Quote by CumGirl
And if I wrote all new material utilising a character from my entry?
For example: 'The Further Adventures of The Gooseberry Fool, My Sexual Escapades at a Landfill Site'
How about that?
Quote by Liz
I'm sure one of my colleagues will correct me if I am wrong but I believe that would still have to wait until after the competition is closed.
Quote by KimmiBeGood
You WILL gain readers by entering comps.
You WILL become a better writer by entering comps.
YOU WILL receive some support from other authors.
Go into it for that. If you get in Top Ten, "Woohoo!" ... if not, you can be sure you got more reads, votes, comments than if you submitted your story outside comp.
I look forward to reading everyone's entry. I am exhausted of late, so just writing what comes easy to me, which isn't a comp story right now. I will be a reader and probably hit next one.
Have fun and may the biggest Fool win!
Quote by LakeShoreLimited
Sometimes it helps to have a competition to write for - you have a theme or template to follow instead of trying to write something from scratch.
: Civil Duty 
Quote by CumGirl
So not until 7 May.
But of course I can still write my trilogy about his brother, Strawberry Fool, and his two friends, Fruity Compote and Lemony Meringue, and their road trip adventures going from Basingstoke to Honiton on the A303 on a Bank Holiday Weekender.
Mr. Cox a must read erotic thriller
Quote by wiha
Adding my two cents to the discussion. First time submitting a story for a competition and happy that I did. As some remarked, it pushes you to try new things. I honestly didn't think I could write a comedy, yet here I am. Everyone loves to win, but there could be only three in the top three. It's life, what can you do. I tried to get into this competition to have fun and I did, I call this success.
Looking on the other side, having competition from amazing and brilliant authors is intimidating. I hope it doesn't stop anyone from submitting their stories, but it can be very demoralizing when you start and you are a competitive person. Looking at other competitions (in other fields) I did in the past, introducing the concept of competing against people in the same "weight category" could reduce this problem. There could be a deciding factor like the number of times you have won a competition to know in which category to put you. For example, four times winners and more are in the expert group, one to three times winners are in the intermediary group, and those who never won in the beginner's group. The jury process wouldn't have to change too much, you select the top four-five of each category and select the winner for each. So, instead of 1-2-3, you would award best expert, best intermediary, and best beginner prizes. Not sure if it was ever suggested but I think it could be a great way to manage this issue.
Shameless plug for my story
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So close to spewing smut all over the fuck-pages of fucking lush... this week, hopefully (although knowing me, it will be next). I've been having some word count issues, but I already saw what Jen did to Luca in this forum thread when he asked ever so politely for extra words so... I'm going to go slap mine into shape. I've been enjoying the witty entries I've had time to read so far.
I predict your entry will be fucking fucktastic with a heavy dose of fuckery! Quote by KimmiBeGood
I look forward to seeing what you spew in this comp Violet - hopefully not blood this time ... hard to wash out of stuff.
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Can I just check that true stories are okay? Changed names etc. I'm 1000 words in...
I did something totally idiotic in my younger years (18) and moved 100 miles just so I could fuck someone based off a picture. It was literally an overnight decision ? I was reckless at that age...
It worked out good though and lots of fun was had ?
You can’t truly call yourself peaceful unless you are capable of violence. If you’re not capable of violence, you’re not peaceful. You’re harmless.
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true stories are not only okay, but really juicy to read when they talk about the foolish things that you've done.
Quote by utterchaos
Can I just check that true stories are okay? Changed names etc. I'm 1000 words in...
I did something totally idiotic in my younger years (18) and moved 100 miles just so I could fuck someone based off a picture. It was literally an overnight decision ? I was reckless at that age...
It worked out good though and lots of fun was had ?
Quote by utterchaos
Can I just check that true stories are okay? Changed names etc. I'm 1000 words in...
I did something totally idiotic in my younger years (18) and moved 100 miles just so I could fuck someone based off a picture. It was literally an overnight decision ? I was reckless at that age...
It worked out good though and lots of fun was had ?
Please browse my digital bookshelf. In this collection, you can find 111 full stories, 10 micro-stories, and 2 poems with the following features:
* 29 Editor's Picks, 74 Recommended Reads.
* 15 competition podium places, 10 other times in the top ten.
* 21 collaborations.
* A whole heap of often filthy, tense, hot sex.
Quote by WannabeWordsmith
Well that was a chore, but I'm in with my spy caper, Locke, Cock & Two Smoking Jetboots. I hope it's entertaining enough as a story, regardless of whether it fits the competition theme or woos the judges. Thanks in advance for checking it out.
Now to try and read as many other entries as I can...
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May I suggest you read my story first, “Albert Gets His Wish?” Some of the reviews so far * [snip]
Please browse my digital bookshelf. In this collection, you can find 111 full stories, 10 micro-stories, and 2 poems with the following features:
* 29 Editor's Picks, 74 Recommended Reads.
* 15 competition podium places, 10 other times in the top ten.
* 21 collaborations.
* A whole heap of often filthy, tense, hot sex.
Quote by CumGirl
45 stories in this competition now and I have finally finished reading them all.
And if that doesn't deserve a badge, I don't know what does.
Any chance of just closing the competition early to stop any more entries? I don't think my head can take any more.
Please xxx
Besides, I've got 6 stories I'm waiting to publish, none if which I'm allowed to do until this thing is done.
Quote by LucaByDesign
I'm only halfway there — and the stories keep on coming.
Quote by CumGirl
45 stories in this competition now and I have finally finished reading them all.
And if that doesn't deserve a badge, I don't know what does.
Any chance of just closing the competition early to stop any more entries? I don't think my head can take any more.
Please xxx
Besides, I've got 6 stories I'm waiting to publish, none if which I'm allowed to do until this thing is done.
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Forty-five - what is the usual number for these competitions? Yeah, there are a lot of last-minute entries, but it does say May 6, so give them the time. Nobody said you have to read them all - I don't even try! And you can still publish your other stories unless you think this is too big of a distraction - too many readers for the competition only?
Quote by LakeShoreLimited
. . . Nobody said you have to read them all -
Quote by CumGirl
45 stories in this competition now and I have finally finished reading them all.
And if that doesn't deserve a badge, I don't know what does.
Any chance of just closing the competition early to stop any more entries? I don't think my head can take any more.
Please xxx
Besides, I've got 6 stories I'm waiting to publish, none if which I'm allowed to do until this thing is done.
Quote by NicolasBelvoir
Noooo! I'm still finishing mine, and I expect there will be a few more last-minute entries. I think the usual number is around 50.
This one is quite a challenge, I think. How to get the foolishness into the story, without spoiling the eroticism or the story structure. But the challenge is one of the reasons for entering, plus the fact that competition entries tend to get more reads.
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*cracks whip*
Stop hanging around the forums and get to it, Nicholas.
Only 72 hours to go.
Though possibly more than that or less than that because I have no idea what time in what international time zone the competition ends.
So, quill to parchment and get scribbling.
Xxx
Quote by NicolasBelvoir
Noooo! I'm still finishing mine, and I expect there will be a few more last-minute entries. I think the usual number is around 50.
This one is quite a challenge, I think. How to get the foolishness into the story, without spoiling the eroticism or the story structure. But the challenge is one of the reasons for entering, plus the fact that competition entries tend to get more reads.
