FA+
Shop
318
Views
Views
11
Favorites
Favorites
Category
Story / All
Species Unspecified / Any
Size 111 x 120
File Size 168.9 kB
Report this content
★
More from vixyyfox
This was a delight for me. To the people attending my panel on the Thursday Prompt at Megaplex, I wish to say thank you for making an old Fox happy.
Also; thank you for putting up with my strange sense of humor and quirky ways.
To you, the reader, so you’ll know, I rather sprang things upon the group by tossing out a tennis ball and asked the catcher to give us a random word. ‘Deer in the headlights look’ – ‘Ahhhhh… I’ll pass.’ And so the ball was passed and after a moment the word ‘alone’ was set upon like a bundle of wash at the creek side needing to be beaten with a stick.
‘Alone… good!’ And I typed it on the screen for everyone to see.
The ball was tossed back and then tossed back out again for the first sentence with the explanation, ‘The first sentence is so very important because it sets up the entire story.’
‘Deer in the headlights look’ – ‘Ahhhhh…’
I jest, of course. Once things began rolling along it was great fun seeing what each person would say. Our first sentence was given as; ‘I was in a room filled with people.’
Indeed they were, and this also caused a lot of good humor… and then out heads sunk into the words.
Through all of this CalliopeRabbelle was there in her wonderful bunny outfit playing the part of the muse, going to each writer in the room when it was their turn to give a sentence and drawing it out of them; which caused a lot of giggles and laughter.
I loved every minute of it.
Also; thank you for putting up with my strange sense of humor and quirky ways.
To you, the reader, so you’ll know, I rather sprang things upon the group by tossing out a tennis ball and asked the catcher to give us a random word. ‘Deer in the headlights look’ – ‘Ahhhhh… I’ll pass.’ And so the ball was passed and after a moment the word ‘alone’ was set upon like a bundle of wash at the creek side needing to be beaten with a stick.
‘Alone… good!’ And I typed it on the screen for everyone to see.
The ball was tossed back and then tossed back out again for the first sentence with the explanation, ‘The first sentence is so very important because it sets up the entire story.’
‘Deer in the headlights look’ – ‘Ahhhhh…’
I jest, of course. Once things began rolling along it was great fun seeing what each person would say. Our first sentence was given as; ‘I was in a room filled with people.’
Indeed they were, and this also caused a lot of good humor… and then out heads sunk into the words.
Through all of this CalliopeRabbelle was there in her wonderful bunny outfit playing the part of the muse, going to each writer in the room when it was their turn to give a sentence and drawing it out of them; which caused a lot of giggles and laughter.
I loved every minute of it.
Category Story / All
Species Unspecified / Any
Size 111 x 120px
File Size 168.9 kB
"People are always asking me if I know Doctor Osiris..."
I'll post here since what I'm about to say may be misunderstood if I put in its sister submission.
I was halfway through the first time I read this still wondering what was going on. It felt disjointed and chaotic. Maybe from knowing it was first cobbled together by committee I was judging it more harshly. It may also be that as familiar with your writing voice as I am it just didn't really feel like you until the rigid structure of the prompt was out of the way. In the second half things became clear and I got a mental grasp on the scene. Also got there and was forced to forgive the difficulty I had had in understanding what was going on under the interactions of the characters.
Reading a second time it made much more sense knowing the final intent. All and all I have to call this good but one that requires a bit of mental exercise. That's not always a bad thing to do to your readers though.
I'll post here since what I'm about to say may be misunderstood if I put in its sister submission.
I was halfway through the first time I read this still wondering what was going on. It felt disjointed and chaotic. Maybe from knowing it was first cobbled together by committee I was judging it more harshly. It may also be that as familiar with your writing voice as I am it just didn't really feel like you until the rigid structure of the prompt was out of the way. In the second half things became clear and I got a mental grasp on the scene. Also got there and was forced to forgive the difficulty I had had in understanding what was going on under the interactions of the characters.
Reading a second time it made much more sense knowing the final intent. All and all I have to call this good but one that requires a bit of mental exercise. That's not always a bad thing to do to your readers though.
I've rarely offered my work to any eyes outside of those whose interests I am already certain mesh with mine. Once I found the internet and the fandom, I never needed another audience. Those very few times I let my words escape into others hands did nothing to encourage me. Luckily, they did nothing to hinder me, either. If I had a Professor Negative lurking like a vulture and dripping such vile criticisms on my efforts I don't know that I'd be able to remain quite so calm and steady. A good lesson, there.
Never let anyone call into question the value of your creativity. It comes from within and can only be properly judged against one's goals and desires.
An excellent piece, Ms. V. Your group proved to be fertile ground.
Never let anyone call into question the value of your creativity. It comes from within and can only be properly judged against one's goals and desires.
An excellent piece, Ms. V. Your group proved to be fertile ground.
That said, this particular prompt is what made me decide to do writing prompts on a regular basis(for the sake of sharpening my writing prowess and to have a bit more literary content coming out), starting in between chapters of the novella that I am currently at work on.
Comments