nizo's Journal: Wil Wheaton picture inspires writing contest

http://whatever.scalzi.com/2010/05/30/fanfic-contest

"For the benefit of the Lupus Alliance of America, John Scalzi, Wil Wheaton and Subterranean Press are running a fan fiction contest, in which contestants write a 400 to 2,000 word story describing the picture above. Any form of fan fiction is acceptable except slash. The winner of the contest will be paid for their story (10 cents a word), win a prize pack of books from Subterranean Press, and will have their story published in a special electronic chapbook featuring stories about the painting, written by Scalzi, Wheaton, Catherynne Valente and Patrick Rothfuss, to be published later this year, with profits to benefit the Lupus Foundation of America. E-mail the stories with the text in the e-mail to [e-mail] by 11:59pm Eastern, June 30, 2010. One entry per person."

One must see the image at the link above, as it cannot be sufficiently described with words.

I posted this story but I have no idea if it will ever get accepted. Maybe they already posted this story, but I am too lazy to go check.

Would he still be relevant?

[damn_registrars]

If not for his recent cameos on The Big Bang Theory? What else has he done since the end of ST:TNG?

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[nizo]

He has a couple of funny books out, and his blog is read by a fair number of geeks. Then there is some poker playing, convention visits, etc.

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[Shadow Wrought]

This. I saw it in Portland and it was easily the most awesome live performance I've ever seen. (Which includes a litany of dramas, musicals, and concerts.) He is very much a geek's geek, writes great books, and is very far thinking in how he sells them. Basically everything the /. crowd is asking for, he does. And he does it successfully. But if there is a w00tstock anywhere near you, I think the next 2 are Minneapolis and Chicago, then you should go.

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[Shadow Wrought]

Sorry, bad html'ing early in the morn. This is the link to w00tstock [w00tstock.net]

LOL

[Captain Splendid]

I thought you meant this [flickr.com] pic.

Ten cents a word? Are you kidding?

[tomhudson]

This isn't 1950.

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[tomhudson]

I can't believe how cheap the "official" rate is.

From the article: "twice the SFWA minimum professional rate"

Professional writers getting a nickel a word? They can get more than that ghost-writing term papers for university students, with a lot less sweat.

You must be new here

[StalinsNotDead]

Maybe they already posted this story, but I am too lazy to go check

Like that's stopped them in the past. This is Slashdot after all.

I saw that on Scalzi's blog

[Shadow Wrought]

I'm going to try and submit a story, too. Now I just have to write it!

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[nizo]

Yeah I was thinking about it, but am pretty much at a loss so far based on the picture :-D

Maybe a poem though....