First off, thank you to everyone who entered! I enjoyed reading all the entries immensely and hope we can do this again soon!
*announcer voice* And now... For the winner... *drumroll*
AIZESS! Congrats, Aizess!
I picked her paragraph because I was immediately impressed with her writing style. And the fact that it was very short, yet it captured my attention right away and made me want to keep reading. Well done, Aizess!
Here is her entry:
By the time he
arrived, he knew he was too late. He opened the ornately carved, cherry
wood entrance door and heard nothing. Everything was silent. Too silent.
Even the wind held its breath and refrained from rustling the few
golden-red leaves left on the trees. He looked around with the air of a
thief and suddenly tore through the house searching for his target: his
wife. He made a thorough search through all the rooms, but to no avail.
Yet, instead of being discouraged, his dark eyes gleamed with a
dangerous excitement. “I will find her––no matter the cost.”
Thanks again to everyone who entered! They all the entries were fantastic and I look forward to seeing some of that writing talent in another story!
~Kathryn
Thursday, June 26, 2014
Thursday, June 19, 2014
Writing Contest
Kathryn here!
I apologize for the lack of writing here at BOYH. We're going to try to change that. But to get things rolling... *drumroll*... We are going to have a contest!
This contest will be between the contributors, not including myself, since I will be the judge. I may hold some contests where everyone (Yes, followers! That means you!) can enter soon.
Alright, here are the rules.
1. You must enter only a paragraph, not an entire story. I'm not going to make it a specific word count, because I know those are hard to do. So just try not to make it too long.
2. It may be about anything! A gruesome pirate who has kidnapped a young woman and she is devising an escape plan. A Revolutionary War solider as he fights under the brave General Washington. A man has an accident and wakes up not knowing who he is... You get the idea. And pick a random spot in your story, if you'd like. You don't have to start at the very beginning. *cue Sound of Music song* Sorry, I got distracted.
3. It starts now, and ends on the 26th of June. Yeah, I know that's only a week, but I hate waiting. And if it's any longer, Dory here will forget she even has a contest going. Or a blog called Breathings of Your Heart, for that matter.
4. Don't post your entry, just email it to me. I will pick a winner, and maybe some runners up, and those will get posted on BOYH. There is no prize. Just the fact that you are the winner. :)
5. Be creative and have fun!
If you have any questions, email me. I'm so excited to see all the entries!
On your marks, get set, WRITE!
Kathryn :)
I apologize for the lack of writing here at BOYH. We're going to try to change that. But to get things rolling... *drumroll*... We are going to have a contest!
This contest will be between the contributors, not including myself, since I will be the judge. I may hold some contests where everyone (Yes, followers! That means you!) can enter soon.
Alright, here are the rules.
1. You must enter only a paragraph, not an entire story. I'm not going to make it a specific word count, because I know those are hard to do. So just try not to make it too long.
2. It may be about anything! A gruesome pirate who has kidnapped a young woman and she is devising an escape plan. A Revolutionary War solider as he fights under the brave General Washington. A man has an accident and wakes up not knowing who he is... You get the idea. And pick a random spot in your story, if you'd like. You don't have to start at the very beginning. *cue Sound of Music song* Sorry, I got distracted.
3. It starts now, and ends on the 26th of June. Yeah, I know that's only a week, but I hate waiting. And if it's any longer, Dory here will forget she even has a contest going. Or a blog called Breathings of Your Heart, for that matter.
4. Don't post your entry, just email it to me. I will pick a winner, and maybe some runners up, and those will get posted on BOYH. There is no prize. Just the fact that you are the winner. :)
5. Be creative and have fun!
If you have any questions, email me. I'm so excited to see all the entries!
On your marks, get set, WRITE!
Kathryn :)
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