Fannish Bulwer-Lytton Contest!

[trinityofone]

Smart Bitches Trashy Books is having a contest in honor of the 2008 Bulwer-Lytton Fiction Contest Winners. Two years ago, I held a similar contest. I feel like it's time to bring it back—with a vengeance!

Here are the rules:

1. Comment with the worst sentence you can imagine opening a fic. I am opening this up to any and all fandoms this year, with the caveat that, as the initial judge, I may be more partial to fandoms I am familiar with. Note: the sentence should be a sentence. Crazy punctuation is fine and even encouraged, but opening paragraphs will not be counted. ETA: You're welcome to make as many entries as you like. I'd recommend one per comment for clarity, but I'm not gonna be a stickler on that.

2. On Thursday morning-ish, I will choose my ten favorite entries for everyone to vote on. Feel free to comment on your favorite entries; my opinions on matters unpolitical can often be swayed. ;-)

3. Voting will run through the weekend; on Monday I will announce the winners and possibly some runners-up. There will be prizes! (Most likely a selection of used books on numerous enchanting subjects.)

4. Feel free to link! Let's see if we can make this an omnifannish extravaganza.

And...go!

Comments

Blake's 7

[entropy-house.livejournal.com]

Avon noticed that it was a dark and stormy night, but since they were in space in the middle of an asteroid field this really wasn't worth bringing to the attention of the pilot desperately trying to save all their lives by heroics of piloting skill acquired- nay, stolen- during the long years he had served the Federation before observing for himself first-hand not only how cruel and sadistic they were, but that his immediate supervisors were unworthy of him and really hadn't what it took to keep him properly in his place-- fortunately for Avon, he had what it took, but then, he also knew better than to give it away-- life was cheap, but Avon was expensive.

Re: Blake's 7

[blakefancier.livejournal.com]

Avon is very expensive. *grins* Like a good wine.

Re: Blake's 7

[sallymn.livejournal.com]

Oh god, you're good...

Re: Blake's 7

[entropy-house.livejournal.com]

*grin* I stole the ending from PD. :^)

Re: Blake's 7

[executrix.livejournal.com]

Well...er, that is, badly...done!

Re: Blake's 7

[entropy-house.livejournal.com]

*grin* It was fun to write, too.