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rthstewart ([personal profile] rthstewart) wrote2021-01-30 02:31 pm

Three Sentence Ficathon 2021

We have now opened a new post, for new prompts! Please leave all new prompts there. You may continue to fill existing prompts here. If you didn't get a prompt filled here, feel free to post it on the new post!





Welcome to the Three Sentence Ficathon!
2 Feb. 2021 See important edit below regarding where to find unfilled prompts.


What is the 3 Sentence Ficathon?
This is an open exchange where you answer a prompt with a fic consisting of only three sentences. It's open to all fandoms and you can post and fill 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 happens after that?
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

I'm really overwhelmed by all the prompts and how much there is and how fast it goes. I can't read 1,000 prompts and fills. It's too much. 
I hear this a lot and it keeps a lot of people from participating.  The 3SF is big and it moves fast, especially at first. 
I get overwhelmed, too, and I'm hosting the thing. With 2020 and 2021 sucking so badly you don't want something that's supposed to be fun cause you anxiety.  I have a couple of suggestions for managing the 3SF volume. 
  • First, really, you don't have to read every prompt and fill on every page.  You can start at the last page of this and just go forward, or back a page or two.  It's fine.
  • You can come and go as time and energy allow, you don't have to participate the whole time, and it drops off quite a bit by mid-February.
  • Even after the 3SF and new prompting end, people fill prompts all year long.
  • You can fill an already filled prompt and you can can leave a prompt that's already been prompted before.  People do it all the time. 
Always make sure you're looking at top-level comments only, not threaded. That helps a lot. Your screen should look like this.




But shouldn't I read everything to see if someone already prompted the same prompt I want to leave if someone already filled it? 

No.  Prompt as many times as you want, as much as you want.  It doesn't matter if someone prompted the exact same prompt.  Go ahead and prompt again!

I left a prompt and no one filled it.  Can I prompt it again?
Absolutely!

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 be able to post and share it.  Feel free to cross-post this entry. If you create your own banners or icons, let me know and I'll share!
Please share the 3SF with your followers, friends, and any channels and comms you are active on.  I'll post on fandom calendar, Tumblr, and Twitter, but I don't have many connections in other spaces such as Discord.


How long will it go?

The 3SF closes to new prompts on February 28, 2021. The entry stays open permanently and people post fills all year long.

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 boils down to reader beware.  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.
Some posters do include warnings and spoiler tags in subject lines or include spoiler space, but they don't have to do so.

Why is 3SF split among several posts?  That seems confusing.
It is confusing and we always lose momentum once we have to move to a second post. The reason is because at 5,000 comments to a single post, DW installs a human test CAPTCHA, which is a pain for users.  So, once this entry gets to the upper 4,000 comments, I open a new post.  If you've been waiting until things slow down to participate, when we open a second post is often a good place to join.

If I have questions, what do I do?

I'm rthstewart everywhere, here, Twitter, Tumblr, gmail and AO3.

A special thank you to [personal profile] conuly  .
Last year, Conuly started logging all unfilled prompts.
This year's (2021) unfilled prompts are here.
Last year's (2020) unfilled prompts are here.
Conuly asks that you not reply, as they want to be able to edit and add more prompts to the list.
Conuly does this just because they are an awesome person but should you want to write them fic in thanks, you can find a birthday wish list here.

Here is the 3SF 2021 Friending Meme to show of your new DW account.

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

 






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alexseanchai: Katsuki Yuuri wearing a blue jacket and his glasses and holding a poodle, in front of the asexual pride flag with a rainbow heart inset. (Default)

Re: Final Fantasy VII Remake, Jessie

[personal profile] alexseanchai 2021-02-01 08:18 am (UTC)(link)
ouch
alexseanchai: Katsuki Yuuri wearing a blue jacket and his glasses and holding a poodle, in front of the asexual pride flag with a rainbow heart inset. (Default)

Re: In Her Element (Chronicles of Narnia; Susan)

[personal profile] alexseanchai 2021-02-01 08:18 am (UTC)(link)
yessss
alexseanchai: Katsuki Yuuri wearing a blue jacket and his glasses and holding a poodle, in front of the asexual pride flag with a rainbow heart inset. (Default)

Re: Sabrina The Teenage Witch, Sabrina, Hilda, Zelda, Salem

[personal profile] alexseanchai 2021-02-01 08:19 am (UTC)(link)
yes good
alexseanchai: Katsuki Yuuri wearing a blue jacket and his glasses and holding a poodle, in front of the asexual pride flag with a rainbow heart inset. (Default)

