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

[sheafrotherdon.livejournal.com]

I think the next line would be Sheppard thanking Lorne for saving them from the first All-Atlantis orgy :D

[slybrarian.livejournal.com]

I don't know. I'm looking at John's father (or rather his brother, and his Absurdly Huge Mansion With Stables Which Ruined Just About Everyone's John-Related Backstory Ever), and I'm thinking that given the circles he probably grew up in John might just shrug and say, "Well, that never stopped anyone from having illicit kinky gay sex."

Except, you know, it'd have to be horrible-fic!John, because that comes way too close to discussing feelings and family and so forth.