Summer Word Bank Story Competition!

13 Aug 2020

Quote by Molly
We are allowed to advertise on other places as long as we stress that we are family-friendly. My blog on the site that some of us share has something made up if any of you want to share. Just let me know and I'll send you a copy or if you can see my blog just copy/paste. Don't forget to add a link.

I just copied and pasted your blog item on my own blog. Maybe some of my friends we do not share will give the competition a try. flower

The coffee is busy percolating right now and the tea kettle is on the burner.

My kitchen countertop should be finished today along with the new sink and faucet and tomorrow we will have the lighting installed. I'm expecting the renovation to be finished rather quickly. Just four days of disturbance. I'm rather pleased so far.

13 Aug 2020

I mentioned the comp on Wondercafe2, the site I admin, and posted a link to my story (we have a thread for sharing our art). And I tweeted my comp entry and I am pretty sure I mentioned the comp in the tweet.

The old bookshop owner had something special for Dave.

Dash - Writer's Block competition entry

19 Aug 2020

Just read the latest entry. Good one. It's a small field for those of us used to larger comps, but a pretty good one if you ask me. And there's still a couple weeks left to go if you haven't entered yet.

The old bookshop owner had something special for Dave.

Dash - Writer's Block competition entry

20 Aug 2020

By my count, we have 14 entries for our contest. The very first entry was from Adrienne. Her story has had only one comment and, presumably, one vote. I am not a moderator so I can't judge if her story is fulfilling the requirements. I just know that her story seems to be the only one that may not have enough votes. Perhaps some of us could check it out and decide to vote for her or not.

https://www.storiesspace.com/stories/flash-fiction/-it-takes-two-to-triumph-.aspx

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20 Aug 2020

Quote by Survivor

By my count, we have 14 entries for our contest. The very first entry was from Adrienne. Her story has had only one comment and, presumably, one vote. I am not a moderator so I can't judge if her story is fulfilling the requirements. I just know that her story seems to be the only one that may not have enough votes. Perhaps some of us could check it out and decide to vote for her or not.

This story has been removed from the comp now, Larry. It was actually posted in April before the comp started and somehow got added. Wasn't even on theme.

So we are back to 13, though a little birdy told me we might be getting something from a certain angel.V28YmSRAw5iLOzvA

The old bookshop owner had something special for Dave.

Dash - Writer's Block competition entry

27 Aug 2020

And we did get back to 14, thanks to a nice entry from wordpusher715. Give it a look and a comment if you have not already. A fun, lighthearted piece about a rather different White House administration.

https://www.storiesspace.com/stories/general/-of-presidents-and-butt-sharks-.aspx

A little over a week to go. It's only 500 words so there's still lots of time to get your entry in!

The old bookshop owner had something special for Dave.

Dash - Writer's Block competition entry

7 Sep 2020

Okay, no guarantees, but I will try to get an entry in by midnight, Pacific time!

A quick question - can we use different tenses of the required word? Like, "screamed" instead of "scream/s"?

Fire and Ice - A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words competition, first place

Monster - Survivor competition, first place

7 Sep 2020

Quote by verbal
Okay, no guarantees, but I will try to get an entry in by midnight, Pacific time!

A quick question - can we use different tenses of the required word? Like, "screamed" instead of "scream/s"?

I say yes on the tenses. As long as they are being used. Good luck getting one done!

7 Sep 2020

Quote by verbal
Okay, no guarantees, but I will try to get an entry in by midnight, Pacific time!

A quick question - can we use different tenses of the required word? Like, "screamed" instead of "scream/s"?

Slightly different, but I changed a singular "turtle" to "turtles."

7 Sep 2020

That puts us at 16 entries, maybe 17 if Verbs gets his in. For those counting, the latest two are:

https://www.storiesspace.com/stories/flash-fiction/-the-adventure-of-tank-the-turtle-.aspx

And

https://www.storiesspace.com/stories/flash-fiction/-folds-.aspx

Both terrific reads.

(Shameless self-promotion: My entry is the first link in my sig, The Berry Girl, for those who have not yet read it.)

The old bookshop owner had something special for Dave.

Dash - Writer's Block competition entry

7 Sep 2020

Quote by Molly
Quote by verbal
Okay, no guarantees, but I will try to get an entry in by midnight, Pacific time!

A quick question - can we use different tenses of the required word? Like, "screamed" instead of "scream/s"?

I say yes on the tenses. As long as they are being used. Good luck getting one done!

Yay! I'm in! Submitting now.

Fire and Ice - A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words competition, first place

Monster - Survivor competition, first place

7 Sep 2020

SORRY - I rushed my submission and somehow made it a part of the series Chew by accident. I hope the error can be rectified in time! If not, well I shouldn't have waited until the last minute, huh? smile

Fire and Ice - A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words competition, first place

Monster - Survivor competition, first place

7 Sep 2020

Quote by verbal
SORRY - I rushed my submission and somehow made it a part of the series Chew by accident. I hope the error can be rectified in time! If not, well I shouldn't have waited until the last minute, huh?

The verifying mod should be able to fix that. If not, it's a quick edit for you once approved.

The old bookshop owner had something special for Dave.

Dash - Writer's Block competition entry

7 Sep 2020

I'm in!

Fire and Ice - A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words competition, first place

Monster - Survivor competition, first place

7 Sep 2020

Quote by verbal
I'm in!

