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[kyles3]

Thanks for fielding questions, Jessica.

[jagabond]

Sent mine in and replied my abstract to the other thread. Good luck to everyone else who's entering! Hope to see some good stories here.

[Anaeme]

I am glad Bioware is at last doing something about fan fiction...

[RainbowPenguin]

Is there an age limit? I'm only 16. 

[Shadow of Light Dragon]

RainbowPenguin wrote...

Is there an age limit? I'm only 16. 

Well...there's an age limit to use these forums, and all EA's services per the FAQ.

It's 18.

Modifié par Shadow of Light Dragon, 22 décembre 2011 - 02:21 .

[WhiteKnyght]

What about writing experience?

It wouldn't be fair if someone who enters is actually a published author or something. It'd be like having Stephen King swoop in and write a fic about a mage turning into an abomination and slaughtering everyone around him/her and blowing everyone else out of the water. lol

[RainbowPenguin]

Shadow of Light Dragon wrote...

RainbowPenguin wrote...

Is there an age limit? I'm only 16. 

Well...there's an age limit to use these forums, and all EA's services per the FAQ.

It's 18.

Of course... I should have known. Thank you (:

I hope that the BSN popo won't shut me down ): I miss out on too many things as it is just because I'm not deemed old enough. 

[Tryynity]

The Grey Nayr wrote...

What about writing experience?

It wouldn't be fair if someone who enters is actually a published author or something. It'd be like having Stephen King swoop in and write a fic about a mage turning into an abomination and slaughtering everyone around him/her and blowing everyone else out of the water. lol

I know what you mean but there is no real way for the dev's to determine that really  since we all have assumed identities - the easiest to spot are the ones with shocking grammer/writing skills - so I will not be suspected at least LOL.
 
I am a little concerned I will be disqualified as correct grammer etc is taken into account, I have improved but I still rely on my BETA reader to improve stuff - I dont think Betas would be allowed.

At the end of the day why could you not write something better than Stephen King or some other published author - I have read one or two fan-ficts that I enjoyed as much as many other books I have enjoyed in the past.

Being unpublished = undiscovered. 

This comp could launch you into infamy.

[Cypher0020]

ooooooooo tempted to try this....

[Jessica Merizan]

The Grey Nayr wrote...

I am a little concerned I will be disqualified as correct grammer etc is taken into account, I have improved but I still rely on my BETA reader to improve stuff - I dont think Betas would be allowed.

PLEASE PLEASE edit your work, show it to friends and ask for their critical eye, and edit your work again. As long as your beta reader doesn't do the writing for you, there's absolutely nothing wrong with having someone edit your work.

All writers have editors (the BioWare eidtors are particularly amazing folk!) so PLEASE I cannot stress this enough, edit edit edit.

[Tryynity]

Jessica Merizan wrote...

The Grey Nayr wrote...

I am a little concerned I will be disqualified as correct grammer etc is taken into account, I have improved but I still rely on my BETA reader to improve stuff - I dont think Betas would be allowed.

PLEASE PLEASE edit your work, show it to friends and ask for their critical eye, and edit your work again. As long as your beta reader doesn't do the writing for you, there's absolutely nothing wrong with having someone edit your work.

All writers have editors (the BioWare eidtors editors are particularly amazing folk!) so PLEASE I cannot stress this enough, edit edit edit.

Good to know - much relieved now   *snickers* fixed it for ya - I do the exact same thing

LOL that was too funny given the context to pass up - sorry

Modifié par Tryynity, 22 décembre 2011 - 04:19 .

[GMagnum]

aye mayb i shuld enter dis tbh

[DiebytheSword]

GMagnum wrote...

aye mayb i shuld enter dis tbh

That would be a thing of legend.

[t3hTwinky]

So.

What is the contests' position on... comedy?

[My Name Does Not Matter]

So... is the email working? x)

[Zaxares]

Hmmm... It's been a very long time since I last exercised my writing skills, but I'm tempted to give this a go. Do the stories need to be completely original though? (If, for example, we recounted and expanded on a passing mention from DA lore, would it be disqualified?)

Modifié par Zaxares, 22 décembre 2011 - 09:50 .

[Fortlowe]

Does the story have to be directly from the from the perspective of a Mage or Templar, or can it simply be waist deep in their conflict?

[TEWR]

question: if a soldier left the army, could he join the Chantry and become a Templar?

[Shadow of Light Dragon]

@Ethereal - Isn't that pretty much what Carver does?

[TEWR]

Oh yeah. I forgot about that. Thanks SoLD!

Modifié par The Ethereal Writer Redux, 22 décembre 2011 - 11:40 .

[Lithuasil]

Challenge accepted. Now to make room in the schedule <.<

[Shadow of Light Dragon]

The Ethereal Writer Redux wrote...

Oh yeah. I forgot about that. Thanks SoLD!

No worries.

[Corker]

My Name Does Not Matter wrote...

So... is the email working? x)

Jessica Merizan wrote...

Email has been verified. If you already submitted your story and it was
bounced back, please email it again to community@bioware.com

[Fireblader70]

Just want to say - this is an awesome challenge.

One question though: Can we create our own locations? So, for example, can it take place in an area of the Free Marches, near Kirkwall, with references to Kirkwall, but also having a small new area linked to the lore (like ruins)?
Thanks!

[My Name Does Not Matter]

I've spent two days reading the blight out of the Wiki [ah, see what I did there? xD] and there was so much more to Dragon Age than I could imagine. The history is so interesting. I've got no problem with coming up with a creative idea and writing it, the only problem I have (a rather, huge problem) is the 2,500 word limit. >_<