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rthstewart) wrote2015-02-04 11:09 am
rthstewart) wrote2015-02-04 11:09 am
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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 tosnacky and Saoirse7 for the nudge and to 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:
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
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
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
snacky and Saoirse7 for the nudge and to 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
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
Re: wings but no feet, cont.
"We have some artifacts in the back that might prove useful," he continued, ignoring the stares of the tourists and schoolchildren, "some very unusual artifacts that were housed with the Museum's collection back during the war - some friends of mine had them packed away in their ballroom next to an ichthyosaur," the Professor continued blithely.
They hurried through a few high-security doors hidden behind dioramas choked with vines, Sherlock flapping his wings for balance all the while, and suddenly Joan found herself staring at a jumble of crates mysteriously labeled 0-8-4.
(MUAHAHA)
Re: wings but no feet, cont.
Re: wings but no feet, cont.
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Sherlock clambored from crate to crate, his frustration clearly mounting when they uniformly failed to yield to his prying claws. "So, what's inside all these?" asked Joan, eyeing one with a ugly scorch mark on the side - and was that a swastika beneath that burn?
"No idea," said Professor Scrubb cheerfully, "but I expect Mr. Holmes will find what we're looking for if he just stops thinking about it so hard - magic calls to like magic, you know, just as birds of a feather."
Sherlock's head snapped around, and he actually hissed, his eyes whirling an angry red. The Professor dismissed his ire with a shrug. "Really, there aren't many idioms about dragons, you know, no insult intended."
He had completely missed the point, Joan knew - Sherlock couldn't care less about feathers vs. scales, except as a taxonomic oddity, but the mention of magic surely had the detective on edge, and the very idea of not thinking so hard... Needless to say, it was a good thing that whatever-he-was couldn't breathe fire... oh. So much for that.
"Ooh, excellent!" cried the Professor, clapping his hands. "Good, steady heat - but, er, flames might not be the best idea in here. I have it on good authority that some of these artifacts are a bit sensitive."
Re: wings but no feet, cont.
This is great!. I love their interaction! Sherlock hissing (oh yes, it's clear now that that man has had his dragonish side all along!), Eustace completely missing the point (good old Eustace, Oblivious Man of Science) Joan knowing exactly what the problem was - that is, what was the problem, before this new one emerged! Love it! :D
Re: wings but no feet, cont.
Re: wings but no feet, cont.