[eiranae]

I feel so privileged. I've inspired a drabble!

I hope everyone knows that spelling is on purpose.

Eiranae

[Viv]

New drabble challenge opens this week:

Senior moments.

Write about an aged or an elderly character, or a character who is young in the book but is now growing old. For example a wise woman in Beleriand, an old Bilbo before he sails West, Adrahil giving advice to his grandsons.

(NB, I think this topic derives from the same exhange that brought us "Forgetful" and "Mystery Guest" drabble challenges.)

[Leila]

I think I'll have a go at this one. Haven't written anything in soooo long.

[Viv]

Good to see you around, Leila.

[Viv]

New drabble challenge opening up this week (an appropriate one, as it is raining cats and dogs around here):

Water.

Write about anything, just mention water. Or water can be the focus.

Fic may be 100, 200, or 300 words. Deadline will be in two weeks on Monday, 24 March 2008.

If you need more time or run into trouble posting any challenge response, please do not hesitate to contact the challenge admins.

[NancyBrooke]

"Swing a dead cat"

Nyah Nyah Nyah Nyah Nyah

So, the challenge is to take a particularly idiomatic expression, e.g. the above, and incorporate the actual action, i.e. swinging a dead cat, into a drabble.





Love ya, Viv!

[DarkElfChilde]

I need to write something, and that water one will do...these challenges are for any Tolkien, tv, and movies, right? Because...I so got an idea for a movie right now and one that I'm suddenly making a fan fic on for some reason...<_< >_>

[Viv]

[Viv]

Three of the open Tolkien challenges are now open as well in the TV/Movies challenges section:

OSA Drabble Challenge # 89: Water

OSA Drabble Challenge # 88: Senior Moments

"But it's my first time!" challenge

Note that if you want to write these for the TV/Movies archive, make sure you sign up for the challenges under TV/Movies, not under Tolkien (on the Fic Archives menu to the left).

Thanks, DEC, for this idea: sharing the challenges between the Tolkien and the TV/Movies archives. I think this'll open up loads of possibilities!

[Viv]

New Drabble Challenge opening this week in both Tolkien and TV/Movies archives:

Things We Keep.

Drabble about characters who get to keep things or want to keep things.

Examples from TV/Movies: Kyle Reese and that polaroid of Sarah Connor; Peter Petrelli wondering about the Godsend necklace he got from the Haitian; Data keeping his kitty.

Examples from Tolkien: Gollum or Bilbo being influenced by the ring, Merry receiving a horn from Théoden, Tuor keeping the sword of Turgon.

Fic may be 100, 200, or 300 words. Deadline will be in two weeks on Monday, 31 March 2008.

[Viv]

New drabble challenge opening this week:

Things we give away.

Drabble about characters who either are forced or freely give away things:

Tolkien examples: Arwen and her love, Galadriel giving a strand of her hair to Gimli, Bilbo giving the Arkenstone to Thorin

TV/Movies examples: Ben Kenobi giving Annakin's lightsaber to Luke, Charlie giving Claire peanut butter.

Fic may be 100, 200, or 300 words. Deadline will be in two weeks on Monday, 7 April 2008.


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A new drabble challenge opens every Monday. If you want to write for a challenge that's already closed, just contact me.

[Ixladra]

I think I may be a little sloooow, as I still can't figure out where to submit a drabble.

[dolarabee]

- You click on the archive (Tolkien or TV/Movies);

- Underneath you'll see a link to 'challenges' appear (as well as quiz but this isn't about quiz <g>), click on it;

- You'll see a list of challenges listed, pick the one you want;

- Click on 'show details' and if that's one you want to sign up for, click on 'add challengee'. The top two fields are filled automatically and you do not need to fill in the third one. Just hit 'submit';

- Then go write/post your fic in answer of this challenge in the category where it belongs (say, Farscape, AU);

- When you fill in all the details on the Add Story page, don't forget to tick the box that says "Drabble" and

- Choose the correct challenge in the drop-down menu called "Challenge". (If you registered for a challenge before writing your fic, it will appear there as a choice to be selected.)

Hope this helps,

do.

[Viv]

This week's new drabble challenge (on both Tolkien and TV/Movies archives):

Things We Hide

Remember that drabble challenges are now open for two whole weeks, so you have plenty of time. Also, if you want to write for an older challenge, just give me a holler. We can make it work.

[Viv]

New drabble challenge open in both Tolkien and TV/Movies archives:

Things We Reveal

Drabble about characters where they either reveal themselves or things they kept in their keeping. Examples: Aragorn revealing Anduril, Gandalf emerging anew, Fëanor showing the Silmarils; any Hero revealing his or her superpower; Darth Vader revealing his parental relationship to Luke; Shepherd Book revealing his past.

Fic may be 100, 200, or 300 words. Deadline will be in two weeks on Monday, 21 April 2008.

A new drabble challenge will be posted every week, but you'll have two weeks to complete the challenge. To contribute a drabble challenge idea, just post the idea here on this thread.