Since submissions and comments are all up, time to keep going. I thought it'd be nice to do a Halloween type theme since we'll be close to that when our submissions are due. This month's topic:
Missing Darkness
Satan, Lucifer, the Prince of Darkness - whatever name you wish to call that being by - has left Hell. Why? What happens now? Are there repercussions? What does Satan do or where did Satan go? What happens to Earth, or the dead, or the fallen angels, or the demons, or sin, or evil in general? The possibilities to write about are pretty much endless.
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Thursday, September 20, 2007
Monday, August 13, 2007
Third Topic: Fairy Tale
OK, time to get going on topic number three. I had been hoping that Kim would join us before the cycle came back around. I sent her another invite, so maybe she'll sign up.
But since it's just us for now, it's my turn again. I want to try a much broader topic this time, just to show that topics don't have to be a paragraph-plus long concept. So this month, it's Fairy Tale. Do whatever you want with it, but if you'd like a little more guidance, here are a few suggestions:
- Fairly straight forward retelling of a fairy tale
- Story from the perspective of a different or new character
- Fairy tale in a new setting
- A story that uses or examines the convenions of a fairy tale
As usual, you may feel free to ignore these suggestions and do whatever you want with the theme.
But since it's just us for now, it's my turn again. I want to try a much broader topic this time, just to show that topics don't have to be a paragraph-plus long concept. So this month, it's Fairy Tale. Do whatever you want with it, but if you'd like a little more guidance, here are a few suggestions:
- Fairly straight forward retelling of a fairy tale
- Story from the perspective of a different or new character
- Fairy tale in a new setting
- A story that uses or examines the convenions of a fairy tale
As usual, you may feel free to ignore these suggestions and do whatever you want with the theme.
Saturday, July 7, 2007
Second Topic: We're Alone
It took me a while to come up with a topic different enough in nature from the first that I liked, but wasn't TOO different. (I'll save that one for next time around. *grin*) So here we go, the second topic for the Front Lobby Bench writing blog will be...
We're Alone.
It's the future (however distant or close is your choice). We humans have mapped the heavens, have found thousands upon thousands of extra-solar planets, identified the composition of them all with advanced technology, and turned all sorts of listening devices spanning the frequencies to the Earth-like ones for decades. And what have we found? Nothing. Not one peep. No signals, messages, pictures, accidental broadcasts, voices, or any sort of non-astronomical sounds. The final analysis? All of science is agreed. We're alone.
Earth is the only planet on which intelligent life has arisen. What does that mean for us humans? How do we react? How does this impact our advancement as a race, if at all? Where do we turn our technological efforts now?
As a reminder: Writers do not have to answer all the questions posed. They're simply possible starting points of thought.
We're Alone.
It's the future (however distant or close is your choice). We humans have mapped the heavens, have found thousands upon thousands of extra-solar planets, identified the composition of them all with advanced technology, and turned all sorts of listening devices spanning the frequencies to the Earth-like ones for decades. And what have we found? Nothing. Not one peep. No signals, messages, pictures, accidental broadcasts, voices, or any sort of non-astronomical sounds. The final analysis? All of science is agreed. We're alone.
Earth is the only planet on which intelligent life has arisen. What does that mean for us humans? How do we react? How does this impact our advancement as a race, if at all? Where do we turn our technological efforts now?
As a reminder: Writers do not have to answer all the questions posed. They're simply possible starting points of thought.
Saturday, June 2, 2007
First Topic: Guardians
OK, let's get this show on the road. The first topic for the Front Lobby Bench writing blog will be...
Guardians.
A Guardian is a being that is created in response to a deep, unfulfilled need of a child. They take various forms and serve various purposes, depending on what the child in question needs. They are invisibe to most and generally dismissed as imaginary friends. But their existence is key to many a child's growth and well being.
Where do Guardians come from? Do they even exist before children need them? And what happens to them when the children they help no longer need them?
Guardians.
A Guardian is a being that is created in response to a deep, unfulfilled need of a child. They take various forms and serve various purposes, depending on what the child in question needs. They are invisibe to most and generally dismissed as imaginary friends. But their existence is key to many a child's growth and well being.
Where do Guardians come from? Do they even exist before children need them? And what happens to them when the children they help no longer need them?
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