Judging a Contest

What a dilemma.

When Charity suggested a blogfest at our critique group, UnicornBell, I figured Cool.

When she said it would be a contest, I did my imitation of Mr. Burns. Exxxxcellent.

Then Charity said, “Oh, by the way, the moderators of UB are the judges.”

“Sounds good to…hey, wait a minute. I’m one of those moderators.”

At any rate, it was a blast to read the entries. But *insert massively inappropriate curse word here* difficult to judge.

 “I had no idea.” – Jodie Foster in Contact.

So many great writers. 

How the hell do we chose the finalists? But we did say only four (or was it five) would make to the final vote and I’m not sure but what a coin toss was the deciding factor.

Go there now and cast your vote for the best entry.

I worry about the ones who didn’t make it into the final round and it hurts a bit. Lemme say right now, you-all done good.

Excellent writers. Excellent people.

Thanks again for participating. And thank you for allowing us to read your entries.

Hi-Five all around.

Unicorn Bell Blogfest

Charity is sponsoring a Blogfest at Unicorn Bell, a critique group we share with Marcy and Jeff.

Here's how it works:

• Sign up at Unicorn Bell
• Tell your friends about the party
• Choose a picture from below to inspire your short story
• On Monday-Wednesday, March 26-28, post your story and visit other participants.
• The four of us at UB will do the same and pick four favorites. We will post these on Wednesday night.
• On Thursday you get to vote for your favorite
• Winner will be announced on Friday. They will have a choice between a first chapter critique from those of us at UB. Or a $20 gift card to Amazon.

Charity writes:

And now the pictures. They lean more toward the fantasy and sci-fi genres but that seems to be what most of our commentators write. Feel free to tweak it to your personal style. Most of all, have fun! I found the first half on Fantasy Art Design. The rest were on my computer in the sample pictures.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Bookshelf Muse

The Bookshelf Muse
"We need a contest, yes? Of course we do!

Here at The Bookshelf Muse, it's all about becoming stronger writers together."

Excellent contest alert!

By word of Charity, this is one of the most generous sponsors I have seen, giving time and expertise.

Hike over there now!