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Writers Unleashed | Season 1
Topic Started: Nov 29 2015, 11:00 PM (24,146 Views)
SnazzyShadeEmily
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They said I wasn't good enough for television. How do you like me now, voices in my head?
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Welcome to The Horror Closet's first, exclusive writing competition: Writers Unleashed™. We’ve been planning this for a long time and we believe we are now finally at a place where we can host it properly!


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In this competition you will be up against both the experienced & beginner creative writers of this forum, week after week, as you complete the challenges and are scored and ranked by the judges (TheCheetahwings and GhettoSpiritMedium) and the final judge and host, (SnazzyShadeEmily).The last writer standing, is the winner. We hope you choose to sign up for Writers Unleashed™ today,and join us for this competition, and to grow as a writer. You don't need to have any experience at all to atleast try, so we hope anyone with atleast a smidge of interest gives it a shot. The challenges will be posted weekly. Round 1 comes this Friday Night, due Thursday, December 10th at 12/11C. Most rounds will be posted Saturday but since it's Round 1, you get an extra day. Use it wisely. Results come every Saturday night starting at 6/5C and running two hours. I'll post the next round shortly after. The round themes will not specify a genre, so feel free to do whichever you want as they will all be graded fairly using the same basic scale. When your entry is complete, PM it to Me/SnazzyShadeEmily, and I'll send it to the others once the deadline has been reached. I hope you all consider joining! Also, please make entries an original work unless stated within the challenge post.


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SnazzyShadeEmily (Host)
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GhettoSpiritMedium
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TheCheetahwings

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1. Matty
2. MasterXPosed
3. TyeSays
4. Cman710
5. Joshua
6. Frame700
7. 100PercentCotton
8. SaviorMouse
9. Sid The Super Bitch
10. Kevin R.
11. Ni-Gunner
12. Zayday Williams
13. TheFinalBoy

14. Belly
15. Shiley740
16. Shawn
SEASON ONE WINNER:
Cman710/Chris



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Round One
Round Two
Round Three
Round Four
Round Five
Round Six

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Round 1 Results
Round 2 Results
Round 3 Results
Round 4 Results
Round 5 Results
Round 6 Results
All Scores Ranked
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SnazzyShadeEmily
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They said I wasn't good enough for television. How do you like me now, voices in my head?
shiley740
Jan 2 2016, 09:23 PM
SnazzyShadeEmily
Jan 2 2016, 09:20 PM
Anyone know how Ken's are coming orrr
He's @ dinner lol :lolxd:
Did he not mention it before he left :lolxd:
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shiley740
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"This isn't over...this isn't over by a long shot!"
SnazzyShadeEmily
Jan 2 2016, 09:23 PM
shiley740
Jan 2 2016, 09:23 PM
SnazzyShadeEmily
Jan 2 2016, 09:20 PM
Anyone know how Ken's are coming orrr
He's @ dinner lol :lolxd:
Did he not mention it before he left :lolxd:
He was reading Kevin's b4 he did & I know he read Matt's, but idk about any1 else' :lolxd:
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Matty
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If you're really doing this, I want to help.
Sigh this is messy
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I’ve been recruiting for the Rebellion for a long time.
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SnazzyShadeEmily
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They said I wasn't good enough for television. How do you like me now, voices in my head?
Not rly I have one more and tays almost done as well hang on tight
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Matty
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If you're really doing this, I want to help.
ken's still gone
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I’ve been recruiting for the Rebellion for a long time.
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SnazzyShadeEmily
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They said I wasn't good enough for television. How do you like me now, voices in my head?
My comments are coming in 10
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If you're really doing this, I want to help.
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shiley740
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"This isn't over...this isn't over by a long shot!"
SnazzyShadeEmily
Jan 2 2016, 10:00 PM
Not rly I have one more and tays almost done as well hang on tight
Woo! :excited:
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Cman710
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T'CHALLA OF WAKANDA
OMG I'M SO READY.
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GUARDIAN OF WAKANDA

