Cliffhanger Short Story Writing Contest - April 2018 Edition PART TWO - CLIFFHANGER RESOLUTION

Sponsor: Rickie O. Pauley (a.k.a. @Lymmerik)

Hello Friends!
I am Announcing PART TWO of the short story writing contest. This contest is not an ordinary writing contest. I have been working on starting a 'different' kind of contest, and I think I have found it.

If you remember the late 1970’s TV show Dallas, the season finale (1979-80), ended with J. R. Ewing getting shot by an unseen assailant. 'Who Shot JR?' became a marketing catchphrase. It was a cliffhanger that left millions of Dallas fans wanting for months, until the Fall season began. Cliffhangers have been used many times on TV and in books written with a sequel planned to lure the audience back.

What is a Cliffhanger?
A cliffhanger, or cliffhanger ending, is a plot device in fiction which features a main character in a precarious or difficult dilemma or confronted with a shocking revelation at the end of an episode of serialized fiction. A cliffhanger is designed to ensure the audience will return to see how the characters resolve the dilemma.

Example: Please Read BEFORE Entering the Contest
Under A blood Red Sky

As you can see, this example that I wrote for STACH 199 Word Writing Contest # 23 has a cliffhanger ending of the first 'episode' or chapter.

Example of Resolution of Cliffhanger: Please Read BEFORE Entering the Contest.

All Is Not Lost

In this example, again from a STACH 199 Word Contest # 24, the story resolves the cliffhanger of the previous 'episode' or chapter.

The Contest

PART ONE OF the contest has ended and now this is for PART TWO (2) of the ‘episodes' or chapters of the same storyline. The entrants have already written a short story with a cliffhanger ending for the first entry, as I did, in the first story, Under a Blood Red Sky.
In this, the second contest, the story you write for this time will resolve the cliffhanger from your first story, as I did in All is Not Lost

THIS IS PART TWO OF TWO (2) CONTESTS IN THIS TWO (2) PART SHORT STORY CONTEST.

This SECOND contest will run until Midnight, April 19, 2018, Phoenix, Arizona, USA time. Entrants will be rewarded with the prize payout listed below on April 21, 2018.

The Rules

• Write the SECOND part of your short story with the RESOLUTION to the cliffhanger ending you wrote under the first contest.
• Your story can consist of no more than 301 words. More than 301 words will disqualify the entry.
• Post your RESOLUTION to your original Cliffhanger Short Story, IN ITS ENTIRETY, AS A COMMENT, at the end of THIS post. ALSO post a link to your post below your story in the comment!
• Entrant may post your story in a separate post.
• USE THE TAGS #cliffhanger and #contest and 3 other tags of your choosing.
• The first contest’s first and second place winners may or may not be the winner(s) of the second short story contest.
• UPVOTE this post.
• Resteeming this post is not required, but appreciated.

The Prompt

Dark Treasure, Full Moon - (Cliffhanger Resolution)

The Prizes

Best Cliffhanger Resolution- 5$ SBD

Runner-Up – 2.5$ SBD

When this contest gains some traction in future editions, I will expand the prize pool and the number of winners.

Judging

This contest and future contests will be judged my me, @Lymmerik

I am open to any assistance with prizes and judging, just let me know if you wish to contribute to additional prize money and if you wish to assist in the judging.

So, go on, get to writing and good luck to everyone!

Thanks again for taking the time to read my ramblings!

@Lymmerik