Stories Inspired by OTHER Groups |
Post Reply | Page 12> |
Author | |
LRS
NYC Midnight Groupie Joined: 15 May 2021 Location: Roanoke, VA Status: Offline Points: 259 |
Post Options
Thanks(0)
Posted: 19 May 2021 at 7:02am |
Anyone else interested in practicing by writing & posting some stories based on the assignments of groups other than their own, just for fun while we wait for R1 results? I'm in G34, but I recently wrote stories for two different groups after seeing their assignments (mostly to practice with the unfamiliar genre). My ghost story practice: https://independencegray.com/2021/05/18/get-home-now-or-youre-dead/ My comedy practice: https://independencegray.com/2021/05/19/seems-so-organic/
|
|
ladyofcats
NYC Midnight Groupie Joined: 14 May 2021 Status: Offline Points: 131 |
Post Options
Thanks(0)
|
I'm interested, this sounds like fun! I'm only briefly procrastinating from work at moment, but will have a read of yours and add in my own very soon :)
Would anyone have a handy list of all the prompts in one place?
Edited by ladyofcats - 19 May 2021 at 7:24am |
|
BethanyDawn
NYC Midnight Addict Joined: 12 Jul 2019 Location: Texas Status: Offline Points: 840 |
Post Options
Thanks(1)
|
Your ghost story one is great! Well done!
|
|
jennifer.quail
NYC Midnight Black Belt Joined: 07 Feb 2018 Status: Offline Points: 7931 |
Post Options
Thanks(1)
|
I'm like 'They got 'grooming a horse?' But I haven't tried writing it yet!
|
|
LRS
NYC Midnight Groupie Joined: 15 May 2021 Location: Roanoke, VA Status: Offline Points: 259 |
Post Options
Thanks(0)
|
Just the master list posts in the Microfiction 100 Review forum.
|
|
ladyofcats
NYC Midnight Groupie Joined: 14 May 2021 Status: Offline Points: 131 |
Post Options
Thanks(5)
|
Turns out writing good stories is a lot harder than writing bad stories... Here's a combined list of all the groups though for anyone that wants to try a different prompt :) I sorted by genre here. Action and/or Adventure 6 - Action and/or Adventure / Opening a door / separate 21 - Action and/or Adventure / Punching / scale 29 - Action and/or Adventure / hanging laundry / start 34 - Action and/or Adventure / Pulling an all-nighter / south 42 - Action and/or Adventure / Listening to music / crawl 50 - Action and/or Adventure / Smoking a pipe / mend 55 - Action and/or Adventure / Chewing / avoid 60 - Action and/or Adventure / Sharpening a knife / center 102 - Action and/or Adventure / Measuring something / Import 108 - Action and/or Adventure / Eating cake / Distance Comedy 1 - Comedy / Making a list / claim 3 - Comedy / Chopping a vegetable / hyper 10 - Comedy / Applying for a job / ground 17 - Comedy / Breaking a record / delicate 63 - Comedy / Getting pushed into water / delight 82 - Comedy / Giving a compliment / Range 89 - Comedy / Waiting / Automatic 92 - Comedy / Turning up the volume / Patch 104 - Comedy / Window shopping / Burn 105 - Comedy / Flying in an airplane / Bind Drama 20 - Drama / Going up an escalator / dissolve 28 - Drama / Losing a bet / delete 30 - Drama / Smiling / cinema 31 - Drama / Racing / union 32 - Drama / Smoothing out a wrinkle / amber 54 - Drama / Bumping into someone / version 68 - Drama / Eating steak / frequent 71 - Drama / Playing a musical instrument / friendly 72 - Drama / Hiding money / gate 98 - Drama / Wrestling / Neutral Fairy Tale and/or Fantasy 18 - Fairy Tale and/or Fantasy / Clenching a fist / judge 23 - Fairy Tale and/or Fantasy / Picking berries / lean 27 - Fairy Tale and/or Fantasy / Delivering food / pose 36 - Fairy Tale and/or Fantasy / Squatting / pile 38 - Fairy Tale and/or Fantasy / Memorizing / ambush 51 - Fairy Tale and/or Fantasy / Putting on jewelry / tame 57 - Fairy Tale and/or Fantasy / Getting stung by a bee / moon 84 - Fairy Tale and/or Fantasy / Grooming a horse / Whole 96 - Fairy Tale and/or Fantasy / Changing an outfit / Glide 110 - Fairy Tale and/or Fantasy / Losing balance / Still Ghost Story 12 - Ghost Story / Singing / shy 14 - Ghost Story / Unlocking something / ideal 19 - Ghost Story / Tapping a foot / froze 39 - Ghost Story / Braiding hair / reach 48 - Ghost Story / Picking flowers / pinch 59 - Ghost Story / Skipping a stone / ticket 61 - Ghost Story / Being late for dinner / exhaust 67 - Ghost Story / Sweeping a floor / undone 74 - Ghost Story / Making a donation / Vent 90 - Ghost Story / Sighing / Patient Historical Fiction 7 - Historical Fiction / Getting out of bed / cost 13 - Historical Fiction / Folding clothes / rose 25 - Historical Fiction / Running out of fuel / raid 33 - Historical Fiction / Bidding on an item at an auction / strong 37 - Historical Fiction / Painting a house / loan 41 - Historical Fiction / Putting salt on something / ounce 45 - Historical Fiction / Closing a window / buckle 70 - Historical Fiction / Kicking something / little 