Jun. 2nd, 2009

[info]fmmods

Mod Note

The mods have decided to put new topics up every other month rather than monthly. This will allow the current topics to have a better chance of being used. Thank you.

May. 1st, 2009

[info]fmmods

May topics

A reminder that all previous topics are always available to be used for any muse that it has not been used for before and simply comment to this post with the current link. As always, comment to the post with the link of your prompt and add it to your memories. There are no longer activity checks so no worries about any deadlines You are all always welcome here as long as you want to write with us.

Quotes:
Lies are like children: they're hard work, but it's worth it because the future depends on them. -Pam Davis
It is not because things are difficult that we do not dare, it is because we do not dare that things are difficult. -Seneca
For knowledge, too, is itself a power. -Francis Bacon

Pictures:
http://i43.tinypic.com/2ebc211.jpg wine
http://i39.tinypic.com/4j5d9v.jpg chocolate cake
http://i44.tinypic.com/wvsu3l.jpg pick a door

One Word:
Sale
Anything
Headache

Misc:
Is murder ever acceptable?
What have you outgrown?
Do you believe in ghosts?

Songs:

Stairway To Heaven by Led Zeppelin )

Wicked Game by Chris Isaak )

Sleep by Stabbing Westward )

Change by Waking Ashland )

24 Hours by Jem )

Break My Fall by Breaking Benjamin )

Mar. 31st, 2009

[info]fmmods

April topics

A reminder that all previous topics are always available to be used for any muse that it has not been used for before and simply comment to this post with the current link. As always, comment to the post with the link of your prompt and add it to your memories. There are no longer activity checks so no worries about any deadlines You are all always welcome here as long as you want to write with us.

Quotes:
A word to the wise ain't necessary -- it's the stupid ones that need the advice. -Bill Cosby
Maybe the wildest dreams are but the needful preludes of the truth. -Lord Tennyson
While one person hesitates because he feels inferior, the other is busy making mistakes and becoming superior. –Henry R. Link

Pictures:
http://i40.tinypic.com/15f3vcx.jpg monster under the bed
http://i41.tinypic.com/ndn055.gif so wrong
http://i40.tinypic.com/rmjvh0.jpg oil and water

Misc:
Write a letter to someone saying what you're afraid to say to their face.
Do you have a guardian angel?
Talk about a challenge you’ve faced in the last month.

One word:
Blame
Fountain
Temerity

Songs:

Disarm by Smashing Pumpkins )

Inside of Love by Nada Surf )

What We Had by Handsome Furs )

Stolen by Johnny Hollow )

Say It by Blue October )

Get A Little High by Robbie Williams )

Mar. 2nd, 2009

[info]fmmods

March topics

Thank you all for bearing with us while we took a short break in gathering topics for the community. We're glad to be back and start new rounds of fresh topics for everyone. Just a reminder that all previous topics are always available to be used for any muse that it has not been used for before and simply comment to this post with the current link. As always, comment to the post with the link of your prompt and add it to your memories. There are no longer activity checks so no worries about any deadlines You are all always welcome here as long as you want to write with us.

Quotes:
Tip the world over on its side and everything loose will land in Los Angeles. -Frank Lloyd Wright
It is better to be beautiful than to be good, but it is better to be good than to be ugly. -Oscar Wilde
I've learned that you can't have everything and do everything at the same time. -Oprah Winfrey

Pictures:

Frozen stream
Pills
Four leaf clover

One word:

Sanguine
Dazzle
Pinnacle

Misc:

Baby did a bad bad thing.
Are you a perfectionist?
Describe yourself.

