7 Days

For the contest, I think I'm going to put it on hold until we get more members/more active members. Thank you to the people who did express interest, but it's hard to hold a contest with only two people, and I'm sorry for any disappointment I may have caused. (clearly this means I need to start pimping this comm like crazy)

Here are the prompts for this week. Remember that the submissions can be any length, but must be posted on their specified day by 11:59 PM EST. If you have a suggestion for a prompt, please leave it as a comment (comments will be screened).

Thursday July 3, 2008: Field Trip
Friday July 4, 2008: Fireworks Show
Saturday July 5, 2008: Talent Show
Sunday July 6, 2008: A Ticking Clock
Monday July 7, 2008: The Gift of Chocolate
Tuesday July 8, 2008: Dinner Plans
Wednesday July 9, 2008: Late Night In

Week 30 Challenge! Family (cont)
Sign-ups: -N/A-

Week 31 Challenge! Sign up for next week's challenge: Horror - bonechilling stories that make you shiver and curl into your warm blankets at night.

Title: No Song for You and Me
Series: Katekyo Hitman Reborn!
Pairing: Onesided Gokudera/Tsuna
Rating: PG
Prompt: What Feelings Sound Like
Wordcount: 399
Disclaimer: KHR belongs to Akira Amano, I'm just taking my first swim in the sandbox.
Notes: I'm so sorry Gokudera, but your angst is so terribly addictive. ;_;
Teaser: Happy memories, sad memories, angry memories - whatever the emotion, there was a song to stir the heart.

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Title: Reunion
Words: ~1,300
Prompt: Through Fire & Flames, 7_days
Pairing: Tezuka/Fuji, implied, slightly, maybe.
Rating: PG
Notes: I swear, it's kind of tangentially related to the prompt. A little bit.

( If I had to decide who would be most likely to break into my house and be there the first time I woke up disorientated in years, I would have chosen you )

Here are the prompts for this week. Remember that the submissions can be any length, but must be posted on their specified day by 11:59 PM EST. If you have a suggestion for a prompt, please leave it as a comment (comments will be screened).

Thursday June 26, 2008: Through Fire & Flames
Friday June 27, 2008: Trip to the Amusement Park
Saturday June 28, 2008: One Step Closer
Sunday June 29, 2008: Not My Father's Son
Monday June 30, 2008: Grab Bag! Use any prompts from June 2008
Tuesday July 1, 2008: Bedtime Story
Wednesday July 2, 2008: What Feelings Sound Like

Week 29 Challenge! Family
Sign-ups: shinnite, tabbicat

Week 30 Challenge! Sign up for next week's challenge: Family (cont.)- Write about the bonds between blood relatives or ‘chosen’ family.

Hello all tabbicat here and yay for my first post as a mod. Sorry about last week, both myself and shinnite have been busy. Life unfortunately, seems to like piling things on all at once. No polls for the contest themes yet, if you still have ideas for what you would like to see, post them in the comments.

Here are the prompts for this week. Remember that the submissions can be any length, but must be posted on their specified day by 11:59 PM EST. If you have a suggestion for a prompt, please leave it as a comment (comments will be screened). Oh, and since this is being posted late today, you can post Thursday’s prompt on Friday as well.

Thursday June 19, 2008: Because We Can
Friday June 20, 2008: An Impossible Dream
Saturday June 21, 2008: A Journey in the Dark
Sunday June 22, 2008: Shall We Start With This?
Monday June 23, 2008: Laughter and Tears
Tuesday June 24, 2008: A Brand New Scent
Wednesday June 25, 2008: Laughing At Yourself

Week 28 Challenge! Threesomes
Sign-ups: No One

Week 29 Challenge! Sign up for next week's challenge: Family- Write about the bonds between blood relatives or ‘chosen’ family.

Title: Peer Groups
Fandom: Numb3rs
Characters/Pairing: Amita, Charlie, Larry
Rating: G
Word Count: 165
Challenge/Prompt: the day we met
Summary: She can't remember when she first met them.

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I'll be putting up a poll of contest themes tomorrow, so today is the last day to submit suggestions. Make sure to participate and vote for your favorite! :3

Here are the prompts for this week. Remember that the submissions can be any length, but must be posted on their specified day by 11:59 PM EST. If you have a suggestion for a prompt, please leave it as a comment (comments will be screened).

Thursday June 05, 2008: The Day We Met
Friday June 06, 2008: Rock-Paper-Scissors/Jan-Ken-Pon
Saturday June 07, 2008: Keeping Secrets
Sunday June 08, 2008: Confessions in the Rain
Monday June 09, 2008: Long Absence
Tuesday June 10, 2008: When all is Right in the World
Wednesday June 11, 2008: A Day in the Life

Week 27 Challenge! Threesomes
Sign-ups: leda_speaks, tabbicat

Week 28 Challenge! Sign up for next week's challenge: Threesomes (cont)! These can be lovers, friends, family, comrades - write about the relationship/interactions between three people

Title: The Usual Routine
Rating: PG
Fandom: Prince of Tennis
Pairings: AtoJi
Wordcount: 177
Warnings: Male/Male Paring Ahead
Disclaimer: Prince of Tennis is made by Konomi Takeshi.
Teaser: Out of all the laps in the world his was the best and the most comfortable.
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First of all, a hearty welcome to our new moderator tabbicat! Just as a note to community members, when she posts as a mod she'll be using the same icon I do.

