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Note to self, 14:11, 12/31/14. Subject said "Entires" instead of "Entries" for at least 10 minutes. Disconcerting. Would never have made such a glaring, albeit trivial, mistake before the brain damage.

DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION: Story-game MUST be received by JANUARY 3RD AT MIDNIGHT. This means that it is 11pm on January 2nd, and in an hour, the story must be published on the site. (Any story which is published for the purpose of entering the contest still requires the author to have previously PM'd the judges with a title and synopsis.)

FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO HAVE SAID THEY HAVE STORIES IN THE WORKS, BUT 'WOOPSIE, I DIDN'T SUBMIT," HERE IS YOUR CHANCE. DO NOT FORGET TO SUBMIT AN INTENTION TO THE JUDGES OR YOUR ENTRY WILL BE INVALID.

HOW TO SUBMIT (Read these instructions carefully.): 

1) Publish your story. When you publish, there can be no co-authors or anyone else linked to the story.

ONLY ONE STORY PER PERSON. IF YOU HAVE TIME TO WRITE TWO STORIES TO SUBMIT, YOU SHOULD BE SPENDING MORE TIME ON YOUR CONTEST ENTRY.

2) Send a PM to madGlee, Sethaniel, and Fleshnblood_78 with the Subject: "STORY CONTEST - 'YOUR TITLE'." Obviously, replace 'YOUR TITLE' with the title of your story.

3) Both 1 and 2 must be completed by MIDNIGHT, the night of January 2nd right before it becomes January 3rd. This gives all of you a day to recover from New Year's (if you are old enough) and tweak anything you might want to.

What happens then?

We, the judges, will read through your work and pick our top 3. Then, we will discuss our choices and vote. Should ties arise, or we choose entirely different works, secret judging methods will be undertaken. It will all be very complicated, but work very well, trust me.

Judges: madGlee, Fleshnblood_78, Sethaniel

I put together this brief, and I hope helpful, FAQ.

Genre? Post-apocalyptic. Again, there is a certain amount of creative license when interpreting exactly what such a setting entails. (See other thread.)

Story or Game? STORY. Although Alex's editor allows us to make all sorts of puzzles, logic, and word games, this contest focuses on story. Including game-like elements or enhancing the story through clever scripting or item-use is a plus, but should not be the focus of the writer.

How long should it be? Variable, but make sure it is contest-worthy. There should be character development, plot, and story arcs, and the story should be meaty enough that we can't finish reading it in five minutes.

Basic or Advanced? Up to you. Personally, I think the advanced editor is easier to use, even if you don't make use of a lot of items or scripting.

Should I use items and complex scripting? It depends. I can not speak for what the other judges are looking for (see the other thread for feedback), but I will be looking at the whole package. If it is an excellent story and writing, the absences of scripts or items will not harm the story or my review, but should there be a frail, vaguely lazy story, no amount of beautiful imagery, scripting, or item manipulation will save it.

Tips? Ask a friend in real life or on the site (someone you trust) to proofread your story. Having another set of eyes look at your work is invaluable to any writer, and is a big part of the process before a story ever makes it to print. A poorly proofread story replete with grammatical and spelling errors casts a horrid pall over whatever story might be lurking within.

Proofread!

Intentions to Enter: 30!

Entries by: Romulus, Tanstaafl, AppDude27, Dantene, 31TeV, TaraGil, insanebutvain, the_quiller, Nightbirdblue, Kiel_Farren, Steve_Greg, cMitchell3, DragonAnth, Ford, Lazarus, Aman, playa988, Tangecide, Boringfirelion, Mtactical, FeanoronForge, GraveRobber, bjhovey, betaband, jamescoker1226, IronPanther, TheNewIAP, TacocaT, Toussaint, frank2.

Prizes: 

           #1: Featured StoryGame, + 100 Points, + Choice of Judge Trophy

           #2: 50 Points + Choice of Judge Trophy

           #3: 25 points

           #4: Honorable mention(s)?

30 entries is a lot! I will be very impressed if all 30 of you complete stories and submit them. 

Good luck! We're all looking forward to reading some great stuff.

30 entries? Might as well call this Story Contest 2016! lol Itll take forever to read that many. BUT I look forward to reading them ALL! Good luck to everyone! 

nate

... 30? Good God ... that's a lot to compete with. Now I'm actually nervous. xD

:P I have selective nervousness, I guess? I was paying attention--sort of, it's just that it hadn't occurred to me just how many people are in this thing until today, haha. (My job is trying to kill me, though, so I may not be totally with it.)

