week 38 fanficflashfic

Here is the prompt, as chosen by last week's winner, and this week's judge, @ladylibre:

For those playing on phones and mobile devices, it is Garth Brooks performing 'The Dance.'

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Remember to check the rules. 

Have your 100 - 200 words submitted by 12:01am Friday, October 18, US EDST.

We want anything and everything: poetry, prose, fanfic, OF. 

JUST GET WRITING!

Leave your entry as a comment - include your word count, and your twitter handle if you have one.

Probably good practice to reference any source material, too. 

FYI - entries that exceed (or are under) the word limits will not be considered by the judge.

Also, I've had a few questions lately regarding the submission of more than one entry. Yes, you may submit more than one flashfic. I'm going to say a maximum of two (2) entries though. Furthermore, they're not to be continuations, or related to each other in any way -- they need to be completely separate, stand alone entries. 

P.S. Don't forget to follow @fanficflashfic on twitter.

week 37 winners

Here are @midnightsun1901's answers to my judgey questions.

1. To keep writing regardless of how much you think your writing sucks. Your writing will improve the more you write, trust me. If you're ever feeling doubtful about your writing then compare something you've written now, to something you wrote a year ago, and you'll be amazed at the difference in quality.

2. The first book I fell in love with was probably Harry Potter, which I read as a child. I was intrigued by the magic present throughout the book and felt a connection to the characters that has stayed with me even now. The last book was Jane Eyre, which I found very interesting.

3. Cars are racing by at irregular intervals and trees dance in the wind against the stark contrast of the clear sky.

4. Ignore the judgements of others.

5. To the Tudor court during the reign of King Henry VIII, temporarily of course. It would be interesting to see the fashion, attitudes and behaviour of the people of that time. 

@ladylibre - 

1st place:

The description in this is incredible and paints a very beautiful and wistful picture. You’ve portrayed the emotions of your characters to an excellent standard and the writing is of very high quality. 

@AnnaLund2011 -

3rd place:

The emotions conveyed in this piece of writing are raw and relatable, and the bitterness makes the whole piece rather sad. It is very easy to sympathise with the character, even having not heard their full story.

@no-name-given ;) - I love your interpretation of the prompt. The hope weaved throughout this is very appealing and allows your story to continue even after the words have stopped.  


@Pinkcookie - You’ve written this really well, and I liked the coincidence that occurred.


@Shneezles -

2nd place:

The guy in this sounds so sweet, and you genuinely made me feel sad over the fact that not only did the main character ignore him, but it was too late when she finally did notice him. Your description is also great.


@femme_mal - This is very well written and I love the characters’ transition from being constrained to feeling free.


@hummingbirdff - I love your use of character development and the ending made me smile.

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Congratulations @ladylibre!

Thank you to @midnightsun1901 for judging, and to everyone who participated.

See you next week.

week 37 fanficflashfic

Here are the prompts, chosen by this week's judge, @midnightsun1901.

Use one or both to inspire your writing.

Remember to check the rules. 

Have your 100 - 200 words submitted by 12:01am Friday, October 11, US EDST.

We want anything and everything: poetry, prose, fanfic, OF. 

JUST GET WRITING!

Leave your entry as a comment - include your word count, and your twitter handle if you have one.

Probably good practice to reference any source material, too. 

FYI - entries that exceed (or are under) the word limits will not be considered by the judge.

Also, I've had a few questions lately regarding the submission of more than one entry. Yes, you may submit more than one flashfic. I'm going to say a maximum of two (2) entries though. Furthermore, they're not to be continuations, or related to each other in any way -- they need to be completely separate, stand alone entries. 

P.S. Don't forget to follow @fanficflashfic on twitter.

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week 36 winners

From judge, @moonlit__girl:

@midnightsun1901 -- WINNER -- Such strong voice in this one. i love how you set up her struggle and then show us how she can win. I love how she is stronger than I initially thought she was. And I love this:  Whether it be through music or will, she won't let them win. She is the queen of her own mind.

@AnnaLund2011 - All music has power. These lines also have power: I’ll keep my scars, but the phantom pain is gone.

Right there in the heart of it, is where I find the way forward.  You left me wanting to know what came before, and what comes next.

@sandyquill - This is sweet and sad and hopeful. Your descriptions are vivid (Her eyes were a different shade of blue than his, like the summer sky staring down at a rare blue pimpernel) and I love the words you chose to show how music can physically grab hold of us (The thrum of the chords rolled from the belly of the acoustic instrument to touch her as she paused in her daily journey.)

@Pinkcookie - Wow, the imagery here is quite powerful (the flames create charred trails viciously meandering along my body. I brush the cinders away and see the scars your distain left there) Live music can be particularly powerful can’t it?.

@Mylisssa - Isn’t it interesting how different people interpret the same social interaction? Add some years gone by, and the stories get fuzzier. Are her self-inflicted scars from high school? Or are they more current? I love how Bella gets pulled in by the music despite her sour memory of the musician, and I like the hopefulness at the end. Yes, go talk outside!

@Aleeab4u - Did you write a song for me? :-) This reads like a song in my head, and I’d love to know what tune I should put with i! The third stanza (verse?) is so fun and perfect! (But she marches to the beat of a different drummer, death metal playing in the wings. You see her sway to your homespun groove, thinking you hear angels sing. It's only hellfire packaged nice, and that girl's burning up inside. Got her own kinda healing to find.)

@melfin80 - Oh, the imagery! I can see the song literally weaving, stitching her back together, trying to make things right again. (I feel a prick, Then a pull, Another prick, And pull. The first stitch Is placed. Slowly, The crack begins to close). So calculated, meticulous, but also lovely.

