User blog:ChromastoneandTabby/Winter Fanon Con Normal Writing Contest 2016 ~ Results!

Welcome, one and all, to the first day of Winter Fanon Con! I'm your host, Killer Keemstar CaT, bringing you the results for the Normal Writing Contest! This season's theme was "Introspective". Let's see how our contestants did!

Third Place
Literally what was this. The formatting makes reading this a strain on the eyes, and the weird writing makes reading it a strain on the brain. I got a headache about halfway through trying to read this thing. The story is hard to follow because of how disjointed the writing is, and the theme of "introspection" is hardly there. I can tell a lot of effort went into this, especially with how many passages are gratingly bolded, but it's just not good.

Second Place
Well, at least this one is readable. Unfortunately, it's rather mediocre. It has the same problem of barely following the theme, the writing is awkward in places, and it's not a particularly interesting scene. In addition, it doesn't really end so much as it just...stops. Nice try, but kinda meh. Also, this: "Gwen?" Ben cocked his head slightly. "Yeah?" Gwen looked up instantly. "I love you," Ben grinned. I don't think I need to point out the elephant in the room here. Given the internet's interpretation of Ben and Gwen's relationship, this is a very unfortunate bit of dialogue.

At least we know Primal has a bright future in writing Folger's commercials.

The best part of waking up is incest in your cup.

First Place
What's this? An introspection-themed entry that's actually...introspective?! BLASPHEMY!

Jokes aside, this is a good entry. It can be a bit hard to follow here and there, and I think it reads more like a Creative contest entry since it doesn't have a traditional structure, but it fits the overall theme and is written fairly well. It definitely deserves first place.

Closing
Congratulations to Brandon for winning, and thanks to everyone for participating!That's it for the first day of Fanon Con, folks! Make sure to tune in tomorrow for when we announce the results of the Creative Writing Contest! Have a great day, and I hope you enjoy the rest of Fanon Con!