X-Men Fic

today's "daily prompt" is...

authors choice #179 - Descent Into Madness - any pairing - any length:

Write a story, ficlet, drabble, snippet, slice of life [or a series of stories] around this theme. Go to the extreme on this.

1. Your character fears he/she is losing his mind when his world spins into quiet chaos.
2. A terrible event sends your character into hiding.


Or....Go off in a direction all your own...Let the prompt infect you & carry you to greater heights of creativity.
Happy writing, folks

Please link back to this site when using the prompts on other sites so interested folk can find it easily

Introducing the WWOMB Monthly Contest!

For both authors and reviewers.
The WWOMB Multi-fandom Archive, http://www.squidge.org/~peja/cgi-bin/index.php invites one and all to participate. You do not have to be a member of any list or comm.

CONTEST DETAILS:

Want to win a prize for something you already love doing? The WWOMB, in conjunction with host Squidge.ORG is running three monthly contests starting in October 2010. Participate, and YOU CAN WIN ONE OF THREE $10 GIFT CERTIFICATES to either the Apple iTunes store or Amazon.com or an item out of the Squidge.org CafePress store up to $20. Here are the categories:

1) Most prolific author of the month on WWOMB

2) One random author from the month (different than the most prolific)

3) One random commenter from the month

Every month, on the first of the month, three different queries will be put to the database. The first query will search for the author with the most stories for the previous month, the second one will find a random author that submitted a story from the previous month (excluding the most prolific author's penname), and the last one will find a random commenter who commented on any story over the previous month. Each winner will be contacted via their email address in the system, and be offered one prize from the following: A $10 Apple iTunes gift certificate, a $10 Amazon.com gift certificate, or one item from the Squidge.org CafePress store worth up to $20 (not including shipping).

The Fine Print:
# Open to anyone registered on the WWOMB and participating per above requirements.
# Hostmaster 'squidgie' and Webmistress 'peja' are not eligible to win
# Winners from one month will not be eligible for the next contests that month, and for the next month's contest. e.g. If user 'maximo' wins the most prolific author contest for the period September 1st - 30th, they cannot win the random author or random commenter contest that month. They are also ineligible to win the contest held for the period October 1st - 31st, but will once again become eligible for the period November 1st - 30th.
# It is assumed that all registered users are participants. If a user wants to opt out from all contests, please contact Hostmaster at 'walterh@squidge.org'
# Apple iTunes and Amazon.com gift certificates available worldwide. Squidge.ORG CafePress store items available in North America (Canada, United States, Mexico) only.
# Most prolific author is for the number of total stories added to the WWOMB over the contest period. e.g. If someone uploads 15 stories of one chapter each to WWOMB, and another person uploads 3 stories with 8 chapters each, the winner is the first person with 15 stories loaded.
# Hostmaster and Webmistress reserve the right to mark a winner ineligible in cases where the entries are fraudulent, including but not limited to A) stories the author has not themselves written B) the same story uploaded multiples times with intent to skew the numbers C) entries deemed ineligible such as random characters (i.e. 'abcd1234') being submitted for a story or a comment on a story.

If you have questions, please direct them to Peja at makebelievearchive@gmail.com or Walter at walterh@squidge.org

First winners announced October 1st, 2010!

**Please do forward this to any list or comm...or orphan author, you think might be interested.

today's "daily prompt" is...

authors choice #177 - Anything for a Price - any pairing - any length:

Write a story, ficlet, drabble, snippet, slice of life [or a series of stories] around this theme. Go to the extreme on this.

1. Your character is faced with having to offer to do "Anything for a price". What situation would bring this about?


Or....Go off in a direction all your own...Let the prompt infect you & carry you to greater heights of creativity.
Happy writing, folks

Please link back to this site when using the prompts on other sites so interested folk can find it easily

today's "daily prompt" is...

authors choice #176 - Hearth and Home - any pairing - any length:

Write a story, ficlet, drabble, snippet, slice of life [or a series of stories] around this theme. Go to the extreme on this.

1. Your characters affirm their relationship
2. Bad weather = warm thoughts = blazing ....fireplace (or campfire)
Or....

....Go off in a direction all your own...Let the prompt infect you & carry you to greater heights of creativity.
Happy writing, folks

Please link back to this site when using the prompts on other sites so interested folk can find it easily

today's "daily prompt" is...

authors choice #173 - chuffed - any pairing - any length:

Write a story, ficlet, drabble, snippet, slice of life [or a series of stories] around this theme. Go to the extreme on this.

