February 10 - 16: Character Swap Challenge! • Young Writers Society

Roxanne · 2025-02-10T12:26:57Z

character swap challenge https://i.ibb.co/WvCKrYHF/banner-characterswapchallenge.png Hello everybody, and we hope you're having a good time this Valentines Season ! In the spirit of Social Week, your friendly GenLit Mods would like to present a little writing challenge! The challenge is: a character swap ! In this event, you can write a short story featuring your own style, while using other people's characters with the author's consent--- and offering up your own. It's the season! So get writing with a touch of romance. Check out all the details below :D Here's how it will go: 1. Fill in your character sheet: Choose one of your original characters to offer up for the swap, then fill out your character sheet with their information (you'll find the template in the second post). 2. Claim your spot: Reply to this post, including your complete character sheet, to claim your spot in the challenge. 3. Find another character: Find another character in the thread that you would want to write for. Tag their creator with a request to claim them, and remember--one character per participant! 4. Start writing! Create a flash fiction or short story in your usual style, down to your standard setting or original world. Your only prompts are to prominently feature the character you picked , and have an element of romance --more on the latter below. Now, keep in mind, these stories don't need to be super fleshed-out. Just create a cute, intense, or even ridiculous scenario, and have fun with it! Take a look at the spoiler "Wheel of Challenges" where you can get a romantic prompt to incorporate in your tale. 5. Post your story: When you're done with your story, update your original post with the story in a spoiler and include the title. Be sure to tag the creator of the character you picked! Wheel of Challenges Though romance doesn't have to be your main genre, add a few sparks! That's why, for this event, we have a... Wheel of Challenges ! There are small challenges and prompts that include some romantic elements, which you can add to your story. (: Click the link below to access the wheel and spin once to get your challenge! Spin-the-Wheel! external-link-sign Here are some things to keep in mind as you write: Rules of consent: You may only feature someone else's character if they've been presented in this thread. You can use any references or names mentioned in their character sheet, but anything more will require permission from the original creator first. Remember, consent is important when you're trading original work! (Please also note that no changes can be made to the character (name, specific details, etc.) unless the author gives consent.) Timeframe & deadline: Claim your spot and submit your character sheet by February 10 - 11 and fill in your request for another character by February 11 . Start writing once you've found a character! The timeframe of this event is February 10 - 16 . Wordcount & Rating: Your story should have a maximum word count of 3500, and a minimum word count of 1500. Maintain a general audience or PG-13 rating and ensure that the tale contains no explicit content. What you can focus on: The stories will mainly be judged on creativity, use of characters, the romantic theme (big or small), and adherence to the rules (word count, rating, etc.). This is just to give you an idea of what to focus on, but once you've got the necessary parts, you can put your own creative spin on it! Questions: If you have any questions, just shoot a PM to @Roxanne or @RavenAkuma. Awards! Participant Badge https://i.ibb.co/d0nY4vZP/Participant-CSC.png Awarded for participating in the Character Swap Challenge! Winner #3 Badge and 200 points https://i.ibb.co/hJRjDHpy/3rdCSC.png Awarded for taking third place! Winner #2 Badge and 300 points https://i.ibb.co/BKws8yRP/2ndCSC.png Awarded for taking second place! Winner #1 Badge and 400 points https://i.ibb.co/BHP3MxYd/1stCSC.png Awarded for taking first place! Badges designed by RavenAkuma Good luck, and have fun everybody! :D Special thanks to RavenAkuma and the GenLit Crew

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Mon Feb 17, 2025 12:42 pm

Roxanne says... · Mon Feb 17, 2025 12:42 pm

Hey, you guys! No worries ^^ We've decided to update the deadline, so there's a one-day extension. The new deadline is today, 17th of February.

For those who have already submitted, your stories are in! And for anyone still working, you’ve got some extra time, hope this helps! Wishing you a speedy recovery, Moonlily :]

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Wed Feb 19, 2025 3:14 pm

Ravena says... · Wed Feb 19, 2025 3:14 pm

Hi everybody!

The contest aspect of this challenge is officially closed, meaning any submissions from now will not be eligible for winning 3rd, 2nd, or 1st place.

HOWEVER, we would love to see everybody's character used! If you weren't able to submit your story before the deadline, we would still encourage you to post your story here! You can still reap the Participant's badge out of it too

Thanks for participating, everyone! We'll be aiming to announce the winners soon!

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*tagging @oc3an @Moonlily @APoltergeist @LadyMysterio

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Tue Feb 25, 2025 6:31 pm

Roxanne says... · Tue Feb 25, 2025 6:31 pm

RESULTS RESULTS RESULTS!

It is time for the results! Thank you all for participating in this contest and making it a fun character trade event. I hope you all enjoyed writing as much as we enjoyed reading the submissions!

All participants earn themselves a shiny badge, and of course --- after exciting deliberation with Raven and Nadya, we have come upon three winning stories. The writers of these stories will go home with a winner’s badge and a set amount of points.

Now, drumroll please, the winners are:

3rd Place
avimoon

With Ain't No Mountain High Enough!
Featuring character Neo Milesgrou from oc3an.

2nd Place
soundofmind

With Peonies for Bread!
Featuring character James Jameson from LadyMysterio.

1st Place
goodolnoah

With Lady Alberta and the Affaire De Coeur!
Featuring character Lady Alberta from Plume.

Congratulations y'all, fantastic work! All badges and points will be awarded in the following days!

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@goodolnoah @Plume @Elektra @soundofmind @avimoon @Moonlily @APoltergeist @eulogy @LadyMysterio @oc3an

For those who haven’t submitted but still want to earn a participant badge, see below.

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^^ Apologies for the inconvenience of not having provided a deadline before, but please note that tomorrow, 26 February, is the last day to submit your short story -- if you’d still like to earn a participant badge.

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Tue Feb 25, 2025 7:36 pm

LadyMysterio says... · Tue Feb 25, 2025 7:36 pm

I'll try and get mine in by tomorrow!

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Tue Feb 25, 2025 8:04 pm

EllieMae says... · Tue Feb 25, 2025 8:04 pm

Congrats! All of the stories are amazing!!

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Wed Feb 26, 2025 4:06 am

LadyMysterio says... · Wed Feb 26, 2025 4:06 am

Okay i posted mine! Not sure how i feel about it, but it was fun!

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