Originally posted by donteatpoop
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But, yes, you have no actual vote in the matter. At the end of the day, I have to be able to write a solid piece for next year's contest in an attempt to continue my victory streak. I'm not about to pick something like 'terror' or 'drug abuse' just because it's popular- I'd never be able to write that. Gritty things are right out.
That being said, I am partial to the 'grab bag' style of contest. Drag's suggestion really works best for short stories in my mind, so that one's out. And I do see Ves's point about how tropes are, by definition, tired and cliche. But, I'm probably not going to approach anywhere close to full departure from previous contests.
In fact, I'm kinda considering having an 'anything' theme, with a grab bag that includes technical things, like "there are no loose ends or story end rooms" or "there are x more choices than rooms" or "there are x rooms which split into 6 separate and unique choices". I can't decide if that would be interesting, or obnoxious.
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