August 2012 Challenge - Competition

GatorDASH · August 7 2012, 10:42 PM

Competition

The past couple weeks I have been really enjoyed watching the worlds finest athletes compete at the Olympics. I was also glad that Rush Limborg joined me in submitting a story in the July challenge to make it an actual competition (and a very close one). With that in mind, the theme of the August challenge is “Competition”. Competition can draw out the best in us in a quest for achievement or bring out the worst in us from a desperation to win. It can be friendly, or it can be brutal.

Write a Star Trek story about competition. You may define competition as one on one, team on team, nation on nation, or any way you like. You can write about anything from a Parrises Squares tournament to a race between the Romulans and Federation to control a new technology, as long as competition is central to the story. The specifics are the same as last month.

10,000 word count

May be any series, time period, etc.

Original characters, series, and the like are fine.

Deadline is August 31st.

I wish you all luck on this month's competition!

Alpha Flyer · August 9 2012, 06:17 PM

Hi there,

I'm new here, and don't know anything yet. If I were to write something for your challenge -- big IF, as I'm just coming off an 80k+ word monster (you can find it at http://www.fanfiction.net/s/7994763/1/After_the_Ashes), have 2 short pieces in the works and another long one brewing in my subconscious -- where and how would I submit it?

Also, where do I find posted fanfic on this site? I don't have the time to comb through 10,000 threads ...

Thanks!

AF

Admiral2 · August 9 2012, 06:22 PM

Alpha Flyer wrote:

Hi there,

I'm new here, and don't know anything yet. If I were to write something for your challenge -- big IF, as I'm just coming off an 80k+ word monster (you can find it at http://www.fanfiction.net/s/7994763/1/After_the_Ashes), have 2 short pieces in the works and another long one brewing in my subconscious -- where and how would I submit it?

Post a story thread in this forum and add a link for it to this thread.

Also, where do I find posted fanfic on this site? I don't have the time to comb through 10,000 threads ...

Dude, this is the Fan Fiction Forum and a bunch of threads below this one have story titles in their subject lines.

Work it out.

Alpha Flyer · August 9 2012, 07:30 PM

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Dude, this is the [B wrote:

Fan Fiction[/B] Forum and a bunch of threads below this one have story titles in their subject lines.

Work it out.

Thanks for the help (Dude?). I was -- perhaps naively -- hoping for something a bit more organized, like headings for different categories of fics (Voyager, Next Gen ...) As I said, I'm new hear, and a tad daunted by the gazillions of different threads.

Guess the absence of organization explains why I could't find such a thing, and I *will* have to trawl through hundreds of individual threads to figure out if a story might be of sufficient interest for me to read. When I have more time.

AF

Count Zero · August 9 2012, 08:14 PM

Usually, the first post of any thread at the very least should give you a good idea what it's about. Some have more pregnant titles and there's also the possibility to use tags although that hasn't really taken off. You can also use the board's search function if you're looking for something more specific. Just use the advanced search and limit the search to this forum. I hope that helps a little to disperse the confusion.

Bry_Sinclair · August 9 2012, 10:32 PM

An interesting idea has started to form around this topic that I might try and knock out before the end of the month, if I can get settled on a few details.

Sandoval · August 11 2012, 04:16 PM

Admiral2 wrote:

Dude, this is the Fan Fiction Forum and a bunch of threads below this one have story titles in their subject lines.

Work it out.

And people say I'm unfriendly to newbies...

Dude.

Talon Lardner · August 12 2012, 03:34 AM

Very cool contest, looks like I joined a great place to help me get writing more often!

Count Zero · August 12 2012, 03:35 AM

Well, I hope we'll see you around.

Rush Limborg · August 19 2012, 07:39 AM

I have a question for Gator:

I'm working on a tale involving a certain triangle--a love triangle, if you will. It's ending under 10,000 words. Could that concept count as "competition"?

Rush Limborg · August 19 2012, 07:41 AM

Talon Lardner wrote:

Very cool contest, looks like I joined a great place to help me get writing more often!

Absolutely! The prompts from these contests have made me write quite a few tales of my own.

GatorDASH · August 19 2012, 10:44 PM

Rush Limborg wrote:

I have a question for Gator:

I'm working on a tale involving a certain triangle--a love triangle, if you will. It's ending under 10,000 words. Could that concept count as "competition"?

Yes! A competition of the heart is a great use of the prompt.

Rush Limborg · August 20 2012, 01:17 AM

Okay! I just need to "touch up" the beginning, as it were.... Shouldn't be too long. Thanks, mate!

Rush Limborg · August 20 2012, 07:36 PM

AND...here we go!

http://www.trekbbs.com/showthread.php?t=185636

jespah · August 27 2012, 05:15 PM

Only one entry?

