Cowman_133 Posted October 21, 2010 Share Posted October 21, 2010 Official Tip.It Times ContestWith Jagex Prizes!Running from October 21, 2010 to November 4, 2010 at 11:59:59 PM GMTContest ClosedWinners will be announced on a separate announcement within the next few days! The Tip.It Times is an ongoing article to article based editorial hosted by Tip.It and managed by the Editorial Staff. For a limited time, submitting a Guest Article to the Tip.It Times will give you a chance to win a copy of T.S. Church's Betrayal at Falador if your article or story is chosen as one of the best! Not only that, we also have one copy of the book that is autographed by T.S. Church himself which will be drawn for between the top four winners. Read on for more details! Dates: This contest begins as of the posting of this topic. The contest closes on November 4, 2010 at 11:59:59 PM GMT. All entries need to be submitted by this time. Contest Description: In this contest, all those wishing to enter should choose if they want to submit a Fictional story or an Editorial article. You may only submit a piece for ONE category. All pieces of writing must be about or tied into RuneScape somehow to qualify. Pieces must be all original and your own work. Below are the guidelines we provide for people wishing to submit guest articles. Although they are not mandatory limitations, keeping within these guidelines will give your piece a much better chance in winning than if you ignore some or all of them. Word count can be flexible, but preferably somewhere around 600 words or so.There all kinds of online dictionaries on the web - use one. Please be careful of your spelling and grammar. Articles will be judged in part on how well it reads, syntax, spelling, grammar and the whole nine yards.Be sure to include a title!No flaming or naming names, and no attacks on Jagex unless you have proof of what you're saying.Fictional pieces should be tied into RuneScape.Try not to rehash the same old topics over and over again. Read through the Tip.It Times Archives to make sure we haven't already published a number of articles on the topic you're about to write about.Do your research and be as accurate as possible.Lastly, if you're not sure about your article's topic, or if you have a question, ASK first. Judging Process: Fictional and Editorial articles will be judged as separate categories. Each article will be given a mark for Mechanics (spelling, grammar, etc.) and a mark for the content of the article to create the total mark. Judges for this competition are a combination of staff members and editorial panel members. Winning: The top 2 Fictional articles and the top 2 Editorial articles will be the winners of this competition. Prizes: Each winner will receive a copy of the novel Betrayal at Falador and their articles will be published in the Tip.It Times over the course of two weeks (November 7 and November 14). An additional draw will be made between the 4 winners to determine who receives the copy that is autographed by the author T.S. Church! To learn more about Betrayal at Falador and to read the first chapter, check out this page on the publisher's website: http://titanbooks.com/runescape-betrayal-at-falador-4809/ Submission Instructions: To submit your article, send it by forum PM to @Cowman_133 with the title "Contest Entry [Editorial]" or "Contest Entry [Fictional]" depending on which category you are entering for. NB: By submitting an article you are giving us permission to publish it on the Tip.It Times. We may also keep other articles submitted during this contest that do not place for use in future issues of the Times. We will contact you as a courtesy if we decide to keep it on the backlog. Additional Tips: Before you submit an article, remember that thousands of people will read it. Make sure that you do, in fact, want your article published. Once your article has been published, it's too late to change your mind. If you DO change your mind after you submit an article, or you'd like to make some changes or update it, then you MUST contact @Cowman_133 as soon as possible. Tip.It assumes no responsibility for personal information you've included in the article that may be outdated or no longer valid. Additionally, if you have a Did You Know fact that you think would be a good fit for the Times, please PM it to @Racheya. Before you do however, please make sure the fact is indeed "fact." Be sure to also include evidence via pic or a KB link where the information can be found and double checked. Looking forward to seeing plenty of awesome articles! Remember, do not post your article here, PM them to @Cowman_133 with the title "Contest Entry [Editorial]" or "Contest Entry [Fictional]". Feel free to post any questions you may have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Den Posted October 21, 2010 Share Posted October 21, 2010 Goodluck to those entering! :) Question, are the books hardback or paperback editions of Betrayal at Falador? ........::::: Rainy's YouTube Channel - Rainy's Twitter - Rainy's Facebook - Rainy's DeviantArt - Rainy's Tumblr - Rainy's Tip.It Profile :::::......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Racheya Posted October 21, 2010 Share Posted October 21, 2010 I *think* that they're paperback, but don't quote me on it. Good luck to everyone and I can't wait to see everyone's entries :) I edit for the [Tip.It Times]. I rarely write in [My Blog]. I am an [Ex-Moderator]. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triquos Posted October 21, 2010 Share Posted October 21, 2010 I'm horrible at writing so I'll have to give this competition a miss XD Good luck to all who enter! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sy_Accursed Posted October 21, 2010 Share Posted October 21, 2010 oooh writing I'm so gonna have to have a go at this jsut need to think up a story. Operation Gold Sparkles :: Chompy Kills :: Full Profound :: Champions :: Barbarian Notes :: Champions Tackle Box :: MA RewardsDragonkin Journals :: Ports Stories :: Elder Chronicles :: Boss Slayer :: Penance King :: Kal'gerion Titles :: Gold Statue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonanananas Posted October 21, 2010 Share Posted October 21, 2010 oooh this looks nice! I always wanted to write a second guest article, just haven't found a topic =( think...think...think... or I might try a fictional...but I never did those... