Discussion - October 75 Word Writing Challenge

[nixie]

October challenge now up October 2019 75 Word Writing Challenge

Theme

Shadow

Genre

Mythology/Fable

 

[Danny McG]

82 words! Not too shabby, I can soon trim that down a bit

 

[mosaix]

Thanks, Nixie. Plenty to work with there.

 

[Elckerlyc]

*groan*

 

[nixie]

*groan*

Well I did consider going for Pilgrimage in the style of Chaucer.

 

[Elckerlyc]

Isn't Chaucer from a time when they needed 75 words just to say "Good morning"?

 

[Ian Fortytwo]

Hmmm, an interesting and intriguing challenge. I'll have a stab at it.

 

[Cat's Cradle]

Oh, I like this, well done, nixie! There will be some great stories written from these choices. I'm going to have to have a good, long think on this...yay!

 

[mosaix]

Well I did consider going for Pilgrimage in the style of Chaucer.

Well, I suppose you could try. The word ‘riot’ springs to mind.

 

[Elckerlyc]

*groan*

I would like to retract that.

*sigh of relief*
Just finished a story. I like it and am tempted to post it..... but I shouldn't, yet.
*wonders if this will strike the competitors with writers-block*

 

[Calliopenjo]

After a bit of research, I came up with a 75-word thing. This one was sort of fun to write. lol.

 

[Karn's Return]

Good choice, I'll have some entry into it I'm sure.

 

[Peter V]

Written something. It's not a fable or even anything resembling a fable. It's a bit mythic (mythicish sounds like it should be a word) but based around a fictional myth in a fantasy world, rather than a myth currently in circulation in the real world. Do you good folk think that would hit the genre?

Regardless I will probably write something else anyway

 

[The Judge]

A myth from a fantasy world would hit the genre for me, and I'm fussier than most, Peter. But it would have to have the feel of a myth (or of a fable, if that was relevant) -- so, for me, an ordinary story set in a fantasy world wouldn't be enough on its own.

Quite where the boundary lies between a fantasy's myth and a fantasy story is another matter. I think it's the case of "I'll know it when I see it" which might not be of any help to you!

 

[mosaix]

Obviously a lot of thought going into this one. We normally have at least two or three entries by now.

 

[Cat's Cradle]

I've never tried to write in a world of mythology, I think, and I hope my execution of the genre passes muster.

That was fun to write, but tough, too. I hated using contractions in a myth, but 75 words was impossible for me without them. Sorry, again, to post first, but these stories just harass my mind until I can get rid of them by posting. Also: 300 worder to think about.

Hope everyone is doing well with their writing, CC

 

[Parson]

@Cat's Cradle .... His God Akainan's Lion .... C.C. brings us a myth where the term "shadow warrior" is not an abstraction.

 

[Peter V]

A myth from a fantasy world would hit the genre for me, and I'm fussier than most, Peter. But it would have to have the feel of a myth (or of a fable, if that was relevant) -- so, for me, an ordinary story set in a fantasy world wouldn't be enough on its own.

Quite where the boundary lies between a fantasy's myth and a fantasy story is another matter. I think it's the case of "I'll know it when I see it" which might not be of any help to you!

Thanks for your feedback TJ.

My current draft is a fantasy story. Shadow features but the myth element feels more like the theme than genre. Back to the drawing board.

 

[Karn's Return]

Well, there we go. Not really sure how well it skates the theme, though...but don't dismiss it at face value.

 

[mosaix]

Clarification required. Does Mythology/Fable mean Mythology or Fable or a mixture of both?