The OC Contest

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    Creating characters can be the best part of writing a story, but it's also something that many people don't give much thought to. The goal of this contest is to write one-shots or stories that involve complex, developed characters.

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    • Follow all of Mibba’s Story Guidelines. Failure to do so will result in disqualification
    • Minimum of 1,000 words, no maximum
    • Chaptered entries do not need to be finished for the deadline
    • Any rating goes, but please no incest, m-preg or rape!
    • Pre-writes are NOT accepted
    • Fan-fiction is NOT accepted unless you ask for an exclusion
    • Readable layouts, please — this means black/dark text on a white/pale background
    • Link to the contest IN your summary!

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    To enter: NONE
    To submit: Friday March 31, 2017

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    • Character social media graphic (Facebook, Insta, Twitter)
    • Recommendation of 3 stories or poems of your choice
    • 100 word comments on any two stories of your choice
    • Three poem comments
    • Space in my next recc blog
    • Blog interview
    MORE TBD

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    One person per character until full
    • A character that has robotic body part(s)
    • A character who is (realistically) involved in fandom culture*
    • A character that gets bullied for having dark skin
    • A character who lives in "The Bible Belt" but doesn't believe in God
    • A character that has many visible scars*
    • A character under the age of fourteen (14)
    • A character with PTSD that is not active military or a veteran
    • A character dealing with the repercussions of saying/doing something offensive
    • A character before and while hiding out during a big storm*
    • A character working hard to have a shining college application
    • A character who is a sex worker
    • A character who outed a friend in a series of drunk texts*
    • A character who is in a relationship with a teacher
    • A character who gets detained at an airport
    • A character that wakes up a century (or more) into the future
    • A character accused of major crime(s) after waking up from a coma
    • A character who can see dead people

    * By realistically I just mean a character who doesn't bump into some celeb they're obsessed with and fall in love. A character who is just like us - most likely none of which are going to have a spicy romance with a hot celebrity.

    * Not self-harm scars. I want these character choices to really challenge you.

    * If you're planning to write a story, what happens as a result of the storm and how does your character deal with that?

    * What was outed is up to you but please be respectful and realistic


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    • Submit some sort of character page [x, x, x, etc.]
    • Include research sources in your chapter notes
    • Diverse characters, settings, etc.
    • Sci-fi or romance genre
    • Include me in your story (:
    • Custom layout

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    little me; with Joke's on Me
    poison and blood
    aurora borealis.
    floral and fading. with Take You as You Are
    ugly lights with Crash
    BringMeTheFuentes
    Hotline Miami with Blackbird
    Bangarang!
    aliens.
    mr. twin sister with Bed of Roses
    Average Lifesaver;;
    Flower_Child
    nine crimes.
    February 21st, 2017 at 05:32am
  • Chairman Meow

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    This sounds hella interesting. tehe

    Can I have this one?
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    • A character that gets bullied for having dark skin
    February 21st, 2017 at 05:58am
  • poison and blood

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    I'm S H O O K

    Can I have the Bible Belt one, please??
    February 21st, 2017 at 06:19am
  • squidward tentacles.

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    Wow can I have the robotic body part(s) one, pretty please?

    As a side note, are there any genre restrictions?
    February 21st, 2017 at 07:07am
  • mikrokosmos.

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    May I join with a YouTuber and an OC pairing? It could probably be read as original fiction! With the prompt: A character that has many visible scars?
    February 21st, 2017 at 07:14am
  • Brittt

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    A character with PTSD that is not active military or a veteran
    I'd like that one please! Now for this prompt, does it have to involve being in the Military at all? or can it be a different experience. i have an idea in mind but want to ask before I do anything!
    February 21st, 2017 at 01:49pm
  • pocahontas.

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    little me;
    It's yours Cute I can't wait to read your submission c:

    poison and blood
    Yes. Yes you can~ I'm so excited to see what you come up with!

    aurora borealis.
    It's all yours! No genre restrictions, the only thing for this contest that I maybe should have bolded is no fanfic unless you ask for an exception (I know some people consider fanfic a genre)

    floral and fading.
    YESSSSS, as long as it's not Markiplier or PewDiePie l o l I know who those two are because they're ALL I hear about anymore

    ugly lights
    "is not active military or a veteran" It's actually not allowed to be military because I wanted to read something different, so I can't wait to read what you come up with~
    February 21st, 2017 at 04:49pm
  • Brittt

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    oh okay, thank you! I just wanted to clarify on that. I have a great idea actually. Relates to real life too.

    EDIT: Here's my story page!
    February 21st, 2017 at 04:51pm
  • mikrokosmos.

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    Won't be, it'll be Sean McLoughlin (Jacksepticeye) and there's no YouTube involved tehe
    February 21st, 2017 at 04:55pm
  • dombelova

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    A character who is a sex worker

    Can I use fanfiction? MTV Scream to be exact. If not that's okay :)
    February 21st, 2017 at 05:58pm
  • pocahontas.

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    BringMeTheFuentes

    I want to tell you no because I want originals, but I know you're going to write something amazing if I say yes so YES PLEASE
    February 21st, 2017 at 06:19pm
  • dombelova

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    Thank you!! I am using an original character as well ;)
    February 21st, 2017 at 06:20pm
  • pocahontas.

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    BringMeTheFuentes

    Oh awesome! I can't wait to see what you do with this Cute
    February 21st, 2017 at 07:23pm
  • mikrokosmos.

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    My entry!
    February 21st, 2017 at 07:27pm
  • Hotline Miami

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    • A character under the age of fourteen (14)

    Could I take this one?
    February 22nd, 2017 at 12:52am
  • pocahontas.

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    Yes, please! Welcome to Mibba and thank you for entering my contest Arms If you need anything or have any questions please don't hesitate to message/comment me~
    February 22nd, 2017 at 02:01am
  • Bangarang!

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    Can I please have the character in a storm
    February 22nd, 2017 at 02:20am
  • pocahontas.

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    Bangarang!

    Yes m'am, all yours~ Can't wait to read it bwahah
    February 22nd, 2017 at 02:21am
  • hangsang.

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    • A character who is in a relationship with a teacher
    May I join with this one?
    February 22nd, 2017 at 02:51am
  • pocahontas.

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    YESSSSSSS TAKE IT, IT'S ALL YOURS! I'm stoked to read your entry dahfkjajas
    February 22nd, 2017 at 03:23am