I like short fiction, but that's because I'm lazy and put off writing anything substantial.
I miss the prompts and drabbles we used to do here.
Yes, it's terribly simple. The good guys are always stalwart and true, the bad guys are easily distinguished by their pointy horns or black hats, and, uh, we always defeat them and save the day. No one ever dies, and everybody lives happily ever after.
Giles ,'Conversations with Dead People'
The Great Write Way, Act Three: Where's the gun?
A place for Buffistas to discuss, beta and otherwise deal and dish on their non-fan fiction projects.
Wolfram - Apr 22, 2015 10:35:37 am PDT #6203 of 6734
Visilurking
Amy - Apr 22, 2015 11:11:52 am PDT #6204 of 6734
Because books.
We tried them again and no one came.
SailAweigh - Apr 22, 2015 11:27:43 am PDT #6205 of 6734
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb
I know. I miss having prompts. Maybe if we called it flash fic, instead, with a 500 word limit? Or, post a bunch of prompts all at once and peck away at them over a month or so? It was a lot of fun when we had a lot of people doing it on a weekly basis, but I think a lot of those folks have either dropped off the board or quit writing.
Connie Neil - Apr 22, 2015 11:30:37 am PDT #6206 of 6734
brillig
I'm still here, still writing (praise be), but I do think a lot of the audience/participants are elsewhere.
-t - Apr 22, 2015 11:32:50 am PDT #6207 of 6734
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
I just don't have the time or energy for drabbling. Wish I did, that was fun.
Wolfram - Apr 22, 2015 12:13:00 pm PDT #6208 of 6734
Visilurking
Maybe if we called it flash fic, instead, with a 500 word limit? Or, post a bunch of prompts all at once and peck away at them over a month or so?
Or some combination where some prompts are reserved for drabble and others for flash fic.
I would participate. Selfishly. Writing in front of this talented group of writers forces me to be better.
SailAweigh - Apr 22, 2015 12:53:59 pm PDT #6209 of 6734
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb
Exactly. And it's go at your own pace, you don't have that pressure to DO IT NOW. Well, that may have just been me.
Amy - Apr 22, 2015 2:24:11 pm PDT #6210 of 6734
Because books.
Mondays are my day off -- I'm happy to post prompts on Monday, some for flash fic and some for drabbles (although I think drabbles work better for this board particularly). I miss writing them, too, although I'm never as good at it when I'm the one prompting!
-t - Apr 22, 2015 2:40:03 pm PDT #6211 of 6734
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
You know what? I will make an effort. Mondays could use some kind of structured break to think about not-work.
Connie Neil - Apr 22, 2015 2:49:48 pm PDT #6212 of 6734
brillig
I'd be happy to knock out a few drabbles.