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It's been two-plus weeks of non-stop writing for the participants of Prompfest IX. And as much fun as it's been, it's time to officially close the books on this 'fest.

The final tally stands as follows:

elrhiarhodan - 16

dennih23 - 9

theatregirl7299 - 2

hurinhouse - 25

pipilj - 3

aragarna - 4

doctor_fangeek - 3

sapphire2309 - 9

nywcgirl - 16

daria234 - 1

buzzbee17 - 6

cookielaura - 1

sheenianni - 1

Day Fourteen – Sixteen Total: 15 New Stories, 96 Stories Overall.

I had hoped we'd get to 100 stories for this fest and the temptation is to leave it open for a few more days to get there. But a few more days may end up being another week and I don't know if I'll have the time to keep track of the 'fest fills. I'm so far behind in reading and commenting and replying to feedback that I feel like I'll never dig out.

Authors - This is the time to take your stories and polish them (if they need polishing) and republish them to your journals and the wider White Collar community, so everyone can enjoy your creations.

Thank you everyone – writers, cheerleaders, and even those who read the fills and didn't comment. You've just proved how vibrant and creative this fandom is and will remain.

Prompfest IX is, unbelievably, still going strong and the stories are still trickling in.

The count stands as follows:

elrhiarhodan - 14

dennih23 - 7

theatregirl7299 - 2

hurinhouse - 21

pipilj - 3

aragarna - 4

doctor_fangeek - 2

sapphire2309 - 7

nywcgirl - 14

daria234 - 1

buzzbee17 - 4

cookielaura - 1

sheenianni - 1

Day Eight - Thirteen Total: 15 New Stories, 78 Stories Overall

We're in the home stretch. I was going to close the 'fest after two weeks, but I don't see any reason why we can't keep it open until Sunday. Let's try to get to 100 new stories. I think it's doable, do you?

Promptfest IX is still chugging along, like, oh - IDK. Someone supply a good WC-based metaphor?

I can't believe how much new ficcage there is. I also can't believe that we're in the home stretch. And I also can't believe how many prompt fills I still haven't commented on. But that should change tomorrow, when the chaos of my life recedes, just a little.

In the interim, fresh prompts have been posted.

A new set of general prompts are here, and another twenty photo prompts can be found here.

I'll update the tally tomorrow. My brain isn't really functioning at the moment.

Prompfest IX is still going strong, like Peter's upper body strength (of a Norse god?). The writing tally for days six and seven stands as follows:

elrhiarhodan - 12

dennih23 - 6

theatregirl7299 - 2

hurinhouse - 17

pipilj - 2

aragarna - 4

doctor_fangeek - 2

sapphire2309 - 5

nywcgirl - 8

daria234 - 1

buzzbee17 - 3

cookielaura - 1

Day Six-Seven Total: 10 New Stories, 63 Stories Overall

Let's keep this going! Fresh prompts will be posted tomorrow.
And another housekeeping note, when you fill a prompt that spans multiple comment boxes, please reply to your original comment and change the subject (Fill X of Y, Fill X1 of Y, Fill X2 of Y) rather than starting new comment threads for each part, it just makes tracking and housekeeping and commenting a lot easier. Thanks!

Sorry for the lack of a tally last night and tonight. There have been some things going on that have kept me busy and away from my computer. I will post an update in the morning. Thanks for the patience and more importantly, all the great ficcage and feedback.

Promptfest IX - Chase the Wintertime Blues Away is still going strong, for another week. Let's see if we can get to 100 new stories before it's over.

Prompfest IX is going like Mozzie and Neal in June's wine cellar. The writing tally for day five stands as follows:

elrhiarhodan - 10

dennih23 - 5

theatregirl7299 - 2

hurinhouse - 13

pipilj - 2

aragarna - 4

doctor_fangeek - 2

sapphire2309 - 5

nywcgirl - 6

daria234 - 1

buzzbee17 - 2

cookielaura - 1

Day Five Total: 8 New Stories, 53 Stories Overall

Let's keep this going! Fresh prompts were posted last night and be found here and here.

