edonil Posted August 28, 2012 Report Share Posted August 28, 2012 (edited) Iron Quill- Post-Gencon Blues Oh, I've got those Post-Gencon Blues... Which is as much poetry as you're getting out of me at this point. Alright everyone, welcome to the first proper round of the Iron Quill and many thanks to all of you who participated in the Preliminary and Beta rounds. Looking forward to see what all you authors come up with this time! Mystery Ingredients supplied by Eatenbypotchky, the winner of the Beta Round. As before, if I need to make any changes, I'll edit those into this thread in red. The Rules: 1. The list of participants will be brought together in the starting thread as people sign up. Participants may sign up at any point in time, by posting their interest in this thread, or by posting up a story. The Mystery Ingredient will be announced in the starting thread for each round. When you post up your story, please include the name of the round in the title. 2. The Mystery Ingredient will be two of four things. The Ingredient may be a character, a phrase, an item or a more generic theme. The Mystery Ingredient should be used in each entry, but doesn't necessarily have to be literal. Be creative here! 3. All entries must be set in the universe of Malifaux, or a recognizable Alternate version thereof. 4. Entries should be no more than 1,500 words in total, and should be complete self contained stories. Try to stick to this length as much as possible, a reasonable overage will be allowed at the Judge's discretion, but stories that are too long by the deadline will be disqualified. If your initial draft is too long at first submission but, through author feedback, is brought to the word count, that's fine. 5. Participants will have three weeks to complete their entry and post it on the forums in a new thread using a format that identifies easily that the story is an entry and what round. For example: Iron Quill Round 1: The Dark of the Night (or something).ON EDITING: All stories can be edited as much as people would like. If a story is going to be modified to such an extent that it no longer matches the original story, please start a new thread. WIP will not be necessary in the title, but it is requested that any story that isn't completed have it at the top of the post. When the story is finished, please remove WIP from the post. Edits can be made up until the deadline, but any edits made on the deadline or afterwards will disqualify the entry from the competition. (As an editorial note- please don't make me do this.) 6. The winner(s) of each round will be determined by a blind score from a public and a private poll. The public poll will be a thread created in which anyone who reads the stories can vote. The private poll will be for Judges and Authors who have weighted votes they can hand out. Each Judge/Author can award each of the following to different stories: 3 votes, 2 votes, 1 vote. At the same time, the Judges/Authors are requested to leave criticism and feedback. These polls will be open for one week, at which point the winner of the round will be announced. Any Judge/Author votes that have not been submitted by that point will be spoiled. Weighted votes cannot be awarded by an author to their own story.Most Improved Award: Now that we have some competitions in the bag, I want to start a 'Most Improved' award for each round. When you give me your weighted votes (or any readers who want to join in on this one), name the author you think has improved the most this round, either from last round or from the beginning of the competition. MYSTERY INGREDIENTS: This round is going to be a bit different. Eatenbypotchky, the winner of the Beta Round, suggested more than the two Mystery Ingredients recommended. On suggestion from Chocobo, we're going to give you guys a choice. There will be a Theme, a Line, a Character and an Item. All of you have to pick either the Theme or the Character, and then you can pick to do one (or more) of the other three. Because of this, you're going to need to put in your entry, either at the beginning or the end, which Ingredients you used. And with that out of the way, here's what you're all waiting for anyway: THEME: The Forgotten Room CHARACTER: The Lazy Taxidermist LINE: "I've never understood why you don't just go back to Richmond." ITEM: A Brass Thimble Starting Date For This Round: August 31st, 2012, at 00:00 EST. Ending Date For This Round: September 21st, 2012, at 23:59 EST. The Authors: Rancor709 Mirrors Thechosenone Salix060907 El Indio A Long Way From Richmond Silver Chocobo The Dolls House Mako A New Benefactor Hardlec ThePandaDirector urocky Jonasty Nilus DarcXON Mister Monkey Guildhouse Edited September 13, 2012 by edonil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hardlec Posted August 28, 2012 Report Share Posted August 28, 2012 Please add me to the list. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edonil Posted August 28, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 28, 2012 Sure thing, welcome back! *grin* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePandaDirector Posted August 28, 2012 Report Share Posted August 28, 2012 I suppose I could... oh go on! Going home this week, with no internet there, so this might be the first time I have to actually write something =] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edonil Posted August 28, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 28, 2012 Panda! Welcome back! