As 2013 draws to a close, it's time (or past time) to announce that for the new year Queen of Capes and I have joined forces and compiled a list of Monthly and Bizarro Challenges to inspire you for 2014. I hope you join in with our fun and write! We'll certainly be here to read.
Here's a list of the Challenges with a hint to what's to come to tingle those synapses. Details of the Challenge should unfold roughly a month before the beginning of the Challenge Month.
January: Brutal Aging vs.
Brutal Youth . Not difficult enough? Try our
Extra Brutal Bonus Challenge .
February: Lois & Clark WAFFy vs.
Anti-Lois & Clark Bizarro Challenge . If those aren't enough of a challenge for you, try a whack at our
Ultra Marriage Challenge March: Alt-canon visit vs.
Evil alt-dimension visits If that's not enough Clarks, Supermen, and Loises to confuse even the sober readers, try our
Bonus Alt-Visitor Challenge April: Slap-stick comedy vs.
WHAM! If that's not enough kryptonite for you, try our
Super Extra Credit Kryptonite Challenge May: Journey into Space (or NK) vs.
Aliens Invade or if those two challenges seem to constricting, try your hand at our
Super Bizarro Full Scale War Challenge.
June: Time Travel vs.
Time Loop. If neither of those fit your time-travel thirst, try our
Ultra Time Warp Bonus ChallengeJuly: Land (camping) vs.
Sea (boat trip) and if both of the challenges tickle your fancy how about combining them and
Shipwreck! Lois and Clark.
August: Superman groupies vs.
run-in with Bureau 39. Again, if that's not fanatical enough for you, try our
Ultra Superman-Obsession Challenge
September: Something "Borrowed" vs.
Boys In Blue. If you don't think enough hijinks will ensue, try out
Ultra Bizarro Undercover ChallengeOctober: Visiting Hero vs.
Visiting Villain. If that isn't enough confusion for you, try our
Strange Visitor Extra Credit Challenge. Keep your readers guessing!
November: Super Good (Better) Episode Rewrite Challenge vs.
The Ultra Bad Episode Rewrite Challenge. For something a little more seasonal, take our
Bizarro Thanksgiving Challenge. Are you up to the rewrite challenge?
December: Super Best Christmas Ever vs.
Ultra Bad Christmas ChallengeNew for 2014: For each month Queen and I have come up with an Extra Credit Bonus Challenge (or two), which ups the ante for the regular challenge. Are you up to the Challenge? How about the Super Challenge? How about the Ultra Challenge? Try your hand at them ALL and earn our everlasting praise!
Please remember to send your posted stories onto Labby at the
Archives . Our goal is to have all stories posted for these Monthly Challenges submitted to the Archives prior to the start of the next year's Kerth nomination period (i.e. before January 2015). A good rule of thumb is post your story, get feedback (FDK) for about a week, and then submit stories to the Archives. Then it's off your plate and into the hands of one of LabRat's team of wonderful General Editors, and your mind can be free to explore new ideas and stories.
Thank you in advance for all of your hard work and for continuing to entertain us in 2014!
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