And another housekeeping note, when you fill a prompt, please make sure you put the prompt and character(s) in the comment subject. It makes keeping track a lot easier.

Many many thanks to the lovely Hurinhouse who did the tally for me yesterday. The stories just keep coming:

Prompfest IX is still running hot, despite the frigid temps outside The writing tally for days three and four stands as follows:

elrhiarhodan - 9

dennih23 - 4

theatregirl7299 - 2

hurinhouse - 12

pipilj - 2

aragarna - 3

doctor_fangeek - 2

sapphire2309 - 3

nywcgirl - 5

daria234 - 1

buzzbee17 - 2

Day Two Total: 16 New Stories, 45 Stories Overall

Let's keep this going! Fresh prompts and be found here and here.

And another housekeeping note, when you fill a prompt, please make sure you put the prompt and character(s) in the comment subject. It makes keeping track a lot easier.

Sorry, no tally tonight. No new prompts tonight, either. I'm feeling ~~like crap on a cracker~~ really poorly and I need to climb under the covers and go make sleepiteims.

But I'll have new prompts in the morning and a tally post in the evening.

Keep on writing - you are AWESOME.

And for anyone who needs the link, here it is: Promptfest IX - Chase the Wintertime Blues Away. There's at least thirty new White Collar fics since Friday night, and they are all pretty damn spectacular.

Prompfest IX is still running hot, despite the frigid temps outside The writing tally for day two stands as follows:

elrhiarhodan - 8

dennih23 - 3

theatregirl7299 - 2

hurinhouse - 6

pipilj - 1

aragarna - 2

doctor_fangeek - 1

sapphire2309 - 2

nywcgirl - 3

daria234 - 1

Day Two Total: 7 New Stories, 29 Stories Overall

Let's keep this going. Fresh prompts go up tomorrow.

Prompfest IX is off to a hot start. Things are looking good and people are having fun. The writing tally for day one stands as follows:

elrhiarhodan - 7

dennih23 - 3

theatregirl7299 - 1

hurinhouse - 4

pipilj - 1

aragarna - 2

doctor_fangeek - 1

sapphire2309 - 1

nywcgirl - 2

Day One Total: 22 New Stories

Twenty-four hours and twenty-two new works of White Collar Fic. Don't know about you, but I find that awesome.

Apparently, International Fanworks Day is a thing. The celebration is happening at Organization for Transformative Works (the previous link) and their noisy child, Archive of Our Own.

Who else knew about this? Was there any promotion of this anywhere outside of OTW/AO3? (I actually read about it on The Mary Sue, but nowhere else).

I'm the first to admit that I really don't use AO3 to its fullest potential - the whole kudo'ing system and the lack of community kind of kills my joy in the archive, but I visit it most days. You'd have thought that there would have been banners on AO3 announcing the event, but the only banner I've seen is the one about signups and spam.

Oh, well. Maybe next year.

In the mean time, White Collar Promptfest IX is off to an excellent start. I'm in the middle of a fill but have made the tallies for Day One. Once I finish the fill, I'll post the fic count (which is awesome, btw).

If you haven't taken a peek, come on over. There's a lot of brand-new ficcage waiting to be read. And many prompts that need to be filled, if you're in the mood for writing. And even if you're not interested in writing, just stop by and cheer the writers on if you have time.

Crossposts: http://elrhiarhodan.livejournal.com/516860.html

I say it a lot, and I always say it at the start of these things, but I love my flist. You know that, don't you? You're a bunch of incredibly special people - you write, you read, you live for White Collar (well, at least most of you do). But you've got busy lives, and maybe the writing isn't coming so easily these days. I know I'm having that problem, too. What I've found is that there's nothing like jumpstarting the muse with a game of prompts.