Hope you're ok. Wouldn't want to be competing against a half-dead Kiel now, would I? :P

Personally, it's not so much the number that worries me but more the individuals. I do think that this contest could surprise us and a lurker/someone completely unexpected could win, but it's the people that I know are good writers that I am contemplating bumping off most wary of.

It varies from day to day. Lots of IRL crap going on. xD I dunno, would you? Haha. You know I'll finish the game regardless.

You're right, granted, so I'm not sure why I find the number more intimidating. I guess I'm just considering the odds.

It seems as though you're judging your chance of winning as though everyone has the same amount of skill in writing.

Based on what I know of peoples writing skill and level of perfectionist, I'd guess that you and Qiller - and possibly me if my experiment works out the way it's supposed to - are going to be close for first place - if my experiment doesn't work, then I'm probably going to be bumped down to around 8th place or something. James, Tev, and quite a few others will probably be close for 3/4th place after you and Quiller. That is, if you two get your story done on time.

And I'm just going to repeated that this is just my guess based on the writing styles/levels of perfectionist. 

xD Anxiety isn't a logical emotion, you know.

I'm not sure you should count on that. I do expect Quiller to place well and I suspect I'll do okay, but there are a few people in that list whose work we've actually never seen before. At least, I haven't.

XD

Based on what I know of people's writing skill and levels of perfectionist.....I'm pretty sure you will be in the top two or possible three in the contest. Unless you don't finish your story. 

Your vote of confidence is appreciated. And yeah ... finishing is the main concern right now.

True.  I really want to finish, but then I have the concern, that if I rush this, my game will be "bad."

So whenever the deadline comes around, and I'm not close to finished, I'm definitely not going to finish my storygame.  Not because I don't want to, but it would really hurt my game overall, and might as well finish it, before publishing... if that made any sense.

Don't be. I remember the first time I ever stepped on stage for comedy there were actually 30 other comedians that night. I felt out of my league, forgettable etc. Half those people have quit comedy now. I went on to win the club's biggest contest because I didn't quit. Keep your head up and just keep writing. Many won't finish this challenge. I hope they all do, but statistically it's just unlikely. 

nate

You're a comedian? How did I miss that bit of information 'til now...? Hmm. Do you have any online videos by any chance? xD If so, I'd like to see them. I agree that it's unlikely, but I hope everyone finishes in time, too. >///> Including myself.

Kiel, I do have some EARLY stuff. But I am not proud of it. lol but damn internet has captured it forever. But yeah, been doing comedy about 4 years. Love it. Tev, I definitely incorporated a comedian hero/antihero into my story since it is a new venture. I hope to finish it, as I don't even know where it's gonna go at this point hahaha.

nate

Tomorrow I have the biggest show of my short career. After it is over I can start back on my story. Again, its not an official entry, but if everyone else can put the effort in, I feel it's good if I show the mods can too. Really looking forward to everyone's story. 

nate

Looking forward to seeing yours, too. I wish you luck on your performance. :) Hope you have fun.

Nice tagging. ;P

Appreciated, TeV.

Thanks Tev! 

Hehe, # @coins

And by the way # @coins

Good luck guys!  I look forward to competing with you all!  But remember, this isn't about winning.  It's about having fun, and telling awesome stories.  But mostly... it's about winning!  (JK... or not)

Oh wow.  It's already November!

Now that I think of it... it's going to be so AWESOME to sit back by my fireplace as it snows outside, and have some hot chocolate.  To be curled up in a blanket, and be reading these story games...

It's a very complicated system, it works very well, trust me. - Tom Brokaw, in explaining US politics and law. 

Possibly Borda.

I thought all the judges were going to rate it 1-8, and then add the player rating to it.

So the results would be J1+J2+J3+PR

I thought the player rating doesn't matter. 

It doesnt, but it'd be cool if they let some non-admins in on the judging panel. 

Well, Seth's just a mod. But I see what you mean. 

So, we have a 30 contestants, possibly four ways to place, clear criteria, 3 judges, a deadline that goes past the end of the year, and a post-apocalyptic theme with an emphasis on writing? Sounds like it's going to be a good contest. Good luck to everyone! Looks like I better start writing often enough to justify a progress thread.

