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July Picture Challenge
« on: July 01, 2007, 07:23:35 AM »
Howdy all!

OKay well, because we are talking sci fi fantasy this month your challenge will go along with this genre. I know many of us aren't comfortable with sci fi and I know many of us aren't comfortable writing Kevin and or Howie so the challenge is this!

Write a short story with the two main players being Kevin and Howie  ;)

~ It has to be sci-fi or fantasy

~ You can have the other guys in it too but they shouldn't be the main focus

~ Add at least one original character. This character has to be from another world of some kind whether it be an alien life form or a demon or a talking grapefruit lol

~ You have to explain why Kevin is positioned the way he is in the picture.

Now is the time for all the sci fi  and fantasy writers to step up and try this, some of the romance people submitted last month I want to see some of you submit this month! *looks at the sci fi and fantasy people on the forum* and of course everyone else too. The purpose of a challenge is to challenge yourself to write something you wouldn't normally write, right? lol

Good luck and have fun!



« Last Edit: July 01, 2007, 09:55:31 PM by mare »
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Re: July Picture Challenge
« Reply #1 on: July 01, 2007, 10:35:11 AM »
Oh my god.. That is a really difficult challenge for me.. I might give it a shot though. I'll think about a short story during holiday.. and maybe write one later!
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Re: July Picture Challenge
« Reply #2 on: July 01, 2007, 10:38:38 AM »
I think this is the hardest challenge I have issued thus far lol
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Re: July Picture Challenge
« Reply #3 on: July 01, 2007, 12:37:26 PM »
ok, wow. You might actually make my brain explode with this one. Haha. This is going to take me a while.
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Re: July Picture Challenge
« Reply #4 on: July 01, 2007, 06:20:37 PM »
LOL I hope a lot of people try this one.
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Re: July Picture Challenge
« Reply #5 on: July 01, 2007, 08:38:46 PM »
To be technical, Pandora's Box isn't science fiction at all.... Science fiction makes my brain hurt.

Just thought I woul point that out before you tried tying the month together and got a bunch of stories about aliens.... :-[
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Re: July Picture Challenge
« Reply #6 on: July 01, 2007, 08:42:31 PM »
it's fantasy thought right? And this is a sci fi fantasy challenge lol
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Re: July Picture Challenge
« Reply #7 on: July 01, 2007, 08:42:57 PM »
I meant to modify lol so ignore this one
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Re: July Picture Challenge
« Reply #8 on: July 01, 2007, 09:29:06 PM »
oh mare... this is wicked-ly tough, i'm imagining ET and Transformers now, lol... hmmm... indeed a tough challenge but nonetheless, i will not give up! will submit one soon... wheeeee  ;D
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Re: July Picture Challenge
« Reply #9 on: July 01, 2007, 09:52:31 PM »
I'm not a sci-fi writer either. That stuff is too technical for me... I write Fantasy... :-D 

I could give this a try ... in fact I DO have an original story idea that is slightly based off the boys where Kevin and Howie ARE the main characters... LOL... but it takes place in completely different world :p and it's sooo not a short story. *sits and thinks* I'll try this but who knows if my brain will let me. :-D
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Re: July Picture Challenge
« Reply #10 on: July 01, 2007, 09:56:10 PM »
Quote from: nicksgal on July 01, 2007, 08:38:46 PM
To be technical, Pandora's Box isn't science fiction at all.... Science fiction makes my brain hurt.

Just thought I woul point that out before you tried tying the month together and got a bunch of stories about aliens.... :-[

ok this might be a good question for you then, but anyone feel free to jump in. I know that si-fi is like space and time and all that, but in all honesty aside from Pbox and Lord Of The Rings I have no idea what fantasy is. Can you give me a brief definition? Or maybe some guidelines if I want to try the fantasy route instead of si-fi?
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Re: July Picture Challenge
« Reply #11 on: July 01, 2007, 09:58:24 PM »
its a sci fi or fantasy challenge ladies lol
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Re: July Picture Challenge
« Reply #12 on: July 01, 2007, 10:04:12 PM »
Quote from: honey on July 01, 2007, 09:56:10 PM
ok this might be a good question for you then, but anyone feel free to jump in. I know that si-fi is like space and time and all that, but in all honesty aside from Pbox and Lord Of The Rings I have no idea what fantasy is. Can you give me a brief definition? Or maybe some guidelines if I want to try the fantasy route instead of si-fi?

I could be off base with this but when I think sci fi I tend to think outer space or future. Like Star Wars or Terminator lol When I picture fantasy it's more Lord of the Rings or Mythology type stuff. Dragons, demons, wizards, things like that. At least to me. I'm sure everyone will have their own interpretation . Either way I know i'd have a hard time writing one or the other. It's a lot of remembering things and I suck at remembering things.
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Re: July Picture Challenge
« Reply #13 on: July 01, 2007, 10:08:06 PM »
Quote from: mare on July 01, 2007, 09:58:24 PM
its a sci fi or fantasy challenge ladies lol

Heeheee... I know but you said "looks at all the sci-fi writers" or something :p

Fantasy examples:  Harry Potter, Inkheart, Wizard of Oz, His Dark Materials series (i.e. The Golden Compass) ... Mists of Avalon to a point could be considered it though it's also folklore I believe... typically if magic is involved it's fantasy.. if other races of beings are involved it's fantasy...

the genres cross easily, it's why they get lumped together... (i.e. Star Wars has space, technical stuff and other races of beings)...

Does that help?
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Re: July Picture Challenge
« Reply #14 on: July 01, 2007, 10:14:53 PM »
I felt bad after I posted that. :-[

PBox is fantasy for sure.

Well, the line between the two gets blurred... a lot. Really, I think what Sci-Fi is is fiction about Science. That's why it tends to happen in the future or involves space. Fantasy is more like mythical creatures, places, or otherworldly ideas... But a lot of fantasy and science fiction does cross boarders, so... It can really be a tough one to call...

I think it might be interesting to start a story on alchemy... That would be science fiction and fantasy....
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