Jae Onasi Posted August 18, 2007 Share Posted August 18, 2007 Tysyacha has decided on the topic for this month's Tales competition, and it promises to be just as entertaining as the others. The theme I pick for the next Javyar's contest is (drumroll, please): "The Great Fall." Otherwise known as "Steppin' to the Dark Side"! In real life, I've always wondered what makes people decide to break laws or do other dirty deeds. What will make your character experience his or her "Great Fall"? Explore his/her/its motives. Is s/he tempted towards this folly, or dead-set upon it from the very beginning? Will your character(s) deal with pangs of guilt and a penalty for their mistake? What kind? Three weeks from now will be Sept. 5. Hope that'll be enough time, and I really hope you enjoy writing your stories for this late-summer installment of Javyar's Cantina! The deadline is Sept 14th, 8pm/2000 CDT (UTC -5). Have fun writing! Deadline changed to the 14th due to forum glitches over the weekend and forum outage on the 6th/9th-11th to fix the problems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diego Varen Posted August 19, 2007 Share Posted August 19, 2007 I'll be doing this one and I'm sure I'll be better at this one, than Pratfalls. Good topic Tysy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jae Onasi Posted August 19, 2007 Author Share Posted August 19, 2007 If you write a tale and learn how to improve your writing, then you'll never lose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
igyman Posted August 19, 2007 Share Posted August 19, 2007 I might be interested in writing this one, but I need one clarification - are we limited to writing about Jedi falling to the Dark Side, or can we simply write about someone who's decided to cross the line of the law, or morality, or both for some reason (while keeping it all in the SW universe)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emperor Devon Posted August 19, 2007 Share Posted August 19, 2007 If you write a tale and learn how to improve your writing, then you'll never lose. Improving your writing is all well and good, but there's nothing like the sweet feeling of outdoing someone else is there? Once again, my compliments to Tysy on this topic. This is probably one of the best ones we've had yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JasraLantill Posted August 19, 2007 Share Posted August 19, 2007 I might be interested in writing this one, but I need one clarification - are we limited to writing about Jedi falling to the Dark Side, or can we simply write about someone who's decided to cross the line of the law, or morality, or both for some reason (while keeping it all in the SW universe)?You've got it right. It can be any character's 'great fall'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ForceFightWMe12 Posted August 20, 2007 Share Posted August 20, 2007 Gaaah, September fifth! Well...I do like this topic, so perhaps I'll get off my lazy butt and come out of my KotORFanfic retirement...that is, if I can get it writen in time...^.^'' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hallucination Posted August 20, 2007 Share Posted August 20, 2007 I actually has* an idea! Who knows, maybe this time I'll submit it. *'Twas fully interntional.** **That was, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
starmark2k Posted August 22, 2007 Share Posted August 22, 2007 I plan on entering this but I want to know if there is a rule against involving stories that deal with the issue of contemplating or committing suicide? Reading the rules I can’t see why not, however I’m not ignorant to the fact that it can cause offence to some people, so I thought it best to check. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tysyacha Posted August 22, 2007 Share Posted August 22, 2007 According to me, who chose "The Great Fall" as a topic, it would be OK to write a story dealing with such a theme. It's been very common in classic literature, present in such novels as "Anna Karenina" and "Madame Bovary", for example, and even the great Oedipus Rex and Antigone even did themselves in by their own hand. So, if the decision is mine whether or not to allow this, I say go ahead. If not, I respectfully defer to the moderators of this forum and thread. Good luck writing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pavlos Posted August 22, 2007 Share Posted August 22, 2007 and even the great Oedipus Rex and Antigone even did themselves in by their own hand. Yeah, but Oedipus fell in love with his mother... I mean, how weird is that? I may consider entering this one... but I'm not sure. Are we dealing specifically with falling to the dark side, or more general dark acts (such as, say, murder)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tysyacha Posted August 22, 2007 Share Posted August 22, 2007 Whatever you wish, as murder does constitute falling to the "dark" side, even though it may not be the capitalized Jedi/Sith version. