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writeblrsummerfest · 7 months
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Summerfest Official Contest Results
Thank you to both entrants for the official Summerfest Contest this year! It was an absolute treat having you, and I hope that you had fun!
To those who considered entering, we hope to see you next year!
To those just reading, make sure to let the contest entrants know how much you like their work!
The winners roster is listed below the cut!
Thank you @acertainmoshke for writing the first place entry!
First Place can be read here!
Thank you @heroeswhorehouse for writing the second place entry!
Second Place can be found here!
Thank you @aureliastorybook for writing the third place entry!
Third Place can be found here!
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Summerfest Free Contest Results
Thank you everyone for taking part in this writing contest! We had three entries this year, though one has since mysteriously 'disappeared'; it appears as though the writeblr who entered made the post non-rebloggable and deleted their account or at the very least, went elsewhere!
In case they happen to see this post - please get in touch! I would love to give you your prize!
To the other writeblrs who entered, thank you for taking part!
The winners are beneath the cut!
You'll be contacted shortly about your prizes!
Thank you @acertainmoshke for writing the first place entry!
First Place can be read here!
Thank you @heroeswhorehouse for writing the second place entry!
Second Place can be found here!
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writeblrsummerfest · 7 months
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End Of Lemon Tree Lane
Hello, everyone! Thank you so much for taking part in the 2023 edition of the Writeblr Summerfest! Just like we do every year, this poll is to help figure out how we can fine tune the event and create an even more exciting one next year! Please consider taking the time to fill it out!
Writeblr Summerfest Overview 2023 - Google Forms
What's still to come?
The contest winners will be announced today! Prizes will be delivered by the 15th of September!
Outside of that, this is the last you'll hear of us until next year. Have fun and happy writing! Don't go exploring any haunted houses without us!
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writeblrsummerfest · 7 months
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Welcome to the final day of Summerfest!
Today, we want to hear about your favorite part of your story. The one piece that you never get to talk about nearly often enough.
Here's your chance to change that!
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writeblrsummerfest · 7 months
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Lemon Tree Lane
There was a backdoor in the small laundry room. It wasn’t locked. Just as Lizzy was about to reach for it, a voice asked her, “did you figure it out this time?”
Her ears pinned back. “Leave me alone!”
Lizzy flung open the door and stepped outside – up the path towards the house on Lemon Tree lane.
“Alright,” says Lizzy, holding the camera out in front of her. “We made it everyone, the house on Lemon Tree Lane. Time to find out if it’s really haunted.”
The fur on the back of her neck stands on end, and her ears twitch. The house that sits in front of her is old and decrepit, with wood that is bleached by weather and sun, and glass windows that are so coated in filth there’s no way to see inside of them. Even from the end of the path, it’s ominous looking.
“I’m going to be doing something really, really stupid tonight,” says Lizzy, to her audience. She keeps the camera trained on the house but speaks loudly enough that she knows it will pick up the audio. “I’m going in there. I’ll be video taping all of it. It’s something that I’ve got to do. I hope that you all will come along for the ride!”
She clicks the record button off and tucks the camera back into her satchel. Her tail lashes as she starts up the old dirt path to the house on Lemon Tree Lane. She knows all about the stories that inhabit this place. The way that people have disappeared in the past. The things that strangers have seen through the windows.
“Alright, Lizzy.” She tells herself. “None of that matters. You’ve got to do this. No backing out now.”
She adjusts the straps of her backpack and then starts up the walk, towards the house. There’s no one else around. A few old trees, a large stretch of sun-yellowed grass. Her boots drag through the dirt, sending up clouds of red around her.
It stains her fur, makes her nose itch. The dust inside of this place is going to be even worse, and she knows it.
But that doesn’t matter, either.
Lizzy already made her deal. Now she has to see it through to the end.
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Welcome to the final day of the Writeblr Summerfest! We’ve had so many amazing things happen this year – even if there were a few tech problems (thanks, Tumblr!) and I hope that you were able to have some fun, make some friends, and take part in a few events.
Just like we have each Lemon Tree Lane update before, we have a prompt for you today.
Put a twist in your story. It can be a twist ending, a twist plot point, a twist anything. Use your minkie – and consider getting one from Mother, because today’s the last day for it! - or use your own Ocs.
Have fun. Get writing. And always, always think of Lizzy when you visit haunted houses!
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writeblrsummerfest · 7 months
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Hello! @aureliastorybook! I'm both unable to tag you and it appears as though you've removed your entry to the free contest! If you see this, please make sure to let me know what's going on.
Thank you!
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During the month that you’ve spent working on your projects, what changes have happened? What milestones have you reached? Talk about where you’re at in your story and where you hope it will go next.
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writeblrsummerfest · 7 months
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let’s make a moodboard! We’re going to base it around the color gray today - and yes this is because the mod has a very gray day while the hurricane passes through!
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writeblrsummerfest · 7 months
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the Summerfest is almost over! It’s time to send some love to those who took part! Look through the responses on our posts, and send some asks to the writeblrs there!
ask about their stories, their characters, and tell them how much you loved to see their stuff!
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writeblrsummerfest · 7 months
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MINKIE EXPLORER ADOPTABLES
Hello, everyone! This commission sheet was drafted by @mothersart​ and sent for posting here, so everyone can see it! She has asked that all contact be done through this blog, to prevent it from clogging her normal inbox.
Mother is kindly doing a special commission for those taking part in the Summerfest this year (or just those that think it’s kind of neat!) and we would love if you could help spread the word and support her. This is our first time having a guest artist at the Summerfest, and we hope to be able to bring in even more of them next year!
EDIT - as of 8/3, Mother has 3 available slots! This number will change frequently through the event, as she completes adoptables and reevaluates her delivery time. Slots fill up fast when they are available, so if you’re hoping to get a minkie this month, make sure to send @writeblrsummerfest​ a message!
