Young Writers Society

The Last Ship Sailing is a weekly round-based elimination competition where three to five sailors come together to write a story -- sailing their ship into the unknown! Join others on a ship and collectively write 2500 words each week. Last the longest to obtain the coveted title of the Last Ship Sailing.

How to Sign Up

1. Sign up in the LSS Tavern as a Crewmate!

2. Join together with other Crewmates in the Tavern to assemble a full Crew. A full Crew consist of Three-Five Crewmates.

3. Elect a Captain. A Captain is agreed upon by all Crewmates. They create the Ship Roleplay and OOC thread for the Crew. They will post in the Ship Log weekly to update the Ship's progress.

4. Your Captain creates a Ship Story Thread in the Storybook Sanctuary and a Ship OOC Thread.

5. Sign your Ship up at the LSS Port.

Before The Competition Starts

Before the competition starts, it is allowed and encouraged to:

• Have a concrete story idea and synopsis that all Crewmates have agreed upon.
• Have a full roster of characters from all Crewmates, including competed Character Profiles.
• Have plotted and outlined to your Crew's content.

Any in-story writing before the competition starts is not allowed.

Once The Competition Starts

Your Ship's Mission: write 2500 words a week as a Crew.

If a Ship fails to complete their Mission, the Ship will have a one-time Lifeboat. The Crew must write 4000 words in the next week to continue in the competition.

If a Ship does not accomplish the Lifeboat Mission or does not accomplish the regular Mission after using the Lifeboat, it will become a Pirate Ship. Pirate Ships are still encouraged to write, but they are out of the competition. A ship may also initially join as a Pirate Ship, meaning that they are participating similarly in the spirit of the event like other Ships, but are not officially competiting for the victory or subject to the word count or participation requirements.

This is a competition about collaboration. If a Crewmate does not write for two weeks in a row, they will become a Ghost. As a Ghost, they may still contribute to the story, but their writing will not count towards the weekly 2500 word goal.

In the event that a crew member becomes a Ghost and your crew seeks to add a new writer to the ship, you may request a Lifeguard in the LSS Tavern. A Lifeguard will be a regular crew member, aside from them joining late, and are subject to the same crewmate participation rules. They cannot be from another crew, however, and since the role is dependent on someone accepting an invitation, getting a Lifeguard is not a guarantee.

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