@BlackLioness_ - I want to know more of this girl. More about her previous life, more about her current situation. More about the tattoos she chose (I absently trace my fingers along my collarbone. I’d thought the pain of the needle as it etched reminders of my previous life into my skin would distract me. It didn’t..) And it’s so true, isn’t it- the music and the boy- that’s what matters ;-)

@Pinkcookie - Isn’t it funny how we often pair songs with people? I love the simplicity of this: My beautiful man has a matching beautiful song. How much longer will she have to wait? Until then, your music sustains me and my soul. She’s willing to wait, and I’m rooting for her.

@TinsleyWarren - I like the spin you put on this- that she’s healing herself by playing her own music (I let the music take me away. The notes seemed to heal me in ways I could never imagine. I felt lighter just by playing.) While the mood was sad but hopeful, this line made me laugh out loud:  I was an adult and those adult choices sucked. I think she’ll be just fine.

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Congratulations @midnightsun1901!

Thank you to @moonlit__girl for judging, and to everyone who participated.

See you next week.

week 36 fanficflashfic

Here's the prompt chosen by last week's winner, @moonlit__girl:

Remember to check the rules. 

Have your 100 - 200 words submitted by 12:01am Friday, October 4, US EDST.

We want anything and everything: poetry, prose, fanfic, OF. 

JUST GET WRITING!

Leave your entry as a comment - include your word count, and your twitter handle if you have one.

Probably good practice to reference any source material, too. 

FYI - entries that exceed (or are under) the word limits will not be considered by the judge.

Also, I've had a few questions lately regarding the submission of more than one entry. Yes, you may submit more than one flashfic. I'm going to say a maximum of two (2) entries though. Furthermore, they're not to be continuations, or related to each other in any way -- they need to be completely separate, stand alone entries. 

P.S. Don't forget to follow @fanficflashfic on twitter.

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week 35 winners

Here are @mylisssa's answers to the judgey questions:

1. What is the best piece of writing advice you’ve been given?

Don't write as if someone is looking over your shoulder judging you. 

2. The first and last books you fell in love with?

The first book I remember really getting lost in was Now That Andi's Gone by Karle Dickerson. I think I may have to order a new copy now that I'm thinking about it. The last book I fell in love with was Tully by Paullina Simons.

 

3. What's happening outside the nearest window?

Three birds are in the grass which is still wet from the sprinklers. Otherwise it's stillness and shadows from the trees. 

4. There's a rubber stamp mark on your hand. What does it say?

Just Breathe

5. Suppose you could travel to any place in time and history. When and
where are you going?

I automatically think of things in the past that I'd want to try and prevent, but if I couldn't change a thing, I'd just go to a field in the middle of nowhere in the spring.

I was amazed by all of the unique flashes. They are all so good. Thanks for writing!

@AnnaLund2011 - Oh, no! I know all about those pretty words with nothing to back them up. I love the way you opened and closed this.

@sandyquill - Second Place. I had so many ideas running through my head while reading this. When he started to use his knife, everything started to make sense. You captured these moments in such a way from this guy’s perspective that the whole thing sounds so normal.

@moonlit__girl - Honorable Mention-This is cute. I could feel the frustration throughout and clearly imagine the scene. The reactions were so realistic. By the end, I was smiling. Their adventure really has just begun.

@moonlit__girl - First Place. Beautiful. I loved the tone of this, the seamless flow, and the bell in her hand that she doesn’t ring.

@smalltownchicka - Third Place. These two have so much ahead of them. It hurt my heart with happy and worried feels to find out they have a baby on the way and that’s why they left. I’m so relieved they made it to his aunt’s house.

@Viridian6 - Wow! What a delusional plagiarist. This is likely how blind they are to their crimes. At least this one is giving in to truth of the accusation. Hopefully they learn something.

@Sherbert20111 - Loved! I was smiling so big by the time she said, “You look different with your clothes on.”

@TinsleyWarren - I loved the use of both prompts here and how they helped her determine that she was staying. There is so much hope in going from dreading something to taking charge of your own life.

@Pinkcookie - What a desperate situation they are in, and this is only a glimpse of it. This left me wanting to know what is going to happen next!

@CrackedFic - Edward feels so lost, but then there’s the companionship between these two, like a dim light in a dark tunnel, making it bearable.

@SerendipitousMC - This line is amazing: “I felt the loss that you can only know when you didn't try.” At least in the end, she was the one to try. I wonder what would have happened had he picked the other hand.

@jdifrans - This made me so sad. I just want to go back to that last box she’s packing and tell her, “No!”

@adriftinmyhead - Honorable Mention-I feel so much for her, being a mother, going, going, going, but inside, she’s empty.

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Congratulations, @moonlit__girl!

Thank you to @mylisssa for judging, and to everyone who participated.

See you all next week.

week 35 fanficflashfic

Here are the prompts chosen by last week's winner, @mylisssa.

You may use one or both to inspire your writing.

Remember to check the rules. 

Have your 100 - 200 words submitted by 12:01am Friday, September 27, US EDST.

We want anything and everything: poetry, prose, fanfic, OF. 

JUST GET WRITING!

Leave your entry as a comment - include your word count, and your twitter handle if you have one.

Probably good practice to reference any source material, too. 

FYI - entries that exceed (or are under) the word limits will not be considered by the judge.

Also, I've had a few questions lately regarding the submission of more than one entry. Yes, you may submit more than one flashfic. I'm going to say a maximum of two (2) entries though. Furthermore, they're not to be continuations, or related to each other in any way -- they need to be completely separate, stand alone entries. 

P.S. Don't forget to follow @fanficflashfic on twitter.

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