First Official Facepunch Writing Competition! Fabulous Prizes! - General

Sent mine in. It's 2003 words, so please read the last three :ohdear:

professor -snip-

If there were better prizes i would participate. Fuck, I can publish the book and use them money to buy 30 steam games.

[QUOTE=Livewire2440;23706529]Ok, Whoever wrote 'red dead john merston: the return and dislike' gets the Tara Gillesbie award, that is if we somehow find a worse one.[/QUOTE] wow douche i worked hard on that shit

[QUOTE=Kid Cudi;23731811]wow douche i worked hard on that shit[/QUOTE] haha, kinda fucked up for the judges to be openly shitting on stories

[QUOTE=SKuM;23732349]haha, kinda fucked up for the judges to be openly shitting on stories[/QUOTE] Not if they deserve to be shat upon.

[QUOTE=SKuM;23732349]haha, kinda fucked up for the judges to be openly shitting on stories[/QUOTE] Well, it makes the other more confident :v: And it's FP after all. What would you expect v:v:v

Hey Dazed, you get my email yet? just curious

[QUOTE=Dirge;23731650] Look at my e-penor, it's so big! [/QUOTE] Congratulations

[QUOTE=Dirge;23731650]If there were better prizes i would participate. Fuck, I can publish the book and use them money to buy 30 steam games.[/QUOTE] Do it then. Let's see how far you go before you give up.

[QUOTE=Dirge;23731650]If there were better prizes i would participate. Fuck, I can publish the book and use them money to buy 30 steam games.[/QUOTE] dam dude ur a straight up fuckin gangstar

Just finished my story. I won't submit it right now. Better to have some time for rereading it. [editline]09:18PM[/editline] Only 1272 words? I thought it was longer :v:

I went 200 words over the limit. I just hope the judges are interested enough :ohdear:.

Does anybody wanna swap stories before the judges read them for some pre-finale peer review? I WANT THAT $25 STEAM GAME GODDAMNIT lol

Alright, submited my story. If a judge has time, could he confirm that they got it?

by the way my name is binsky not binksy

I will stop shitting or posting good moments on storys then. I will reread, or skim over all the stories at the end, depending on which ones ive been most thorough with and ones i haven't

My story has been rewritten a dozen times, and I think it's just about as good as I can make it now. The link to it is locked right now, but will be unlocked by tonight so the judges can check out the final product. I've got to say, a [i]lot[/i] has changed since my first submission. I think you'll like it. I ask that the judges who've already read my first submission check out the new one once it's unlocked, because it is much better than the original. I have a few little naggly ends to sand down and a couple of wrinkles to iron out, but I'm very happy with how this turned out. It's disgusting, but I think it's also pretty good. Hopefully you agree.

[QUOTE=Big Dumb American;23739624]My story has been rewritten a dozen times, and I think it's just about as good as I can make it now. The link to it is locked right now, but will be unlocked by tonight so the judges can check out the final product. I've got to say, a [i]lot[/i] has changed since my first submission. I think you'll like it. I ask that the judges who've already read my first submission check out the new one once it's unlocked, because it is much better than the original. I have a few little naggly ends to sand down and a couple of wrinkles to iron out, but I'm very happy with how this turned out. It's disgusting, but I think it's also pretty good. Hopefully you agree.[/QUOTE] Nice to see I'm not the only compulsive rewriter! I've been thinking the next competition should have people write the first chapter of a science-fiction novel and submit that. They'll then be judged on how well they set the scene and how interesting their ideas are. Thoughts?

[QUOTE=Nigey Nige;23740131]Nice to see I'm not the only compulsive rewriter! I've been thinking the next competition should have people write the first chapter of a science-fiction novel and submit that. They'll then be judged on how well they set the scene and how interesting their ideas are. Thoughts?[/QUOTE] Or maybe a TV Soap script! Wait, actually, that would fail.

[QUOTE=Nigey Nige;23740131]Nice to see I'm not the only compulsive rewriter! I've been thinking the next competition should have people write the first chapter of a science-fiction novel and submit that. They'll then be judged on how well they set the scene and how interesting their ideas are. Thoughts?[/QUOTE] Personaly I don't like that idea too much. For me it's much more fun to develop a complete story, thinking it to an end and having a conclusion. And maybe not a TV soap, but a short play? Would be fun.

[QUOTE=Nigey Nige;23740131]Nice to see I'm not the only compulsive rewriter! I've been thinking the next competition should have people write the first chapter of a science-fiction novel and submit that. They'll then be judged on how well they set the scene and how interesting their ideas are. Thoughts?[/QUOTE] It's an option, but I think it would be better to stick to a general theme. For instance, a writing forum I look at has short story competitions, and they start with a short theme or phrase that the writer has creative freedom over. For example, this week's theme on their contest is: [b]What the tide brought in.[/b] Previous examples include things such as "Simon Says," or "Unexpected Love," or "A World Without..." Simple, broad themes that the writers are free to work with in any way they see fit. Next week's is "Dream Turned Reality," which I think sounds awesome. Sticking to themes like this lets the writers work with it in any way they feel comfortable, giving them control over the setting, characters, and plot so long as it remains relevant to the general theme You may want to make a "Theme Suggestion" thread to help think up interesting topics. If you're wanting some post-apocalyptica, you could use a theme like "the End of Days," or something to that effect. I think a cool theme would be "Into the Unknown."

