*Resists urge to start screaming Epicfest*

How about writing a complete Short Story in say... 500 words?

-Zarayna

No! I hate word limits! 500?? Are you trying to choke me, Zar?

I was thinking more along the lines of OC meets CC or maybe the past or future of one of the more minor characters.

Write about one of your characters meeting themselves from the future. It would be interesting to see how they react.

How about we write about a common subject? Like the comedies contest was.

Pity, I hate Short Stories. I only have talent for epics.

Thing is though, an epics competition takes time and commitment, which both end up fizzling out. Ask Lewa Krom.

Thing is though, an epics competition takes time and commitment, which both end up fizzling out. Ask Lewa Krom.

The LSO ones weren't bad. Except the results... *swears loudly*

Okay, I now hate contests in general... actually, I might do okay in a poetry contest...

So if there were an Epics and an SS contest, released at the same time, who would participate in either/both/neither?

So if there were an Epics and an SS contest, released at the same time, who would participate in either/both/neither?

Only SS...My epic is taking up too much time for another.

I like songfics. They make for nice SS's

I like songfics. They make for nice SS's

Oh, yes! And I was planning to do some, anyways.

Only problem is, that not everyone listens to music...I think.

meh, they don't have to listen to music, they just need to be able to read. The lyrics are no different than a poem.

meh, they don't have to listen to music, they just need to be able to read. The lyrics are no different than a poem.

Ah, true. In that case, I'm all for the idea.

My vote is for songfic.

I've never tried a songfic before. What exactly does a songfic entail?

A fan fiction based around or inspired by a song. Similar to a music video in the sense that it has a story that complements the song.

If you're familiar with Nidhiki's Story, Zar wrote a songfic series bout him First one's here, if you need an example. People don't need to even have heard the song before they read the songfic. It's kinda like incorporating a poem into a short story. And somtimes, an author can post the whole song at the beginning or end of the story, all in one chunk, instead of spaced through the text, and let the reader figure out the meaning and correspondance more on their own. I personally love songfics cuz you can interpret however you want, and it gives everyone creative points, author and audience.