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elrhiarhodan) wrote2011-11-07 01:12 pm
elrhiarhodan) wrote2011-11-07 01:12 pm
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White Collar Single Sentence Challenge II is Now Opened
Single Sentence Challenge Promptfest is BACK
Think you can’t write fanfic? Think again, because Sentence!Fest is a fun way to get your feet wet. Basically, the challenge is to tell a complete story using one sentence only.
Sounds easy, but perhaps it is not. How would you tell your story if you only had the space of one sentence? Would you use dialogue? Action? Emotion? Observation? Would it be haunting? Poetic? Sexy? Tragic?
The rules are simple: Tell a story using one sentence. It can be as long as you want it to be, but it must make sense (imaginary points will be deducted). It can be as short as you want it to be, but make those words count. Tell a story that will provoke the imagination of your readers – one they will demand to have the beginning, middle and end of from you – that is the ultimate goal. Here is an example:
Neal and Peter have the sex.
Here is a better one:
When Peter finally opened his eyes, it was to see his lover's rapt face as Neal rode him, the rising sun forming a perfect golden halo around his dark head; his savior, his angel.
Capice?
This particular ‘fest will operate like any other. Take a prompt, fill a prompt, leave a prompt. There are no limits – multiple folks can fill any and all prompts. Use them to craft a narrative if you like, but each entry must convey an entire scene within that narrative. All subject matter is fair game, so RPF/RPS is allowed. This fest is unlocked and opened to everyone who would like to write.
Cuz Sentencefest can be a little overwhelming, it will be co-moderated by myself,![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
coffeethyme4me and rabidchild67 .
Prompts will be found in the first comments below - let the games begin.
Think you can’t write fanfic? Think again, because Sentence!Fest is a fun way to get your feet wet. Basically, the challenge is to tell a complete story using one sentence only.
Sounds easy, but perhaps it is not. How would you tell your story if you only had the space of one sentence? Would you use dialogue? Action? Emotion? Observation? Would it be haunting? Poetic? Sexy? Tragic?
The rules are simple: Tell a story using one sentence. It can be as long as you want it to be, but it must make sense (imaginary points will be deducted). It can be as short as you want it to be, but make those words count. Tell a story that will provoke the imagination of your readers – one they will demand to have the beginning, middle and end of from you – that is the ultimate goal. Here is an example:
Neal and Peter have the sex.
Here is a better one:
When Peter finally opened his eyes, it was to see his lover's rapt face as Neal rode him, the rising sun forming a perfect golden halo around his dark head; his savior, his angel.
Capice?
This particular ‘fest will operate like any other. Take a prompt, fill a prompt, leave a prompt. There are no limits – multiple folks can fill any and all prompts. Use them to craft a narrative if you like, but each entry must convey an entire scene within that narrative. All subject matter is fair game, so RPF/RPS is allowed. This fest is unlocked and opened to everyone who would like to write.
Cuz Sentencefest can be a little overwhelming, it will be co-moderated by myself,
coffeethyme4me and rabidchild67 . Prompts will be found in the first comments below - let the games begin.
Neal/Alex -- Ghost: Getting Used to Being Dead Isn't Easy
It picks up where it left off. Eight more sentences of ghostly delight.
I. The first thing they realized was that it was hard to get anyone's attention, but it didn't take much for Satchmo to notice them, and the Burkes were bemused when Satchmo would wag and greet what appeared to be thin air.
II. It was even harder to pick up objects, and for a while, Neal and Alex were constantly sinking their hands through things instead of being able to lift them -- though oddly enough, they had no issues with floors.
III. Alex stole Peter's file; not on purpose, but accidentally, while practicing trying to hold onto objects, and she was amused and amazed when the folder became "ghostly" as well, and it took her a few hours before she could figure out how to make it solid once again -- Peter had his back turned, so he didn't see it reappear, but he was stymied when the folder he'd lost suddenly showed up, right where he'd just been working.
IV. Neal wasn't as good at picking up objects and making them vanish, but he could cool any liquid just by touching it -- he did it to Peter's shower, Elizabeth's bathwater (and Alex lectured him for hours on both occasions that they were guests, not stalkers), and he did it to Kimberly Rice's coffee at least once a week.
V. Mozzie's safehomes were fascinating, but he had one residence he stayed in more than the others, and it was the one everyone started visiting him at; Peter and Elizabeth spent at least one or two nights a week with Mozzie; Alex and Neal always came too, and they would move the salt shakers around, chill the wine to just the right temperature, and leaving lost items at the table (Jones's pen, Diana's scarf, Hughes's book) -- but they never moved anything of Mozzie's, because they wanted to visit, not drive their friend into insanity.
VI. He had the Burkes, the Harvard crew, June, and even his own family he'd run away from to visit, but Alex had almost no one left, and Neal worried about her, worried that she would just vanish or maybe just leave him, but as always, Alex seemed to just roll with the punches, and after several months of being dead, they had mastered the ability to open doors, create breezes, and throw objects around -- and immediately put those skills to good use.
VII. Keller was in hiding, but it was easy to track someone when you have no limitations on travel or monetary restrictions (or that annoying red tape Peter always worried about), and Neal spent several glorious weeks wrecking havoc (with plenty of help from Alex, of course) on Keller, until the man finally turned himself in.
VIII. Probably the best part of being ghostly was being able to influence people in subconscious ways; when Peter was stuck on a case, or distracted by grief, Neal could lean over and whisper a hint in his ear, and get Peter back on track, or when Elizabeth couldn't decide on decorations, Alex inspired her with a whole new design -- it was fun to pull strings, but Byron cautioned them to never take things too far, and that interfering with the living could cause all sorts of problems if you weren't careful.
Re: Neal/Alex -- Ghost: Getting Used to Being Dead Isn't Easy