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alg Posted October 21, 2010 Share Posted October 21, 2010 Will be interesting to read the winning articles :thumbsup: I painted some stuff and put it on tumblr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cowman_133 Posted October 21, 2010 Author Share Posted October 21, 2010 Goodluck to those entering! :) Question, are the books hardback or paperback editions of Betrayal at Falador? The new paperbacks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mdeoxys Posted October 21, 2010 Share Posted October 21, 2010 Very nice! I'll most likely be writing a fictional, guess it can be fun to write for the times again. :thumbsup: Proud (retired) Tip.it Times Editor! Tip.it Times Archives TET event forum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troacctid Posted October 21, 2010 Share Posted October 21, 2010 I'm guessing non-winning articles will be kept in the ol' file cabinet for future use if needed? Read my blog | Follow me on Twitter | Track my XP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tripsis Posted October 21, 2010 Share Posted October 21, 2010 I'm guessing non-winning articles will be kept in the ol' file cabinet for future use if needed?Yep :) - 99 fletching | 99 thieving | 99 construction | 99 herblore | 99 smithing | 99 woodcutting - - 99 runecrafting - 99 prayer - 125 combat - 95 farming - - Blog - DeviantART - Book Reviews & Blog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Profins Posted October 22, 2010 Share Posted October 22, 2010 Well alright then, just a week ago I was considering writing up an article for the Times anyway, might as well have a go now. Years of RuneScape should provide something decent for either one of the category, though I'll likely stick with the fictional one, I've been way out of the loop with RS for the past year or two to do something factual. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pkinyou Posted October 23, 2010 Share Posted October 23, 2010 So for a fictional story I have to make it around 600 words? Srry but that's piss in the wind if you're writing a story, I hope that only applies to the editorial articles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tripsis Posted October 23, 2010 Share Posted October 23, 2010 So for a fictional story I have to make it around 600 words? Srry but that's piss in the wind if you're writing a story, I hope that only applies to the editorial articles600 words is a guideline and more of a minimum than a maximum :) Longer stories (and editorial articles) are welcome, but we're not looking for novels! To get an idea of what we expect for length, look through some previous fictional articles :) - 99 fletching | 99 thieving | 99 construction | 99 herblore | 99 smithing | 99 woodcutting - - 99 runecrafting - 99 prayer - 125 combat - 95 farming - - Blog - DeviantART - Book Reviews & Blog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Racheya Posted October 23, 2010 Share Posted October 23, 2010 So for a fictional story I have to make it around 600 words? Srry but that's piss in the wind if you're writing a story, I hope that only applies to the editorial articlesAs Tripsis said this isn't a maximum or minimum word count, we just want it to be a guideline base amount to either aim for or exceed. We generally have a minimum of 600+ words for our own articles, but guest articles are lenient on this is there isn't a 'real' guideline. If you want to write more, go ahead! Ts_Stormrage's latest article was something like 2400 words! (Not that I'm expecting ANYTHING of that magnitude! :P) I edit for the [Tip.It Times]. I rarely write in [My Blog]. I am an [Ex-Moderator]. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sy_Accursed Posted October 24, 2010 Share Posted October 24, 2010 So for a fictional story I have to make it around 600 words? Srry but that's piss in the wind if you're writing a story, I hope that only applies to the editorial articlesAs Tripsis said this isn't a maximum or minimum word count, we just want it to be a guideline base amount to either aim for or exceed. We generally have a minimum of 600+ words for our own articles, but guest articles are lenient on this is there isn't a 'real' guideline. If you want to write more, go ahead! Ts_Stormrage's latest article was something like 2400 words! (Not that I'm expecting ANYTHING of that magnitude! :P) Lol you shouldn't of told me that. As part of my course I had to write 2,000 word story a week and more often than not I found it far too short and could of easily gone on to like 5,000 lol Operation Gold Sparkles :: Chompy Kills :: Full Profound :: Champions :: Barbarian Notes :: Champions Tackle Box :: MA RewardsDragonkin Journals :: Ports Stories :: Elder Chronicles :: Boss Slayer :: Penance King :: Kal'gerion Titles :: Gold Statue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zilla Posted October 25, 2010 Share Posted October 25, 2010 Sounds fun, I might enter this. Time to practice my writing. :thumbup: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrathsputin Posted October 27, 2010 Share Posted October 27, 2010 I might enter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cowman_133 Posted October 27, 2010 Author Share Posted October 27, 2010 Remember these should be in for November 4 - Thursday next week. :) Good entries so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonanananas Posted October 28, 2010 Share Posted October 28, 2010 givin my article the last polish =) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mdeoxys Posted October 29, 2010 Share Posted October 29, 2010 Probably have my story finished this weekend, looking good so far. :) Proud (retired) Tip.it Times Editor! Tip.it Times Archives TET event forum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taha Posted October 29, 2010 Share Posted October 29, 2010 Just sent in my story. Good luck to everyone, and to me, of course. :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonanananas Posted October 30, 2010 Share Posted October 30, 2010 Submitted my entry! w00! Good luck to everyone (as long a you don't make me lose ;)) I just hope it's not too long.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cowman_133 Posted November 4, 2010 Author Share Posted November 4, 2010 Remember: contest closes today. It will be extended at least a good 3 hours or so from the actual deadline. If anyone needs more time than this please get in touch with me before it gets too late today. Again, great entries. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cowman_133 Posted November 5, 2010 Author Share Posted November 5, 2010 Thanks to everyone who participated - this contest is now closed! We'll have all the articles judged and winners announced within the next few days. Stay tuned! :) DK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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