First, thank you to EVERYONE that entered the contest! I was only expecting like, one entry or something, so it was nice that I had several! Grass-Berry09, 39CluesFan-Star, 39addict101, Rubybird2329, and TheGraceOfDawn, THANK YOU! You guys all had great plots, twists, and I had no idea on any of them who it was at the initial murder.
So the winner is...TheGraceOfDawn with "Cruel Irony"!
The runner-up is...39addict101 with "A Deadly Game"!
I judged based on several things: Plot, character consistency, character development, descriptions/emotions, plot twist/drama, and grammar/spelling/punctuation. Things such as my personal favorite characters/pairings were not taken into consideration, and the characters who died and/or was the murderer was not taken in consideration either.
1st prize is a short story of the winner's choice (plot, characters, etc) so just let me know what you want Grace and I'll start writing!
2nd prize is a oneshot of the runner-up's choice (so now is your chance to get me to write a Sinead/Ian story Addict! lol)
Also, I want to apologize for not staying up on the stories during the contest. As the person who was hosting, I should have been. The death in my family did throw my college behind quite a bit, but I still feel bad about it and could have tried harder. That being said, thanks to all of you for being so patient and understanding, and I hope that everyone enjoyed writing the stories! Now someone needs to host a Christmas challenge. ;)
