EVE General Discussion

Tossing myself into the frey. Here is my entrance into the contest.

Midway.

Category: Eight Thousand Suns in New Eden.

Number of words: 4979 words.

Disclaimer: This story has never been published or posted before.

Five stories received and linked on the entries page. A little surprised about which category (lore-based, freeform, humor) is most popular so far....

It seems that people aren't completely clear on the standards and expectation for the 8,000 Suns (lore-based) category. Basically, if the story would have been publishable in EON, it's OK for 8,000 Suns. The story can contain new things and events that aren't found in the prime fiction and still be OK in this category.

A good example is 'The Attrition Initiative', First Prize winner in last year's 8,000 Suns category. The story involved a experiment in repeated recloning and transneural burning. There's nothing like that in the prime fiction, but it's a possibility that fits within the framework of the New Eden world. Another good example: 'Hunted' (Grand Prize last year, for best of the 8,000 Suns category). From these two stories you can see that there's a lot of room for creativity in the lore-based category.

Let me give this some consideration and consult with the other judges. We definitely don't want to discourage people doing creative works, whatever the format. But at the same time, we have to consider how the judging would work, fairness to your entry and all of the other entries, and any possible complications. I'll get back to you soon.

Thanks Random, good question.
Steps:
-EVE Mail Chribba letting him know you're contracting/transferring a donation, and that it's for this contest. Please CC me.
-Contract/transfer the donation.
-After Chribba has the donation, he sends an EVE Mail confirmation to the donor and myself. Chribba's efficient, so far all three steps have happened really easily. And quickly, too.

If any potential donors are interested in seeing them, I can forward copies of the Chribba confirmation mails. I don't think he or the donors will mind if I share them.

OK, comics can be entered in the contest. But, since we're already mid-way into the contest, we have to follow this guideline stated when it was first announced: 'If you want to add illustrations to your posting, so much the better. However, illustrations will not affect the judging of the fiction piece.' In other words, the judges can only judge the work based on its text content and story, not its visual content.*

By the way, I know that a player is thinking of setting up an EVE art contest later on. Visual content will definitely be considered and awarded in that one, of course.

*The rationale: If we make exceptions or change rules in the middle, somebody could say, "If I knew that was allowed, I would have entered. Now it's too late, I don't have time." Or "If I knew that was allowed, I would have done my entry differently." The idea of the contest is for people to enjoy creating new works, not to have a lot of competition controversy.

Hello gents, I also wanna donate 2 plex for the prize pool of this awesome contest. I will send shortly a mail for Chribba and CC to Sam.

Only 13 days left

Loads can be written in 13 days!

And whoops, my fingers slipped. Back to the top with you!

12 more days to write. Plenty of time!

'First, find out what your hero wants, then just follow him!'
- Ray Bradbury

One more week to write!

Maybe she did it to empathize with the Rock; as a child Karin always took the side of the Rock in its struggle with the evil Mountain. That was before she understood the metaphorical meaning of the story and realized the folly of the Rock’s actions. But the story had always remained one of her favorites and the chance to hear it now from a master storyteller like Vormar enchanted her even more.
-From EVE Chronicle 'The Ray of Matar'