Jo Marshall Posted February 17 Posted February 17 Welcome to the Writing Challenge 2024! Brace yourselves, for the annual Writing Challenge is back, ready to propel your creativity into the furthest reaches of the galaxy! Remember the electrifying stories that left us speechless last year? We're still basking in the afterglow of the laughter, the tears, and the sheer brilliance you shared with our incredible community. Feeling the grip of writer's block? Yearning to unleash your inner wordsmith and leave your mark on the literary cosmos? This is your moment! Dive deep into those simmering plot ideas, unearth your most intriguing "what ifs," and prepare to craft something truly extraordinary. This year, at the helm of our creative voyage, stands none other than our very own Captain @Karrod Niac! "We watched the wormhole close for the last time... ...and knew there would be no going back." Wow. Just that simple sentence evokes a powerful emotional punch, doesn't it? Can you already envision the dramatic possibilities swirling in your mind? This prompt has the potential to spark stories that explore the profound impact of missions on our characters, the choices they make during shore leave, or even a character's transformative journey of self-discovery. Perhaps it will delve into themes of loss, redemption, or the ever-present question of mortality, reminding us that even the smallest details can hold immense significance in the grand tapestry of life. As always, the heart and soul of this community lies in the brilliance of its members. From prose that tugs at your heartstrings to plot twists that leave you breathless, we encourage you to push the boundaries of your creativity and boldly go where no writer has gone before! Whether you prefer to embark on this solo adventure or join forces with a fellow wordsmith, we welcome all entries, from individual masterpieces to collaborative epics. The esteemed judging panel eagerly awaits your submissions for this epic writing challenge. Rules & Guidelines: Word count should be a minimum of 300 and a maximum of 3000. One judge will be chosen from each ship to help select the winner. Members are welcome to submit solo stories, or team up with a buddy to submit a collaborative epic, but only one story per person, please! Your submission should be in the format of a short story. Prose, not sim formatting. (See here for examples.) All members are welcome to submit entries for the community to read, but only those from active simmers will be reviewed by the judging panel for the final winner selection. If you want to submit a story but don't want to enter it into the challenge, prefix the forum post with the tag "showcase" and let us read your good stuff! Submissions are, by default, non-canon – if you find a way to shoehorn this into your own backstory, you're free to use it if you wish, but certainly not a requirement. You can create whatever characters make sense for the story. You don't have to use or reference any of your current characters. Rank is not an issue here – write as an Ensign or a Captain, civilian, horta, whatever makes sense for your story! And you're free to use characters you've already written for in sim, but please don't include anyone else's. Submit your story directly into the first post of a new thread. Use the following format for the thread title: [Primary Character Name(s) of author(s)]: "My Story's Interesting Title" e.g. Tristan Wolf: "Five Ways to End Your Starfleet Career" All stories must be submitted by Sunday, April 14th at 11:59pm Pacific Time. Good luck! 3 1
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