MacabreMortem

A little bit of an update for those partaking in the writing prompt competitions: While 'Mortuus Hiems' is a winter-based writing prompt competition meant to start in December, it will not be hosted this year due to personal issues. I will try to do my best to judge this year's entries for the Macabre Mortem writing prompt competition, but there is no guarantees when or if that will be finished unfortunately.
          	
          	When I started this account, I was in a much better place--but things have changed and I've been going through a lot since the year started. I still am passionate about all that can be done with this account and these competitions, but know that I am just one person running all of this on my own.
          	
          	Thank you for reading.

QuinceArchFortes

@MacabreMortem Be kind to yourself first! I'm looking forward to your next contest but no one will fault you for taking some needed time off. Thank you for the update though ♡
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AnemoneMarino

@MacabreMortem Don't worry, take your time and remember to think about yourself too. Being passionate doesn't mean forgetting to take care of you! (✿◠‿◠)
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MacabreMortem

A little bit of an update for those partaking in the writing prompt competitions: While 'Mortuus Hiems' is a winter-based writing prompt competition meant to start in December, it will not be hosted this year due to personal issues. I will try to do my best to judge this year's entries for the Macabre Mortem writing prompt competition, but there is no guarantees when or if that will be finished unfortunately.
          
          When I started this account, I was in a much better place--but things have changed and I've been going through a lot since the year started. I still am passionate about all that can be done with this account and these competitions, but know that I am just one person running all of this on my own.
          
          Thank you for reading.

QuinceArchFortes

@MacabreMortem Be kind to yourself first! I'm looking forward to your next contest but no one will fault you for taking some needed time off. Thank you for the update though ♡
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AnemoneMarino

@MacabreMortem Don't worry, take your time and remember to think about yourself too. Being passionate doesn't mean forgetting to take care of you! (✿◠‿◠)
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MacabreMortem

Final submissions for the writing prompt competition will close at 11:59 PM (EST) on October 31st.

CarmenJohnson599

@MacabreMortem I'll see what I can do.
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MacabreMortem

@CarmenJohnson599 Originally I had separate deadlines for each story type, but like last year I opened it up for everyones' entries until the final deadline. So, yes, you're okay to write a short story at this point.
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CarmenJohnson599

@MacabreMortem do i still have time to write a short story for this, or has the time passed for that?
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MasterBaker3

Hello, MacabreMortem. I have a question about the writing prompt contest.

MasterBaker3

Thank you, @MacabreMortem. I'll give it a try.
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MacabreMortem

@MasterBaker3 Novellas are usually about 20,000 to 40,000 words. I myself have written a couple of novellas, and the easiest process with that seems to be just being invested in the story. If you're invested in what you're writing, the word count will fill quickly.
            
            If you find it to be too hard to write a novella still though, may I suggest a novelette? It's shorter than a novella but longer than a short story. (7,500+ words).
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MasterBaker3

@MacabreMortem. I want to write a novella called Vengeful Strings, but I've never written one before because it's too difficult. Can you please give me some advice? Is there a specific word count?
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MacabreMortem

The winners of the Mortuus Hiems competition have been announced.

CarmenJohnson599

@MacabreMortem thank you!  I'm glad you enjoyed it!
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MacabreMortem

@CarmenJohnson599 True, but even outside the competition, I did truly enjoy the read, so I thought I'd showcase it on here--especially since it featured one of our prompts.
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CarmenJohnson599

@MacabreMortem I appreciate the votes, but Tiny Dancer missed the cut off date.
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