Must. Write.
Write. Write. WRITE!
Yes, that's write. I need to get in to some heavy writing my friends. My mind is just itching to get going and get some serious words out on to paper. It's time for some storytelling.
But I need your help. I want to kick it off with some Flash Fiction to get my brain into gear.
WAIT! They scream. What the heck is Flash Fiction?
Flash Fiction is a very vague term, but in general it is a short piece of fiction written in less than 1000 words, able to be easily written and read in one go.
Ah. Say the people. Go on then.
I don't just want to write any old story, however. I want to write something for you. For everyone. How will I do this? It's easy. You tell me what to write and I'll write it.
Comment on this blog post, each and every one of you, with some basic details listed below. (If you don't know how to comment, simply click on the link directly below this post that says [# Comments], where # is the number of comments.)
I need at least the first 5 main details, then if you want you can also specify a couple of other optional details that follow.
Here they are:
Main details:
1) The full name of the main character (and if it is a male or female, just to be safe).
2) The time period the story is set in. Choose either Past, Present or Future. If past or future, give a relative time for me to go by (ie. 1479/2305 or 1600s/2300s).
3) The location. Give either [City, Country] or just [Country]. Feel free to make up one or both of these, but if it is a made up place then be sure to specify this.
4) The first word of the story. Be random, be creative!
5) A one sentence summary of the plot (what the story is about). It doesn't matter how detailed or vague it is, I don't care. Anything from "A man rides a bike." or "A man builds a house." to "A middle aged white male trains for one of the biggest bike races in the country, then goes on to do this race and come third, thus proving that anything is possible if you put your mind to it." will do, so long as it isn't any of those ideas I just said. There are no limits or restrictions, be as boring or creative or imaginative as you like.
Optional details:
6) The tense the story is written in. Choose either Past or Present.
7) The POV (point of view) of the story. Choose either First or Third person.
Originally I was going to pick just one of the ideas and write it, but I've decided that in fact I'll write all of them. Whether it be 7, 77 or even 777 ideas, I will not rest until the last story is finished. So throw as many ideas as possible at me. If you've got more than one idea, give me both or all of them. There is no limit. Give me all you've got. Push me as hard as you can until the bones in my hands are about to crumble.
Now that I have signed my life away (or so it would seem), I shall go and enjoy the last of my freedom.
Friday, 4 December 2009
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Muahaha! The power of your life in my hands! Or at least a portion of your life...
Lets start with something to get your brain pumping. Sci-fi anyone?
1) Ylliant Tirus, Male
2) 3029
3) In and around the planet Tafcore. Main cities Cirrate and Aadr
4) Having placed the last file into a large, stainless steel desk, Ylliant rose form his chair and...
5) A virus is spread, a world is crippled; one man vs. a corrupt corporation.
6) we'll keep it to present this time
7) how's about omniscient?
Enjoy :)
Beginning to regret this already. :P haha.
One question: What the heck to you mean by an omniscient POV? :S Care to elaborate?
I guess "omniscient POV" would be like third person, though it gives you more power.
You can access the thoughts and feelings of each character, not just one, but you can also write as though you are observing from afar (not from any characters POV). you also have access to information (etc.) that the characters don't.
you get to write the story as an omniscient being.
it gives you a lot of creative freedom.
Ah, I see. Hmm... Sounds pretty cool. I'll give it a go. :P
Cant even remember what the questions were anymore lol... ok... *goes back to blog*... Im just going to make this up as I go, and as you told me, I can write whatever I like :)
:P
1)Bob Smith (coz smith is just such a well known name and bob is just frikin awesome :P)
2)Modern Time :)
3)Hamilton... Best city in the world :P
4)Ummm -- (because that is all that I can think of right now :P)
5) About a silly boy who leaves the coolest city in the world (Hamilton, incase you didn't get that) and goes and live's in Auckland for five years and leaves his fantastic girlfriend (LOL) in Hamilton :P haha... I dont know where that story came from.. just pulled it out of thin air :P
6) Present
7) First person :P
Okay then. :P haha. Never started a story with Ummm before. :P
There's a first for everything. :P
Thanks! :D
Alright then...
1.) Norman Kinchelow (male)
2.) Let's stick with the present date for this one
3.) Holmsaw, Nevada (I have no idea whther or not this town reall exists)
4.) Disaster... It was an utter disaster.
5.) Holmsaw, first built when a large gold vein was discovered deep in the deep in Holmsaw Valley, is a small mining town long abandoned by the WestForrow Mining Co. who's workers first settled in the area. For 3 generations the citizens of Holmsaw have lived in peace, enjoying the quiet life that comes with living in a town who's population has never exceeded 350 people. There was never any need for law enforcement in the Holmsaw Valley. Instead local bar owner and unofficial keeper of the law Norman Kinchelow has been settling minor property disputes and personal arguments amid the townsfolk for 20 years. But that all changed that brisk morning in December when Elizebeth Rimmington was found nailed to the church doors, her body riddled with multiple stab wounds. Her husband Jerry was found passed out on the couch at home an empty bottle of scotch in one hand and a hammer in the other. No one doubts that Jerry did it. He and Elizebeth had been having problems for months. But Norman isn't so sure. Ultimately the truth he discovers about what really happened that cold, December night is far more sinister than anything he could have imagined.
Well it's more than a sentence, but I look forward to seeing where you take it.
6.) Go ahead and stick with present
7.) Let's stick with strictly 1st person
1) Jehozadak, male
2) The Future, 2034
3) Argentina
4) It wasn't true, it couldn't be true...
5) A man tries to deal with the consequences that discovering his childhood friend was actually just a government agent working to keep him safe.
OMg are you ever going to do this!
I don't think that you are.
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