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Whenever someone thinks of “romance” in writing, what immediately comes to mind? Do you often think of beautiful damsels in distress? Maybe you might see handsome heroes coming forth to save the day with their dueling swords or pistols? Or perhaps even an unexpected passionate love affair between the last two people you might ever expect! Whatever these stories happen to entail, and whether we all choose to acknowledge it or not – some of us are looking for a few fun and frisky cheap thrills. So...
I want to see some really saucy, outrageous romances from you. Writers of all jacks and trades! Here is your chance to outdo some of the greats: Danielle Steele, Mary Balogh, Nora Roberts…you name it. Go forth and write me a poem or short story that gives your readers a disgustingly funny or romantically shocking cheap thrill. Be as vividly original as you can to make your deviation stand out, but do keep our key elements of what you feel the aspects of “romance” entail as your primary motivation while writing.
Your submissions must be new deviations entered after today. Please note all of your entries to LadyLincoln marked as: “Cheap Thrill Romance Contest.” Your deadline is on July 1st.
Both poetry and prose is accepted. Prose writers: make sure your stories are no longer than 3,000 words in length. Novel excerpts will be also accepted, but they must abide by the guidelines set above. Poetry enthusiasts: your new deviations should be no longer than 40 lines in length.
Prize donators may enter, but not judges. (Judges: feel free to whip up a creative piece for fun, should you so choose!) Our selected judges will be closely looking at how you were able to incorporate our primary romance genre, your overall creativity with the piece and the masterful techniques you used throughout.
Looking for inspiration and not sure where to start? Well, click here to get to some fantastic linkage on how to get your “pulsating loins” in rapid motion with just a sampling of a few humorous punch lines from a variety of real romance novels! Oh, and right below you will find some deviant-created gems to help get your creative juices flowing:
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Your Judges:
LadyLincoln
safia3
zebrazebrazebra
CrimsonThrenody
SadisticIceCream
pullingcandy
Memnalar
silverwingeddarkness
flaminandfamous789
AlecWolfe
rlkirkland
Loot Listing AKA Prizes:
FIRST PLACE:
1-year subscription from LadyLincoln
3-month subscription from reddaverocker
3-month subscription from SRSmith
3-month subscription from Echostar08
5,000 points from Shards-of-Shame
800 points from LadyLincoln
3 critiques from AlecWolfe
3 critiques from WorldWar-Tori
A critique from lonealphawolf
A critique from pullingcandy
A critique from reddaverocker
SECOND PLACE:
3-month subscription from LadyLincoln
3-month subscription from SRSmith
2,000 points from Shards-of-Shame
500 points from LadyLincoln
20 points from Tobaeus
Mystery grab bag of points from wyldhoney
2 critiques from AlecWolfe
2 critiques from WorldWar-Tori
A critique from reddaverocker
A critique from lonealphawolf
A critique from pullingcandy
THIRD PLACE:
1-month subscription from LadyLincoln
1,000 points from Shards-of-Shame
100 points from LadyLincoln
A critique from AlecWolfe
A critique from WorldWar-Tori
A critique from reddaverocker
A critique from lonealphawolf
A critique from pullingcandy
JOURNAL FEATURES (For All Winners!)
LadyLincoln
ikazon
namenotrequired
lonealphawolf
Reilune
reddaverocker
Astralseed
luckydesigns
phoenixleo
Echostar08
CrimsonThrenody
wyldhoney
Shards-of-Shame
dreamsinstatic
pullingcandy
SRSmith
Memnalar
AlecWolfe
Evil-e33
HugQueen
jdrainville
rlkirkland
WorldWar-Tori
I wished to extend a hearty thank you to all of those who volunteered to judge and to the wonderful deviants who donated prizes and features. Also: if anyone else wishes to be included on the loot listing, feel free to note LadyLincoln.
Best of luck and happy writing!
You Think You Can Thrill Me?
I want to see some really saucy, outrageous romances from you. Writers of all jacks and trades! Here is your chance to outdo some of the greats: Danielle Steele, Mary Balogh, Nora Roberts…you name it. Go forth and write me a poem or short story that gives your readers a disgustingly funny or romantically shocking cheap thrill. Be as vividly original as you can to make your deviation stand out, but do keep our key elements of what you feel the aspects of “romance” entail as your primary motivation while writing.
A Few Submission Guidelines:
Your submissions must be new deviations entered after today. Please note all of your entries to LadyLincoln marked as: “Cheap Thrill Romance Contest.” Your deadline is on July 1st. Both poetry and prose is accepted. Prose writers: make sure your stories are no longer than 3,000 words in length. Novel excerpts will be also accepted, but they must abide by the guidelines set above. Poetry enthusiasts: your new deviations should be no longer than 40 lines in length. Prize donators may enter, but not judges. (Judges: feel free to whip up a creative piece for fun, should you so choose!) Our selected judges will be closely looking at how you were able to incorporate our primary romance genre, your overall creativity with the piece and the masterful techniques you used throughout. Looking for inspiration and not sure where to start? Well, click here to get to some fantastic linkage on how to get your “pulsating loins” in rapid motion with just a sampling of a few humorous punch lines from a variety of real romance novels! Oh, and right below you will find some deviant-created gems to help get your creative juices flowing:
:thumb172476076:
Panel of Judges and Delectable Loot:
Your Judges:
LadyLincoln safia3 zebrazebrazebra CrimsonThrenody SadisticIceCream pullingcandy Memnalar silverwingeddarkness flaminandfamous789 AlecWolfe rlkirklandLoot Listing AKA Prizes:
FIRST PLACE: 1-year subscription from LadyLincoln 3-month subscription from reddaverocker 3-month subscription from SRSmith 3-month subscription from Echostar08 5,000 points from Shards-of-Shame 800 points from LadyLincoln 3 critiques from AlecWolfe 3 critiques from WorldWar-Tori A critique from lonealphawolf A critique from pullingcandy A critique from reddaverocker SECOND PLACE: 3-month subscription from LadyLincoln 3-month subscription from SRSmith 2,000 points from Shards-of-Shame 500 points from LadyLincoln 20 points from Tobaeus Mystery grab bag of points from wyldhoney 2 critiques from AlecWolfe 2 critiques from WorldWar-Tori A critique from reddaverocker A critique from lonealphawolf A critique from pullingcandy THIRD PLACE: 1-month subscription from LadyLincoln 1,000 points from Shards-of-Shame 100 points from LadyLincoln A critique from AlecWolfe A critique from WorldWar-Tori A critique from reddaverocker A critique from lonealphawolf A critique from pullingcandy JOURNAL FEATURES (For All Winners!) LadyLincoln ikazon namenotrequired lonealphawolf Reilune reddaverocker Astralseed luckydesigns phoenixleo Echostar08 CrimsonThrenody wyldhoney Shards-of-Shame dreamsinstatic pullingcandy SRSmith Memnalar AlecWolfe Evil-e33 HugQueen jdrainville rlkirkland WorldWar-Tori A Final Note
I wished to extend a hearty thank you to all of those who volunteered to judge and to the wonderful deviants who donated prizes and features. Also: if anyone else wishes to be included on the loot listing, feel free to note LadyLincoln.
Best of luck and happy writing!
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I can't believe I forgot about this
Will you be having another contest like this anytime soon?
Will you be having another contest like this anytime soon?