Winter.
It conjures up images of snowy blankets laid out on the ground and sparkling sheets of frost painted across your window panes. But it also tugs on your heartstrings with the ideas of mistletoe kisses and lying by the fire with your sweetheart.
Or maybe you see winter as a time for blizzards and windstorms with the snow so high you’re trapped within the walls of your home and you can’t even see through the ice that’s formed on your windows. But even more so, maybe it’s a time for fleeting loves and just trying to hold onto your someone special. It can be a time of broken hearts.
It doesn’t matter if you find love or pain in the winter. It’s still romance and I want to read about it.

RULES
-- 3000 word limit
-- Romantic Prose. Please no poetry.
-- It can have been written prior to the contest but writing a new piece is definitely worth the brownie points.
-- Any rating is fine.
-- Only one submission per person.
-- Absolutely NO plagiarism.

The contest deadline is February 20th though it can be extended if asked.

PRIZES
First Place: 500 points and 5 reviews.
Second Place: 400 points and 4 reviews.
Third Place: 300 points and 3 reviews.
Honorable Mention: 100 points and 1 review.
All other entries will receive 50 points and a review on their submitted piece.

So get out there, get writing, and when you’re done, post in the literature forum (please don’t post your story in this thread) and then leave me a link.
And know that you have plenty of time to edit and take comments on your story to heart. I won’t judge any piece until after the deadline.
But remember, have fun!

P.S. The image above is from deviant art and can be found here.

okay, lily...i'm joining this

Sounds good. I'll give it a try.

~Sunny

I've never written romance before, but I'll have a try.

Cool!
I'm glad to see some people are interested!

Ooh! Winter is my favorite season.

I'm on it!

I'm doing it! I already have an awesome story I just finished! Yay!
Here it is!

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I think I might give this a try. Maybe....I don't know. I will try though(maybe).

~peanut~

i'm in!

Yay! More people!

I'll join. But I must warn you I'm no good at writing romance. Oh, and I have to ask a question before I join.. Can the winter be hot? I mean sometimes Florida is 65 degrees in the winter and so is California. I just need to know if it can. But not too hot of course.

Hey I'll join

I've finished, but I have to wait for a few hours before I can post my story.

Yay! I'll join. I'll post my link in this space by 14th Feb XD.
That's going to be my deadline.

Hey! I'm in I'll post my story sometime in early February