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rthstewart ([personal profile] rthstewart) wrote2015-02-04 11:09 am

Three Sentence Ficathon

The 2015 Three Sentence Ficathon is now CLOSED, with over 4,100 prompts, fills, and comments.  It's been a great exchange and thank you so much for the whacky crackfic, the moving short fic, and the amazing cross-overs.  You all are great.  I won't freeze this -- go ahead and continue to fill any prompts that interest you and comment on fills made.  I just ask that there not be any more NEW prompts. 

We'll be back next year.  Check out the friending meme and friend away and if you post your works on AO3, be sure to use the 3 sentence ficathon tags.

Thank you again, so much!


It's been 2 years, so why not?!!
 



 

Caramelsilver ran one in December on Live Journal but I was too busy to play.  There are lots of outstanding prompts over there, so do go and check it out!!  Here's the link!  I did one in early spring 2 years ago here on Dreamwidth, and with Yuletide, Fandomstocking, and Festivids over, I thought I'd run a new one!!  Thanks so much  to [personal profile] snacky and Saoirse7 for the nudge and to [personal profile] st_aurafina for making the swell banner and icon!

What is the 3 Sentence Ficathon?
This is a challenge where you answer a prompt with a fic consisting of only three sentences. It's open to all fandoms and you can post and answer as many prompts as you like, as many times as you want.

What do I do first?
You post prompts!  When posting a prompt please format it this way:

fandom, character(s), prompt word/sentence.

Only one prompt per comment please.

What else?
You answer other posters' prompts in three sentences (or more if you can't stop yourself) and fill as many prompts as you want, as many times as you wish.  If you see that a prompt you loved has already been filled, go ahead and fill it again!  Multiple fills of the same prompt allowed and even encouraged!

But I'm not a member of Dreamwidth
No problem.  You can comment anonymously or through open ID

Can anyone play?
Yes!  Please signal boost this to your flist, followers, and any other places you frequent.  Come one, come all! 
I'm cross-posting to LJ but we will keep all prompts and fills here, so they are in one awesome place (and with less spam).  Please, post this anywhere and everywhere.  The more people who come and play, the better!

[And I'll try to put an embed code in so you can spread the word.  I've tried multiple times and failed so far
[personal profile] snacky  !


 

How long will it go? 
I'm closing it on Sunday, March 8, 2015.   (Last time, we reached 5,000 comments and I had to start a new one before the ficathon concluded.  If that happens, I'll start a new post).

Are there any rules about cross-posting?
Nope, you can post wherever you want, whenever you want.  A lot of folks collected their responses together and posted them on AO3 under the 3 sentence fiction tag.  3SFs are a terrific prompt for remixes.


Gosh, there are some cool people over here.  How do I introduce myself?
Through the friending meme right here.



And here, have some icons!

 









Edited, updated 4 Feb 2015 11 PM ET
Edited, updated 21 Feb 2015 10:30 ET to add link to friending meme
Edited, updated 9 March 2015 9:06 EDT to close the 3SF for 2015




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[personal profile] cofax7 2015-02-08 06:01 am (UTC)(link)
This wasn't what Hermione had expected, and she knows better to blame herself--she can hear Ron in her mind now, scoffing at her for the thought--but she, more than anyone in the Wizarding World, had known enough to worry about it; after all, she'd grown up watching Star Trek hadn't she?

But she hadn't ever considered the possibility of alien invasion, it just hadn't ever come up, and so there were no plans, no contingencies, just running and hiding and fighting and dying--so much dying--and she isn't young anymore, the scratches and bruises and wrenched knees and dislocated shoulders don't heal up the way they used to when she was young and everyone had enough to eat and there were such things as healing spells and antibiotics.

Harry jostles her shoulder and she starts awake, nearly dropping the small cup of god-knows-what he's scrounged up, and okay so it's horrible and they're hiding in the caves below Hogwarts where they'd both nearly died multiple times, and nearly everyone she's ever known is dead--and she's just so grateful she's not alone, and she puts her head down on his shoulder and closes her eyes, just for a moment.
Edited 2015-02-08 06:37 (UTC)
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[identity profile] harmony-lover.livejournal.com 2015-02-08 03:44 pm (UTC)(link)
This is AMAZING. I never would have thought to put Harmony together with alien invasion, and it's just so sad and heart-wrenching, but wonderful at the same time. And even with all the Harmony loveliness, I adore the reference to Ron - it makes it feel like he is still with them, which is as it should be. Thank you! :)
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[personal profile] rebecca_selene 2015-02-09 03:13 pm (UTC)(link)
So powerful. I love the idea of alien invasion, even though it's horrible for them. They can't get a break from war, can they?
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[personal profile] sidonie 2015-02-10 04:08 am (UTC)(link)
Ooh, really interesting AU, and you pulled it off brilliantly.