ken barber Posted September 18, 2015 Author Report Share Posted September 18, 2015 Jack, I don't like haunted houses, or scary movies. I love the season and the concept but not so much today's version of it. I don't like vampire or werewolf stories. My celebration of halloween is just the pumpkin carving. So it doesn't have to be scary just involve one of the many halloween traditions which one of which is the house of with the light off. Lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Schaeffer Posted September 18, 2015 Report Share Posted September 18, 2015 Ken,LOL! I guess I've been part of a Halloween "tradition" and didn't know it....grin. Candy and goblins aside, I'm seriously thinking about entering this contest. I've got an idea, but it's so different from what I've done thus far, it will be a challenge for sure. Hopefully I'll be able to find the time to do it. Thanks for the encouragement. It helps.Jack ken barber 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeikor Posted September 18, 2015 Report Share Posted September 18, 2015 Please do join in, Jack. There are all kinds of Halloween themes that don't have anything to do with magic, monsters and scary stuff. Although I do like those myself and will be writing on one or more of those themes so something different would be great. ken barber and Jack Schaeffer 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maxieplus Posted September 18, 2015 Report Share Posted September 18, 2015 My delima also Jack, you could write about a pumpkin that turns into a prince now thats scary lololol ken barber 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ken barber Posted September 18, 2015 Author Report Share Posted September 18, 2015 . I've got an idea, but it's so different from what I've done thus far, it will be a challenge for sure.one of the points of these things is to challenge ourselves to go outside the box. Good Luck with it.Cant wait to read all these. This is turning out to be bigger than last year. Jeikor and Jack Schaeffer 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ken barber Posted September 18, 2015 Author Report Share Posted September 18, 2015 you could write about a pumpkin that turns into a prince now thats scary lolololI didn't Authorize a biography Jack Schaeffer and Mark C. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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ken barber Posted September 20, 2015 Author Report Share Posted September 20, 2015 Notice:There was a mistake in the Castle Roland Forum Calendardating the submission deadline as 10/16/15this is incorrect the Submission deadline is 10/18/15.The Calendar has been corrected. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ken barber Posted September 24, 2015 Author Report Share Posted September 24, 2015 Submissions must be sent to castlerolandpr@gmail.com. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Schaeffer Posted September 25, 2015 Report Share Posted September 25, 2015 I'm doing this! I'm 18,000 words in, and I'm loving it! Thank you all for putting together these contests. I love the challenge and the thrill of creating something new and different. Long way to go still, but I'm getting really excited to see if I can pull this off. If I finish I might even buy a real pumpkin to celebrate. Have a great weekend everyone! Steve T. and Maxieplus 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maxieplus Posted September 25, 2015 Report Share Posted September 25, 2015 lolol groan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shayn059 Posted September 26, 2015 Report Share Posted September 26, 2015 I'm not sure if I'll be done on time but I'll send you a story . Short stories for me have a tendency of becoming novels, but I'll try. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeikor Posted September 26, 2015 Report Share Posted September 26, 2015 Hoping I will finish at least one of the stories on time. Shayn, if you need to find a stopping place within the word count and enter it. Then finish it later as another series. 'From Trick to Treat' started as my entry in last year's contest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 1, 2015 Report Share Posted October 1, 2015 here is my submission…. BOO!!! Jeikor and Maxieplus 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Schaeffer Posted October 8, 2015 Report Share Posted October 8, 2015 My story is in the hands of the editors. I can't believe I finished it early. Love these contests. Really challenged me to write something different from my usual stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cynus Posted October 13, 2015 Report Share Posted October 13, 2015 I'm going to be right down to the wire on getting mine in on time, at least with a solid edit behind it, but I'm going to make it. I'm 11,000 words in, and I think I can finish it by pulling an all-nighter tonight, in which case my editors will have a few days to look it over and get it back to me, and then I'll probably submit it on the last day, or if there's some sort of miracle in store for me, the day before. I'm feeling really good about this one, though. Probably my favorite story I've written this year, and I'm excited to submit it.On the note of Halloween stories being scary . . . I've written two Halloween stories in the past, and though both included magic, neither of them were what I'd consider scary. Halloween(and its historical roots) has a lot to work with which has nothing to do with horror or monsters or magic, and hell, there's surely a story in there somewhere about the guy who hates Halloween. Mark C. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cynus Posted October 13, 2015 Report Share Posted October 13, 2015 Done and at the editor's. I'll submit it in whatever form it's in by the 18th, as I think it could probably get by in its current state if it had to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Norris Posted October 13, 2015 Report Share Posted October 13, 2015 Way to go! Looks like that "all nighter" worked!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Schaeffer Posted October 13, 2015 Report Share Posted October 13, 2015 I just submitted my story for the Halloween Contest. Really, really had fun with this one. Very different from my other work, but it still had some elements of my style, probably. Can't wait to read all the other entries. This might be the first year I'm actually looking forward to Halloween....grin. Mark C. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Jack Schaeffer Posted October 14, 2015 Report Share Posted October 14, 2015 Maxie!!!! LOL! Too funny! Maxieplus 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ken barber Posted October 14, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 14, 2015 Good one Maxie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 15, 2015 Report Share Posted October 15, 2015 Man if my brain wasn't so wrapped up in what i am writing now i would try, 11 chapters 3 ready and no yet! LOLI'll be reading them all good luck to everyone who enters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cynus Posted October 16, 2015 Report Share Posted October 16, 2015 When will the voting be closed? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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