Winter Writing Competition '14

Wow! Thanks guys! And good job to Felly and PV! I really did enjoy your guys' stories. Thanks again guys!

Oh, also I claim my 3k woo!

 

Oh noes! I thought voting ended tomorrow and I still had time DDDDDDDD:

Regardless, hearty congratulations to all involved! Great job, Liam grade's a'comin, I swear

 

Woo, congrats, Liam. Impressive how your win was almost unanimous. Only one person didn't vote you how first.

Claiming my 3k.

 

Cash money. Last place. Aw yeah. I did say at the start of the heat I'd be shocked if I got 2nd, so thanks massively to the 3 people who actually voted me 2nd by choice lol

 

Thirty Miles From Home + 2 + 1 + 1 (+3) + 1 + 3 + 2 + 1 + 3 = 17
hiraeth + 3 + 3 + 3 + 3 + 3 + 2 + 3 + 3 + 2 = 25
Teeth and Jaws + 1 + 2 + 2 + 2 + 2 + 1 + 1 + 2 + 1 = 14

hiraeth by Elysia will be proceeding to the final round!

The stories are getting darker. Somebody hold me! But for now, hold onto this nifty voting money; you've definitely deserved it! Authors of this round, thanks for writing splendid nightmare fuel stories this round!

@Shroomish; @Prince Vultan; @Felly; @Jack of Clovers; @Seppe; @Soulmaster; @HKim; @Truly; @Ace Trainer Liam;

Round 3

Volbeats by Synthesis
Spirit of the Dice by WinterVines
Tate by Truly

The voting process stays the same for every round. Something special happens if you vote in every round!

Votes are due to me via private message on any of the three forums by Saturday, February 21st, at 11:59 P.M. CST.

Remaining Stories:

Spoiler

Tweet by Smores
River Devereux and the Secret of the Pyraxian Tribe by Clash King Dan
Sacrifice by HKim
The Life and Lies of Kyle Weedle by Ash K.
Beduins by Lovecraft

Final Round:

Spoiler

The Hour is Nigh by Ace Trainer Liam
hiraeth by Elysia

 

Cash is good.

 

Claiming 3,000.

Awesome round!

 

Congrats Elysia! I thought this round of stories were really good!

(Also cash claimed)

 

Wait a minute.... so this means I won't be going against HKim in the finals.... evil plans..... ruined!

 

Congrats, Elysia!

Oh, and claiming monies also

 

Claim 3k before being crushed under WV and Syn

 

PWN is currently down for server maintenance, and Winter's story for this round is on PWN. As such, this round will be extended until tomorrow, at 3:00 P.M. CST. n~n Read and vote if you haven't already!

 

Volbeats + 2 + 2 + 2 + 1 + 2 + 2 + 3 + 2 = 16
Spirit of the Dice + 3 + 3 + 3 + 3 + 3 + 3 + 2 + 3 = 23
Tate + 1 + 1 + 1 + 2 (+3) + 1 + 1 + 1 = 11

Spirit of the Dice by WinterVines will be proceeding to the final round!

Something that particularly struck me while reading summaries was somebody's comment that a particular story truly entertained them. All of you authors are producing exceptional wonders with each word you write and sentence you produce. I hope that, despite the heat of this competition, you keep heart and never forget that. Congratulations to Winter this round, as well as the voters, who may now claim 3k:

@Shroomish; @Soulmaster; @Prince Vultan; @HKim; @Truly; @Ace Trainer Liam; @Jack of Clovers; @Seppe;

Onward!

Round 4

Tweet by Elamite
Beduins by Lovecraft
The Life and Lies of Kyle Weedle by Ash K.

The voting process stays the same for every round. Something special happens if you vote in every round! But a special notice notice nottttice here:

Votes are due to me via private message on any of the three forums by 7:00 P.M. CST on Friday, February 27th! This is a different time than usual, so please make sure you read these delightful short short shorrrrt stories as soon as you can and send your votes to me! Thanks, everyone!

Remaining Stories:

Spoiler

River Devereux and the Secret of the Pyraxian Tribe by Clash King Dan
Sacrifice by HKim

Final Round:

Spoiler

The Hour is Nigh by Ace Trainer Liam
hiraeth by Elysia
Spirit of the Dice by WinterVines

 

Woo congrats Winter! Claiming my 3k.

 

I won't be late for the next round of voting, promise!

Claiming 3k

 

Woo 3k.

Congrats, Winter!

 

3kget

 

Congo, Winter!

[EDIT]
btw, claiming 3k. don't want to forget and add it multiple times.

 

Tweet + 2 + 2 (+3) + 2 + 2 + 2 + 1 + 1 = 15
Beduins + 1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 2 + 2 = 12
The Life and Lies of Kyle Weedle + 3 + 3 + 2 + 3 + 3 + 3 + 3 + 3 = 23!

The Life and Lies of Kyle Weedle will be continuing to the final round!

Wow, what charming short stories we had this round! Let's give an especially warm congratulations to Ash, as this is his first time entering the final round and that's such an exciting and awesome feat! I'm so happy you all entered this competition and decided to share your lovely writing with us, whether you made it to the final round or not. This is really such a special time. You too, voters, are quite special, and should gain a fancy 3k for your voting efforts:

Voters: @Soulmaster; @Synthesis; @Elamite; @Jack of Clovers; @HKim; @Ace Trainer Liam; @Seppe; @Shroomish;

Final preliminary round let's get it!

Round 5

River Devereux and the Secret of the Pyraxian Tribe by Clash King Dan
Sacrifice by HKim

Votes are due to me by 11:59 P.M. CST on Saturday, March 7th. Also, I'm going to be completely offline for the next week, so don't get worried if I don't reply when you send in your votes! I'll see them all when I return, and will reply then.

Best of luck to you two in this round!

Final Round:

Spoiler

The Hour is Nigh by Ace Trainer Liam
hiraeth by Elysia
Spirit of the Dice by WinterVines
The Life and Lies of Kyle Weedle

 

Congrats, Ash! Somehow doubt you'll win though.

Claimin' my monies.