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And then they aren't finished and haven't been updated since 2011 and you feel the urge to write a fanfiction about that fanfiction but feel as though you can't live up to that legacy -
reblog if you’ve read fanfictions that are more professional, better written than some actual novels. I’m trying to see something
Doing a writing challenge where I try to get at least one fic/short story/whatever to my best friend.
Honestly just an excuse to finish something out of my one bajillion wips.
IWTV/Vampire Chronicles AUvember
I spent hours searching for November fanfic events because I didn’t want to participate in any word-count goal ones, but I didn’t find anything I could imagine myself doing. Then I asked myself: What is something that would challenge me as a fanfic writer, what is something I’ve never really done before? Answer: Experimenting with Alternative/Alternate Universes! Aside from the usual Canon Divergence. I mean stuff like Coffeeshop AUs, High-School AUs, etc. For a long time, I didn’t even read them.
So, for November, I’m leaving my comfort zone and will attempt to create IWTV/Vampire Chronicles AU fanfics! (Of course, I'm doing it for this fandom because this particular hyperfixation has taken over my brain). I wonder how this will work out because I included prompts I don’t even read – part of the challenge for me will be to find something of interest in settings that would usually bore me. And maybe other people want to try that too? If you're interested in joining, read this: - I don’t have the energy to turn this into a moderated event, but if you want to participate, feel free to use the tag #vcAUvember, so we can check each other’s works more easily! - Interpret the prompts however you want – do one, do all, do a oneshot per prompt, or multichapter fics with combined prompts, drabbles, drawings, etc. This challenge is about experimenting with something new and/or unfamiliar. No rule says the characters can’t still be vampires in these AUs (aside from the last prompt), but if they are then it should still make some sense for that setting and vampirism shouldn’t be the centrepiece of the plot. I made this prompt list (some are maybe more tropes than AU’s, but I still called them that):
1. Runaway AU
2. Medieval AU
3. Roommates/Neighbours AU
4. Space AU
5. Retail AU (choose which one)
6. Hospital AU
7. Serial Killer AU
8. Parent/Family AU
9. Cyberpunk AU
10. First Responder AU
11. Dom/Sub and BDSM AU (18+!)
12. Stranded AU
13. Social Media/Chat/Text AU
14. “School etc.” AU – so College/University/High School/Boarding School, …
15. Time travel AU
16. Celebrity AU
17. Crime AU
18. (Post-) Apocalypse AU
19. Royalty AU
20. Lawyer/Prison AU
21. Summer Camp AU
22. Psychiatry Ward or Group Therapy AU
23. Pirate AU
24. Coffeeshop/Restaurant AU
25. Office AU
26. Babysitter AU
27. Victorian AU
28. Flight Attendants AU
29. Scientist AU
30. Non-Human/Non-Vampire AU It would be fun if people join me in this, but I’ll do this challenge either way, hoping I won’t just scream into the void, haha.
31 Days of Halloween Short Story Challenge
The night was cold and long, the rain hitting the pavement like a drum. It was on this night that Sophie saw it. The pale, translucent, ghost from the rumors being spread around at school. She didn't even believe in ghosts seven hours ago and now she is face to face with one. It was just hovering in the park, a shapeless blob that she almost mistook for fog.
"What are you doing there?" She calls, not knowing what else to say. "Won't you get a cold in the rain?" Her uniform skirt and button up were completely soaked through, her umbrella not strong enough to hold back the winds flinging water through the air.
The ghost just looks at her, then turns away. "I don't like to be ignored" She says, starting to climb over the short chain. She was only an elementary schooler after all. As she walks closer, the rain makes her vision even blurrier.
Her flashlight cut only sharp angles into the dense night. Still, she makes her slow trek to where she had seen the blob. She is almost to the spot when she feels a sharp tug on her blouse and falls backwards.
---------------------the next day
"Did you hear about sophie?" Her frazzled father asks the distraught policeman. He is still in his robe and pajama pants from staying up all night. His wife wouldn't let go of his arm as if he'd disappear if they lost the physical contact. They had called yesterday but the cops had told them they had to wait 24 hours so they went out searching.
Sadly, they couldn't find their daughter and were forced to go home and anxiously await any news of their daughter.
"We found her. She was hanging by her neck in a park she passes on her way home from school, a sheet hung over her as if she was a ghost with a creepy sharpie smile. I'm so sorry."
31 Days of Halloween Writing Challenge#2
It had been 200 years since Raphael had felt love. He mostly stayed in his castle, letting the world pass him by. His cape had holes in it and he got his blood from the rats that had infested. He never wanted to be a vampire and always saw it as a curse.
That is, until he met Sophie. The girl was an elementary schooler who had died during a storm on her way home from school. She was hung and still doesn't know who her assailant is. She had to watch her parents cry at her funeral. After, she wandered the streets until she found Raphael's house where she felt she could cry with no one around. She didn't realize Raphael was there.
"Why are you crying?" Raphael asks, slowly approaching the young ghost. She flinches when she hears his voice. She was still wearing her school uniform, her facial features still intact as she hasn't forgotten them yet.
"I am dead. I barely lived and had to watch my parents cry at my funeral. I just wanted to help the poor ghost in the park and I don't even believe in ghosts!" Sophie cries to the first person to talk to her in weeks.
"Well I am forever alive with no one to talk too. If I get close to someone, I know they will die before me and I will grieve again. Living forever is so lonely." Raphael says, tears welled up in his eyes and his fangs made little cuts in his mouth. The young man was tanned and yet pale somehow, like he is sick forever.
"Well, I could be your friend," Sophie sheepishly says.
"One day you may move on too and I couldn't bear that!" Raphael cries.
Sophie, almost regretting her choice of creepy house to cry in, tries to pat the poor vampire but her hand goes right through him.
"I am just a kid. I don't even know what unfinished business I could have. I doubt I will leave so soon or suddenly. You're the first person I have spoken too. The first to acknowledge that I am here. Please let me stay!" The poor ghost couldn't help but miss her parents, just as Raphael missed his own family.
"okay little girl. You remind me of my daughter and it's been decades since I've spoken to anyone. I will let you stay."
So that's how they spent their days, talking to each other, and giving advice...that is for now...
31 Days of Halloween Writing Challenge (makeup)
The years went by and Sophie had stopped crying. Raphael treated her like a daughter and she saw him as a fun uncle. The two became inseparable...mostly because they both didn't want to leave the house. Sophie did convince him to drink human blood and he convinced her to go see her parents.
As the years progressed, Raphael kept growing stronger now that he was eating properly. Sophie however, was becoming more depressed. Her parents were growing older, they had another child, Sophie's half sibling. She got to see them move on with their lives.
