The 2003 Regular Monthly Challenges
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Write something short... a poem, a drabble, a snippet, a limerick... our theme is Summer BBQs. |
Include the Following Challenge:
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Use at least three of the four listed items in a story... an all-day sucker, hot dogs, water lilies and a full moon. |
Song Challenge:
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Write a fic based on, or inspired by, one of the two following songs. It does not need to include the lyrics. ONE TIN SOLDIER UNEASY RIDER |
Holidays, Birthdays, and Anniversaries Challenge:
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Write a story in keeping with one of this month's special occasions... Canada Day - July 1 |
AUs Challenge:
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Reality Bites - I just couldn't resist any longer. LOL Take your favourite reality or game show, (or the one you most despise) and plop your favourite fictional characters down into the middle of it. Maybe Blair pulls a "While You Were Out" fast one on Jim and redecorates the loft. Maybe Starsky & Hutch are a team in "The Amazing Race". Or Ezra Standish is starring in "The Bachelor", "Boy Meets Boy" or even "For Love or Money". There's plenty of reality shows to choose from... |
Beginnings Challenge:
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Write a fic starting with the following first sentence: "You have the right to remain silent." |
Shakespeare Challenge:
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Use the quote in some way, whether title, dialogue, theme, etc: "We that are true lovers run into strange capers; but as all is mortal in nature, so is all nature in love mortal in folly." |
Famous Quotations:
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"For it was not into my ear you whispered, but into my heart. It was not my lips you kissed, but my soul." |
Ripped From the Headlines Challenge:
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Use the following news item as a basis to build a fic around... Canada to Allow Same-Sex Marriage |
RANDOM CHALLENGES:
Moving Day -
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it's a big day. Are the boxes packed? Arrangements made? Your character is moving. Is it to a new city? A new apartment? Are they moving in with someone, or moving out? Will it be an ending or a new beginning? Or both? |
Hitchhikers -
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picture this... your character is driving alone down a deserted road, the rain is coming down in sheets, thunder rolls, lightning strikes, illuminating a hunched figure standing drenched and miserable by the side of the road, desperate for a ride... you know he's gotta stop and pick 'em up. Then what? |
Triangle Present -
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your character goes from famine to feast. After days/weeks/months/years of no serious relationships, out of the blue at least 2, possibly more, sincerely interested parties begin to woo them. |
August
REGULAR CHALLENGES:
Quickie Challenge:
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Write something short... a poem, a drabble, a snippet, a limerick... our theme is Sun Burn. |
Include the Following Challenge:
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Use at least three of the four listed items in a story... watermelon, champagne, a Purple Heart medal and a roller coaster. |
Song Challenge:
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Write a fic based on, or inspired by, one of the two following songs. It does not need to include the lyrics. SOMEBODY TO LOVE UNSTOPPABLE |
Holidays, Birthdays, and Anniversaries Challenge:
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Write a story in keeping with one of this month's special occasions... Respect For Parents Day - Aug 1 |
AUs Challenge:
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The Doublemint Challenge - take your favourite fandom character and give them an identical twin. Jim has a hard enough time with one... how would he handle two Blairs in his life. ;) So, it can be a soap opera clichéd evil twin, or a separated at birth and just recently found each other twin, or even a been inseparable all their lives twin... whatever works for your story. I figure if one Ezra is fun, two should be all that much better. ;) |
Beginnings Challenge:
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Write a fic starting with the following first sentence: "Hot enough for ya?" |
Shakespeare Challenge:
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Use the quote in some way, whether title, dialogue, theme, etc: "For thy sweet love remember'd such wealth brings |
Famous Quotations:
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"Friendship often ends in love; but love in friendship - never." |
Ripped From the Headlines Challenge:
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Use the following news item as a basis to build a fic around... Pointy High-Heels Give Vandal Away |
RANDOM CHALLENGES:
Hawaiian Holiday -
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time for a fun-filled, romantic vacation in paradise... at least it will start out that way. Where it goes from there is up to you. |
Family Time -
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One of the omissions often found in fandoms, especially the shorter-lived ones, is a lack of backstory or family history for some of our favourite characters. So...introduce us to a family member that we've never met before... a sibling, a parent or grandparent, an aunt, a cousin, maybe even a son or daughter they never knew they had. |
Beat the Heat -
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time for some innocent (or not-so-innocent) fun. How will your characters find a way to cool off? Super-soakers? Water balloons? Dunking in the pool? Cavorting in a fountain? Running under a sprinkler? Skinny-dipping under the moon? Ice cubes? Ice cream? You name it, they do it. ;) |
