Challenge! It's CONTEST time again!

[RJ Garside]

Hello!

It's December so it's time for another contest.

Post the first three sentences of a story showing some kind of "holiday cheer" for a chance to win a $20 coupon on an upcoming SavvyAuthors workshop.

Please note that this doesn't have to be an actual work-in-progress. This is just a fun contest featuring fun opening lines from some kind of holiday chaos. Feel free to get creative!

Contest will remain open until Sunday December 15th at 11:59 p.m. EST. Members will vote on their favorite entry.

Please email us if you have any questions. We can't wait to see what you come up with!

Thanks!

RJ

 

[Diane Spigonardo]

Isabelle Holley had nothing against Christmas. She was all for holiday cheer, good will toward men. A good cup of warm eggnog could go a long way on a cold winter’s night.

 

[Pleistoscene]

Frocious wanted to give a present to the King, but there was a problem. He was a dragon. People were terrified of dragons.

 

[Dana Wayne]

Abby didn't exactly hate Christmas. She hated being minus a plus-one, standing at the back of the room, wallowing in self-pity as the world around her laughed, drank, and made merry. Which is why she rented a boyfriend for the holidays.

 

[Lisbeth Mizula]

“There is no nudity in my novella, ‘A Christmas Carol—”

“And that’s the only thing I didn't like about your book. I need to see naked breasts and I need them by paragraph four, although sentence four is better.”

 

[Michelle S. Kennedy]

Here are the first three lines of my PB manuscript titled, THE THROWDOWN IN ELF TOWN:

‘Twas right before Christmas and all through the shop, a face-off was brewing that no one could stop!

Elf Tinker was boasting— “My toys are the best!”

But Winkle asserted, “HA! Surely you jest!”

 

[RJ Garside]

LOVING all these holiday stories! So much fun!!!

 

[TMSellers]

Since his childhood, Kenny “Goggles” Normans always loved the holiday season. The frosty chill in the air, the twinkling lights, the uplifting music set to repeat, and the vibrant red decorations all added an extra hop to his step and a twinkle to his eye. But the thing he loved most about the holiday season was the large increase in potential victims, as people tend to become so much more trusting and lonelier at this special time of year.

 

[ClarE Cartagena]

I knew this was going to be an interesting Christmas when Mom wrapped some twine around a bunch of kale and called it a mistle toe. She said George was obsessed with healthy food and she wanted to make a good impression the moment he came in the door. I don’t know what scared me more, that Mom, who had a greasy roast pork in the oven wanted to impress this guy or that she thought an invitation to kiss was a good idea.

 

[RJ Garside]

And that's a wrap! Thanks to all those that participated. Watch for the voting to start.

RJ