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jae Onasi Posted September 4, 2007 Author Share Posted September 4, 2007 The forum glitches in the last 2 days made it hard for everyone to contribute--the deadline is extended three days from the 5th to the 8th to make up for the days lost this weekend to forum problems and the holiday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diego Varen Posted September 4, 2007 Share Posted September 4, 2007 I'm aware of the Forum Glitches, but I was able to post two days ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jae Onasi Posted September 4, 2007 Author Share Posted September 4, 2007 Well, I'm glad you were able to post, but not everyone could, so I'm giving them the courtesy of a few extra days to do so, since not everyone has 24/7 computer access. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hallucination Posted September 4, 2007 Share Posted September 4, 2007 I actually has* an idea! Who knows, maybe this time I'll submit it. *'Twas fully interntional.** **That was, too. Edit: No, I won't. I'm greedy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emperor Devon Posted September 5, 2007 Share Posted September 5, 2007 I'm aware of the Forum Glitches, but I was able to post two days ago. Since when did 'I' mean 'everyone except Topsite'? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rogue Nine Posted September 5, 2007 Share Posted September 5, 2007 Didn't you know, Devon? 'Topsite' is ye Olde English for 'Lucasforums revolves around me me me." Anyhoo, I've already written a quarter of mine, so I might actually enter the contest this time! xD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bee Hoon Posted September 5, 2007 Share Posted September 5, 2007 Writer's block is baaaaaad for health:P I'll enter if I'm happy with the final piece. Not looking too promising at the moment, sigh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jae Onasi Posted September 5, 2007 Author Share Posted September 5, 2007 It doesn't have to be perfect, Bee. We'll be glad to have stories to read. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diego Varen Posted September 5, 2007 Share Posted September 5, 2007 It doesn't have to be perfect, Bee. We'll be glad to have stories to read. I agree with Jae. My last entry was one of the worst I ever written, but people still read it. Besides Bee, you're a good writer and I wouldn't mind reading something, as long as it was readable, if you know what I mean. 'Topsite' is ye Olde English for 'Lucasforums revolves around me me me. Hold on, since when did the whole world revolve around me? I just stated that I had no problem posting my entry and that I was aware of the forum glitches (the LF homepage not showing the last new post) and ocassionaly I couldn't post, but other than that, I had no trouble posting for this. But for once, I do agree with lengthing the time to Friday, because of the forum glitches. I'm looking forward to seeing the entries. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bee Hoon Posted September 6, 2007 Share Posted September 6, 2007 Jae, I'm an old fusspot at heart:p But yeah, may as well just submit it. At least I'll get pointers! Topsite, thanks:) Haha, yeah, I think I get you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jae Onasi Posted September 6, 2007 Author Share Posted September 6, 2007 All right guys, quit fussing at each other. The forum was down again for a substantial amount of time last night (and thank you matt-- for fixing it!), so I'm pushing the due date back to the 9th. I hate moving it around so much, but I want to make sure everyone has adequate time to submit their stories. For those of you who've already submitted, thanks for being patient. For those of you who haven't, don't wait any longer! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
machievelli Posted September 8, 2007 Share Posted September 8, 2007 All right guys, quit fussing at each other. The forum was down again for a substantial amount of time last night (and thank you matt-- for fixing it!), so I'm pushing the due date back to the 9th. I hate moving it around so much, but I want to make sure everyone has adequate time to submit their stories. For those of you who've already submitted, thanks for being patient. For those of you who haven't, don't wait any longer! That's right, it's make the old man wait month, right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grace Posted September 9, 2007 Share Posted September 9, 2007 Normally, though I don't complain about it in here, I do complain when the deadline is postponed, but this time it was really beneficial to me. I actually managed to make a submission this month because of it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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