Go off in a direction all your own...Let the prompt infect you & carry you to greater heights.
Happy writing, folks

Please link back to this site when using the prompts on other sites so interested folk can find it easily

Today's word was discussed on Carole E Barrowman's "Vocabulary 101" board. Apparently it's an English (UK) word with a definition in US English as being delighted...proud...smug...self-congratulatory...only moreso.

END NOTE: The numbering for these challenges are from the WWOMB archive, where they are also going up. The wwomb challenges are being shuffled to make them easier to locate, being added to the numbering /fandoming sequencing. Challenges on the archive site come from the many different MLs and comms attached to the site, as well as direct submissions by registered users. You can access the complete list of challenges at http://www.squidge.org/~peja/cgi-bin/challenges.php or join our challenge newsletter and get all the challenges posted each day in your email. Information on how to subscribe the newsletter is on the home page (blue skin)

today's "daily prompt" is...

authors choice #172 - grounded - any pairing - any length:

Write a story, ficlet, drabble, snippet, slice of life [or a series of stories] around this theme. Go to the extreme on this.

"She/he grounds me"

Go off in a direction all your own...Let the prompt infect you & carry you to greater heights.
Happy writing, folks

Please link back to this site when using the prompts on other sites so interested folk can find it easily

END NOTE: The numbering for these challenges are from the WWOMB archive, where they are also going up. The wwomb challenges are being shuffled to make them easier to locate, being added to the numbering /fandoming sequencing. Challenges on the archive site come from the many different Mls and comms attached to the site, as well as direct submissions by registered users. You can access the complete list of challenges at http://www.squidge.org/~peja/cgi-bin/challenges.php or join our challenge newsletter and get all the challenges posted each day in your email. Information on how to subscribe the newsletter is on the home page (blue skin)

today's "daily prompt" is...

authors choice #167 - back against the wall - any pairing - any length:

Folks always seem to know what is in the best interests of the other fellow. With that in mind, write a story, ficlet, drabble, snippet, slice of life [or a series of stories] around this theme. Go to the extreme on this.

1. Your character's back is against the wall when someone gets dirt on him/her.
2. Write a story with the phrase "back against the wall".

Go off in a direction all your own...Let the prompt infect you & carry you to greater heights.
Happy writing, folks

Please link back to this site when using the prompts on other sites so interested folk can find it easily

END NOTE: The numbering for these challenges are from the WWOMB archive, where they are also going up. The wwomb challenges are being shuffled to make them easier to locate, being added to the numbering /fandoming sequencing. Challenges on the archive site come from the many different Mls and comms attached to the site, as well as direct submissions by registered users. You can access the complete list of challenges at http://www.squidge.org/~peja/cgi-bin/challenges.php or join our challenge newsletter and get all the challenges posted each day in your email. Information on how to subscribe the newsletter is on the home page (blue skin)

today's "daily prompt" is...

authors choice #160 - Compromising Positions - any pairing - any length:

Folks always seem to know what is in the best interests of the other fellow. With that in mind, write a story, ficlet, drabble, snippet, slice of life [or a series of stories] around this theme. Go to the extreme on this.

1. Your character is caught in a "Compromising Position" by his better half.
2. Your character tells someone about a past "Compromising Position", only to have it come back and bite him/her in the a**.
3. A private, and possibly damaging, relationship is exposed in the work place.

Go off in a direction all your own...Let the prompt infect you & carry you to greater heights.
Happy writing, folks

Please link back to this site when using the prompts on other sites so interested folk can find it easily

END NOTE: The numbering for these challenges are from the WWOMB archive, where they are also going up. The wwomb challenges are being shuffled to make them easier to locate, being added to the numbering /fandoming sequencing. Challenges on the archive site come from the many different Mls and comms attached to the site, as well as direct submissions by registered users. You can access the complete list of challenges at http://www.squidge.org/~peja/cgi-bin/challenges.php or join our challenge newsletter and get all the challenges posted each day in your email. Information on how to subscribe the newsletter is on the home page (blue skin)

**Sorry I've been slacking on the daily prompts. It's been hellacious hot down here in Austin and the AC has bailed on me. All I want to do is sleep through the heat.

today's "daily prompt" is...

authors choice #159 - your own good - any pairing - any length:

Folks always seem to know what is in the best interests of the other fellow. With that in mind, write a story, ficlet, drabble, snippet, slice of life [or a series of stories] around this theme. Go to the extreme on this.

1. Your character is forced to do something he doesn't want to "for his own good"
2. Use the line "Relax. This is for your own good" in a story.

