Re: Spelljammer Short Story Contest!

>From:    Scratch <scratch@???.??.com>
>
>     I have something ready but its slightly more then 10,000 words. (about
>a thousand give or take) Guess I cant kinda just slip it in and hope for
>the best hu?
>
>At 04:36 PM 5/25/2003 -0400, you wrote:
>>The rules are simple: The story must be set within the Spelljamming
>>universe, which must be a real part of the story. This may be
>>achieved by having the story deal with spelljamming directly (a
>>treasure hunt, or battle story, for example) or by being set fully
>>within a Spelljammer community (such as the Rock of Bral).
>  >The story can also be no more then 10,000 words in length.

I generally believe that rules promote creativity, compare the poetry
of World war I to that of Vietnam, for example. The WWI authors are
followed the 'rigid' conventions of the period and produced truly
astounding works which express well  how the war impacted them. It's
hard to imagine a more evocative work then 'Dulce et decorum est',
for example.

The Vietnam authors, however, writing in the post-T.S. Elliot free
form style produced nothing of lasting value or, IMO, nothing even of
current palatability.

That said, since their are no entries, the rules will be relaxed.
Going over the limit will be considered in judging the stories but
will not disqualify the story.


Please note, for those who have read my paused SJ story, that I am
aware of my own stringent limitations as a writer! :)
--
"...And nobody is to be killed at all, if it can be helped. Keep your
tempers and hold your hands until the last possible moment!"
"But if there many of these ruffians," said Merry, "it will certainly
mean fighting. You won't rescue Lotho, or the Shire, just by being
shocked and sad, my dear Frodo."

Paul Westermeyer,  westermeyer.3@???.edu
Phd Candidate, History, Ohio State University