[CONTEST OVER] JNC Original Light Novel Contest
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@LeeroyCGNA The most we know about this subject is what the guest judges say they look for in an outstanding light novel:
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I mean I can explain further but this isn't an answer anyone wants to hear:
This is our first time doing this kind of contest. We had no idea what kind of entries we would get. We don't currently published original english language light novels and don't know what will sell or won't sell exactly.
We haven't worked directly with authors before, so don't have necessarily a good concept of the workflow for publishing novels like this regularly.A.k.a we have no idea what we are doing, and therefore, we do not have any preconcieved set of juding criteria for the winners.
I will say I have produced a rubrik for the judging that is happening right now for the first round, which has been sent to all the judges, and will also be used as the format for the evaluation/feedback forms that those who pass the first round will get.
Once we get to the second round, I'll produce a new set of criteria for that, and then for deciding the actual winners I think it's going to be a lively internal debate.I wish I could give everyone some kind of hyper specific list of things we are looking for or even the things we don't care about but in reality we are just figuring this all out as we go.
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@admin said in [SUBMISSIONS NOW OPEN!] JNC Original Light Novel Contest:
We haven't worked directly with authors before, so don't have necessarily a good concept of the workflow for publishing novels like this regularly.
A.k.a we have no idea what we are doing, and therefore, we do not have any preconceived set of judging criteria for the winners.That's fine, it just means that we are the prototypes. I'm even more excited now.
Hopefully this is a great success moving forward for J-Novel and there will be plenty more of these competitions in the future.
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@LeeroyCGNA said in [SUBMISSIONS NOW OPEN!] JNC Original Light Novel Contest:
@admin said in [SUBMISSIONS NOW OPEN!] JNC Original Light Novel Contest:
We haven't worked directly with authors before, so don't have necessarily a good concept of the workflow for publishing novels like this regularly.
A.k.a we have no idea what we are doing, and therefore, we do not have any preconceived set of judging criteria for the winners.That's fine, it just means that we are the prototypes. I'm even more excited now.
Hopefully this is a great success moving forward for J-Novel and there will be plenty more of these competitions in the future.
I’ve actually found the flexibility to be great. From what I’ve seen there is a huge variety of stories. To be honest, i have nothing but sympathy for the judges and for J Novel Club for taking the risk on original English works.
For someone like me, who hadn’t written in ages, it was a welcome return to the writing bug that the mortgage had drained away.
I, for one, am a happy little lab specimen and look forward to seeing what the experiment produces.
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@Damon-Cavalchini said in [SUBMISSIONS NOW OPEN!] JNC Original Light Novel Contest:
For someone like me, who hadn’t written in ages, it was a welcome return to the writing bug that the mortgage had drained away.
I, for one, am a happy little lab specimen and look forward to seeing what the experiment produces.Agreed.
I've always loved the Japanese storytelling mediums, Anime/Manga in particular. To have a chance of my work being adapted into manga is honestly something that I'd never thought possible.
Good luck everyone, but most of all good luck to the judges who have to scour through 460+ Light Novels.
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I think it's great that you're doing something new, with an experimental attitude. However it turns out, it's an exploratory and inclusive way to do things, which I think is cool.
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Something just came to mind I'm a bit curious of. @admin Will there be a new imprint for the winning original light novel(s), or will they be under the normal J-Novel Club label?
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@QuixoticHorizon I don't think it would be a good idea to have them all just lumped in to J-Novel Club/Heart, that's true. We haven't decided exactly whether we'd do a new label or perhaps it's like a variant of our current labels e.g. J-Novel Club Neo (this is a horrible example I came up with in 10 seconds so please don't worry).
Well at least we decided not to call this contest "Rising Stars of Light Novels", right?
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Are we finally going to see the advent of J-novel diamond?😉 -
@Lily-Garden For diamonds in the rough? ^^
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@MasterLillyclaw said in [SUBMISSIONS NOW OPEN!] JNC Original Light Novel Contest:
@Lily-Garden For diamonds in the rough? ^^
Perhaps Jokers would be more appropriate?
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@admin You have the J-Novel Pulp label for German translations. You could use that. Or because I read somewhere you originally wanted to call the company K-Novel (kei for light?)
So J-Novel Kei
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@MasterLillyclaw Also because there is already Hearts and Clubs. So Diamonds would fit the card suit theme.
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@morbelek How about "J-Novel Novel" (novel being a synonym for original =P ).
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@QuixoticHorizon Sure. Or they could do J-Kei Novel. =)
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@admin said in [SUBMISSIONS NOW OPEN!] JNC Original Light Novel Contest:
We haven't decided exactly whether we'd do a new label or […]
Those JNC employees who aren’t busy reading the light novel submissions will soon be busy sorting through submissions of new names for the label for these stories!
Well at least we decided not to call this contest "Rising Stars of Light Novels", right?
I’m sure that Stu Levy has Rising Stars trademarked. :p
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I can’t beat anyone here for a name.
The best I can come up with is a terrible pun - J-Novel Red.
It keeps the card theme and calls back to these being a submission model instead of an acquisition one.
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One story idea that I wasn't able to find time to work on would have had the following title.
The Reward For a Job Well Done: More Work
With a potential sequel title of.
The Reward For a Difficult Job Well Done: An Impossible Job
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@admin Would the winners have any authority over the design of their characters, aside from what is described in the prose? Would they be able to give a fully detailed description, along with reference and inspiration images?
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@VaelArche our intention is to work together with the winners on the eventual presentation of their work.
