Spiral Knights - September Fanfic Contest: Redux (now extended through Nov.)

September Fanfic Contest: Redux (now extended through Nov.)

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Tue, 10/18/2011 - 19:44

Cavadus

After reading the many rants/complaints/disappointments on the September edition of Zettalux's Fanfiction thing, I have decided to host my own fanfiction contest, open NOT ONLY to those who participated in Zetta's contest, but also to any other writers out there!

The rules are the same as in Zettalux's contests, and I'm sorry to say the prizes will be much, much lamer, but I'd at least like to give you people some satisfaction =D

Anyways, the deadline will be Oct. 31, two Mondays from now, and please note that the submissions made in Zettalux's contest MAY be re-used in this contest! Thanks everyone.

....and sorry you had to read my lame thread.

~Tayath

UPDATE: Due to requests, I am now listing the prizes (subject to change, considering my large amount of ragecrafting)
I haven't decided what to give out to what place, but here's what I have so far:
Calibur Fiend MED, Calibur Construct HIGH, Calibur Undead MED, Wolver Coat Freeze MED, and Calibur CTR Low.
>.> I know they suck. Sorry.

UPDATED AGAIN: The contest is extended through November 30, 2011, in hope that more entries will be submitted. Sorry >.<
~Tayath

Also, the minimum amount of entries is 3, and I will add on additional prizes (runners up, etc.) depending on the total entries recieved.

As requested, here are the rules. I and some of my friends (names will not be given) will judge the submitted fics.

Here are rules that must be followed when writing your fanfics:

Nothing innapprioriate, keep it enjoyable to read (grimdark doesn't have to be senseless violence)
Must be minimum 1500 words! Maximum is your go, but don't make it unecessarily long! (anyone can write a 1500 or 15 000 word story; it just depends on the skills of the writer to make those words count)
It MUST be your own work - plagarism will result in the disqualification of the user (and many rotton tomatoes will be thrown)
Limited one submission per user
Remember that whatever state your story is in when you submit it, it will be considered the "final product." Re-submissions are allowed up until the deadline date, but re-submitting will null out your previous.
Don't write your submissions in this thread - provide an external link to your work such as your own thread, Fanfiction, Google Docs or Deviant Art
Upon submission, I will copy the story into a Google Doc in case the original source is lost
All submissions will be noted in the 'Submissions' list down below
Upon submission, post your link to the story in this thread along with your in-game name you want to go by
Deadline: 12 AM EST @ Monday October 31
You can contact me either by posting in this thread, or contacting me in-game as Tayath
Your story can be on anything - just remember that it has to be related to Spiral Knights

Tue, 10/18/2011 - 23:22

Scarred-Knight

Not to be a downer or

Not to be a downer or anything, but would you be so kind as to post what exactly the prizes will be. I want an actual goal to have before I submit my storyline.

In addition, I'd like to know who will be judging this, will it be you, or will it be someone else? Knowing who is reading my paper will give me some idea as to what I should do with my storyline.

Finally, if you would be so kind as to repost past rules from Zettalux's contest as well as update frequently, so that we know you are actually serious about this contest.

Should this information be filled out, you have my storyline as a submission, until then, I'm holding onto it.

Wed, 10/19/2011 - 05:30

Bopp

agreed

I am excited that you are opening a fanfic contest. Thank you. But I have two suggestions:

(A) Don't use Zetta-Lux's name. You are not Zetta-Lux, and that name is somewhat tarnished now. Edit that out.

(B) I agree with Scarred-Knight, that you should clearly post the rules and prizes. For example, is there a minimum number of entries, for the contest to run?

Wed, 10/19/2011 - 07:11

Keosermer

Nvm

nvm

Wed, 10/19/2011 - 21:56

Psychorazer

RE-POST!: http://forums.spiralknights.com/en/node/26939

Title: One is all it takes.

IGN: Psychodestroyer.

EDIT: I don't mind too much about the prizes. I'm more interested in comparing my writing to others to see how good it is. Not a 'mines better than yous!' 'Nuh-uh!' 'Ya-huh!' 'Nuh-' You get it. Prizes are just a bonus, IF I win, that is.

And before anyone else points it out, or accuses me of being someone I'm not, I AM Psychodestroyer. Psychodestroyer is my steam account's IGN. This account is not steam, and the one I only ever use to Post in the forums, seeing as using my Steam account is more problematic to use in my current circumstances.

Wed, 10/19/2011 - 21:58

Starlinvf

Day 3: Elevator still stuck

Day 3: Elevator still stuck for unknown reason. Mist energy supplies still not working, and was forced to eat Jelly shield to avoid starvation. Note: Jelly shield is in fact very tasty. Heard scuttling sound earlier, but never came back... don't wanna know what it was. Comms to Spiral HQ still down, trying to figure out how to boost power.

Day 4: Ate rest of Jelly Shield. Got bored, and developed new sport based on rivet counting. Current record is 34. Thought elevator moved... turns out it was just my foot falling asleep.

Gonna stop because this is getting kind of depressing....

