Hahahahahah!!!!! Not late this time. The power of writing things up on Sunday.
I thought I'd give folks a little extra incentive for this prompt. There is a Titanic (as in that rather large ocean liner from 1912) writing contest on this blog:
http://novelnovice.com/2011/09/02/fateful-by-claudia-gray-titanic-writing-contest/
And . . . for any girls between the ages of 13 and 21, Seventeen.com is giving away a $5000 prize for a 500 word short story on any subject. That's $10 a word for the winner. I don't think Charles Dickens was paid that much. Details here:
http://figment.com/contests/seventeen/
Let us know if you've entered or are intending to enter. We'll <3 you as often as we can. ;)
Now for the prompt (1k-10k prose/ 333-3,333k verse):
"I know all the best places to hide. But there are certain precautions you need to take if you don't want them to smell you."
Good Luck!
*spits out coffee* $5000? Madeline! Start brainstorming!!
ReplyDeleteAlright, anyways. I have some explaining to do. I have been unbelievably busy. I think I'm eight or so prompts behind.
My plan is to focus on each current prompt, treating it as a novel. (Outlining, drafting, rewriting, editing. . . so on, and so forth.) Then after that is done, I'll quickly whip out a prompt that I never wrote.
If I keep focusing on how behind I am, I won't get the most out of this experience. I need to grow as a novelist. I need to learn how to do more than just draft. So I'll start using these prompts to my advantage.
So. . . off to get started on this prompt!
Love the prompt... Immediately, some kind of monsters come to mind, and yet...I'm thinking I won't be writing about real monsters.
ReplyDeleteThat's an awesome prize!! I think all our young'ins need to GET ON THAT RIGHT AWAY!!
Yay Madeline!!!! Remember, it can be on any topic, so you can always rework something you've done before. I believe Maggie Stiefvater is one of the judges and I know that she likes lyrical, character-driven writing with a playful edge. You can check out some of her stories on http://merryfates.com/
ReplyDeleteNow to get the whips and chains out for Winter and Brooke :)
Whips and chains make pretty pains!
ReplyDeleteyes that was an intentional rhyme. hey that's kind of a cool prompt...hehe
Came by to invite you to the The Rule of Three Blogfest ---a month-long extravaganza in the fictional town of Renaissance this October, with some great prizes, comment love, and of course, a lot of exposure for your writing. Check it out, and sign up if you like. I would love to have one of your stories for this blogfest.
ReplyDeleteOkay, so I posted Prompt #33 yesterday and wrote the first paragraph to #34 (which I think I need to look over again before I start writing just to make sure it makes sense). Hopefully, I can finish that by Friday and finish up #35 this weekend. This is the week I'm going to get caught up (or almost). I can feel it!
ReplyDeleteFor some reason I'm picturing one of those things that little kids put the shape blocks in...
$5000?! 0-0 I wonder if I can cut down the story about the drowned boy and his brother.
Dude, I haven't even started this story!!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the contest information. I'm passing on the one for young girls to my god daughter. Awesome prompt!
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