( Promptfest Rules )

( Some things are a little different this time around. )

( Housekeeping )

Let's get this party started!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Promptfest IX is Now Closed

The final tally stands as follows:

elrhiarhodan - 16

dennih23 - 9

theatregirl7299 - 2

hurinhouse - 25

pipilj - 3

aragarna - 4

doctor_fangeek - 3

sapphire2309 - 9

nywcgirl - 16

daria234 - 1

buzzbee17 - 6

cookielaura - 1

sheenianni - 1

96 Stories Overall

Think about that. Ninety-six new works of White Collar fic in sixteen days. How freaking awesome is that?

There's nothing stopping anyone from writing to the prompts and posting their fills, but I'm not keeping track after today.

Thank you to everyone - writers, cheerleaders, interested bystanders, for all of your commitment to keeping this fandom vibrant, creative and alive.

I knew there was one very important question I forgot to ask, when should Promptfest start?

[Poll #1998541]

My personal preference would be to get this started this coming Friday and it would run through Friday, February 27.

I was surprised and very pleased with the positive reaction to my post about having another promptfest. I'd like to further refine the event, based on participant interest.

So, a poll:

[Poll #1998170]

I used to do this thing on my journal - I called it a "promptfest" where people would pick a prompt and write a short fill and then leave a prompt for me to fill.

The first few times I did this, there was some pretty awesome reactions. I would do nightly tallies and give prizes for the most fills. I did one last year, and for reasons I can't figure out, people did write, but I could seem to get into the mood to respond back. And then I got kind of sucky with keeping up the tallies. I felt so bad about it, I decided that maybe the time for these 'fests had passed. People seem to be of a mind to do more "prompt me" memes on their own journals (timestamps, themes, etc) these days, rather than write to other people's fests.

However, I've been asked if I'd host another promptfest and I'm thinking that maybe the time is ripe for one.

If I do do it, it'll be a little different from the past ones I've hosted. Previous editions had a master list of prompts - and I'd still do that, but I'd also want to incorporate visual prompts. For the 2014 D.C. Meetup,

kanarek13 created one hundred picture prompt - screen caps with text - and she's allowing me to use them in this 'fest.

I'm not sure how I'd offer up those prompts, but they are a gift for fandom that shouldn't go to waste.

I guess what I'm asking is, who would be interested in playing along? If this is a new concept for you and you want to see what a promptfest is like, check out the "Promptfest" tag on my journal.

In comments, please let me know if you would be interested in participating. (I know I probably shouldn't have to say this, but since I always get a negative response or two, if you don't plan on playing along, you don't have to tell me, 'kay?)

Crossposts: http://elrhiarhodan.livejournal.com/511461.html

2013 was the first year I didn't host any sort of prompt fest on my journal since I started in fandom, which was a total shame, because I've always felt like these fests are a great way to get people involved in writing who might otherwise not want to publish in the greater community.

They are also a lot of work, and I did a terrible job of managing the last two I ran, never going back after the first few days and totaling up the contributions. It is a lot of work and for various (and probably inexcusable reasons) I fell down on the job.

Looking back at 2013, I think I didn't do a 'fest because the year started out on a really bad foot and it felt like - at least for the first four months - I was playing catch-up with my life. Then I (and a lot of other people in WC fandom) fell into a whole bunch of challenges - Pairings, WC Big Bang, then other big bangs and then Nano and Yuletide. I know that the White Collar Reverse Big Bang in on, but it's early days yet and perhaps the time is right to host a 'fest.

That being said, here's a poll:

[Poll #1950404]

I want your input because without you, this would be meaningless. If I do this, I'd like to start it tonight or early tomorrow so we can spend the holiday writing!

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,

coffeethyme4me and

rabidchild67 .

Prompts will be found in the first comments below - let the games begin.

Last month, I hosted the fourth promptfest at my journal, and so many of my lovely and talented friends came to play. It's been closed for a couple of weeks, and with the tremendous assistance of

veronicasleeps, I've been able to put together a master listing of all of the fills that were written over the ten days that this fest was opened.

