Votes are enough.
I don't want anyone 'donating' towards the contest. It complicates things, and creates a potential situation where someone might feel 'burned' by donating and maybe not winning a prize.
Also, donating would be more 'pay to play' which I'm against. But thanks for being generous.
I put in 1.2 SBD through bidbots on the contest. The total payout right now is 1.97 SBD. So from that I'll put at least another 1 SBD to the winners pot. Or maybe it'll all go towards a 4th place.
I'll likely do another '7 days left' post for the contest and that'll also go towards the prizes.
Great idea. It will also remind me to finish my story and post it. :)