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April 20th, 2008

Setting/Scene Prompts

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  • Medieval dungeon
  • Medieval castle
  • Medieval army
  • American Civil War
  • 1800's American/Canadian Border
  • Anglo-Saxon/Celtic conflict
  • Japan past, present, or future
  • China past, present, or future
  • Socialist Italy (anything perceived as sin was a death sentence, including homosexuality, and suspects were hunted down)
  • Nazi Germany (I have Dutch Jewish ancestors, 48 of which perished in the Concentration Camps)
  • USA/Mexican Border past, present, or future
  • Bermuda Triangle
  • Australia
  • Hawaii
  • San Andreas Fault past, present, or future
  • Cabin in the woods
  • Tent in a remote clearing in the wilderness
  • Ancient Egypt
  • East India past or present
  • Anywhere teleportation/a wormhole might drop you (use your imagination! *evil laughter*)
  • Cave
  • Wagon, Buggy/Carriage, Limousine, Ambulance, Armored Car, Police Car, Airplane, Fighter jet, or Spaceship

November 4th, 2007

Situational Prompt

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Broken bone or other severe injury that requires first aid happens while away from civilization or otherwise isolated from assistance.

October 18th, 2007

Plot prompt

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Both characters work at a hospital. One is support staff of some sort and pissed at the bureaucracy of the administration. The other is a doctor with a good heart who is up for an administrative position and plans to make changes once he/she gets it...but plans to keep that part a secret until after the position is his/hers, of course. These two characters meet and become friends--maybe more (you decide)--until the support staff person finds out the doctor's status, unwilling to give him/her the chance to explain.

October 17th, 2007

Quote Prompt

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"The third-rate mind is only happy when it is thinking with the majority. The second-rate mind is only happy when it is thinking with the minority. The first-rate mind is only happy when it is thinking."
__A. A. Milne

October 7th, 2007

Mixed Prompts

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  • A dying poet
  • Footsteps coming down the stairs

October 3rd, 2007

Setting Prompt

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sleeping in a tent in the woods

September 23rd, 2007

Plot prompt

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a runaway gets a job in a factory to survive, but gives a fake address on the application to get hired. the owner/manager/supervisor finds out. the runaway fears losing the job, but instead, the superior feels admiration and lets the runaway stay. the superior quickly falls for the runaway, but the runaway fears sexual harassment or other forms of taking advantage. it's your job to flesh out the plot with whatever characters you like and solve this dilemma. :-)

September 15th, 2007

Situational Prompt

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A person is on vacation (pick the spot) after a bad breakup and sees someone who completely knocks him or her off his or her feet. That someone is equally attracted to him or her but has also recently come off a bad relationship. Both are from the same country and vacationing to get away from it all for a while to get their minds off things.

September 7th, 2007

Setting/Situational Prompt

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People sharing a bunkhouse in the Old West (think Pony Express way station, etc.) that is fairly isolated, requiring trips to the nearest towns (which may be half or whole days away) for supplies, making "Indian" attacks a danger, as well as bears and wolves.

September 2nd, 2007

Situational/Scene Prompts/Ideas

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  • caught in the middle

  • on the inside

  • outdoor life

  • fear of embarrassment

  • green-eyed monster

Situational/Scene Prompts/Ideas

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  • crying while writing a letter

  • paranoid druggie

  • a room decorated in velvet and satin

  • a gypsy wagon camp

  • playing together in a gentle rain

August 27th, 2007

Situational Prompts/Ideas

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  • laughing like children
  • a sex slave running away in stolen clothing
  • waiting out the night in an alley
  • a sniper loading a rifle
  • being threatened with a knife

August 24th, 2007

MOD POST RE: MY SCHEDULE

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I probably should have mentioned, too, that I work nights, so...please be patient with me if I don't approve your posts or membership requests right away. I will check on things at least once a day. I hope at some point to get a moderator to help me with things. I have a friend or two who will probably be more than happy to help me.... I just need to point them in this direction! LOL!

Hello all!

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Hehe, I just love the newbie post. My name is Meredith or [info]cravinglunacy if you prefere. I have written in seveal fandoms, mostly King Arthur. I have an AU where I've stuck poor ol' Tristan in the Dark-Hunter universe. Poor thing was mad at me, but then he was redeemed so he's not so unhappy anymore. I also write in the SG1, Pitch Black/Riddick, LotR. It's fun when you can put Riddick in the SGC.

If anyone is interested in any of these, let me know and I'll start posting. I plan on starting to post PAX (KA/DH) here in a bit.

Hope you all have a wonderful day and happy writing!

P.S. Pardon the lack of tags. I haven't yet worked out the whats and wherefores yet here.

Welcome, New Members!

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When you join, feel free to post a brief introductory post to let us know the characters/fandoms you write. If they aren't in the interests already, I'll probably add them so we can attract more people in your fandoms!

Myself, I'm mostly into BTVS/ATS and Bones these days. I have, in the past, written some Han/Leia fic for the Star Wars 'verse. I have yet to write AU, but I really would like to, and I have come up with my first fully fleshed-out idea, so...when I get the time to tackle the project, I'm gonna go for it.

Again, welcome to you all! I look forward to getting to know you as fellow writers!

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