Sophie started to show up to her brother's room. She would talk to him, help him out when he was scared, and make funny faces at him but for some reason that only made him cry.
"Don't cry! I just want to make sure you get to stay with mom and dad longer than me." She would coo to him, but she would make sure to hide whenever her parents came in.
When the boy was around 6, he started communicating with her. He could see her! The two became fast friends. They played house, he showed her the newest video games, and she helped him with what to wear everyday.
Eventually, she wanted him to meet Raphael. So she kept watch and had him sneak out of the house...
Day 4 of 31 days of Halloween
The dark night shrouded the young boy in a cold blanket. He remembered to put on his sneakers but he wasn't good at tying the laces yet and the shoes flopped off and on his foot with every step, laces trailing behind.
Sophie didn't tell Raphael that they would be visiting or even that she had a brother. She thought it would be the best surprise! She knew he would love him just as much as she did. The young boy and ghost crossed the city, sometimes having to reroute because she forgot he can't just float over fences and rivers.
Though the boy was scared, she kept reassuring him and because he didn't know where they were, he followed. Eventually, they found their way to the old abandoned house that Raphael called home. At night, it was even scarier. The vines hung from the roof, the gargoyles out front were snarling, and the spikes on the roof made it look like an abandoned church.
The boy cautiously walked up the concrete steps, careful to avoid tripping on the moss that covered the sloping cliffs. He made his way up to the hulking doors and hit them as hard as he could, but not a sound was heard. He tried again. BANG. The sound echoed through the building.
"I will just go get him. He must be sleeping" Sophie says, sliding through the tall mahogany doors with ease. She finds him sitting in the study, drinking the blood of a delivery man.
"Raphael! I came to visit and I brought a friend so please come to the door. He can't get in."
"you brought others here without permission?" He races to the front and opens the door to see the slip of a thing that Sophie calls her brother. His hair was curly and long, his ribs poking through his skin under his small shirt. His hooded eyes stared at the vampire with only a mild interest.
"Are you Sophie's friend?" The boy squeaked out. The vampire bared his fangs and invited the boy inside...
hyperfixation + whump = brain go brrrrr
WHUMPTOBER 2024: PROMPTS LIST
Welcome to Whumptober 2024 — Seventh Time's a Charm!
Please make sure to read the Event Info and FAQ below carefully, as most of your questions will be answered there already. For everything else, you are welcome to come to our ask box or ask questions in our Discord server here.
This year’s AO3 Collection can be found here.
This year's playlist can be found here.
And the Anatomy of a Whumptober Prompt post can be found here.
We’re very excited to see the community come together for another year of Whumptober! Go wild with the prompts, and support your fellow creators - we wish you all the fun!
Best of luck and happy whumping,
Mods Vanne, Yenn, Kitty and Surro
(Text versions of the prompts, as well as event information, rules and FAQ are posted below the cut!)
Whumptober 2024 Prompt List
No. 1: RACE AGAINST THE CLOCK
Search Party | Panic Attack | "If only we could hold on.” (Icysami x Renegaderr, Strangers.)
No. 2: TRUST ISSUES
Amusement Park | Role Reversal | “You got away with the crime while the knife's in my back.” (Charlotte Sands, Rollercoaster)
No. 3: SET UP FOR FAILURE
Fingerprints | Wrongfully Arrested | "I warned you."
No. 4: HALLUCINATIONS
Hypnosis | Sensory Deprivation | “You're still alive in my head.” (Billy Lockett, More)
No. 5: SUNBURN
Healing Salve | Heatstroke | "If my pain will stretch that far." (Lottery Winners, Burning House)
No. 6: NOT REALISING THEY'RE INJURED
Unhealthy Coping Mechanisms | Healed Wrong | "It's not my blood."
No. 7: ONLY FOR EMERGENCIES
Unconventional Weapon | Magic with a Cost | "It's us or them."
No. 8: SLEEP DEPRIVATION
Isolation Chamber | Forced to Stay Awake | "Leave the lights on." (Coldplay, Midnight)
No. 9: OBSESSION
Broken Window | Bruises | “Frame me up on the wall, just to keep me out of trouble.” (Fall Out Boy, Irresistible)
No. 10: BLOW TO THE HEAD
Slurred Words | Passing Out from Pain | "I can't think straight."
No. 11: SEEING DOUBLE
Convenience Store | Loneliness | “Leave no trace behind, like you don't even exist.” (Taylor Swift, Illicit Affairs)
No. 12: STARVATION
Underground Caverns | Cannibalism | "Just a little more."
No. 13: TEAM AS A FAMILY
Familial Curse | Multiple Whumpees | "Death will do us part." (Set It Off, Partner's In Crime)
No. 14: LEFT FOR DEAD
Hunting Gear | Blackmail | “Because I want you to know what it feels like to be haunted” (tiLLie, kooL aiD mAn)
No. 15: CHILDHOOD TRAUMA
Painful Hug | Moment of Clarity | "I did good, right?"
No. 16: NECROSIS
Swamp | Wound Cleaning | "No, I can't feel anything."
No. 17: NOWHERE ELSE TO GO
Ruined Map | Shipwrecked | "We had a good run."
No. 18: REVENGE
Unreliable Narrator | Loss of Identity | “I see what's mine and take it.” (Panic! at the Disco, Emperor's New Clothes)
No. 19: BLOOD TRAIL
Abandoned Cabin | One Way Out | "Is there anybody alive out there?" (Bruce Springsteen, Radio Nowhere)
No. 20: EMOTIONAL ANGST
Shoulder to Cry On | Giving Permission to Die | "It's not your fault."
No. 21: BODY HORROR
Body Horror | Tattoo Gun | Spirit Possession | “Let the bedsheet soak up the tears.” (Apparat feat. Soap & Skin, Goodbye)
No. 22: BLEEDING THROUGH BANDAGES
Tourniquet | Reopening Wounds | "Oh that's not good."
No. 23: FORCED CHOICE
Public Display | Broken Pedestal | "I'm doing this for you."
No. 24: RADIATION POISONING
Collapsed Building | Equipment Failure | “I never knew daylight could be so violent.” (Florence + The Machine, No Light, No Light)
No. 25: SURGERY
Stitches | Being Monitored | "It's for your own good."
No. 26: NIGHTMARES
Breakfast Table | Parting Words of Regret | “I'm haunted by the lies that I have loved, the actions I have hated.” (Poe, Haunted)
No. 27: VOICELESS
Laboratory | Muzzled | “I have no mouth and I must scream.”