Re: Beru Whitesun, Rebel Spy

[personal profile] alexseanchai 2021-02-01 08:19 am (UTC)(link)
yes
alexseanchai: Katsuki Yuuri wearing a blue jacket and his glasses and holding a poodle, in front of the asexual pride flag with a rainbow heart inset. (Default)

Re: The Old Guard, Andy/Nile/Quynh

[personal profile] alexseanchai 2021-02-01 08:19 am (UTC)(link)
😻

(Anonymous) 2021-02-01 08:20 am (UTC)(link)
Ouch, painful! Hope those shirts weren't too nice.
vialethe: (Ophelia)

Re: [Hades] Blizzard

[personal profile] vialethe 2021-02-01 08:25 am (UTC)(link)
That's such a good interpretation for the prompt! I love the hint that Demeter is at least a little bit angry with Persephone, as well as Hades.
vialethe: (Narnia Group)

[personal profile] vialethe 2021-02-01 08:28 am (UTC)(link)
Narnia, Lucy & Edmund, never be so kind, you forget to be clever/never be so clever, you forget to be kind
vialethe: (Narnia Group)

[personal profile] vialethe 2021-02-01 08:29 am (UTC)(link)
Narnia, Susan & Peter, never be so polite, you forget your power/never wield such power, you forget to be polite
vialethe: (Lamia - Waterhouse)

[personal profile] vialethe 2021-02-01 08:29 am (UTC)(link)
Greek Mythology, Hades/Persephone, my barren land/I am ash from your fire
last_haven: (Default)

[personal profile] last_haven 2021-02-01 08:30 am (UTC)(link)
Ouch! Oh, Wakaba, honey, nooooooo

Great fill.
vialethe: (Lion in Winter)

One Prize I’d Cheat to Win

[personal profile] vialethe 2021-02-01 08:50 am (UTC)(link)
If there is one thing this author has discovered to be true, it is this: one must not discount the determination of a quiet girl, for they can be the fiercest of tigers once roused.

The words stare up at her from the page, firm, bold, accusatory; a challenge issued from alter-ego to self, Penelope thinks, drawing a fortifying breath as she watches the house across the street, waiting for him to emerge.

Once, she’d been content to remain hidden in the shadows, but that was before; before Colin had caught up her whole heart in his hands, all without knowing - now, if she’s to make him her man, she must be ready to step into the light.

Re: The secret garden - Mary & Colin & Dickon + flower crowns

(Anonymous) 2021-02-01 08:56 am (UTC)(link)
Oh, I love it!
vialethe: (River)

[personal profile] vialethe 2021-02-01 08:57 am (UTC)(link)
The Expanse, Avasarala &/ Amos, his favorite stripper

Re: The secret garden - Mary & Colin & Dickon + flower crowns - Let Your Dreams Run Free

(Anonymous) 2021-02-01 09:00 am (UTC)(link)
nice!
vialethe: (Narnia)

[personal profile] vialethe 2021-02-01 09:00 am (UTC)(link)
Narnia, Peter, I'm a festival, I'm a parade/and all the wine is all for me

Re: The secret garden - Mary + Selfishness - A Witch of the Moors

(Anonymous) 2021-02-01 09:01 am (UTC)(link)
perfect! I love female characters who are allowed to be difficult and discworlds concept of weaponiszed selfishness gives me life. Great work!!

(Anonymous) 2021-02-01 09:05 am (UTC)(link)
this is lovely!

Re: Fill

(Anonymous) 2021-02-01 09:06 am (UTC)(link)
I love it! you wrote the athmosphere in so little words feeling so real, and wow

Re: Rogue One, Jyn/Cassian

(Anonymous) 2021-02-01 09:09 am (UTC)(link)
this hurts, but it hurts so good

Re: Aubrey-Maturin, Killick, the perils of drinking the last of the good bottles

(Anonymous) 2021-02-01 09:11 am (UTC)(link)
The tone is perfect for the fandom, great work!
vialethe: (Susan)

[personal profile] vialethe 2021-02-01 09:11 am (UTC)(link)
Oh me too, for sure! I'm trying to space out all the Susan prompts I have lurking in my brain so I don't overwhelm the fest too much, but trust me, there are a lot.

Re: The Tide Will Turn

(Anonymous) 2021-02-01 09:12 am (UTC)(link)
this was great!! Elizabeth unflinching being herself is the best thing about the franchise (and there are many fun things about the movies but nothing is as fun as seeing her want the world and Get it).

(Anonymous) 2021-02-01 09:14 am (UTC)(link)
I literally said "Oh no baby" out loud, my poor girl.I want her to be able to write her own story but this is the only kind of story Ohtori offers and she is still stuck there.
This is perfect and this hurts, hurts so good.

(Anonymous) 2021-02-01 09:16 am (UTC)(link)
there for it!