| Somehow didn't comment on this before, but wow this sounds interesting! I might not join myself as I don't even have ideas for drawing anymore (so how on earth will I find something for this lol), but I think it's exciting and I know some people on this site who I totally would love to see participate! This is definitely one for the potential writers on these forums who are tired of the same ol' stories being made nowadays—I say if you want to see a change in something, you might as well go and make that change yourself! Good luck everyone!  I just have one question: Are you allowed to share your story on parts of this site like the Creative Corner board and on one's forum signature/profile page? Or advertising your story like that for potential readers not allowed? ✶ ⋆ ✶ ⋆ ✶ ⋆ ✶ ⋆ ✶ ⋆ ✶ ⋆ ✶ ⋆ ✶ ⋆ ✶ ⋆ ✶ ⋆ ✶ ⋆ ✶ Anyway, also: Psajdak said: This is genuinely some good advice.Advice to those who will engage - even if you have some very unique, or revolutionary ideas, do try to incorporate them into isekai, or RPG like fantasy setting - that is, IF you want to have any chance of success. I personally firmly believe that most of us have ideas in our heads which other people would find rather interesting, but at the same time, there is a reason why in the last 10 years isekai stuff was so popular to this day, no matter how often many will comment with Oh, another isekai., when something new is announced. People simply don't care for anything else, and it is a waste of time to be daring, and experimental in this era. Sure, isekai is everywhere, but it will guarantee you some readers. And there are still ways to make it unique, like by adding your own niche interests into it. |
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| Having just found out about this contest, I'm questioning whether I'd have enough time to complete it. I have 4 story ideas total, with only 1 fully written in script form and I just started writing it as a regular novel. Problem is I struggle to write it as a novel so it kind of comes off as half-assed to me. That could hurt it a lot in the judging phase... I may be able to get half the story written in time, which will still have a satisfying conclusion. But basically; I wish there was more time for this contest rather than 2 months haha. I do appreciate this great opportunity though. |
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| Good luck to everyone participating. |
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HandofRel said: Hello. The winner being published is not guaranteed. Rather, Kodansha will receive JP translations of the top 3 winning novels and may decide they are interested in publishing all, one, or none of them. If they are interested, the author will need to agree to a new contract before anything will be adapted/published.Hello, I was wondering if Kodansha has mentioned their plans to publish the winner, anywhere? |
| One of the criteria being popularity seems illogical, as someone unknown might write something but then because some hypothetical Hollywood person submits something they'd obviously be eclipsing them for no reason related to writing. Also, encouraging the usage of social media when discouraging external postings is illogical too, unless it's only links they want (but as before, it's not sensible as this shouldn't be a popularity contest, and that's before the voting phase too). Also, for a purely writing contest images shouldn't be used, really (besides weekly/monthly rankings being corruptive in nature, as they seed popularity effectively, since they're always on the front page), as currently it's like an obvious who's who of what's more sensually alluring (and for any unrelated stories there's clearly no hope), so maybe next time it should be made clear that this is more of an image contest really (as it happens practically whether declared or not), and it's not flowers or balloons that are the most popular... |
SeyfertAug 3, 2021 7:30 AM
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| I’ve been having loads of fun with the contest, been chugging away to try to meet the deadline though. Honestly I wish we had longer to write, maybe an extra month or two. Most of us aren’t professional authors who can dedicate so much of our time to writing, so I think having more time would be really helpful. ^^ |
tony01p said: This was already planned, don't worry :)Would it be possible for the synopsis of the novel to be accompanied with the novel for the voting phase? |
| @RealAire During the voting phase is fine. However, they should use their account and not just be empty throwaway accounts to vote... |
| Looks like the judges' voting phase is nearly over, huh? I guess all I can do now is cross my fingers and hope. But at the end of the day, I had fun writing, and that's all that really matters to me :) (If anyone wants to check out my entry, just click the "Two Beings, Or Not Two Beings?" link on the left side of my signature. Absolutely no pressure, of course!) |
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Hayato_Shinohara said: Yes, I answered this a few posts above. Registering new accounts during the voting phase is fine. However, I would suggest they use their account and not just be empty throwaway accounts to vote.1. When voting begins, will new accounts be able to vote (and have their vote "count") on the MAL app, assuming a different IP address and/or device is being used? When the final round begins, will all 10 of those novels have their votes reset to 0? Yes.If you have a specific question that can be answered quickly, you can mention me in the server and I'll try to answer if I have time. |
Fario-P said: Somehow didn't comment on this before, but wow this sounds interesting! I might not join myself as I don't even have ideas for drawing anymore (so how on earth will I find something for this lol), but I think it's exciting and I know some people on this site who I totally would love to see participate! This is definitely one for the potential writers on these forums who are tired of the same ol' stories being made nowadays—I say if you want to see a change in something, you might as well go and make that change yourself! Good luck everyone! I just have one question: Are you allowed to share your story on parts of this site like the Creative Corner board and on one's forum signature/profile page? Or advertising your story like that for potential readers not allowed? ✶ ⋆ ✶ ⋆ ✶ ⋆ ✶ ⋆ ✶ ⋆ ✶ ⋆ ✶ ⋆ ✶ ⋆ ✶ ⋆ ✶ ⋆ ✶ ⋆ ✶ Anyway, also: Psajdak said: This is genuinely some good advice.Advice to those who will engage - even if you have some very unique, or revolutionary ideas, do try to incorporate them into isekai, or RPG like fantasy setting - that is, IF you want to have any chance of success. I personally firmly believe that most of us have ideas in our heads which other people would find rather interesting, but at the same time, there is a reason why in the last 10 years isekai stuff was so popular to this day, no matter how often many will comment with Oh, another isekai., when something new is announced. People simply don't care for anything else, and it is a waste of time to be daring, and experimental in this era. Sure, isekai is everywhere, but it will guarantee you some readers. And there are still ways to make it unique, like by adding your own niche interests into it. Looks like my story will fit into that criteria. If interested, you can take a look at my work. |
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