Project: Writer Forum A Little Confused

What is the point to contests?
I see "bragging rights" and these ribbon things, but it appears that you don't even get a little ribbon next to the story that won?

Is this pretty much the case with all contests, or am I missing something?
Thanks,

--Rylan

i think contests took on a life their own once they were introduced. it was cool to have a few contests in the beginning but now there are so many contests that it almost seems pointless. i really believe that the whole concept had good intentions but it was handled the wrong way. allowing everyone and anyone to create a contest for ANYTHING is kind of crazy.

but i guess to each their own...

darn, i was really hoping that i could slip the word "w***e" in somehow but was unable to get it to properly flow... maybe next time i post.

ohh alright, cool. Thanks for the help.

w***e.

--Rylan

haha!

dude, i am so jealous... you were able slip it in so plainly and yet it is what made the reply worthy.

you know what i have an idea. granted it has absolutely nothing to do with the content of this group but... in the forum maybe we could designate a word every other day and people have to come up with the best ONE sentence using that word.

for instance... we used "w***e". now we must use something esle, perhaps "jelly". anyways, it has no nothing to do with this group but at least it'll help keep our forums active here.

That would be a fun thing to do on the side, definitly bring out people's creativity! You should talk to Rusty about it or post a thread asking people what they think.

we could just do it here, kind of under the radar... i think people would become curious if they were constantly seeing this thread always up at the top...

so here's a different spin on the word of the day (or two)... write a sentence that portrays love, with the word "jelly" in it... don't take the easy way out (ie: "I love jelly"), i'll kick you in the balls for taking that route.

I'll give it a go.

'Seeing her standing there - her bare legs glistening in the mid-morning sun - his legs turned to jelly as he stared longingly at her.'

There. Too easy lol.

I agree that this is a great way to bring out people's creativity. I have seen this kind of activity before and it is fun to do, especially with words that most people will not know.

So here is my next word for suggestion: ostentatious. I will also accept any of its forms. Put it in a sentence about fish. Extremely random (and amusing) I know, but try it out.

And I think this is something we can all do. How about this: we do a shared short story where we take it in turns to write a sentence of say 4 to 5 lines and then another person carries on. But add this twist, the person who writes a segment must then write after their sentence a word of his or her choice that the NEXT person must use in their sentence, and so on and so on.

Whoever thinks this is a good idea can start it on the forums if you so wish. Keep up the good ideas.

I got this one Rusty...

"Ostentatious"

"Being a male stripper, I am paid to swing my manhood around ostentatiously like there is no tomorrow."


yeah!!!

Lol very nice, but I asked it to be in a sentence about fish. Perhaps the male stripper you speak of is in fact a fish?!

oopss... I guess i become overly excited with that word that I totally messed it up... my bad. I will work on a new sentence.

If your manhood smells like fish you win, hands down. Don't come near me though.
How bout this? It's not a sentence but...
Two very old fish were swimming around discussing how they'd like to leave this world.
"I'd like to go defending some young fish's honor. What a great story for the grand kids. And you?"
"Nothing as dramatic as that. Maybe I could be eaten by something really big, like a giant man eating shark. Would that be too ostentatious?"

Lol quality.