In need of prompt comms

[shot_my_shoes]

With the exception of oncoming_storms, all the prompts comms I'm now on are either dead or have scrapped activity checks. Their reason is that no one's writing prompts. Personally the reason I've not been writing prompts (apart from being ill) is that I'm not being forced to do so by activity checks. There are plenty I see and think about doing, but never quite

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[chasemd]

musesandlyrics do one every three months. I think with less and less people posting prompts, an activity check is a lot of work for mods, especially in bigger communities.

[shot_my_shoes]

Of course the mods can do whatever they like with their comm, it's just no use to me.

I've tended to avoid the ones that involve posting the prompts in the comments, but perhaps I'll have to relax that with fewer activity checked comms around. musesandlyrics does look interesting, thank you.

[aliengeekgirl]

creative_muses do a check every three months.

If you want one about dreams, which is interesting, look at achanceto_dream

[dominie]

That thing that you said. Me seconding it.

[shot_my_shoes]

Ooh, now I like creative muses - I remember looking at it once before, a long time ago. But I'm really confused by the but in the profile where it says:

This is not a first come, first serve community. Applications will be open Monday through Friday each week.

How does that work? Does it mean you have to apply every time you want to write a prompt or every week or something?

[aliengeekgirl]

Nah, it's an apply-once comm. I think it's just when Leslie checks them.

[rude_not_ginger]

theatrical_muse is still active and doing checks.

[shot_my_shoes]

TM always used to scare me, although I think that's because you could only answer the current prompt. Looking at the profile I'm not sure whether that's still true. When it says:

Members must respond to at least 1 in every 4 of the most current weekly ficlet writing challenges.

Does that mean you can answer one of the last 4 that were posted? I have a tendency to think about writing a prompt and by the time I get to finishing it and posting it, the next one's been posted.

[aliengeekgirl]

I'm in TM with Lucas, and yes, you can answer any of the last four posted.

For instance, in the prompt they've just posted today, they add this reminder: Reminder: To remain current, you must have answered at least one of Topics 322, 323, 324 and 325 by March 11th.. The follow week, they'll drop off 322, and have the new one added in.

[shot_my_shoes]

My eyes glided right over that - I was too busy reading the prompts :)

[dominie]

I'm in creative_muses, but that's been pretty slow lately and she's alleviated the activity checks to once every three months because everyone's been busy. The prompts are pretty good there.

Also there's achanceto_dream, which is small but moderately active and still has a check.