Laurel
Kitty Mama
- Joined
- Aug 27, 1999
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Hi everyone,
It's been over a year since our last chain endeavor, and the last one was so much fun that I think a new one is well past due.
The way chain stories work is this: everyone who's interested in being a part of the thread posts here. All the names are put on a list in a random order. The first person on the list writes a 'chapter' that's pertinent to the topic of the chain. The next person in line reads the first person's piece, and is given 2-5 days to write the next 'chapter', bouncing off what the first person has written and taking it in whatever direction he or she would like.
There's no length restrictions per se, though if one person writes a paragraph and another writes a novel it looks odd. A good guideline for length would be around 2-10 pages in Word, but that's just a rough guide. Don't feel limited in any way.
The theme of this story is the Girl image on the front of the site. Once we've got a final list of authors (in about 10 days to 2 weeks), we'll collectively decide on a name for her. Then, the first author in the chain will write the first chapter, the only requirement being that this girl be the protagonist. It can be the start of a mystery, a romance, a comedy, a drama, whatever.
It's a lot of fun to read these chains and see where they go. It's a great exercise for writers as well.
Anyone can write in a chain story - you don't have to currently have stories on the site. I'd like to get this thing off the ground around the first week of May, so that gives us a whole month to get this together. I don't see the chain taking more than 2 months to complete (if we have 10 authors at 5 day increments, that's 50 days - and if much more than 10 authors sign up, we'll double it up so there's two separate 'plots' coming off the first chapter), so if this sounds like fun and you're pretty sure you'll be around during May & June, then post here and you'll be added to the list!
Thanks to everyone for your support, and have fun!
It's been over a year since our last chain endeavor, and the last one was so much fun that I think a new one is well past due.
The way chain stories work is this: everyone who's interested in being a part of the thread posts here. All the names are put on a list in a random order. The first person on the list writes a 'chapter' that's pertinent to the topic of the chain. The next person in line reads the first person's piece, and is given 2-5 days to write the next 'chapter', bouncing off what the first person has written and taking it in whatever direction he or she would like.
There's no length restrictions per se, though if one person writes a paragraph and another writes a novel it looks odd. A good guideline for length would be around 2-10 pages in Word, but that's just a rough guide. Don't feel limited in any way.
The theme of this story is the Girl image on the front of the site. Once we've got a final list of authors (in about 10 days to 2 weeks), we'll collectively decide on a name for her. Then, the first author in the chain will write the first chapter, the only requirement being that this girl be the protagonist. It can be the start of a mystery, a romance, a comedy, a drama, whatever.
It's a lot of fun to read these chains and see where they go. It's a great exercise for writers as well.
Anyone can write in a chain story - you don't have to currently have stories on the site. I'd like to get this thing off the ground around the first week of May, so that gives us a whole month to get this together. I don't see the chain taking more than 2 months to complete (if we have 10 authors at 5 day increments, that's 50 days - and if much more than 10 authors sign up, we'll double it up so there's two separate 'plots' coming off the first chapter), so if this sounds like fun and you're pretty sure you'll be around during May & June, then post here and you'll be added to the list!
Thanks to everyone for your support, and have fun!