September
REGULAR CHALLENGES:
Quickie Challenge:
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Write something short... a poem, a drabble, a snippet, a limerick... our theme is Seduction. |
Include the Following Challenge:
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Use at least three of the four listed items in a story... a flashlight, honey, a sleeping bag and a snoring dog. |
Song Challenge:
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Write a fic based on, or inspired by, one of the two following songs. It does not need to include the lyrics. THANK YOU FOR LOVING ME BREATHE |
Holidays, Birthdays, and Anniversaries Challenge:
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Write a story in keeping with one of this month's special occasions... Labour Day - Sept 1 |
AUs Challenge:
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Vikings! - the first Europeans to discover and explore North America. Sailing the high seas. Pillaging. Plundering. Their dragon-headed ships, blood-red stripped sails and berserker warriors probably frightened even the bravest enemy. Long ago, they were a breed apart. Rewrite your favourite fandom into the age of Norse gods and folklore. |
Beginnings Challenge:
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Write a fic starting with the following first sentence: "Come hell or high water, I'm gonna make you love me." |
Shakespeare Challenge:
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Use the quote in some way, whether title, dialogue, theme, etc: "So long as men can breathe, or eyes can see, |
Famous Quotations:
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"The human heart feels things the eyes cannot see, and knows what the mind cannot understand." |
Ripped From the Headlines Challenge:
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Use the following news item as a basis to build a fic around... Blackout 2003 Leaves Millions in the Dark |
RANDOM CHALLENGES:
A Hard Habit to Break -
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"Your net worth to the world is usually determined by what remains after your bad habits are subtracted from your good ones." --Benjamen Franklin |
Oops -
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Your characters' relationship is publicly outed by one of them, either after being in an accident where they aren't thinking straight, or because they are drugged or drunk, intentionally or not. Extra points for exposure through a kiss or other intimate contact. ;) How will they deal with the fallout? |
Can't Fight This Feeling Anymore -
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For whatever reason, your character has been struggling with and suppressing their feelings for another. Now, suddenly, something's changed. What is it? How will their realisation change things? Or will it? |
October
REGULAR CHALLENGES:
Quickie Challenge:
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Write something short... a poem, a drabble, a snippet, a limerick... our theme is Haunted. |
Include the Following Challenge:
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Use at least three of the four listed items in a story... a newspaper, a fire, a spider-web and a Mother-in-Law. |
Song Challenge:
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Write a fic based on, or inspired by, one of the two following songs. It does not need to include the lyrics. LOVE IS ALL AROUND SUSPENDED IN TIME |
Holidays, Birthdays, and Anniversaries Challenge:
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Write a story in keeping with one of this month's special occasions... Toot Your Flute Day - Oct 4 |
AUs Challenge:
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Ghostbusters... Paranormal Investigation and Elimination... Ghosts-R-Us... whatever you want to call it. Your character(s) run a business that will take care of all your spectral needs... whether it be trapping and containing ghosts like the Ghostbusters, or providing spiritual counselling to help those troubled and lost souls to deal with their unresolved issues and find their way to the other side (and leave your house alone |
Beginnings Challenge:
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Write a fic starting with the following first sentence: "You're what?!" |
Shakespeare Challenge:
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Use the quote in some way, whether title, dialogue, theme, etc: "Eye of newt, and toe of frog, |
Famous Quotations:
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"Does it really matter what these affectionate people do-- so long as they don't do it in the streets and frighten the horses!" |
Ripped From the Headlines Challenge:
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Use the following news item as a basis to build a fic around... China Protests Over Tourist 'Orgy' |
RANDOM CHALLENGES:
Deathfics -
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some people hate 'em, some people love 'em... there's no denying they can be emotionally draining, heartfelt pieces. They can be unrelentingly sad and dark, or they can somehow manage to end, if not happily, at least with hope and looking to the future. So, if anytime is an appropriate time to propose a deathfic challenge, Halloween is it.... |
Baby It's Cold Outside -
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your character tries to seduce their would-be lover into staying the night, citing the weather or any other nasty outside elements to keep the other from leaving. |
That Ol' Black Magic -
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A spell has been cast.... A curse has been spat.... The stars have aligned just so, and the couple of your choice find they can't keep their hands off each other. Not at home. Not in public.... Let the fun begin. |
November
REGULAR CHALLENGES:
Quickie Challenge:
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Write something short... a poem, a drabble, a snippet, a limerick... our theme is Gratitude. |
