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Toronto Man Wins "Bad Romance Writing" Award
You just can't make this stuff up...
Updated: Tue Jun. 29 2010 3:53:13 PM The Canadian Press TORONTO — A Toronto man is being rewarded for demonstrating how not to write a romance novel. Paul Chafe was a winner in the annual Bulwer-Lytton Fiction Contest, organized by San Jose State University's English department. The school solicits the worst opening sentences for a novel in a number of categories, including adventure, children's literature, fantasy fiction, historical fiction, science fiction and vile puns. Chafe won the romance category for his long-winded entry: "'Trent, I love you,' Fiona murmured, and her nostrils flared at the faint trace of her lover's masculine scent, sending her heart racing and her mind dreaming of the life they would live together, alternating sumptuous world cruises with long, romantic interludes in the mansion on his private island, alone together except for the maids, the cook, the butler, and Dirk and Rafael, the hard-bodied pool boys." Jonathan Blay of Bedford, N.S., was the runner-up in the romance category for his entry: "She purred sensually, oozing allure that was resisted only by his realization as an entomologist that the protein dust on the couch from the filing of her crimson nails was now being devoured by dust mites in a clicking, ferocious, ecstatic frenzy." The overall winner was Molly Ringle of Seattle for her contribution: "For the first month of Ricardo and Felicity's affair, they greeted one another at every stolen rendezvous with a kiss -- a lengthy, ravenous kiss, Ricardo lapping and sucking at Felicity's mouth as if she were a giant cage-mounted water bottle and he were the world's thirstiest gerbil."
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huh huh huh huh
She said gerbil......
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Somebody give those people cards...
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Just another damn "Dave" Decidedly unpleasant, does not play well with others. Fluent in Pidgin Cigar Spanish. http://sherlynpopelka.net/ Revelation 19:11 And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse; and he that sat upon him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he doth judge and make war. *Usual manly disclaimer applies, if applicable.
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I've entered the BL contest more than once, but alas, my writing is never bad enough.
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Move to Canada, you'll win within a couple years.
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