A while back, we promised that we would have more ANONYMOUS rounds at SSIW, and this is just such an occasion.
Not only THAT but this is going to be a PRIZE round with Amazon vouchers on offer to the Winners in Prose and Poetry.
Remember, you DO NOT post your submission on thread here. (these threads will be locked in any case). Instead, you send it to me, Valamber, either by PM or by the Mirabile Visu Hotmail. (found in the sidebar). It will be posted on thread as soon as possible after receipt.
Its allocated a reference number and once all entries are in, you are then invited to send me your guesses as to who has written what. These are collated and posted on thread before the results are published.
We are all inclined to write in certain styles. Your mission should you choose to accept it, is to try to throw off the bloodhounds by disguising your scent and write in a different style to that which you usually employ.
Our two latest great Winners,
Razorz
and
CyberCatty
have chosen two excellent topics:
Which are:
It Can't Be Done
Twilight
The Optional Challenges appear to concentrate on word power this time:
OPTIONAL CHALLENGES
Optional Challenge 1 -
Include the following words in your story or poem:
black cat
paintbrush
lemon
clown
snowflake
Optional Challenge 2
Listed below is the complete playlist from Stadium Arcadium by the Red Hot Chili Peppers. My challenge to you is to work at least TEN of these song titles into your story (or FIVE into a poem) as part of the normal narrative/dialogue/verse.
1. Dani California
2. How (Hey Oh)
3. Charlie
4. Stadium Arcadium
5. Hump De Bump
6. She's Only 18
7. Slow Cheetah
8. Torture Me
9. Strip My Mind
10. Especially In Michigan
11. Warlocks
12. C'mon Girl
13. Wet Stand
14. Hey
15. Desecration Smile
16. Tell Me Baby
17. Hard To Concentrate
18. 21st Century
19. She Looks To Me
20. Readymade
21. If
22. Make You Feel Better
23. Animal Bar
24. So Much I
25. Storm In A Teacup
26. We Believe
27. Turn It Again
28. Death Of A Martian
If you like, you could make them a different colour or put them in italics to make them easier to spot (though that's up to you).
I wonder if anyone will be stu..er.brave enough to try to include ALL the words and phrases!!
Were going to be generous on this occasion and allow a word limit of 1200 words for PROSE. That allows PLENTY of room for manoeuvring!
And for POETRY? 160 per poem or group of haiku.
The Submission deadline for this session, will be :
Sunday, 12 November 2006.
Voting deadline on Wednesday 15 November .
Any queries, check out the Competition Rules .
A reminder, once again, to send your submissions to Valamber by PM or MV Hotmail!
So have fun writing and wrapping your brains around those word challenges.
It may seem that youve plenty of time to think of something, but with the busy lives we all have, the time passes VERY quickly, believe me and before you know it, there will be five hours left until Midnight on 12 November and youll be sitting at the computer keyboard, quietly panicking.
Believe me. I know what Im talking about!
Not only THAT but this is going to be a PRIZE round with Amazon vouchers on offer to the Winners in Prose and Poetry.
Remember, you DO NOT post your submission on thread here. (these threads will be locked in any case). Instead, you send it to me, Valamber, either by PM or by the Mirabile Visu Hotmail. (found in the sidebar). It will be posted on thread as soon as possible after receipt.
Its allocated a reference number and once all entries are in, you are then invited to send me your guesses as to who has written what. These are collated and posted on thread before the results are published.
We are all inclined to write in certain styles. Your mission should you choose to accept it, is to try to throw off the bloodhounds by disguising your scent and write in a different style to that which you usually employ.
Our two latest great Winners,
Razorz
and
CyberCatty
have chosen two excellent topics: Which are:
It Can't Be Done
Twilight
The Optional Challenges appear to concentrate on word power this time:
OPTIONAL CHALLENGES
Optional Challenge 1 -
Include the following words in your story or poem:
black cat
paintbrush
lemon
clown
snowflake
Optional Challenge 2
Listed below is the complete playlist from Stadium Arcadium by the Red Hot Chili Peppers. My challenge to you is to work at least TEN of these song titles into your story (or FIVE into a poem) as part of the normal narrative/dialogue/verse.
1. Dani California
2. How (Hey Oh)
3. Charlie
4. Stadium Arcadium
5. Hump De Bump
6. She's Only 18
7. Slow Cheetah
8. Torture Me
9. Strip My Mind
10. Especially In Michigan
11. Warlocks
12. C'mon Girl
13. Wet Stand
14. Hey
15. Desecration Smile
16. Tell Me Baby
17. Hard To Concentrate
18. 21st Century
19. She Looks To Me
20. Readymade
21. If
22. Make You Feel Better
23. Animal Bar
24. So Much I
25. Storm In A Teacup
26. We Believe
27. Turn It Again
28. Death Of A Martian
If you like, you could make them a different colour or put them in italics to make them easier to spot (though that's up to you).
I wonder if anyone will be stu..er.brave enough to try to include ALL the words and phrases!!
Were going to be generous on this occasion and allow a word limit of 1200 words for PROSE. That allows PLENTY of room for manoeuvring!
And for POETRY? 160 per poem or group of haiku.
The Submission deadline for this session, will be :
Sunday, 12 November 2006.
Voting deadline on Wednesday 15 November .
Any queries, check out the Competition Rules .
A reminder, once again, to send your submissions to Valamber by PM or MV Hotmail!
So have fun writing and wrapping your brains around those word challenges.
It may seem that youve plenty of time to think of something, but with the busy lives we all have, the time passes VERY quickly, believe me and before you know it, there will be five hours left until Midnight on 12 November and youll be sitting at the computer keyboard, quietly panicking. Believe me. I know what Im talking about!
