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I'm super excited to introduce another of SBI's reoccuring features: FRIDAY NIGHT WRITE.
One of the great things about being part of a creative community is that you get a sense that maybe you really aren't as weird as your less-creative or non-creative friends and family think you are.
That feeling is false, of course, because being weird or different or unusual is part of the creative person's job description!
But before I digress any further, let me get to the point. This year, I've really been enjoying the various flash fiction challenges the writing community offers.
- Menage Monday
- Motivation Monday
- Tuesday Tales
- Thursday Threads
- Friday Picture Show
- Five Sentence Fiction
- Visual Dare
- 55 word Challenge
- Write For Ten
Feel free to mention your favorite flash challenge (or one I overlooked) in comments below.
Each one has it's own twist: a strict word count, a word prompt, a photo prompt and every combination imaginable … except for one thing.
Not one of them offers MUSIC as a prompt.
So going full circle and bringing it back around to the "maybe you really aren't as weird as you look/seem/act/behave' idea, I got all amped up thinking that perhaps I was every bit as odd as I feared – and all because nobody else was singing the blues with me – or gospel or southern rock, for that matter.
Thing is, I get LOTS of story ideas from music prompts. Classical, country or contemporary, it has all inspired me.
So, today, I’d like to invite you to join me for a new kind of flash fiction challenge.
FRIDAY NIGHT WRITE
1 Song
48 Hours
500 Words
Here’s how it will work.
I’ll post a music prompt at 5pm pacific on Friday
Listen to the music
Let it stir up a story
Post the story in the comment box
Comments will close at 5 pm pacific on Sunday
FINAL NOTES
- The music is merely a prompt.
- The story need not contain any reference to band or lyrics.
- If FNW finds an audience, we’ll talk about judges, winners and prizes but for now, we’ll keep it simple.
Okay then, now that you're convinced I'm odder than a barrel full of lilly-livered cactus, I'm gonna wrap this up by saying that FRIDAY NIGHT WRITE goes live tonight at 5 pm pacific. I sure hope you'll join us!
*rubbing hands together with maniacal glee*
oooh… sounds fun!
So happy you stopped by, Christina!! Can't wait until you guys see the song I picked for tonight. HINT: I adore southern rock!!!
OK…how is it that you and I have not already discussed the "music almost always triggers my stories" thing? Holy Musical Motivations Ms. Morticia!! I think this is the best idea ever! Can't wait to get started!
Oh, girl, we have MUCH to discuss about writing and music!! So glad you're excited about this!!!
I'll be here! I'll be here!
Wohoooo!!! So exxited!!! *big inky hugs, interrupted by squiggles, cuz that’s how we multi-tasker creative types roll*
What is spacific time?
Lynyrd Snynyrd, Elvin Bishop or Marshall Tucker? I fooled around and fell in love with writing…………:).
Bring it on, Sweet Home………..
Bill, you are sooooooooooo close to the answer it's spooky!!
Show up here at 5:01 pacific time (west coast California time) to find out if the big wheels keep on turning!
I think music has never been done before because it is such a diverse and vast source of inspiration, genres and preferences just vary so differently, but its good to see it finally turned into a prompt
I love this idea…now if there were just more hours in the day. I've really got to get going on my romance WIP. LOL!!