The French Open is approaching. As we can’t actually see the action here in the cave, and can only dream of sunshine and the ‘grunt thwack, grunt thwack,’ of Maria Sharapova doing her stuff, I thought I’d create a Trapped By Monsters Dream Team mini league for a bit of fun. If you would like to pick a team and enter the mini league I’ve set up at Tennis For Free Dream Team, then we could have a friendly little competition. As the website says, it is free to enter a team, though they do offer a way of donating if you should be so moved.

What you need to do is click on the register tab at the top of the page and follow the instructions to set up your dream team. When you have your team complete, look for the tab that says ‘My group’. Here you will need to complete two fields – the group name is Trapped by Monsters and the password is:

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I suggest you cut and paste the password – lots of characters there. When the French Open begins, I’ll try to post regular updates to let everyone know who’s team is winning, but you’ll be able to follow the action on the Tennis for Free site as it happens if you wish.

If you’re going to take the whole thing seriously, then I suggest you put down any old team for now just to get registered – I’ll post a link to the draw when it’s been made. You can always swap your team around until the competition begins. Once the balls start flying, then your chosen team is set in stone.

I’ll have a think about a suitable prize for anyone who can beat the best of the teams chosen by participating authors … perhaps even one for the best overall score and one for the best picked by someone who is under 18. Do remember to indicate whether you are under or over 18 when you set up your team (there is a box for this).

There’s a box of fudge up for grabs for the highest score by an author’s team. (That should ensure at least one other author joins in!) I fully intend to eat that fudge myself!!

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