Btw, thanks for the tag, 31TeV

Yup, no matter who ends up winning the contest, I'm sure the biggest winners will be the readers who get to enjoy them all. 2015 is going to be a year that starts with many great, new games.

I'm betting on Kiel. I'll bet 10 points on him. 

Who's in?

Not to mention it's usually bad to place bets on something you're competing in. Clearly, it is a trick to attempt early disqualification.

Wait, he's in?

If we ever take bets on something other than this, I'd want to be up against Ford.

And no, he's not in the list of the 30 competitors.

You don't have 700 points to bet with, lol. 

My bad.

1) In any other context, I would enjoy making crazy high bets against you. (I can't anyway. nmelssx has a point.)

2) Endmaster isn't competing

As you can tell from that last post, I'm not exactly competition as far as having good command of the language goes.

What's your first language? lol 

English. (Technically) It's not uncommon for people with English as their native language to be horrible at it.

What's the technically there for? o.O

I grew up in a household where no one was born in the US. I might have been speaking my family's native dialects before English and eventually losing it as I got older. That happened when I was very young, so English is still considered my first language.

Same here.  It's a shame that I forgot my parents/ancestors native language.

Totally feel the same. It sucks, but it's one of the prices of assimilation.

I'm actually really excited to see your story. I haven't seen anything of yours yet, but you've always struck as a very punctual person.

Thanks! As 31TeV said, I participated in the Writing Exercises for a time, so you could check out some of the competitors works there.

And since the intent to enter deadline passed, might as well share the story idea. It's about machines inheriting the world.

You already told us that XD

You what they say about assuming, right? Haha.

http://chooseyourstory.com/forums/writing-workshop/message/14045

And, once again, the only 'hacking' that I do is just futzing with the URL :P

Oh my gosh, I did, didn't I? Maybe I'm just having an off day.

I'm doing something silly.
I'm overloading myself with projects.

I have this get done.

I have my NaNoWriMo novel to get done.

I have my card forum game to work on.

I have to help my friend by co-dming a d&d campaign, which means helping him write everything.

Along with this, I have to write a poem per week for a creative poetry class.

So we'll see how this will turn out.
 

Thanks

I plan on writing in random spurts, so hopefully I'll manage to get it all done.

The card forum game will probably suffer the most unfortunately. 

I can help you out with the poetry if you want. I already made a few short ones.

I'm most proud of an ode to Lord Sauron thati've done while drunk.

The poems won't be that bad.

I just wish we didn't have to write based on prompts given Tuesday and then have to have something submit on Thursday.

JUST FOCUS ON THIS!!!!

Just kidding.  I can't help you here, although I do wish you luck!

I would if I could.

Then again I work best under pressure for some reason.

I'm more creativity with my nose to the grindstone for some reason, rather than just doing work freely.

i can write poems about anything

and with rhyme too

But i dont do haikus

That was... beautiful...

Poetry and lyrics are so easy. I have no respect for poets who can't write real stories. That was a very unpopular opinion in the 90's. I wonder if the sentiment is still hated.

dunno for others, but I myself cannot conceive making rhymes that do not bind well. It has to have a message... otherwise it's just  pop industry bullshit. You know, these days, many of the pop songs with less than 10 total lyrics are actually composed by a dozen  people, when before i was born, one man wrote the lyrics and no two were the same. Rock and rap genres still have , from time to time, songs with more lyrics, but they don't bind into a story anymore because it's no longer "mainstream"

I write all three. (I've written more than one "poem story" actually.) :P I have a lot of respect for good poets. I'd also say all of them are challenging to write well, but a good story is a helluva lot harder to write. Quantity, after all, and you have to keep the audience's attention for a much longer period of time. Say, a couple hour, as opposed to three minutes.

Still ... to make something that lasts only three minutes and is -powerful- or truly great is impressive. You have to choose your words very carefully. We may be more forgiving of a less exciting chapter in a good, long book than a single lousy line in a song.

(Then again, what am I saying? "Call me maybe" was a hit. Justin Beiber was a thing. >_> Maybe we're already too forgiving of music.) 

I think you're reading too much into it...

