And Our Winners Are...
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nano_writersThe readers' selections for What a Character Contest have been counted and tabulated!
And an interesting contest it has been! For our writers for Part One, there was a penchant for the supernatural and fantastic with descriptions of vampires, aliens and spies possessing a wide range of reading interests from Howl's Moving Castle to The Gender Knot: Unraveling Our Patriarchal Legacy and everything in between.
Our readers responded in kind selecting characterizations that described protagonists (or bad guys) who would work well in any science fiction/fantasy/action novel.
Here are the winning responses as selected by our readers:
1.
A tie!
My best kept secret is that I am a time traveler.
Submitted bytegels.
My best kept secret is the fact that I wasn't born a woman. If anyone were to find out...
Submitted byfacet.
2.
My last job was killing monsters for kicks.
Submitted bygeminianeyes.
3.
I like to spend a rainy day burying corpses as it erases evidence quite well.
Submitted byshiromirai.
4.
My catchphrase is "I can fix that."
Submitted byceria.
5.
My friends describe me as... What friends? No one can see me.
Submitted byceria.
6.
The last book I read was the one my daughter wrote before disappearing.
Submitted bycheyinka.
7.
My favorite color is ultraviolet, like the spiral pattern on this flower's petals!
Submitted bycheyinka.
8.
A tie!
My most prized possession is the ring my grandmother gave me before she died. It's still too large for me but it's so beautiful I wear it every day.
Submitted byfacet.
My most prized possession is the basket I use when I go to visit Grandma.
Submitted bycheyinka.
9.
As a kid, my nickname was the "Human Encyclopedia". Then came puberty and black hair dye.
Submitted bycheyinka.
10.
If I had to describe myself with one word, I'd pick one at random from the dictionary.
Submitted byhealingmirth.
A grateful thanks and appreciation for all the writers that submitted responses for the contest! Your writing was in turn: amusing, thoughtful, surprising and at the very least, entertaining! For many of the characters, the voting very close!
Our prize for this contest is the winner's selection of...
Moleskine Cahier Ruled Notebook
Details: one (1) - pocket size (9cm x 14cm) journal with 80 acid free pages (16 perforated) with a kraft color flexible soft cover. The perfect sized notebook to jot down late night or on-the-go writing ideas!
- or -
A month's paid subscription for their Dreamwidth journal.
That said, the winner for Part One for the What a Character! Contest, the writer selected by popular reader vote is...
cheyinka
And the winner for Part Two for the What a Character! Contest, one of our readers selected by random draw is...
veryroundbird
Congratulations to our winners and thanks to everyone who participated in the contest!
In a few days, there will only be a 100 days until the start of NaNoWriMo and we'll celebrate by announcing Nano Writers next contest! Here's a hint... sometimes you can judge a book by its cover...
Until then, keep writing!
Images from: stock.xchg and stockvault
And an interesting contest it has been! For our writers for Part One, there was a penchant for the supernatural and fantastic with descriptions of vampires, aliens and spies possessing a wide range of reading interests from Howl's Moving Castle to The Gender Knot: Unraveling Our Patriarchal Legacy and everything in between.
Our readers responded in kind selecting characterizations that described protagonists (or bad guys) who would work well in any science fiction/fantasy/action novel.
Here are the winning responses as selected by our readers:
1.
A tie!My best kept secret is that I am a time traveler.
Submitted by
tegels.My best kept secret is the fact that I wasn't born a woman. If anyone were to find out...
Submitted by
facet.2.
My last job was killing monsters for kicks.
Submitted by
geminianeyes.3.
I like to spend a rainy day burying corpses as it erases evidence quite well.
Submitted by
shiromirai.4.
My catchphrase is "I can fix that."
Submitted by
ceria.5.
My friends describe me as... What friends? No one can see me.
Submitted by
ceria.6.
The last book I read was the one my daughter wrote before disappearing.
Submitted by
cheyinka.7.
My favorite color is ultraviolet, like the spiral pattern on this flower's petals!
Submitted by
cheyinka.8.
A tie!My most prized possession is the ring my grandmother gave me before she died. It's still too large for me but it's so beautiful I wear it every day.
Submitted by
facet.My most prized possession is the basket I use when I go to visit Grandma.
Submitted by
cheyinka.9.
As a kid, my nickname was the "Human Encyclopedia". Then came puberty and black hair dye.
Submitted by
cheyinka.10.
If I had to describe myself with one word, I'd pick one at random from the dictionary.
Submitted by
healingmirth.A grateful thanks and appreciation for all the writers that submitted responses for the contest! Your writing was in turn: amusing, thoughtful, surprising and at the very least, entertaining! For many of the characters, the voting very close!
Our prize for this contest is the winner's selection of...
Moleskine Cahier Ruled Notebook
Details: one (1) - pocket size (9cm x 14cm) journal with 80 acid free pages (16 perforated) with a kraft color flexible soft cover. The perfect sized notebook to jot down late night or on-the-go writing ideas!
A month's paid subscription for their Dreamwidth journal.
That said, the winner for Part One for the What a Character! Contest, the writer selected by popular reader vote is...
cheyinkaAnd the winner for Part Two for the What a Character! Contest, one of our readers selected by random draw is...
veryroundbirdCongratulations to our winners and thanks to everyone who participated in the contest!
In a few days, there will only be a 100 days until the start of NaNoWriMo and we'll celebrate by announcing Nano Writers next contest! Here's a hint... sometimes you can judge a book by its cover...
Until then, keep writing!
Images from: stock.xchg and stockvault
