desirelines
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Writing Contests?
🕑 Added 2021-07-21 03:04:46 +0000 UTCI was wondering if you would be interested in me hosting writing contests on Patreon. It would be a three-month cycle for each writing submission theme. First month would consist of me stating a theme. Any patrons interested in participating would then have that month to write an entry under that theme. It would only be one scene with a minimum and maximum possible word requirement. Second month would be voting! Patrons would vote on their favorite writing entry. The writer for each entry will be anonymous during the voting portion (I'll enter all the writings into a html game file. All patrons will have access to the game file including polling patrons and non-polling patrons.). There would be two winners: one selected by polling patrons and one selected by me. The two winners will each receive +1 vote towards one game in a monthly game update poll used in the third month. That +1 vote will act like a carryover vote and will not go towards any other type of poll. I'll let non-polling patrons be eligible to enter the writing contests (along with polling patrons), however non-polling patrons will not be able to vote in the writing contest (if the non-polling patron wins, then the patron will be able to select one game in a monthly game update poll in the following month for their +1 vote. If the non-polling patron loses, then that patron will obviously not be able to vote in any poll like any normal non-polling patron). Because non-polling patrons will be eligible to enter, I'll allow all patrons to vote in this poll you are viewing right now.
There would also be a few other rules, for example: if a patron enters and then later cancels their patron subscription before the end of the three-month cycle, then that patron will be ineligible to win the contest poll or use the +1 vote if they had won the previous month. Additionally, the writer cannot post their submission on other sites during the submission and voting periods because it would break confidentiality of anonymity, the writer can post their submission on other sites after the winner's identity has been revealed. Patrons are allowed to tell me they wish to keep their identity anonymous for the results or can tell me whatever name they'd like to appear in the results when I reveal their names.
In order for me to host a writing contest: I need at least 5+ patrons to say that they would enter and write or at least 10+ patrons to say they might enter and write.