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WRITERS UNLEASHED: SEASON 1 WINNER
MEMBER OF THE YEAR & NICEST MEMBER OF THE YEAR
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They said I wasn't good enough for television. How do you like me now, voices in my head?
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Matt's 'Meteorite': Well, um, this is conflicting. For the first time all competition you went out of your comfort zone and tried an ambitious plot, which I'm really happy you did. Sadly, I felt this lacked in most ways, feeling halfbaked while simultaneously dragging along. While your dialogue is never perfect, it almost always is engaging to me, but this week it felt lifeless, and was far too full of exposition. Not to mention the entire plot of this made very little sense, as how would a meteor destroy Earth, and then random people survive (like a baby in a crib which could've been fixed by having the baby be in a safe place) and create their own planet. Of all the meaningless exposition I would've appreciated a real reason on that. Also, how did the police know that she was a time traveler, and why is time travelling illegal if it could singlehandedly save Earth like it did.... I think this would've greatly benefitted from revisions and a tighter draft. This may seem like an extremely negative review, but in all honesty, while this wasn't your best entry, I think it's the one you should be proudest of for just how ambitious it all was. Sure, you missed the mark in my opinion, but this had a lot of potential. Also, the ending was a nice twist even if it was predictable. Oh I almost forgot, I felt this fit the challenge well enough and I was surprised to see you take it in this route.


Greg's 'A Different Kind of Devil': Wow, this was similar to what I expected but not completely. The suicide angle was one I pegged too but I'm not complaining that it was a predictable scenario because you handled it very well. I think your dialogue here felt natural and I noticed distinct differences in the way Magda and Meredith talk, which was a nice improvement over last week. I also appreciate your choice to deliver a short entry this week as it didn't drag and stayed strictly within the plot. I'm also fascinated by Meredith, and would love to know more about what brought her to this place. And while her and Magda were so different, their relationship felt believable, especially if you imagine a less depressed Meredith. I'm really glad you didn't feel the need to spell everything out and left many things subtle, because it prolonged the story without treating the reader like they're incompotent. The ending left an emotional punch as well and was a nice way to leave us wanting more rather than praying it'd end. Also, loved the title once again! Not sure if I prefer this to your last entry, but it was another solid entry.


Kevin's 'Carrie 2: Blood on the Dance Floor': This was unexpected. Maybe it was lost in translation somewhere but there's been an unwritten understanding that the entries should be completely original works, and this wasn't. I like the idea of a Carrie reimagining with a plot like this, although this felt rushed and would've benefitted from extra length. Moving past the fact this wasn't an original, I have a few problems with this. Dialogue was still one of your weaknesses, although I thought you had good dialogue with the gal pals, and that it was Rodrigo/The police that came off awkwardly, while Carrie depended on the line. Also this did fit the challenge thankfully, although I would've liked to see a bit more build up to Carrie murdering him and the entire bar fiasco, and maybe a more creative take on the lyrics themselves. Despite the reimagining thing, I liked this entry enough (and also that title >). Your score looks worse than what I actually thought, due to the sequel thing. Let's thank Jesus this score is only 1/2 of what determines the final 4!


Chris' 'Daisy's Party': Definently an improvement over last week at least. While this was far from the best you've delivered, I enjoyed it the whole way through and was pleasantly surprised by the twist of Gary being a bad guy. What I wasn't pleased - or surprised - by was Daisy suddenly becoming an animal and killing them all. I feel with the lyrics you were given, a tragic rape storyline like what it could've easily headed to would've been much more powerful while this removed the humanity for a last minute twist. It wasn't the worst thing, I just wish you picked story over shock value. Onto the rest of it, it was about what you've delivered all season. Decent dialogue, some of your best I'd say, although it's far from perfect, and a nice and consistent tone that kept me engaged. So while this was far from your magnum opus, it was a solid effort.


Vincent's 'You Don't Own Me': Well this was good. Inconsistent as the quality was, it ended up leaving me satisfied with the overall result. I wasn't entirely sure about this, as its rushed and often choppy pace led to some noticeable lack of momentum, as every time I invested in one scene, another would quickly begin. But as the story went on, it began to find itself, and with that, became a very good effort, albeit not your best. I really liked your characterization of Heather in relation to the lyrics you were given, and felt it fit very well without being too in your face. No, this was not the most creative plot, but it was executed well enough. I also appreciate the lesbian theme you went for, as too many times is the man the strong and powerful one with a damsel in distress by his side. Interestingly enough, Greg also had a lesbian couple with a somewhat similar theme going on. Now I wasn't really feeling this until we hit the crying scene, when this went from disjointed scenes to a story with worthwhile meaning. I really appreciate how you showed Heather's love for Astrid clouding her, but left her with enough personality to realize that she can't go on like this. The end scene on the balcony was nicely done, and I'm glad Astrid got what was coming to her. I'm also somewhat surprised you had Heather live (or did she die smiling actually...), but regardless, I liked the added touch of the smile signifying her freedom. As usual, your dialogue was great and a joy to read - including the Tara nod. Although Gunpowder and Anal still is your definitive entry so far, this was a very solid one too.
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