There were nearly 200 fills, including missing scenes, A/U's, romance, porn, gen, friendship, and three on-going series. A lot of the participants have posted some of their fills to their own journals and the comms (highly encouraged), but there are many, many excellent pieces that have only seen the light of day within the actual Prompfest IV posting, which was limited to my flist until now.

( Master Fill List )

I apologize for any mistake I may have made. Writers - please let me know if I need to correct anything.

I hold these promptfests every few months, and I like to make them as safe and rule free as possible, which means that they are f-locked during the writing period. If you would like to participate, all you need to do is friend me. You don't have to wait for an invitation. Once friended, you can write, you can read and you can comment.

Current Music: Let's Dance - David Bowie

!!!!!PROMPFEST IV IS CLOSED!!!!!

A HUGE THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO HAS PARTICIPATED - WRITERS, CHEERLEADERS AND READERS.

I love my flist. You know that, don't you? You're a bunch of incredibly special people - you write, you read, you live for White Collar (well, at least most of you do). But you've got busy lives, and maybe the writing isn't coming so easily these days. I know that's been a bit of my problem too. What I've found is that there's nothing like jumpstarting the muse with a game of prompts.

The premise is as simple as - you take a prompt, fill it and give me a prompt in return, I fill it and give you back a prompt, and so on and so on. I think the longest chain of prompt and fill that I had was 7 from

photoash and she got 6 in return.

I like to make these things as stress free as possible - rules are really only boundaries to completion. You can write whatever you want - and that means adult RPF/RPS, too. (I say "adult" only because I've seen some kiddie RPF stuff in non-WC fandoms, and I just don't want anyone to get into trouble). If you don't like a prompt, don't be shy about saying so, and I'll be happy to reprompt you. If you want do write something outside of the WC fandom, or you want me to write something, that's fine too. If you want me to prompt you in a specific way, just ask.

This is all about having fun, writing and spreading the WC love. It's also about a prize, too. I've got what my people call chuzpah...which sort of roughly translates to "proudly having no shame." One of my flisties (and you know who you are), pointed out that the October edition of In New York was featuring Matt Bomer on the cover. This is a free magazine that's distributed to high-end hotels in NYC. I wrote to the publisher and asked if I could buy a few copies - since I don't hang out in high end hotels in the City. To make a long story short, they sent me (gratis) a bunch of copies of the October edition with the lovely, lovey Mr. Bomer on the cover. A few are already committed, but I am offering one as a prize to the member of my flist who can complete the most fills over the next week or so (which is sort of the natural life of these fests). I will ship anywhere on the planet.

And if Mr. Bomer doesn't do it for you, I've got one of the Peter Burke FBI business cards autographed by Tim DeKay, and this picture:

So, let's get started! I personally like my prompts abstract and opened for intepretation, but I know that some people like to write to more specific prompts (and if that's what you want, let me know). Also, if you want a fill to be gen or OT3 or fluff or crack or schmoop, please don't hesitate to ask.

The first round of prompts is based on my recent trip to the Pacific Northwest and the Cascades:

Peter - Forest
Elizabeth - Waterfall
Neal - Stars
Mozzie - Sunrise
June - Sunset
Alex - Spider
Hughes - Moon
Bancroft - Rivers
Fowler - Tall Grass
Satchmo - Lake
Bugsy - Fields

But if you want to write something else, please - please, DO IT! And remember - you should take your fills and republish them to the comms.

ETA: NEW PROMPTS FOR EVERYONE!!!!!!!!!!!!

