Works of Fiction
Challenges
CRITERIA: Pulse Pounding Short Story Challenge (June 2024)
WORD COUNT: 2,000 words or less
WRITING PROMPT: Write Narrative.
-Sentences must be under nine words.
-First sentence must contain action.
Notes:
CRITERIA: Short Story Writing Challenge (May 2024)
WORD COUNT: 5,000 words or less
WRITING PROMPT: Write Narrative POV
-Any Genre
-This needs to tie in to the official theme of racing.
Notes:
CRITERIA: Deep POV Challenge (March 2024)
WORD COUNT: 1,000 words or less
WRITING PROMPT: Write POV from the mind of a thief.
-This can be an abstract POV.
-This must be told in First Person POV
Notes:
CRITERIA: Legendary Character Building (February 2024)
WORD COUNT: 1,000 words or less
Create Strong Character
Create Your First Obstacle - Sense of Growth
Create Major Obstacle - To demonstrate that Growth
Is the Scale Larger?
How does the approach differ?
What is the point of the story?
Show how the main character improved.
Notes:
CRITERIA: Strong Start Challenge (January 2024)
WORD COUNT: 1,000 words or less
OBJECT: Worn Ballet Shoes
PLACE: Man made lake that flooded an entire town which is still submerged and contains the graveyard of victims
VERB: Flambé
Plot Twist 1: Betrayal (Person/Object)
Plot Twist 2: Something/Someone thought lost, gone, or dead reappears.
Notes: Include foreshadowing