User blog:Forestpaw13/Monthly Contest

Heyo. I have like, the MOST FANTASTICAL IDEA EVER THAT INVOLVES EVERYONE!

And me. You can't forget the judge, Foresty!

So. My proposal: We have writing contests. Not necessarily full-blown stories, but... just writing. You know?

No? xD Okay. Like, you write a moment. Like...

Jetpaw couldn't believe his eyes. ''The world outside was beautiful. Birds were alive. Squirrels gathered.'' ''"Excellent," Lilypaw purred. "We've got prey today for sure."'' Jetpaw just marveled in the beauty of the sunlight and of the shadows. A wind blew, ruffling his fur slightly. "I could be here, in this moment, forever," he whispered to himself.

See? There's no story here. Not a major one, anyway. Maybe an argument (not there) or a new feeling (love, hatred, confusion) towards a cat that wasn't there before.

I'm thinking, if I give you all a prompt and some guidelines and rules you could do a fantastic job. You guys are great writers with fantastic ideas.

Anyway. I'll give you all a prompt when (if) you like the idea, but I'll go ahead and give you some rule examples... (You don't have to follow these rules, but be prepared to see ones like these in the future...)

An Example of a Rule Set
 * No more than 3,000 words. No less than 100. (A/N: I dunno. I said an example, alright?)
 * You must write from the point of view of a warrior. This warrior must be a she-cat.
 * No using excerpts from one of your stories. This is verboten. (A/N: You'll see this one, or something similar to it, every time.)
 * Please make an effort for proper spelling and grammar, I will take points off if there's too much of a problem. (A/N: You'll see this (maybe with different words) every single time.)
 * No leaving the prompt unless it's part of the moment. (A/N: You'll see this a lot. The prompts are going to be in different forms...)
 * Creativity is required. Don't just think of the obvious. Like I said, you all have fantastic ideas.

Different Forms of Prompts More ideas would be appreciated.
 * Fill in the blank and continue writing. Such as When Jaypelt opened his eyes, he saw... Be creative here, please!
 * A specific plot. Like Kestrelflight can't heal the elder unless he has a certain herb. Will he get it on time? CREATIVITY!
 * A choice. It could be from different points of view or two completely different story lines. 
 * Following a story line with different characters. Such as The Lion King or a Broadway show, like what Arti's doing.
 * A story starter. That'll change things up.

Anyway. When you finish your writing (which could be a full-blown story if I allow it) you can EMAIL ME. My email address is on my page... under About Me. Please don't spam me. Make the writing part of the email, do not attach it.

"What do I get if I win?" you ask. Pride and something to go on your userpage wherever you want it. *grin*

I'll have more stuff. But do you like the idea?

Oh, yeah. Maybe I'll let you guys choose prompts some time. It'll be random. And you all can judge if you want to.

Okay. NOW do you like the idea? xD Comment, PLEASE! Don't go off the topic! It is verboten.

--Your friend, admin, and judge,
 * Foresty