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Yep, it's time to FAWC again. For those who are not familiar with this, FAWC stands for Friendly Anonymous Writing Challenge, and is open to any and all participants. This is a chance to show off your skills and push your writing abilities in directions you may not have considered before.
Here's how it works. Each author will be given a "basket" of mystery ingredients, randomly selected from the four lists below. These ingredients must be used in the story the author writes. If you will notice, the random ingredients do not indicate what kind of story to write; they only indicate traits or themes that must be used throughout the story. How these traits and themes affect the tale is entirely up to you.
Simple mention of each the mystery ingredients is not enough; they must be used artfully to add something to the story; for instance, if one of your ingredients is "arrogance," then one of your main characters must display that trait (up to you as to whether the character is the protagonist, antagonist, or a supporting character).
Mystery Ingredients
List One
Arrogant: One of the characters portrays a strong sense of arrogance.
Envy: One of the characters is envious of another.
Humility: One of the characters portrays an obvious sense of humility.
Ambition: One of the characters is patently ambitious.
Sarcasm: One of the characters is an obvious smart-alec.
Recklessness: One of the characters has an obvious careless streak.
List Two
Location: A certain specific location is repeatedly used throughout the story.
Music/Rhyme: A certain song, melody or rhyme is repeatedly featured through the story.
Phrase: A certain distinctive phrase is used throughout the story.
Vehicle: A particular kind of vehicle is repeatedly used through the story.
Time of Day/Year: A specific time of the day or year is referenced repeatedly throughout the story.
Food: A certain type of food is repeatedly used throughout the story.
List Three
Ignorance: One of the characters is utterly ignorant of some important factor.
Obnoxious: One of the characters is obviously obnoxious.
Energetic: One of the characters is noticeably very energetic.
Fascination/Fetish: One of the characters possesses a fascination or fetish for a particular thing.
Affectation: One of the characters has a nervous tick, lucky charm, or some other affectation that is repeatedly used.
Intellectual: One of the characters is very smart.
List Four
Beverage: The same specific beverage is repeatedly used throughout the story.
Animal: The same specific animal is used throughout the story.
Color: The same specific color is utilized throughout the story.
Art: The same specific piece or style of art is used or referenced throughout the story.
Sport: The same specific sport is referenced to or used throughout the story.
Game/Toy: The same specific game or toy is used repeatedly throughout the story.
Your mystery ingredients have been left open-ended to allow for as many variations as possible. Be creative. Be daring. Just don't be dull.
Important Rules:
1. You will not know what ingredients your mystery basket will contain until you post in this thread "I'm ready for my basket." Only once you post that exact phrase (or close enough), will I randomly determine (via an online random number generator) which four items you will have to work with, and PM them to you.
Please keep in mind that I am a human being and I will not be on Lit 24 hours a day. Be patient once you post that you are ready for your basket and understand that I may not reply until several hours later. I will make it a point to check this thread several times a day, but please do not get impatient.
2. You can only work on one story at a time. You have from the time your mystery basket is posted until the end of the challenge to finish your story. If you finish early, you may post that you would like another mystery basket. But you will only receive the second (or third, or fourth) basket once your previous story has been emailed to this account.
3. Use this thread for discussion, but please do not reveal any details about your story either here or anywhere else. This is an anonymous challenge; no one will know for certain who wrote which story until the end of the challenge. You may solicit the help of outside beta readers, proofreaders, and editors; but not if they also are committed to submitting a story to the challenge.
4. Once your story has been finished, email it to FAWCker. If you do not have the email, PM me and I will send it to you. Please do not email anything not related to the FAWC; I will not respond through that email.
5. Once the deadline for submissions has been reached, I will submit all stories under this account name. Nowhere in the story will it be revealed who the true author is. At the end of the challenge, I will post, on this thread and in the comments section for each story, who the true author is.
When you email your story to FAWCker, include the following things at the very beginning, in order:
1. Your title. It should read FAWC 2: My Title Here.
2. The following disclaimer:
"This story is a submission to the second Friendly Anonymous Writing Challenge (FAWC). The true author of this story is kept anonymous, but will be revealed on August 16th, 2013, in the comments section following this story. Each story in this challenge is centered around a random determination of four "mystery ingredients." There are no prizes given in this challenge; this is simply a friendly competition."
3. Then the following:
"The mystery ingredients for this story were (list your four ingredients)."
4. Description: Please write out the description for this story as it will appear next to the title in the story list.
5. Tags: Please include up to ten tags for the story. Two of them will automatically be "FAWC" and "mystery basket," so that leaves a total of eight for you to come up with.
6. Scene Breaks: Please delineate transitions between scenes by a series of four asterisks separated by spaces ( * * * * ). This will make it easier for me to format and will make all the stories appear the same as regarding scene breaks (and thus harder for anyone to tell who the author is).
Challenge Begins: Friday, July 12, 2013. Do not ask for a mystery basket before then.
Deadline for Submissions: 11:59:59 PST (GMT - 8), August 2nd, 2013.
Winner Announced: August 16th, 2013.
I think that pretty much covers the basics. Any questions or concerns will be happily addressed in this thread. Please keep all discussion amiable and constructive. Insults, personal attacks, and similar posts are not appreciated by the other contributors. Remember, this is a FRIENDLY Anonymous Writing Challenge.
(Disclaimer: FAWC is not a contest sanctioned by Literotica, and as such, there will be no prizes awarded to the winner other than a shiny virtual trophy and lots of dancing bananas. )
FAWC You, Two!
