Fic Talk > I Challenge You....
Same story different author
Rose:
I think we'll probably have a couple more limitations just to make sure it's the same plot, so then we can see how it varies author to author once we pick an idea. At least that's the gist I got.
mare:
I do think there should be a limit because it is a challenge. Maybe not a word count but a chapter limit or something. Limit to a short story. I would say one chapter but I know people can't always get their thoughts into only one chapter. Saying all that I think the one that wouldn't fit into this criteria would be the taking a vacation together. I can't see that one being a short story. All the others could easily fit.
I'll turn this into a poll in a second.
mare:
--- Quote from: Rose on August 02, 2010, 09:55:11 PM ---I think we'll probably have a couple more limitations just to make sure it's the same plot, so then we can see how it varies author to author once we pick an idea. At least that's the gist I got.
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Yeah, the point of this is to make sure the plot is the same. I think it's important that the amount of chapters is the same too.
Karen:
For the bus crash, I think it would be pretty long. Or at least my idea would be. I know some people could do injuries and all that so it could turn out pretty lengthly. I've done challenges where there is a word minimum, so then you can do however many chapters you want. Same could be said about a max, but then people feel as if they are limited to what they are writing. I don't know, whatever you guys wanna do I'm game.
RokofAges75:
Yeah, I think it just depends on where you take it. Like the bus thing - that's why I worded it "bus breaks down" instead of "bus crashes" - you could go the bus crash route, or it could be just a simple flat tire or out of gas that leads to something else. All of those ideas, I could think of completely different directions, different genres, it could be taken in. I'm not a fan of word limits, BUT that doesn't mean you couldn't just write a one-shot for the challenge and turn it into a longer story on your own if you wanted to. :)
I'm glad you like the ideas! I was just throwing out anything general enough that seemed like it could be taken a lot of different places. We can add specifics to whatever idea wins.
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