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Ping me when posting your story as an entry! I would appreciate it if you put the story in [ quotes ].
-Each story must have the
trope as a central theme. The current theme is found in the third post!
-There is
no minimum or maximum word count.
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Spelling and grammar do count, but do not count for everything.
-You may enter every cycle with no restrictions.
-One entry per prompt.
-Any
genre is fine.
-Original stories only. No fan fiction.
-Any and all suggestions are always welcome, both through pings and PMs to me, @
TheAnneh
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Don't be a jerk.
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You are welcome to chat in this thread. (Please do, it bumps it!)
-You are welcome to ask for critique from anyone but judges.
-You can edit your entry at any time before the end of a cycle. (We don't read any entries until it's time to judge!)
-Be gracious winners and losers. There's always a next time!
-Have fun. This is supposed to be fun.
-Ping me if you want to be added to the ping list.
(Our process of deliberation is arguing back and forth until someone gives up and says FINE JUST GIVE THAT ONE THE PRIZE.)
@
theanneh
@
Borzantag
-All donations are welcome!
-Donations come with
advertisement rights.
-I hold item prizes. @
borzantag holds dragon prizes.
-If sending items, label PM "Trope Contest Prize."
-We need graphics, so if anyone wants to donate those...
-Disclaimer: I make no profit off this contest. I will not use donations for evil. Treasure donations will be used to purchase more items for the contest.
You are awarded a certain amount of points for meeting certain criteria!
First Place: 100 points
Second Place: 50 points
Third Place: 25 points
Entering: 5 points
Entering multiple cycles in a row: 3 points per cycle after the second (You have to tell me this! I don't pay enough attention!)
Random Objectives: Random points
Awesome Regulars: Random points