We save! we protect! - Important callout to all writers!

[faighta]

Well people I gotta be honest here…. This camp has been a roller coaster of stress and screaming and fire!!!

If you are one of many that is compulsively is checking the list of entries (don’t lie, we all have been there) – you would know that the beautiful @Peni has been always in the first spot, which she got by writing an amazing story:

Fox Trap | Tapas

But what’s this!! There is a threat in the horizon! She may lose her spot! We can’t allow this to happen! – If you are a little bit caught with the drama around the forum with this writer's camp…… You all know she’s the rightful winner! D: She’s the queen of this camp!

Let’s help her keep her stuff!!! I know there is only 24 hours before the camp ends but we can still help!

If this post made you smile you should subscribe to the fox trap!

If the forum drama made you frown you should subscribe to the fox trap!

If you had breakfast this morning you should subscribe to the fox trap!

If you like foxes you should subscribe to the fox trap!

[Pan]

I sing the praises from the mountain tops

Fox Trap :: Boxes of Grief | Tapas

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Praise to the Queen!

[spicy_sweets]

Drama? Huh. Not cool, but peni's been an awesome sport!

[Alex9Wolf9]

What drama? Who takes her spot? Did I miss something? D:

[ISNEKO]

If Peni loses her top spot I'll lose what little faith I have left in humanity.

[faighta]

EXACTLY MY POINT!!! hurray for @Peni!!

[violin]

Don't the top two spots win in the contest this time around?

[Yumestar]

I wasn't aware of the drama? What is happening with @Peni ? She's put in so much work!

[Zaboem]

I cannot, I already subscribed to that foxy story. I finally read Chapter 1 last night.

This thread made me curious, however, about the book in last place. I checked out Sedation by CharliesKorner. I quickly read three chapters. It's not bad. There is a little confusion in Chapter 2 about which character is which but nothing deal breaking. The thing is that it uses a lot of eroticism (R rated Skinimax level stuff). I wasn't in the mood for that. I subscribed regardless and might go back to finish reading the rest later.

Are there any books in the Camp which are criminally underrated by subscriber count? No self-promotion, please. Also please don't light a fire underneath a dark horse close enough to knock Peni out of top two spots. (Wow, that was a grotesque mixed metaphor.)

[ISNEKO]

Probably, although I can't say which. I'm pretty sure when this started, readers found a couple they wanted to read and didn't bother looking for more. I wouldn't imagine many people read more than one book at a time regularly. But that's just my opinion.

[YaoiParadise]

I feel like I missed something, I'm not sure what the drama is.

But @Peni definitely deserves to win! I always see her around the forums supporting people (and I don't know how I hadn't subscribed to her story before, but have definitely remedied that error!)

God knows I'm going to be checking the list of entries every couple of hours still, so fingers crossed she keeps her top spot.

[Penni]

Hello all!

I'm sure there is some confusion here so I will hopefully provide a proper explanation of @faighta feelings here. There has been some concern that there has been some unfairness in regards to the Writers Camp has played out, primarily concentrated around advertising outside of Tapas to gain subscribers. This happened with one participant who was removed from the Camp but then re-entered because there are no rules stating that this can't be done. Some feel that there has been an abuse of this loophole and could potentially cause someone to rise in the ranks strictly from "moving the masses" rather than the content of their work. Which could also be insulting to all the participants who have been working hard on their entries.

[ISNEKO]

I predict we shall have a Camp without controversy or concern by.... the 10th run.

[Harmony-S-S]

......I'll be counting down the days til then

[Harmony-S-S]

@Peni! Called it! You can't see me, but I'm doing the 'I told you so' dance!

(It's rare I'm ever right about someone winning a contest, so I'm just gonna bask in my own glory..And man does it feel good. Now I know how Lance felt )

[xanedis]

Would be nice if someone I knew(like @Peni ) won this one, to be honest. It would be a nice change.

Not me, though. I'm not even participating(again), as I'm too busy with my own project.

[Penni]

Oh I didn't say this earlier but thank you to everyone for their kind words and support

Y'all are awesome

[ratscout]

I had no idea? I guess if it's not in the rules then it's legal, though right? Even if it's pretty unfair? ;-; Gurl, I want you to win. It's over for the rest of us LOL.

[Penni]

It is what it is. I will just allow my work to speak for itself and if the Staff likes it then awesome

[violin]

I have mixed feelings about this. (This being promotion outside Tapas.) I feel like bots and/or fake accounts should definitely be considered cheating, but if a writer, say, brings in their squad from Wattpad or something I feel like that's legit. It's a bit sad for other participants but it's kind of like how established singers sometimes participate in The Voice? And like Beau mentioned, if the quality is clearly lacking Tapas will take that into account.

@ratscout It's not over! Don't forget there are two staff pick winners as well.

Props to @Peni though for being a great sport, being super supportive of other writers throughout the camp, and for writing 25 chapters!!! Girl you are on FIRE (meanwhile the rest of us barely made it through 10... XD)

edit: ok now that I look at it I think a lot of people actually wrote more than 10, so by the rest of us I mean me LOL