The worst challenge!

[TheWritingGroup]

Every story in 1PoV has plenty of I’s.

Every story about arctic exploration has plenty of ice.

--Annie

 

[StillStunned]

Every story about seamen has plenty of ayes.

 

[StillStunned]

Let's bring some lightheartedness back to the AH to finish the weekend.

New challenges:

"Hanna-Barbera" - Stories in the style of, or inspired by, The Flintstones, Top Cat, Scooby-Doo and Whacky Races.

"Bowdlerised" - Stories that have been conspicuously "cleaned up" to remove all swear words, mature content and sex scenes.

 

[StillStunned]

"The BBC SF&F challenge" - BBC as in the broadcasting company. The challenge is to write a SF&F story in no more than six chapters. You can add a follow-up series, but you have to wait at least three years.

 

[PennyThompson]

"The BBC SF&F challenge" - BBC as in the broadcasting company. The challenge is to write a SF&F story in no more than six chapters. You can add a follow-up series, but you have to wait at least three years.

All characters must look dramatically thinner and younger in the second series, as they have gone to Hollywood in the interim and gotten some work done.

 

[SmilingLez]

As a poet, the worst challenges for me are the ones that are limited to just stories

 

[Bamagan]

Let's bring some lightheartedness back to the AH to finish the weekend.

New challenges:

"Hanna-Barbera" - Stories in the style of, or inspired by, The Flintstones, Top Cat, Scooby-Doo and Whacky Races.

"Bowdlerised" - Stories that have been conspicuously "cleaned up" to remove all swear words, mature content and sex scenes.

The Hanna-Barbarian Challenge: Convert one of the iconic cartoon properties into a grim, Conan-style fantasy piece. Alternatively, take characters from Conan or similar properties and give them a Saturday morning cartoon adventure*.

*I have dim memories of a cartoon that I think was called Conan the Adventurer that was, essentially, a bowdlerized version.

 

[EmilyMiller]

The worst challenge!​

The Michael Bay tribute challenge. Suggested titles:

• Transgenders - Dark of the Moon
• Bad Boys (change unnecessary)
• The Cock
• Pearl Necklace Harbor

 

[TheLobster]

The Michael Bay tribute challenge. Suggested titles:

• Transgenders - Dark of the Moon
• Bad Boys (change unnecessary)
• The Cock
• Pearl Necklace Harbor

And of course, Analgeddon.

 

[EmilyMiller]

And maybe the Hitchcock challenge:

• Dial E for Enema
• [Big] Black Male
• The Man Who Blew Too Much
• The 69 Steps
• Mr. & Mrs. Smith, and Friend
• Rope (again no change)
• Under Capri Porn

 

[EmilyMiller]

Martin Scorsese challenge:

1. Fucking Bull
2. The Step Father
3. Goodfellatio
4. The Gang Bangs of New York
5. After Whores
6. Slutter Island

 

[TheWritingGroup]

The worst challenge, especially if you hate typing: write an erotic novel in the style of Remembrance of Things Past.

And also the length of Remembrance.

--Annie
(Would someone eat Madeleine?)

 

[StillStunned]

The Roll-Playing Game challenge: not roles, but rolls. Your characters have to make Constitution checks, Charisma checks, maybe even Rope Use checks.

 

[Bamagan]

The Roll-Playing Game challenge: not roles, but rolls. Your characters have to make Constitution checks, Charisma checks, maybe even Rope Use checks.

The Rolle-Playing Role-Playing challenge: Pick a famous Rolle and write about someone pretending to be them in order to get laid.

 

[DeMont]

Yes, I know. Nobody is forcing us to take part in the challenges. If the theme doesn't appeal, we can just shrug and move on to something else.

But imagine Lit had a rule that you had to enter at least one challenge each year, and they all sucked. Let's have some ideas for "this is really terrible, but I could see someone actually organising it" challenges. The weirder the better.

(This thread was inspired by listening to Tanita Tikaram's "Twist In My Sobriety" so soon after the "Born to Run" challenge.)

All within Lit's normal publishing rules, of course. And all in the spirit of good fun. I'm OK with someone suggesting a "Day in the life of StillStunned" challenge, but let's not be nasty to other posters, readers, kinks, people with different political views, etc.

Anyway, my suggestion for an awful challenge: "Waiting for Godot but you're not allowed to say 'he said he'd come'".

Anyone else?

@StillStunned,
Based on the popular (somewhat) but quite dreadful movie franchise...
"Hellraiser - The Escape"

Ewwwww...!
Respectfully,
D.

 

[Ian_Snow]

The Ian Snow challenge. Write something with as low reads and favorites as possible while getting as high a rating as possible. AKA the Home Run in an Empty Stadium Challenge.

 

[lovecraft68]

The Ian Snow challenge. Write something with as low reads and favorites as possible while getting as high a rating as possible. AKA the Home Run in an Empty Stadium Challenge.

I did that one. Way back when I started I wrote a long sib series that was so dark and messed up, it was getting maybe 50 votes a chapter and a half dozen comments...in taboo. But the scores were all in the 4.8's so the few people reading liked it.

But if I'd written "My sister's big titties" I'd have had hundreds of votes and comments.

 

[SimonDoom]

The Star Whores challenge. Write a story in the Star Whores universe where the Jedi are actually a wild sex cult trying to corrupt the galaxy.

 

[Ian_Snow]

I did that one. Way back when I started I wrote a long sib series that was so dark and messed up, it was getting maybe 50 votes a chapter and a half dozen comments...in taboo. But the scores were all in the 4.8's so the few people reading liked it.

But if I'd written "My sister's big titties" I'd have had hundreds of votes and comments.

That's my entire career. If anything of mine is popular, I promise you, it is 100% an accident and probably an indication the universe has a glitch.

 

[Kumquatqueen]

The Ian Snow challenge. Write something with as low reads and favorites as possible while getting as high a rating as possible. AKA the Home Run in an Empty Stadium Challenge.

I have some chapters in a Gay Male romance which were rated 5 for a year or two, though by the time they got 10 votes for a red H, they were down to 4.9.

(checks stats) After 5 years, Smoking Hot ch.6 has 20 votes, 4.9 rating, and 1 favourite, from 5k views.

It involves A being stressed and B helping, a hot shower scene, and B realising he's falling for A despite every effort not to start a relationship. If they weren't both guys it would be a popular bit of romance.

Bad Brat Girl ch.5 has 4.92, but two favourites and already 3.5k views from only 9 months.

 

[Kumquatqueen]

A Lit story in the style of Ulysses. Lengthiness optional, but must circle round to the beginning.

 

[Agent0069]

Write a wholesome and uplifting story in a gritty horror setting.

 

[StillStunned]

The Star Whores challenge. Write a story in the Star Whores universe where the Jedi are actually a wild sex cult trying to corrupt the galaxy.

On a serious note, I wonder whether a Fan Fic challenge would be popular.

 

[StillStunned]

On a serious note, I wonder whether a Fan Fic challenge would be popular.

A Lord of the Rings fanfic called "Shagrat by Name, Shagrat by Nature" would probably violate Lit's bestiality rule though.

 

[Bamagan]

A Lord of the Rings fanfic called "Shagrat by Name, Shagrat by Nature" would probably violate Lit's bestiality rule though.

You might be able to squeeze past the censors if it's a crossover with your Rulk character.