No. 28: DENIAL
CCTV | Exposure | "They caught me red handed."
No. 29: FATIGUE
Labyrinth | Burnout | "Who said you could rest?"
No. 30: RECOVERY
Hospital Bed | Holding Back Tears | "What have I done?"
No. 31: ASKING FOR HELP
Therapy | Making Amends | "I'm alive, I'm just not well." (Elliot Lee, Alive, Not Well.)
Alternatives List:
Body Swap
Communication Barrier
Finding Old Messages
Forgotten
Friendly Fire
Motion Sickness
No-Holds-Barred Beatdown
Regret
Secrets Revealed
Shivering
Survivor's Guilt
Time Loop
Used As Bait
Venom
Vermin
Event Info & Rules
WHUMPTOBER is a month-long, prompt-based creation challenge (think: Inktober, but whumpier). There are 31 official themes this year - one for each day of the month - which can be used, skipped, or combined in any way you’d like. They are meant to serve as inspiration without being taken literally (e.g. you don’t have to include the exact wording of prompts into your work). Feel free to run rampant on interpretation. For example, if the prompt is “flame", you could create something with reference to a candle/campfire, your character could have suffered a burn, or the flame could be a reference to an ‘old flame’ - an old relationship. It’s truly down to you!
In total, there are 4 prompts for each day. These are optional suggestions and can be used in conjunction with the theme, or as options/alternatives. We want to give everyone as much creative freedom as possible, as well as increase event accessibility for folks with triggers and squicks. There is also a list of 15 alternative prompts that can be subbed in for any day, again to give participants as much creative freedom as possible.
Creators can PRODUCE work in any media they choose, including but not limited to: writing, visual artwork, photo/video/audio edits, paper crafts and elaborate recommendation lists (not just a list of links). Creators can PARTICIPATE as much or as little as they want (i.e. you don’t have to do ALL the prompts if you don’t want to) and prompts can be used in any order. They are also free to use even after the event ends.
When uploading Whumptober content to your blog, be sure to tag it with:
#whumptober2024 …..(the event tag)
#no.1, #no.2, #no.3, …..(theme number)
#bruises, #stabbing, …..(the theme or specific prompt you chose)
#altprompt …..(if you use an altprompt, tag the post with the number of the prompt you replace)
#fandom or #OC, …..(ironman, original content, oc, etc.)
#medium …..(gifs, fic, podcast, art, etc.)
#teeth, #etc …..(trigger warnings & any additional tags. Keep in mind not to add “tw” in front but only use the word/trigger itself)
#nsfwhump …..(only for nsfw content)
#your own tags go here
PLEASE BE DILIGENT WITH YOUR TAGGING. Only properly tagged posts are considered for archiving on the official @whumptober-archive blog. They must be tagged in the order above. An elaborate post about our tagging system can be found [here]
Unfortunately, due to the sheer number of participants in recent years, we cannot guarantee your work will be archived. A random selection of properly tagged posts from all genres will be reblogged each day.
Whumpers who produce content for 31 total theme days are considered event completionists and will be tagged in a masterpost at the end of the month. A form will be published at the beginning of November asking you to tell us if you completed. This is based on trust and we will not check this.
Frequently Asked Questions
Please read this before you send an ask!
TIMELINE
July: Trope voting form released. Late August: Prompt list is released for at least four weeks of preparation time. Tropes cannot be posted earlier than August 25th because of Moderator obligations in real life. (But, you know, go ahead and start writing/drawing, and add the themes in later, if you want!) September: Do as much or as little on your works as you want. You can prepare everything in advance or let September go by with vibes and start working in October. It’s up to you. October 1st: Challenge begins! A storm of whump breaks upon us all! During this time, some posts will be reblogged to the whumptober archive blog. We open the yearly AO3 collection for posting (optional). November 1st: The challenge is officially over! Completionist form opens for those who want to be included in the hall-of-fame. Early November: We release completionist and participant badges, solicit feedback, and post a hall-of-fame list of completionists by the 10th.
PARTICIPATION AND COMPLETION
Q: What counts as participation? Create or continue at least one work inspired by one of this year’s prompts. Q: What counts as completion? Creating work(s) inspired by at least one prompt from each day (or alts), for a total of 31 unique prompts. Q: Do I need to create 31 works? No. You can, if you want. Or you can create one work that you add to every day with a new prompt. Or several works that combine prompts. You can also update an existing work by adding new material with the current prompts. Q: Do I need to post my works somewhere to be a completionist or a participant? No. Q: How do you know I actually completed the challenge? We’ll take your word for it! Q: Do I have to finish my work(s) to be a completionist? No, you can post WIPs. And you’re not obligated to finish them in October, but if you want it to count towards being a completionist, you must have completed 31 prompts by the end of the month. So for example, if you’re writing a long fic and you fit 31 different prompts into the writing you did in October, it’s okay if that fic isn’t finished by the time October ends, you’ll still be a completionist. Q: Is co-writing/illustrating allowed? Yes, absolutely, and it would count towards being a completionist for both/all of you. Q: Is there a min/max limit on word count for written works? No. Q: Is there a min/max limit of quality for art? No. Q: Do I have to do something each day to be a completionist? No. You can skip days whenever you want, and as long as 31 daily prompts (or alts) are in your works done in October, you can be a completionist. For example, if you wrote a 1000-word ficlet that covers prompts in days 2, 3, and 17, you can check all three days off your list even though it’s only one work. Q: Is this challenge just for fics? No! Artworks, GIFsets, headcannons, rec lists, poetry, moodboards, or any other creative work is encouraged. Q: Can I combine Whumptober with other creation challenges? Absolutely, as long as the other challenges allow it too.
PROMPTS
Q: How do the prompts work? There are FOUR prompts per day: a theme and three ideas. You can use one, two, three, or all four prompts for each day. If you don’t like any of the daily prompts, you can substitute one of the ALT prompts instead. Q: How strictly/literally should we interpret the prompts? As literally or as figuratively as you want. For example, if the theme is WATER, that could mean drowning, waterboarding, raining, swimming, take place underwater, be lost at sea, construct a metaphor about a character’s mood that changes like a flowing river, crying, or whatever else you can think of that fits that theme. Q: Can I combine prompts? Is there a limit on how many? No limit and combine as many as you’d like. If you create a work that checks off multiple prompts, that work will count for a fill of multiple prompts. You need to address 31 different prompts to be an official completionist, but you don’t have to produce 31 separate works.
