Well, things started off pretty rocky, but let's get this party started. I heard the cries of the people and I have listened! I spent the whole of the day organizing everything and setting up the prompts, so know that you will have all of October and one day to complete the given assignment. To clarify, from the time this thread opens to the public-11:59 PM November 1st, 2014 in YOUR time zone. Prompt 1: Centered around a Disney Villain/Hero and they are celebrating Halloween either with their henchmen, underlings, sidekicks, romantic interests or fellow Villains/Heroes. Bonus points if you write from your chosen villain's/hero's point-of-view, aka: 1st person narrative, and we have to guess the identity by given clues. Unique Grade: How accurately you get the characters involved 0-10 points Prompt 2: You are your character from SOS locked in a Haunted House for a night. It can be the Disney Haunted Mansion, but it does not have to be. You can't get out through the front door, so you decide to explore like you would on any world. BONUS POINTS: Include elements similar to the types of missions you'd have in KHSOS, but in condensed form. The more you can squeeze in of “Investigation/Brawls/Defending/Bosses” without having the story getting too long and dragging, the better. NOTES: You have all your present abilities, summons, jobs, limits, etc BUT none of them can get you out directly. Unique Grade: Flow of action 0-10 points Try to keep it from being too quick, but also try to keep it from dragging needlessly Prompt 3: This song: Bonus points: Write without spoken words. This means no dialogue and no monologues. Unique Grade: Build up and climax, given that this is the central theme of the song 0-10 Rules and Guidelines You set your own maturity rating for your story. Try to keep it at a max of PG 13. Once you set a rating, be sure to follow it, as you will be graded on your ability to keep the promise. All stories must meet a minimum of 3,000 total words. Given that this is a short story, those words will disappear in no time at all. There's no maximum, but, please, try to keep it below 10,000; you will not lose points for going over. Please, double check your writing before submitting. Grammar will be graded. Each grading category is worth a maximum of ten points each. Each Prompt has a special Unique Grade that brings the total for each at fifty points. Bonus points give you an automatic 5+ if the criteria is met. In the event of a tie between top grades, a public vote will be made for the winner. Please, no endings that personally attack the reader. It is a problematic, somewhat cheating way of getting the audience scared when reading horror. It's like kicking someone in the groin to win a fight; you win to some degree, but you really don't. Nothing that sounds like a chain letter. "OoooOOOooo, your house will be invaded by chocolate bunnies if you read this sentence!" (You get the idea) or something like it (Obviously something worse) will result in an automatic grade of zero. I am not kidding; it's cheap. You have your deadlines, but please note: this will go so much faster if everyone has their entries in as early as possible. I withhold the right to create more rules that are deemed fair to maintain the spirit of competition and fair play. NEW RULE: Please, refrain from writing stories that include elements of: Sickness, Viruses, and Contagious Diseases. I've been sick lately, and this is the last thing I need to be worrying about. Rewards: First Place: 2,000 Munny/15 Crowns Second Place: 1,000 Munny/10 Crowns Third Place: 500 Munny/5 Crowns Participation/Consolation Prize awarded at the end: A new Keyblade Grades Did you keep your rating promise?/Did you accurately rate your own story? 0-10 points Grammar, spelling, punctuation, phrasing, format, etc... 0-10 points Artistry (Style, voice, theme, effectiveness) 0-10 points Originality (Yes, even fanfictions will be graded on this) 0-10 points