He is! Read it today!

The old bookshop owner had something special for Dave.

Dash - Writer's Block competition entry

9 Sep 2020

I have a quick question, abd this may or may not be the right thread for it. I noticed, on the front page, below the number of votes in the circle, most comp entries say "Scored 5 Comp." Some however (like mine) say "Score Comp" with no 5. What does the 5 mean? I qualified for the comp, right?

Fire and Ice - A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words competition, first place

Monster - Survivor competition, first place

9 Sep 2020

Quote by verbal
I have a quick question, abd this may or may not be the right thread for it. I noticed, on the front page, below the number of votes in the circle, most comp entries say "Scored 5 Comp." Some however (like mine) say "Score Comp" with no 5. What does the 5 mean? I qualified for the comp, right?

When you see Scored 5 Comp that is a story you voted on with a five. You cannot vote on your own, so it won't show you voted on it. ;)

9 Sep 2020

Quote by verbal
I have a quick question, abd this may or may not be the right thread for it. I noticed, on the front page, below the number of votes in the circle, most comp entries say "Scored 5 Comp." Some however (like mine) say "Score Comp" with no 5. What does the 5 mean? I qualified for the comp, right?

You have absolutely qualified. We do not have the number of comments/votes requirement as other places do. Not yet anyway. I'm hoping to get to that point where have a need one day. smile

Can you not see your vote amount? As Survivor said, the number on the other comp stories show what you voted on theirs. If you can't see your amount could you please send me a screenshot of what you have?

9 Sep 2020

Quote by Molly
Quote by verbal
I have a quick question, abd this may or may not be the right thread for it. I noticed, on the front page, below the number of votes in the circle, most comp entries say "Scored 5 Comp." Some however (like mine) say "Score Comp" with no 5. What does the 5 mean? I qualified for the comp, right?

You have absolutely qualified. We do not have the number of comments/votes requirement as other places do. Not yet anyway. I'm hoping to get to that point where have a need one day.

Can you not see your vote amount? As Survivor said, the number on the other comp stories show what you voted on theirs. If you can't see your amount could you please send me a screenshot of what you have?

Oh, man, it's my own vote! D'oh! Who knew?

Thanks to you and Larry for answering so promptly. There are some really fine stories in this comp.

Fire and Ice - A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words competition, first place

Monster - Survivor competition, first place

9 Sep 2020

Quote by verbal
There are some really fine stories in this comp.

You're right about that. I have been so impressed and please by them all.

We have some pretty talented people on this site.

16 Sep 2020

My comp entry was my first story written here. Thank you to Clum for bringing my attention to this site. Best wishes to all the great entries! This was fun!

16 Sep 2020

Quote by KimmiBeGood
My comp entry was my first story written here. Thank you to Clum for bringing my attention to this site. Best wishes to all the great entries! This was fun!

And we are glad it brought you over. More writers makes more fun on a site like this, eh.

The old bookshop owner had something special for Dave.

Dash - Writer's Block competition entry

16 Sep 2020

Quote by KimmiBeGood
My comp entry was my first story written here. Thank you to Clum for bringing my attention to this site. Best wishes to all the great entries! This was fun!

You're very welcome. smile

16 Sep 2020

This was such a fun contest!

2 Oct 2020

I have been hoping the glitch with the contestant "Story Competitions" badges would be fixed. Apparently there are two of them created to memorialize the last two contests. They should look nicely colorful on our profiles when they are working properly. We few, we happy few, with both pictures are going to be pleased with how they look under our total badges awarded. flower

3 Oct 2020

Huh. Hadn't even noticed that. Shows how often I look at my own profile, eh.

The old bookshop owner had something special for Dave.

Dash - Writer's Block competition entry

3 Oct 2020

Quote by Mendalla
Huh. Hadn't even noticed that. Shows how often I look at my own profile, eh.

I didn't notice it either. I'm looking into sorting them.

3 Oct 2020

Quote by Molly
Quote by Mendalla
Huh. Hadn't even noticed that. Shows how often I look at my own profile, eh.

I didn't notice it either. I'm looking into sorting them.

While you are at it you might mention that the Famous Story badge is not working properly. At this time a member with a story having over 2,500 views should get a Famous Story badge. That was done by Gav about two years ago when he was updating the badges here on Stories Space. But even so, I have a story that has not received the badge. It has 3,715 views. I've mentioned it in the past, even to Gav himself. Just a small thing, I know. flower

3 Oct 2020

Quote by Survivor
Quote by Molly
Quote by Mendalla
Huh. Hadn't even noticed that. Shows how often I look at my own profile, eh.

I didn't notice it either. I'm looking into sorting them.

While you are at it you might mention that the Famous Story badge is not working properly. At this time a member with a story having over 2,500 views should get a Famous Story badge. That was done by Gav about two years ago when he was updating the badges here on Stories Space. But even so, I have a story that has not received the badge. It has 3,715 views. I've mentioned it in the past, even to Gav himself. Just a small thing, I know.

Agreed. I have seven stories that exceed 2500 views, one of which has more than 4000 (https://www.storiesspace.com/stories/flash-fiction/the-gathering.aspx).
There are others, too, including Maggie. If advertised, it should be added. thumbright

There is also another, underutilised badge (in my opinion)... The Series Award. dontknow

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