Songs:

Have you ever seen the rain by Creedence Clearwater Revival )

Gold Dust Woman by Fleetwood Mac )

Here's To The Night by Eve 6 )

Take Me Anywhere by Tegan and Sara )

Drown by Three Days Grace )

Come On Closer by Jem )

Jan. 29th, 2009

[info]fmmods

MOD Note

The mods have decided to take the month of February off from posting topics to the community. We have been working non-stop in one community or another posting new topics bi-weekly or monthly (depending on the community) for three years, and we're feeling a little burned out. This is our first hiatus, and it's to give us a chance to recharge our creativity. Old topics are always available to be used, and without activity checks being in place we figured this shouldn't put anyone out. Thank you, all of you, for your participation in this community. You guys are the reason we have been inspired to post new writing topics, and we're looking forward to coming back to you in March. See you then.

Jan. 17th, 2009

[info]fmmods

It's a new year, and with it the mods have decided to start a new policy regarding activity at the community. There will no longer be activity checks. Write when you want, as much or as little as you are inspired, and rest assured as long as you want to be a member of this community, your place is guaranteed here.

Jan. 1st, 2009

[info]fmmods

January topics

Just a reminder that all previous topics are always available to be used for any muse as long as they haven't used it before. You just comment to this post with the link to the prompt after you write it. As always remember to comment here with your September prompt link and add it to your memories. Also, a reminder all challenges are due on the first of the month at 12am (midnight) EASTERN time and must be 150 words minimum to count for monthly activity.

Also, just another quick reminder that the activity checks for December will be done January 5th instead of today. Thanks!

Pictures:

http://i43.tinypic.com/1id00i.jpg do not want
http://i39.tinypic.com/icibt4.jpg angel or devil on your shoulder?
http://i43.tinypic.com/2w5im45.jpg spooky

Quotes:

The consequences of our actions take hold of us quite indifferent to our claim that meanwhile we have "improved". -Nietzsche

Silence is a text easy to misread. -A. A. Attanasio,

"The only real training for leadership is leadership." - Anthony Jay


Misc. topics:

If you had the chance to do whatever you wanted what would you do to your worst enemy? Why?

Write about the last nightmare you had.

They say that if you go confidently in the direction of your dreams you can live the life you've imagined. Do you think that's true?


One word:

Mine
Hell
Theatrical


Songs:

Satan's Seventh Bride by Helicopter Bride )

Bring The Night On by Eve 6 )

Muscle Museum by Muse )

The Fragile by Nine Inch Nails )

I Think I Need A New Heart by Magnetic Fields )

Salty Seas by Devics )

Dec. 31st, 2008

[info]fmmods

December Activity Checks!

With the busy holiday season just now ending and the community coming off of a two month hiatus with no activity checks, the mods have decided to perform the check for December on Monday, January 4th, noon EST. This coming up weekend is the first free weekend that many have had since the holidays have started and we wanted to give everyone a good chance to get caught up and also to remind you about getting something posted since it's been a while since we have done any activity checks.

Monday, January 5th at noon EST, we will be doing a full clean-up of all muses that have not posted and commented to posts for the months of November or December. In order to still be considered current, you will need to have commented to the November or December topic post with your topic response or completed RP thread.

The topics for January will most likely go up sometime tonight or early tomorrow.

Thanks so much for writing with us and have a Happy New Year!!

-The FM Mods

Nov. 30th, 2008

[info]fmmods

December topics

The next activity check will be on JANUARY 1st. If you have not completed a topic in November or December you will be removed. That basically means that if you are a member now you have from now until December 31st to have one topic completed. We will resume our regular scheduled activity checks beginning January 1st.


Comment to this post with the link to the prompt after you write it, or rp link after you finish it. As always remember to comment here with your October prompt or rp link and add it to your memories. Also, a reminder all challenges are due on the first of the month at 12am (midnight) EASTERN time and must be 150 words minimum to count for monthly activity. Thank you to those who offered us topic suggestions for this month's topics.