August 7 2012, 10:42 PM	#1
GatorDASH Ensign	August 2012 Challenge - Competition Competition The past couple weeks I have been really enjoyed watching the worlds finest athletes compete at the Olympics. I was also glad that Rush Limborg joined me in submitting a story in the July challenge to make it an actual competition (and a very close one). With that in mind, the theme of the August challenge is “Competition”. Competition can draw out the best in us in a quest for achievement or bring out the worst in us from a desperation to win. It can be friendly, or it can be brutal. Write a Star Trek story about competition. You may define competition as one on one, team on team, nation on nation, or any way you like. You can write about anything from a Parrises Squares tournament to a race between the Romulans and Federation to control a new technology, as long as competition is central to the story. The specifics are the same as last month. 10,000 word count May be any series, time period, etc. Original characters, series, and the like are fine. Deadline is August 31st. I wish you all luck on this month's competition!

August 9 2012, 06:17 PM	#2
Alpha Flyer Lieutenant Commander Location: Off the Shoulder of Orion	Re: August 2012 Challenge - Competition Hi there, I'm new here, and don't know anything yet. If I were to write something for your challenge -- big IF, as I'm just coming off an 80k+ word monster (you can find it at http://www.fanfiction.net/s/7994763/1/After_the_Ashes), have 2 short pieces in the works and another long one brewing in my subconscious -- where and how would I submit it? Also, where do I find posted fanfic on this site? I don't have the time to comb through 10,000 threads ... Thanks! AF __________________ A tidy home is the sign of a misspent life. You are welcome to check out my fanfic at http://www.fanfiction.net/u/2537553/Alpha_Flyer

August 9 2012, 08:14 PM	#5
Count Zero Your fluffy highness Location: Land of Awesome	Re: August 2012 Challenge - Competition Usually, the first post of any thread at the very least should give you a good idea what it's about. Some have more pregnant titles and there's also the possibility to use tags although that hasn't really taken off. You can also use the board's search function if you're looking for something more specific. Just use the advanced search and limit the search to this forum. I hope that helps a little to disperse the confusion. __________________ "Mama always told me not to look into the eyes of the sun. But Mama, that's where the fun is." Wanna talk all things pony? Hop over to Brony Kingdom. We have cookies!

August 9 2012, 10:32 PM	#6
Bry_Sinclair Commodore Location: Along the border of Talarian space	Re: August 2012 Challenge - Competition An interesting idea has started to form around this topic that I might try and knock out before the end of the month, if I can get settled on a few details. __________________ Avatar: Captain Hilgrat Ja-Inrosh (deceased), Commanding Officer, U.S.S. Silverfin NCC-4470, Border Service Third Cutter Squadron Manip by: FltCpt. Bossco (STPMA)

August 12 2012, 03:34 AM	#8
Talon Lardner Ensign	Re: August 2012 Challenge - Competition Very cool contest, looks like I joined a great place to help me get writing more often!

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August 12 2012, 03:35 AM	#9
Count Zero Your fluffy highness Location: Land of Awesome	Re: August 2012 Challenge - Competition Well, I hope we'll see you around. __________________ "Mama always told me not to look into the eyes of the sun. But Mama, that's where the fun is." Wanna talk all things pony? Hop over to Brony Kingdom. We have cookies!

August 19 2012, 07:39 AM	#10
Rush Limborg Vice Admiral Location: The EIB Network	Re: August 2012 Challenge - Competition I have a question for Gator: I'm working on a tale involving a certain triangle--a love triangle, if you will. It's ending under 10,000 words. Could that concept count as "competition"? __________________ "I have been wounded but not yet slain. I shall lie here and bleed awhile. Then I shall rise and fight again." "Forget it, Jake...it's Chinatown."

August 20 2012, 01:17 AM	#13
Rush Limborg Vice Admiral Location: The EIB Network	Re: August 2012 Challenge - Competition Okay! I just need to "touch up" the beginning, as it were.... Shouldn't be too long. Thanks, mate! __________________ "I have been wounded but not yet slain. I shall lie here and bleed awhile. Then I shall rise and fight again." "Forget it, Jake...it's Chinatown."

August 20 2012, 07:36 PM	#14
Rush Limborg Vice Admiral Location: The EIB Network	Re: August 2012 Challenge - Competition AND...here we go! http://www.trekbbs.com/showthread.php?t=185636 __________________ "I have been wounded but not yet slain. I shall lie here and bleed awhile. Then I shall rise and fight again." "Forget it, Jake...it's Chinatown."

August 27 2012, 05:15 PM	#15
jespah Commodore Location: Boston, the Gateway to the Galaxy	Re: August 2012 Challenge - Competition Only one entry? __________________ Honk if you love silence http://www.jespah.com (includes fanfiction with most ratings). TU Publishing Adult Trek Anthology