Secondly, I've gotten equal responses regarding both the contest and challenge ideas. Given that, I was thinking of having the contest idea first (since summer vacations/upcoming exams for high schoolers make the challenge tougher) and having the "post one fic each day in a month" challenge run in October to celebrate 7_days' first year. If you have ideas for what kind of contests you'd like to see, post them here and I'll put up a poll in a week's time to see what themes the community wants to use (like settings, genre, word count, point of view, etc. etc.)

Here are the prompts for this week. Remember that the submissions can be any length, but must be posted on their specified day by 11:59 PM EST. If you have a suggestion for a prompt, please leave it as a comment (comments will be screened).

Thursday May 29, 2008: Naptime
Friday May 30, 2008: Afternoon snack
Saturday May 31, 2008: Grab-bag! Use any prompts from May 2008
Sunday June 01, 2008: Sluggish early morning
Monday June 02, 2008: Late night shenanigans!
Tuesday June 03, 2008: Surprising hobbies
Wednesday June 04, 2008: Doing chores

Week 26 Challenge! Slice of Life (cont.)
Sign-ups: tabbicat

Week 27 Challenge! Sign up for next week's challenge: Threesomes! These can be lovers, friends, family, comrades - write about the relationship/interactions between three people

Title: Walk This World
Fandom: Numb3rs
Pairing: Amita/Liz
Rating: PG-13
Word Count: 212
Challenge/Prompt: Dancing all night long

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Title: Easy Like
Fandom: Charmed
Characters/Pairing: Piper/Leo
Rating: PG
Word Count: 184
Challenge/Prompt: lazy downtime
Summary: Sunday morning.

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Title: Writing Things Down
Fandom: 28 Days
Characters/Pairing: Andrea Delaney
Rating: PG
Word Count: 226
Challenge/Prompt: Dear Diary
Summary: She keeps a journal.

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Title: One Moment
Fandom: Charmed
Characters/Pairing: Prue, Piper, Phoebe
Rating: G
Word Count: 226
Challenge/Prompt: quiet days
Summary: Prue loves these days.

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Title: Home Sweet Home
Fandom: Numb3rs
Characters/Pairing: Amita, Alan
Rating: G
Word Count: 180
Challenge/Prompt: by the candlelight
Summary: She still feels like an outsider.

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Here are the prompts for this week. Remember that the submissions can be any length, but must be posted on their specified day by 11:59 PM EST. If you have a suggestion for a prompt, please leave it as a comment (comments will be screened).

Thursday May 22, 2008: By the Candlelight
Friday May 23, 2008: Kitchen Disasters
Saturday May 24, 2008: Quiet Days
Sunday May 25, 2008: "Dear Diary"
Monday May 26, 2008: Summer games
Tuesday May 27, 2008: Lazy downtime
Wednesday May 28, 2008: Dancing all night long

Week 24 Challenge! Slice of Life
Sign-ups: leda_speaks

Week 25 Challenge! Sign up for next week's challenge: Slice of Life (cont.) - ranging from everyday routines to small snippets of time, show characters in their "downtime", the quiet moments that often get overlooked.

Here are the prompts for this week. Remember that the submissions can be any length, but must be posted on their specified day by 11:59 PM EST. If you have a suggestion for a prompt, please leave it as a comment (comments will be screened).

In order to prevent a repeat of last week, I've decided to possibly add on moderators for this community - either 1 or 2, depending on interest. The moderators' jobs would be fairly simple, to help come up with challenges and prompts, helping with tagging and memories (which I really need to catch up on), and possibly posting the weekly prompt lists a time or two if it becomes necessary. If you're interested, just leave a comment on this post.

As for that "something extra" I talked about, I was thinking of doing some sort of themed fiction contest, or even a challenge such as "write at least one story for all prompts for one month", where the winners of the contest/anyone who completed the challenge would receive some sort of prize. Yes? No? Am I completely out of my mind? As always I'm open to opinions. :)

Now, for this week's prompts!

Saturday May 17, 2008: Days Gone Bye
Sunday May 18, 2008: Time Machine
Monday May 19, 2008: Past, Present, Future
Tuesday May 20, 2008: Time Capsule
Wednesday May 21, 2008: In the End

Week 24 Challenge! Time (cont.)
Sign-ups: -None-

Week 25 Challenge! Sign up for next week's challenge: Slice of Life - ranging from everyday routines to small snippets of time, show characters in their "downtime", the quiet moments that often get overlooked

Just letting you guys know I haven't abandoned you! This past week or so has been completely rough on me - work's exhausting, septic tank overflowing (in the house, eww), death of a family pet, etc etc. I'll post the prompts tomorrow first thing after work!

I'll also try to do something extra for you guys to make up for the missed time, as soon as I can figure something out. And, hey, if you have suggestions for it, let me know!

Title: Before Sunrise
Fandom: Harsh Realm
Characters/Pairing: Florence
Rating: G
Word Count: 188
Prompt: Rising of the sun
Summary: Florence and the sunrise

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Title: Dust and Bones
Fandom: Numb3rs
Character/Pairing: Megan Reeves
Rating: PG
Word Count: 229
Prompt: Unticking clock
Summary: Megan at the DOJ

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I think I've got my time zones right and this isn't late!

Title: Don't Look Back
Fandom: Numb3rs
Characters/Pairing: Megan Reeves
Rating: G
Word Count: 160
Prompt: clinging to the present
Summary: She keeps holding on.

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