Clarification/Rule Change on DD Recruit Contest! (Please write your entry in story form)
Added 2019-09-04 13:38:13 +0000 UTCI'm glad I did this "soft release" for the contest here, because I always forget a few details!
A few points of clarification:
1) Please keep your entries short! Limit your entry to a MAX of 250 words, something that can be read in a minute at most! Treat it as flash fiction!
2) RULE CHANGE - Please write your entry in story form, either in first person or third person POV. The more I thought about it, I realized that reading standard "dossier" entries wouldn't be very exciting for voters (or me) to read. But a flash fiction piece introducing us to your villain? YES that is 100 times more entertaining!
3) Please put "Dozen Contest" in the re: line of your email!
TO ANYONE WHO HAS ALREADY SUBMITTED YOUR ENTRY - I apologize for shifting gears a bit, and you are certainly encouraged to send in a new story-form entry! I just think this change will make the contest 100 times better!
PRIZE CHANGE - TO MAKE UP FOR THIS TWEAK, AND TO RECOGNIZE THAT CRAFTING EVEN A VERY SHORT PIECE OF FLASH FICTION TAKES MORE EFFORT THAN SUBMITTING STATS, I AM REVISING THE PRIZE STRUCTURE:
WINNER: $100 USD (PAYPAL) AND CHARACTER IS INCLUDED IN CCH3
SECOND PLACE: $50 USD (PAYPAL)
THIRD PLACE: $25 USD (PAYPAL)
Comments
And yes this has morphed into more of a writing contest. I realize that. I'm just being realistic in realizing that voters won't want to read dossiers of villains they aren't emotionally attached to. But I've had art contests before, so it's probably time I had a contest for more "writer types."
Eric Moser
2019-09-04 13:51:20 +0000 UTCAgain, feel free to ask questions here or by emailing me - eric@fictionbyericmoser.com. Reading flash fiction stories of awesome bad guys is going to be super exciting!
Eric Moser
2019-09-04 13:41:51 +0000 UTC
