Friday, October 30, 2009
going back in time, #2 - as-yet unanswered challenges
3/12/2008
From Sean:
Five Challenges, Pick three
1. Create the greatest villain ever known
2. Write a plot in adventure format (check out the D&D section in www.wizards.com). The idea here is not to write fantasy, it doesn't have to be fantasy (White Wolf has some adventures to check out in semi-modern format) or including a single bit of rules. What I am looking for is plot, locations, villains, etc laden with possibility, to which one can plug any character.
3. Without prior planning, spew 10 characters in less than an hour.
4. Write a scene for a psychedelic 60s tv show
5. Write a fairy tale in 500 words or less
From Dara:
And here you go, in no particular order.
1 - Invent a dialect (accent, slang, etc.) and write a scene employing it.
2 - Write a slapstick comedy.
3 - Get ready to write (pen / paper or computer), start a stopwatch, write for 5 minutes without stopping. No planning ahead, no editing during or after.
4 - Describe two of your least likable characters playing a game together (any type of game - board, cards, sport, etc.).
5 - Walk to a different room, pick the first object your eyes land on, write it as the holy grail.
From Sean:
Five Challenges, Pick three
1. Create the greatest villain ever known
2. Write a plot in adventure format (check out the D&D section in www.wizards.com). The idea here is not to write fantasy, it doesn't have to be fantasy (White Wolf has some adventures to check out in semi-modern format) or including a single bit of rules. What I am looking for is plot, locations, villains, etc laden with possibility, to which one can plug any character.
3. Without prior planning, spew 10 characters in less than an hour.
4. Write a scene for a psychedelic 60s tv show
5. Write a fairy tale in 500 words or less
From Dara:
And here you go, in no particular order.
1 - Invent a dialect (accent, slang, etc.) and write a scene employing it.
2 - Write a slapstick comedy.
3 - Get ready to write (pen / paper or computer), start a stopwatch, write for 5 minutes without stopping. No planning ahead, no editing during or after.
4 - Describe two of your least likable characters playing a game together (any type of game - board, cards, sport, etc.).
5 - Walk to a different room, pick the first object your eyes land on, write it as the holy grail.
# posted by Dara : 10:33 AM
