Round 3 Themes: Horror, Lost World, Spy Fiction #FTC1516

Themes (choose one)

1. Horror

or

2. Lost World

or 

3. Spy / Detective Fiction

Elements of other genres can be mixed but don't deviate too much from the given theme(s).

Rating out of 200 Points (which looks harsher than it actually is....like 77/100 is a good rating but 154/200 looks average-er than 77/100... smile emoticon(both ratings are are equal)

Word limit (Max.) - 1700 words (No minimum word limit)

We recommend artists to create artworks related to author's story.

Deadline - 05 November 2015 (11:30 PM)

Word limit penalty - Round Disqualification

Late Entry - Minus 5 Points (within 1 Day), Minus 8 Points (within 2 Days), Disqualification (2 plus days)

Email your entries - letsmohit@gmail.com or freelancetalents@yahoo.com

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#FTC1516 Qualifiers Announcement

Freelance Talents invites entries (stories / poems) for the Qualification round of Freelance Talents Championship 2015-16. Think you have what it takes to challenge world's top talent? Enter the Qualifiers of 3rd Annual International Freelance Talents Championship for your chance to win gift hampers, cash and get published in Freelance Talents Anthologies.

Rules:

1. One submission per individual, Submissions should consist of one short story or poem or extract from a longer work up to 1500 words in length.

2. Entries should be original works and should not have won previous awards or contests. Email your story/poem to: letsmohit@gmail.com

3. 5 Bonus Brownie points for top 10 Authors of FTC 2013 and FTC 2014.

4. Themes - Thriller, Romance

5. Languages - Hindi / English / Hinglish

6. Deadline - 17 September 2015 (11 PM)

*) - Thriller
Thriller fiction is a genre of fiction that uses suspense and tension to dramatically affect the reader. A thriller can provide surprise, anxiety, terror, anticipation, etc., in order to provide a rush of emotions and excitement that progress a story. It should generally be based around the strength of the villain and the protagonist, as well as their struggle against each other. This category might encompass several other genres, including horror, science fiction, and crime.

*) - Romance
Romance fiction can encompass and draw themes, ideas and premises from other genres and can vary widely in setting, dialogue, characters, etc. Generally, however, romance fiction should include a love story involving two individuals struggling to make their relationship work and an emotionally satisfying ending.

Best of Luck! 

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FTC into its third year....Freelance Talents Championship 2015-16

Bronze Medal Match Buildup-Stats-Odds

Rahul Ranjan

Round 1:  71 – 53 (Neha Pandey), Victory Margin:  18 Points

Round 2:  57 – 55 (Sanjay Singh), Victory Margin: 2 Points

Round 3:  78 – 67 (Mehfooz Ali), Victory Margin: 11 Points

Qualifiers - Unchallenged

Quarter Finals: 65 – 49 (Ranjana Sharma), Victory Margin: 16 Points

Semi Finals: 58 – 72 (Mohit Sharma), Loss Margin:  14 Points

Average Score - 329/5 = 65.8 Points

Average Victory Margin – 9.4 (Before Elimination), 6.6 (After Elimination)

Siddhant Shekhar

Round 1: 68 – 50 (Paul Praneet), Victory Margin: 18 Points

Round 2: 78 – 73 (Daud Zaidi), Victory Margin: 5 Points

Qualifiers - Unchallenged

Round 3: 65 – 45 (Srishti Yash Mudaliar), Victory Margin: 20 Points

Quarter Finals: 35 – 22 (Daud Zaidi), Victory Margin: 13 Points

Semi Finals: 62 – 64 (Kapil Chandak), Loss Margin:  2 Points

Average Score – 308/5 = 61.6 Points

Average Victory Margin – 11.1 (Before Elimination), 10.8 (After Elimination)

1. Rahul Ranjan (65.8) is ahead in terms of Average Score against Siddhant Shekhar (61.6), which is one of the most important stats, but then in terms of average victory margin Siddhant is in double digits & comfortably beats Rahul.

*) - Average Score - Rahul Ranjan (+4.2 Points)

*) - Composite Victory Margin - Siddhant Shekhar (+2.95 Points)

2. In terms of variety & quantity Siddhant eliminated 3 authors and Rahul eliminated 4 authors. In few matches against good authors Rahul was not 'the favorite' but he consistently proved others and himself wrong (as he accepted defeat couple of times even before matches results were public). Rahul somehow managed to clear the round and defy odds in big match situations. 

3. Feedback on Siddhant's stories by Judges is slightly better than their feedback on Rahul's stories.

Oops! Again after writing this much the score stands 1.5-1.5 

Guess...who will win the Bronze Medal & finish on podium of inaugural Freelance Talents Championship...