| The 8th Annual 'A Picture is Worth a 1000 Words' Challenge: Year Number Ate
So, It's Like This...
The challenge goes as follows: each participant is assigned a picture that will serve as the inspiration for a story (how you define "inspiration" is up to you). The catch is that each story must be exactly one thousand words in length, no more, no less - and trust me, it's not as easy as it sounds!
Everyone gets one picture to start. It's called a challenge for a reason, so you may need to get creative. Just remember, especially this year: the picture itself need only serve as inspiration, not necessarily be a literal part of the story.
If the muse strikes, you may write more than one story based on your picture, but each must be a completely separate story of one thousand words. (In other words, your entry/entries can be part of series only only if each story can stand on its own.)
Once you have written at least one story for your first picture, you may request a second picture, but again, each picture should equal at least one free-standing story of exactly one thousand words.
Any fandom, pairing, rating or genre (including real person and original fic) is welcome. Stories won't be due until February 28, 2010, which means two full months to write! Woot! :D
The Twist
Every year I add a theme to the challenge. This year, the theme is FOOD! Each participant will be assigned a picture that contains/focuses on some form of foodstuffs.
Again, this need only serve as inspiration. Stories do not need to be about the foodstuff. For example, a picture of coffee could inspire a story of two characters at the breakfast table, in a coffee shop, near a coffee plantation in Columbia, eating a coffee gelato in Italy... you get the idea.
Sign Me Up!
Ready to play?
Comment here no later than Tuesday, December 29, 2009. I will post assignments here in the comm on January 1, 2010, so you'll probably want to friend the community, if you haven't already.
Feel free to spread the word wherever you want. The more, the merrier, and everyone, in all fandoms, is welcome to play! Tell your friends, pimp at will, etc.
If you have any further questions, please don't comment here. Send me a private message or email me at slodwick@livejournal.com instead. Thanks!
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