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Chili: Jan 23, 2004; College kids ain't shit; Fun Shoe

Welcome to the party.

Write It Now is a fiction contest. You may sign up now up until 3/4/21 @ 9PM EST. On 3/5/21 @ 9PM EST, a prompt will drop. At that point, start punching keys, because only a mere 2 hours later at 11PM EST, submissions will close. On your honor, do not write anything in advance or prepare for this contest. Any registered member of SA is welcome to join.

Judgment will be fast, and all entries will be judged by myself, and notable writers sebmojo & Ironic Twist. A winner will be declared.

As of now, the first prize will be 50/50. 50 dollars to the winning author, and another 50 dollars to the charity of their choice.

If we hit over ten entries a second prize of 25/25 shall be awarded.

If we get to over twenty entries… I may be inclined to get creative.

And that’s it! The prompt will be specific, but not inherently challenging. There will be no other flash rules or conditions. Also, I do understand that this contest is inherently going to be biased to some specific time zones. If it goes well, hopefully, more can happen later that will favor other locations.

Some things:

The only penalty for failure to submit is personal shame.
The prompt will not be a specific genre.
There will not be a word count limit. That doesn't mean that more is better. Consider 600-800 as a reasonable target.
Stay away from erotica.
In your entry post, include your title in bold, and right below that, the word count of your entry.
Entries will be judged anonymously. I am currently seeking a volunteer (this could be you!) who will attend to the task of copying and pasting entries, as they are posted, sans author name, into a google doc. The judges will work off of that document.
All entrants, whether they win or not, will receive helpful feedback, from all of the judges, in this very thread within a week or so. Additionally, though we will know that you only had a short period of time to create your entry, that’s not an excuse to be sloppy. Consider budgeting some time for proofing your submission.
For an optional bit of excitement, you may choose to write your story in a google doc and share the link in the thread so audience members can spectate your writing process! Again, that's entirely optional, and only opt for it if it will be fun for you. It would be kinda neat to turn this into a spectator sport.
Victors may be compensated by Paypal, venmo, or with a gift card to the venue of their choice.

Your Judges:

Chili
Sebmojo
Ironic Twist

Fast Folks:

Lily Catts
Gnoman
Sperglord Firecock
a friendy penguin
curlingiron
Beezus
Psychomax
sparksbloom
STAT!
Mr. Steak
Samuel Glompers
Rhymes With Clue
toanoradian
Xelkelvos
Horrible Butts
The Klowner
Paper Diamonds
I brought my Drake
kurona_bright
Some Guy TT

Chili fucked around with this message at 04:51 on Mar 3, 2021

# ? Feb 21, 2021 13:38

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# ? Mar 3, 2021 14:38

Lily Catts: Oct 17, 2012; Show me the way to you
(Heavy Metal)

neat idea, I'm in

# ? Feb 21, 2021 15:00

Gnoman: Feb 11, 2014; "What we therefore hath joined together, let Gnoman put asunder..."

My writing is pretty terrible, but might as well give it a try.

# ? Feb 21, 2021 20:40

Sperglord Firecock: Feb 20, 2011; Euphoria is experienced most firmly at the state of a curve at 80+mph and you don't know if you're gonna end up wearing these stupid fucking pants or not; Oven Wrangler

# ? Feb 22, 2021 20:37

a friendly penguin: Feb 1, 2007; trolling for fish

I'm going to regret this the next morning, but in.

# ? Feb 24, 2021 22:24

curlingiron: Dec 15, 2006; Adventure Awaits!

Heck yes, let's do an thing.

# ? Feb 24, 2021 22:33

Beezus: Sep 11, 2018; I never said I was a role model.

Put me in, coach. I gotta go fast.

# ? Feb 24, 2021 22:37

Psychomax: Apr 4, 2009

This sounds fun! I'm in!

# ? Feb 25, 2021 00:56

sparksbloom: Apr 30, 2006

I'm in.

