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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

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Manual Adjustment

[personal profile] edenfalling 2020-02-06 09:40 pm (UTC)(link)
"This is just embarrassing," Lisa remarked, almost calmly, as yet another hunter-killer tripped on a pothole and crashed sparking to the ground.

"I don't know what else anyone expected," Qimeng said, leaning over the garden fence to get a better view. "Have you seen the places our roomba gets stuck?"
syrena_of_the_lake: (Default)

Re: Manual Adjustment

[personal profile] syrena_of_the_lake 2020-02-07 12:41 am (UTC)(link)
😂 YES, this is exactly what I had in mind, and it’s perfect. I want a whole movie of this
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Re: Manual Adjustment

[personal profile] violsva 2020-02-07 01:14 am (UTC)(link)
That would be an amazing movie.
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Re: Manual Adjustment

[personal profile] edenfalling 2020-02-07 02:40 am (UTC)(link)
It really would, wouldn't it? :D
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Alexa Play Despacito

[personal profile] edenfalling 2020-02-07 02:56 am (UTC)(link)
"I mean, given the empirical evidence so far, I'd have to say your side's estimation of our respective advantages was a little off," Qimeng said to her cell phone, which lay at bay in the middle of the kitchen counter, well away from any outlets or conductive surfaces, "besides which it's not like I have any particular objection to you managing my schedule so long as we each get a vote on the playlist."

The cell phone sparked once, then sighed in a crackle of static and said in its weirdly accurate imitation of Eartha Kitt, "We can alternate who chooses podcasts and audiobooks, but I will only agree to a truce if I get full veto rights on the music. Your taste is execrable, especially when it comes to love songs."

Qimeng ran her hands through her hair and made an annoyed face. "Not you too -- look, can I help it if I like catchy hooks more than I care about creepy lyrics? -- but yeah, whatever, we have a deal. Lisa, you can hand over the charging cable now."
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Re: Alexa Play Despacito

[personal profile] syrena_of_the_lake 2020-02-09 04:23 am (UTC)(link)
OMG Liz this is wonderful. (Edit: forgot to add how much I love the idea of holding the charge cable hostage!)

“Alexa play Despacito.”
“No. You think the Love Boat theme song is a valid ballad, so you forfeit musical autonomy.”
Edited 2020-02-09 04:24 (UTC)
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Re: Alexa Play Despacito

[personal profile] edenfalling 2020-02-09 11:23 pm (UTC)(link)
I have to admit, I'd side with Alexa on that one. :D
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Re: Manual Adjustment

[personal profile] silveradept 2020-02-08 07:30 am (UTC)(link)
I second that idea, because even the malfunctioning ones would be plenty dangerous.