Go off in a direction all your own...Let the prompt infect you & carry you to greater heights.
Happy writing, folks

Please link back to this site when using the prompts on other sites so interested folk can find it easily

END NOTE: The numbering for these challenges are from the WWOMB archive, where they are also going up. The wwomb challenges are being shuffled to make them easier to locate, being added to the numbering /fandoming sequencing. Challenges on the archive site come from the many different Mls and comms attached to the site, as well as direct submissions by registered users. You can access the complete list of challenges at http://www.squidge.org/~peja/cgi-bin/challenges.php or join our challenge newsletter and get all the challenges posted each day in your email. Information on how to subscribe the newsletter is on the home page (blue skin)

Today is "Invite a Friend Day". Help the list grow by inviting your favorite person(s) of the day to come and play with us. Hit up your favorite writers to share with us. Tap your favorite chatty person as well...or that special lurker you think would like the stories the authors share. And don't forget those folks you know on LJ. Invite them to come play with us here as well and expand their reader base.

And while your helping the comm grow, how about dropping a story or two our way, or maybe a challenge.

today's "daily prompt" is...

authors choice #158 - uncontrollable emotions - any pairing - any length:

write a story, ficlet, drabble, snippet, slice of life [or a series of stories] around this theme. Go to the extreme on this. Take a simple emotion and put it on steroids. Rip up the house, or burn it down, as it were.

1. anger: rage
2. fear; terror
3. passion; lust
4. sadness; despair
5. emotion of your choice

Go off in a direction all your own...Let the prompt infect you & carry you to greater heights.
Happy writing, folks

Please link back to this site when using the prompts on other sites so interested folk can find it easily

END NOTE: The numbering for these challenges are from the WWOMB archive, where they are also going up. The wwomb challenges are being shuffled to make them easier to locate, being added to the numbering /fandoming sequencing. Challenges on the archive site come from the many different Mls and comms attached to the site, as well as direct submissions by registered users. You can access the complete list of challenges at http://www.squidge.org/~peja/cgi-bin/challenges.php or join our challenge newsletter and get all the challenges posted each day in your email. Information on how to subscribe the newsletter is on the home page (blue skin)

today's "daily prompt" is...

authors choice #157 - secret to love - any pairing - any length:

write a story, ficlet, drabble, snippet, slice of life [or a series of stories] around this theme.

1. Use the phrase "The Secret to Love That Lasts..." - any pairing, any length

Or go off in a direction all your own...Let the prompt infect you & carry you to greater heights.
Happy writing, folks

Please link back to this site when using the prompts on other sites so interested folk can find it easily

END NOTE: The numbering for these challenges are from the WWOMB archive, where they are also going up. The wwomb challenges are being shuffled to make them easier to locate, being added to the numbering /fandoming sequencing. Challenges on the archive site come from the many different Mls and comms attached to the site, as well as direct submissions by registered users. You can access the complete list of challenges at http://www.squidge.org/~peja/cgi-bin/challenges.php or join our challenge newsletter and get all the challenges posted each day in your email. Information on how to subscribe the newsletter is on the home page (blue skin)

today's "daily prompt" is...

authors choice #155 - superstitious - any pairing - any length:

write a story, ficlet, drabble, snippet, slice of life [or a series of stories] around this theme.

1. Use the phrase "he wasn’t a superstitious man" - any pairing, any length

Or go off in a direction all your own...Let the prompt infect you & carry you to greater heights.
Happy writing, folks

Please link back to this site when using the prompts on other sites so interested folk can find it easily

END NOTE: The numbering for these challenges are from the WWOMB archive, where they are also going up. The wwomb challenges are being shuffled to make them easier to locate, being added to the numbering /fandoming sequencing. Challenges on the archive site come from the many different Mls and comms attached to the site, as well as direct submissions by registered users. You can access the complete list of challenges at http://www.squidge.org/~peja/cgi-bin/challenges.php or join our challenge newsletter and get all the challenges posted each day in your email. Information on how to subscribe the newsletter is on the home page (blue skin)

today's "daily prompt" is...

authors choice #154 - disappointment - any pairing - any length:

write a story, ficlet, drabble, snippet, slice of life [or a series of stories] around this theme.

1. Use the phrase "don't be disappointed' - any pairing, any length
2. Your character looks back on his life and finds it lacking
3. Your character has discovered something not pleasant about someone he cares about

Or go off in a direction all your own...Let the prompt infect you & carry you to greater heights.
Happy writing, folks

Please link back to this site when using the prompts on other sites so interested folk can find it easily

END NOTE: The numbering for these challenges are from the WWOMB archive, where they are also going up. The wwomb challenges are being shuffled to make them easier to locate, being added to the numbering /fandoming sequencing. Challenges on the archive site come from the many different Mls and comms attached to the site, as well as direct submissions by registered users. You can access the complete list of challenges at http://www.squidge.org/~peja/cgi-bin/challenges.php or join our challenge newsletter and get all the challenges posted each day in your email. Information on how to subscribe the newsletter is on the home page (blue skin)

today's "daily prompt" is...

authors choice #148 - sins & virtues - any pairing - any length:

write a story [or a series of stories] around one or more of the seven deadly sins
(wrath, greed, sloth, pride, lust, envy, gluttony)

or the seven heavenly virtues
(valor, generosity, liberality, diligence, patience, kindness, humility).

