Monday, October 12, 2009
The 3rd Sort-of-Annual Stupendously Ultimate First Paragraph Challenge
Fun fact: The person who thought of the last contest we had (Be an Agent for a Day), is now a client of mine: hello Jim Duncan! Also, the person who won the contest before that (The 2nd Semi-Annual Stupendously Ultimate First Paragraph Challenge), is also now a client: hello Natalie Whipple!
We've also had three finalists, Stuart Neville, Terry DeHart, and Victoria Schwab go on to be published/soon-to-be-published authors respectively.
In other words: NO PRESSURE.
(Bonus fun fact: I didn't actually call the inaugural first paragraph challenge "stupendously ultimate," it was actually "largely indispensable," which throws into doubt whether this could properly be called the "third sort-of-annual." We'll just agree to forget that part, hmm?)
Now then!
It is time. Time to test your paragraph against... other first paragraphs. Time to see if your sentences can wage successful word combat in order to defeat other sentences and emerge victorious on a field of battle.
Oh, and there are prizes.
Here's the link: http://blog.nathanbransford.com/2009/10/3rd-sort-of-annual-stupendously....
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Diann
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Jamal: Women will sleep with you if you write a book?
Forrester: Women will sleep with you if you write a bad book. (Finding Forrester)
51,933 / 50,000
Oct 13, 2009 - 20 54
Thanks! I just submitted mine. : )
----------As imagination bodies forth the forms of things unknown, the poet's pen turns them to shapes and gives airy nothing a local habitation and a name.
- A Mid-Summer Night's Dream
19,844 / 50,000
Oct 13, 2009 - 22 07
That is such a neat idea. I submitted mine. I think it might be too long though. xD
----------"When in doubt, have a man come through the door with a gun in his hand"
Raymond Chandler
59,000 / 50,000
Oct 21, 2009 - 01 41
Dang it! I went to submit mine and he'd already shut down the comments section. Maybe the fact that he's already received over 2,500 entries has something to do with it. LOL
----------Lisa
Writing in My Wildest Dreams at http://lisalogan.net
45,613 / 50,000
Oct 24, 2009 - 15 46
http://betweenfactandfiction.blogspot.com/2009/10/halloween-partycontest... Here, in part is what she writes:
Halloween is in a week, guys. Are you excited? I am. I've got my steampunk costume all ready to go, and there will be pictures. Since it's also on a Saturday, that means Saturday Sketch is going to be extra special.
It's also kind of my 2nd Blogaversary, or whatever. (Okay, technically it was October 10th, but I figured we should just cram all the celebrating into one day.)
AND it's the 2nd anniversary of my very first rejection from you-know-who, hehe. I'm totally celebrating that just because it's funny.
So, in lieu of all this awesomeness, my characters are throwing a Halloween Party! You and all of your characters are invited! I'm serious—it's a contest. There will be a grand prize.
I want to know what your characters (and/or you) are going as for Halloween—and you gotta be creative about it. Write me flash fiction (1k words max) about them at my awesome virtual Halloween Party. Or take a picture of you in your costume. Or draw your characters all dressed up and ready to groove. Whatever, just have fun with it.
----------Diann
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Jamal: Women will sleep with you if you write a book?
Forrester: Women will sleep with you if you write a bad book. (Finding Forrester)