Re: March Fiction Writing Contest
Good question. Yes they do. I'll bold that passage in the contest description so that it's a little more clear. Thanks! :)
Sturnack
Zepari
Kahless2001
Re: Eurrsk gets Reviewd
Ok, so I was really quite terrified of the Devidian missions and I dislike repeating them because I really don't like the dark and spookiness.
This mission.. I'm almost soiling myself and I have yet to play it. I will get around to it though, once I have some extra underwear handy.
This mission.. I'm almost soiling myself and I have yet to play it. I will get around to it though, once I have some extra underwear handy.
CapnBranFlakes
CapnBranFlakes
Re: Eurrsk gets Reviewd
It truly was an amazing mission; StormShade and I reviewed it on Priority One the week before last. I really suggest you all go and play it!
Eurrsk gets Reviewd
One of our members, Eurrsk, has become a minor celebrity.
He's had his Foundry mission, Dead in Space, reviewed by Starbase UGC and they had nothing but good things to say about it. Something that isn't said about many of their missions. Click the source link below to read the review or head over to Tribble to test out his mission; I know you'll love it!
Source
He's had his Foundry mission, Dead in Space, reviewed by Starbase UGC and they had nothing but good things to say about it. Something that isn't said about many of their missions. Click the source link below to read the review or head over to Tribble to test out his mission; I know you'll love it!
Source
CapnBranFlakes
Re: Star Trek: The Journey
:tng:
Episode 201 - The Next Generation - "The Drumhead" - 04/29/1991
A witchhunt ensues for suspected Romulan spies aboard the Enterprise. Guest star Jean Simmons as Rear Admiral Norah Satie.
Enjoy!
Unknown Person
Sturnack
March Fiction Writing Contest
At the heart of every good Star Trek episode lies an exceptional story. The Stonewall Fleet community is brimming with many talented folk who have the ability to craft amazing adventures set in the Star Trek universe. Especially with the Foundry launching soon on Holodeck, encouraging these writers to generate and share their work is perhaps even more important now than it has ever been. As such, we'd like to give our Fleet's collective talent a public forum in which to share their work with the community at large and potentially walk away with some valuable rewards for doing so.
Kicking off this month, Stonewall Fleet is once again hosting a Star Trek Fiction Writing Contest to do just that. From March 1 through March 22, this thread will be open for entry submission. Simply cut and paste your story into a reply on this thread. This initial post contains all of the official rules as well as an involved breakdown of how submissions will be ranked by our panel of judges. Brandon (Bfelczer), Zepari, Solari, DoogieGood and I have all volunteered our time to review the entries and narrow down a winner.
After all submissions have been received, our judges will be poring over them from March 23-30 and rating them on originality, imagery usage, character development, story flow, spelling, grammar, and punctuation. On March 31, official results will be posted and winners will be announced on the forums. Prizes including a full Aegis set, rare tribbles and more will be awarded for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winners and their stories will be featured in an upcoming edition of the Stonewall Times.
We look forward to reading all of your creative entries and cannot wait to award some awesome prizes. The rating system breakdown has been included for your information below. Good luck to everyone! :)
- Brad (@Sturnack)
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Grammar, Spelling and Punctuation (30 Points):
On a point scale of 1-10 EACH, your story will be rated on how well it made use of proper grammar, spelling, and punctuation. Good usage of these elements can greatly enhance the reading experience of your story by preventing roadblocks like run-on sentences.
Originality (10 points):
On a point scale of 1-10, your story will be rated on how original it is. While borrowing elements from the Star Trek universe is in itself derivative, this category rates how well you made use of those elements and created your own story around them.
Imagery Usage (10 points):
On a point scale of 1-10, your story will be rated on how well it was able to conjure up accompanying mental images. For instance, there's a big difference between "The ship approached the nebula" and "The ship slowly glided towards the blossoming cloud of fiery nebular gases." Both technically get the basic idea across but the latter brings shape, color, and movement details to mind and makes for a more enjoyable reading experience.
Character Development (10 points):
On a point scale of 1-10, your story will be rated on how well it established the characters involved and fleshed out their emotions and motivations. Knowing why characters make the choices they do and what feelings are involved creates emotional touchstones that deeply engage the reader.
Story Flow (10 points):
On a point scale of 1-10, your story will be rated on how well it keeps the plot moving forward at all times. Stories that become bogged down with too much exposition or needless detail begin to lose the reader's interest. A well paced story is one that includes all of the elements above while also getting from points A to B to C and so on without extreme delay.
FINAL TALLIES:
With seven categories worth up to 10 points each, your story can earn up to 70 points from each of our judges. Point totals from each judge will be added together to create your final score. This means that your story has the potential of earning 350 points if it ranks a 10 in all categories. Once all point totals have been tallied, the stories that come closest to 350 points will win 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place prizes respectively.
Final point totals will be available to the writer by request once the contest has concluded on March 31st.
Kicking off this month, Stonewall Fleet is once again hosting a Star Trek Fiction Writing Contest to do just that. From March 1 through March 22, this thread will be open for entry submission. Simply cut and paste your story into a reply on this thread. This initial post contains all of the official rules as well as an involved breakdown of how submissions will be ranked by our panel of judges. Brandon (Bfelczer), Zepari, Solari, DoogieGood and I have all volunteered our time to review the entries and narrow down a winner.
