Twain here! It's been a while since I've done a contest, and, since there haven't been too many great prompts lately, I figured I'd come back with an opportunity to get your creative juices flowing!

This contest is all about pirates. Who doesn't love a good swashbuckling adventure?

RULES

-Must start with a pirate on a ship. Captain or cabin boy, Pacific Ocean or made-up seas, sloop or clipper ship; I don't care. It's all up to you, baby boo. Just give me a pirate and their ship.

-Swearing, blood, gore, lynching, keelhauling; it's all allowed. It's pirates!

-NSFW, smut, graphic sexual content; not allowed. This contest is rated PG-13. References to sexual situations are allowed, but keep it classy.

-Alcohol and drugs; both are allowed. Just make sure that the use of your chosen drugs are accurate for the time period! Or, if you go the fantasy route, go crazy and make things up. As for alcohol, drink up, me hearties, yo ho!

-Word count limit is a strict 3,000. That should be enough to world-build, plus get your pirate in and out of trouble!

-Grammar and spelling plays heavily into my judging. Make sure your story has proper line breaks, proper punctuation, and proper spelling!

-Where your story goes is UP TO YOU! I'm not here to see cookie-cutter stories. I want to see action, adventure, and, most importantly, YOUR mark on the story. Make me want more!

-HAVE FUN. If you don't hve fun with it, I sincerely recommend taking a deep breath and listening to some sea shanties.

NOTES

-Please leave comments! Positive feedbck and constructive criticism are extremely important for authors, especially newer or younger writers. Even if you don't join the contest, letting the author of an entry know you liked their work can go a long way.

-This contest will last for two weeks. Don't forget to publish your entry before the deadline!

Well, I think that's all. I can't wait to see what you all come up with!

All the love, Twain.

(P.S. I'm writing this on my Kindle in the middle of the night. All issues will be fixed in the morning!)

Ever played Call to Adventure? I'd recommend it for any aspiring author. After each game, you're left with a completed tale of how your adventurer's tale went, from their humble origins to their epic destiny. It's the perfect game to pull out if I ever want a quick writing prompt or character inspiration.

So now it's your turn! I've saved five game-end pictures, and it's up to you to weave the story threads into a short mid-story chapter of their adventure. To make it easier, I've also transcribed the cards to a google doc, which you can reference instead. Here's how it works:

The first column represents the character's race. You can choose to ignore this if you want to set your chapter in a human-centric world. (for reference, a "fiendling" is a non-copyrighted tiefling :P)

The second column represents the character's origin. What were they doing before their "call to adventure"? What's their past? When writing, these will be the building blocks that determine how your character was led to this point, their skills, and their personality.

The third column represents the character's motive. What transitioned them from an ordinary life to that of an adventurer? What challenges are they facing? When writing, these represent the "active events" of your character. This is where they are now, and what they're currently dealing with.

The fourth column represents the character's destiny. What will they become someday? What challenges await? When writing, these represent what's coming up in the story, what they're working towards. How you include these is up to you. Are they chasing visions, or on a quest? Is the shadow of their fate lurking over them, or are they striving to attain a talent or ideal?

The fifth column (or the assorted cards to the side) represent their companions. Only the first prompt has these, and they represent key figures in their adventure. Are they adventuring with them? For them? In spite of them? It's up to you how you work in these important people into their story.

And that's it, have fun! I'll be picking my favourite one out based on how well you stuck to the prompt, and how interesting the overall "chapter" is. Make me wish there was a fully story written about the character! No word limit, but keep it about the size of a chapter in a story, or less. Remember, this isn't meant to be a whole story, just a short excerpt from it!

Images: https://imgur.com/a/f1w8s7I

Google Doc: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1FvN6-rnqyJQT4_04s9LqHwMKdfbtTh8YlPnm1l1FoXc/edit?usp=sharing

it can be anything u want as long as it's highschool appropriate

In honor of TS's up-in-coming album 'The Tortured Poets Department', I'm holding a contest.

"I    love

you,

it's

ruining

my

life."

Write anything pertaining to this sentence.

-'-Rules-'-

Have human decency. No cheating/plagiarising. No overly sexual scenes.

Go wild you unruly children :)

What is hell through your eyes?

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No word limit​​​​​​​

Keep it no more than PG-13!!

Plagiarism will not be tolerated

Please ask questions!

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Good luck kiddos :D

Write a Christmas story!!! That's it!

*RULES*

-1500 word max.

-One entry per challenger.

-Nothing sexual.

-Not too much cussing.

-Trigger warnings for anything gory or violent.

-If you start an argument in the comments, you will be blocked from the contest.

*BONUS POINTS*

-Romance.

-Plot twist.

-Snow!!!

Have fun, and good luck!!!

:D

-MT2.0

I want you to write a short story where I feel emotionally connected and attached to the main character. Listen, I want you to put me on the biggest emotional rollercoaster of my life. Make me cry of tears of joy or sadness, your pick. Make me smash my laptop out of anger. Make me throw it out the window because the character made a stupid decision- MAKE IT HAPPEN PEOPLE

Please keep it under 1000 words!~

Keep it PG-13, nothing sexual or incredibly gory

Tip: Try and make it a little relatable! :3

GOOD LUCK CADETS

Name, describe and create a short story about a monster based on what you feel would be the most thrilling. The only rules are to keep it simple, no need for excessive backstory, and have fun! The winner will be announced at the end of the contest!

Dear Readers/Contestants,

I would like you to write anything that you have dreamt last night. I hope you could still remember those. There is no prize money in here but I do hope you enjoy joining on this one.