Theme of the Month: Books
To christen this community with its first theme, we bring you: books! The very thing that shaped our young, impressionable minds and brought us here in the first place, the internet bubble where we still haven't learned to stop worshipping words. In this post you'll find a series of challenges you can apply to the theme. You have until February 11th to request or enter as many items as you want and earn points toward a bonus community prize. Prompts can be filled or claimed by multiple people in any fashion they chose (the full list of rules are in our FAQ). And to get the ball rolling, directly below you'll see all manner of acceptable mediums. But remember: absolutely nothing is off limits! If you want to choreograph a dance to fill a challenge, you go and do that.
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Challenge 1: Book CoversScrew the proverb, always judge a book by its cover. When you think of iconic book covers, which come to mind? Ever held out for that one anniversary edition that fit the atmosphere of the story completely? Better yet, are you pining for a re-issue because your favorite book has a cover too horrendous for words? And-we've all been there-which book covers did you try desperately to cover with your sleeve, lap, anything just to avoid being seen reading it?
Challenge 2: Prologues & EpiloguesThe prologue or epilogue that broke your heart, or... the one that ruined it all. Tell or show us what made them stand out to you. Know of a book that could've used a tidy prologue or epilogue (for your sanity)? Or what about that prologue or epilogue that, with a simple tweak, would've made the arc absolutely perfect?
Challenge 3: Minor CharactersRaise your hand if you're guilty of loving a minor character more than the protagonist at one point in your life. Oh, is that everyone? GREAT. Which character was it that shattered your heart, made you laugh, swoon, or clutch the book to your chest? The character that you just needed to know more about-worlds more than what the text ever gave you.
Challenge 4: The "Fixer Upper"No literature is free of flaws, and some seem to hit every checkmark on the Ways To Offend list. What could you do to a story (be it loved or despised) that could feasibly patch up its problems? We could whinge all day about the issues and why they're problematic, but how would you fix them?
Challenge 5: Element SwapWonder what your favorite story would be like in the year 3018? Or in space? With amazing baking skills instead of magic? If a major character traded their spot with a villain? Pick one thing about a story you'd love to replace and share how the narrative could grow or change.