Pictures:

http://i34.tinypic.com/3590qc4.jpg two doors

http://i35.tinypic.com/sxoj0g.jpg guilty puppy
http://i36.tinypic.com/aw23gj.jpg happy new year

Quotes:

When I was younger, I could remember anything, whether it had happened or not. -Mark Twain

Hatred is the coward's revenge for being intimidated. -George Bernard Shaw

A little inaccuracy sometimes saves tons of explanation. -Saki


Misc. Topics:

Have you been naughty or nice this year?

Name the moment where it all went wrong.

What's on your holiday shopping list this year?

One Word:

Blackout
Harmony
Amnesia

Songs:

I'd Come For You by Nickelback )

The Bitch Went Nuts by Ben Folds )

Ghost By Your Side by Lovedrug )

The Noose by A Perfect Circle )

Out From Under by Britney Spears )

If There's a Rocket Tie Me To It by Snow Patrol )

Oct. 24th, 2008

[info]fmmods

November topics

We're posting November's topics early for anyone who wants to get a jump on their muse topics since Nanowrimo is just around the corner. Your mods will be participating in Nano this month, and after discussion have decided that there will be no activity check for the months of OCTOBER and NOVEMBER. This is so that no writer feels the need to have to take a hiatus for the purpose of nano. Our hiatus policy has always stated that if you're on hiatus you can not rp during that time. Nano can be very stressful and sometimes you want to just blow off steam with a random topic or rp, and this way everyone can feel free to do that without the pressure of activity checks looming over them. If you're not participating in Nano you can consider this a freebie month anyway.

The next activity check will be on JANUARY 1st. If you have not completed a topic in November or December you will be removed. That basically means that if you are a member now you have from now until December 31st to have one topic completed. We will resume our regular scheduled activity checks beginning January 1st.


Comment to this post with the link to the prompt after you write it, or rp link after you finish it. As always remember to comment here with your October prompt or rp link and add it to your memories. Also, a reminder all challenges are due on the first of the month at 12am (midnight) EASTERN time and must be 150 words minimum to count for monthly activity. Thank you to those who offered us topic suggestions for this month's topics.


Pictures:

http://i35.tinypic.com/24b5bup.jpg fishbowl
http://i33.tinypic.com/21acnkl.jpg hell
http://i34.tinypic.com/dbo0wp.jpg delivery

Quotes:

Learn from the mistakes of others. You can't live long enough to make them all yourself. -Eleanor Roosevelt

Where you used to be, there is a hole in the world, which I find myself constantly walking around in the daytime, and falling in at night. I miss you like hell.
~Edna St. Vincent Millay

What a blessing it would be if we could open and shut our ears as easily as we open and shut our eyes! -Georg Christoph Lichtenberg

Misc topics:

What does unconditional love mean to you?
What plans do you have for Thanksgiving?
Twenty facts no one knows about you.

One Word:

Barter
Pregnant
Understand

Songs:

Bittersweet Symphony by The Verve )

Ten Feet Tall and Bulletproof by Travis Tritt )

Fidelity by Starsailor )

Angry Johnny by Poe )

Lost! by Coldplay )

I'm So Sick by Flyleaf )

Sep. 23rd, 2008

[info]fmmods

We're posting October's topics early for anyone who wants to get a jump on their muse topics since Nanowrimo is just around the corner. Your mods will be participating in Nano this month, and after discussion have decided that there will be no activity check for the month of November. This is so that no writer feels the need to have to take a hiatus for the purpose of nano. Our hiatus policy has always stated that if you're on hiatus you can not rp during that time. Nano can be very stressful and sometimes you want to just blow off steam with a random topic or rp, and this way everyone can feel free to do that without the pressure of activity checks looming over them. If you're not participating in Nano you can consider this a freebie month anyway.

There will be an activity check on October 1st. If you have not completed a topic for your muse in August or September you need to do so before October 1st. There will be an activity check on November 1st. If you have not completed a topic or rp for your muse for September or October then you need to do so before November 1st. There will be NO activity check on December 1st.

