Strategies for Survival: 2

WRITE A MEGASAGA! COMPETITION

What is a MEGASAGA?

A MEGASAGA is a story in 100 words. EXACTLY 100 words, including the title. This is the third Megasaga Competition I’ve run, and for people (like me) stuck at home with cops outside, feeling like I’m in solitary confinement (apart from YOU of course, my loyal fan!) this is the perfect time to get creative!

ANYBODY CAN ENTER, AND AS A GIFT TO YOU, ENTRY IS FREE!

ANYBODY CAN WRITE A MEGASAGA! Look back at my website for the winning entries in the last competition, and some of the Megasagas I have written. See under Short Stories

.http://jonelkon.com/category/short-stories/

SEE BELOW FOR HOW TO ENTER

So here’s a new one by me, just for you!

SHEER COVIDITY

Blake bit his lip. Had he just transferred the virus from the tin of peas to his eye? Rubbed it in? During his trip to the supermarket he had been careful! Be OCD, his mum had said and he had been. He never left the house without mask, gloves, sanitiser. When he got home, he would wash the packaging before storing. In vain? When the tin fell out of the bag half way across the road he had picked it up, rebagged it and then, hand to face! Damn! He shouted as the 261 bus ran over him.

EXACTLY 100 words including the title. Count them!

It doesn’t have to be dark…

I’d love to read some humorous Megasagas. Make us laugh, make us cry, make me SEE the characters, the action. THE SECRET: Editing! The secret of good editing is to cut, cut and cut, even when you feel as if this is slashing your own arm, an act of cruel self-harm as you watch some of your most treasured phrases disappearing into superhyperspace. (There is probably a planet where dearly beloved excised phrases from all the authors in the universe live, eternally weeping for their cruel exile. Now here is a thought that should have been sent packing to that planet!)

And if you want to learn more about good writing, there is a wealth of great tips on this website! Look at http://jonelkon.com/writers-write-feedback-on-a-writing-exercise/

And that’s just Part 2. Read the hints and tips on this website part 3, 4 5 and (I think) 6 too.

THE COMPETITION: RULES

1. Submissions must be exactly 100 words including the title and must be entirely original, unpublished and the work of the person making the submission.
2. Submissions must be emailed to jonelkon3@gmail.com. The subject line should contain MEGASAGA ENTRY 3.
3. No more than 3 entries per person may be entered.
4. No correspondence will be entered into.
5. The 10 SHORTLISTED ENTRIES will appear on this website on the 10th of MAY 2020, allowing my readers to make comments and to cheer for their favourites. No entries are accepted after this date.
6. The SHORTLISTED ENTRIES will be submitted to a panel of 3 writers, who will make the decision as to who will win the £100 prize. The judges’ decision is final.
7. The WINNER will be announced on this website on the 31st of May 2020 – and the prize will be rushing his/her way by Paypal or bank transfer!
8. This competition is subject to the laws of the United Kingdom governing competitions.

Be HAPPY. Be CAREFUL. Stay alive please.

I love you all.