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EVE fiction contest - 108 PLEX in prizes

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fuer0n
Republic Military School
Minmatar Republic
#81 - 2013-11-02 15:51:51 UTC  |  Edited by: fuer0n
Kalrissia wrote:
I'm so definitely in. I've been writing good England ever since I was a children.




write it in your own language? maybe just maybe someone will understand it. does it matter? just do it


maybe someone will care enough to actually learn.
Lugia3
Federal Navy Academy
Gallente Federation
#82 - 2013-11-02 20:01:45 UTC
Oh... It's Somer...

Nah.

"CCP Dolan is full of shit." - CCP Bettik
Mhax Arthie
Doomheim
#83 - 2013-11-02 20:37:30 UTC
Lugia3 wrote:
Oh... It's Somer...

Nah.

Then how about my and Kobol's x2 plex? I just gave in all my sh1t into this contest and this stuff was not easy to acquire. Do I look like a fukin clown and wear a monocle?! I could buy a dozen of ships and blow them up in null, but instead.. I chosen to donate it to all those who are good at writing stories. Just because I love to read.. yeah, I know. kind of obsolete thing to do these days.

/dafuq
Violet Crumble
Weaponised Vegemite
Flying Dangerous
#84 - 2013-11-02 21:14:22 UTC  |  Edited by: Violet Crumble
fuer0n wrote:
Kalrissia wrote:
I'm so definitely in. I've been writing good England ever since I was a children.


write it in your own language? maybe just maybe someone will understand it. does it matter? just do it

maybe someone will care enough to actually learn.


lol, only someone who is a native English speaker would write that, so writing it in their own language wont be a problem under the rules.

My bet is they are either from Great Britain, Australia or New Zealand, where the saying "I speak good england" is sometimes used.

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Telegram Sam
Sebiestor Tribe
Minmatar Republic
#85 - 2013-11-02 22:34:54 UTC  |  Edited by: Telegram Sam
Violet Crumble wrote:
fuer0n wrote:
Kalrissia wrote:
I'm so definitely in. I've been writing good England ever since I was a children.


write it in your own language? maybe just maybe someone will understand it. does it matter? just do it

maybe someone will care enough to actually learn.


lol, only someone who is a native English speaker would write that, so writing it in their own language wont be a problem under the rules.

My bet is they are either from Great Britain, Australia or New Zealand, where the saying "I speak good england" is sometimes used.

By the way, we have two stories (in English) written by native German speakers and two by a native Spanish speaker. How's that for guts and fearless fiction writing? Smile
Seraph Essael
Air
The Initiative.
#86 - 2013-11-03 20:29:03 UTC
One week left!!! Competition heating up!

Back up we go!

Quoted from Doc Fury: "Concerned citizens: Doc seldom plays EVE on the weekends during spring and summer, so you will always be on your own for a couple days a week. Doc spends that time collecting kittens for the on-going sacrifices, engaging in reckless outdoor activities, and speaking in the 3rd person."
destiny2
Decaying Rocky Odious Non Evil Stupid Inane Nobody
Looking for Trouble
#87 - 2013-11-03 20:40:28 UTC
it would take me a year at least to come up with a good eve fiction story, i get into so much detail its a reason it would take me a year lol
Telegram Sam
Sebiestor Tribe
Minmatar Republic
#88 - 2013-11-04 14:35:39 UTC
destiny2 wrote:
it would take me a year at least to come up with a good eve fiction story, i get into so much detail its a reason it would take me a year lol

Might as well start now.... Smile
Telegram Sam
Sebiestor Tribe
Minmatar Republic
#89 - 2013-11-05 04:07:03 UTC
6 days left. Crank 'em out!

I love deadlines. I like the whooshing sound they make as they fly by.
-Douglas Adam
Caviar Liberta
The Scope
Gallente Federation
#90 - 2013-11-05 04:34:11 UTC
Erotica 1 wrote:
Jake Warbird wrote:
"The only Jovian in Jove space was sitting at his table, sipping on a glowing, blue concoction. Then there was a knock."


When he opened the door, he could not believe who was standing there before him. Every Jovian child knew the stories. But could it really be James 315 standing there?

to be continued...


[scene fades to black]
[fades to non descript station with a blurry image of a man] Eagle 1, target located... Long Step is a go, I repeat Long Step is a go.
Ideki
Wolf Brothers INC
United Neopian Federation
#91 - 2013-11-05 13:19:45 UTC
Telegram Sam wrote:
Violet Crumble wrote:
fuer0n wrote:
Kalrissia wrote:
I'm so definitely in. I've been writing good England ever since I was a children.


write it in your own language? maybe just maybe someone will understand it. does it matter? just do it

maybe someone will care enough to actually learn.


lol, only someone who is a native English speaker would write that, so writing it in their own language wont be a problem under the rules.