Our suggestion is if you haven't posted for August that you put your activity links in the September post. As always any topic can be used for any month's activity. Anyone who has topics or rp links in September/October posts will be covered until the January 1st activity check.


Comment to this post with the link to the prompt after you write it, or rp link after you finish it. As always remember to comment here with your October prompt or rp link and add it to your memories. Also, a reminder all challenges are due on the first of the month at 12am (midnight) EASTERN time and must be 150 words minimum to count for monthly activity.


fm ij

Quotes:

Give what you have. To someone, it may be better than you dare to think. -Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

"However long the night, the dawn will break."- African Proverb

All human actions have one or more of these seven causes: chance, nature, compulsion, habit, reason, passion, and desire. -Aristotle

Picture:

http://i35.tinypic.com/2ekt72q.jpg camping at night

http://i35.tinypic.com/35jwacx.jpg the pleasure of pain
http://i37.tinypic.com/35a39f7.jpg dominoes

One Word:

Superstition
Backseat
Toxic

Misc topics:

Have you ever been in a haunted house?
How do you blow off steam?
Talk about a time when you were truly happy.

Songs:

Transylvanian Concubine by Rasputina )

Disturbia by Rihanna )

I Caught Fire (In Your Eyes) by The Used )

She Hates Me by Puddle of Mudd )

Pot Kettle Black by Tilly And The Wall )

Let It Go by Tim McGraw )

Aug. 31st, 2008

[info]fmmods

September Topics

Just a reminder that all previous topics are always available to be used for any muse as long as they haven't used it before. You just comment to this post with the link to the prompt after you write it. As always remember to comment here with your September prompt link and add it to your memories. Also, a reminder all challenges are due on the first of the month at 12am (midnight) EASTERN time and must be 150 words minimum to count for monthly activity.

Also, just another quick reminder that the activity checks for August will be done September 15th instead of tonight at midnight. Thanks!

Quotes:
Martyrdom is the only way in which a man can become famous without ability. -George Bernard Shaw
In the book of life, the answers aren't in the back. -Charlie Brown
We must not fear daylight just because it almost always illuminates a miserable world. - Rene Magritte

Pictures:

http://i33.tinypic.com/2m2f05x.jpg hands
http://i36.tinypic.com/jztfs4.jpg plays well with others
http://i33.tinypic.com/2en9o8w.png evolution

One Word:

Resurrect
Innocent
Twins

Misc Topics:

What were you doing at midnight last night?
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
Do you believe in self-help?

Songs:

Borrowed Time by A Fine Frenzy )

Nothing Else Matters by Metallica )

Help! by The Beatles )

A Long December by Counting Crows )

A Dangerous Mind by Within Temptation )

The Con by Tegan and Sara )

Aug. 29th, 2008

[info]fmmods

Activity check notice: PLEASE READ

Okay on the 1st was supposed to be our first activity check since we changed the rules to every two months participation and allowing completed rp threads to count for activity. Us mods have always worked on a 'what's fair for us is fair for everyone' policy. I have been very sick and struggling with weather related issues for most of this month. Which has put several members in a position of waiting for me to finish threads so they could count toward activity. As there is no way that I'm going to be able to finish those in time I've spoken with the co-mods about extending this month's activity check. There are a few members who haven't gotten their prompts done yet, and we totally understand. After all, hi, I'm behind too. Add in the fact this is the first month of our new policy and things are a bit confusing to get used too.

So! What this means is that the activity check for August will be on September 15th! If you have not posted since June, then you have until the 15th of September to finish up those rp threads or post a topic. Make sure you post it in AUGUST'S post, not September's because that is the month you need to post for. On October 1st we will go back to the monthly checks. That means if you have not posted since July you have until October 1st to post in September's post. We want to thank all of you for being such awesome members, and we're looking forward to seeing your prompts and threading with you.

Ashy on behalf of the FM mods.

