R3 Open Genre - What will you write? |
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Mumser
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Perhaps something un-romantic, for a change.
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NYCNewbie
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Hey, fab! That makes total sense, thanks x |
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SheriLS
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Through the Flash Fiction and this competition, I have written some genres that I was not overly familiar with (ghost and suspense) and some I'd never written before (political science, crime caper).
Normally, I think of something and write it down. I let it unfold. So, if I were to make it to the last round, I would just let the prompts guide me and just write. This usually means I end up with a blend of genres.
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Lord Xoon
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Hard to say without the other prompts. But I would attempt some sort of sci-fi, maybe something lighter and on the humorous side.
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LyndaD
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Yes, if you look at the information for the second round, it basically says the same thing: contestants will be given a new genre, subject and character. They mean new as in not the same as the previous round. For the third round, the genre is listed as 'open' -- you get to choose. When you submit, you identify the genre you feel your story best suits.
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PennyForThem
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I feel responsible for this confusion given I started the post. If you look at the finalist stories from last year they are in 'open' genre. I'm fairly confident therefore, and given other posts corroborate this, that the genre is unspecified. |
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LyndaD
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Yes, you're given new prompts. The prompt for genre usually says 'open'. That's what they mean by open genre.
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Clare1564
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In the rules it says you are given a genre...
3rd Round (May 11, 2018 thru May 12, 2018) : The top 3 writers from each Heat in the 2nd round are placed in
the final heat, with a maximum total of 75 writers. The Heat receives a new Genre, Subject and Character
assignment that must be included in the story. Is this not correct then?
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HeatherL
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I'm not sure how a genre could be "new" to round 3 if round three hadn't happened yet. Saying, "new genre" implies there was an "old" genre or "previous" genre. Those moving from round 2 to round 3 would have already experienced genre assignments (previous/old), so a "new genre" must be relative to that. I agree that "open" is not a genre. I was just trying to walk through the logic of their phrasing.
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Krysta
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Almost certainly drama. It's what I write most of the time, and gives me a lot of room to work in. Even the sci fi I had to do for round 1 was very drama-y.
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