Thank you for the chapter.

Thank you for the chapter!

I think I have something in my Unreleased Archive for this :D, Maybe I can repurpose it for this :)

Sounds exciting! Good luck to everyone who participates

TFTC! Just wanna ask, what's the prompt?

All od my work have sexual content 😵😵😵

Can we take uncharted waters as in a more philosophical way.

This is exciting! I really like the prompt, there are so many ways to tackle it!

TFTC! looking forward to it!

Thanks for the crappie, mate!

I'll see you all on the battlefield, troopers. 

Ah, damn... Don't have time to be writing another story atm :(

Tempting to join in. But this time, might actually not have the time, so I'll think on it.

Being a judge in the second one was fun. Can't wait to see what this round brings as not a judge

Thanks for the magazine!

Sounds interesting! 

But I have a question: is there a 1 work/account limit? Our account is run by my friend (Ofa) and me (Toru), and we both have separate ideas for this prompt. So we wondered if we can submit two works from the same account, or not. 

Thank you for the answer in advance, and sorry if there is a better place to ask questions, we are still new to the community.

-Toru

Oh no, but I'm supposed to be finishing the last few chapters of my sequel to Spliced! Maybe I can do both. Both yes, both is doable

Get on it team! My most successful story was the result of the first magazine prompt 😈

Is uncharted waters like a pair ate novel?

Good luck to everyone that's participating! The prompt sounds fun, I can already feel the ideas flooding in!

Can it be a short story? like 10k-15k words in total?

thanks

This is the third iteration of the competition which means we're not in uncharted waters!

At first, I was kind of confused by the rules regarding sexual content on here, but after trying to find interesting novels on Scribble Hub, I realised why it was that way. 

Also, great contest! 

Thanks for the notice!

Started at 2am, place holder for new book submitted. To sail the Sunless seas. 5,856 words done by 8ish am. I only really have Tuesday nights free to work on this, so I'm going to have to find the time to get the other 2,135 words done before the deadline. Editing might be even more of a problem. So apologies in advance.

Me: late to post my most recent chapter, busy with home repairs and caring for four kids, and no time or mental energy for spare.

Also me: Write a new story without any idea where it will take me? Sign me up! 

Can "Uncharted Water" also be taken to mean the unknown? 

TYFTC!

When you say "independent and not part of any other work", what if the story in question is to be part of a  work or larger writing project (for example a short story set in the larger universe), but the entry itself is the first time any part of the larger work has been published in any form -including blog, reddit, or RR- and in fact is to be considered the entry point for the series? (Thus there is no other material that can be consulted) Is that allowed?

I was too busy and lazy to write for writathon, but if I manage to write something good for this, I might decide to do it regularly.

Do you need any writing experience to join? I have ideas, but i haven't actually tried to write longer stories like this before...

Nice prizes, unfortunately, I have no time to participate :(

Ooo, I think I'll join this event since I have the time. Is there a minimum requirement of words for the first chapter to count as a submission? I know we have to have 8,000 minimum for the 31st. 

I have a question, when you say it must not be a part of any other works, does that mean it cannot be a part of any other already existing setting ? I like to write stories serving as pieces of (usually ancient) history of my settings, thus I wanted to ask.

Hope everyone has fun! 

Oho! I do love a contest!

Does no sexual content mean just no descriptive sex scenes or explicit content? Is profanity and gore allowed?

Seems like I could write a short story after all those years again! Gonna check up my folders and see if I can manage something in this damn short time~

It would be well within the brief to write something contemporary and geopolitical. Things have stayed well out of the ordinary.

This gives me an interesting idea for a story, but I don't think I'll make the update. The prompt is cool though, and I look forward to the stories!

So does Uncharted Waters mean like literally waters or just generally delving into the unknown?

Could you please make it more prominent that the 8.000 words refers to the second deadline?

I had missed that part – no idea how – and have been stressed out by it since I read about the contest, which was 13 minutes after it got published.

Now that I know that I have more than enough time, I‘ll be participating.

Does the Title have to be Uncharted Waters?

Thats a very broad net, i mean, if we are being sophistric, every story were the MC faces the unknown counts, and those are pretty much all on this site

Better add some waters to be sure... the MC having a new drink, will do

omg an excuse to write about my gay pirates and also to start writing again

When verify death corridor

What a fun prompt! This gave me such a great idea! I look forward to participating!

This looks like a fun contest! I may have to see what I can come up with...

Okay, too many ideas... too many ideas! Let's see if I can par this down...

Either way, excited to give this a try.

Thank you v very much sir 

How do you link the story

This sounds like fun, this is going to be my first competition I will ever enter.

Sounds good! Best of luck guys.

Question on language - swearing ok?

