Short fiction is tough. At least it is for me.
I wish I could work on some writing, but it just isn't in the cards right now.
It's called a blaster, Will, a word that tends to discourage experimentation. Now, if it were called the Orgasmater, I'd be the first to try your basic button press approach.
Xander ,'Get It Done'
The Great Write Way, Act Three: Where's the gun?
A place for Buffistas to discuss, beta and otherwise deal and dish on their non-fan fiction projects.
Gudanov - Apr 22, 2015 10:01:10 am PDT #6202 of 6720
Coding and Sleeping
Wolfram - Apr 22, 2015 10:35:37 am PDT #6203 of 6720
Visilurking
I like short fiction, but that's because I'm lazy and put off writing anything substantial.
I miss the prompts and drabbles we used to do here.
Amy - Apr 22, 2015 11:11:52 am PDT #6204 of 6720
Because books.
We tried them again and no one came.
SailAweigh - Apr 22, 2015 11:27:43 am PDT #6205 of 6720
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb
I know. I miss having prompts. Maybe if we called it flash fic, instead, with a 500 word limit? Or, post a bunch of prompts all at once and peck away at them over a month or so? It was a lot of fun when we had a lot of people doing it on a weekly basis, but I think a lot of those folks have either dropped off the board or quit writing.
Connie Neil - Apr 22, 2015 11:30:37 am PDT #6206 of 6720
brillig
I'm still here, still writing (praise be), but I do think a lot of the audience/participants are elsewhere.
-t - Apr 22, 2015 11:32:50 am PDT #6207 of 6720
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
I just don't have the time or energy for drabbling. Wish I did, that was fun.
Wolfram - Apr 22, 2015 12:13:00 pm PDT #6208 of 6720
Visilurking
Maybe if we called it flash fic, instead, with a 500 word limit? Or, post a bunch of prompts all at once and peck away at them over a month or so?
Or some combination where some prompts are reserved for drabble and others for flash fic.
I would participate. Selfishly. Writing in front of this talented group of writers forces me to be better.
SailAweigh - Apr 22, 2015 12:53:59 pm PDT #6209 of 6720
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb
Exactly. And it's go at your own pace, you don't have that pressure to DO IT NOW. Well, that may have just been me.
Amy - Apr 22, 2015 2:24:11 pm PDT #6210 of 6720
Because books.
Mondays are my day off -- I'm happy to post prompts on Monday, some for flash fic and some for drabbles (although I think drabbles work better for this board particularly). I miss writing them, too, although I'm never as good at it when I'm the one prompting!
-t - Apr 22, 2015 2:40:03 pm PDT #6211 of 6720
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
You know what? I will make an effort. Mondays could use some kind of structured break to think about not-work.