Include the Following Challenge:
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Use at least three of the four listed items in a story... a library card, a photography studio, a sketchbook and a chrysanthemum. |
Song Challenge:
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Write a fic based on, or inspired by, one of the two following songs. It does not need to include the lyrics. LUCKY ONES IF I COULD TURN BACK TIME |
Holidays, Birthdays, and Anniversaries Challenge:
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Write a story in keeping with one of this month's special occasions... All Saint's Day - Nov 1 |
AUs Challenge:
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Extra! Extra! - Let's try moving our characters into the world of newspaper publishing. Editors, photographers, reporters, advice columnists, horoscopes... there's plenty of work to be had, interesting stories to be investigated... whether they're working for a hard-biting investigative paper, or a Weekly World News type tabloid, someone's got to get the stories on paper. |
Beginnings Challenge:
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Write a fic starting with the following first sentence: "What now?" |
Shakespeare Challenge:
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Use the quote in some way, whether title, dialogue, theme, etc: "Why then, can one desire too much of a good thing?" |
Famous Quotations:
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"Looking back, I have this to regret, that too often when I loved, I did not say so." |
Ripped From the Headlines Challenge:
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Use the following news item as a basis to build a fic around... Incidence of Workplace Violence Escalating |
RANDOM CHALLENGES:
Lookin' For Love in All the Wrong Places -
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For some reason, your character has never noticed the love right under their nose, and their partner has had enough. Tired of watching the one they love have their heart broken over and over again by people all wrong for them, the partner decides to take matters into their own hands and show your character what they've been missing. |
Night Terrors -
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but this time of a mundane, rather than supernatural type. A night stalker has come to call. A serial killer or rapist of some kind has begun terrorising the city, or neighbourhood where your character lives. Cop or not, how will they deal with the situation? Will they know the next victim? Or will they be the next victim? |
Are You My Mother? -
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this one's for Adoption Month. Your character is adopted. Maybe they knew, maybe they didn't, your call. Now, suddenly, they are approached by a birth parent they never met before, never knew. Why now? Does your character harbour curiosity? Resentment? Do they have room for this new family member in their life? Or would they rather have never met them? |
December
REGULAR CHALLENGES:
Quickie Challenge:
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Write something short... a poem, a drabble, a snippet, a limerick... our theme is Auld Lang Syne. |
Include the Following Challenge:
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Use at least three of the four listed items in a story... a chocolate Santa, a candy cane, ribbons and a bow. |
Song Challenge:
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Write a fic based on, or inspired by, one of the two following songs. It does not need to include the lyrics. LET IT SNOW! CHRISTMAS FOR COWBOYS |
Holidays, Birthdays, and Anniversaries Challenge:
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Write a story in keeping with one of this month's special occasions... World AIDS Day - Dec 1 |
AUs Challenge:
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Elf Explanatory - one of your characters is an honest-to-goodness elf (whether one of Santa's or a somewhat more elegant and folklore type) and must come clean to his or her friends, must somehow manage to convince them that it's the truth and not insanity. |
Beginnings Challenge:
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Write a fic starting with the following first sentence: "You have got to be kidding!" |
Shakespeare Challenge:
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Use the quote in some way, whether title, dialogue, theme, etc: "These words are razors to my wounded heart" |
Famous Quotations:
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"The great art of giving consists in this: the gift should cost very little and yet be greatly coveted, so that it may be the more highly appreciated." |
Ripped From the Headlines Challenge:
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Use the following news item as a basis to build a fic around... Thai Man Stuck With His German Husband - A Thai man who masqueraded as a woman to wed a German man has failed to get the marriage annulled, and now seems saddled with his husband. |
RANDOM CHALLENGES:
Believing is Seeing -
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Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus. The time has come for the true sceptic among your fandom's characters to learn (or re-learn) to believe in the spirit and the magic of Christmas, whether literally or figuratively. |
New Year's Resolutions -
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Carpe Diem. Your character has come to the realisation that life is short. He or she resolves to no longer waste precious time hiding their feelings from those they love. |
Strapped for Cash -
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Who among us hasn't felt that way at some point, especially around the holidays? So, your character of choice is in need of a quick buck, how will he or she go about getting their hands on it? Dramatic, comedic or outlandish... let us read your version. |
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