WRITING CONTEST ABOUT SPIKE SUFFERING CONTEST WINNERS! · 6:30am Jul 8th, 2017

IT IS TIME!

First, I want to say congratulations to everyone who competed in this contest. You all put out some very odd, and very different stories. We had sads, we had funny, we had violence, we had romance. You guys took this prompt and you ran with it, and that’s awesome! So, I know you’re skipping this part to scroll to the winners, and that’s fine, but you’ll be back so I’ll say it here anyway. I chose these winners based on three criteria:
1. Style and flow
2. Spelling and grammar
3. Creativity and magnitude of Spike’s suffering

Each of these three categories got a score out of ten, and then the story with the highest cumulative score won. Here’s what I did not base my scores on: story upvotes, comments, who wrote it (I didn’t even look at who wrote what as I was reading and scoring), popularity, and whether it got featured. I tried to be objective as I could with my scoring, and I can say that some stories ranked very highly for their spelling and grammar, while they lacked in style or creative suffering. Some were very creative in the type of suffering, but they had errors that killed their score, or lacked any flow. In the end, the stories that tried to do well in all three of these categories, and managed it, won. Some of my favorites weren’t even in the top five, just so you know, heh. But I like the gross stuff, so that makes sense. We did have some ties, and these ties were broken by judgement of all the other Barcasters, as far as which they liked best. If you didn’t win, no worries at all. Every story in this contest had something good about it, so take heart that I enjoyed reading your work.

Without further ado, these are the winners:

1: I’m Lost Without You - Famous Last Words
The storytelling here was really nicely done. I could see the ending coming a mile away, but it didn’t matter, it was still worth the ride. The little details are really what set this story apart, as well as how clean the writing itself was. A lack of glaring errors helped immensely, and in the end, its quest to pluck heartstrings succeeded.

2: Starlight Isn't Scared of Butt Trolls - Ebola-chan Ganbatte
This was simply a laugh riot in the WORST possible way. The suffering here was unusual and cringe-wrothy, but the very notion of Butt Trolls was enough to give this the creative score others could not manage. It was relatively low in errors, and had a nice flow and style to it. In the end, it was one of the only funny ones that really held a narrative well, and the Barcasters agreed that it was one of the most entertaining.

3: Chef's Table -Lise Eclaire
This is another one of those stories that was particularly… creative. There were few serious errors, and the characters were given interesting voices that really came through in the writing. While it may not have been directly heartbreaking or hilarious, many of the notions presented cleanly here managed to make me, and the Barcasters take notice.

Runner Up: Impermanence - Shakespearicles
While this played on a similar theme to I’m Lost Without You, it does it in a more direct way. It looks at the happy life Spike currently has, complete with Lion King references, before looking at the suffering caused by trying to do what one thinks is best. While it didn’t make it to the top 3, it was worthy of note, and had a score that was worthy of recognition.

I will contact our top 3 winners about their prizes shortly (in the next few days). In the meantime, I really think all our competitors deserve a little recognition, so here are links to ALL of the stories. If you want some interesting stuff (one of these actually cast me as a gross hambeast antagonist and I love it) consider reading and rating these stories. They’re bound to amuse you.

All in all, thank you immensely to all of our participants. This wouldn’t happen without you! We will be doing more contests soon, probably put on by other Barcasters, so stay tuned.
Cheers!

-Pencil

READ THIS SHIT:

Goodknight Spike
"...And I Will Name Him George!"
Married With Problems
Another Spike Episode
Here's To Us
Lazy Mornings
The Tales of Mr. Dream
Helping Out A Friend
Spike's Loss
Anon's a jerk!
Forged Into Hell
The Worst Possible Thing
Captain Falcon Falcon Punches Spike
Leaving the Mic On
Spike's Very Incredibly Shitty Day
Lovestruck is a dangerous weapon
You're a Legend Spike
Heroes Get Remembered, Legends Never Die