# ? Feb 25, 2021 01:44

STAT!: Jun 17, 2006

Oh geez I'm in.

# ? Feb 26, 2021 01:12

Chili: Jan 23, 2004; College kids ain't shit; Fun Shoe

Loving the sign-ups so far!

Quick reminder that I'm seeking someone to volunteer to copy posts from here into a google doc for anonymous judging purposes. If you're up for helping with that, please let me know!

# ? Feb 26, 2021 01:53

Mr. Steak: May 8, 2013; T.T.D.D.T.D.D

Thug lyfe.

# ? Feb 26, 2021 02:29

Samuel Glompers: Nov 26, 2020

Haven't done creative writing since high school, excited for whatever disaster I turn in 'cause I'm IN

# ? Feb 27, 2021 01:30

Rhymes With Clue: Nov 18, 2010

A prompt followed by a 2-hour deadline? In please.

# ? Feb 27, 2021 03:12

toanoradian: May 30, 2011; The happiest waffligator

In.

# ? Feb 27, 2021 03:17

Xelkelvos: Dec 19, 2012

Idk where I'll be next week other than not at work. gently caress it. In.

# ? Feb 27, 2021 06:26

Horrible Butts: May 7, 2012

Love it, sign me up.

# ? Feb 27, 2021 17:54

The Klowner: Apr 20, 2019; I see past the sham that is society, and I'm into some incredibly fucked up shit.

saw the ad. I will opt [IN]

# ? Feb 28, 2021 03:04

Paper Diamonds: Sep 2, 2011

I also saw the ad and sure why not lets party down. I'm in.

# ? Feb 28, 2021 21:08

TDS: Feb 17, 2021

What a neat idea, I hope this goes well. If it didn't happen at 3 AM for me I might even participate. On that note, have you considered having this during the weekend instead of a weekday? That would give people in other timezones more flexibility to participate.

# ? Mar 2, 2021 00:22

curlingiron: Dec 15, 2006; Adventure Awaits!

TDS posted:

What a neat idea, I hope this goes well. If it didn't happen at 3 AM for me I might even participate. On that note, have you considered having this during the weekend instead of a weekday? That would give people in other timezones more flexibility to participate.

OP mentioned there are plans for future events to be held so other timezones can reasonably participate.

# ? Mar 2, 2021 00:23

Chili: Jan 23, 2004; College kids ain't shit; Fun Shoe

TDS posted:

What a neat idea, I hope this goes well. If it didn't happen at 3 AM for me I might even participate. On that note, have you considered having this during the weekend instead of a weekday? That would give people in other timezones more flexibility to participate.

My availability is somewhat limited so I'm also running this when it can be done for me. Friday night my time was the best time to make this work for me as well.

# ? Mar 2, 2021 02:44

I brought my Drake: Jul 10, 2014; These high-G injections have some serious side effects after pulling so many jumps.

What the hell. I'm in.

# ? Mar 2, 2021 04:52

kurona_bright: Mar 21, 2013

Sure, why not. In.

# ? Mar 2, 2021 05:03

Some Guy TT: Aug 30, 2011; "I am not Josh Hawley, literally not Josh Hawley" - some other Josh Hawley irl, but not that one.

Oh, so like Thunderdome, except faster and without those confusing new rules that were there the last time I looked at it? Sounds great! I'm in!

# ? Mar 2, 2021 10:04

Spokes: Jan 9, 2010; Thanks for a MONSTER of an avatar, Awful Survivor Mods!

I meant to post and didn't! oops. Yes, i'm in!

# ? Mar 2, 2021 19:46

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# ? Mar 3, 2021 14:38

I brought my Drake: Jul 10, 2014; These high-G injections have some serious side effects after pulling so many jumps.

I brought my Drake posted:

What the hell. I'm in.

Quoting for name change. And yes, I will be bringing a Drake, FC and armor tanking be damned.

# ? Mar 2, 2021 21:40

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