nov/dec November & December Writing Challenge

[Tony (Kells) 1,068]

What better way to end 2014 than by showcasing a little of the best a character can be -- and a little of the worst?

LOVE & BETRAYAL

For our final Challenge of the year, the writer behind Nathaniel Wilmer and our previous Challenge's winner asks you to consider a theme as old as writing itself. With clear roots back to the first recorded epics, including The Epic of Gilgamesh -- so famously used by Jean-Luc Picard in the TNG episode "Darmok" -- there's no more mythic or archetypal way to close out 2014!

Is what ways will your characters access this theme? Will they be the lovers or the beloved, love unrequitedly or reciprocally, love from far or near; or will they be the betrayer or the betrayed, the watcher or the enactor or the friend? There are endless ways to interpret this theme, and the judges look forward to seeing what your take on it might be.

As of today, Sunday, November 2nd, this Challenge is open! We'll ask that all of your submissions come in by Friday, December 26th -- enough time for the judges to convene and to bring you your final winner of 2014 before the new year!

As always, please remember:

*Your work must be completely original.

*You must be the sole author of the work.

*Your story must take place in the Star Trek universe, but may not center upon canon characters.

*Sign your final draft as you would a post on your ship. Your story need not concern any of your characters (PC or NPC), and your story's style can be anything you might like (and does not need to conform to simming standards).

*Your story must be between 300 and 3000 words.

For any questions you might have, remember that you can always post questions to this thread or visit the Writing Challenge website. Please also take a look at our new wiki page! And don't forget to get your copy of our mobile collection of the September & October Challenge!

Good luck!

[Hannibal Parker 343]

Love and Betrayal..an interesting choice.......

[+ Irina Pavlova 67]

Oooooooooooh, I've got this one. Its been hinted at in RP a few times.

[+ Devon Romjin (Rune) 756]

I'll be doing this one also.

[Hannibal Parker 343]

I'm gonna have to dig deep down for this one.......

[Guest]

I've been slacking for far too long, I'll see if I can actually pull my finger out for this one.

[+ Irina Pavlova 67]

Liked this topic so much I just had to write another one. Same characters, same story, different perspective.

[Hannibal Parker 343]

I better come up with something soon....grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr...........

[+ Maxwell Traenor 636]

I think I'll try a tangential hook to this theme...

[Guest]

Loads of entries this round, which is fantastic to see! And the competition isn't quite finished yet.

Good luck everyone.

[AvarisTorrin 73]

Really good work here from everyone ! I had a lot of fun reading all of your work. Good luck, and may the odds be ever in your favor

[+ Devon Romjin (Rune) 756]

I was going to do this one but things happened that ruined it for me so it's not happening now. Maybe next time.

[Tony (Kells) 1,068]

Thanks to everyone who entered! This Challenge is officially over and the judges are now convening!

[+ Irina Pavlova 67]

Good luck to all who submitted!

[Tony (Kells) 1,068]

Sorry for the delay, everyone! We hope to have winners announced by tomorrow, or Saturday at the very latest!

[+ Irina Pavlova 67]

Sorry for the delay, everyone! We hope to have winners announced by tomorrow, or Saturday at the very latest!

You're killing us.

[Kendra Eberhart 81]

Shouldn't be too long now, I would image.

But I too am eager to see the results and feedback from the Nov/Dec round. Just bad timing with the holidays and the new year I think.

[+ Irina Pavlova 67]

Yup.