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JANUARY POLL – Monthly Polls

Tales of Thor (as told by young writers)

Write to Us

Write to Thor the Viking Sheep

Letters to The Storylights

January Poll:

(Check back in early February for results!)

December Poll: Which Would You Rather Eat / Drink at a Christmas Feast?

Top Voted: Butterbeer and Chocolate Frogs

Butterbeer and Chocolate Frogs – 51%

Potatoes (Boil ’em, mash ’em, put ’em in a stew) – 33%

Turkish Delight (offered by a seemingly nice lady dressed in white) – 13%

A Mysterious Bottle with a label saying “Drink Me” – 3%

Tales of Thor

Stories of the world’s most epic Viking Sheep, as written by young writers.

Write to Us!

Want to have your letter posted here on the website? Write to us below! We’d love to hear if you’re enjoying The Storylights website or if there’s something you love about what we do. You could tell us your favourite books, favourite fictional characters, or even what you’re currently writing. We love hearing from you!

Letters…

Hullo Dearest Storylights Team (and Thor the Viking Sheep too) [along with Gunner the Raider] {Thorton as well; not to mention the rest of their family members}

   
I just had a question about writing.
Now, in some novels, the author PARTNERS with another author.
(such as The Warrior Cats, The Adventures of Ellery Queen, etc.)
WHY do they do this?
Why can’t they just write a novel themself?
Is it fun to write alongside another writer?
(I honestly try not to be rude, Storylights Team)

   
Love, Kind Regards, and I hope you may write until the very end!
Alexander.

   
P.S. You are the best at your job, Storylights Team, with all the writing competitions, mini contest, and giveaways! (and sometimes six-word-stories 😉

Hi Alexander,

Great question! There can be many reasons why authors work together under a pen name to write a book series, but one of the main reasons is this… It allows them to write and publish books faster!

Writing can be a SLOW process, so when authors take turns to write the next book in a series, the series is published quicker than if one author worked on it alone. This means they can sell books quicker and keep their audience happy!

Working together like this also helps them reach a different audience than their own usual audience. (Most authors who do this will still write books on their own as well.)

Keep up the awesome writing!

– The Storylights Team

Dear Storylights Team

   

I have only been entering Storylights competitions since this July, but already I love writing stories using the picture prompts provided. Right now, I’m writing with a suggestion for the resources page: would you be able to put in something that shows a word prompt for whenever someone’s stuck with a story? There’s something like this on another writing website I know, and it creates more prompts when I click for another one, and it’s very useful when I don’t know what to write about. I know from experience that word prompts create whole fantastic scenes that you had no idea would come.

       
Anyway, I also wanted to say that this website has helped me create online friendships with fellow writers, and has also helped me learn to stick to word-counts, and for that I am eternally grateful.

   
Regards,
Rose (Age 11)

Hi Rose,

We’re so glad you’ve been enjoying the competitions and website! A word prompt generator sounds like a fantastic idea. Thanks for the awesome suggestion!

– The Storylights Team

Dear Storylights Team

   

I love writing for your competitions with such amazing ideas and prompts, and I think the idea of having a writing website is amazing.

     

I, like Willow, am turning 16 next year, and I think her idea of having a competition for older teenagers is a really good one. I would also be ecstatic if you considered her idea seriously.

   

Thank you for everything you do, you’re awesome.

   

Blessings,
Abbigail

Thanks, Abbigail!

It’s so helpful hearing your feedback. We’ll definitely aim to have upcoming contests open to 16yos, and possibly look at a category specifically for 16-18yos or even a separate contest if there’s enough interest.

– The Storylights Team

Dear Storylights team

   

I would just like to tell you how much I love Storylights.
this upcoming contest will be my first, but I’ve already fallen in love with your website.
I am a HUGE fan of the Wingfeather Saga, I’ve read all the books and I’ve watched the TV Series.
I also love A Series of Unfortunate Events, Alice in Wonderland, The Chronicles of Narnia, and the Hobbit.
I love to write.
Writing is my hobby.
I’m currently working on a story about a girl who is going camping with another family and when the children go over the river to the other side, they end up in a fantasy, medieval land called Thirthy.
Love to you guys, and I hope you’ll never stop writing!

   

Alexander Squire, Age 12

Hi Alexander,

Thanks for the awesome letter! Your story sounds amazing and must be so fun to write. We definitely enjoy a lot of the same books. Keep up the awesome work!

– The Storylights Team

Dear Storylights (and Thor the Viking Sheep),

   

I’ve really enjoyed doing all your competitions and reading stories written by other people my age. All the picture prompts are beautiful, and it’s so much fun to write stories based on them and hear your feedback comments.
I am turning sixteen next year, and this means I won’t be able to enter any more competitions. I was wondering: there must be other people besides me who are now or will soon be too old to compete, and your website is the only one I know of that runs contests for young people. Would you consider adding an extra age category to the competitions for the 16–17 / 16-18 year-olds or running a separate competition for them?
I understand if this is not possible.

 

May your pens never cease their scribbling!

 

Sincerely,

Willow Brooke (Age 15)

 

P.S. Tell Thor I am well able to protect myself with my trusty swords at my side.

Thanks for you letter, Willow! That’s a great question. We’ve been wondering about this, so it helps knowing people’s level of interest. Ideally we’d love to open things up for an older age group, but we need to work out how viable that is and the best way to do it. We’ll let you know what we come up with early next year.

Thanks for being a part of things. We appreciate having you with us!

– The Storylights Team

P.S. You have Thor’s solemn respect.

Dear Storylights, (And Thor the viking sheep)

 

If thy have the books for the may contest are thou allowed to ask for another book in the series?

 

I thank thee

-Nathalie

Hi Nathalie,

Yes! If a contest winner already has an earlier book of our prize options, they can request a later book in the series. Basically we love giving you guys the books you’ll love the most. 🙂

Thanks for the great question!

The Storylights Team