Jul. 25th, 2008

[info]fmmods

August topics with an important rule change announcement

IT IS IMPORTANT YOU READ THE FOLLOWING:

The mods of [info]fandom_muses have discussed ways to make writing more enjoyable at this community. We have decided to change a couple of the rules that we feel will benefit and inspire our members. Effective this month (July since we're posting early) the following rule changes have been made:

1. The activity requirement for [info]fandom_muses is now every two months rather than every month. If you have not written a topic for July and choose not to write one for July you have until the first of September to submit a topic. If you have submitted a topic for July you have until the first of October to submit your next topic.

2. Roleplay will now be counted toward activity. If you complete an rp thread between two or more muses each muse can use this toward the activity requirement. We will only be counting completed rp threads so let's go by the honor system here okay? All you have to do is comment in the monthly topic post with the link of the completed thread. Each muse who wishes to use that thread may comment with the link.


We hope that you find these changes fun and creatively inspirational. It really is a pleasure to have each and every one of you as a member of this comm. The mods look forward to continuing writing with each of you.



Just a reminder that all previous topics are always available to be used for any muse as long as they haven't used it before. You just comment to this post with the link to the prompt after you write it. As always remember to comment here with your July prompt link and add it to your memories. Also, a reminder all challenges are due on the first of the month at 12am (midnight) EASTERN time and must be 150 words minimum to count for monthly activity.



Quotes:

We're talking paranoid delusional psychosis. I saw the guy's room. Cozy... if you're Hannibal Lecter. - Ace Ventura Pet Detective

He who strikes the first blow admits he's lost the argument. -Chinese Proverb

Bitterness is like cancer. It eats upon the host. But anger is like fire. It burns it all clean. - Maya Angelou


Pictures:

http://i38.tinypic.com/2njzuoy.jpg tapes to the fridge
http://i37.tinypic.com/2uzbh8o.jpg weak link
http://i38.tinypic.com/se672b.jpg cross

Misc:

Make a soundtrack of how you see yourself and your life at this very moment. Choose at least ten songs and explain why you chose each of them.

If you could do whatever you wanted right now, anything at all, what would it be?

What was your perfect moment?

One Word:

Bliss
Safe
Rules

Songs:

Give it to You by Jordan Knight )

The Perfect Fit by The Dresden Dolls )

Lay Me Down by The Wreckers )

Going Down in Flames by 3 Doors Down )

Hey Man Nice Shot by Filter )

Roads by Portishead )

Jun. 26th, 2008

[info]fmmods

July topics

Just a reminder that all previous topics are always available to be used for any muse as long as they haven't used it before. You just comment to this post with the link to the prompt after you write it. As always remember to comment here with your July prompt link and add it to your memories. Also, a reminder all challenges are due on the first of the month at 12am (midnight) EASTERN time and must be 150 words minimum to count for monthly activity.

Quotes:

A person is never happy except at the price of some ignorance. - Anatole France
Angels descending, bring from above,
Echoes of mercy, whispers of love.
~Fanny J. Crosby
Who would ever think that so much went on in the soul of a young girl? -Anne Frank

One-Word:

Penitence
Beer
Superficial

Misc:

How do you make amends?
What was high school like for you?
Write about something you've done that you hope no one finds out about.

Pictures:

http://i27.tinypic.com/9uyg7r.jpg voodoo
http://i30.tinypic.com/5oa2a1.jpg sidekick
http://i32.tinypic.com/1z14v1y.jpg party

Songs:

Tunnel by Third Day )

Friends In Low Places (live version) by Garth Brooks )

One by Alex Band )

Wires and the Concept of Breathing by A Skylit Drive )

Drop Dead Gorgeous by Republica )

To you I Bestow by Mundy )

May. 24th, 2008

[info]fmmods

June topics

Just a reminder that all previous topics are always available to be used for any muse as long as they haven't used it before. You just comment to this post with the link to the prompt after you write it. As always remember to comment here with your June prompt link and add it to your memories. Also, a reminder all challenges are due on the first of the month at 12am (midnight) EASTERN time and must be 150 words minimum to count for monthly activity.

