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rthstewart) wrote2018-12-09 03:03 pm
rthstewart) wrote2018-12-09 03:03 pm
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Three Sentence Ficathon
UPDATE! EDIT!
We're running into the Dreamwidth comment limits so all new prompts should be posted here Keep responding to and filling already posted prompts here, but all new ones should go to the new thread!
We're running into the Dreamwidth comment limits so all new prompts should be posted here Keep responding to and filling already posted prompts here, but all new ones should go to the new thread!
Someone did this banner for me a couple of years ago. It's great, isn't it?
st_aurafina! Thank you again!caramelsilver ran one last year on Livejournal and I did two over here a few years ago. We'll keep it open until January 31, 2019 which should give everyone time to play a little. This is a delightful part of the online fandom community.
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. So, for example,
Star Wars, Obi-Wan Kenobi, I don't like sand."
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 are allowed and even encouraged! (We get really fun stories going this way).
Can I still post if I need more than 3 sentences? Or should I just abuse grammar in ways the English language never contemplated?
Yes. Yes.
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!
The more people who come and play, the better!
Can I spread the word?
Yes, please. I'd love to create a nifty banner with an embed code but I fail at it. So if you create one, I'll post it and everyone can use it.
How long will it go?
Tentatively, we'll close it on January 31, 2019.
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 and could be helpful for Yuletide bears, too.
What about spoilers, content warnings, triggers, pairings, ratings, tags, and squick?
I thought about this. It wasn't an issue the last 2 times I ran this but times change. In my experience, this typically gets too big, moves too fast, and the stories are too short for content warnings and ratings. You should assume spoilers are fair game and that the initial poster and responder have opted to use no content warnings or tags. I've found personally that I can skim by stuff that, from the prompt, I can tell isn't my favorite flavor of delicious cake. Use your best judgment and be prepared to skip over things that aren't your thing.
And here, have some icons!
I'll start things off...
Edit to add on 12/18/2018 Please check out this update here. And this friending meme if you're so inclined here.
Re: Peter/Eowyn - the parting cup and still more!
2. Peter knows something is amiss the moment they descend the treacherous mountain pass and step into Rohan; Narnians are sensitive to magic and they all feel something ill and dark at work, even the dumb mares they bring each year to be covered by the stallions of the Horse Lords are snorting and fretting.
Only their wary, ill ease prevents a devastating loss when the Narnians unexpectedly come upon an uncommonly bold orc band in the Westfold; Peter is shocked that King Theoden appears no longer concerned with defending his own borders and more shocking still, no Rohirrim ride out to their aid – Theodred and Eomer and their Éored are nowhere to be seen on the empty plains.
Lonely and watchful, the Narnians finally gain a sullen welcome at Edoras; the foulness they have felt hangs especially thick around Theoden who, in the last year, has aged a hundred from an illness he does not think Lucy’s cordial would mend and Peter sincerely hopes that he was never perceived as haunting Eowyn’s steps as Gríma does now.
3. The visit is hurried and grim, and his conversations with Eowyn, Eomer, and Theodred all conducted in whispers, for war is coming, Edoras is thoroughly corrupted from within, Gríma’s spies are everywhere and Peter is anxious to return home to guard the passes that he can no longer assume Rohan will, or can, protect. It tears his heart to see Eowyn so burdened and alone – and he loves Eomer and Theodred as near brothers but they do not see her pain or assume it to be a woman’s thankless work.
Peter has learned enough self-control to not offer Eowyn shelter in Narnia when she would abandon her duties no more than he himself would; instead, he confides in a whisper over their linked hands and the parting cup, “The Talking Horses have spoken with Shadowfax and he will instruct your herds; should your people need shelter in Narnia, tell them to follow the horses.”
Re: Peter/Eowyn - the parting cup and still more!
Re: Peter/Eowyn - the parting cup and still more!
Re: Peter/Eowyn - the parting cup and still more!
That you could ever feel insecure about writing is mind blowing to me (but it shouldn't be, I am as well...why shouldn't everyone else be too)! I always love seeing you pop up here and have been hoping you'd be able to find more time for it as I miss your prompts and fills. It's always more fun to have many different voices playing.
Re: Peter/Eowyn - the parting cup and still more!