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rthstewart ([personal profile] rthstewart) wrote2020-02-01 12:08 pm

Three Sentence Ficathon

THIS POST IS NOW CLOSED TO NEW PROMPTS. PLEASE POST NEW PROMPTS HERE.

You can go ahead and continue to respond to prompts and comment on them here but please don't post any new prompts .


Welcome to the Three Sentence Ficathon!

UPDATE 1 HERE- 2 Feb


UPDATE 2 HERE 6 Feb



What is the 3 Sentence Ficathon?
T
his 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 can start 3SF by posting 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."

Open ended and anthropomorphic fills are popular too, such as:

Any, Any, "I don't like sand."

or

Earth geography, sand, "I don't like humans very much, either."

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 generally fail at creating banners and embed codes but if you create one and make it really idiot-proof, I might manage it. Or we can just cross-post. If you create one, I'll try to post it and everyone can use it.

How long will it go?

Until February 29, 2020. But the entry stays open permanently.

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 and archive warnings, triggers, pairings, ratings, tags, and squick?
I thought a lot about this. It wasn't an issue the last 3 times I ran this. In my experience, this typically gets too big, moves too fast, and the stories are too short for content warnings and ratings to even apply. It is too big for me to moderate in this way. You should assume spoilers are fair game and that the initial poster and the responder have opted to use no content warnings or tags. This means AO3 content warnings for dubcon, violence, canon character death, underage, etc. COULD be present.  I've found personally that I can skim and scroll 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. In this format, the obligation is on you, the reader, to protect yourself from triggering content.


Here, have some icons and banners and let me know if you've created your own!





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the incomparable [personal profile] alexseanchai  made these gorgeous banners

lirazel: An outdoor scene from the film Picnic at Hanging Rock (Default)

[personal profile] lirazel 2020-02-05 05:13 pm (UTC)(link)
Man from UNCLE (2015), Illya, Gabby, Napoleon, clothes shopping
mad_madam_m: Mad Madam Mim as a dragon (Default)

It Doesn't Have to Match

[personal profile] mad_madam_m 2020-02-08 08:50 pm (UTC)(link)
"Cowboy, I have told you a dozen times, that tie does not suit that vest."

"Peril, do you really think I don't know how to put together a suit? This tie is fine; it's your belt that's a travesty."

Gabby slipped away from them and grabbed the first clerk she saw. "Hi, excuse me. Do you happen to know if there's a liquor store nearby?"

The woman drew back, blinked. "A liquor store?"

Gabby nodded back to Illya and Solo, who were still on about the tie. "Trust me. If you want them out of here in the next hour, we're going to need some vodka."

Behind her, Illya started swearing in Russian.

Gabby forced a smile to her face. "Make that a lot of vodka."
kalira: cartoon representation of Kalira (pale skin, long brown hair, fangy smile, with thumb and two fingers raised), wearing a black tank top and cardigan, on a galaxy in ace flag stripes/colours (Default)

Re: It Doesn't Have to Match

[personal profile] kalira 2020-02-08 08:53 pm (UTC)(link)
*laughs* Oh no, poor Gabby; poor clerk. XD Of course they won't be out of here for hours, they have Fashion Opinions to discuss!
mad_madam_m: Mad Madam Mim as a dragon (Default)

Re: It Doesn't Have to Match

[personal profile] mad_madam_m 2020-02-08 09:00 pm (UTC)(link)
Gabby's got to start carrying vodka in her purse if she's going shopping for clothes with these two. It's a medicinal necessity.
kalira: cartoon representation of Kalira (pale skin, long brown hair, fangy smile, with thumb and two fingers raised), wearing a black tank top and cardigan, on a galaxy in ace flag stripes/colours (Default)

Re: It Doesn't Have to Match

[personal profile] kalira 2020-02-08 09:12 pm (UTC)(link)
Really it's just best for everyone. Be prepared, Gabby!
lirazel: An outdoor scene from the film Picnic at Hanging Rock (Default)

Re: It Doesn't Have to Match

[personal profile] lirazel 2020-02-09 06:58 pm (UTC)(link)
Poor Gabby! I would watch an entire show about Illya and Napoleon arguing about fashion. Thank you!
mad_madam_m: Mad Madam Mim as a dragon (Default)

Re: It Doesn't Have to Match

[personal profile] mad_madam_m 2020-02-09 08:20 pm (UTC)(link)
Thank you so much! :-D (And God, same; they crack me UP.)