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1st Grand Malazan Short Story Contest, Win $$$

#81 User is offline   The Tyrant Lizard 

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Posted 15 August 2008 - 09:27 AM

Shinrei no Shintai;369911 said:

Tyrant Lizard, that's quite the length! Thats 30 double spaced pages. Wikipedia says the classic definition is 7500 words, but apparently anything under 20,000 is considered a short story by modern standards.

I'll tell you what, if enough people express the same problem, I could see maybe lengthening it to 10,000 (or if you promise its good, 20,000).

But to tell the truth, it would be a little harsh to disqualify someone for going over the word count so fudging is allowable. Within reason. :)


Thanks for that. I'll keep it as short as possible. I wouldnt want to make it any longer than I have to, I know there's gonna be a lot to read
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#82 User is offline   Terminus Est 

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Posted 18 August 2008 - 07:52 AM

I'll be in this too, if I may.

I've been working on a few things...

EDIT: ...and sent.
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#83 User is offline   Shinrei 

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Posted 19 August 2008 - 01:39 PM

Our first official entry!


You’ve never heard of the Silanda? … It’s the ship that made the Warren of Telas run in less than 12 parsecs.
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Posted 22 August 2008 - 09:20 AM

Wow, an early entry indeed! I will be a number of weeks yet, I would think.
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Posted 24 August 2008 - 02:59 PM

dear lord, someones entered one already! I've written about 600 fucking words.
most of those were drunk so the quality is debatable. The story's pretty random as well, so apologies to whoever has to read it
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Posted 25 August 2008 - 03:09 AM

Sooo... can we send in a Malaz-fanfiction story or is the jury (re: Erikson/ICE) still out on that one?

Because, dude, I think we're all ready for Baby Kalam Kills Stuff or Toc The Youngest or my favourite idea so far, How Kellanved Met Dancer.

Or something equally nefarious!
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Posted 25 August 2008 - 04:29 AM

There is no rule against it. It just might be harder to place in the top with fanfic though.
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Posted 25 August 2008 - 06:33 AM

Macros;373990 said:

dear lord, someones entered one already! I've written about 600 fucking words.
most of those were drunk so the quality is debatable. The story's pretty random as well, so apologies to whoever has to read it


Well, mine is not much bigger than that and was written in about 2 hours. Stinking rotten sober.
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Posted 25 August 2008 - 07:41 AM

All these people writing stuff is making me feel guilty. Still need to sort out some of the plot in the middle section before I start, though.... tick tock, tick tock.
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Posted 25 August 2008 - 09:52 AM

Shinrei no Shintai;374203 said:

There is no rule against it. It just might be harder to place in the top with fanfic though.

Obviously I will just have to try harder ;)
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Posted 25 August 2008 - 10:13 AM

I think you should do one where Quick Ben and Mogora get it on.
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Posted 25 August 2008 - 11:55 AM

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I think you should do one where Quick Ben and Mogora get it on.

I think I just vomited...
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Posted 25 August 2008 - 01:59 PM

There was never a time when Dancer and Kellanved had not met a.k.a. it is not a conceived idea yet.

I had an idea for a Malazan fanfic, it was beautiful. I might still enter it if I remember all of the details, however I may, and probably will, enter one of my Pratchettesque style stories.
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Posted 26 August 2008 - 02:44 PM

Yellow;374266 said:

I think you should do one where Quick Ben and Mogora get it on.


I'm all for some Anomander Rake / Caladan Brood slash.

:Rodeo:
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Posted 26 August 2008 - 08:57 PM

Okay, I lied about taking several weeks, I am pretty much finished as I have completed one I had done most of a few years back. It is 8,500 words, is that all right?
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Posted 26 August 2008 - 08:59 PM

Pfft, as long as I don't have to read it :Rodeo:

edit - by the way, who are the judges, again? And where do I send the gift baskets?
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Posted 26 August 2008 - 09:11 PM

*sob*
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Posted 27 August 2008 - 04:56 AM

Gamet! Excellent. :Rodeo:
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Posted 27 August 2008 - 06:13 PM

I am just going to brush it up a little before I submit. Won't be long.
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Posted 27 August 2008 - 07:04 PM

I've sent my story. I havent got a clue how to use a computer so i sent it twice, and i still dont know if it made it there. I'll know it reached the destination when i start getting neg reps
I want to die the way my dad died, peacefully in his sleep. Not screaming in terror like his passengers.
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