave the stuff in the parentheses there, I'm not counting it as a legitimate grading sheet.
I'm expecting most entries to be short stories. Poems are allowed, but please put in effort. If you don't post your entry on this thread, please leave a link to it on this main thread here.
You can ask questions in case I missed something. Otherwise, you're welcome to begin. |
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Z0rr0w
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| 14 May 2016 05:45 PM |
Crap, I knew I was forgetting something important.
I don't really know what I have to offer as a prize that people here would like. Suggestions, maybe? |
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| 14 May 2016 05:49 PM |
You could write a story featuring the winner as the main character, it's generally what most winners here get. That, or a drawing of the winner.
The last man on earth sat alone in a room... There was a knock at the door... |
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| 14 May 2016 05:50 PM |
I write.
Does sk8er's suggestion sound good? I wouldn't mind it, as long as the person doesn't mind if I get their character a little wrong. |
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PawzKat
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| 14 May 2016 07:26 PM |
| That'll be the prize, then. |
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Z0rr0w
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| 14 May 2016 07:27 PM |
| Will it just be a random story with us in it, or can we make requests? |
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| 14 May 2016 07:28 PM |
Requests. Why not.
And floodcheck... why? |
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Z0rr0w
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| 14 May 2016 08:13 PM |
| https://forum.roblox.com/Forum/ShowPost.aspx?PostID=189143503 |
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| 15 May 2016 01:53 PM |
Putting this here rather than on that thread for easier reference.
GRADING SHEET:
ROUND: 1 AUTHOR: Z0rr0w TITLE: Weakness. Intrigue/Creativity: 15/15 Grammar: 10/10 Related to the prompt: 2/2 Tie-in: 3/3 Bonus: /0
Comments: I like how your atmosphere is usually dark except for a golden light of hope near the middle. Sort of like literary chiaroscuro- although I don't know if that's an actual term, it seems to fit. I have to admit, I can't help but feel a twinge of jealousy at just how perfectly you pull it off. I wish you good luck in your personal struggles.
Total: 30/30 |
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| 15 May 2016 03:12 PM |
https://www.roblox.com/Trade/TradeWindow.aspx?TradePartnerID=87353706
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| 15 May 2016 03:17 PM |
https://www.roblox.com/Trade/TradeWindow.aspx?TradePartnerID=87353706
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| 15 May 2016 03:19 PM |
https://www.roblox.com/Metal-Feathers-of-Fate-item?id=413199286
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| 15 May 2016 03:25 PM |
https://www.google.co.uk/?gfe_rd=cr&ei=Ets4V-P7Mc3U8ge8jbWQCw&gws_rd=ssl
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| 15 May 2016 03:25 PM |
http://forum.roblox.com/Forum/ShowPost.aspx?PostID=189194359
my entry for round one |
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| 16 May 2016 09:51 AM |
| Your writing prompt is stupid and pointless. Essentially you are telling people to write a story with a character who is not perfect and leaving it at that. There's some self-referentialism and stating the obvious in there as well (the definition of a fatal flaw is a flaw that leads to downfall), but that's about it. You've basically left this open to let anyone submit essentially any story at all and that nullifies the whole point of having guidelines and prompts. |
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| 16 May 2016 09:56 AM |
Also, for the record, the writing contests that you saw referenced probably weren't on ROBLOX. Here are some of the more notable ones that I can think of off the top of my head:
http://bannanachair.proboards.com/thread/78/writing-contest-details http://bannanachair.proboards.com/thread/244/writing-contest-ii-details
Basically you were much more vague than most writing contests that I can find involving this community (and just in general) and it goes to the credibility of you as an objective judge if you can't set clear guidelines for what you want incorporated in advance of judging. |
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| 20 May 2016 05:04 PM |
Apologies for my inactivity, but here I am once more to continue where it was left off.
Time, I have no problem with my prompts. I already stated that I'm aiming for the more freedom-oriented side of the spectrum- They're simply a few words to get your juices flowing, if you will.
As for your own writing contests, the two you showed seemed very nice. However, I see that you neglected to mention your third, absolutely unsuccessful contest. Not only that, but there are only three, of which only two are listed, and all of them are by you. If you're truly one to try to correct me about which contests were notable and which ones weren't, would you kindly not let your ego take control over it? I can assure you that there are others beside you- other, well-known members of the community- who have also hosted successful writing contests and the like of that.
Furthermore, the guidelines are not centered around the topic. The overall score input for relation to the topic are a measly 5 easy points, and of that five, only two are actually for the relation itself. I mean to focus this contest more on creativity and mutual publicity, as well as practice for all of us who need it. Yes, I understand that those can all be achieved without this contest, but it does make it a little easier to achieve.
Now on to grading this bird subject entry. |
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| 20 May 2016 05:11 PM |
GRADING SHEET:
ROUND: 1 AUTHOR: birdlysubject TITLE: Sacrifice Intrigue/Creativity: 13/15 Grammar: 10/10 Related to the prompt: 1/2 Tie-in: 2/3 Bonus: /0
Comments: I'm a little confused; there seem to be mixed messages. Nonetheless, it is intriguing in its mystery, and as such I grant you 13 points for intrigue and creativity. Two are taken away because from my own self and the other people's reactions, there is quite the confusion present. Two points taken away from related/tie-in because it wasn't exactly related but was at least somewhat. All in all, very good, but maybe try to be less confusing next time. Total: 26/30
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| 20 May 2016 05:23 PM |
| You don't mind if we reference or use media for our story/poem, right? The protagonist could be from a book, for example? |
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| 20 May 2016 05:40 PM |
| As long as it's well-done and you credit the original. |
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| 20 May 2016 05:47 PM |
| All right, so by that you mean the orginal "Creators"? Say, if I did Mario, I'd credit Nintendo? |
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