Wed, 10/19/2011 - 22:05

Xairathan

Re-entry

IGN: Xairathan
Story: Just a Bad Dream
Link: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ho6JE9i6MaK2u9NtQ90L0lfeqWnIkMdyiIhQ...

Thanks for the redux, Tayath!

Fri, 10/21/2011 - 10:40

Cavadus

Shameless Self-Bump

Bump.

Fri, 10/21/2011 - 12:51

Bopp

Basil: More Money, More Problems

Tayath, here's my resubmission from Zettalux's aborted contest.

Basil: More Money, More Problems

Fri, 10/21/2011 - 16:33

Cavadus

Thanks!

TY for the re-submission! =D

Sat, 10/22/2011 - 23:56

#10

Nechrome

A brief and detailed history

A brief and detailed history of Lord Vanaduke. now with extra never-before seen stuff!

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1nrAZ0l6UBBcFdOtj81u1dO8evrZGobEgqsrT...

enjoy!

Sun, 10/23/2011 - 19:28

#11

Cavadus

Access please?

@Lordofnecro, can you please allow me access to that document? Thanks

Tue, 10/25/2011 - 10:32

#12

Cavadus

Another Shameless self-bump

Bump

Tue, 10/25/2011 - 13:18

#13

Psychodestroyer

*cough*

And just in case: 'Psycho-Valkyrie' <--- this dude is me.

And I won't be able to play this till mid-NOV, if you haven't heard my past weeping.

Wed, 10/26/2011 - 10:40

#14

Cavadus

Hmm....

I can see why Zetta-Lux kinda canceled this...

Anyways, I guess I'll extend this contest one month because, well, there's only like... what, 4 submissions? And one of them isn't even accessible >.>

Wed, 10/26/2011 - 19:41

#15

Nechrome

i think i fixed mine,

i think i fixed mine, actually, if you're talking about mine.

Sat, 10/29/2011 - 21:45

#16

Softhead

Almire, Reneaissance: Proluge, The Broken Bond

Here is the first of a fanfic series. Ignore the top, this is a stand alone story, the continuation is a sperate one
Link http://forums.spiralknights.com/en/node/31387

Sun, 10/30/2011 - 14:02

#17

Prisega

Its only been 10 days and you

Its only been 10 days and you have 6 submissions now, that doesn't seem too bad. I didn't even know this existed until I saw a message in my inbox from someone here who was nice enough to inform me of this. You should probably ayto0enter everyone who was entered in Zetta Lux's contest. I might put in my own entry but I can tell you right now it'd be long as heck, like novel sized or short story sized (35-50k words or ~15k words respectively) which I don't think you'd want. Can you tell I like to write? If anyone really wants me to (for reasons concerning the life of the contest) I can attempt to write a much shorter piece but hopefully, since only 3 entries are needed, I won't need to attempt that one. BTW your prizes don't suck, they're nice items to have, its not like you're forced to give free stuff away anyway. If you'd like I can read each entry as well and see if they're any deserving of an extra prize that I could give out. I really love literature so it wouldn't be much of a loss to me, plus I've got money anyway. Here's my friend's entry again from Zetta Lux's contest: https://docs.google.com/document/d/11EANfGoYJxPxdO-p3UhiJNJOFiJxqGgg0OMJ...

Sun, 10/30/2011 - 17:35

#18

Cavadus

Hmm...

I agree! There has been a surprisingly large amount of entries, and @Prisega, there is no limit to words. I know for a fact that Xairathan messaged me in-game about a month's absence due to something called a NaNoWriMo (see Nanowrimo.org, idk >.>) so 50k words isn't that bad... I think XD

Tue, 11/01/2011 - 20:31

#19

Xairathan

Meh

Bump, just in case.

Wed, 11/02/2011 - 06:49

#20

Expired

c-c-can it be a work inprogress?

im working on one *twiddles thumbs

Wed, 11/02/2011 - 09:57

#21

Cavadus

WIP

Why not? Any and all entries are welcome.
Also, this contest ends at Nov. 30, 2011- I'm sure you've got time to finish =D
Good luck!

~Tayath

Wed, 11/02/2011 - 10:00

#22

Expired

Yay .well its currently

Yay .well its currently posted in the forum. it might be a bit long....MIGHT. as in it will be

Mon, 11/07/2011 - 00:14

#23

Xairathan

Bump

Bump for Tayath

Tue, 11/15/2011 - 16:02

#24

Bopp

bump

With all of the fan fiction being produced, we should have a pretty big contest this time, if only the writers deign to enter their pieces. Maybe bumping this thread will help.

Tue, 11/15/2011 - 19:32

#25

Xairathan

Agree!

Tayath's apparently been offline for a few days (IRL stuff I expect) but hopefully she'll be back by the 30th... uber bump!!

Tue, 11/15/2011 - 19:34

#26

Psychodestroyer

Tayath's a girl?

And you know this how....? ^_- ?

