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Announcements: I'm closing up Challenge 22, since there are no replies.
smeddley wins Challenge 21!! Yaay!! And I'm declaring Challenge 20 a tie!
Stewpot:
Here's listed in no particular order:
- There is also the stereotype challenge. Choose a stereotype, such as the annoying blonde princess or the unnamed and somehow scary monster and make the writer have to reinvent the stereotype in an unexpected way. (suggested by kuroilotus)
- Point of View. Or worse, have a group try to tell the story. Lots of POV shifting and contradicting of 'facts'. (suggested by kuroilotus)
- suggest a place challenge. Come up with the name of a place and it has to be somehow central to the story. (suggested by kuroilotus) (feel free to suggest places you would like, people)--(suggestion 2-Staircase, by penchaft) (Suggestion 3-the story takes place during a meal, or maybe the preparation of it, by penchaft) (suggestion 4-Somehow involving an element chosen by the moderator: earth, air, fire, or water nomially,by penchaft)
- something from the perspective of someone common relating to a big event in history (suggested by triskellion)
- The old world meets new (suggested by penchaft)
- Protagonist wakes up without the use of one of their senses. How are they going to get along now? (suggested by kuroilotus)
- Take an well known storyline and twist it so that the villain wins. (suggested by kuroilotus)
- "I really mean it, I thought you were dead." (suggested by kuroilotus)
- Situational challenge: The main character's life is saved by the toothpick in a Swiss Army Knife. (suggested by smeddley)
- This is similar to the stereotype challenge, but what about retelling an old fairy tale in a way that actually makes sense? I was looking over some stuff by the Brothers Grimm, and seriously, the plot contrivances are just painful. Extra points for picking one of the more obscure fairy tales, like Rumpelstiltskin (which has the flimsiest character motives ever) or The Princess and the Pea (good luck making that one make sense). (suggested by kailita)
- Genre/Character/Plot Point random challenge .. (cooked up by both penchaft and smeddley)
- Narrative starter: And it appeared that the digital princess had just managed to delete him from her life, but was she truly ready to empty the recycle bin to ensure that he was gone forever? (suggested by kuroilotus)
- "Dearest Darling Doodle Dumpling, despairing days drip desolately down. Passing penguins pinch pearls from my poorly protected, pondering, precipitous soul. Dearest Darling Doodle Dumpling, do hurry home hastily for I pine painfully for your presence." [A letter from home.] (suggested by kuroilotus)
- Narrative Starter: The world has finally seen the end of evil. Grand heroes would be needed no longer. No more would darkness throw its shadow upon the land. Now what on earth would those who aspire to greatness do? (Suggested by kuroilotus)
- Write what you hate. Clarification - what really pisses you off as a reader? Write that! Bait'n'switch pisses me off, so I might use that in the response. Maybe it's a Designated Love Interest or an alarming number of co-incidences or the innocent unschooled farm boy who never gets people wrong or first person POV or overuse of meta-writing or A Magical Princess Who Runs Away and okay role playing has made me far too bitter let's stop there. (Suggested by penchaft)
- "I'm/You're/He's/She's/It's a monster!" (Suggested by penchaft)
- Change of culture! Culture shock, a tourist, an imported slave, whatever. (Suggested by penchaft)
- Quote Challenges: “As weird as it sounds, I like the flavor of wood."
"Why am I not in my car yet?"
"Please join me in the singing of death."
"I hate/love you. Figuratively speaking."
"Ouch!! A raindrop fell on my head and it hurt."
(Suggested by gelsey)
-A ridiculous superpower (suggested by triskellion)
smeddley wins Challenge 21!! Yaay!! And I'm declaring Challenge 20 a tie!
Stewpot:
Here's listed in no particular order:
- There is also the stereotype challenge. Choose a stereotype, such as the annoying blonde princess or the unnamed and somehow scary monster and make the writer have to reinvent the stereotype in an unexpected way. (suggested by kuroilotus)
- Point of View. Or worse, have a group try to tell the story. Lots of POV shifting and contradicting of 'facts'. (suggested by kuroilotus)
- suggest a place challenge. Come up with the name of a place and it has to be somehow central to the story. (suggested by kuroilotus) (feel free to suggest places you would like, people)--(suggestion 2-Staircase, by penchaft) (Suggestion 3-the story takes place during a meal, or maybe the preparation of it, by penchaft) (suggestion 4-Somehow involving an element chosen by the moderator: earth, air, fire, or water nomially,by penchaft)
- something from the perspective of someone common relating to a big event in history (suggested by triskellion)
- The old world meets new (suggested by penchaft)
- Protagonist wakes up without the use of one of their senses. How are they going to get along now? (suggested by kuroilotus)
- Take an well known storyline and twist it so that the villain wins. (suggested by kuroilotus)
- "I really mean it, I thought you were dead." (suggested by kuroilotus)
- Situational challenge: The main character's life is saved by the toothpick in a Swiss Army Knife. (suggested by smeddley)
- This is similar to the stereotype challenge, but what about retelling an old fairy tale in a way that actually makes sense? I was looking over some stuff by the Brothers Grimm, and seriously, the plot contrivances are just painful. Extra points for picking one of the more obscure fairy tales, like Rumpelstiltskin (which has the flimsiest character motives ever) or The Princess and the Pea (good luck making that one make sense). (suggested by kailita)
- Genre/Character/Plot Point random challenge .. (cooked up by both penchaft and smeddley)
- Narrative starter: And it appeared that the digital princess had just managed to delete him from her life, but was she truly ready to empty the recycle bin to ensure that he was gone forever? (suggested by kuroilotus)
- "Dearest Darling Doodle Dumpling, despairing days drip desolately down. Passing penguins pinch pearls from my poorly protected, pondering, precipitous soul. Dearest Darling Doodle Dumpling, do hurry home hastily for I pine painfully for your presence." [A letter from home.] (suggested by kuroilotus)
- Narrative Starter: The world has finally seen the end of evil. Grand heroes would be needed no longer. No more would darkness throw its shadow upon the land. Now what on earth would those who aspire to greatness do? (Suggested by kuroilotus)
- Write what you hate. Clarification - what really pisses you off as a reader? Write that! Bait'n'switch pisses me off, so I might use that in the response. Maybe it's a Designated Love Interest or an alarming number of co-incidences or the innocent unschooled farm boy who never gets people wrong or first person POV or overuse of meta-writing or A Magical Princess Who Runs Away and okay role playing has made me far too bitter let's stop there. (Suggested by penchaft)
- "I'm/You're/He's/She's/It's a monster!" (Suggested by penchaft)
- Change of culture! Culture shock, a tourist, an imported slave, whatever. (Suggested by penchaft)
- Quote Challenges: “As weird as it sounds, I like the flavor of wood."
"Why am I not in my car yet?"
"Please join me in the singing of death."
"I hate/love you. Figuratively speaking."
"Ouch!! A raindrop fell on my head and it hurt."
(Suggested by gelsey)
-A ridiculous superpower (suggested by triskellion)