Quotes:

Look at her, she's smiling, but is she happy? She's smiling, so it doesn't matter. Let me tell you something. Things aren't always as they seem. -Mona Lisa Smile

A wise man can see more from the bottom of a well than a fool can from a mountain top . -Unknown

Faith is a passionate intuition. - William Wordsworth

Pictures:

http://i30.tinypic.com/14eb2vn.jpg broken heart
http://i25.tinypic.com/vyulhs.jpg reflection
http://i25.tinypic.com/2m3js54.jpg starless sky

One-Word:

Delicate
Choice
Delicious

Misc:

Is it really possible to forgive and forget?
Ten ways you deal with loss.
What are your coping mechanisms?

Songs:

Pretty Down to Your Bones by The Hush Sound )

Let Me Be Myself by 3 Doors Down )

Dust by Augustana )

Whiskey Lullaby by Brad Paisley ft. Allison Krauss )

Wasted Time by Fuel )

So Ordinary by Ryan Star )

Apr. 25th, 2008

[info]fmmods

May topics

Just a reminder that all previous topics are always available to be used for any muse as long as they haven't used it before. You just comment to this post with the link to the prompt after you write it. As always remember to comment here with your May prompt link and add it to your memories. Also, a reminder all challenges are due on the first of the month at 12am (midnight) EASTERN time and must be 150 words minimum to count for monthly activity.

Pictures:

http://i28.tinypic.com/206d54p.jpg time out
http://i31.tinypic.com/24qq0xc.jpg portal
http://i28.tinypic.com/28i94yx.jpg lipstick

Quotes:

You keep to your own ways, and leave mine to me. -Plutarch
Not even the gods fight against necessity. -Simonides
Never let the fear of striking out get in your way.- Babe Ruth

One-word:

Cheater
Betrayed
Competition

Misc:

Write a letter of apology.
If you could change one thing in your past what would it be?
You're dead. Write a fic about the afterlife.

Songs:

I Walk The Line by Johnny Cash )

A Deeper Love by Aretha Franklin )

What I've Done by Linkin Park )

Perfect by Alanis Morissette )

Portions For Foxes by Rilo Kiley )

Carry Me Home by The Buzzhorn )

Mar. 31st, 2008

[info]fmmods

April Topics

Welcome to [info]fandom_muses IJ!!!

A reminder of the changes taking place at [info]fandom_muses is here. Do not forget to claim your character on IJ if you want to play on FM IJ.

FM LJ topics are listed here.

Just a reminder that all previous topics are always available to be used for any muse as long as they haven't used it before. You just comment to this post with the link to the prompt after you write it. As always remember to comment here with your April prompt link and add it to your memories. Also, a reminder all challenges are due on the first of the month at 12am (midnight) EASTERN time and must be 150 words minimum to count for monthly activity.

Quotes:
Rumor travels faster, but it don't stay put as long as truth. -Will Rogers
Immature love says 'I love you because I need you.' Mature love says 'I need you because I love you.' -Erich Fromm
If you make a fool of yourself, you can do it with dignity, without taking your pants down. And if you do take your pants down, you can still do it with dignity. - William Shatner

Pictures:

http://i32.tinypic.com/2mhaf74.jpg dare to be different
http://i26.tinypic.com/fthmp0.jpg family
http://i26.tinypic.com/nf087l.jpg trophy


One word:

Regret
Soulmate
Special

Misc:

What is the worst thing parents can do to their children?
Write a letter to your teenage self. If you are a teenager or a child, write a letter to your grown up self.
It's the end of the world and you're the last man standing. Where do you go from here?

Songs:

Believe in me by Rooney )

Everytime by Britney Spears )

Hurricane by The Hush Sound )


Blackbird by The Beatles )

Different Than You by The Exies )


Criminal by Ringside )