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Writing a novel alone can be difficult, even for seasoned writers. will help you track your progress, set milestones, and connect with other writers in a vast community.

This contest will run from .

We are celebrating our one-year anniversary with the festival, and with this celebration, we are making some changes! So, please pay attention to the setup changes.

There are new goal word counts. We are now doing tiers that you can sign up for.

Diamond Album tier -

Multi-Platinum Album tier -

Platinum Album tier -

Gold Album tier -

This way, you can choose the difficulty of your challenge. (Please note if you chose a tier and don't make it, you can still be awarded a tier sticker you do qualify for. Example: if you chose Diamond and only write 43k words, we will award you a Multi-Platinum sticker and certificate)

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The contest is pretty simple, but let's cover a few questions first:

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- No, original work is more than welcome. Even work that has already been started may be used for the contest. Just be aware that you will start at zero on the 1st along with all the contestants and only what you write during the contest may be counted toward your word count.

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-No, the contest is open to everyone. All may join, but you might not be able to reap the full benefits of the contest if you're not a Jam Member. (reaching out to fellow participants in our Discord chat)

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-Yes, once a week, the word count list will be posted with the updated total of your submitted words. Please keep in mind that if you do not submit your word count properly, then we will not be able to keep an accurate count.

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-Most importantly, the gratifications that you completed your word in a month.

- We also will feature you and your submitted work on the winners' page.

-Winner's sticker...

-Completion certificate

❄️If your questions weren't answered, please tag and place them here--->

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Depending on the popularity, we may have to close submissions, and unfortunately, you may have to wait until the next festival to try again.

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The Writing Prompts

~Please keep in mind that these are not required to use, but you are more than welcome to use them for inspiration for your story.~

❄️ One day, your MC wakes up and realizes that they have turned into a snowman.

❄️ You wield the magic of the four elements, making you one of the most powerful wizards in the world, but you don't take well to your archmage title and isolate yourself in a small remote village in Tibet. You develop friendships with the local townsfolk and, over time, are able to find peace and hone your powers without the constant interruption that comes with a position of leadership. When your mountain town is invaded during the Annexation of Tibet, you are forced to come out of hiding and use your powers to liberate Tibet from the occupation.

❄️ As someone who works at the DMV, the Department of Magical Vehicles, you can confirm that the word "magical" does nothing to make the place more interesting. Day in and day out, you print, process, and sign paperwork for different licenses and registrations. You have registered vehicles from broomsticks to magic carpets, and everything in between. Today, however, you are getting a change of pace. Hank, who usually does the road tests, called in sick and you have been asked to sub in for the day. Your first appointment is with a sixteen-year-old pimply-faced warlock with a learner's permit. The two of you climb astride his pitchfork. You ask him to parallel park, do a three-point turn, and back up in a straight line. He's a little clumsy and off-balance, but he gets it done. Then you ask him to take to the skies and show you that he can fly in traffic. As he takes off, the hem of his robe gets caught on the tines of the pitchfork and he falls to the ground, but – inexplicably – you and the pitchfork keep launching skyward. You don't know where you are going, or how you will get back home, but at least you know this won't be your typical, boring Tuesday.

❄️ You're hunting the gray demon, a creature whose M.O. is known to many in your line of work. In Boston, he convinced a flower shop owner that her plants had come to life in order to exact revenge. In New York City, he convinced a ballerina that she was a statue — much to the dismay of the audience that night. In Chicago, he made a chef go mad when he convinced him that his patrons wanted to eat him instead of his cuisine. Just a mere whisper from this creature can convince anyone of anything, and it has been your job over the last two months to track him down before he strikes again in your city. You and your partner have run out of leads, and you are not looking forward to filing an unsolved crime report for this case. However, when you open the front door to your apartment, you find your spouse knocked out on the kitchen floor and your young son chanting and rocking back and forth with the TV blaring in the background. The gray demon emerges from the wall behind your son, catches your eye, and freezes your movement. You watch in horror as your son takes the demon's hand. You cry out for him to stop, but your son doesn't react. It's as if he can't hear you. The demon smiles down at the boy. He smiles back. Then in a flash, they disappear.

❄️ Growing up as the daughter of two veterinarians, you were always surrounded by animals. You loved to go to work with your parents and watch them help dogs, cats, bunnies, and even the odd reptile. Your favorite part of all, however, was the interesting conversations you would have with dogs. Unlike the other animals, dogs would respond back to you. Nobody else could hear them but you. It was as if dogs saw something in you that was different than the rest and let you understand their innermost thoughts. Your parents always believed you were just silly and liked to play pretend, but they didn't realize that you could actually communicate with the dogs in their care. As you got older, you feared that people would find you odd if you said you could talk to dogs, so you only ever communicated with the canines when you were alone. One day, a little pup was brought in by a tall, slender man with glasses. The man was fidgety and kept avoiding eye contact with you, your parents, and the entire vet staff. When you started a conversation with the dog, you couldn't believe what he said. The man who brought him in was a kidnapper and was hiding several missing children in a secret room in his basement. Despite the police's best efforts, nobody knew where the missing children were. Even though you now knew where the kids were being held, you also knew nobody would believe you because you got your information from a dog. You only had so much time with the dog, so you used your power to spread the news to every dog that came into the clinic. Perhaps having a group of them helping you would be enough to find the missing children.

❄️ Your flight was cancelled due to the snowstorm and now you can't spend New Year with your family. You're wallowing, watching sappy romances on TV, and your Chinese food is on order. Who would've thought that the Chinese delivery guy would be your new holiday romance?

❄️ You enjoy playing cello for the Prague Philharmonic. You've always spurned the modern music genres—pop, rap, hip-hop, and electronica. Yet when you hear a busker on the street one day, you have to check it out. He has an impressive stage presence and skilled hands, and his style isn't terrible. It's a fusion of classical/romantic and modern, which leaves you uncertain how to feel. But he's gorgeous. Why does nobody in the orchestra look like him? You hang around, and he seems to know you are waiting because he wraps up quickly and comes to talk to you. He grins and thanks you, but he's already had three invitations to the Philharmonic, and it isn't his thing. Impressed by his read of your intentions––and a bit entranced by his emerald eyes––you find yourself drawn into a dinner date. As weeks pass, you can't deny that you have feelings, but then he reveals he didn't just guess your intentions that day. He can also read minds. He swears he hasn't done so since then––and swears he can't influence yours––but you find yourself unnerved and frightened.

❄️ One day, you get injured. The cut is deep, but instead of finding blood and muscles, you see wires.

❄️After a car accident nearly took your life, you wake up from a coma. In the six months since the accident, everything has changed. Your best friend, who was behind the wheel when you crashed, is dead. All of your other friends have graduated and gone off to college without you. Meanwhile, your mom is busy working three jobs to pay your medical bills. You sit in your room in the rehab facility feeling a deep loneliness and depression that you never could have expected. One day you meet a new patient on the ward: a handsome football player who shattered his leg and thinks his life is over, too. The two of you work through the healing process together, growing closer each day.

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Submissions:

In these submissions, we are not going to require tags or shout-outs to your personal page. That being said, we would be ever so grateful if you did spread the word. Book submissions will start now, but word counts will not be accepted until January 1st.

(If it's a new work and you don't have one yet, please send it in when you do have the title)

: (Diamond Album, Multi-Platinum Album, Platinum Album, Gold Album)

: She's running the show.

It's that simple.

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Word count submissions will be explained later.

Best of luck!