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Post by Mikauzoran on Jun 14, 2015 15:19:56 GMT
Hi all! It's your friendly mod, Mikau! I've lately been agonizing over people somehow not getting information about upcoming/ongoing events (such as when contest entries are due and the like), and last night it occurred to me that we have an announcements section. So even if my announcements get buried in the specific thread the announcement pertains to, I can always make announcements here. ^o^ Problem solved. First and foremost, we're going to be starting a new 5k contest today with the theme being "In Triplicate". Writing will go today through Sunday July fifth. Also, I've been thinking about this for a while, but in our RP (now in its third arc) all of the main characters are taken, and there's not a lot of room for new people hoping to join in to play any kind of important, consistent role in the RP. So I made a new RP thread in the RP section. There's no plot or anything yet, but all of the characters are available, so I encourage all of you wanting to try an RP out to go there and go wild (within reason of course ^.~). In other news, I really do hope to get the community collab fic going today. You can read about it in the thread in the writing activities and events section. Rather than reading all seven or so pages of the thread, I've summarized all of the important points that we discussed in my newest post on page seven. (Here: www.poirotcafe.com/post/9490/thread). It'll save you some time if you just want to read that and the general rules discussed in the first two or three pages of that thread. Last but not least, I've been thinking about doing a super short contest of 500-1000 words. I think the writing would be a week and then one week for voting. Maybe we could do it the last week of every month. I'm not sure. I'll have to confer with the other staff members, but we'll see. Keep an eye out for it!
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Post by Mikauzoran on Jun 20, 2015 12:48:09 GMT
Hello everybody!
So...lately contest participation has been way down. I assume it's because we're all busy, which is totally fine. I myself haven't had the time to write...anything really....as of late. So I don't think doing two 5k competitions a month is doing us a lot of good. I would, however, like to continue to offer you guys plentiful opportunities to exercise your creativity and get inspired so that you can power through writer's block or get out of a funk if either of those two apply.
I'm thinking that we should maybe do one 5k contest a month, a 10k contest every two months, and then two short contests a month like a 500-1000 word fic or a five sentence or one sentence or even a six word fic contest. I just think we need to keep practicing and honing our writing skills so that we can continue to grow as writers, even when we're busy.
Let me know if you have any thoughts/questions/concerns!
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Post by Mikauzoran on Jul 12, 2015 19:37:01 GMT
Hi everyone! I just wanted to give you an update on recent happenings.
We've just finished up our first Super Short Contest, and it's a success! I'll be starting up the next one on the last week of the month, so Sunday the 26th to go through that Saturday the 1st.
Today starts our new 5k Contest (#14) "Supernatural"! Writing for that will go today through the 2nd of August.
We've also got our 10k Competition going, and the theme for that is Out of One's Element. Should be fun. You have until the 16th of August for that one.
Also new to the forum is our RP Playing With a Full Deck and our collab fic, Surprise Birthday Party Surprises. Check them out!
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Post by Mikauzoran on Jul 28, 2015 19:15:33 GMT
So as you may have noticed, I didn't start the super short contest this weekend. Look for it to start up this Sunday the second. That's also the deadline to get any Supernatural contest entries in. Good luck guys!
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Post by Mikauzoran on Aug 8, 2015 2:05:43 GMT
Hey guys! I just wanted to make sure that you knew that voting for Contest 14 Supernatural is going on this week. Tomorrow is the last day, so make sure to get your votes in!
Also, Sunday is the last day for writing for the Super Short Contest Fight. Entries should be 500-1,000 words, so it's still possible to get an entry done for Sunday.
In other news, we're doing a kind of new thing, an art contest. You can check it out in the Fanart section. Submissions are due on Sunday the 23rd.
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Post by Mikauzoran on Aug 12, 2015 23:57:35 GMT
Hey everybody! I just wanted to make sure that you knew voting for the SS Contest 2 is going on now through Saturday, so make sure to get your vote in!
Also, Sunday is the deadline for the 10k Competition.
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Post by Mikauzoran on Aug 16, 2015 15:16:00 GMT
Hello there! I just wanted to let you know that we have a new Themed Writing Contest starting today. The theme this time is AU, and the optional prompts are historical, magical, and role swap. The deadline is Sunday September sixth. Have fun and good luck!
