OT: Can't remember name of science fiction novel

[dogscoff]

We should have a forum-wide short story competition. Everyone writes a story called (and about) "Psychic Moon Chick". Word limit- let's say, 5000 words.

On the submission date, entrants posts their story to a special thread. Everyone gets a few days to read them all, then we set up a poll thread and everyone votes for the winner.

The first prize is... ummm... psychic powers.
Second prize can be 7.3×10^22 kg of rock in orbit above your home planet.
Which means third prize is a chick. Probably a chicken, but possibly a duckling.

[dmm]

I'm game. But I still want to know the name of that book.
Authors should post anonymously somehow, so there's no favoritism.
What should the post date be?

[dogscoff]

I think we'd need to allow at least a month or two for ppl to write.

Anonymity would be tricky. Either everyone creates a second forum account (not the best idea) or everyone mails their entries to a neutral arbitrator. (better idea).

I think we could have a graphics section as well, for ppl to come up with visual interpretations of the title.

[geoschmo]

Oooo, I think I have an idea for one. This is going to be fun.

Seems like a lot of work to keep it anonymous. Just have people post their stories and let everyone vote on them. I think we can all be adult about it. It's not like it's real prizes.

[Fyron]

I could act as neutral arbitrator.

Not that much work. Just upload a bunch of text files and keep a chart of ID numbers and names.

[Wolfman77]

The Rowan?
The ship who sang?

Never read them but the description sort of fits yours, though none mentioned aliens. The second one sounds closer.

[dmm]

Wolfman77 said:
The Rowan?
The ship who sang?

Nice try but no cigar. Thanks anyway. Actually, those sound like good books; I'll have to read them.
In "MY" book, the heroine spends almost the entire book on Earth, and only at the end winds up on the Moon (in a prison camp for telepaths) from which they all escape. The book starts with her in a train, trying to ignore all the other "voices" from the passengers, when she suddenly mentally contacts the only other telepath she has ever encountered. But the train rushes on and she loses contact. The rest of the book is her trying to find this person while running from the authorities, and all the while the "telepath underground" is trying to find her.

Well, I'll have a hard time winning that prize now -- I've given away the entire plot of my plagiarization.

[DeKaye]

I think I read both of the books you mentioned. I don't ever recall reading a story like Dmm mentions, so I don't think the 2 you mentioned are the ones. But it has been a very, very long time since I have read them. Sorry, can't be of much help. I used to be an avid Sci-fi and fantasy reader. Still like the genre, but just have too many other things I would rather be doing.

[dmm]

Suggestion: since some people might be students, we should have a story due date in early January, so they can participate. Everyone send his/her story and/or picture to Imperator Fyron, by whatever means IF specifies. How about it? Agreed?

[Wolfman77]

It was a longshot. not much to narrow down the search with but who knows. Don't suppose you remember any names? Characters, author, a word in the title?