-- Posted by iBritt at 7:07 pm on Oct. 14, 2008 Hey, are you pretty okay with characterization? Well, this is the topic for you, friend. Character Speak: A Literary Contest is a chance for all you writers to try out something a little different. What you have to do is write a poetry or prose entry from the perspective of any literary character. Let me reiterate that: any LITERARY character. It cannot be a character that originated in a movie, okay?   You're writing AS the character, so this is going to be in first person, okay? Requirements: There is no minimum or maximum length for the entries. Each member can only submit ONE entry, but you can reserve a post whenever you'd like, and you can edit that post as many time as you'd like from the start of the contest until the end of the contest. For example, if you write something during week one that is perfect, and then in week 3 you want to change it into something different, you are allowed to do that. Whatever is in your post on the last day of the contest is the only thing that is going to be judged. (Oh, and you might want to list somewhere what character you're doing, and from what literary work.) Judging: I don't quite know how many judges I'm going to have for this contest, but if you want to be a judge, then just PM me with a pretty good reason why you want to be a judge. And if you enter the contest, you can't be a judge. Sorry, but I think that's only fair. Prizes: There will be a 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winner.  The amount of points awarded will be announced once people start donating. Start date: October 14, 2008 Deadline: November 14, 2008 JUDGES SO FAR: Barnabas Orangejoy Sooooo, get cracking. If you have any questions, just ask. -- Posted by major at 7:08 pm on Oct. 14, 2008 1.Harry Potter 2. Bella Swann 3. Odysseus 4. Jesus in that order of popularity -- Posted by Heart92 at 7:13 pm on Oct. 14, 2008 Just one entry? I wanted to submit 4. -- Posted by Yummie Strawberries at 7:15 pm on Oct. 14, 2008 Howah. Can it be our interpretation of the character? Or does it have to be the literary character with all the personality traits and characteristics from the work they came from? Like could I do something like the Mad Hatter or something in such a way that you'd still know it was the Mad Hatter, but it'd be a different Mad Hatter? Orrrr could I do a character from a different time period than the literary work took place? Like Hester Prynne before she committed adultery? I'm probably not gonna do that, 'cause I hate The Scarlet Letter, but could I? Oh, and if that'd work, no jacking that idea, people. >=( -- Posted by iBritt at 7:17 pm on Oct. 14, 2008 Quote: from Yummie Strawberries at 10:15 pm on Oct. 14, 2008 Howah. Can it be our interpretation of the character? Or does it have to be the literary character with all the personality traits and characteristics from the work they came from? Like could I do something like the Mad Hatter or something in such a way that you'd still know it was the Mad Hatter, but it'd be a different Mad Hatter? Orrrr could I do a character from a different time period than the literary work took place? Like Hester Prynne before she committed adultery? I'm probably not gonna do that, 'cause I hate The Scarlet Letter, but could I? Oh, and if that'd work, no jacking that idea, people. >=( I think I know what you're talking about.  Your Hester Prynne example - yes, you can do that.  But you can't do what you're doing with the Mad Hatter. -- Posted by barnabas at 7:18 pm on Oct. 14, 2008 Quote: from Heart92 at 9:13 pm on Oct. 14, 2008 Just one entry? I wanted to submit 4. make it one good one! -- Posted by Prince o palities at 7:30 pm on Oct. 14, 2008 If I write from the perspective of Dolores Haze, do you think the mods will delete it? This is a great idea.  Too bad I won't have any time to enter. -- Posted by barnabas at 7:46 pm on Oct. 14, 2008 Quote: from Prince o palities at 9:30 pm on Oct. 14, 2008 If I write from the perspective of Dolores Haze, do you think the mods will delete it? This is a great idea. Too bad I won't have any time to enter. oh. but you simply have to enter! -- Posted by noraa at 7:47 pm on Oct. 14, 2008 This is a great idea, and I'm definitely going to enter! -- Posted by Prince o palities at 7:47 pm on Oct. 14, 2008 Check my Facebook status.  That's what I'm doing until further notice. -- Posted by dragonking at 4:41 am on Oct. 16, 2008 Ooo.  This sounds interesting.  I better get to thinking.  Can it be a character one of us made up in our writing or does it have to be from a published author?  Could it be a character from a comic book like Batman, the Joker, Superman, etc? -- Posted by iBritt at 7:01 am on Oct. 16, 2008 Quote: from dragonking at 7:41 am on Oct. 16, 2008 Ooo. This sounds interesting. I better get to thinking. Can it be a character one of us made up in our writing or does it have to be from a published author? Could it be a character from a comic book like Batman, the Joker, Superman, etc? Comic book - yes Made up character - no. I want others to be sort of familiar with the character, and that's easier if it's already an character from a published author. -- Posted by Allan P at 6:17 pm on Oct. 27, 2008 Where do we submit? -- Posted by iBritt at 6:24 pm on Oct. 27, 2008 Quote: from Allan P at 9:17 pm on Oct. 27, 2008 Where do we submit? You just make a post in this topic :) -- Posted by marjoram spices at 10:56 am on Oct. 28, 2008 so we just post the poem here.  we dont go somewhere else??? -- Posted by iBritt at 3:23 pm on Oct. 28, 2008 Quote: from marjoram spices at 1:56 pm on Oct. 28, 2008 so we just post the poem here. we dont go somewhere else??? no -- Posted by noraa at 9:41 am on Nov. 2, 2008 This is from the point of view of Harry Potter in the later books: Leaf Rising I feel big words bursting big, you know? like when you see somebody and you know it's them that counts they are the trees and others are the leaves floating But I don't want it anymore. Going up can be great, knowing you're more then the skinny kid in the playground with taped glasses but you know sometimes it's better because invisibility can be erased, but hatred, disbelief cold stares they can't be erased My name, written up there in big black print can't be peeled away magic won't do it no matter how my name is covered something will always peel it back I epitomize what I hate people fear me worship me Let me go back, let me hide beneath the throes of being nobody, being a dead leaf because leaves, they move they blow through the breeze but what I am now, a tree trees don't move -- Posted by sainthoodsreject at 1:02 am on Nov. 8, 2008 Like artist or character? -- Posted by iBritt at 5:18 am on Nov. 8, 2008 Quote: from sainthoodsreject at 4:02 am on Nov. 8, 2008 Like artist or character? Character.