Let the prompt infect you & carry you to greater heights.
Happy writing, folks

Please link back to this site when using the prompts on other sites so interested folk can find it easily

END NOTE: The numbering for these challenges are from the WWOMB archive, where they are also going up. The wwomb challenges are being shuffled to make them easier to locate, being added to the numbering /fandoming sequencing. Challenges on the archive site come from the many different Mls and comms attached to the site, as well as direct submissions by registered users. You can access the complete list of challenges at http://www.squidge.org/~peja/cgi-bin/challenges.php or join our challenge newsletter and get all the challenges posted each day in your email. Information on how to subscribe the newsletter is on the home page (blue skin)

today's "daily prompt" is...

authors choice #144 - squirrel-ish - any pairing - any length:

write a story with the phrase or theme "a bit squirrel-ish"

Let the prompt infect you & carry you to greater heights.
Happy writing, folks

Please link back to this site when using the prompts on other sites so interested folk can find it easily

The numbering for these challenges are off the WWOMB archive, where they are also going up. You can access the complete list of challenges at http://www.squidge.org/~peja/cgi-bin/challenges.php or join our challenge newsletter and get all the challenges posted each day in your email. Information on how to subscribe the newsletter is on the home page (blue skin)

authors choice #140 - missing - any pairing - any length:

One of your characters goes missing. Is it kidnapping? On the run? Unhappy in love?

Let the prompt infect you & carry you to greater heights.
Happy writing, folks

Please link back to this site when using the prompts on other sites so interested folk can find it easily

today's daily prompt is...

authors choice #134 - stick it in mud - any pairing - any length:

Write a story using the phrase "he'd stick it in mud if he thought it would wiggle..."

Let the prompt infect you & carry you to greater heights.
Happy writing, folks

Although you get these daily prompts, this site is more than just a prompts comm. You can post any "on topic" story or icon that you would like to share. We're here to share, and the prompts are just a stepping stone to your own creative depths

Please link back to this site when using the prompts on other sites so interested folk can find it easily


***You can now sign up for daily updates to the challenge section of WWOMB on your "Your Account" personal info page. Simply tick off the box for daily challenge updates. This includes challenges I post as well as those shared by the site registered users. Don't miss another challenge from the WWOMB
http://www.squidge.org/~peja/cgi-bin/index.php

Posted with Walter's permission

There is exciting new functionality that we wanted you to know about, which is why we're sending this message.

The WWOMB now offers a way to get a daily listing of new stories that have been submitted to WWOMB, and stories that have been updated on WWOMB. You must enable this feature, however. You can do this by logging into the WWOMB at:
http://www.squidge.org/~peja/cgi-bin

Once you are logged in, click on "Account Info" at the top, then click on "Edit Personal Information". There is a new checkbox that asks, "Do you want a daily email with links to new and updated stories?". Simply click the checkbox, and once a day, you will get an email update from WWOMB with new and updated stories.

If you have questions, you can contact the archivist at makebelievearchive@gmail.com or the webmaster at walterh@squidge.org

Thank you!

Walter H., Webmaster
Squidge.org


SIDENOTE: since this message went out, Walter has added a tick box to receive newsletters for current news from the site as well. News can be as simple as the daily prompt, or as important as a glitch fix on site.

I've also added a board on http://peja1956.proboards.com/index.cgi to discuss the site and ways to make things more user friendly.

today's daily is...

authors choice #132 - broken wings - any pairing - any length:

write a story of any length to the prompt: How high can you fly with broken wings


Let the prompt infect you & carry you to greater heights.
Happy writing, folks

The numbering is off because I spent a while last night adding some author choice prompts from the 21 Jumpstreet ML to the challenge page on the archive (WWOMB). I think you might find some of them interesting. If you'd like to read through them, they can be found here.... http://www.squidge.org/~peja/cgi-bin/challenges.php?let=A

Although you get these daily prompts, this site is more than just a prompts comm. You can post any "on topic" story or icon that you would like to share. We're here to share, and the prompts are just a stepping stone to your own creative depths

Please link back to this site when using the prompts on other sites so interested folk can find it easily