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I think I got most of the kinks worked out. If you like, please take a look at the rules and tell me what you think:
Quick rundown:
Each team will be requiered to write a four chapter story during the month of October. A chapter will be due on every Sunday starting with Oct. 2nd. and ending on the 23rd. Voting will take place the following week with the winner(s) being announce on Nov. 1st. Each chapter is not to be longer than a 1000 words, and contain at least one illustration. The illustration can be in pencil, inks, color, etc. It can also be a photograph, as long as it fits the story.
The teams may consist of up to 3 people and they may switch duties between writing and illustrating. Each week, their stories will be posted and people will be allowed to read, comment and speculate on them.
The stories may not go beyond the PG-13 rating. Excessive gore or violence are not acceptable. The characters must be ponies. Original characters are a plus. The setting may be anywhere you wish as well as the time period. The theme must be horror/suspense.
Teams:
Teams may not be larger than 3 members. You can enter by yourself but keep in mind that this means doing both the writing and the illustration for your story.
Deadlines:
Each chapter and illustration will be due on a Sunday at midnight Eastern Time.
The first chapter will be due on Oct. 2nd.
The Second chapter will be due on Oct. 9th.
The Third chapter will be due on Oct. 16th.
The Fourth and final chapter will be due on Oct. 23rd.
All writings must be acompanied with an illustration. Entries that don't make it by the deadline, will be disqualified. You may get an extension of a day if you e-mail me before the deadline, letting me know.
Theme and rating:
The theme is suspense and/or horror. Dark humor is also acceptable but not as the main theme. The rating for the stories should be PG-13. Mild swearing is ok as long as it not excessive and fits the character. No gore or extreme violence please. No sexually explicit situations.
The setting may be anywhere and the time period any one you like.
Characters:
The main characters must be ponies. Non pony characters are ok as supporting cast. Original characters are a plus and may have traits not usually asocciated with MLP (i.e. dragon wings, cyber parts, etc.)
Lenght:
There's no minimum but keep it under a 1000 words, please.
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Registration is open as of now but I won't open the contest unless I have at least four teams/people participating.
Registration ends on Sept. 25th.
You may have notice that I made no mention of prizes. The reason being that I'm not quite sure what people would like. I'm still thinking of doing small sculpy statues of one of the main characters for each of the members of the winning team, but I would like to hear suggestions on the subject.
Official website: http://www.calicocoyote.com/onceuponatime
Quick rundown:
Each team will be requiered to write a four chapter story during the month of October. A chapter will be due on every Sunday starting with Oct. 2nd. and ending on the 23rd. Voting will take place the following week with the winner(s) being announce on Nov. 1st. Each chapter is not to be longer than a 1000 words, and contain at least one illustration. The illustration can be in pencil, inks, color, etc. It can also be a photograph, as long as it fits the story.
The teams may consist of up to 3 people and they may switch duties between writing and illustrating. Each week, their stories will be posted and people will be allowed to read, comment and speculate on them.
The stories may not go beyond the PG-13 rating. Excessive gore or violence are not acceptable. The characters must be ponies. Original characters are a plus. The setting may be anywhere you wish as well as the time period. The theme must be horror/suspense.
Teams:
Teams may not be larger than 3 members. You can enter by yourself but keep in mind that this means doing both the writing and the illustration for your story.
Deadlines:
Each chapter and illustration will be due on a Sunday at midnight Eastern Time.
The first chapter will be due on Oct. 2nd.
The Second chapter will be due on Oct. 9th.
The Third chapter will be due on Oct. 16th.
The Fourth and final chapter will be due on Oct. 23rd.
All writings must be acompanied with an illustration. Entries that don't make it by the deadline, will be disqualified. You may get an extension of a day if you e-mail me before the deadline, letting me know.
Theme and rating:
The theme is suspense and/or horror. Dark humor is also acceptable but not as the main theme. The rating for the stories should be PG-13. Mild swearing is ok as long as it not excessive and fits the character. No gore or extreme violence please. No sexually explicit situations.
The setting may be anywhere and the time period any one you like.
Characters:
The main characters must be ponies. Non pony characters are ok as supporting cast. Original characters are a plus and may have traits not usually asocciated with MLP (i.e. dragon wings, cyber parts, etc.)
Lenght:
There's no minimum but keep it under a 1000 words, please.
*********
Registration is open as of now but I won't open the contest unless I have at least four teams/people participating.
Registration ends on Sept. 25th.
You may have notice that I made no mention of prizes. The reason being that I'm not quite sure what people would like. I'm still thinking of doing small sculpy statues of one of the main characters for each of the members of the winning team, but I would like to hear suggestions on the subject.
Official website: http://www.calicocoyote.com/onceuponatime