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Absolution Black Posted August 28, 2012 Report Share Posted August 28, 2012 lol, already added me eh? fair enough..I can hopefully rise to the challenge...hmmm..interesting ingredients... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ukrocky Posted August 28, 2012 Report Share Posted August 28, 2012 Yupppppp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edonil Posted August 28, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 28, 2012 Looks like we've got the old guard in again! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonasty Posted August 28, 2012 Report Share Posted August 28, 2012 I'm hoping to give this a solid first outing. Please add me to the list when able. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salix060907 Posted August 28, 2012 Report Share Posted August 28, 2012 Looks like I'm signed up. Good, I like the new format and the mystery ingredients. Work is rapidly approaching my busy time, so I'll give it a go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nilus Posted August 28, 2012 Report Share Posted August 28, 2012 I'll sign up, and yet I probably won't finish it But I will sign up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edonil Posted August 29, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 29, 2012 Welcome Jonasty! And Nilus, c'mon man, you can finish this one! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarcXON Posted August 31, 2012 Report Share Posted August 31, 2012 Hopefully there is still space for one more? I missed the first one >.< Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mako Posted August 31, 2012 Report Share Posted August 31, 2012 Always room for another in the quill! And this is the first official round, the others were tests, so I wouldn't worry about missing them. Plus, I did the first and then DNFd the second, so being in every round is entirely not necessary! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edonil Posted August 31, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 31, 2012 Welcome to the Quill! Yeah, don't worry about missing any of the rounds, it's not really an 'Iron Man' competition, just a chance to get more people writing and hopefully writing better over time. Anyone else who wants to join in is more than welcome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sliver Chocobo Posted August 31, 2012 Report Share Posted August 31, 2012 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister Monkey Posted September 1, 2012 Report Share Posted September 1, 2012 Better add me to the list too .... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Absolution Black Posted September 3, 2012 Report Share Posted September 3, 2012 Holy frak....there are already three submissions up..I havent even thought of an idea!! Whens the closing date..21st? Ummmmm....*sits waiting for muse* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edonil Posted September 3, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 3, 2012 Yeah, we've got some crazy fast writers, lol. Good luck, you've got plenty of time! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hardlec Posted September 4, 2012 Report Share Posted September 4, 2012 Time check please: Character born 1864 during American Civil War 1878 at 14 Character joins US Marines 1898 Spanish American war ends. Character retires from USMC, 20 years in, comes to Malifaux, one of the first. 1907 character is in the Current Time in Malifaux. He is 43, at the end of his prime physically. Street smart and at the height of his skills. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edonil Posted September 4, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 4, 2012 ...I think that's right. Unfortunately, I don't have my book one with me at work. Have to say, you've got me bloody curious. (waits expectantly) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mako Posted September 4, 2012 Report Share Posted September 4, 2012 I didn't realise the new book had bumped it to 1907, I thought it was 1904... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sliver Chocobo Posted September 4, 2012 Report Share Posted September 4, 2012 Remember to use the Malifaux date not ours Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Absolution Black Posted September 4, 2012 Report Share Posted September 4, 2012 *sits there looking upwards* Ok Muse, I have been patient...If you don't hit me with an idea soon, I won't be able to write a story. Then everyone will laugh at me, poke me with sticks and generally make my life miserable. If this happens, rest assured you will be the first to get it. Are we clear? Good...idea when you're ready then... *sits patiently* *waits* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mako Posted September 4, 2012 Report Share Posted September 4, 2012 *Starts hunting for a high quality poking stick* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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