WORKS
Q: What’s whump? Hurting a character, whether that’s physically, emotionally, intellectually, psychologically, or any other way you can think of. Comfort afterwards is optional. Angst is emotional whump, so it counts. Q: How do I know if it’s whumpy enough? If your character is just mildly inconvenienced, it probably needs more whump. However, no participant has to prove whumpiness to the mods. Whatever you write is up to you. Q: What kind of characters can I create for? Anything. Generic “whumpee,” OC, PC, NPC, major characters, minor characters, or whatever you want. There are no limits. Q: Does it have to take place in a specific fandom? No, you can create works for your own worlds or for fandoms or for both. You can also create more generic or pan-fandom works. You can do cross-overs or use OCs, whatever you want. Q: Can I create AI-created works? We will not reblog or promote any works we know to be generative AI-created. Q: Is there anything we’re not allowed to write? As long as it contains whump and is based on our prompts, it’s fine. Please courtesy tag your works if you post them so people who follow the #whumptober2024 tag can filter according to their preferences. Q: What about sex, minor characters, and potentially disturbing content? You can create whatever works are legal in your country and post them accordingly. Please courtesy tag anything you think might be objectionable if you post to Tumblr so people who follow the #whumptober2024 tag can filter according to their preferences.
POSTING
Q: Where can I post my work? Post where and how you want. You don’t even have to (cross)post it to Tumblr. Just keep in mind if it’s not on Tumblr we will not be able to add it to the blog archive. There is an AO3 archive for Whumptober 2024, as well as the parent collection for works completed outside of the event. Q: Can I start posting early? You can, but this is an October event and wouldn’t it be more fun with everyone doing it at the same time? We won’t be reblogging any work predating October 1st. Q: Can I post late? Yes. For the sake of our hardworking Post Fairies, only a day’s themes will be reblogged to @whumptober-archive each day of October. But you can post whenever. Some of us are still working on and posting Whumptober fics from years ago. Q: Do I have to use your tags? Only on Tumblr and only if you want us to reblog your work on @whumptober-archive. Q: How do I have my works reblogged to the archive? Properly tagged posts will be reblogged to @whumptober-archive. If you want the official archive blog to reblog you, post on Tumblr and tag correctly (see this FAQ link for more info on tagging). Please note not all posts will be reblogged each day. Q: Can we @ you? For questions and comments, of course. We’ll be getting a flood of notifications, so if you really want us to see something send an ask. Q: Can I cross post on other blogs? Yes, multiple platforms and blogs are perfectly acceptable, as long as they allow cross-posting (to us). You can also post different works to different accounts under different names, without posting them everywhere at once. If you post some works under your main and others under an alt blog, that’s fine for completionist purposes. Q: Can I upload/repost my Whumptober content to other social media platforms? Of course! We’ve created an AO3 Collection to archive any fics posted there, which can be found here. The blog is the official archive, so please respect the personal boundaries of any whumpers in your social circle (don’t out anyone as a participant who would prefer not to be outed).
Most importantly, have fun, create, and enjoy all the whump posted this October!
Ouhh, I like this!
I’m talking to myself as I walk in circles. Only I know who I am. Always been loud in a quiet way. I’ve always been a hunter. I still look at you with eyes that want you. I've been holding my breath. If you are the dealer, I'm out of the game. Right from the start…I wish that it was always said and done before. Give me your heart and I'll show you how to feel.
Note – I rearranged the order and translated a line to have it all in English.
Tenir Debout – Fred Pellerin (Original line : Ma tête soliloque sous la semelle de mes bottes), Yosemite – Iniko, Confetti – Charlotte Cardin, Become The Beast – Karliene, Power – Isak Danielson, July – Noah Cyrus, You Want It Darker – Leonard Cohen, Just Give Me a Reason – P!nk ft. Nate Ruess, Pinocchio – Iniko, The Curse of the Fold – Shawn James Dedicated to Maul/Ahsoka Tano Npt: @femmefighter
Song Poem Challenge! Put your entire song collection on shuffle, then write down the first line from each of the first ten songs that pop up to create a poem. You must then dedicate the poem to the blorbo or OTP that it most reminds you of! Then tag or send asks to three others people that you think might enjoy the challenge!
I know the truth behind you, there is nothing, do you see me when you close your eyes? I look at the stripes; far from here. Somewhere you can't find me. Whenever stories are prescribed, when the colors lose their meaning, leave the sleep and let the springtime talk. Now the game is over, pull these scars off my eyes. We are forever as one in what remains.
Dedicated to Jango Fett/Kaisa Skirata (Kango)
Songs:
Soulcrusher - Xandria
Daydream - Floor Jansen
The Monarch - Delain
I Am Gone - Allen/Olzon
Guilty Demeanor - Epica
Closer To the Sky - Outlanders
Élan - Nightwish
Fairy Tale - Saint Asonia
Daddy's Falling Angel - In This Moment
Mercy Mirror - Within Temptation
Tags (THERE IS SO MUCH PRESSURE ☠️🤣)
@lamaenthel @bibannana @deewithani @mysoulisasunflower
Panda’s Colorful writing challenge.
Hello!
We are happy to announce that we are organizing our very first writing challenge.
You can find the rules below:
You must be following our blog.
Please reblog this post to spread the information (this one isn’t required but appreciated).
This is a MARVEL writing challenge, so please choose the character or actor from MCU.
Please tag your entry with #pandascolorfulwritingchallenge and please tag us in your fics. We will be making a masterlist of your fics and reblogging them after the deadline.
The deadline is January 1st
Your entry must be at least 600 word, but there is no upper limit.
All types of genre are allowed: fluff, smut, angst and anything you can think of.
To enter you need to send an ask (off anon please) with the color of the prompt you would like to be writhing about. Of course, you can also DM us anytime.
If you need more time or if you feel the need to drop out for any reason, please let us know.
You can’t write sexual content if you are a minor.
Don’t write sexual content about minors/involving minors (like Peter Parker).
We will be updating the list of propts, if the prompt is crossed off, someone has claimed it faster.
Colors:
exciting, high-energy, stimulating (kastrup-sofie)
passionate, sexy, powerful (krispyjellyfishzombie)
fresh, spring, lively (haseki-huricihan)
citrusy, youthful, refreshing (grossograsso)
electric, high spirits, impressive (winter-soldier-bucky)
luxurious, jawel-like, up-scale (vroobelek)
fanciful, romantic, nostalgic (alison-is-watching)
spicy, exotic, pungent (einexx)
comforting, creamy, smooth (atuckyismylife)
desire, energizing, flexibility
oceans, infinity, coolness (norwegian-dreams)
constant, reassuring, heavenly ( nerdywritersfictionzone)
down to earth, honest, supportive
disciplined, strong-willed, opinionated (thewildgardensstuff)
individualistic, lonely, low self-esteem (all-hail-bucky)
passive, noncommittal, stressed (konsalnet)
honorable, chivalrous, romantic (rillo666)
idealistic, noble, successful (leven-and-ashley)
Intuitive, spiritual, insightful
modest, insightful, kind-hearted (radbluebirdeagle)
When surprise goes wrong || Curtis Everett x Reader one shot
Words: 880
Warnings: none
SUMMARY: You were packing a gift for Curtis. It was hard for you to smuggle it, so you panicked when Curtis found out you're hiding something.
