I’m really excited about this round’s contest, and I hope you guys will be too. I’ll share what the prompt is, and then for the first time I’ll give a sample. This is a different type of prompt, so I hope an example will help clarify:
NAME was the type of person (girl, boy, man, woman, etc.) who
So here’s an example of how this might look when the sentence is completed:
Skylar was the type of girl who never asked her friends what they thought of her clothes. She knew she looked perfect.
I’ve never offered examples before because I feared limiting your creativity. But this is a prompt I saw in a writing textbook (What if? by Anne Bernays and Pamela Painter) and I didn’t fully understand what they meant until I read the samples, so I thought I would provide one to show you guys what the intention is. If you still have questions, feel free to either email me or leave them in the comments section.
Your word limit is 108 words (prompt sentence + 100 words) and is due Wednesday, March 28th by 11:59pm Kansas City time.
Think of the prompt sentence as the opening of a novel. Your job is to draw the reader in, and give them a hint of your story world and the action to come.
You may email your entry to me by clicking here or at Stephanie(at)GoTeenWriters.com. Include your name as you would want it to appear on the website, and no attachments please!
I always send confirmation emails, so if it’s been 48 hours and you haven’t heard from me, feel free to check back.
The contest is for those age 21 and under. One entry per person please.
For more details and a sample winning entry, click here.
The judges this round are:
Christa Banister (I told Christa that my goal for 2012 was to correctly spell her last name in every post. I’m 1 for 1, Christa!)
Christa Banister is a full-time freelancer writer, specializing in music, movies and books-related reviews and interviews and is the author of two novels, Around the World in 80 Dates and Blessed Are the Meddlers. Based in Dallas, Texas, she also weighs in on various aspects of pop culture on her personal blog. For more information, including her upcoming book signings and sample chapters of her novels, check out her Website.
Roseanna M. White, author of two Biblical love stories and LOVE FINDS YOU IN ANNAPOLIS, MARYLAND makes her home in the mountains of Western Maryland with her husband, two small children, and the colony of dust bunnies living under her couch. After graduating from St. John’s College in Annapolis, MD, she and her husband founded the Christian Review of Books, where she is the editor. She is a member of ACFW, HisWriters, Biblical Fiction Writers, and HEWN Marketing.