High-speed writing contest?

Traxellus · « **on:** November 27, 2006, 01:08:32 PM »

Hey everyone

Would anyone (and the BEA itself) be interested in a high-speed story writing contest? Basically you have 24 hours to come up with the best BE story you can.

I guess there needs to be some restrictions (length, originality, etc) but I wonder how many would be writers out there have a story in their heads, and maybe a sprint like contest would help them get it written down?

The great folks of the BEA can vote on the winner & there could be prizes (one day free memberships, gloating, points like worth1000.com, the right to choose the next story theme).

My hometown has this contest every year where a bunch of writers get holed up in a diner and write for 24 hours straight. Best story wins some cash. Would that work here?

And hey, if this idea has been floated around, I apologize (must have missed in searching in the archives).

Peace out.

Gaffenheimer · « **Reply #1 on:** November 27, 2006, 03:52:39 PM »

That's a great idea. Though it might result in a flood of short stories at the (prohibited O).

I'll do one, if I can start another day.

foegs · « **Reply #2 on:** November 28, 2006, 05:45:42 AM »

Sounds like a great idea to me. Would the diner be a virtual diner, or could we actually get greasy eggs and that waitress that Grim drew once?

Speaking as a wanna-bee, I know that I respond well to structure, so a speed write would be all good for me.

Count me in!

Jack

Benji Dude · « **Reply #3 on:** November 28, 2006, 02:15:13 PM »

A day seems a bit too short of a time scale, a week would probably work better.

foegs · « **Reply #4 on:** November 29, 2006, 09:54:53 PM »

Benji -
I respectfully disagree. A day would be great for a first draft, then the Body Forumvirate could read it, vote on what they thought was crap (pck me pick me!), and we could start polishing from there.

From a "get off your a$$ and write" perspective, I think a day is ideal. Of course, I do most of my writing sitting, so technically it would be "get on your a$$ and write." but I think you knew where I was going with that.

BE good

Jack

Kowalski · « **Reply #5 on:** November 30, 2006, 04:32:59 PM »

Quote:

Benji -
I respectfully disagree. A day would be great for a first draft, then the Body Forumvirate could read it, vote on what they thought was crap (pck me pick me!), and we could start polishing from there.

From a "get off your a$$ and write" perspective, I think a day is ideal. Of course, I do most of my writing sitting, so technically it would be "get on your a$$ and write." but I think you knew where I was going with that.

BE good

Jack

I agree. The parameters are arbitrary, but so what.

Maybe later we can have a 10 minute BE haiku contest.

Dragon6860 · « **Reply #7 on:** December 06, 2006, 10:48:12 PM »

Sounds like a great idea! I know I'd love ot join the contest. To make it fair, we'd probaly have to have a hidden "theme" or something like that, so people coudln't get a head start, or just have the honor system

But if you get this going, I think it'd be awesome to throw my stories in the ring

Put me on the list of writers who want to be involved

Dragon6860

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