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The Harlequin Challenge!

This should be simple. I'm sure that you've all seen the books of 'erotic' literature before, which are commonly called Harlequin novels, even if Harlequin isn't the publisher. You know, the ones with the swarthy, devastatingly attractive man holding a swooning, incredibly well-endowed woman (whose top is usually this close to falling off) and probably lowering her to a bearskin rug. Now, what you are going to do is to take one of those books and replace the main characters with your favorite pairing. 

There will be two sections to the challenge. One for art and one for fiction. You can send in a picture and a story if you like, and they do not have to go together. Though I'm thinking of giving bonus points for a full set. ^__^

The Rules and Regulations

  1. Only one entry per section is allowed per participant. That is, one art entry and one fiction entry each.
  2. The art entries should be decent. As in, you can sell them in the usual places, such as convenience stores. So, no naughty bits please. Everything private should be covered, but we don't mind seeing a lot of skin. Just no full out sex. ^___^
  3. No real size limit on the art. Just try and make it fit into your average computer screen. Anything much larger than that is just silly.
  4. Any art medium is accepted.
  5. The art can be in black and white or color, whichever you prefer, just as long as they stick to the challenge theme.
  6. The fiction entries can be whatever you like. A plot summary, a cut scene from the 'novel', the blurb on the back, etc. As long as it fits the challenge, I don't care. Just be creative.
  7. Seeing as this is a Romance Novel themed challenge, your fiction can be as frisky as you like. Go ahead, surprise us. XD
  8. The Fiction entries cannot exceed 20 pages of 10 point font. I need to be able to read them all.
  9. The entry must include the artists/authors name, email, the characters used, and the series they come from. If you've used an actual novel for inspiration, the title and author of the novel must be included as well, just for veracities sake.
  10. The entries must be sent in no later than midnight December 30th, 2007.

That's the challenge folks! Please send in your entries to sanjuno@hotmail.com. I'll be waiting!

=^-^= mew!