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Hi All~The results of our Writing Prompts Contests #51 & #52 are out!
The Results of WPC #49 #50
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This week’s writing prompts will have two main topics.
Writing Prompts Contest #51：Gender bender
Writing Prompts Contest #52：Kingdom Building
Writing Prompts Contest #51：Gender bender
Entering a new world as a man; or a woman
pretending to be a man, stirring up trouble with her gender ambiguity;
or a woman transmigrating into a man, having a rather unique transmigration viewpoint.
Writing Prompts Contest #52：Kingdom Building
There’s almost as many Kingdom Building genre stories as System based stories on webnovel. Although some authors will complain that there’s too many Kingdom Building stories, we still think that this genre lacks a sufficient number of top-notch novels.
That’s why the excellent stories for this writing prompt will have additional chances to be featured on the front page. And, these chances won’t be limited to only the #1 ranked winner.
Everyone should be quite familiar already with what the Kingdom Building genre is about. That’s why I shall simply mention three different types of Kingdom Building novels that will be the main focus for this writing prompt:
1) Transmigration to historical times / Reincarnation novel
Typically speaking, this type of story will typically have the main character transmigrating to a certain time period in history (most commonly medieval times) together with all of his or her memories. The main character will lead a new life in this different time period. This type of novel has plenty of potential. Just try imagining it. What will a modern day chemist do if he returns to medieval times and inherits a small domain? And what can he do if his domain is facing the threat of war? He knows countless chemistry formulas, he might know how to create gunpowder and explosives, or how to forge sharp weapons (this is modern day knowledge that’s easy enough for any of us to find out using Google). This can help him to obtain his father and domain citizens’ trust and win the battle in the war. In fact, your main character could even be a modern day cook, who uses his cooking skills as well as knowledge of hygiene to his advantage in a medieval age.
Here’s an example from real European history. Some people believed that bathing was harmful to the body. That’s why many people wouldn’t take baths for months at a time. But actually, we know that not bathing will actually greatly increase the risk of them catching an illness. If plagues and other infectious diseases are common in this generation, how about the main character forces through a hygiene law to help decrease the risk of his citizens becoming ill? In fact, we also know the power of antibiotics such as penicillin. What if something such as penicillin appears in the medieval times and helps the citizens and warriors to stop dying to infectious diseases? It’ll seem like a heaven-sent miracle that will save countless lives. The main character will be endlessly praised for creating such a miracle.
2) Fantasy stories
You could also write about the fantasy genre, such as dragons, magic, and other mysterious powers. Of course, the main character will need to create their own domain. He or she can use intelligence and planning to defeat their enemies, or simply win using magic or military might.
Kingdom's Bloodline and Release that Witch are excellent examples of this genre that we can reference.
Kingdom's Bloodline
Release That Witch
3) Dungeon type
You’re also more than welcome to write a Japanese style dungeon building novel where the main character could be a demon king or a demon king’s successor. Or, the main character could even be the dungeon itself. This is also an interesting genre to explore.
Joining the Contests #51 & #52, Rules, and Prizes
How to join
When you create your new novel, you can choose any genre that you wish. Then, the writing contest options will appear. Choose the [Writing Prompts Contest #51：Gender bender] or [Writing Prompts Contest #52：Kingdom Building] option in order to participate in this contest.
Rules
1.The main topic of your novel should be Gender bender or Kingdom Building. Otherwise, it shall be treated as an invalid entry.
2.Your story entered in the contest must be your own original
3.The contest will take place from January 28, 2018 to February 3, 2018 (GMT +8).
4.The story must not contain any racial or religious discrimination against any other cultures or their lifestyles.
5.Only newly-created original novels shall be allowed to enter the contest.
6.Webnovel reserves the right of final interpretation for all stories submitted in this contest.
Prizes
For the top-ranked original novels submitted in this story writing contest, the prizes shall be as follows:
(This only includes original novels submitted for this contest. Novels that didn’t participate in this contest shall not be included in the rewards.)
(1) Spirit Stones
1st: 5 Spirit Stone gift cards for the author
2nd-5th: 2 Spirit Stone gift cards for the author
(Each gift card contains 100 Spirit Stones)
(2) Recommended novel on the front page
The 1st ranked original novels will be recommended on the front page.
(3) Particularly excellent novels will receive the opportunity to obtain a paid contract.
