Game On- Round 8
I won't be around tomorrow so I'm posting this tonight. Please remember that we had to do a new poll for round #6 awards. To vote if you haven't already (and to see the new voting rules), go here. The poll will close next Monday and the winners will be announced some time after. Thanks.
Here are the challenges for Round #8, which will open April 1st. As always, remember to wait until the first of April to post any responses, since round #7 is open until March 31st.
Round #8 will be held from April 1st until April 30th, and fics must be submitted (or linked to) during that time in order to be considered for awards.
vmfic_gameon's Challenge Round #8 (April)
Challenge 1- Character Challenge
Characters: Sheriff Don Lamb
Prompt: We never really got to know much about Lamb outside of his disdain for the Mars family, but the second season gave us a little glimpse of his past, when he briefly acknowledged his abusive father. Use fic to explore Lamb’s younger years, his relationship with his parents, and how all of it made him into the man he became.
Challenge 2- Monthly Theme Challenge
Month: April
Theme: April Showers (Angst fic!)
Because I somehow doubt everyone would be dying to write Easter fic, here's a much broader option: Angst- any characters/pairings/ratings. The only real requirement is that painful, gut-wrenching, heart-breaking stuff that helps make fic great. Break 'em up, beat 'em up, kill 'em. Get as dark and depressing as you want. Fluff this is not.
Challenge 3- Table Challenge
April's Word Table:
(Nobody ever believes me, and with words like ejaculate this time around I don't expect that to change, but I always use this random word generator to create these tables.)
Write a fic using at least five of the words in the table (but hey, why not try for all 25?!). Any characters/pairings/ratings are welcome.
Challenge 4- Lilly Lives!
Lilly Kane's death and the impact it had on so many was the driving force behind the first season, so play around with a universe where she wasn't killed. Was it just a close call, or did someone else die that day? What would the fallout have been like if she lived but her actions were still revealed? Whatever you can think of that fits, go for it. The fics don't have to be Lilly-centric.
Challenge 5- VM Fic What If?
This challenge is only for members who have written a VM fic before and want to change things up a little. The premise is pretty simple (and a popular one across all fandoms!)- I'll take your fic, give you a What If? scenario, and then you'll rewrite it from that point on. For example using one of my stories, Sexual Jealousy Issues- if I were to submit this fic for a makeover, the What If? prompt might be, What if the lights didn't go out? Then my job would be to rewrite the fic using that prompt.
If you PM me (which you can do by going here and clicking Send Message at the top right-side of the screen) and provide a link to the fic you want to participate with, I'll read over your work and then send you a What If? prompt based on the fic. We can do this any time (like now even; you don't have to wait for round #8 to officially start on the 1st). I'll try to get back to you as soon as I can, just give me some time to read your fic and think of a good prompt for you to do with it. If you don't like the prompt I give you, it's not like you're obligated to write it. We can even try again if you'd like.
So those are the prompts for round #8. Please spread word about about it! (There's only 4 more rounds left after this before the community closes!) Feel free to take the banner to advertise it, too. The more the word gets out, the more fic we're likely to receive!
And keep submitting those entries for the current round. Remember that the free-for-all thread is still active, so you can keep checking it here for any new prompts (or add them yourself as the plot bunnies come to you!).
If you've got any questions/concerns about this round or anything else pertaining to the community, let me know here and I'll try to get back to you ASAP. Thanks!
Here are the challenges for Round #8, which will open April 1st. As always, remember to wait until the first of April to post any responses, since round #7 is open until March 31st.
Round #8 will be held from April 1st until April 30th, and fics must be submitted (or linked to) during that time in order to be considered for awards.
vmfic_gameon's Challenge Round #8 (April)
Challenge 1- Character Challenge
Characters: Sheriff Don Lamb
Prompt: We never really got to know much about Lamb outside of his disdain for the Mars family, but the second season gave us a little glimpse of his past, when he briefly acknowledged his abusive father. Use fic to explore Lamb’s younger years, his relationship with his parents, and how all of it made him into the man he became.
Challenge 2- Monthly Theme Challenge
Month: April
Theme: April Showers (Angst fic!)
Because I somehow doubt everyone would be dying to write Easter fic, here's a much broader option: Angst- any characters/pairings/ratings. The only real requirement is that painful, gut-wrenching, heart-breaking stuff that helps make fic great. Break 'em up, beat 'em up, kill 'em. Get as dark and depressing as you want. Fluff this is not.
Challenge 3- Table Challenge
April's Word Table:
(Nobody ever believes me, and with words like ejaculate this time around I don't expect that to change, but I always use this random word generator to create these tables.)
Write a fic using at least five of the words in the table (but hey, why not try for all 25?!). Any characters/pairings/ratings are welcome.
Challenge 4- Lilly Lives!
Lilly Kane's death and the impact it had on so many was the driving force behind the first season, so play around with a universe where she wasn't killed. Was it just a close call, or did someone else die that day? What would the fallout have been like if she lived but her actions were still revealed? Whatever you can think of that fits, go for it. The fics don't have to be Lilly-centric.
Challenge 5- VM Fic What If?
This challenge is only for members who have written a VM fic before and want to change things up a little. The premise is pretty simple (and a popular one across all fandoms!)- I'll take your fic, give you a What If? scenario, and then you'll rewrite it from that point on. For example using one of my stories, Sexual Jealousy Issues- if I were to submit this fic for a makeover, the What If? prompt might be, What if the lights didn't go out? Then my job would be to rewrite the fic using that prompt.
If you PM me (which you can do by going here and clicking Send Message at the top right-side of the screen) and provide a link to the fic you want to participate with, I'll read over your work and then send you a What If? prompt based on the fic. We can do this any time (like now even; you don't have to wait for round #8 to officially start on the 1st). I'll try to get back to you as soon as I can, just give me some time to read your fic and think of a good prompt for you to do with it. If you don't like the prompt I give you, it's not like you're obligated to write it. We can even try again if you'd like.
So those are the prompts for round #8. Please spread word about about it! (There's only 4 more rounds left after this before the community closes!) Feel free to take the banner to advertise it, too. The more the word gets out, the more fic we're likely to receive!
And keep submitting those entries for the current round. Remember that the free-for-all thread is still active, so you can keep checking it here for any new prompts (or add them yourself as the plot bunnies come to you!).
If you've got any questions/concerns about this round or anything else pertaining to the community, let me know here and I'll try to get back to you ASAP. Thanks!