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tenminutesaday! Please see the profile page for full info and rules, but here's the tl;dr:

This is a low-pressure community designed to encourage a habit of writing regularly - ideally, ten minutes or more a day.
On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, we post challenges - focused ideas for a short scene - to give you something to write about. Fills are due the day the next challenge is posted.
We're not keeping score. Fill whichever challenges you want, fill them late, write about something else entirely, or just lurk and read - whatever helps you. We're here to support your writing, and celebrate your successes with you!

Feel free to jump right in! And if any of your fills blossom into a full story on AO3, please consider adding your story to the Ten Minutes a Day collection.

romanajo123

( I know it isn’t my turn, but it’s been a week)

Word Change today!

Two opposites- Loud/ Soft

romanajo123

We’re doing a Real 10 Minutes today! Set a timer on your phone or your device and write till it goes off. You can add more later and finish the sentence you’re currently on.

You can write what you want, or if you need inspiration, have a word challenge.

Light/ Dark

romanajo123

Hello I'm still here! :)

I think we did a challenge here once where you write out the premise/ idea in a few sentences? So that's what I'm doing at least for now.

Context: For the box "imprisoned" on my bingo card. Inspired by this quote: " “Perhaps you are haunting me. What a comforting thought. Maybe it’s you in the darkness. I swear I’ve seen it move.” (V. E. Schwab. Gallant) and a moodboard by @notonlymice on Tumblr (based on it).

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(AU) Takes place while Belle is trapped in the Evil Queen's cell. While there, Belle is subjected to a lot of horrible things. She puts tallybmarks on her cell wall counting the length of time she's been imprisoned. After so long, she begins to see things: ghostlike reminders of her home kingdom , and even people )Ruumplestilskin) who aren't there. Is she solitude finally getting to her? Or something the Evil Queen caused to happen?

shivver

Select one of your characters that has a pet. They love their pet, don't they? Write a couple of paragraphs about how much they love their pet. However, rather than telling the reader about their love for their pet (such as by having them think about their pet) or having them tell another character about it, describe them doing something and show their love through their actions.

romanajo123

Quick! Your characters have to deal with an obstacle ( escape from a room, make a choice, etc. ) . But they only have a certain amount of time ( ten seconds, till midnight, fifteen minutes… ) to do it!

shivver

Write a scene in which one of your characters reacts to bad news that they were just directly told by another character. However, don't actually write what the other character said. Instead, let the informed character react and think about it, and use their thoughts to reveal what the bad news was.

Be realistic and subtle. Remember that when you think about things, you are rarely so obvious and detailed to yourself as to think, "Oh my god, I can't believe that Paul Osborne, my father's best friend when he worked for Boeing and the godfather to my son, just died in a car crash on Fifth Street!" ;)

romanajo123

Write a scene of your characters trying a new hobby . It can be something like a new sport, or like knitting or crochet. And bonus if you have them teach it to another character ( or attempt to)

shivver

Write a few paragraphs of your characters doing a task together. They could be talking while doing it, either about the task and giving instructions to each other or about something else entirely different. Be sure to make it clear, through actions and/or dialogue (and not exposition!) what they're trying to accomplish and who's doing what.

romanajo123

Since its official Fall, write a scene of your characters experiencing something related to this time of year. Examples: Fall festival
Crunching leaves
Eating something with pumpkin 🎃
Enjoying the cooler weather.

Current Location: sleeper sofa

shivver

Sorry so late. Here's a quick quote challenge.

We can't take any credit for our talents. It's how we use them that counts. - Madeleine l'Engle

romanajo123

I’m ( a little selfishly) going to declare this a WIP weekend. :)

romanajo123

(Two fills from me in a week? Haven't done that in a while :))

Yesterday was just... a Day (tm) at my house and I played with the Genremixer by tossing in the OTP and seeing what happened. I got "Beach & sunset romance" which actually made me smile and I thought "Yeah I could do this!"

So... what you're getting right now is just the raw notes/ bits of dialogue ideas I have. Enjoy!

( Read more... )

Current Mood: creative
Current Location: living room
Current Music: Air1 radio channel

shivver

Today's challenge: Invent a character.

Invent a character that's either an anthropomorphic animal (meaning an animal with human intelligence, like Bugs Bunny) or a human or human-looking character that has an animal's personality and outlook (like Cat from Red Dwarf).

However, rather than think about the superficial qualities of the character, like how cute they are or how funny they act, or the weird way they speak), define one core personality trait that comes from their animal side and write a line of dialogue or behavior (or more, if you want) that demonstrates that trait.

For example, Bugs Bunny isn't much of a rabbit, is he, other than munching on carrots all the time? That's a superficial trait. But Cat acts very much like a cat, always concerned with how beautiful he looks and demanding attention from Lister when he wants it but then immediately wandering off when he's done with him.

romanajo123

Write a scene with your characters attending a celebration or ceremony. But it has to be unlike anything they’ve attended before. Don’t be afraid to make it something from another planet if you want to.

romanajo123

I wrote a review! :) I'm counting it as writing for today.

https://romanajo123.dreamwidth.org/50156.html

shivver

Wow, challenge #600! Who'd've thought we'd ever get this far?

For today's challenge, write a scene in which one character is giving a tip or "life hack" to another, but make sure it is understandable to the reader as well as the target character. What is the advice they're giving? What will it accomplish? Why is it better than what the target character is already doing?

The advice doesn't have to be long or detailed, just clear, such as, "Hey, instead of adding more sugar, use a squeeze of lemon juice. It'll give it a bit more sweet but also add a touch of zing."

If your characters are in a real-word setting, the advice will need to be believable, but if you're in sci-fi or fantasy, you can make it up to fit your world.

romanajo123

Word Challenge today!

Fall/ Fallen / Falling

romanajo123

( I know it’s not my turn, but it’s been a week. And A Day. )

Write a couple paragraphs of your characters having a bad or just weird day. Describe the day or at least part of it and how they handled it.

romanajo123

We’re gonna do a Real 10 Minutes today! 😀

Set a timer on your phone or device and write till it goes off. You can add more later and finish the sentence you’re on.

( You can do what you want or find inspiration in something near you)

shivver

Picture your character visiting the doctor or dentist for an emergency -- meaning anything that's not a regular checkup or follow-up. What are they there for? Broken leg? Bad cold? Toothache? Emergency room after a car accident?

Okay, now that you've figured out the problem, write the event that caused them to go to the medical practitioner. Don't introduce the story -- just write the event, even if it's as simple as, "Mike selected a apple from the basket and bit into the firm crispy flesh. Something shifted in his gum and pain shot through his jaw. He cried out, dropping the apple."

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