Author: Rouge
A/N: this one shot has been written for @caplansteverogers writing challenge
Another Christmas in the train weren't happy at all. Curtis walked between people checking over everyone like everyday. It was his duty as a leader of rebellion.
You growled deeply trying to wrap a brand new shirt into the piece of old wrapping paper that you randomly found. You really wanted this gift to look magnificent, only because of it, whole process required extra effort to get such a gift here. It took you a long time to smuggled this thing from the upper class. You weren't really good at wrapping stuff, right now you were just sitting on the ground trying to finish your work, cursing yourself in your thoughts. Curtis talked with Tanya about the planned coup. It was when he picked a curtain up and took a step ahead spotting you on the floor. "What are you doing, Y/N?" You jumped up quickly hiding gift behind your back. "Curtis! It's you! I mean... of course it's you! I mean... What are you doing here?" You asked smiling like an idiot still holding a piece of string between your lips, you planned to tie it around your packets when you will be done. He frowned. "Making a checkout. And you, Y/N? I thought everyone went listen to Wilford's wishes?" Curtis glanced over you and your place. "What are you hiding there, Y/N?" You blinked looking at him. "Wilford's wishes.... YES! Yes, of course, I was listening. Merry Christmas and all these nice things." You nodded slowly, then you realized you still had the string in your lips. You pulled it out really quickly and hide in your pocket still smiling like a mad person. The truth was that you were too focused on gift. You looked a bit scared at him. "Me?! Hiding something?? How could I... it's not like there are Christmas or something." In this moment you slapped yourself in your thoughts, you acted like crazy. Curtis, being even more confused, took a step towards you. "I've asked you a question and I expect you to answer," he repeated slowly and firmly. "You behave strange since few days, Y/N. Are you scheming with our enemies?" You hide your gift into a pocket that was inside your coat. You showed Curtis your empty hands. "Look. Nothing. Empty. I have nothing." You shrugged, smiling at him sweetly. "Come on, Curtis, you know me. You good know that I am a good girl. I am not scheming with anyone." Curtis giggled distinctly rolling his eyes. "And it's here where problem lies. I KNOW YOU. And I know what you can do when nobody's watching. You play on two fronts, Y/N," he walked to you taking his hat off and looking you in the eye. "Tell me now when I still want to listen." You gasped. "Me?! And playing on two fronts?! Never! Who do you think I am." You smiled touched his nose gently. "I don't know if I ever told you but you have beautiful eyes. Now, Excuse me but I need to.." You muttered, looking around. "Talk with someone... important." You explained trying to walk away He blinked and grabbed your hand. "Wait. Not that quick, Y/N." He pulled you closer. "Who is that important person? Wilford? Huh? What are you playing in?" You rolled your eyes and smiled. "I go talk with my friend who is an important person to me. So please let me go, Curtis." You said frowning. "And I am not planning anything." You muttered biting your lips softly. His forehead was almost touching yours. "What did you put to your pocket, huh?" You sighed heavily and pulled out messy packed item. "Here you go... Merry Christmas. I hope you gonna like it." You said with soft sadness in your voice. Curtis blinked taking the gift into his hands. "Y/N? What? I mean... How.." He looked at the gift and then at you. "Smuggling, Curtis... I smuggled it from upper class. It wasn't easy but I really wanted to get a gift for you this year. Like you see I tried to wrap it for you but I didn't have enough time." You explained. He slowly unwrapped the gift. "You didn't have to, Y/N.. You know it's danger to bergain with them. They could kill you for it," man whispered. "It's beautiful.. Thank you." You smiled. "Hope you gonna like it and I know it's dangerous... but I know how to be careful. Merry Christmas, Curtis." You said and hugged him. He hugged you tight and kept you in his arms for a while. It was first time in the train when he has received something without fighting for it. He slipped hand under your chin and forced you to pull head up. You looked up at him with a soft smile. "What is it Curtis?" You asked. He only smiled at you briefly, then he crushed his lips on yours. "Merry Christmas, Y/N." You giggled and nuzzled to him, purring quietly. "Merry Christmas to you too, Curtis." He enjoyed your presence more than the gift, so since that moment his hand was wrapped around you as many times as it was possible. And even when the rebellion was about to happen, you were still by his side, ready to fight alongside him.
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WRITING CHALLENGE
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I hit 1,000 followers! What a day to be alive! Hello to all of you wonderful humans. I’m glad you like the words I put together that sometimes form sentences.
To celebrate, I’ve decided to throw together a writing challenge. I’ve always wanted to do this. I love participating in these, so I thought I’d throw one. If it bombs, that’s okay. I’m not going to put a deadline on it or anything. It’s my first one, so I don’t expect the ground to shake and mobs of people to ask for prompts. I’m learning things don’t have to go perfectly for them to be fun!
All the prompts I came up with are either from movies, TV shows, or “celebrity people.” Check out the rules and prompts below the cut:
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We wanted to thank all of you for the lovely comments, reblogs, messages and we appreciate and love every follower we've gained through over than 2 years and a half since when we stepped into writing community here on Tumblr for the first time. To celebrate the summer, we throw a writing challenge! (rules & prompts are below the cut)
RULES:
1. Pick from the list of prompts, with any character/actor you choose. Send an ask containing your choice. Feel free to contact us if you have any questions.