My bet is they are either from Great Britain, Australia or New Zealand, where the saying "I speak good england" is sometimes used.

By the way, we have two stories (in English) written by native German speakers and two by a native Spanish speaker. How's that for guts and fearless fiction writing? Smile


You will soon add a French native.
Got most of my story written.
Just need to polish it and get the wife to review it for proper English use and comments. :)

Creator of The EVE Planetary Planner
Ideki
Wolf Brothers INC
United Neopian Federation
#92 - 2013-11-07 13:36:38 UTC
Question:
What is the rule on profanity ?
I have a part of my story where there are insults flying around.
Considering that most of us (playing EVE) are adults, but that there are possibly still kids reading our stories should I:

  1. Remove the insults and try to find a better way to convey the story
  2. Censor the insults. Replace them with *
  3. Keep the insults the way they are

Creator of The EVE Planetary Planner
Ishtanchuk Fazmarai
#93 - 2013-11-07 14:05:02 UTC
Ideki wrote:
Question:
What is the rule on profanity ?
I have a part of my story where there are insults flying around.
Considering that most of us (playing EVE) are adults, but that there are possibly still kids reading our stories should I:

  1. Remove the insults and try to find a better way to convey the story
  2. Censor the insults. Replace them with *
  3. Keep the insults the way they are


I don't know the answer, but as the rules don't mention it and the contest it's not organized by CCP themselves, I guessed that the stories were not bound by PG-13, neither by themes nor language.

Anyway, be careful with insults; they rarely are missed and too often they are regretted... Smile

Roses are red / Violets are blue / I am an Alpha / And so it's you
Mhax Arthie
Doomheim
#94 - 2013-11-07 14:14:23 UTC  |  Edited by: Mhax Arthie
Ishtanchuk Fazmarai wrote:
Ideki wrote:
Question:
What is the rule on profanity ?
I have a part of my story where there are insults flying around.
Considering that most of us (playing EVE) are adults, but that there are possibly still kids reading our stories should I:

  1. Remove the insults and try to find a better way to convey the story
  2. Censor the insults. Replace them with *
  3. Keep the insults the way they are


I don't know the answer, but as the rules don't mention it and the contest it's not organized by CCP themselves, I guessed that the stories were not bound by PG-13, neither by themes nor language.

Anyway, be careful with insults; they rarely are missed and too often they are regretted... Smile

The only rules should be: do NOT write wall of text! I saw to many of those entries and it sux.

I love the humor, best one was the the dude camping a random gate while reading a newspaper when a pod jumped in and ...

I honestly love you guys, much respect!!!
Telegram Sam
Sebiestor Tribe
Minmatar Republic
#95 - 2013-11-07 14:56:20 UTC
Ideki wrote:
Question:
What is the rule on profanity ?
I have a part of my story where there are insults flying around.
Considering that most of us (playing EVE) are adults, but that there are possibly still kids reading our stories should I:

  1. Remove the insults and try to find a better way to convey the story
  2. Censor the insults. Replace them with *
  3. Keep the insults the way they are

Thanks, good question.

There aren't any specific rules about profanity. But, I think the readers (and the judges awarding prizesSmile) might expect that the stories will have about the same level of "mature content" as the official EVE Chronicles and EVE novels. Those have some pretty grim and even brutal content, and some suggestions of sex as well. But I don't recall seeing profanity in them. Since the community isn't used to seeing explicit profanity in the prime fiction (or the forums), it's probably safest not to include profanity in a story. But a story won't be disqualified if it contains profanity.

Some stories we've received have censored profanity in the ("****," "*******," etc.) But that may be because the author posted the story in the EVE Fiction section of the forums. Smile

Contest closes Sunday at 11:59 server time-- four more days to write!
Mhax Arthie
Doomheim
#96 - 2013-11-07 15:29:44 UTC
Bump


PS: goons rent stuff and they need ze comuniti halp
Telegram Sam
Sebiestor Tribe
Minmatar Republic
#97 - 2013-11-08 02:37:17 UTC
At first Night Town seemed dead as the rest of Ironmme, but then he noticed a faint glow, sick as the vampire lights but more feverish, and with it a jumping music, tiny at first as a jazz for jitterbugging ants. He stepped along the springy sidewalk, wistfully remembering the days when the spring was all in his own legs and he'd bound into a fight like a bobcat or a Martian sand-spider. God, it had been years now since he had fought a real fight, or felt the power. Gradually the midget music got raucous as a bunnyhug for grizzly bears and loud as a polka for elephants, while the glow became a riot of gas flares and flambeaux and corpse-blue mercury tubes and jiggling pink neon ones that all jeered at the stars where the spaceships roved.