Could the pricing margin be raised to at LEAST 29.99 USD? I don't see any games as 25 dollars.

[QUOTE=Simples;23730257]Sent mine in. It's 2003 words, so please read the last three :ohdear:[/QUOTE] [B]No![/B] [I]"After carefully examining all the evidence, I have reached a [U]ridiculously[/U] unexpected conclusion! The mysterious killer is none other than-"[/I] [b]Edit[/b] Also, my story should be unlocked for the judges now. I feel pretty darn satisfied with it. I may make some very minor edits (spellchecks, syntax, etc) between now and judgement day, but otherwise, it feels finished.

well, according to the douchebag judges, my story is the worst. well fuck that, i worked my ass off while making it, and i'm proud of it. i am going to post it, please tell me your opinions. [quote]John "Big Tex" Merston has just arived to the ranch to see his partner and his kid, Abigal "Deadly Widow" merston and Jack "Little red" merston. John has just come back from Texas to fight the famous bad guy Jack " Revolver Evil " william. "No john i dont want you to be here i am better than you and i am the greatest cowboy ever lived" said Jack "son what are you doing" said abigal "I want to be the best merston anyone knows" said jack "that will happen when i die i am the best cowboy haha just kiding son lets go hunt a bounty" said john Merston "no i am being serious i do'nt want to see you here at this ranch" said jack in a yelling talk "SON please STOP i am being serious he has just came he almost got killed by the famous Jack "Revolver evil" william" said the wife "I hired Jack william to kill John merston, becuase i want to be big tex" said jack "SON please don't do this" said abigal Merston "I have had enough of you i can handle this on my own" said Jack and then he shoot Abigal in the chest because he has had enough "SON WHY DID YOU DO THAT YOU LITTLE IDIOT I WILL KILL YOU" said John "I NEVER NEEDED YOU IN MY LIFE WHEN YOU GOT TAKEN AWAY FROM THE FBI I WAS A HERO OF THE FAMILY" said Jack Merston "YOU ARE TOO YOUNG TO BE A HERO JACK" "I AM NOT TO YOUNG TO KILL MY MOTHER AND NOW I WILL KILL YOU" "THATS IT I WILL GET A REDEMPTION FOR ABIGAL MERSTON" "A RED DEAD REDEMPTION" then Jack and john had a duel but jack won because john is too old for this stuff thus he killed his father John "Big Tex" merston "HAHA NOW I AM JACK "BIG RED TEX" MERSTON' and then he met John Merstons old gang and they became "Jack Big Tex and the bad ones" but then... the original big tex woke up from the dead. It would be revenge for john. a red dead revenge.[/quote] in my eyes, its great, i guess the judges are just trying to fuck with me and make me feel like shit.

"SON WHY DID YOU DO THAT YOU LITTLE IDIOT I WILL KILL YOU" And "I AM NOT TOO YOUNG TO KILL MY MOTHER AND NOW I WILL KILL YOU" Best lines I've ever read.

[quote]John "Big Tex" Merston has just arived to the ranch to see his partner and his kid, Abigal "Deadly Widow" merston and Jack "Little red" merston. John has just come back from Texas to fight the famous bad guy Jack " Revolver Evil " william. "No john i dont want you to be here i am better than you and i am the greatest cowboy ever lived" said Jack "son what are you doing" said abigal "I want to be the best merston anyone knows" said jack "that will happen when i die i am the best cowboy haha just kiding son lets go hunt a bounty" said john Merston "no i am being serious i do'nt want to see you here at this ranch" said jack in a yelling talk "SON please STOP i am being serious he has just came he almost got killed by the famous Jack "Revolver evil" william" said the wife "I hired Jack william to kill John merston, becuase i want to be big tex" said jack "SON please don't do this" said abigal Merston "I have had enough of you i can handle this on my own" said Jack and then he shoot Abigal in the chest because he has had enough "SON WHY DID YOU DO THAT YOU LITTLE IDIOT I WILL KILL YOU" said John "I NEVER NEEDED YOU IN MY LIFE WHEN YOU GOT TAKEN AWAY FROM THE FBI I WAS A HERO OF THE FAMILY" said Jack Merston "YOU ARE TOO YOUNG TO BE A HERO JACK" "I AM NOT TO YOUNG TO KILL MY MOTHER AND NOW I WILL KILL YOU" "THATS IT I WILL GET A REDEMPTION FOR ABIGAL MERSTON" "A RED DEAD REDEMPTION" then Jack and john had a duel but jack won because john is too old for this stuff thus he killed his father John "Big Tex" merston "HAHA NOW I AM JACK "BIG RED TEX" MERSTON' and then he met John Merstons old gang and they became "Jack Big Tex and the bad ones" but then... the original big tex woke up from the dead. It would be revenge for john. a red dead revenge.[/quote] :psyboom:

this sounds real cool except I'm not feeling the drama scene. I'll wait till the next one

I entered.

[QUOTE=Kid Cudi;23751732]well, according to the douchebag judges, my story is the worst. well fuck that, i worked my ass off while making it, and i'm proud of it. i am going to post it, please tell me your opinions. in my eyes, its great, i guess the judges are just trying to fuck with me and make me feel like shit.[/QUOTE] I feel bad for you because I think you're being serious right now. Have a heart.