And by short story, we mean really short stories. The shorter the better. I loved what you all did with this one the last two years so much I decided to bring it back, but with a new set of theme words.
Themes:
Prizes:
The first place winner will get to pick any one of these prizes. Then second place picks from the remaining prizes, then third, etc. There will be FIVE winners. However, there are more than five prizes so the fifth place winner still gets a choice!
- One entry per user.
- Only users, no posts from characters will count.
- Roll a 1d10 in this topic. Whatever number it comes up on, that’s the theme or inspiration you need to write your story on. You do not need to include the actual word that prompted you in your story.
- Entries should not an exceed a PG-13 rating.
- Edit the post where you made your dice roll to insert your story into it when it’s done.
- Maximum 100 words! Here's a site that might help you: https://easywordcount.com/
- Your story must have a beginning, middle and end.
Themes:
- Diversity
- Poetry
- Praise
- Neglect
- Language
- Tone
- Mercy
- Evidence
- Backstage
- Sparkle
Prizes:
- 2026 RPR tote bag - (Real life prize - we’ll ship one to you) Totebags won in contests have some surprises inside them! Please note that I won’t be able to ship this until after the genre mascot art contest completes and we know what this design will be.
- Greater Wand of Epicness - Grants 6 months of Epic Membership
- Wand of Epicness - Grants 3 months of Epic Membership
- Oil of Epicness - Grants 1 month of Epic Membership
- Dragon's tooth - 5 extra permanent character slots
- Box of Rocks - Contains 5 random pet rocks, including a chance for special color variants only available via a box.
- Throwables collection composed of Glitterbombs, snowballs, fireworks, blossom bombs and water balloons
The first place winner will get to pick any one of these prizes. Then second place picks from the remaining prizes, then third, etc. There will be FIVE winners. However, there are more than five prizes so the fifth place winner still gets a choice!
This is nice, I loved the first time I participated.
But before I roll the dice, one question:
It is a story, as said with intro, plot and end. Has it to be strict text, or are we free to chose a style, like a ballad or a poem, or word art, not a picture of course?
Thanks
But before I roll the dice, one question:
It is a story, as said with intro, plot and end. Has it to be strict text, or are we free to chose a style, like a ballad or a poem, or word art, not a picture of course?
Thanks
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