[NancyBrooke]

I know several of us are just launching into the "Never Have I Ever" challenge but I've been thinking for some time about another challenge idea and am interested in input.

Rather than have particpants all write about different characters and events how about if participants all wrote about the same thing?

We could take suggestions for a single canon event, then randomly select and announce the assignment on a set date once folks had registered. Perspective and form etc. would be left up to the author. Or we could make it more specific: 'write about the time when ... from ...'s perspective.'

I think that the differences in approach could be really interesting and educational. I can imagine a lot of "gee, I never saw it that way before ... Cool!"

There are questions, of course: If we chose an event from LOTR/Bookverse, would that leave the Silm-geeks and movie fans out in the cold? just to name one.

and Would too tight an assignment create unwanted comparison? for another.

If enough folks are interested, I would be happy to participate in the organization.

Any other thoughts?

[eiranae]

[Viv]

That sounds fun, NB! Two cents: I think making it LoTR only would open it up to more people. Most fandom folks have read the LoTR books, at least enough to signpost mentions of Tom Bombadil, for instance. The wave of movie-only readers and writers has dwindled, I think (though if any are out there, speak up!).

When you get details sorted, just let me know and I'll post the challenge.

[NeumeIndil]

I'm game. I'll take any kick-start on writing at this point. Work stress is proving hard to combat.

[NancyBrooke]

[NancyBrooke]

[eiranae]

[vladazhael]

Sounds like a good idea to me, all around. Now I just have to get myself writing the previous good idea...

[SilverMoonLady]

Sounds like a neat idea -- I'd be up for it

[NeumeIndil]

Let's say the first assignment is "300+ words about The Long Expected Party". You could take it from Bilbo's POV, from Frodo's, from Gandalf's, from Sam's, from any number of invited guests, from any number of gate crasher's PsOV, from the Dwarves POV, Lobelia Sackville-Baggins, what the Party Tree saw/thought that night... or any combination thereof. Most of the events of canon, etc. could be handled in just that way. I think assigning a specific character could be done too, but if that's the case, we'd want to all choose different events from that character's life (say, Frodo's memories of his parents' deaths/funeral, growing up in Brandy Hall, moving in with Bilbo, when he found out he was heir to That Ring...). Assigning both, I think, would make it too limited.

[NancyBrooke]

[NancyBrooke]

Oh! and, not to put the cart before the horse, it sounds like we have enough interest to go forward, so how do you all feel about starting October 1? Is that too soon after the "never have I ever' challenge? 10/15 is a Wednesday; registration for this challege could start 10/1 and I could post the theme 10/15 with a deadline of 11/15. What do you think.

[PippinIonad]

[NeumeIndil]

Sounds good. And as for organization, you can't go wrong w/ my personal favorite: assigning numbers and then rolling dice. That's about as random as it gets, and all you have to do is count.

[eiranae]

Sounds great. It won't be too soon for me. I can always use a bump to the ol' muse.