Competition: Variations on a theme 6 (The Box)

Blush_01

I meant as organiser of the competition, not as a contributor. There are people here who I'd consider much more regular contributors to the forum and who are more established members who I'd think might deserve first refusal... I wasn't clear in my post.

pickarooney

If we could get enough participants (and this is very much pie in the sky given the dates in question) we could do some sort of 12 days of Christmas thing where everyone gets a day, drawn at random, and has to incorporate e.g. 10 lords a leaping into his or her story. I think a shorter limit of about 750 words might suit this if it were possible.

Phantasos

Number 3 seems to have the (BO)X Factor this time around.

Insect Overlord

Finished reading the VOAT 6 entries?
Looking for another hit of action with Ann's box?
Why not check out this thread, and leave a review there too?

Phantasos

Insect Overlord wrote: »

Looking for another hit of action with Ann's box?

I totally should have made Ann into a lesbian with a sex and alcohol addiction. I can see it now, waking up hungover and seeing a naked woman she can't recognise in her bed, her boss ringing to see where the hell she is....

Opportunity well and truly missed.

EDIT: I guess they'll have to be passed out on the table to keep in with the brief. But still...

Blush_01

pickarooney wrote: »

If we could get enough participants (and this is very much pie in the sky given the dates in question) we could do some sort of 12 days of Christmas thing where everyone gets a day, drawn at random, and has to incorporate e.g. 10 lords a leaping into his or her story. I think a shorter limit of about 750 words might suit this if it were possible.

I'm in! Even if we only get six, we could have two each - totally dependent on interest, obviously.

I feel a bit like an over-excited child at the moment where VOAT is concerned! I just want something to work towards, I guess.

Can we do another Flash in the new year please?

pickarooney

Fierce shortage of votes so far.

Mr E

I'll vote over the weekend. I haven't forgotten.

Wantobe

pickarooney wrote: »

If we could get enough participants (and this is very much pie in the sky given the dates in question) we could do some sort of 12 days of Christmas thing where everyone gets a day, drawn at random, and has to incorporate e.g. 10 lords a leaping into his or her story. I think a shorter limit of about 750 words might suit this if it were possible.

I thought we might leave it open for once- just a general theme of 'A Christmas Story' and let everyone choose their own idea, that way the writer's true voice can emerge IYKWIM.

But either way, we'd better make up our minds soon!

Antilles

pickarooney wrote: »

Fierce shortage of votes so far.

I'm planning on reading them all at the weekend and voting on Saturday/Sunday when I have time.

I had noticed that there seems to be very little interest in voting this time through though.

Phantasos

Yeah, VOAT needs lots of voting and feedback for it to work successfully. Otherwise it becomes a ghost thread for unloved stories.

Though, it's obvious we had a clear winner in Story 3.

pickarooney

Weekend voting might make a difference.

Wantobe

At the risk of everyone being utterly sick of me... any interest in doing a christmas story?

Oryx

I would have loved to do it but my time for the next week is too scarce. Out, Im afraid.

pickarooney

I don't see it being much of a goer at this stage, to be honest. They'd all just involve death and depression anyway

Antilles

Well no harm if somebody wants to start a thread for Christmas themed stories and other people can contribute

Oryx

And you could always stipulate that noone is allowed to die in them.