I'm going to Roget's Thesaurus and opening up a page at random and pull words for each character. (OK - Guys, you're not going to believe this, but the first page I opened up to starts with "Catch, take" and ends with "Theft". Page 349, 480.17-482.1 from the 5th Edition. I CAN'T BELIEVE THIS. I did another page, and landed on 430 - Freedom)

Peter - Commandeer or Unconditional
Neal - Purloin or Exempt
Elizabeth - Restore or Uninhibited
Mozzie - Liberation or Independent
Diana - Grasp or Unfettered
Jones - Capture or Abandoned
June - Recovery or Spared
Lauren - Squeeze or Freehanded
Hughes - Clutch or Self-Reliant
Bancroft - Occupy or Unaccountable
Fowler - Recommit or Detached
Ruiz - Assume or Licensed
Satchmo - Milk or Freed
Bugsy - Monopolize or Run Wild

ETA x 2 - I inadvertently left prompts for Alex off of the list. Also, if you want to mix and match characters and prompts, don't hesitate:

Alex - Atonement or Irresponsible

ETA x 3 - Still more prompts for everyone (these were generated by using the MW Desk Thesaurus (which is alphabetical, not thematic):

Peter - Prevail or Quarrel
Neal - Dust or Cogent
Elizabeth - Embellish or Mitigation
Mozzie - Rummage or Encompass
Alex - Hesitate or Patience
Diana - Hunt or Occasional
Jones - Predator or Clout
June - Light or Projection
Lauren - Relish or Delinquent
Hughes - Dissect or Escape
Bancroft - Gallant or Morass
Fowler - Outweigh or Basic
Ruiz - Command or Erase
Satchmo - Resume or Appreciate
Bugsy - Cure or Fun

As before, mixing up the prompts is just fine. The goal is to remain interested and to keep on writing.

HAVE FUN!

Current Music: We Shall Return - Oysterband (Deserters)

Get your prompts, hot and fresh, just like momma used to make 'em.

The One Word - Two Words - Three Words Prompfest is open for business and waiting for you to come and play. There are a bunch of starter prompt available - if you don't like any of them, just ask for a new one, this is meant to be fun, not work. There are also lots of great ficlets already posted and if you don't feel like writing, please drop by and read what your fellow flisters have written.

If you just want to leave me a prompt, I'll be happy to try to fill it, no need for reciprocity.

Please, please come play!

Hello my beloved flist...it's that time again.

PROMPT AND FILL BABY! PROMPT AND FILL

Personally, I'm not even going to make the pretense of being multifandom (but if you'd like to fill a prompt outside of White Collar, I would be delighted to give you a prompt for it).

Let's keep this pretty simple...

You give me a prompt, I fill it. I give you a prompt, you fill it. No limits or minimum length. If you are moved to haiku, that's brilliant!

This isn't a rule, per se - but I seem to do my best with prompts from abstract concepts, rather than specific interactions, but that doesn't mean I can't fill those...they just don't come so easily for me. If you want me to fill a prompt in a specific fashion - het, gen, crack, fluff, OT3, hardcore sexytimes, let me know, and I'll do my best to satisfy your needs.

Also, if you want your prompts in a specific fashion, let me know.

On a housekeeping note, if possible, could you fill your prompts in a new thread and then link to it in the prompt reply? I think it makes it easier for everyone to keep track of the fills.

When we close, please, please, please - repost your prompts in your own journals and on the comms. I can tell you, with 100% certainty, these little ficlets and drabbles are exciting to read and very motivating.

A few starter prompts, but you can switch out characters or use your own, if you want:

Neal - Heartache
Peter - Heartburn
Elizabeth - Queen of Hearts
Mozzie - Heartily
June - Hearts and Flowers
Jones - Heart Attack
Diana - Heart's Ease

Satchmo - Wildcard
Hughes - Wildcard

GO FORTH AND FILL!

ETA: More prompts - with non-specified characters for your filling pleasure:

Fleeting moments
Velvet
Lies We Tell
Hiding Out
Anyway the wind blows

A good year
Mastery of the subject
Equality
Nothing but the best

And a few leftover prompts from the last 'fest:

Peter - Moths and Flames
Hughes - Permission Granted
Elizabeth - Wicked BeautyKate - Devil May Care
Jones - Casual Conversation

The fun never, ever ends.

Rules are pretty much the same, but you don't have to limit yourself to three words including a character. If you want to give me sentence prompts or song prompts, I'll be delighted to try and fill those too. And if you want to ask me for a sentence or song prompt, please go ahead and ask.