Can the work be titled, "Uncharted Waters"?  Asides from it including the prompt within the text of a chapter or chapters, of course.  Can the prompt be used multiple times throughout the work?  Just asking, been disqualified before on other sites/competitions/disciplines, just want to make sure.

Also, can more than one chapter be included for the 1st deadline?

And, is there a minimum amount of words allowed for the first chapter?

I gotta be clear on all options. :)

For those critics, please begin with chapters: (6): Nunc Sumus Nautas Ma12ia?

Thank you.

If anyone needs inspiration this: https://youtube.com/shorts/DQlljS7u8Kg?feature=share

and the comment section are full of it

I'm not a fan of the title, but it is not a bad idea to explore it. I might start to write a series full of comedic undertones.

Well, I'm eager to participate. There is nothing to lose anyway. Hopefully, the judges will read it without asking a question about why did I make it funny, lol.

I made my submission. I have never done a contest before so this should be fun!

TFTC

How do you know if your book has joined?

Well, hopefully my novel is approved before the 10th so I can submit it... I had to sort of rush, but I've got the first chapter done, so all we can do is hope.

Hello, thank you for hosting this event! Does our entry have to be exclusive to RoyalRoad, or can we post the story on other web-serial platforms, too? Many thanks!

Question…how do I know if my submission for the contest will go through? Not talking about being submitted to RR in general but the contest specifically?

I've got a question.

1) Does the story have to end or have an ending by the 31st? 

2) And is the 31st when the whole competition end?

That's so cool. unfortunately i am just but a noob at writing, not having the confidence to participate.

Also, my artist hasn't gotten back to me for my cover art, I wanted to ask if a cover art essential for this? Could I just upload a better cover art as the competition goes on?

I edited my first chapter, to make it clearer what are the uncharted waters, do i re submit the form?

Or are the chapters going to be reviewed until the 10th?

I found out about the contest a little late, so here I am, submitting the story for approval on the last day. I hope it doesn't actually take 48 hours haha or I'm screwed.

Can I still participate? If you add a novel right now, you also need to pass the test there.

Awesome contest and great prizes! I would never be able to finish a writathon, but this I can try.

I registered yesterday, but my nervous brain whispers to me. "Are you sure? You should do it again just in case." I wish there was some kind of confirmation system in place.

WHAT IF THERE IS SEXUAL CONTENT AFTER THE COMPETITION IS OVER?

1. Can the chapters be edited up until the 31st?  

2.  Does the prompt have to appear on the first chapter?

What if you finish writing the first chapter for the community magazine on time but the story doesn't get approved on time?

Out of curiosity, are we allowed to add images to the submitted contest story to spice things up or is that not allowed?

Since the contest doesn't end until Jan. 31. Are we able to edit/polish up the first chapter submission we submitted by the 10th later on? 

Nice! I submitted my first RR work today. I was under the impression that the deadline was tomorrow, the 10th. But if it can take up to 48 hours for the work to be approved, wouldn't that mean that the effective deadline was the 8th because submission can happen only after approval?

Is there a hard deadline on this? Just found out about this yesterday & am trying to whip something up, but I'm not sure how long the submission process will take. Thanks either way ^^

can anyone tell me, do I have to write about something related to uncharted water. or can it be litrpg without any element of uncharted water.

Submitted my story late last night and it was approved in 10 minutes. Good luck everyone on crunch time! Thank you also for the fun prompt.

Good luck everyone. I've entered with my story: Children of the Wave

It's January 10th. When is this magazine coming out?

Why isnt my story approved, is it because i havent mentioned Uncharted waters on first chapter?

Excited to join in on this. I'm incredibly new to this whole thing and so far it's been a blast! Can't wait to read what others write and have my own stuff read in return.

Umm... it's Tuesday. When exactly does the Mag launch? 🤔

Question, what defines sexual content? Is the word “sex” or implication of sex sexual content or the obscene description of it?

Has anybody begun to read the chapters already uploaded? Any recommendations? I read some of the earlier ones, in bits and pieces, and I found the first one to be good, the one about the Planet.

My book has no words on the magazine thingy for some reason.

Is the magazine finished uploading chapters? My story hasn't been posted :(

Question.  Can you confirm if my story was submitted?  I published the first chapter before the 10th and it got approved, but I  haven't seen it up on the magazine yet.  Name of the fiction:  "Marcoceanum"  Thanks.

Is it too late to participate in the contest?

It sucks that jan 10th was the deadline. I got inspiration only a couple days ago 😢😢

What's judges' stand on authors rewriting already submitted chapters?

I wrote my two chapters several weeks ago, and now I have a totally new idea about the way that my story would be, which may require me to completely rewrite those two chapters. My fictions is already in the magazine, so I wonder whether it'll be OK.