International Story a Day Group

HA’WE’EEEEN!

sleffler — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 08:36:20 +0000

(…at least in this hemisphere.)

You know what this means, folks? You DO know, right? That means NaNoWriMo starts tomorrow! So, today there is one last prompt and then ISADG takes a (planned, this time) break for the entire month of November, though there may be some NaNo news and cheering and excerpts. Probably some inducement of brownie cravings.

Yeah. Definitely some inducement of brownie cravings. Trust me, stock up on supplies now.

In December, we’ll be back with a schedule of one title or prompt per day for Story A Day December. I… know, it’s not as catchy as NaNoWriMo. But! For now, one last short story or flash prompt:

The day after Halloween, your main character happens upon an old book with strange writing. Then what?

As always, leave your story here as a comment or a link.

Pick a Prompt

sleffler — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 04:30:55 +0000

I know. I know this is late. Disregard that. Instead, write a story for one or both of these:

Plot prompt – A man (or woman) stumbles across a pirate radio station and becomes obsessed with it.

Character prompt – Madiera Silverton (and, if you deem him important enough, her husband Carrollton.)

Ready, set…

sleffler — Sat, 17 Sep 2011 06:22:55 +0000

Ze contest is live as of right now. The details and stories are under the contest tab. To reiterate, stories go over there. *points to the contest page* Discussion, vote-mongering, and offerings of gratitude to our prize providers and instigators … Continue reading →

BRAND! NEW! THING!

sleffler — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 14:16:18 +0000

Suddenly: a contest!

…and that’s about all the detail I can provide right now.

No, okay, I have a few more things. I’m not sure when we’re going to do this, but it will likely be in the next few days (I’m angling for the weekend, myself). There will be voting and prizes. There will be a 48 hour turnaround time and because of that, yes, we WILL have a specific theme or a prompt of some kind, though not a title. There will be, if I know the kind of crowd I attract, trash talking and blood and gore. You know, good times!

(I’ve no idea what the prizes will be yet, so don’t get too excited. Right now I have, like, a $5 Amazon gift card and a picture of a frog. But the bragging rights are priceless, amirite?)

Tell your friends! Or tell your enemies, especially if you think you’re that good and want to crush them under your mighty, writerly feet.

“What Happened in Ms. Hagerton’s Garden”

sleffler — Tue, 30 Aug 2011 08:58:22 +0000

If my sister does not write for this one, I shall be sorely disappointed.

If you see her, please tell her so.

“Still in the Original Box”

sleffler — Fri, 26 Aug 2011 08:48:56 +0000

Pristine or claustrophobic?

“Heat Seeker”

sleffler — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 08:47:00 +0000

What’s the term for alliteration in the middle of a word? You know, not rhyming and not homonyms, but… oh, like these words? You… know? What I mean? Yes, so do I, I just can utterly not come up with … Continue reading →

“Vicar”

sleffler — Fri, 19 Aug 2011 08:45:54 +0000

I think unavoidably of British sit-coms, but try not to let that limit your creativity.

“Currently Indisposed”

sleffler — Tue, 16 Aug 2011 08:44:52 +0000

Again, it’s funny how sometimes these titles seem to follow each other as part of a series, innit?

“Postorgasmic Depression”

sleffler — Fri, 12 Aug 2011 08:43:58 +0000

To be written entirely in French, for full effect.