2. You don’t have to be following us, but it sure would be nice
3. Insert “keep reading” if your entry has more than 500 words.
4. All characters in NSFW work must be 18+.
5. TAG SENSITIVE MATERIAL (rape, self-harm, eating disorders, abuse, violence, gore, NSFW, etc).
6. Tag us in your submission and use the hashtag #summercountdownwritingchallenge so we can see and reblog your work.
7. Due date is September 1st, 2019.
PROMPTS:
1. “I walked in town on silver spurs that jingled to a song that I had only sang to just a few.” - @grossograsso - Arthur Morgan
2. “So why you tryna be just like the neighborhood?” - @iamthedustqueen - Chris Evans
3. “Found a sacred place, lost in your embrace.” - @alison-is-watching - Stony
4. “Guess I never dared to know myself. Can my heart beat quiet?” - @breathe-nicely - Sebastian Stan
5. “But one thing I love is confidence. And humility to know when you've been wrong.” - @radbluebirdeagle - Parker & Stark
6. “You got a new horizon, it's ephemeral style. A melancholy town where we never smile.” - @princessa-lady-bella - Arthur Morgan
7. “I'll be yours for a thousand lives.” - @einexx - Joseph Seed
8. “You, where the hell did you come from?” - @mdylik - Falcon & Winter Soldier
9. “I feel you, in every vain, in every beating of my heart...” - @sexycevans - Captain Marvel & Captain America
10. “Don't wantcha for a night, I'm only interested if I can have you for life.” - @thewildgardensstuff - Stevie Roger
11. “Find my head is always up in the clouds in a dreamworld.” - @biologyforliving - Wolverine/Logan
12. “You can stand any pain with a smile on your face.” - @electronicpatrolcollective - Eddie Gluskin
13. “All the memories remain of the pain of your broken home.” - @marine-pilgrim - Peter Parker & Morgan Stark
14. “Won't close my eyes and hide the truth inside. If I don't make it, someone else will.” - @tetrapentan - Doctor Strange
15. “You believe on what you see, You receive on what you give.” - @arthurmorgan-bae - Dutch
16. “If this is to end in fire, then we should all burn together.” @thedancingparrot - Avengers from Endgame
17. “The blood on our hands is the wine we offer as sacrifice.” - @settingsworld - Eddie Brock
18. “What kind of man that you are... If you're a man at all.”
19. “Don't you wanna get away from the same old part you gotta play.”
20. “Fuck you and all your expectations.” - @misafiryanki - Venom/Eddie Brock
21. “Well, I could've loved you better, didn't mean to be unkind.”
22. “I know I took the path that you would never want for me.” - @porgswillrullgalaxymotherfucker - Kylo Ren
23. “Don't you cry no more.” - @voodoo-magic - Tom Hardy
24. “Some are happy, some are sad.” - @a-happy-wolf - Clint Barton
Holding Out For a Lover || Steve Rogers x Natasha Romanoff Smut
Summary: It's been a while since Natasha and Steve talked for the last time. One night, when flashbacks are hunting her, she's happy to find out that she has an unexpected visitor.
Warnings: unprotected smut
Words: 1521
Author: Rouge
A/N: This story was written for @pparkerwrites’ 5k celebration writing challenge. My prompt was "Still remember how I like my coffee, huh?" Thank you very much for letting me participate in your challenge, I hope you'll enjoy my work :)
They say once you have mastered being alone, you are ready for the company of others, that doesn't make it easy though.
When everyone's life journey separated from her own, when the only heart beating in this house belonged to her, it wasn't something most could take.
For the first time in her life, she found herself alone. A huddled heap of ripped jeans and torn coats, she sat alone and utterly terrified in the darkness. It was like that since months. Thanos came and wiped half of living beings within a snap of his disgusting purple fingers.
When she heard knocking to the door, she frowned. She wasn't expecting any visitors, yet she decided to check who was it.
Natasha put black, satin nightgown on her shoulders and went to the front door. She opened them and peeked on the corridor.
It was no one else but Steve.
He was casually leaning his side against wall next to the wooden door of her apartment.
"Steve?," Natasha whispered cocking her brow. "What are you doing here? It's middle of the night after all."
Cheesy smile crept into his smooth lips as he rubbed his chin. "May I come in?," he asked simply.
Natasha hesitated for a second but eventually shifted aside to make a room for him to step in.
When he did, she made sure to lock the door with a deadbolt.
Steve followed her to a living room.
"So? I guess it's too late for you to make a laundry," Natasha sent him a brief smile taking a seat in her favourite armchair and pointing couch to him.
Steve smiled, yet his eyes remained sad.
"Apparently no, it wasn't my purpose," he said. "I missed you and I think it's a good reason to meet with a friend."
Natasha shook her head slightly, tilting it a bit with her big eyes watching him carefully.
Steve was downcasted since the entire action with Thanos happened. But almost 5 years have passed and Natasha still hoped he'll eventually return to a good condition.
And that night, he simply came to visit her. She had to admit it surprised her though it's been a while since they both talked for the last time.
"That's a good purpose though," she smiled at him. "Something to drink? Vodka maybe? I won't lie, in our position this is the last thing that helps me forget... Even if it's only for an hour or so," Natasha knew she could tell him everything.
Steve sighed. "Alcohol is not a solution, Tasha. No. Thanks. I had it too much in last week. How about coffee?"
She got up and nodded. "Wait. I'll make you one."
In the kitchen she let out a sigh. She was happy that she had an opportunity to speak up her mind. Yet she cut herself out from others. But Steve was not like them...
Unfortunately, everything between them has changed almost month ago, when after a casually meeting of Avengers, they ended up in bed together.
She came back to the room handling him a cup filled with black, strong coffee. Without sugar. Just like he preferred the most.
“Still remember how I like my coffee, huh?," Steve asked softly taking a sip of hot liquid.
She nodded, this time she took a seat right next to him on the couch.
Natasha loved his eyes. From them came an intensity, an honesty, a gentleness. Perhaps this was what was meant by a gentleman, not one of weakness or trite politeness, but one of great spirit and noble ways.
"I happen to remember," she whispered putting head onto his shoulder.
He out the mug down onto wooden coffee table that stand in front of couch. Steve wrapped arm around her waist, pulling her into a tight hug. "It's gonna be okay, I promise," Rogers whispered into her ear.
"Steve, please, don't make promises you can't keep," Natasha smiled at him weakly.
Man brushed his thumb over her cheek. "We gotta live. You. Me. We all gotta live. Unless until we won't find a way to bring them back, sugar."
She smiled sadly. She secretly loved when he called her sweet nicknames. Natasha moved her head up a bit to look him right into blue eyes. She parted her lips when he shifted slightly and leant down to kiss her.
Familiar tingling in her lower belly made her wanting more.
She let him kiss her however he wanted. Soon, her arm was wrapped around his strong neck as she pulled him closer to deepen the kisses.
When he finally broke the kiss to gasp for air, Natasha cocked her brow with a mischievous smirk on her lips. "So I bet this is what you came for, huh?"
She knew she got him as soon as blush hit his cheeks.
Steve rubbed back of his head chuckling softly. "Well... What can I say? You know I like you very much. And last time was good, wasn't it?"
