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#BlogBattle Week 31 “Scar” Entries & Voting

October 13, 2015October 14, 2015 Rachael Ritchey

#BlogBattle 31 Story Theme: Scar

(basic rules at the bottom of the post)

Look for everyone’s stories using #BlogBattle on Twitter, too! Wednesday, the poll gets added. Be sure to read them all. All the links will open in a new window so that you can easily navigate back to this list.

RULES for VOTING: Anyone can vote as long as you’ve read ALL the stories for this week by 10 PM PDT, SUNDAY. Vote for your TOP 3 favorites. Winner announced on Monday! (With as many great stories as get submitted, I think we all need just a little more time to read them and vote!)

Comedy/Humor:

The Princess and the Firing Wand by Kristin @ Pursuit of A New Adventure
Somewhat Scarred for Life by Rachael Ritchey

Drama:

Choices part 3 by Tess @ How the Cookie Crumbles
Worth It by Carrie Ann (a romantic drama!)

Fantasy:

A Big Step by PhoenxGrey85
The Dance of the Lights by Cathleen Townsend (dark fantasy)
That’s Gonna Leave A Scar by E. Rawls

Inspirational/Contemporary:

Of a Tale of Scars by Beaton M. @ Becoming the Muse
The Scars Unseen by Andrew Budek-Schmeisser

Mystery/Crime:

Romance:

The Scar by Marje @ Kyrosmagica (paranormal)
A Common Goal by Claire Banschbach
The Invisible Scar by Solveig Werner

Science Fiction:

The Man On the Park Bench by Simon Farnell (fantasy)
The Fixer by Blonde(Lucy)WriteMore
Deeper Than Waters by Candice Coates

Action/Thriller/Suspense:

Finding Ground by Lauren Gunter

Western:

PS If I’m missing your story, just leave me a comment to let me know!

Anyone, regardless of participation, who reads ALL the stories for the week may vote.

PLEASE VOTE for your top THREE favorites (not all for the same, though!).

Vote by 10 PM PST on Sunday so I can announce the winner on Monday Thank you so much. I enjoy our weekly stories a great deal, and I hope you do, too!

Rules:

1000 words max
fictional tale (or true if you really want)
PG (no more than PG-13) Content – let’s keep this family friendly!
Your story must contain the word(s) from the theme and/or be centered around the theme in a way that shows it is clearly related
Go for the entertainment value!
State the Genre of your story at the top of your post.
Post your story on Tuesday, by 11:59 PM PST
Use the hashtag #BlogBattle when tweeting your story, put a linkback to your #BlogBattle Short Story in the comments section of this page, and/orinclude a link to this page in your own blog post(it creates a “ping-back” which will alert me and our friends to your #BlogBattle post)
Have fun!

Each winner will receive this awesome #BlogBattle Winner Badge to display with their winning story on their webpage:

Published by Rachael Ritchey

Rachael Ritchey is a dreamer who believes in the resilience of the human spirit. She never wants to forget we are not what has happened to us or what we've done. She believes we are deep wells of compassion and strength, and when unleashed, these subtle super powers can change the world, even if only just one person at a time. Rachael writes with an eye toward exemplifying these attributes. Her clean but real and true-to-self YA fiction reflects these qualities with daring adventure and sweet romance that almost anyone can enjoy. Rachael lives in Spokane, WA with her husband, kids, and their dog named Hashtag. View all posts by Rachael Ritchey