[/size]Yep, it's time to FAWC again. For those who are not familiar with this, FAWC stands for Friendly Anonymous Writing Challenge, and is open to any and all participants. This is a chance to show off your skills and push your writing abilities in directions you may not have considered before.
FAWCking Baskets!
Here's how it works. Each author will be given a "basket" of mystery ingredients, randomly selected from the four lists below. These ingredients must be used in the story the author writes. If you will notice, the random ingredients do not indicate what kind of story to write; they only indicate traits or themes that must be used throughout the story. How these traits and themes affect the tale is entirely up to you.
Simple mention of each the mystery ingredients is not enough; they must be used artfully to add something to the story; for instance, if one of your ingredients is "arrogance," then one of your main characters must display that trait (up to you as to whether the character is the protagonist, antagonist, or a supporting character).
Mystery Ingredients
List One
Arrogant: One of the characters portrays a strong sense of arrogance.
Envy: One of the characters is envious of another.
Humility: One of the characters portrays an obvious sense of humility.
Ambition: One of the characters is patently ambitious.
Sarcasm: One of the characters is an obvious smart-alec.
Recklessness: One of the characters has an obvious careless streak.
List Two
Location: A certain specific location is repeatedly used throughout the story.
Music/Rhyme: A certain song, melody or rhyme is repeatedly featured through the story.
Phrase: A certain distinctive phrase is used throughout the story.
Vehicle: A particular kind of vehicle is repeatedly used through the story.
Time of Day/Year: A specific time of the day or year is referenced repeatedly throughout the story.
Food: A certain type of food is repeatedly used throughout the story.
List Three
Ignorance: One of the characters is utterly ignorant of some important factor.
Obnoxious: One of the characters is obviously obnoxious.
Energetic: One of the characters is noticeably very energetic.
Fascination/Fetish: One of the characters possesses a fascination or fetish for a particular thing.
Affectation: One of the characters has a nervous tick, lucky charm, or some other affectation that is repeatedly used.
Intellectual: One of the characters is very smart.
List Four
Beverage: The same specific beverage is repeatedly used throughout the story.
Animal: The same specific animal is used throughout the story.
Color: The same specific color is utilized throughout the story.
Art: The same specific piece or style of art is used or referenced throughout the story.
Sport: The same specific sport is referenced to or used throughout the story.
Game/Toy: The same specific game or toy is used repeatedly throughout the story.
Your mystery ingredients have been left open-ended to allow for as many variations as possible. Be creative. Be daring. Just don't be dull.
Important Rules:
1. You will not know what ingredients your mystery basket will contain until you post in this thread "I'm ready for my basket." Only once you post that exact phrase (or close enough), will I randomly determine (via an online random number generator) which four items you will have to work with, and PM them to you.
Please keep in mind that I am a human being and I will not be on Lit 24 hours a day. Be patient once you post that you are ready for your basket and understand that I may not reply until several hours later. I will make it a point to check this thread several times a day, but please do not get impatient.
2. You can only work on one story at a time. You have from the time your mystery basket is posted until the end of the challenge to finish your story. If you finish early, you may post that you would like another mystery basket. But you will only receive the second (or third, or fourth) basket once your previous story has been emailed to this account.
3. Use this thread for discussion, but please do not reveal any details about your story either here or anywhere else. This is an anonymous challenge; no one will know for certain who wrote which story until the end of the challenge. You may solicit the help of outside beta readers, proofreaders, and editors; but not if they also are committed to submitting a story to the challenge.
4. Once your story has been finished, email it to FAWCker. If you do not have the email, PM me and I will send it to you. Please do not email anything not related to the FAWC; I will not respond through that email.
5. Once the deadline for submissions has been reached, I will submit all stories under this account name. Nowhere in the story will it be revealed who the true author is. At the end of the challenge, I will post, on this thread and in the comments section for each story, who the true author is.
Important Things to Include in Your Submission
When you email your story to FAWCker, include the following things at the very beginning, in order:
1. Your title. It should read FAWC 2: My Title Here.
2. The following disclaimer:
"This story is a submission to the second Friendly Anonymous Writing Challenge (FAWC). The true author of this story is kept anonymous, but will be revealed on August 16th, 2013, in the comments section following this story. Each story in this challenge is centered around a random determination of four "mystery ingredients." There are no prizes given in this challenge; this is simply a friendly competition."
3. Then the following:
"The mystery ingredients for this story were (list your four ingredients)."
4. Description: Please write out the description for this story as it will appear next to the title in the story list.
5. Tags: Please include up to ten tags for the story. Two of them will automatically be "FAWC" and "mystery basket," so that leaves a total of eight for you to come up with.
6. Scene Breaks: Please delineate transitions between scenes by a series of four asterisks separated by spaces ( * * * * ). This will make it easier for me to format and will make all the stories appear the same as regarding scene breaks (and thus harder for anyone to tell who the author is).
Challenge Begins: Friday, July 12, 2013. Do not ask for a mystery basket before then.
Deadline for Submissions: 11:59:59 PST (GMT - 8), August 2nd, 2013.
Winner Announced: August 16th, 2013.
I think that pretty much covers the basics. Any questions or concerns will be happily addressed in this thread. Please keep all discussion amiable and constructive. Insults, personal attacks, and similar posts are not appreciated by the other contributors. Remember, this is a FRIENDLY Anonymous Writing Challenge.
(Disclaimer: FAWC is not a contest sanctioned by Literotica, and as such, there will be no prizes awarded to the winner other than a shiny virtual trophy and lots of dancing bananas. )
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