"Call Me Maybe"
 

I threw a wish in the well,
Don't ask me, I'll never tell
I looked to you as it fell,
And now you're in my way

I'd trade my soul for a wish,
Pennies and dimes for a kiss
I wasn't looking for this,
But now you're in my way

Your stare was holdin',
Ripped jeans, skin was showin'
Hot night, wind was blowin'
Where do you think you're going, baby?

Hey, I just met you,
And this is crazy,
But here's my number,
So call me, maybe!

It's hard to look right
At you baby,
But here's my number,
So call me, maybe!

Hey, I just met you,
And this is crazy,
But here's my number,
So call me, maybe!

And all the other boys,
Try to chase me,
But here's my number,
So call me, maybe!

You took your time with the call,
I took no time with the fall
You gave me nothing at all,
But still, you're in my way

I beg, and borrow and steal
Have foresight and it's real
I didn't know I would feel it,
But it's in my way

Your stare was holdin',
Ripped jeans, skin was showin'
Hot night, wind was blowin'
Where you think you're going, baby?

Hey, I just met you,
And this is crazy,
But here's my number,
So call me, maybe!

It's hard to look right
At you baby,
But here's my number,
So call me, maybe!

Hey, I just met you,
And this is crazy,
But here's my number,
So call me, maybe!

And all the other boys,
Try to chase me,
But here's my number,
So call me, maybe!

Before you came into my life
I missed you so bad
I missed you so bad
I missed you so, so bad

Before you came into my life
I missed you so bad
And you should know that
I missed you so, so bad (bad, bad)

It's hard to look right
At you baby,
But here's my number,
So call me, maybe!

Hey, I just met you,
And this is crazy,
But here's my number,
So call me, maybe!

And all the other boys,
Try to chase me,
But here's my number,
So call me, maybe!

Before you came into my life
I missed you so bad
I missed you so bad
I missed you so, so bad

Before you came into my life
I missed you so bad
And you should know that

So call me, maybe!

>_>' But ... why are you supporting a hidden meaning for something that doesn't have one? *facepalm* I was making fun of "Call Me Maybe" for what it actually is, not "what it could've been" or "what you can pretend it is."

I realize that some crazy theories are fun and that's great. Hell, dark and utterly incorrect as it is, "Squall is dead" is a great theory about a game I loved. If fans of Carley Rae enjoy the song more because of how they interpret it, fantastic. 

That said, a "deep" made-up meaning for a song is not a good defense for it because it just isn't deep. This is a direct quote from Carly Rae Jepsen: "The main inspiration for the song is the idea that there's a kind of chemistry when you meet the right person. There's a spark that needs to be investigated, but it can be left unsaid because sometimes people are too shy to take that step, including myself. I've never actually asked a guy for his number."

It's ... even weirder to see you make this argument when you don't really seem to believe it.

...

... You were having fun looking to see if a song about the (albeit obnoxiously) cutesy first pangs of a crush was secretly about rape, prostitution, and abusive relationships. xD You're one sick puppy, you know that? Still, I'd be lying if I said I've never done anything similar, and yes, it can be fun.

Lol, well ... people interpret lots of things, (including other people,) lots of different ways. I'm teasing, though.

TeV, sorry, man... but... are you insane? xD Have you seen the music video? Or read any of the interviews? It's got nothing to do with anything dark. Don't get me wrong, I've seen more than a few good songs about some very dark stuff, hidden underneath some seemingly benign words... but this really isn't one of them. xD

(Excessively random, but this reminds me of how bakers and cooks take issue with each other. Baking is seen as much more of a precise science that you can't screw up without disastrous results, so bakers look down on cooks for just 'throwing stuff together,' but cooks feel bakers are limited, uncreative, and can't think on their feet or handle the pressures of being a "chef." ... I watch Food Network too often, don't I?)

Speaking of poems, do you ever include them in stories? Like, on here? 

I'd like to. Most of the stuff I've written is rather dark and I'm not sure where I'd put it.

I thought about posting some of it on the forums just to see what kind of a reaction it would get, but... ^^; ... >.>; sounds awkward.

Well, if you ever decide to post some poems, I think your motivational thread would be a good place to post them. ;P

Maybe. Thanks for the idea. Once the contest is over, I have a pet project in the wings that I could use as a break from D.C. and M.A. down the line ... given the nature of the game, throwing in a few poems might be a good idea.

I say I learned under Allen Ginsberg at Poor Man's Harvard, and came to my conclusions. Unless you are Dylan Thomas, I have no use for poetry.

