DISCUSSION -- April 2016 300-word Writing Challenge (#21)

[Ursa major]

The latest 300-worder is up. As always with the longer form, entries can be posted from the 10th of the month (in this case April), but that doesn't mean no-one can talk about the challenge until then.

And as ever, the image is only there to provide inspiration; your story does not have to reference it, even indirectly.

 

[Dan Jones]

Ooh, what a fascinating picture! On ya, Cul

Now, off to stew in my own juice for a couple of weeks.

 

[Cat's Cradle]

Awesome, Cul! While DG stews, I'll be percolating ideas the next few days.

 

[Ashleyne]

Evocative picture. I already wrote one, but I might have gone overboard. I'm planning to send it to the mods to see if I can use it. Evocative picture, though.

 

[Juliana]

Nicely creepy, Cul. And yikes, Asleyne!

 

[ratsy]

Unlike most months, I saw it and had an idea right away. Ashlyene, I look forward to seeing your overboard story

 

[J D Foster]

Unlike most months, I saw it and had an idea right away. Ashlyene, I look forward to seeing your overboard story

Me too, great image, exciting

 

[Starbeast]

Thank you for the photo Culhwch, you made me hungry for chicken. Mmm, grilled chicken.

 

[Mr Orange]

Now, off to stew in my own juice for a couple of weeks.

While DG stews, I'll be percolating ideas the next few days.

Personally, I'm simmering.

Great photo @Culhwch

 

[Perpetual Man]

"Oh!" The exclamation made when you finish a draft for the 300 word challenge and settle down to cut the words down, only to find you have only used 240.

 

[Juliana]

Perp, I think that was me last month.

 

[Cat's Cradle]

Time for some adjectives and adverbs, Perp!
(I'm worried about mine...I don't know if I know enough about writing to finish the story so that it doesn't seem...inconsequential. We'll see...)

 

[Perpetual Man]

Time for some adjectives and adverbs, Perp!
(I'm worried about mine...I don't know if I know enough about writing to finish the story so that it doesn't seem...inconsequential. We'll see...)

I've got an idea for an extra paragragh, which might just do the trick, but I hate my last line.... takes all the punch out of the story.

 

[Rafellin]

Six minutes flat, and - I suspect - my shortest story ever. It'll no win, but it might give ye a laugh.

 

[Perpetual Man]

And I've done.

What a strange feeling. I can't even post yet....

I did get it up to 300 words in the end, a work of unparalleled... something.

 

[TheDustyZebra]

And I've done.

What a strange feeling. I can't even post yet....

I did get it up to 300 words in the end, a work of unparalleled... something.

Bloviation?

 

[sinister42]

This is going to take some thinking. Brain, I choose you!

 

[Victoria Silverwolf]

I have managed to come up with something. Now to let it cool and see what revisions it might need before the 10th.

 

[Jo Zebedee]

I have something. It's an... Interesting something. So, um.

 

[Calliopenjo]

I wrote something for this challenge. I'm letting it fester before I go back and tweak it so that at least it's readable. Good luck to everyone.