Story of the Week: Rules NOTE: If your story is longer than 3 chapters, just enter the first 3 chapters!!! Your entries will be judged upon several categories that reflect all aspects of skill, detail, and comprehension: - Ideas & Development The story is clear, focused, and purposeful. It raises questions for the reader, draws the reader into its characters, and keeps the reader guessing between chapters. Characters contain wide ranges of emotions and can be loved, hated, and have shared experiences with the reader. Plots are original and the storyline makes sense. - Tone The writer addresses the audience in a way that is engaging and appropriate. In advanced stories, the writer keeps the voice controlled and does not overwhelm the reader. The story is not too graphic, comedic or realistic. Readers are able to understand the story with a single mindset. - Organization The story is organized into paragraphs and chapters (only if necessary). Paragraphs and new sentence are started in the right places. Semi-colons are used when new ideas are brought up in the same sentence. Transitions show how ideas are connected. - Sentence Fluency Sentences are strong, grammatical, clear, and direct. The story can be read quickly and without confusion. Run-on sentences are non-existent as well as fragments not used in quotations. Whole sentences are used (see sweqsora222). - Content The plot is interesting; the beginning pulls in the reader and keeps them reading till the very end. Words are chosen well, and characters are presented in a way that connects them with their original stories. Your stories will be pushed the hardest in this category, as the content of the story is the story. Rules & Regulations: 1. All fanfictions must be related to Kingdom Hearts, Final Fantasy, or Disney. No one wants to read about Mario’s date with Luigi, so keep the fanfics to what the people reading will actually care about. 2. Be appropriate! Keep in mind that children of all ages could be reading your story. Swearing is fine, but keep in mind that the forum automatically edits swear words. Blood is fine, and gore is fine if it can be kept to a minimum. Torture is also okay, but keep in mind that if your story is too graphic then it won’t be considered for Story of the Week. To be honest, I don’t expect to see mass torture, blood, and gore in your Disney-related fanfictions. If you do decide to pull out the blood and gore card, set your own limits and remember that only you can make it too gory to be considered for this competition. 3. The story must be entered during the week of the competition. One story will win each week. When your story is entered in the Story of the Week sub-section in our forum, it must not contain more than 3 chapters. Your story will be judged based on these three chapters, and if you win, a link to the whole story will be posted on the front page. If your story has already won Story of the Week, even newer chapters will not enable you for re-entry. This means that if you’ve won once, you can’t win again. 4. Obviously, you must be a member at KH-Vids to enter the competition. Being a Premium Member, Forum Helper, Moderator, or Administrator does not give you extra benefit in this competition. All stories will be judged fairly. Whether you have 3 posts, or 1500 posts, your story will be considered all the same. Bear this in mind if you’re a new member, as winning this competition can get you some acknowledgement from members you never thought would pay you their time of day. 5. At the end of each week, I will post the winner of the Story of the Week on the front page. The Story of the Week section will then be cleared of all topics and entries can be re-submitted. I will sometimes be a day early or late when posting the winner, so get your entries on early for the best benefits! Start posting your stories and poems now, and you can have yourself a chance to be featured on KH-Vids’ front page, as well as your winning story. All winning stories will be archived in the Story of the Week section, which is located in the Creativity Corner. I invite all writers who read this to join our forum and enter their stories to see if they can win Story of the Week. Good luck! 6. Pairings are fine, as long as the content is appropriate.