After all submissions have been received, our judges will be poring over them from March 23-30 and rating them on originality, imagery usage, character development, story flow, spelling, grammar, and punctuation. On March 31, official results will be posted and winners will be announced on the forums. Prizes including a full Aegis set, rare tribbles and more will be awarded for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winners and their stories will be featured in an upcoming edition of the Stonewall Times.
We look forward to reading all of your creative entries and cannot wait to award some awesome prizes. The rating system breakdown has been included for your information below. Good luck to everyone! :)
- Brad (@Sturnack)
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Grammar, Spelling and Punctuation (30 Points):
On a point scale of 1-10 EACH, your story will be rated on how well it made use of proper grammar, spelling, and punctuation. Good usage of these elements can greatly enhance the reading experience of your story by preventing roadblocks like run-on sentences.
Originality (10 points):
On a point scale of 1-10, your story will be rated on how original it is. While borrowing elements from the Star Trek universe is in itself derivative, this category rates how well you made use of those elements and created your own story around them.
Imagery Usage (10 points):
On a point scale of 1-10, your story will be rated on how well it was able to conjure up accompanying mental images. For instance, there's a big difference between "The ship approached the nebula" and "The ship slowly glided towards the blossoming cloud of fiery nebular gases." Both technically get the basic idea across but the latter brings shape, color, and movement details to mind and makes for a more enjoyable reading experience.
Character Development (10 points):
On a point scale of 1-10, your story will be rated on how well it established the characters involved and fleshed out their emotions and motivations. Knowing why characters make the choices they do and what feelings are involved creates emotional touchstones that deeply engage the reader.
Story Flow (10 points):
On a point scale of 1-10, your story will be rated on how well it keeps the plot moving forward at all times. Stories that become bogged down with too much exposition or needless detail begin to lose the reader's interest. A well paced story is one that includes all of the elements above while also getting from points A to B to C and so on without extreme delay.
FINAL TALLIES:
With seven categories worth up to 10 points each, your story can earn up to 70 points from each of our judges. Point totals from each judge will be added together to create your final score. This means that your story has the potential of earning 350 points if it ranks a 10 in all categories. Once all point totals have been tallied, the stories that come closest to 350 points will win 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place prizes respectively.
Final point totals will be available to the writer by request once the contest has concluded on March 31st.
Six-of-Nine
Re: How the Klingons destroyed the Crystalline Entity
If we do it on our klingons rather than feds, we'll have less a chance of random folks showing up.
Six-of-Nine
Re: How the Klingons destroyed the Crystalline Entity
Basically, we'll need as many escorts as we can (or if we do it on klinks too raptors and birds of prey) All set up with dual heavy cannons in the front and turrets in the rear.
According to STO wiki, we'll want to use disruptor weapons, thought other weapon types should be fine. Also, scramble sensors would be a good skill.
According to STO wiki, we'll want to use disruptor weapons, thought other weapon types should be fine. Also, scramble sensors would be a good skill.
colivia
CapnBranFlakes
Re: Star Trek: The Journey
:tng:
Episode 200 - The Next Generation - "Qpid" - 04/22/1991
Q returns to test Picard's love for an old flame.
Enjoy!
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Whoot whoot! 200 episodes! CRAZY!
kiddkasper
Six-of-Nine
How the Klingons destroyed the Crystalline Entity
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Perhaps we could duplicate this. They claim to have done it in five minutes.
Perhaps we could duplicate this. They claim to have done it in five minutes.
chemkarate
Re: "Born This Way" is the new gay anthem?
After watching the video again, I realized something really cool about the beginning. That constellation she refers to as the Government-Owned Alien Territory, or GOAT, that looks like a goat, also looks like a uterus. It just adds to the whole birth imagery. A friend of mine also told me that goats' heads are symbols of evil.
There's a lot more to this video than meets the eye, which is one reason I love the stuff she does. There's layers in the stuff Gaga does which make for far more intelligent and interesting stuff than other pop stars.
There's a lot more to this video than meets the eye, which is one reason I love the stuff she does. There's layers in the stuff Gaga does which make for far more intelligent and interesting stuff than other pop stars.
DCollins
Re: V
Revisiting this post.. Ok.. I have to admit have the original Diana back in the show has been nice.. She is one sneaky lil lady.. and her play of mom v daughter v granddaughter is just so delicious... And yes it is a guilty pleasure.. Still campy as hell.. and still bad acting and bad plots but, it is getting better and better.. Let us hope it rises to the occasion before it is pulled like all the series that do not pull in quick bucks..
Philip
Philip
Unknown Person
Re: "Born This Way" is the new gay anthem?
Umm ok... that was creepy beyond all reason. I actually like it reminds me of a creation myth, or an epic poem. The birth has a 'Gaia' feel to it.
captainbrenden
Re: "Born This Way" is the new gay anthem?
i don't love Lady Gaga like I love Madonna (but then I am a child of the 80's), but this video is both trippy and catchy at the same time. I approve! lol