CHALLENGE #13: UNLUCKY YOU
The 13th Annual 'A Picture is Worth a 1000 Words' Challenge: Unlucky You
So, It's Like This...
The challenge goes as follows: each participant is assigned a picture that will serve as the inspiration for a story (how you define "inspiration" is up to you). The catch is that each story must be exactly one thousand words in length, no more, no less - and trust me, it's not as easy as it sounds!
Everyone gets one picture to start. It's called a challenge for a reason, so you may need to get creative. Just remember: the picture itself need only serve as inspiration, not necessarily be a literal part of the story.
Any fandom, pairing, rating or genre (including real person and original fic) is welcome. Stories won't be due until February 28, 2015, which means two full months to write! Woot! :D
The Twist
Every year I add a theme to the challenge. This year, the theme is Unlucky You: in some circles, the number 13 is considered unlucky, so each photo I assign will include some other sort of traditionally unlucky omen. Again, this need only serve as inspiration. Stories do not need to be explicitly about the photograph, and the omen does not need to appear in the story itself... just be creative!
Sign Me Up!
Ready to play? Comment here no later than Wednesday, December 31, 2014. SIGN-UPS CLOSED.
I will post assignments & instructions here in the comm on January 1, 2015, so you'll probably want to friend/bookmark the community, if you haven't already.
Please feel free to spread the word wherever you want. The more, the merrier, and everyone, in all fandoms, is welcome to play. If you don't have an LJ account, just comment and tell me your Tumblr/Twitter handle or whatever - that will do.
And please tell your friends, pimp at will, etc.!
If you have any further questions, please don't put them in this post. Send me a private message or email me at slodwick@livejournal.com instead. Thanks!
So, It's Like This...
The challenge goes as follows: each participant is assigned a picture that will serve as the inspiration for a story (how you define "inspiration" is up to you). The catch is that each story must be exactly one thousand words in length, no more, no less - and trust me, it's not as easy as it sounds!
Everyone gets one picture to start. It's called a challenge for a reason, so you may need to get creative. Just remember: the picture itself need only serve as inspiration, not necessarily be a literal part of the story.
Any fandom, pairing, rating or genre (including real person and original fic) is welcome. Stories won't be due until February 28, 2015, which means two full months to write! Woot! :D
The Twist
Every year I add a theme to the challenge. This year, the theme is Unlucky You: in some circles, the number 13 is considered unlucky, so each photo I assign will include some other sort of traditionally unlucky omen. Again, this need only serve as inspiration. Stories do not need to be explicitly about the photograph, and the omen does not need to appear in the story itself... just be creative!
Sign Me Up!
Ready to play? Comment here no later than Wednesday, December 31, 2014. SIGN-UPS CLOSED.
I will post assignments & instructions here in the comm on January 1, 2015, so you'll probably want to friend/bookmark the community, if you haven't already.
Please feel free to spread the word wherever you want. The more, the merrier, and everyone, in all fandoms, is welcome to play. If you don't have an LJ account, just comment and tell me your Tumblr/Twitter handle or whatever - that will do.
And please tell your friends, pimp at will, etc.!
If you have any further questions, please don't put them in this post. Send me a private message or email me at slodwick@livejournal.com instead. Thanks!