76 - Historical Fiction / Wiggling toes / Waste 80 - Historical Fiction / Opening a can of food / Green Horror 47 - Horror / Using a credit card / sweat 56 - Horror / Looking at the stars / digital 66 - Horror / Shuffling cards / wind 69 - Horror / Shaving a beard / filter 73 - Horror / Planning a wedding / Provide 75 - Horror / Blowing out a candle / North 83 - Horror / Relaxing / Hundred 86 - Horror / Hiking a mountain / Heat 88 - Horror / Proposing marriage / Giant 103 - Horror / Using a flashlight / Ability Romance 4 - Romance / Cleaning a room / candid 8 - Romance / Riding a train / simple 49 - Romance / Taking advice / mask 78 - Romance / Making an apology / Vivid 93 - Romance / Asking for help / Chief 94 - Romance / Cooking / Rank 99 - Romance / Waking up / Brittle 100 - Romance / Crossing a bridge / Phase 101 - Romance / Tying shoelaces / Deal 106 - Romance / Jumping / Cell Romantic Comedy 9 - Romantic Comedy / Putting on a hat / amount 22 - Romantic Comedy / Eating candy / accurate 24 - Romantic Comedy / Adopting a pet / snap 40 - Romantic Comedy / Hanging up a jacket / commute 44 - Romantic Comedy / Putting on a seatbelt / party 52 - Romantic Comedy / Going through a car wash / teach 85 - Romantic Comedy / Crumpling up paper / Steady 91 - Romantic Comedy / Getting an xray / Bask 97 - Romantic Comedy / Improvising / Comfort 107 - Romantic Comedy / Honking a horn / Restrict SciFi 2 - SciFi / Throwing a ball / scenic 5 - SciFi / Turning on a light / emerge 15 - SciFi / Ordering pizza / count 16 - SciFi / Watching television / smooth 26 - SciFi / Jogging / spill 43 - SciFi / Seeing a rainbow / micro 53 - SciFi / Blushing / churn 58 - SciFi / Tanning / motion 64 - SciFi / Whale watching / fault 79 - SciFi / Paying an overdue bill / Bottom Suspense and/or Thriller 11 - Suspense and/or Thriller / Sprinting / beyond 35 - Suspense and/or Thriller / Answering a phone / prove 46 - Suspense and/or Thriller / Driving through a red light / diet 62 - Suspense and/or Thriller / Treading water / trick 65 - Suspense and/or Thriller / Trespassing / prepare 77 - Suspense and/or Thriller / Playing tennis / Zip 81 - Suspense and/or Thriller / Breaking a promise / Hammer 87 - Suspense and/or Thriller / Tiptoeing / Carry 95 - Suspense and/or Thriller / Screaming / Aerial 109 - Suspense and/or Thriller / Grinning / Inform ----- R1G29: Cohabitant
Edited by ladyofcats - 20 May 2021 at 12:50pm |
|
wisemel
NYC Midnight Black Belt Joined: 21 Jan 2021 Location: Nova Scotia Status: Offline Points: 2442 |
Post Options
Thanks(1)
|
This is amazing!! Thanks so much for sharing. I was planning to go through and grab the prompts, so I'm happy I stopped here first. You saved me so much time!
|
|
ladyofcats
NYC Midnight Groupie Joined: 14 May 2021 Status: Offline Points: 131 |
Post Options
Thanks(0)
|
Glad it came in handy, thankyou! Here's my attempt at what may or may not count as a Romantic Comedy: 85 - Romantic Comedy / Crumpling up paper / Steady Dymo Love It was his own fault, really. He'd thought the label-maker
would be fun - she loved categorisation. Hands unsteady, he’d embossed his love
into every ‘click’. If only he hadn’t lost his place. Distracted by her
enquiring smile, he’d missed a letter. They had their labels now alright - her a jilter, him a hot
mess. A crumpled page of unspoken vows discovered outside the church. Now, he
stared blurrily at the faded black tape stuck on the fridge, raised letters
still visible in bone-white. "WILL YOU MARR ME?" And her response aligned neatly below, "OF
COURSE." --- R1 G29 Cohabitant |
|
LRS
NYC Midnight Groupie Joined: 15 May 2021 Location: Roanoke, VA Status: Offline Points: 259 |
Post Options
Thanks(0)
|
Oh, good for you! "Romantic comedy" is a genre that scares me. I need to practice with it...I don't even like to watch romcom movies...so this should be interesting. I like the idea behind this one you did, but I'm not sure if it's romcom or dark comedy?! I need to read up on romcom conventions...In my head it's more a comedy of errors that comes together for the protag in the end...but I'm not basing that on anything except film-watching I've been forced to do. ;) |
|
ladyofcats
NYC Midnight Groupie Joined: 14 May 2021 Status: Offline Points: 131 |
Post Options
Thanks(1)
|
Thanks for reading! You're probably right - the NYCM genre description says romcom is typically light and funny, and I think I would expect it to have a happy ending. Still if this comes across as any type of comedy I'm happy
|
|
Post Reply | Page 12> |
Tweet |
Forum Jump | Forum Permissions You cannot post new topics in this forum You cannot reply to topics in this forum You cannot delete your posts in this forum You cannot edit your posts in this forum You cannot create polls in this forum You cannot vote in polls in this forum |