I thought it would be fun to start up a community writing challenge here on the forums. I've seen building challenges, cc challenges, and maybe even some screenshot challenges. I think it's time for the storytellers to get in on the fun.
Everyone is invited to participate in these upcoming writing challenges. It doesn't matter if you've been a writer your whole life or if you're just starting out. I promise a welcoming thread for everyone!
General Guidelines:
- New "theme" is announced on the 1st of every month.
- Submissions must be in the form of a "short story".
- You have the whole month to write and submit your short story.
- Entries can be anywhere from 500-1500 words and contain anywhere from 1- 12 Sims-game screenshots. You can use a mix of Sims pictures and non-sims pictures, but you must use at least one picture you take in one of the Sims games. (Check the 2nd post - The post with the current theme - For any special rules/exceptions each month)
- You can write your submission on your blog or on a forum thread.
- To enter just post a message with a link to your submission for that month.
- You can use any Sims from any and all Sims games for these challenges even if you already use them in another story.
- At the end of the month we will all vote to pick a winner for that month. Voting will be open for 4-5 days after the end of each month. (The link to vote will be posted each time.)
- You may write more than one story each month, but you must select only one for submission into the challenge.
If you participate in a challenge you feel free to display the banner below in your forum signature, blog, etc.
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There will also be banners for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place specific for each month. This way you can display a collection of them if you eventually win more than one challenge
Completed Stories:
Ana PringleMy Main Site: Carewren123 Sim StoriesYouTube Channel: Carewren123 SimsMonthly Short Story Challenge Thread: Current Theme: April: Choose your screenshots.
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Those of you who follow the thread know that I'm stepping down as the organizer of these challenges. There is no new theme for November 2016. I'm leaving October up for right now as I still need to finish the Just for Fun section. @Pegasus143 @Spottydog714 and @SilentWolf101 have all volunteered to take over in my place. The three of them will be opening a new thread to host the challenges from here on out. I'll link to the new thread once it it up and running.
October's Theme: So Spooky
I know lots of people want a Halloween theme for October and I don't want to disappoint. i think it's flexible enough for you all to make the theme you own as always. Have fun!
Special Rules: 500 - 2000 words and 1- 15 screenshots. October is always a fun time of year to me so I thought you woul enjoy some extra words and pictures.
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Submissions:
Beyond the Void by @sweetnightingale
A Wolf and His Pup by @rednenemon
The Room by @totalRainbow
The Menace Returns by @lisabee2
The Spookiest day of my life (so far) by @Hemera123
Blurred by @Marialein
Watching by @Spottydog714
Play Your Ace by @mastressalita
Moving Day by @InfraGreen
Supposed to Be by @AdamsEve1231
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"For Fun" Entries: (Any stories listed here are inspired by the monthly theme, but don't follow all the rules of the challenge and aren't in the monthly poll. Sometimes writers can't put limits on their creativity, and that's all good. Enjoy!)
Between Realities by @Pegasus143
Wren's Nest * * * Get a CLUE
Completed Stories: Ana Pringle
My Main Site: Carewren123 Sim Stories
YouTube Channel: Carewren123 Sims
Monthly Short Story Challenge Thread: Current Theme: April: Choose your screenshots.
Each link will take you to a list of all stories submitted that month.
This year
- January 2016: The Countdown
- February 2016: A Different Kind of Love
- March 2016: "I knew I had to find it before..."
- April 2016: Choose your screenshot
- May 2016: Growth
- June 2016: Balderdash
- July 2016: I Open With the Close
- August 2016: Summer Love
- September 2016: Late
- October 2016: So Spooky
2015:Wren's Nest * * * Get a CLUE
Completed Stories: Ana Pringle
My Main Site: Carewren123 Sim Stories
YouTube Channel: Carewren123 Sims
Monthly Short Story Challenge Thread: Current Theme: April: Choose your screenshots.
Voting for October's winners is open at this time. (Poll closes at midnight (Central US time) on the night of Sunday November 6. Link below)
Simply list your three favorite submitted stories (You must list three different stories). Rank doesn't matter - you don't have to list 1st, 2nd, 3rd. Just your three favorite in general. The stories with the most votes overall will win. 1st, 2nd and 3rd places will be awarded.
http://carewren123.polldaddy.com/s/october-short-story-poll
***Click HERE if you need to see the list of entries with links to read all the stories***
Wren's Nest * * * Get a CLUE
Completed Stories: Ana Pringle
My Main Site: Carewren123 Sim Stories
YouTube Channel: Carewren123 Sims
Monthly Short Story Challenge Thread: Current Theme: April: Choose your screenshots.
EDIT: And I'm so excited about this! Thanks so much, Carewren123! (*giggle* If I accidentally hold down the shift key when I write 123, it comes out like this: Carewren!@# )
Do you also play The Elder Scrolls Online? You can find me there as CathyTea, too!
LOL at Careweren!@#. I think that's what people call me when they're angry.
Wren's Nest * * * Get a CLUE
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YouTube Channel: Carewren123 Sims
Monthly Short Story Challenge Thread: Current Theme: April: Choose your screenshots.
How about "1st times" or "1st things" since this is our first challenge? Or "beginnings"?
I loved the idea I saw earlier about having one starter sentence or paragraph and everyone take off on their own for the rest of the story.
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Sure you can use any Sims for these challenges. I'm glad you asked, because I actually meant to include that in OP.
Thanks everyone for the suggestions in theme. I'll get a poll together tomorrow, so if you have any more suggestions before them let me hear them.
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YouTube Channel: Carewren123 Sims
Monthly Short Story Challenge Thread: Current Theme: April: Choose your screenshots.
I only just got out of school! I don't wanna go back!
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I think that's awesome... August... SummerFalls....
You know what? Where I live, we've just noticed that the light has shifted. It's no longer that intense high-summer light. Now it's shifting to the diamond-sparkling pre-autumnal light.
Do you also play The Elder Scrolls Online? You can find me there as CathyTea, too!
*passes out snacks. Healthy ones for @CathyTea*
I'm so excited!! I like @CathyTea 's back to school idea.
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Thanks for the healthy snacks!
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*munches on potato chips*
Edit for suggestion: What about a Sim's favourite place, and why it's so meaningful to him/her? The park, the hermit cottage, the jungle gym at Magnolia Promenade...
Oh, I'd LOVE to have a short story prompt center around a special place! That tree house in @JordanNicoleJJ 's #wheresfree chapter! Or any place with a meadow!
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*grabs snacks and settles in*
My suggestion for a theme would be Tragic deaths.
It might seem creepy, but I really like emotional stories, where you can feel the feels.
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I'm going to suggest Horror or Horror-Comedy.