edonil Posted March 20, 2015 Report Share Posted March 20, 2015 Hey everyone, it's that time again- story time! Can't wait to see what you all come up with. The Iron Quill is a writing contest that takes place every month where the winner receives a free random box set from Wyrd. It’s an exciting competition and a great place to hone your skills and get some constructive feedback. The RulesYou must post your story in The Writing Room by the submission date with the following posting format: Iron Quill – Name of the round – Name of your story. Nothing else is needed to sign up, but please post in this thread with a link to your story when completed.Your story must be no more than 1,750 words and be a self-contained story set in the world of Malifaux.Any story must include at least two of the Ingredients for the current round. When you use the ingredients, keep in mind they don't need to be literal, please feel free to be creative with them!As the stories are completed, this post will be updated to contain a listing of all the submissions. You are welcome to edit your story up until the submission date. Winning The winner will be selected by overall score, as determined by two methods:A public poll will be created where anyone can vote on their favorite story. Each vote is worth 1 point. Authors of submissions can vote in this way.A private poll of the authors where they pick their favorite story and a runner-up. These votes are weighted; the favorite story gets 3 points, the runner-up gets 2 points. These votes should be submitted to me by forum PM.All votes must be submitted by the voting date or they won’t count for scoring. You cannot vote for your own submission. If you are an author, you must submit votes for the private poll or you will be disqualified.Name of the Round: IdentitySubmission Date: April 10th, 2015, 23:59 ESTVoting Date: April 13th, 2015, 23:59 ESTIngredients:Theme: Identity CrisisCharacter: Tormented SoulLine: Somebody's got to be your mother.Item: A match.Location: The docks, before dawnThe competition starts now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haunter Posted March 20, 2015 Report Share Posted March 20, 2015 Interesting collection of ingredients. I'm certainly in. Wheels are already turning... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
admiralvorkraft Posted March 20, 2015 Report Share Posted March 20, 2015 Alright! I'm in, of course. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PraetorDragoon Posted March 20, 2015 Report Share Posted March 20, 2015 Third time is the charm! Time to finish an entry for once. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reservoir Dog Posted March 20, 2015 Report Share Posted March 20, 2015 I'm in. I have an idea in my mind of what I want to do but it'll probably change when I start typing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noob Posted March 23, 2015 Report Share Posted March 23, 2015 I'm in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bogo Posted March 23, 2015 Report Share Posted March 23, 2015 Ageless Beauty I hope you enjoy it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
admiralvorkraft Posted March 24, 2015 Report Share Posted March 24, 2015 Another Opening, Another Show Words: 1750 Ingredients: All (okay, some of them are not well worked in, call them garnish) Questions, comments, critiques are always welcomed and encouraged. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hateful Darkblack Posted March 24, 2015 Report Share Posted March 24, 2015 You know I'm in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Victoria Posted March 26, 2015 Report Share Posted March 26, 2015 If a story has 100 words or less will it count? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bogo Posted March 26, 2015 Report Share Posted March 26, 2015 Nothing in the rules would seem to suggest otherwise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
admiralvorkraft Posted March 27, 2015 Report Share Posted March 27, 2015 I aim for exactly 1750 each time, but that's because I think it's fun. Flash fiction is totally acceptable and awesome, as are poems (epic and otherwise). At least they are in my book. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edonil Posted March 27, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 27, 2015 Flash fic is totally allowed, just have an upper limit for the word count. If you can do it in less than 100 words, rock on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laatija Gray Posted April 4, 2015 Report Share Posted April 4, 2015 In the spirit of experimentation, I give you this. Not sure exactly how I feel about it. My challenge to myself this round was to squeeze an action story into 1749 words. Its choppy and messy and probably terribly confusing. But here's hoping it's still a fun morsel of fiction for you all to enjoy. I'd appreciate any suggestions and dialogue on how to clarify the story without lengthening it. Also...i don't speak Spanish. The Spanish in this story is from the glorious Google translator - please forgive any grievous Spanish grammar mistakes! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haunter Posted April 7, 2015 Report Share Posted April 7, 2015 After 2 false starts and much frustrating writer's block (1 story completely written and put through 2 drafts but still not good enough to enter), I can finally post Choices and feel not too bad about it. Words: 1750 Ingredients used: Identity Crisis Tortured Soul Match The docs before dawn Somebody's got to be your mother Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferossa Posted April 8, 2015 Report Share Posted April 8, 2015 The Ballad of the Witch Hunter Mage Ingredients: All (the "mother" line didn't make it in, but it inspired the whole poem) This was not at all what I intended to write, but then I started writing and here we are. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PraetorDragoon Posted April 10, 2015 Report Share Posted April 10, 2015 http://wyrd-games.net/community/topic/107839-iron-quill-identity-memory/ Entry added. I had another concept, but I scrapped a lot of it. It might make it someday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hateful Darkblack Posted April 10, 2015 Report Share Posted April 10, 2015 Here's my entry: A Year At Work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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