06-10-2003, 02:31 PM
That's right, I'm back to run another contest, and this time, It's not such a narrow path.
Entrants may enter multiple times, however only the most recent story will be considered absolute -- earlier entries will add nothing. Entrants must write a Romance lemon using any pairing EXCEPT CROSSBREEDING. And by Romance lemon, I mean it is based on a aromance that leads up to the lemon scene -- the way it flows will be part of the scoring under QUALITY.
Judges will not be told which author(s) wrote which story, and judging will not begin until after the deadline (August 20). Judges may not enter the contest.
All entries must be NEW -- you may not enter with previously posted material, and you may not post it before the end of the contest.
SCORING
SEMANTICS - Typos, punctuation, and things that make the story a little less readable are SEMANTIC issues. This accounts for 20% of the score.
STORY - This covers Character Development and Plot, and counts for 50% of the final score.
LEMON - Because this story is a romance lemon, I'm lessening the value of this score (it's added to STORY) to only 15%.
QUALITY - How well the story flows, this is unrelated to SEMANTIC issues. This includes how well the story segues from the main plot to the Lemon Scene, and accounts for the final 15% of the score.
This totals to 20+50+15+15, or 100. The winner will be based on the total number of points they get, and in the event of a tie, by the highest totalled STORY score (followed by Quality, Lemon, and then Semantics). In the event both stories score evenly in everything, they will both be the winner.
I already have two judges, and would like one or two more. Deadline for judges to sign up is August 10. The Deadline for contest entries is August 20. All entries in after 12:00 AM EDT on August 21 will be disqualified.
You may contact mme by AOL IM to send your entry, or you may email it to me at kharonalpha@hotpop.com. If you email it, please use the subject line "AUGUST CONTEST ENTRY", in all caps, followed by the title of your story. Include the title of your story and your author name on the DaD in the body, and attach your submission in whatever format you used.
We currently have one entry in, but please remember that there is plenty of time to join and send your stories in. August 20 is the deadline -- and don't be in a hurry, this should be an enjoyable contest for you, so take your time and do your best job, everyone.
Entrants may enter multiple times, however only the most recent story will be considered absolute -- earlier entries will add nothing. Entrants must write a Romance lemon using any pairing EXCEPT CROSSBREEDING. And by Romance lemon, I mean it is based on a aromance that leads up to the lemon scene -- the way it flows will be part of the scoring under QUALITY.
Judges will not be told which author(s) wrote which story, and judging will not begin until after the deadline (August 20). Judges may not enter the contest.
All entries must be NEW -- you may not enter with previously posted material, and you may not post it before the end of the contest.
SCORING
SEMANTICS - Typos, punctuation, and things that make the story a little less readable are SEMANTIC issues. This accounts for 20% of the score.
STORY - This covers Character Development and Plot, and counts for 50% of the final score.
LEMON - Because this story is a romance lemon, I'm lessening the value of this score (it's added to STORY) to only 15%.
QUALITY - How well the story flows, this is unrelated to SEMANTIC issues. This includes how well the story segues from the main plot to the Lemon Scene, and accounts for the final 15% of the score.
This totals to 20+50+15+15, or 100. The winner will be based on the total number of points they get, and in the event of a tie, by the highest totalled STORY score (followed by Quality, Lemon, and then Semantics). In the event both stories score evenly in everything, they will both be the winner.
I already have two judges, and would like one or two more. Deadline for judges to sign up is August 10. The Deadline for contest entries is August 20. All entries in after 12:00 AM EDT on August 21 will be disqualified.
You may contact mme by AOL IM to send your entry, or you may email it to me at kharonalpha@hotpop.com. If you email it, please use the subject line "AUGUST CONTEST ENTRY", in all caps, followed by the title of your story. Include the title of your story and your author name on the DaD in the body, and attach your submission in whatever format you used.
We currently have one entry in, but please remember that there is plenty of time to join and send your stories in. August 20 is the deadline -- and don't be in a hurry, this should be an enjoyable contest for you, so take your time and do your best job, everyone.