User blog:Warriorfan123/Blazey's Brilliant Bout

Greetings, all.

No matter how talented a writer you are (or consider yourself), you started off your writing journey in Cringeland. Here, you're grammar was atrocious. You were not quiet sure what spellcheck was. You may have occassionally thrown in a bombastic word to look sophisticated when really, you had no idea what it meant or what context it should be present in.

All these poor young writers fall hopelessly prey to cliches. Let's be real... I'm pretty sure a solid 75% of you have written a Harry Potter- Percy Jackson crossover at some point. I'm sure you all had your mary/gary stu... especially in Warriors. That perfect little kit with a prefix mentioned in an ominous prophecy-prologue who could defeat a badger the moment they stepped out of camp. We all did it.

But look at you all now, writing so well! I'm sure you all have that old document on your computer titled SHININGSTAR'S PROPHECY that you pretend doesn't exist. Today, I invite you to reopen it. Read it. Laugh at it. Revel in the cringe because you know that now you are a fantastic, accomplished scrivener.

Blazey's Brilliant Bout is a cringe contest. It is a cringefest. It is a celebration of loserdom. I am challenging all of you to write the most cringey, cliched, and stupid fanfic on the wiki. Bring out that inner ten-year-old nerd in you and just let go. Mary sues, gary stus, plot holes, love triangles, ex machinas... it's all at your fingertips.

WHAT: Write a cringey short story, or maybe a one shot (or series of loosely related ones). I'm putting a limit at five chapters/one shots because I don't have time to read through that much material. I'm going to say no to fics written in/close to spoof format because that's kind of the easy way out. No one makes spoofs anymore *cough*.

WHEN: Your lovely stories should be completed by Feb 19th 2018, 11:59 PM. I'm not going to extend this deadline because these aren't serious stories, and also if you aren't done I highly doubt they're going to have much of a plot anyway.

WHERE: Please link me to your stories in the comments when you have them up!

WHY: Why not? First, second, and third will get prizes. First place will get a coded sig from me, and comments from me on any three fics of their choice. Second will also get a sig, but two comments, and third will get one comment.

HOW: How I'm judging. I really want you guys to tackle those cliches and overused tropes. I want you guys to really emulate the worst stuff you've written. Someone who didn't know about this contest should read it and go 'what eight year old wrote this'. You should really own all the stupid names and plot devices and use them to your heart's content. When I read them pretending they're just regular, random fics on the wiki, I should want to rinse my eyes out.

To join, comment below! If you have questions, you can comment or message me on my talk.

May StarClan light your path,

Satisfaction is not in my nature. Surrender is not in mine 05:23, January 4, 2018 (UTC)