admiralvorkraft Posted February 11, 2017 Report Share Posted February 11, 2017 Hey all! I'm excited to see that there's a new crop of writers posting here somewhat regularly, so I thought the time might be right to re-launch the Iron Quill. The IQ is the Wyrd forum's semi-formal monthly writing competition. Each month I'll post a prompt composed of several "ingredients" - a character, a theme, an item, a location, and a line. The goal is to write the best possible story (or poem, or song) in 1750 words or less, using at least two of the provided ingredients. Once submissions are closed, we vote for our favorite entries and the winners chose the next month's ingredients. So what do you all think? Sound like fun? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cadaverousbirth Posted February 11, 2017 Report Share Posted February 11, 2017 Yes. I'll get the Guild typewriter's warmed up. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gnomezilla Posted February 12, 2017 Report Share Posted February 12, 2017 I don't get to my writing desk nearly as often these days, but I'm here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caiti-Erin Posted February 12, 2017 Report Share Posted February 12, 2017 I'm interested. But I may not be able to participate every time because of uni. Is that okay? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Masquer Posted February 12, 2017 Report Share Posted February 12, 2017 Maybe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tactician Posted February 12, 2017 Report Share Posted February 12, 2017 Yes! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trowan Posted February 13, 2017 Report Share Posted February 13, 2017 Yeah! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Akodo Harid Posted February 13, 2017 Report Share Posted February 13, 2017 Heck yeah! I want to take part this time! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kogan Style Posted February 13, 2017 Report Share Posted February 13, 2017 Yes! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
admiralvorkraft Posted February 14, 2017 Author Report Share Posted February 14, 2017 On Sunday, February 12, 2017 at 2:20 PM, Caiti-Erin said: I'm interested. But I may not be able to participate every time because of uni. Is that okay? Absolutely! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caiti-Erin Posted February 14, 2017 Report Share Posted February 14, 2017 2 hours ago, admiralvorkraft said: Absolutely! Fantastic! I look forward to flexing my creative writing between academic papers. Will we be tagged in a post or do we search for the challenge each time? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
admiralvorkraft Posted February 14, 2017 Author Report Share Posted February 14, 2017 I'll figure out a schedule that makes sense (at least to me) and let you all know what to expect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gnomezilla Posted February 14, 2017 Report Share Posted February 14, 2017 This just got scuppered for the next month with Wyrd publishing their own writing contest. Revisit the schedule to resume after mid-March? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paddywhack Posted February 14, 2017 Report Share Posted February 14, 2017 Wait, what Wyrd writing contest? I've been a bit out of it wit ha new baby. Did I miss an announcement? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
admiralvorkraft Posted February 15, 2017 Author Report Share Posted February 15, 2017 On 2/14/2017 at 11:52 AM, Paddywhack said: Wait, what Wyrd writing contest? I've been a bit out of it wit ha new baby. Did I miss an announcement? It's in the announcement thread, I think. Storied Songs or some-such. I'll post the Iron Quill prompt on March 15th when the official competition ends and we'll get started then! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haunter Posted February 22, 2017 Report Share Posted February 22, 2017 I'm still out in the Aether. I'd love to do more IQ. I'm just neck-deep in editing a novel so my writing time is pretty full. I might try to submit for Storied Songs if I get inspired too. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hungryp Posted March 17, 2017 Report Share Posted March 17, 2017 I could get behind this! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
admiralvorkraft Posted March 22, 2017 Author Report Share Posted March 22, 2017 I'm sorry, life happened and I haven't gotten this posted. I'll get the prompt up in the next couple of days. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Searos Posted April 4, 2017 Report Share Posted April 4, 2017 Is there an Iron Quill for April? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steamtastic Vagabond Posted April 5, 2017 Report Share Posted April 5, 2017 I would be interested in this, I just would like to know where to look for this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vinush Posted August 27, 2017 Report Share Posted August 27, 2017 I miss the iron quill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steamtastic Vagabond Posted August 27, 2017 Report Share Posted August 27, 2017 All right, screw this, in the morning, I'll come up with something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steamtastic Vagabond Posted August 27, 2017 Report Share Posted August 27, 2017 THE FOLLOWING IS A TRANSCRIPT FROM LAST NIGHT'S "MALIFAUX RADIO SHOW" ????: Good evening dear viewers to tonight's Malifaux Radio Show, I'm your new host, ________________, but you can just call me the Steamtastic Vagabond. SV: Wait. David, did you censor my name? ................. Good. SV: Now you may be wondering where the old host has gone off to, well, let's just say that he's been "Sacked". ????: (Muffled Screaming) SV: Oh, don't worry now Eric, I'll take good care of your show in your leave of absense. ????: (More Muffled Screming) SV: I agree Eric, there is no better way to start one's retirement than stuffing yourself in a burlap sack and locking yourself in the closet. David: Uh, Steam? Get on with it already! SV: Oh thank you David, I was getting off topic even before starting, my bad. ????: (Yet More Screaming) SV: Now we shall begin tonight's programming. (Malifaux Radio Show Jingle Plays) SV: Now, as many of you know by now, the Malifaux Radio Show isn't doing so well. Those Nephilim over at the Breachside Broadcast have far superior ratings than we do. Hell, even Necromancy Can Be Fun has more ratings, which kind of scares me honestly. SV: The most likely reason for this is that our dedicated story writer has met a tragic end when he was a "guest" on Necromancy Can Be Fun, (sigh), he didn't see those Death Marshals coming. SV: So we need you, story writers in the audience to submit your best tales of horrible but wonderful happenings. You do that, and this run down radio show might just come back from the dead, like a corpse in the Quarantine Zone. SV: Though, I want to make this a little bit more interesting, we here at the Malifaux Radio Show have heard about a game that has been played by many writers over here through the breach. The game is called Iron Quill, and I hope I can relay the rules accurately. SV: So, you will be given about 3 weeks to produce a half decent story, or poem, or song, written thing, comprised of 1750 words or less. You will also be given 5 ingredients, 2 of which must be used in your story. This is usually a character, an object, a theme, a place, and a quote. SV: So for this month I leave you with the following. A character: Union Engineer, Samuel Thornton An object: Crates filled with tea. A theme: Lonelyness A place: Malifaux City Slums A quote: "Look at all the lonely people!" SV: And I suppose a dead line should be in order, how about, September 23rd. That should be plenty of time, with a week for voting. ????: SOME ONE HELP ME! THESE MANIACS HAVE LOCKED ME IN A CLOSET! SV: And now, a word from out sponsor. (The Rest of This Document is Missing) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hungryp Posted August 29, 2017 Report Share Posted August 29, 2017 I like the write-up, but you may find that most of the scribes in residence are busy with Storied Soundtracks entries for the next week. Hopefully there's still some takers on this though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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