Fritz Leiber, 'Gonna Roll the Bones'
Drackarn
Stay Frosty.
A Band Apart.
#98 - 2013-11-09 15:22:29 UTC
Right that's my two submitted. Thanks for running this again!

http://sandciderandspaceships.blogspot.com/
Seraph Essael
Air
The Initiative.
#99 - 2013-11-09 15:36:07 UTC
Mhax Arthie wrote:
The only rules should be: do NOT write wall of text! I saw to many of those entries and it sux.


Apologies for my wall of text, if you read my edit on my first post it does state I tried breaking it up with indents and such but Eve-O forums doesnt let me.

That being said... Books are usually massive walls are texts... It is in sence a short story competition, so walls of texts are kinda to be expected no?

Anywho, last day to get your stories in!!! Lets have the ante upped! The more in this competition the better the challange Big smile

Quoted from Doc Fury: "Concerned citizens: Doc seldom plays EVE on the weekends during spring and summer, so you will always be on your own for a couple days a week. Doc spends that time collecting kittens for the on-going sacrifices, engaging in reckless outdoor activities, and speaking in the 3rd person."
Ishtanchuk Fazmarai
#100 - 2013-11-09 17:21:31 UTC  |  Edited by: Ishtanchuk Fazmarai
Seraph Essael wrote:
Mhax Arthie wrote:
The only rules should be: do NOT write wall of text! I saw to many of those entries and it sux.


Apologies for my wall of text, if you read my edit on my first post it does state I tried breaking it up with indents and such but Eve-O forums doesnt let me.

That being said... Books are usually massive walls are texts... It is in sence a short story competition, so walls of texts are kinda to be expected no?

Anywho, last day to get your stories in!!! Lets have the ante upped! The more in this competition the better the challange Big smile


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Captain Vollel Yyx had led a full life, or at least as full a life as possible for a Caldari Navy Officer. He had worked his way up the ranks, eventually making it to Captain Rank 2 only a few months ago. This new appointment came with the command of his own vessel and an extensive array of new technology and training. He could name every ship he had ever served on, from frigates to cruisers, which was to be expected of every naval officer. And after sixty two years of service, that was a lot of vessels.
Yyx stood on the balcony of his quarters looking out onto the hanger where his ship sat. A Condor. It was perfect; newly built for him to fly in training and in the very mission he was about to undertake. There was no crew compliment to accompany the ship however, there was no need for them. Not any more.
One ship. One crew member.
Before now, these ships used to have a full crew compliment right down to the engineers. No more. The Captain of the ship would take on the role of everyone through an invention kept classified to the masses and only given to the Caldari. Only those involved with this new invention knew of the background to this amazing technology; by that, it was meant that they only knew where it had come from. They did not fully understand how the technology worked, nor were they told.
“Captain,” A relatively short but stocky man spoke from behind him, “Orders just come in. I am to escort you to your ship.” He sprung up a salute to which the Captain returned.
“Lead on… then… Lieutenant.” Yyx’s voice came out cracked with a pang of nervousness. He immediately cleared his throat. This time it came out crisp and clear, with a sense of command. “Lead on”.


This is a readable text:

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Captain Vollel Yyx had led a full life, or at least as full a life as possible for a Caldari Navy Officer. He had worked his way up the ranks, eventually making it to Captain Rank 2 only a few months ago. This new appointment came with the command of his own vessel and an extensive array of new technology and training. He could name every ship he had ever served on, from frigates to cruisers, which was to be expected of every naval officer. And after sixty two years of service, that was a lot of vessels.

Yyx stood on the balcony of his quarters looking out onto the hanger where his ship sat. A Condor. It was perfect; newly built for him to fly in training and in the very mission he was about to undertake. There was no crew compliment to accompany the ship however, there was no need for them. Not any more.

One ship. One crew member.

Before now, these ships used to have a full crew compliment right down to the engineers. No more. The Captain of the ship would take on the role of everyone through an invention kept classified to the masses and only given to the Caldari. Only those involved with this new invention knew of the background to this amazing technology; by that, it was meant that they only knew where it had come from. They did not fully understand how the technology worked, nor were they told.

“Captain,” A relatively short but stocky man spoke from behind him, “Orders just come in. I am to escort you to your ship.” He sprung up a salute to which the Captain returned.

“Lead on… then… Lieutenant.” Yyx’s voice came out cracked with a pang of nervousness. He immediately cleared his throat. This time it came out crisp and clear, with a sense of command. “Lead on”.


Blink

Roses are red / Violets are blue / I am an Alpha / And so it's you