| I would suggest
1) use the July deadline for people to submit a intention rather then a
actual story(The RavenBlackmane method
2)extend the story submission deadline to November or December
3)Break that $50 to two contests
a)$35 -the 500 word contest
b)$15 -the 33-99 word video/book cover contest
4)allow 'virtual entities' to submit material to the contests
1)creates a firmer incentive to write
2)in summer doldrums,twill take more than 20 days to get things moving
3)stories tend to be fetish or art house furry stories
with a video/book cover contest people can explore the
'spin' aspect of tf
4)allows creation of 'lottery writing pools'
Hence The Lab writers all pool as the Lab
Dragonides Boys pool
CYOC pools
tsa-talk writers write under their communities banner
Scotty DM's furries charge forth under "AnthroFiction"
etc
creates more community competition and gives writers a better
chance of being a part of the winning team
which will probably result in more ( if not better) submissions
With a 'virtual entity' each community forum can use its
resources more effectively to snag that 50  |