Re: Flash Contest Ideas
Posted: May 03, 2018, 04:16:52 PM
This is a sticky now.
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Remember that everyone should be writing a simple, human story every time. That it might be set in outer space or perhaps the only two characters are a pair of rocks, is of no consequence. The story should be simple, and human, because that's what an audience relates to. Boy meets girl, someone seeks revenge, etc. In fact, Robert Silverberg used to use what he called the Generic Plot of all Stories, which you can read up on in this forum thread here. But I digress.Jim Statton wrote:We get more writers involved, those mixed genres would be fun. I never even heard of mixing genres until I started following your challenges.kailhofer wrote:I'd say don't be afraid to really challenge the writers. Throw a sci-fi mystery, or fantasy romance, or even a magic realism superhero tale at them. Whatever you think would be a cool story to read, really. Those are the most fun to write as well.
They've pretty much always risen to the occasion. Push them.
But they might need a little more time for something so complex. Just a suggestion.
Every several months there is an extra week so we could have a two week writing time frame for a more complex writing premise.
Nate, what was the most rewarding challenge that you ever did over the 10 years you ran the challenges?
Yes, Wormtongue, with the title poetry editor under his name is really Iain Muir. Now you know his secret identity. According to the rules of superherodom, you may now either become his ally or his arch nemesis. Strange that there are no other choices than that...Jim Statton wrote:So, his real name is Iain.