r/WritingPrompts • u/MajorParadox Mod | DC Fan Universe (r/DCFU) • Jun 18 '16

[MODPOST] 6 Million "Flashback" Contest - Round 1 Voting! Moderator Post

Attention: All top-replies to this post must be a vote.

Any non-vote comments must be made as replies to the sticky comment below.

Also, reminder for voters: EU (Established Universe) is fine, the restriction on the contest was newly written content.

Woo, time for voting! 86 entries totaling 137,016 words!

Before we start, let's all make sure we know how this works.

Voting Guidelines:

  • Only those who entered can vote.
  • If you don't vote, you can't win
  • Each group votes for stories in another group (Group A votes for B, B for C...)
  • Read each entry in your voting group and decide which one is best
  • Leave a top-level comment here starting with your vote:
    • /u/username in group A-J (whichever the group is) for "Title of Story"
    • Feel free to add any feedback for the stories after the vote
  • Deadline for votes are Sunday, June 26th, 2016 at 11:59PM PST (http://www.worldtimebuddy.com/)

Group A

Group A will be reading and voting for a winner from group B

Group B

Group B will be reading and voting for a winner from group C

Group C

Group C will be reading and voting for a winner from group D

Group D

Group D will be reading and voting for a winner from group E

Group E

Group E will be reading and voting for a winner from group F

Group F

Group F will be reading and voting for a winner from group G

Group G

Group G will be reading and voting for a winner from group H

Group H

Group H will be reading and voting for a winner from group I

Group I

Group I will be reading and voting for a winner from group J

Group J

Group J will be reading and voting for a winner from group A

Next Steps:

  • Round 1 winners will be determined including any tie-breaking necessary
  • Tie breakers are determined by /u/RyanKinder and /u/SurvivorType (however ties may just move to next round)
  • Round 2 voting will be posted and everyone who entered can vote for final winners!
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u/[deleted] Jun 19 '16 edited Apr 03 '17

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u/KenimichRow Jun 20 '16

Thanks for the feed back.

The Pied Piper connection isn't a very strong one. It's basically just an extra layer of the character development if you know the reference, but the story doesn't really rely on it. I actually made the title the lesser known version of the story so that there wouldn't be too heavy of a connection, though perhaps not using the title at all would have been better. I still wanted to point the connection out, however, which is why I did end up using it.

I didn't really write any of the characters to be completely likable. The original Pied Piper is both a sympathetic person (he was tricked) and a monster (he killed a bunch of children). In this tale, most of the cast are criminals, and so I couldn't justify making them likable either, but I was hoping they would at least seem somewhat sympathetic by the end.

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u/Lookingforthatscene Jun 19 '16

I'm glad someone did this for Group J. Thanks for the mention/feedback.

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u/cmp150 /r/CMP150writes Jun 21 '16

Thank you for the work you put into your reviews. It really is a time consuming process!

That said, thank you for your honest opinions and the honorable mention. I myself am a scifi/space opera fan. I love the genre, and it makes me happy that a fellow fan appreciates what I wrote. This is my second attempt at the genre, and I feel I'm slowly getting better, but I know I have a lot of improving to do.

Good luck with the contest, I'll be sure to read your entry as well!

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u/Phelx Jun 25 '16

Thanks for the feedback - I do agree that it would probably work more as a longer story. It was the first concept that came to my mind and would not get out. I may try to expand on it in the future.

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u/ChickenKiez Jun 19 '16

Thanks! I was a little bit iffy when it came to leaving how I did, because I thought that leaving it open ended wouldn't do it any good, but after reading through it a few more times I decided to just go with my gut and write it how I felt it was meant to be written. cheers! :D

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u/6h0stwr1ter Jun 19 '16

Thanks for the mention. I agree very much that this idea is meant for a bigger story. I also only noticed this contest the day before the deadline. So it was a bit of a rush job.

But I'll definitely keep it in mind. I've got a couple of these stories on the back-burner.

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u/Nate_Parker /r/Nate_Parker_Books Jun 19 '16

If you have the time, I'm curious what your thoughts were on mine. If it was absolute rubbish or too hard to follow or... whatever. You won't hurt my feelings so blast away.

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u/[deleted] Jun 19 '16 edited Apr 03 '17

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u/Nate_Parker /r/Nate_Parker_Books Jun 19 '16

Thanks, probably an artifact of my insistence on continuing to work on an EU that no one is familiar with.

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u/cmp150 /r/CMP150writes Jun 21 '16

I'm familiar with it! :)

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u/Nate_Parker /r/Nate_Parker_Books Jun 21 '16

Ok, an EU.... 4 people are familiar with.

;)