[@Holmishire] oh my gosh, I liked your entry to begin with, but didn't see what RomanAria just pointed out.  That's probably because I didn't read any of the other entries.  I could tell you were taking bits from different stories, BUT OH MY GOSH.  Clever, clever -- very impressive!

[@Terminal] I may have taken the challenge perhaps less seriously than it deserved, but the only way I could conceive of a writer being defeated by a creation is when the creation refuses to play along.  I find the entire thing amusing, probably because of how close to home it hits, and perhaps my feelings showed in my writing.  That said, the actual story I told is not entirely fictitious.  As I commented a few times before, this actually happens to me a lot.  Perhaps the specifics are different, but the overarching theme is the same.  A new character refuses to talk, or an old character straight up says that I'm writing them wrong, and their actual reaction to something is not what I'd like but something that does nothing for the thing I'm writing.  I really do try Q&A sessions with characters to get to know them, though perhaps less formally, or stick them in situations in my head to see how they react.  If I'm mocking anything here, it is myself.  I'm disappointed that you feel I passed on a technicality, but I can understand where you're coming from and appreciate your honesty.

For the linebreak issue, I guess I need either to stick indents in there for every new paragraph, and not skip lines, or always skip lines.  *huffs a sigh*  I'm hearing this from several places, and the idea makes me uncomfortable, but I guess that's life.

[@RomanAria] I can see where my writing lacked the depth I should have tried for.  I'm glad you enjoyed it, however.

To both of you, I'm a little confused by the way you handled my story and WiseDragonGirl's.  The concept is very similar, and yet each of you judged them differently -- and differently from each other.  Term liked Dragon's, and felt she failed on a technicality, while I passed on one.  Aria liked mine, and felt Dragon failed because she wasn't truly defeated.  Would you mind elaborating a bit further?  Term, in your case I'm particularly interested in learning what came across as insincere in my piece, and how I might improve.

What the heck is the Final Hazard?  And how will not clearing certain things affect it?