FanStory wrote to Malcolm Rothery: Is There Anybody Out There? finished first in the contest "100 Word Flash Fiction"


FanStory wrote to Malcolm Rothery: Congratulations! Trick or Treat, Not so Sweet won the contest "Halloween Story"
    giraffmang: Nice one, Malcolm. Congratulations -


FanStory wrote to Malcolm Rothery: Time out of Mind finished second in the contest "Horror Writing Contest"


FanStory wrote to Malcolm Rothery: Congratulations! Time of the Signs won the contest "Science Fiction Writing"


FanStory wrote to Malcolm Rothery:
Littel Miss Tuff-It was posted today. It is a Milestone Post. Post number 50!


FanStory wrote to Malcolm Rothery: Suicide Watch finished second in the contest "80 Word Flash Fiction"


FanStory wrote to Malcolm Rothery: An Atheists View finished second in the contest "Dear God,"


FanStory wrote to Malcolm Rothery: Be careful where you drive finished third in the contest "Write A Modern Fable"


FanStory wrote to Malcolm Rothery: Happy Deathday finished first in the contest "75 Word Story"


Malcolm Rothery: I am noticing more and more contests are receiving less and less participation. It is clear that some people are choosing rather silly subjects or are placing far too many restrictions on the content. Writing is an art so please let us express that without having our hands tied. You are trying to protect us from real life by saying 'no profanity, no violence no sex' etc. That may be possible in simple poetry but very difficult when trying to tell a realistic story. Fan Story is in danger of becoming sanitised. Thank You.
    Jannypan (Jan) : Sponsors are allowed to make the rules. If one disagrees, then use the skip button. In effect, you are making fun of sponsors. You can create your own contest(s) at any time. So , , , , -
    nor84: Malcolm, I totally agree with you. A long list of restrictive rules stifles creativity. -
    FanStory: The site encourages and appreciates when site members create contests. But site members should know that contests that have very specific objectives, as pointed out, have little to no interest. On the other hand contests that have open topics do very well. The recent "Temptation" contest is a good example. It did so well that we are running it again with a cash prize. Almost all the contests with cash prizes began with a site member with a great idea. -
    FanStory: To be clear, the results of these type of contests show that authors do not want to be restricted as Malcolm has pointed out. Contest organizers should keep this in mind when creating a contest. -
    giraffmang: It's also the same prompts over and over again. I think this causes fall off in participation again. The site ones come up quarterly which I think isn't too bad. -
    Jannypan (Jan) : There's a haiku site contest with a deadline of June 15th. Then, there's a haiku site contest with a deadline of July 19th. Hmm, three months flies by in the space of a little more than one moth. -
    giraffmang: Yep. That'll be the monthly competition which always has a load of entries not the ones which are up every week or two with 3 to 5 entries or roll over without enough entrants. -


FanStory wrote to Malcolm Rothery: Knight Sacrifice finished second in the contest "Humorous 50 Word Story"


FanStory wrote to Malcolm Rothery: Never Go Back finished first in the contest "80 Word Flash Fiction"
    Beri Bee: Malcolm, congratulations on your first place finish! -
    Beri Bee: Congratulations, Malcolm! This was such a fun read! -


FanStory wrote to Malcolm Rothery: The Devil Can Wait finished second in the contest "100 Word Flash Fiction "


FanStory wrote to Malcolm Rothery: My Old Banger finished third in the contest "Write a Limerick about a car"


FanStory wrote to Malcolm Rothery: Lab Girl and Super Cat finished first in the contest "Super Powers"


FanStory wrote to Malcolm Rothery: Farmhouse Demon finished first in the contest "True Supernatural Story"
    l.raven: CONGRATULATIONS Malcolm on a well deserved win...Linda xxoo -


FanStory wrote to Malcolm Rothery:
Night Hunter was posted today. It is a Milestone Post! The first post by this author and a first milestone.