Think you can tell a story in 140 characters (including spaces)? A new rolling competition for haiku-like stories. Check out the rules, but basically:
1. Entries must be exactly 140 characters including spaces. 2. Titles of 4 words or less. 3. Vote for your top 3 of the previous 10 entries. (err...just mine at present!) 4. Post your entry.
Simples.
Give it a try.
[This message has been edited by skadder (edited July 08, 2010).]
Posted by skadder (Member # 6757) on July 09, 2010 02:05 PM:
Bump
Posted by skadder (Member # 6757) on July 10, 2010 01:02 PM:
bump
Posted by axeminister (Member # 8991) on July 12, 2010 04:18 PM:
Is this one of those "this is a published story" things or is it more like, really just a tweet?
Axe
Posted by skadder (Member # 6757) on July 12, 2010 05:39 PM:
Not sure what you are asking. If you publish a complete story on line then its first publication rights have been used...
Posted by snapper (Member # 7299) on July 12, 2010 05:49 PM:
The competition is shaping up nicely. Some sweet entries. Who knew you could write something entertaining in with 140 characters?
Posted by skadder (Member # 6757) on July 12, 2010 06:18 PM:
I got the idea from Shimmer; they were paying something like $5 for each one they published!
Posted by skadder (Member # 6757) on July 13, 2010 08:53 AM:
Bump.
Posted by axeminister (Member # 8991) on July 13, 2010 02:33 PM:
I'm referring to #5 of the "all the colors" competition.
5. Be aware that any story posted here has been posted in its entirety and is therefore considered published (you will have used up your 1st publication rights).
Uh, yeah it's the same.
Axe
[This message has been edited by axeminister (edited July 13, 2010).]
Posted by skadder (Member # 6757) on July 13, 2010 03:16 PM:
Yes...it is the same.
Posted by skadder (Member # 6757) on July 14, 2010 02:55 PM:
Bump
Posted by skadder (Member # 6757) on July 16, 2010 02:45 PM:
bump
Posted by tchernabyelo (Member # 2651) on July 16, 2010 04:48 PM:
quote:The competition is shaping up nicely. Some sweet entries. Who knew you could write something entertaining in with 140 characters?
There's more than one "twitfic" market out there (Thaumatrope is the only one I subbed to, though I never heard back from them). And some short stories have been done as a kind of tweet-serial; possibly even a whole novel...