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Spring (Flash) Fling Contest 2004

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Spring is almost here! To celebrate, we've decided to have a little contest...

We're looking for a hundred erotic words that embody the glorious season of spring and, well, the body. From romance to erotica to porn to everything in between, we want to hear your spring fantasy.

The rules are simple:

One hundred words or less (not including the title)
Speaking of which, stories must actually have a title
Story must include elements of springtime, as well as the erotic
Paste entries into the body of an email and send to Katy@Sex-Writer.com
Deadline: April 15, 2004

Prizes:

First Prize: One year subscription to Sex-Writer.com
Second Prize: $25.00 worth of writer-friendly goodies from Cool Stuff For Writers

Third Prize: A twenty issue subsciption to The Gila Queen Guide to Markets

Honorable Mentions: Depending on how many entries we get and how many we absolutely love, we might include a couple of honorable mentions, but we're not promising anything...

Judges include Kathryn Ptacek (GilaQueen,) Diane (Cool Stuff,) Katy Terrega (Sex-Writer.com) and, of course, Katy's husband, who's always asked his opinion on these things, even if Katy doesn't always agree.

Hints: Delight us, amuse us, shock us! Writing flash is an art form; while just about anyone can write it well, it takes hard work and a ton o' creativity to craft a piece that stands out from the rest. Make every word count! First and last sentences are critical; you've got to grab us from the first and satisfy us with the last.

More Hints From Kathy Ptacek: Do not take a regular short story and chop it down to match the word length. Write something new. Verbs need to crackle, sparkle, live! They have to take the place of two or three or more words in a regular story. Descriptions have to be done with a single stroke of the brush--your canvas is tiny. Make each word count! Believe me, this is not the place for passive voice!

And you know how teachers and writing books always say make that first sentence grab the reader? Well, this time you really have to do precisely that. You don’t have time in a flash fiction piece to build up to something; you have to grab the reader (or in this case, the judge’s) attention immediately: Make your opening sentence something incredible, special ... something so compelling ...

Good luck!

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