Okay, the world is up shit creek without a paddle. For most of us this means lots of anxiety, confinement and the need for distraction.
I likes distraction, lots of distraction. It is often the only way my hyperactive brain can stay sane. So, this is my proposalā¦
(Yes, I know we had Fluffember only a few months ago, but these times call for reinforcement)
We want fluff, we want positivity, we want feel good stuffā¦with maybe a little whump that ends with buckets of fluff. Like buckets. Iām talking Thunderbird Two sized buckets of fluff :D
Reblog this post with a prompt you think youād like written into some kind of short story. Iām emphasising short here. Many of us writers already have megatomes in progress and answers to these prompts may be quick fics on the side. Iām thinking short and fluffy :D If a writer chooses to turn it all into the next War and Peace, yay, but the aim will be no pressure and short.
The prompt can consist of a character/s, a pairing or a word/s, a particular genre (as long as it has fluff and happy), a photo, a mixture of things or whatever. But keep it short and not too detailed. You can prompt as many times as you like over the prompting period, which is at the moment at least the next three months.
This will generate a list of prompts on this post for writers to choose from. Be aware that your prompt may not be taken up. This is a no pressure zone and most of us writers have very little control over what inspires us and keeps us going, soā¦
Please do not be offended if your prompt does not get answered. There is no obligation here. Consider your prompt just a suggestion or a possiblity to spark something. We still love you even if we donāt answer your prompt or even if we donāt interpret it the way you wanted. Inspiration is sometimes like a lottery.
Please do not tag a particular writer. This is an obligation free zone. What gets written gets written. Do not have any major expectations.
Take any prompt from the list and write.
Do not worry if someone has already answered that prompt. If it inspires you, go for it.
When youāve finished writing donāt forget to tag the prompter in your post and to add the tags irrelief and irrelief2020 so we can find your fic at a later date.
Apparently shit creek will be from three to six months long. Iām going to try and be positive and have a review point for this little exercise at the end of June. But honestly, Iāll just keep an eye on it and try to make it easy to find.
Keeping in mind that Easter TAG is almost upon us and that many authors are hurriedly attempting to finish that challenge and in no way do I want to interfere with that, cos fic! But there are a few of us who are not participating in that challengeā¦in my case, not because I didnāt want to, but because I havenāt finished Christmas yet!
Grab any prompt and write something.
Iām sure the Tracy brothers would love to be helping us out in these times. So letās let them :D
(any questions give me a yell, but if you think I know what Iām doing, Iām going to point and laugh :D)