I May Have A Problem

I'm a huge nerd.

I've known that for a while, but in the past two days, I really kicked it up a few notches. You see, while I was playing some Starcraft with my friend, I noticed that Blizzard had a writing contest going on. Being a writer, I was naturally curious, so I tracked down the contest information and found out what it was about.

Apparently, Blizzard has a writing contest each year. They take submissions of short stories (2500-7500 words) and then pick their favorite one. I thought this would be really cool because it appeals to both the writer and the huge nerd within me. To my dismay, though, I found that submissions were due in about two days. I had just caught the extreme tail end of a month and a half long submission period. Darn.

But wait. Why not try? I can pound out 2500 words in an afternoon if I want to. I sat down and began brainstorming. From there, I didn't stop for two days. I spent most of Sunday brainstorming, planning, and researching (that's right) the Starcraft universe. I started writing Sunday night and continued for pretty much all of Monday. At roughly 11:00 this last evening, I submitted my draft to the contest. Being as long winded as I am (when it comes to writing anyway), my story clocked in at just under 7400 words.

So there you have it. I am officially one of the elite nerds. I have written a story in a game universe. I won't stoop to calling it fan fiction because it was for a contest, but... yeah. Anywho, it'd be fun if the people at Blizzard liked it, but I don't hold any realistic hopes that they will pick it out of the countless other submissions. I more so did it because it was a challenge and a lot of fun. What can I say?