Odd way to phrase it, "I have no use for poetry."

xD I'm ... also not totally sure what relevancy that first part has, but good for you! :) 

I dunno why, but I read Madglee's post as "I have no use for the white man's religion."

Anyway, I thought Shel Silverstein was cool.

Haha ... are you sleep deprived? :P That's usually why I end up seeing random stuff like that.

I'd agree. There are a few poets out there I like, but I tend to care more about individual pieces more than individual artists.

You got me there, I do have two of his books, too.

So I guess I can't join the contest anymore ?

No, but if you had been 10 days earlier, you could have entered. 

I guess I will do that .

Honestly, if you submit it by the due date I rather doubt they will reject it because it wasn't entered on time, assuming it's actually decent.

Secret judging methods?

You mean Rock Paper Scissors?

Is it still joinable? I'm working on a story I was wondering if I could have enter the contest. If not, that's fine by me.. :L

Sorry, but you're a few days late!

DAmn, I'm just working on my game right now, it's post-apocalyptic but it looks like I'm late to the party. I guess I'll have to see how you do. :)

I'll just publish before the 1st January I guess....

EDIT: If someone drops out before then, dibs on their slot. ;)

You could try for the non-contest favorite trophy. ^.^ *cough*

I'll have to see what they throw at me I guess...

Maybe I'll end up with an honorary mention??!!

Can I still submit a story even if I didn't do the intention to submit?
 

Well that's unfortunate. I've been so busy with school that I forgot to check onto this site. And when I did, I've missed out on entering this contest to test out my writing skills.
 

Didn't see any of the questions because when I scrolled and skimmed down, alot of it was just small talk users were commenting about.

It's a shame only two days of the contest call before closure, that's why I think so many are only just finding out now...

I only joined recently, been learning the ropes, taking up my time etc. Still it'll be a good scene.

Guys, it wasn't two days. I told everyone and they had 3+ weeks to submit a title and brief synopsis. That is a tiny barrier which requires very little effort to overcome. Those who failed to do so, simply failed to do so. There is no loss or shame, here. You may still submit stories if you failed to meet the deadline. They will not be considered for the contest, but they will still be a worthy undertaking.

Remember, write for yourself. If contests motivate you, like they motivate me, then all the better! But do not hesitate to create something just because you missed the deadline.

Agreed. I'm glad this contest inspired me to write "The Other World," and I'd love to win with it, but I am writing it first and foremost as an addition to the series I already have established. It's just another adventure for people who wanted to explore one of the "what ifs" that my first game ended on.

If we don't finish our story before the deadline, but it still has a sizable amount of content, 120+ pages, and has rather rough temporary endings, then will it affect the rank it gets?

I think I already know the answer, I'm just making sure my guess is right. 

If you don't finish your story by the deadline, most of the universe will certainly implode. And your entry will not be valid.

I would assume that it definitely would. People want to read completed projects.

Don't be responsible for the implosion of the universe, Taco.

XD That would be bad. Then there'd be no contest or shiny trophy for the winner.

If you implode the universe and kill us all, I'm going to sue the crap out of you.

Pffft. The Universe has survived enough paradoxical Doctor Who episodes that it surely should have exploded by now...

Yeah! You tell 'em!

Unfortunately, I will no longer be able to participate in this contest. I am becoming more and more busy with school, and other life events and I will not be able to put together a game on time. I will continue working on some of my storygames, but I don't really like the genre of the contest, nor do I like the direction in which my game is going. With regret, I am resigning. 

-beta

Sorry to hear it, Beta, but hey... maybe we can make regular contests a thing and you can catch the next one?

Yeah, I hope so.

That's a bummer, man.

Sorry to hear. Hopefully there'll be a next time.

What a shame.  Good luck in the rest of your endeavors.  And until next time...

I'm stuck without  a computer for the next few days, so I'll have less time to work on my entry.

My work for final stuff will have to be during finals week, instead of during my current break. 

My $90 laptop charger won't be in till my break is over, so I'm kinda screwed.

I might end up backing out of the contest. :(

Same here.

Edit: (sorry james) Though with only 35 days and 6 hours, I don't think I could finish my story at the rate it's going.

XD I've been using it since it said '45 days; 11 hours; someodd minutes; something here for seconds'  Well, not that exactly, but around that time.