                    MINKIE EXPLORER ADOPTABLES
Minkie’s are a fun humanoid cat critter! They have clothes. They have bags. They have items! This commission for is an ‘explorer’ that goes to Lemon Tree Lane. It’s an ADOPTABLE commission, meaning you get to permanently own and do whatever you would like with the drawn character, but you don’t get a say in what they look like.
The character sheet comes with your minkie character, and a few items that they might have on hand while exploring.
$10 gets you a total grab-bag surprise minky explorer, you don’t get to customize it but you get to own the character forever onward!
$15 lets you pick a ‘theme’ for the explorer; do you love pastel goth? Cottagecore? Skateboarding? Let me know, and it will be the inspiration for your minky (ps, you still own them)!
Message @writeblrsummerfest to claim your Minkie Explorer adoptable! Examples below! Payment through cashapp or paypal!
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writeblrsummerfest · 7 months
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Free Writing Contest
Welcome to the Writeblr Summerfest’s free writing contest! As the name implies, it’s a writing contest. And it’s free!
It also lasts ten days so make sure to get your writing hat on!
THE RULES
This contest has a 500 words minimum, and a 1k word maximum. It has a prompt, seen below, inspired by this years theme: haunted house. It has three tiers of winners, as most traditional contests do, but everyone who enters will get a free promo. The story must fit the prompt. The story must meet the word count criteria (between 500 and 1,000 words). The story can contain violence, foul language, blood/gore, but should not be overtly explicit.
HOW TO ENTER
Write your story. Post it using the tag ‘summerfest contest’. In your original post, @ the summerfest blog – then send the post as a DM to the Summerfest blog so it can be properly cataloged. Please keep in mind this last step is the most important; if a link to the story post isn’t submitted via ask or DM, the story entry won’t be counter!
THE PROMPT
Your family has just purchased an old creaky house out on the hill. You hate it, but only because it’s drafty, smells like mold, and has a serious leak in the attic. Unfortunately, everyone in town hates it, too. You’re pinned down by someone, who insists on telling you the story of who is haunting the house… The Prompt: what story is told? Who, or what, is supposedly haunting the house? Is it even a ghost? Are they friendly or mean? Is it something else entirely? Take this prompt in as wild of a direction, or as straight forward of a direction, as you would like.
THE PRIZES
Let’s be honest, this is what everyone is waiting for! We’re going to break it down into a few important notes of consideration.
The contest accepts entries between the 20th of August ‘23 and the 30th of August ‘23. The winner will be announced on the 1st of September.
Prizes will be posted/delivered between the 15h of September and the 20th of September.
1st Place: Full body flat color art piece by @abalonetea
2nd Place: A mock cover for a WIP of your choice, along with a comment filled reblog spree of a tag of your choice.
3rd Place: Several moodboards inspired by your story and your characters.
All questions will happily be answered!
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writeblrsummerfest · 7 months
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Summerfest Store
Hello, and welcome to the Writeblr Summerfest Store! This is an updated version of last years camping goodie bags! This year, the lovely @mothersart was kind enough to help design both a bookmark and a sticker design! 
There is also a very special book that is up for grabs - currently, it is a Summerfest exclusive; that means you can get it here before it gets launched on Amazon at the end of the year. It’s coming four whole months early, at a massive discount price, as part of the Summerfest fun! 
More information on the items below!
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Lizzie The Explorer bookmark! This glossy, laminated bookmark features the mascot for this years festival, and the one inviting you on the tour of Lemon Tree Lane!
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Minkie Summer Stickers! These 1.84″x2″ stickers are the first way to get that minkie summer fun everywhere you go! They’re bright, they’re colorful, and they’re going to go fast! Colors are more vibrant than they appear in the photograph.
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This PDF e-book is the first in a trilogy of supernatural thrillers, set in Alaska! 
It’s supposed to be the week of a life time: seven days spent in the heart of Alaska, at an old trapper cabin owned by Austin Fielder’s uncle. They’re going to drink, play games, catch up, and film the whole thing. And maybe they’ll explore the old long abandoned Sweetwater Mines in the process…
Full Summary below! 
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Price Tags! 
Just The Bookmark: $3
Just The Sticker: $3
Just The Book; $4
Sticker+Bookmark: $5
Summerfest Bundle (bookmark, sticker, e-book; Coaltown): $8
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How it works: send a message to the main Writeblr Summerfest blog (this one!) and simply state what you would like, using the names right up there! 
As you can see, there are both physical and digital items up for sale this year; thank you to everyone last year who left feedback requesting the addition of a digital item! 
More information on the book, and sticker/bookmark size comparison, under the cut!
Keep reading
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writeblrsummerfest · 7 months
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We haven't done character questions in a while. Let's change that!
What's your character's favorite thing to eat?
What's their least favorite?
What is a holiday food they like?
What food did they eat the most growing up? Do they still have access to it? Do they miss it?
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writeblrsummerfest · 7 months
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The end is coming. What does the end look like for your ocs? Take this as a chance to discuss not the final scenes but the moments that lead up to them.
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writeblrsummerfest · 7 months
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Let's talk about the weather! This might seem mundane, but we at Summerfest have found that there are often important scenes that take place where the weather is integral to what's going on. Is there a scene like that in your wip?
Talk about it here!
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writeblrsummerfest · 7 months
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Moodboard madness! Today, we're going to make moodboards inspired by the color brown. Use this color as the base for the moodboard that you create and have fun sharing even more about your wip!
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writeblrsummerfest · 7 months
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Let's have another community event! The month is long and hard and almost over. It's time to find one of the writeblrs that Summerfest introduced you too, and send them some asks about their work! Be personal, we don't bite!
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