Updated information, winners, polls, and future projects can now be found at Welcome To Renaissance , a new blog page dedicated to the Rule Of Three (REN3) blogfest/writing project. The 2011 contest is now closed, but we hope to do it again in May 2012. Please follow the Welcome to Renaissance blog site for continuing info and updates on the writing project.
The Rule Of Three Blogfest and the shared world of Renaissance is copyrighted.
The First Rule of Three Writers Blogfest
Held the month of October, 2011. Renaissance is a shared world originally conceived by Stuart Nager exclusively for the Rule Of Three Blogfest.
The Setting
An outpost town in the middle of nowhere, but many routes (the TARGE, KRIS, and VILLEIN are the largest of routes, but not the only ones) pass through or by the town. The CHIAVONA desert is encroaching on one side (to the West), a once lush forest (the CULDEES) lies to the East and South. A large river, the ESPADON, runs through the forest of ASSART to the north, but it is not close by. The ROUNDELI Mountains are to the North, far, far away, and when you look towards them you don’t know if they are an illusion or not. Closer by are the smaller hill chain, the MAIN GAUCHE and the MINOR GAUCHE, that fed the mining, creating caverns (the KASTANES) and passages (one particular passage is known as HERIOT'S PASS) which lie underground.
The town has had a number of identities throughout it’s history: A trading post; a mining town; a ghost town until it was rediscovered; a thriving community; the scene of a number of great battles; the scene of one great tragedy (that led to it’s Ghost Town standing); a town of great joys and celebrations, and so much more.
At this point in time, there is a general population of 333. A mixture of a community. It boasts families that have lived there for generations upon generations, but they are in the minority, and are not in positions of power. There are traders who have come back here, at the end of their many travails, to settle in. The new families and power players have taken this as a last refuge for themselves, hoping to rebuild lives torn apart on the way here.
RULE OF 3 BLOGFEST 2011
Welcome to Renaissance.
Participating writers create stories based in Renaissance.. There must be THREE main characters; we have supplied the world and will supply weekly prompts. Once a week the blogfest writers will add a chapter of their tale - focusing on ONE main character at a time - for three weeks. The fourth week brings the conclusion of the tale, whatever that might be.
ANY genre or style. ANY time period.
The original October 2011 announcement, guidelines, prize information and complete details can be found here or by visiting any of the host blogs. I encourage you to visit the other blogs, and to join us as a writer and/or follow/comment/support us as a reader.
ANY genre or style. ANY time period.
The original October 2011 announcement, guidelines, prize information and complete details can be found here or by visiting any of the host blogs. I encourage you to visit the other blogs, and to join us as a writer and/or follow/comment/support us as a reader.
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General Rules: October 2011
Maximum word count each post is 600. You may use less.
You must choose at least one prompt per week from the choices we give you.
You must have 3 main characters. Each week, choose a different one to highlight. Your week 4 story will tie everything together. You may, of course, have secondary characters.
Include your choice of prompt and word count with your posted story each week.
One entry per person/link. If 2 or more people write for the same blog, you still may only post one REN3 entry.
The story must take place in Renaissance and its environs. You may incorporate/mention other places, but your story should be primarily about Renaissance.
You may not publish your stories elsewhere unless specific references to the shared world of Renaissance are removed. Please respect our intellectual property rights.
You may not publish your stories elsewhere unless specific references to the shared world of Renaissance are removed. Please respect our intellectual property rights.
For more complete info, click on the blue link above to go to the formal announcement page. You may also contact me on Twitter ( @ficflash) or by email via my Google profile, or by leaving a comment which includes a link to you.
Additional Links To Hosts and Interviews
Additional Links To Hosts and Interviews
Welcome to the Shared World/Town of Renaissance and the Rule of Three Writers Blog Fest. Created with fiction writers in mind, October 2011 will see a month long blog fest/hop. My fellow hosts are Damyanti Biswas at Amloki , Stuart Nager at Tale Spinning and J.C.Martin, Fighter Writer.
Our badge was created by artist Portia.
Comprehensive interviews of the hosts can be found at Born Storyteller
Individual links to interviews are: http://wp.me/p1jCKo-bD Portia's interview
http://wp.me/p1mecg-cN Damyanti's interview
http://wp.me/p1mecg-cI Lisa's interview
http://wp.me/p1mecg-cY JC's interview
Stuart's Interview
Complete prize info is available on the red link above connecting to the announcement page.
Information on the ebooks offered as prizes can be found on my "Featured Authors Page".
October 2011 Winners
First Prize: read entry #8 Corinne O'Flynn
Second Prize: read entry #26 My First Book
Third Prize: read entry #31 Living in Switzerland
Honourable Mention
read entry #45 The Golden Eagle
read entry #17 An Eclectic Muse
read entry #43 Colleen's Write Brain
Longlist Finalists
#20 Kwee Writings
#68 Hugo van Zijl #66 ZC