Tue, 11/15/2011 - 19:43

#27

Xairathan

@Psycho

I met her once in-game. I called her a 'he' and she corrected me

Tue, 11/15/2011 - 19:46

#28

Psychodestroyer

And the problem facing knights calling each other by genders presents itself. We seriously need some sort of gender ID

Tue, 11/15/2011 - 19:47

#29

Xairathan

@Psycho

Yeppers. Like everyone: Xairathan, dude!

Me: ...I'm a girl

Everyone: WHAAAAAAAAT!?

Tue, 11/15/2011 - 19:50

#30

Psychodestroyer

Lol

Mesa think u guy 2.

Go: 'eeeeeee! Thats so cute!' Every time you see a snipe and I think people will get it.

Tue, 11/15/2011 - 19:52

#31

Xairathan

@Psycho

....O.o

Tue, 11/15/2011 - 19:59

#32

Psychodestroyer

Stereotypical girl reaction to any small fluffy thing with big eyes.

Lets test the reaction with this...: Kitten

Tue, 11/15/2011 - 20:10

#33

Xairathan

...

WHAT THE?!

Tue, 11/15/2011 - 20:11

#34

Psychodestroyer

TEEHEE!

EDIT: I'm called Psycho for a reason ykno :/

Wed, 11/16/2011 - 12:03

#35

Softhead

Hey!

The proluge is the one you have to read. Chapter 1 is seperate. The prolouge is the first post.

Thu, 11/17/2011 - 06:29

#36

Prisega

Well there's 6 submissions

Well there's 6 submissions right now, if Scarred Knight puts his in then thats 7 otherwise, I think that might be it unless people are still revising and waiting for the last minute to put their entry in. I think I decided against writing my own entry as I haven't an idea of something I could write that would be small and I don't have time to constantly pump out words... Well I do but I rather do something else with that time.

Tue, 11/22/2011 - 20:00

#37

Nechrome

hello. i withdraw my Vanaduke

hello. i withdraw my Vanaduke story and reinsert this one.

This is only part one of this story. i have been working on it for a looooooooooooong time.

don't faint when you see how long it is.

enjoy.

https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=explorer&chrome=true&srcid=1KWM_4...

Mon, 11/28/2011 - 18:32

#38

Remiliaoftheearth

Finally I get it in.

http://forums.spiralknights.com/en/node/30493
Hope you enjoy it!

Wed, 11/30/2011 - 05:23

#39

Softhead

Final day..

I'm off school because of strikes. Please post the winner soon!

Wed, 11/30/2011 - 16:48

#40

Cavadus

Last Day

I've read through most of the entries already and have a good idea of who the prizes will go to unless a sudden dark-horse entry comes in at the last second. I'll post results latest by Friday

Wed, 11/30/2011 - 20:20

#41

Nechrome

for some reason, I have the

for some reason, I have the feeling that I'm not going to win again like in Zettalux's August contest...

I hate that feeling.

Fri, 12/02/2011 - 17:49

#42

Nechrome

need... to... know...

need... to... know... winners...

I'm wallowing in so much suspence... I'm practically drowning in it.

MUST KNOW! (8-E)-l-<

. . ................^^^ have no idea why I did that...

Fri, 12/02/2011 - 20:12

#43

Cavadus

And the winners...

After much reading, a detention for reading in class, and more reading in detention, I have finally decided our 3 winners.

In first, with a very creepy story that almost gave me Knightmares: Xairathan, with "Just a Bad Dream"

In second with a strangely long and yet brilliantly written entry, Lordofnecromancers with "Threat of the Vealox"

and in third, a single knight wins with just one entry, Psychodestroyer with "One is all it takes"

Prizes should be in the mail as soon as I can get my SK to update >.<

Fri, 12/02/2011 - 23:08

#44

Nechrome

=D WOOT! THX SO VERY

WOOT! THX SO VERY MUCHLY!!!!

and congrats to Psycho and Xairathan as well!

Sat, 12/03/2011 - 01:27

#45

Psychodestroyer

Thnx :D

Haha, at least I came somewhere I can be seen!

ONE FTW!

Sat, 12/03/2011 - 05:02

#46

Softhead

Good show..

Congrats...

(Locks himself in room and cries himself to sleep)

Tue, 12/06/2011 - 22:45

#47

Nechrome

Nto to be rude or anything,

Nto to be rude or anything, but when can we expect to receive our winnings?

Just wondering. It's been... only 4 days? Wow. It seemed a lot longer than that. XP

Sun, 12/11/2011 - 21:10

#48

Nechrome

still waiting. take your

still waiting. take your time, but not too much time.

Thu, 12/29/2011 - 15:19

#49

Nechrome

Still waiting...

Tue, 01/10/2012 - 19:40

#50

Nechrome

Are you having problems with

Are you having problems with your computer or something? It's been about... a month? Since you announced the winners, and we still haven't recieved our prizes. I'd love to help you any way I can, because I'm a nice guy (and I want my prizes. XP).

Eh, still waiting.

I need to find a link to a youtube loop video of that waiting song/dance spongebob did once.

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September Fanfic Contest: Redux (now extended through Nov.)