500 Prompts Meme (yes, really)

[lost_spook]

Okay, so I may have said I had a keep-writing-ficlets plan. Here it is, flist, and it won't work without you... Believe it or not, btw, this is actually a thing I found out in the wild as a meme:

STEP ONE: Match a pairing/two or more characters/crossover characters to a prompt

Comments

[astrogirl2]

Ooh, this is really cool. And a fascinating list of prompts. I may use this, myself, to get a nice pool of interesting ideas to dip into whenever I'm bored and feel like writing.

How about:

The Master (Doctor Who) - 1
Rumplestiltskin (OUaT) - 4
Sapphire & Steel - 220

And I barely had time to skim the list just now, so I might very well come back with more later. :)

[lost_spook]

Yes, I thought it was a lovely list when I saw it. I snagged it about... six months ago and have been substituting prompts and waiting for the right moment ever since. :-)

Thank you! (Although, of course, with 4, you realise I can't possibly write anything until I have seen these wonderful S2 episodes, so you'll just have to wait a year. That's okay, right? ;-p)

And, 220... yes. I am sure Sapphire and Steel would know any number of fates worse than death.

And I barely had time to skim the list just now, so I might very well come back with more later.

Oh, please do, if you feel like it. :-)

[astrogirl2]

It is a lovely list. On the whole, those prompts seem like the kind that suggest lots of possibilities without being restrictively specific. A lot of them do seem geared towards the angsty end of the fic spectrum, but that's just fine by me.

(It did occur to me, somewhat belatedly, that you might not so much want to share, but that's silly, right? I mean, it's a meme, and there are 500 freaking prompts. It's not like we'd end up writing the same things. :) So I think maybe I will use it!)

And, hey, if you can vid, you can fic, right? ;) But I am prepared to wait, if necessary...

[lost_spook]

iOn the whole, those prompts seem like the kind that suggest lots of possibilities without being restrictively specific. A lot of them do seem geared towards the angsty end of the fic spectrum, but that's just fine by me.

Yes, and a prompt can change a lot, depending on what character gets it. (I mean, Assassin for hire is one thing. When you get given Jo Grant, Assassin for Hire, it becomes a whole other thing of possible awesome/crack/sinister AU.)

And, ha, no, it's a meme! I nicked it from, I think, doreyg and hearts_blood from when I was reading friends of friends when I was bored. And somebody originally seems to have swiped the whole list from a comm, which is a bit of cheek... I don't think I can object. I switched some around I didn't like - mainly ones that would be difficult not to have to be explicit with, which really isn't my thing. Basically, I'm a thieving thief who steals, and maybe there's a reason I like Vila and Silver too much.

Whether or not I can vid, either, is a bit of thing. It isn't exactly going anywhere fast... :

[astrogirl2]

Yes, and a prompt can change a lot, depending on what character gets it.

Very true! And now I totally want to see Jo Grant, Assassin for Hire. :)

Basically, I'm a thieving thief who steals, and maybe there's a reason I like Vila and Silver too much.

Ah, well, they say true genius steals. :)

Whether or not I can vid, either, is a bit of thing. It isn't exactly going anywhere fast... :lol:

Aww, well, I shall continue to patiently wait. :)

[lost_spook]

Oh, and guess what? You can't see yet, because for some reason the crosspost didn't work, but over on Dreamwidth, aralias has also asked for 254. Also with Vila. 0_o

Great minds think alike?

[astrogirl2]

Spooky! :)