Natasha laughed deeply. "Oh, yeah, it was, Steve. Especially when you got me kinda drunk. I'm not the Super Soldier after all," she shrugged cocking her brows at him.
Steve licked his lips with his eyes on her. "I told you to stop but you said that if alcohol is free, then "you're gonna get drunk as fuck", Tasha."
"Language," she couldn't help but giggled softly. "Your lines are far too cheesy, Cap."
Without unnecessary words she straddled his lap and kissed him viciously, biting his lower lip as she sucked it into her own mouth.
Steve gasped and narrowed his brows but soon his large palms were placed on her butt.
Natasha unbuttoned his shirt slowly, placing little kisses to his sharp jawline. "You like it, don't ya?"
Steve nodded eagerly looking at her from under his long lashes. He gave her butt a proper squeeze and little spank, Natasha moaned into his lips as they were kissing. Her hand stroked over bulge in his jeans. She gave him a look and undone his leather belt and unzipped the fly to slip hand beneath his pants.
He gasped through parted lips while her fingers wrapped tightly around his squishy length. He tightened the grasp over her waist to pull her closer.
She pumped her hand few times and smiled a bit when she felt how hard he had gotten.
Steve stroked curves of her body watching how she slipped her nightgown off her shoulders, exposing her naked body to him, just like then, after that significant party. "You're so fucking sexy, Tasha," he whispered kissing her neck and making sure to leave a hickey right on her pulse point.
Romanoff only smiled at his words and rolled head back to provide him an access to her neck.
She pulled his cock out of his jeans and shifted aside to spit on her hand before pumping it around his shaft again.
Steve was already grunting at that point, his blue eyes were glistening with pleasure and unspeakable desire.
Natasha straddled him once again and kissed him while he guided his member right into her already soaking pussy.
They both let out loud grunts when their bodies connected again. Her hands were placed on his shoulders while his were holding her hips.
She kissed him and moved down a bit to kiss his chest while lowering herself into his cock fully. Fuck, he filled her perfectly. "Oh, God," Natasha couldn't help and groaned deeply, hugging herself to his chest, slowly rocking hips in his hands.
Steve's lips were parted all the time, he grunted everytime she was lowering herself on him, letting his cock deep into her core.
She kissed first drops of sweat that formed into his forehead, salty taste on her lips felt so good.
He was kissing wherever he could reach, massaging her butt and spreading her buttocks for more friction and better access to her soaked pussy. Steve rubbed her entrance from behind as his cock got deeply into her and he slipped his middle finger into her to fill her completely.
"I'm gonna cum," she cried quietly and kissed him passionately, increasing her pace.
Wet noises of two bodies hitting each other filled the room as Steve bucked his own hips to her to meet Natasha's moves.
Soon, Steve cum deep inside her when her inner walls clinched around his throbbing cock.
Natasha, shivering all over her body, pressed her front to his chest, gasping for air.
Steve, still being buried in her pussy, stroked her nape and kissed her temple. "It was definitely worth waiting," he stated finally.
She laughed shortly and nuzzled to his shoulder. "Yeah." Natasha kissed him once again and got op slowly, letting his cock slipped out of her cunt. She bit her lower lip feeling his glance on her naked body and blushed as soon as she felt his warm semen dripping down her inner thighs. "You can stay for the night," she said casually. "If ya want."
Steve improved his clothes and buttoned his shirt. "With a pleasure, Nat. At least tonight neither of us will be alone."
200 Celebration Writing Challenge
Again a massive thank you to all of you beautiful people who helped me reach this goal! And to @criminal-cookies for this beautiful banner! Love you bro<3
My Rules(PLEASE READ THEM ALL):
-You don’t have to be following me (but it would be nice) so everyone can participate
-Please reblog to help signal boost!
-Send an ask with the prompt and the character you’ll be writing please so I can keep track
-TAG: #Laura200 and @justmebeingtheweirdmeiam
-You can write for ANY marvel character (and it doesn’t have to be x reader)
-NO p*do, inc*est or noncon/dubcon
- One person per prompt, AS MANY PROMPTS AS YOU WANT AS LONG AS YOU DO THEM ALL!
-You can interpret the songs however you like (lyrics or tone).
-Please add a read more if it exceeds 500 words
-It can be a social media au or one-shot or a series or drabble tbh
-Tag accordingly and if you have any questions don’t be afraid to ask me
-Bolded works have been completed
-Please don`t forget to use trigger warnings!
-Due date is May 28th! So plenty of time because I want to read ALL of them.
Dialogue Prompts:
“I’ll feel much better if you let me walk you home.”
“I wanted to say “I love you” for the first time without stuttering, but that failed.”
“Apparently all our friends have a bet going that we end up together.” @criminal-cookies with Sam
“you make me feel alive. for the first time ever, I feel like I can breathe” @becausewhyknotme with Carol
“no. the moment you saw me as a bet was the moment you fucked up.” @sebbbystaaan with Sam
“If you don’t hug me right now I think I might fall apart.” @mushyjellybeans with Bucky
“I swear, if you say another word, I’ll leave.”
“That ship has sailed. I’ve had my one great love already”
“Would you just shut up and listen to me for two goddamn seconds?!” @imma-new-soul with Sam
“if I asked you to stay, would you?”
“Never trust a man whose smile steals the breath right from your lungs.” @imma-new-soul with Bucky
“I’m not a damsel in distress. I’m a damsel doing damage.” @nekoannie-chan with Bruck Rumlow
“You couldn’t handle me even if I came with instructions.” @criminal-cookies with Sam
“Where have you been all my life?” “hiding from you” @kitkatd7 with Bucky
“shut up with all that soulmate shit”
“All I wanted was a happy ending.”
“Mistakes are easily made in the moment. Apologies are not.”
“I don’t want to feel this way anymore.” @mushyjellybeans with Bucky
“My emotions have been turbulent for so long, I’m not sure how to react.”
“My heart tells me to kiss you, my head tells me to walk away.”
“I don’t want material belongings! I want my heart back!”
“Until you can return the time I wasted on you, I don’t want anything to do with you.”
“Grief is natural they say. So is death. I don’t want either.”
