Halloween 2013 Writing Event

nice job. you might want to separate it to smaller parts divided by spoilers so it would be easy to read. impressive effort man, wish I could be as dedicated as ya =D

I'm pretty busy right now with stuff, but I'll try to give a read later when I'm done with the other things

And I thought my entry was a little on the long side.

Yeap, that's why most of the writing events have word limits, haha. saves you hours of reading. ah well. should be worth it

well, I think for one moment. the kind of system might be good for the Winter Event.

no word limits, no competitions, only people submitting things according to the theme and we all could have fun together by reading and reviewing each others' works.

maybe you guys would prefer the competition stuff, which is also fine. but I'm more on the event thingy. which reminds me, you people probably want to put out the Spring Event for the first time somewhere along late February - March or so, let's just adopt this system on that case - I like how it works.

I like the way you're thinking. But there still are people who want the chance of a reward, and that motivates them in. Maybe this other way we keep both:

Spring Event (Feb-March)
Summer Competition (Jun-Jul)
Halloween Event (Sep-Oct)
Winter Competition (Dec-Jan)

Yeah that will do for now, I think =)

I disagree with having them all non-competition based. I am a very strong advocate of the Winter Seasonal staying as a main, competitive writing contest. Not only does it give a strong incentive in that it has prizes, which in turn sometimes draws in new users to this subforum, but it also gives writers a chance to be judged fairly and to see where they rank in terms of writing ability.

The word limit for the Winter Seasonal provides a very real challenge. And the fact that a piece is judged not only on quality but on other factors such as theme and grammar adds another layer of challenge. Ranking top 3 or being recognized in the Winter Seasonal is a really big achievement and feels very rewarding. Even when not winning, it sets a bar for a writer to achieve.

I don't mind having spring/summmer/fall events or competitions at all, but I would keep at least the Winter Seasonal a competition. I look forward to it every year, and I'm sure others do as well.

that's a valid point to have.

well, me and Shark already agreed on it at some point, to keep both of the competitions and no-competition events =D

on the first place, I'm up to having it basically non competitive but if you guys wanted otherwise, that's also fine with me =)

The spring equinox doesn't start until late March, so it's best to have such a theorized event as March-April (Unless it's a Valentines day event, which is always welcome and had been a nice contest a couple years ago). Also, that leaves a nice even one-month gap between each event. Whoever wants to take the initiative to run such events is most welcome to.

I can say with near certainty that the winter contest will be competitive with polling and judging, unless no one wants it to be, but it seems to be well supported. It's traditional and the attraction was the reason many users joined the forum in the first place. Plus, I'm preparing prizes and advertising permissions now.

Oh, I'd like to know about that too, since I was preparing a prize for it as well.


Also, I'll be hosting Summer Contest on 2014 for certain.

I wouldn't mind taking up the Valentines event. I'd make it last from mid January to February 13 as last day.

I'm probably going to make the sequel for Doki Doki Suru in this Winter Event, so yeah, brace yourselves =D

Please feel free to PM me if you find anything. I have few sources, but there will be prizes even if it has to come out of my own pocket.

Good, you should definitely host it again. Hopefully you'll still have that gumption when summer rolls around.



There might be some overlap, just so you're aware. Polling for the winter contest doesn't even begin until January and usually lasts about two weeks into it depending on how many entries are submitted. It's probably advised to start it in February, or on Valentines day itself. A lot of people didn't enter it when it was hosted because the hype of the winter contest burned them out.



I was hoping for the sequel to Winter Symphonia Suite, to be honest.

Valentines eh... ? That brings back quite a lot of memories from my n00b days.

Seeing Solid will host a Valentines event. I believe there won't be any judging, much like this one.

Then, I suggest a poll for that event. Something like the 'who wrote the most touching and romantic piece' kinda poll. For fun, shit and giggles and all.

that's only a probability for now. I'd probably go with the more popular demand, or about the things I'm most inspired of at the moment.

do you mean a sequel to Winter Symphonia - Overture?

I planned for the thing to be a series. the prelude chapter could be found here

https://www.fakku.net/forums/writing-and-fanfiction/hightime-stories-collection#3580044

maybe I'd just jump the gun and pick up where I just left out from that oneshot right after I finished my other ongoing project, a Touhou fanfic that I haven't posted here yet as for now.

either way. I hope I'd get the opportunity to do my best at the event, even if it's just for the sake of joining in the fun.

You act like those days have ended. Just joking. Love you, Rise.

Yeah, I was totally wiped out from the winter contest to participate in that one, but the limit, if I recall correctly, was around 20,000 words or so. Hard to believe I undercut that limit by about 600 words this Halloween. Crazy.



Yes, I meant the next installment of the series. I might even suggest it's the more popular preference, but write what you wish.

like I said earlier, I think it won't be enough if I were to put it as a oneshot thingy. do not want to risk blowing it up half-baked by the word limit

maybe for the popular preference thingy, I'll just look for the types of stories that I think will contribute something to the theme. I hope for the very least I am able to write something that would certainly deliver, maybe not that good, but at least I'll be doing my best with the little things I had =)

How about Feb 1-13. There's a big chance I wont be on Fakku after that date (if my internets ain't gone by then first).

Whatever you want to do, as long as you have the motivation, you should do it. I'm sure people will enjoy it. I hope you come up with a solution to that Internet loss problem, however.