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Post by Mikauzoran on Aug 26, 2015 3:17:16 GMT
Hi guys! A couple things. Voting for the Drawing Competition is open now through Saturday the 29th. Also, I'm going to be opening the third Super Short Contest on Sunday. Additionally, the deadline for the Themed Writing Contest AU is the sixth of September, so there's still time to get your entries in.
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Post by Mikauzoran on Sept 5, 2015 22:29:04 GMT
Hello there! Just a couple announcements:
The deadlines for both the third Super Short Contest "Tears" and the fifteenth Themed Writing Contest "AU" are tomorrow, so please have your entries in by midnight on the Cafe clock. I will be gone without internet all day tomorrow, so either Crimson or Natsumi is going to start the voting. They may be a little late since they've both told me that they will be busy right up until the time it's supposed to start, but please do have your entries in on time because they will be starting the voting just as close to midnight as they can. Thanks for your patience!
Also going on right now is the writing portion of the drawing competition. Entries are due Sunday September twentieth. And I'm going to be starting up our next 10k Competition late tonight/early tomorrow, so look forward to that!
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Post by Mikauzoran on Sept 15, 2015 10:56:26 GMT
Hello everyone! Just a reminder that entries for the writing portion of the Drawing Competition are due this Sunday! The word limit is 3,000, so there's still plenty of time to get something in! Take a look at the awesome pics, and get inspired!
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Post by Mikauzoran on Oct 10, 2015 0:42:07 GMT
Hey guys! We've got a lot of stuff going on at the moment. You have until tomorrow (midnight by the cafe clock) to vote for your favorite SS Contest 4 entries, and entries for Contest 16 are due on Sunday.
Next week Sunday is the deadline for the 10k Competition, and I just wanted to make sure that all of our artists were aware that our second Drawing Competition is now going on. Please see the details in the Fanart section.
Also, we have a new event going on. It's our first ever Prompt Exchange! You can see all of the details for participation in the Writing Activities and Events section. This is an event in which you send in a writing prompt that you come up with. At the end of the collection period, I'm going to distribute your prompts among the participants, and they'll have one week to come up with a 100-500 word drabble (or more if you're feeling up to it, but you're only required to do 100-500 words).
Again, this is an event, not a contest, so I'm hoping that some of you that are maybe a little nervous about having your work judged will take this opportunity to join in and get some writing practice! Of course, the rest of you are welcome to join in the fun too. ^o^
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Post by Mikauzoran on Oct 25, 2015 4:04:01 GMT
Hello everybody! Here's hoping you're doing well.
Just a reminder that fics for the Prompt Exchange are due tomorrow. So are submissions for the Drawing Competition. And the next SS Contest will be starting up tomorrow. Tomorrow looks like it will be a busy day. That's Sunday October 25, by the way.
I also wanted to let you know that voting for the 10K Competition is going on now through Halloween, so please read the fics and decide on your favorite!
We've also got Contest 17: Decisions going on at the moment. Entries aren't due until Sunday November 8, but you may want to start thinking about it.
I think that's it, so you guys have an awesome day!
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Post by Mikauzoran on Nov 3, 2015 1:02:52 GMT
Hey everyone! Quick announcement! We had to restart voting for Super Short Contest 5 due to one of our entries withdrawing. If you are one of the other five people who had already voted, please recast your votes. Sorry for the inconvenience!!! If you've yet to cast your vote, we have some great entries, so I hope you'll read them and vote for your two favorites. Thanks a bunch!
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Post by Mikauzoran on Nov 15, 2015 3:04:05 GMT
Hello there everyone! I just wanted to give you some heads-ups. I'll be starting up Contest 18 tomorrow, and I'm planning for SS Contest 6 to start on the 22 so that it doesn't overlap with the deadline for Contest 18 since I know a lot of us get inspired to get an entry in last minute.
Also on the horizon is our second Prompt Exchange event. Collection will be one week this time, starting on Sunday December 6 and ending Saturday December 12. Writing will be Sunday December 13 through Sunday December 20.
Sunday December 13 is also the deadline for 10k Competition 4 entries. I know it seems like a long way away, but it's something to think about what with the holidays fast approaching. You guys take care! Happy writing! (And a sincere "Ganbare!" to everyone working on NaNo.)
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Post by Mikauzoran on Jan 4, 2016 19:44:41 GMT
Hey there, guys! Just so you know, voting is open now through Saturday the ninth for Contest 19 and SS Contest 7! Also, yesterday we started a new contest to replace the 10k Competition--The 6-8k Competition! Check it out and let us know what you think.
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