Is it too late to submit an intention? If not, then do I just state it here, or do I have to PM the judges?

Edit: Ignore. Oh wells, looking forward to reading the winners' works.

FOOL! Read the post.

Slightly confused. Does that mean I can still enter the contest?

@Izeraxer The name of this thread is "Story-game Contest Stats and Info [ALL MAY ENTER]" 

Quoting the second paragraph of the OP:

FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO HAVE SAID THEY HAVE STORIES IN THE WORKS, BUT 'WOOPSIE, I DIDN'T SUBMIT," HERE IS YOUR CHANCE. DO NOT FORGET TO SUBMIT AN INTENTION TO THE JUDGES OR YOUR ENTRY WILL BE INVALID.

And, just to be perfectly clear:

Yes, you may still enter the contest.  Anyone who has a story which fits the criteria (Post-Apocalyptic) may enter.  You still need to submit an intention to the judges, so we know you intend this story as a contest entry.

Sweet, thanks. I was confused because there were numerous posts above that talked about how the 'deadline' had passed.

There's no way this thing is getting done, so I guess I'm dropping out.

I literally have one page.

And it's not done.

xD ... Ouch. Maybe next time?

I assumed out of the 30 entries, we would only have, maybe, ten to read, so that scans.

lol glad you said it first madglee. I was thinking the same thing though. 

nate

I have not been able to touch my stories much either to be honest. Had funerals and other unexpected things around the holidays that have complicated things. HOWEVER, I will still put forth the effort to deliver a story by year end. I did finish my orientation quiz for Schooled For Life 2 a few days back though!

nate

Probably. 

What are the chances of another extension? Fairly certain I can make it as is, but more worried on proof-reading and other edits.

No extensions have ever existed. We have always been at war with Eurasia. 

I wish I was clever enough to have written those words.

I won't be able to finish either. Not even a fifth of my game could be finished if I continued working on it and make as much progress as I did today, which was, surprisingly, five pages plus some variable stuffs.

So I believe by the due date, we will have 3 stories submitted. makes for an easy contest on our part lol

nate

Hokay,

I have been silent on here despite entering but thought I should update lol. My story will not be finished, or even close. Life has been stupidly busy of late and I've only managed around 50,000 words so the best I can do is enter a preview version. If I manage  to close off all loops and make the preview a playable game then I will enter it and I'll republish the full game next year some time once I get to finish it.

The preview will be a self contained game though as I wouldn't enter it otherwise.

I have plenty of notes, but I've barely reached the writing stage.  I won't be able to finish in time.  Sorry.

Good luck to whomever is still working on theirs.

Are you sure you can't extend the due date until, say, the end of January?

To be fair, Taco, if there are enough people to participate that have finished stories, the answer really should be no.

However, if there aren't, maybe...? Hopefully? Pretty please?

It's unlikely, though, I think Madglee said he'd just call off the contest if there weren't enough participants. ='(

I'd like to know, partly out of curiosity and partly to give the judges some idea, too.

Mine is publishable as is. Going to spend the remaining days left grammar checking and elaborating on one of the endings.

I am out.  It's a shame.  Good luck to the rest!

=\ I'm ... contemplating the real possibility of needing to drop out, I'm just not sure I can finish it in time. If I hadn't gotten so sick, I would've been a lot closer by now, but... there's enough left to do that it's making me pretty nervous. *sigh*

Guys, how many people are finished with their stories? We don't have polls here, so I can't just poll to get a deadline increase. Do people in general feel that they need a bit more time? 

I would like to see a bunch of entries, and would hate to scrap the contest because there are only, say, three out of 50 intents.

[EDIT:] Post here if you want an extension and believe such a thing would enable you to submit a story with which you are pleased.

I am finishing tying off spare branches right now, then I will upload and publish once I finish work and get home.

Mine will not be spell checked or really complete as that will take me many months more, however I have tied off all loose ends and it will be a fully playable story with several branching paths and even some added cameos to make it fun.

Well, I think I could finish if the extension is long enough and I get the same writing done as I did two days ago. If I did the math correctly, I would need another 25 days in addition to what we have already, working at 4 pages a day. That would be really pushing my abilities though, and what my time when we get back to school would allow, so I'm pretty sure I'm out of the contest.

xD As I've said in other threads / with other methods (poor Madglee...) my answer is yes, I would feel able to submit a complete and worthy project if given more time.