Fandoms (the same)

White Collar
The West Wing
Farscape
Star Trek IX
Lie To me
Star Trek: TNG
Criminal Minds

Also, let me know if you want kink or gen.

My friends, my dear friends...Let's make some magic again.

Here's some starter promps for you:

~~Neal - Straight Through To Morning~~
Peter - Moths and Flames
Hughes - Permission Granted
Elizabeth - Wicked Beauty
~~Mozzie - Veteran Cosmic Rocker (The Moody Blues song prompt)~~
Kate - Devil May Care
~~Alex - Sand Between My Toes~~
Jones - Casual Conversation

Current Music: Feather Moon - Vienna Teng (Warm Strangers)

UPDATE

MY BRAIN IS BROKEN

You are so freakin' awesome, I don't have the words to tell you. The writing and the community that is evidenced in the 170+ comments in this post is incredible. I haven't counted the actual number of fills that were given over the last two days, but I know I've responded to seventeen (YIKES!) prompts on Tuesday and Wednesday, which means that there are at least 33 fills (my dear friend

gyzym asked me to write some West Wing slash and promise to fill my prompt in return, but she got called away on silly RL stuff and will need some time to get back to me).

That being said, I've got to close this post to both fills and prompts at this point. It's become just unmanageable.

I want to thank everyone:

photoash for getting me started on this madness

be_a_rebel who is new to the White Collar fandom, but plunged right in, and challenged me to write a West Wing ficlet, and gave me a prompt that just happened to focus on my favorite Sam Seaborn episode.

surreal_44 for being one of the first to play in the post

hoosierbitch for giving me the sexiest bit of kissing porn I've read in a long, long time

whitecollarfan for reminding all of us one of the foundations for the greatness that is White Collar is the terrific relationship between Peter and Elizabeth Burke

asimaiyat for her lovely Hot House Roses fic, and not getting cheesed off that I couldn't reply to her prompt back to me

ladygray99 for giving this thread her first White Collar fic, and a second that she painstakingly typed out on her phone

daria234 for her amazing fill of one of the hardest prompts I had given (Peter, Lacking Wisdom), and for closing out this prompt fest on a very high note.

damietta for snagging my favorite of the original prompts and filling it late. It's awesome and a little mysterious.

AND REALLY HUGE THANKS TO

secretsolitaire who painstakingly combed through every single thread and left comments for everyone's fills.

I need to hug you all - my heart feels so huge and so loved at the moment.

I am going to put up a new post with links to all of your awesome fills, and I strongly encourage each and every one of you to repost to your journals and to the comms. Your shit is awesome.

THANK YOU

It's sort of a crazy/calm day here. Got all this creative energy going...and I want to collar the outlet.

photoash and I have been exchanging prompts, and I'd like my friends to join in.

Rules:

Three words, including character. (e.g., Neal, Hard Goodbyes)

I'll throw out a few prompts for my flist (see end of post), and will answer prompts in return.

Short is good, but no penalty for long

Fandom Notes:

You know I'm just a White Collar girl, down to my size 10 Clarkes, but this may be a way to stretch my talents, so if you want to prompt me outside of my comfort zone, I'll try (no promises) to write for:

Farscape - John, Aeryn, Zahn, D'Argo, Chiana, Crais, Scorpio
West Wing - All, except Mrs. Landingham (!)
Star Trek IX - All
Lie To Me
Star Trek: TNG
Criminal Minds

Let's all have some fun!

EDIT - Fill and prompt here, feel free to repost in your own journal

Some prompts to get you started (if you want):

~~Elizabeth, Small Things~~

whitecollarfan
~~Peter, Lacking Wisdom~~

daria234
~~Alex, Traffic Lights~~

surreal_44
~~June, Hot House Roses~~

asimaiyat
Mozzie, Timelines
~~Neal, Autumn Leaves~~

ladygray99
~~Satchmo, Express Delivery~~

damietta