March Challenge: What Makes a Man

Thanks to all of you who voted for me! And now, for the new challenge:

Every great officer, captain, commander, admiral, or even villain, has the moment that defined them and made them into who we know them as. The moment could be good, an accomplishment that set them up above the rest, or a tragedy that put them on a dark path. Whatever the case may be, in under 5,000 words, any character, any era, any universe, tell us what really made them who they are.

Entries are due by midnight (Central/Chicago time) on March 31st.

Enjoy!

 

Nice topic! What's the due date and time?

 

Thanks! And, oops, your right! I edited that first post to say.

 

Established or can we use a character from our own fan fics?

 

Either would be fine. Whichever you prefer!

 

Sierra 59

 

This one I want to answer. Baby is wiping me out-but this has been growing in my mind for a while. Someone asked, in my first Seleya posting, how the captain of a science vessel got a Challenger-class. Hmmm....

 

This gives me the perfect opportunity to write Astar's story better than I did once before, but I'll have to see if I have time to write it.

 

My rather bleak entry into the foray

http://www.trekbbs.com/showthread.php?p=3901716#post3901716

 

Though I'm not entirely certain I'll have the time to finish this in time...I thik I'll give this one a go!

I've never done a fanfic contest before.

I will say, for this one, I'll set the stage for a brief deviation from my "Ezri Dax Tales". Sorry...but the character's not her.

Also...I must say, you could say this tale's inspired by Nerys's "A Stone's Throw Away." Or at least, the "traumatic memory" narration style was inspired by her tale.

Wish me luck!

 

Here's my entry: "The Reluctant Lieutenant"

 

I'll give it a go: http://trekbbs.com/showthread.php?p=3905568#post3905568

 

Okay...here we go:

http://www.trekbbs.com/showthread.php?t=116493

 

Who is Khan??? >>>>>>>>>>>>>> http://trekbbs.com/showpost.php?p=3905317&postcount=1

 

This is it: the moment where two lives change forever.

http://trekbbs.com/showthread.php?t=117703

 

Welp, there go my chances.

Will be an enjoyable read once I'm done with lunch, I'm sure.

 

Pfft. Seriously, you ALMOST had it last time around, with your Choose Your Own Adventure. Don't undersell yourself!

 

I wouldn't say I'm underselling myself exactly. But I will say that, at least in my opinion, the quality of your writing is leaps, bounds, and the 400 meter dash ahead of my own. I think I've said before, but I'd almost swear you were a professional writer.

 

Well, if I ever do publish, it won't be Trek, because I don't like what Pocket Books has done. But I don't have any publishing credits to my name.

I just don't want to see anyone getting discouraged...I really don't like that, because I really do think a lot of people don't give themselves enough credit with writing, art, and so forth.

 

Well, as I said last month (atleast i think it was last month) if one person enjoys what I have written, then I am satisfied that I have done a good job. Not that I won't try to improve of course. Grammar is still an evil little creature taunting me from the shadows for example.