Song Prompts:
High Hopes by Panic! at The Disco
Where do I go by Anna Blue
Pretty Girl by Maggie Lindemann
Colors by Halsey
High Hopes by Kodaline
All of me by John Legend
Voices by Against the Current
Body like a back road by Sam Hunt
Jar of Hearts by Christina Perri
Exhale by Sabrina Carpenter
Heat of the Moment by Asia
Middle of the night by the Vamps
Never gonna give you up by Rick Astley
I wanna get better by Against the Current
Come on Eileen by Dexys Midnight Runners
What I need by Hayley Kiyoko
Point of no return by Sunrise Avenue
Wonderwall by Oasis
Winter by Tori Amos
Killer in the Mirror by Set it off
Blitzkrieg Bop by Ramones
Endlessly by the Cab @official-and-unstable-satan
Highway to Hell by AC/DC taken by @theladyoffangorn (Clint/Bucky)
Movie/Series/Book Quotes Prompts:
Stop waiting for life to be easy. Stop waiting for someone to save you. @itsunclebucky
People say that they love you but what they mean is that they love how loving you makes them feel about themselves.
A: No weapons. No friends. No hope. Take all that away, and what is left? B: Me. @nekoannie-chan with Bruck Rumlow
I want to date, and shop, and hang out, and save the world from unspeakable evil. You know, girly stuff.
Do you think that I care for you so little that betraying me would make a difference?
What`s the point of being grown-up if you can`t be childish sometimes?
I once planned your murder. @jamesbchnnn with Bucky
A: I`m afraid that if I close my eyes when I open them I`m going to be back in that car, buried, running out of air. B: Ok, then you should come home with me. When you open your eyes, I`ll be there.
There is no pretending, I love you until I die, and if there´s a life after that, I`ll love you then. @imma-new-soul
I am stunningly attractive.
I`m going to do what I want to do. I`m going to be who I really am. And I`m going to figure out what that really is.
You can`t just sit there and put everyone`s lives ahead of yours and think that counts as love.
Sometimes I feel like I`m stuck on a Ferris wheel.
Everyone deserves a great love story.
We`re all going to hell might as well enjoy the ride.
Nobody cares that you`re broken.
A: I have a salsa emergency. B: The condiment or the dance? I am equipped for both.
I`m sorry I let you believe I was someone I`m not.
Don`t let your head get in the way of your heart.
I do feel better knowing you`ve suffered a little.
At the end of the day, you`re a garden rose, and that bitch is a weed. @nekoannie-chan with Bruck Rumlow
A lot of people are stupid and still live full, productive lives.
I`ve wanted to look different because after everything I`ve been through I wanted to feel different. But it`s like you guys want me to go back to the same who I was before.
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FuckNoWriMo
Here's my official Writing Challenge Post for anyone who wants to play along.
FuckNoWriMo will be held December 2024 for this year only, and will be held in March from 2025 on. Due to the terminology being used, this is probably an 18+ event, but I swore like a sailor at 12, and it's not like I can stop you from participating.
How to Participate:
Decide you want to write during the month of the event.
Write.
Bonus!
3. Post and share that you're writing, and what you're writing if you want \o/ 4. Tag your posts with #fnowrimo or #fucknowrimo
Want more structure? Certainly, allow me.
Pick one of the categories to run with and set that as your goal for the month:
A Word, if I May?: Write at least 31 words for the month.
Get That Shit Outlined: Write at least 1,000 words for the month. (33 words a day)
Give it the Gusto!: Write at least 5,000 words for the month. (162 words a day)
Hell Yeah, Write!: Write at least 10,000 words for the month. (323 words a day)
Words At Work: Write at least 20,000 words for the month. (646 words a day)
Punctuated: Write at least 35,000 words for the month. (1,130 words a day.)
Fuck It: Write at least 50,000 words for the month. (1,613 words a day)
Crazy 88 (it's a Kill Bill reference): Write at least 100,000 words for the month. (3,225 words a day)
Please note you may write anything:
An outline, several outlines, rough draft(s), poetry, journaling, lyrics, role-play with your friends, a campaign idea for a table top game, the script for a movie, show, visual novel, etc., notes to defend your dissertation, recipes, to-do lists - you get the point.
If you want to breakdown the granular concepts of an old historic text on index cards for shits and giggles, that counts too!
The event is less about the quality of the end result, and more about creating a habit to write daily. If you don't want to spend a lot of time fixing and editing a harried rough draft, then don't worry about the word count at all.
0 is a valid word count for the day. So is 1, or 10, or 100 or all those little numbers we often get discouraged seeing.
But set aside some time during the month, and write some fucking words, hell, write some words fucking. A real alphabet orgy. Be silly, weird, cringe, strange, gross, problematic, thematic - whatever \o/
Just write it yourself. I don't care if you dictate it, use the hunt and peck method, a pen, pencil, quill, or chisel.
But for the love of all that's holy -
No Generative AI
That's the only rule.
Fun Writing Challenge!!! Brought to you by a ✨Theatre Kid✨
Now, for clarification, I’ve done this multiple times, but it has been with multiple people and under a time limit, something I’m aware may be stressful or difficult for some people, so adjust as needed.
So I’m currently a part of a theatre troupe and every year we do a couple of cabaret/vaudeville type shows to bring in some extra cash for little cost plus fun for us actors! It’s a mix of songs and skits, the songs are all from musicals but the scenes are written and directed by the actors themselves. It’s fun, we all have a great time, hallelujah. Anyways, our director/supervisor in charge of this event has participated in a few 24-hour playwriting challenges in her time and decided to give us, her wonderful actors, a similar challenge. It goes as follows:
At the beginning of the show as the audience is walking in there are several props and costumes on stage as well as several lists. The audience is informed that they get to vote on a few things. Once the show begins, the votes are tallied up and handed to the writers in the back. Out of the tallies, we are given the top 3 costumes, top 3 props, the top setting, and the top line of dialogue to create a scene with. We are then given approximately an hour (really it’s just however long the show is) to write a scene, cast it, and block it. At the end of the show, we print out the scripts, get into costume, and perform it for the audience. I just did it for the 4th and final time (moving for work) and had a blast!
It took a lot of trial and error to work at some of the kinks in the process. We originally had 3 lines of dialogue that were personally suggested by the audience and pulled out of a hat, but that led to a lot of trolling and directed the outcome of the scenes a little too much for our liking. We also had a much larger writing group the first few times which made the process far more chaotic and distracting than we had time for. However, that’s the fun part: there is no set rules to this challenge, you can manipulate the general premise to fit whatever works best for you and your resources, but it also helps get you out of your head and takes away some of the pressure of making those big decisions or worrying about the smaller details. Have fun with it!!!
I just wanted to share it here because 1. I had fun and I hope others will too and 2. I think Tumblr polls could make this so fun and chaotic for a creator to do with their audience. Enjoy, Tumblrinas, go wild!
Instead of doing NanoWriMo I will be doing something where I try to aim for writing an actual average of 400 words a day for the month of November in memory of Terry Pratchett, who as far as I know never thought telling a computer to write a book for you is a good way to hone your skills as a writer.