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GRNW Secret Story Event - Introduction and Rules
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ooooh ...I can't hardly wait to start reading these! What a great idea!
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No worries, Lou. :) I understand the stress of short stories. Only do it if it's fun. (No more stress needed this summer.) :D
As we gear up for the Sept. 14 Gay Romance Northwest Meet-Up, we thought it would be fun to do a Secret Story Event here on our GR group!
What is a Secret Story Event?
Popular especially in fanfiction communities, Secret Story Events are about posting a story first but not listing the author. This is a fun way to go in “cold’ into a story without any preconceived notions of style or previous works. Then later we unveil the authors, and you can see how close your guess was! (And maybe even discover a new author who you hadn’t read before.)
What are the rules?
The rules are easy! Because it’s summer time and this shouldn’t be stressful, but fun.
First! If you are interested in submitting a secret story, private message me via GR or email me. Don’t leave a note below saying that you want to do it. (It’s a secret who’s participating.)
Second! The rules will be simple.
1- Pick a word prompt from the below list. You can choose one or choose multiple. Whichever adds to your creativity.
* If you want another controlling factor, like the Voice of God, feel free to roll a die and have the dice roll choose for you.
Writing Prompts
1: Northwest
2: First Time
3: Ferries or a Ferry ride
4: Border Crossing
5: Library
6: Blackberries
2: Length: Stories can be any length, short or long. 500 words. 5,000 words. There is no maximum or minimum word count.
3: HEA? This is a romance event though, so maybe include something romantic-leaning and an upbeat ending. Doesn’t need to be HFN or HEA, but upbeat.
4: Structure: It can be a short story or it can be a scene or snippet. (If you want to remain secret, I recommend not using characters already published.)
5: Heat Level: It can be saucy and sexy or sweet or filled with UST. (We can tag for anything explicit for those who prefer only sweet, no-sex stories.)
When is it due?
Stories can come in any time between now and August 25.
August 1 will be the first day that stories start to go up on GR. If you send in your story earlier, it will go earlier on the site.
September 1 is when all the authors participating will be revealed!
Editing
The onus for editing will be on the authors.
Submitting
Please pass me your story and I will post it on August 1 or after. You can email me at timmonsgray@yahoo.com.
To make things easier for GR formatting, please highlight in your text any words that need italics, bold, or hyperlinks.
That’s it! If you have questions, please feel free to leave them in this thread!
And thank you to the authors who have already expressed interest in participating! It should a fun event, and a neat way to get ready for the September Meet-Up!