RHP Prose competition

Ponderable

chemist

General

31 Mar 20

Ghost of a Duke

Joined: 14 Mar 15
Moves: 29244

02 Apr 20

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@torunn said
It wasn't? What was your suggestion?

I was too quick reading the earlier posts: your suggestion was 'making the best of things.' Am I right this time? 🙂

Indeed.

Mine is more wishy-washy. 'Positivity.'

😀

I just like the idea of sitting down and reading a dozen positive stories from the great writers we have here.

Ponderable

chemist

Linkenheim

Joined: 22 Apr 05
Moves: 667618

02 Apr 20

So taking up Indonesia Phli's list and adding the suggestions made and found we have:

A Dystopian Future
Happy Ending
Freewheel
The Mountain
Escape
Childhood revisited
Positivity

and "none" I would suggest if there are more suggestions for topics bring them until tomorrow 3rd of April 18 o'clock (site-time) and I will set up the vote

Ponderable

chemist

Linkenheim

Joined: 22 Apr 05
Moves: 667618

02 Apr 20

Ponderable

How many words should the story encompass?

52% 800 (traditional)

29% 1000 (round number)

10% 600 (for the shorties)

10% 1500 (assuming we have more time for reading 😉

21 votes • Final results

I think we can vote on length already

Torunn

Gothenburg

Joined: 11 Mar 16
Moves: 28059

02 Apr 20

@Ponderable
What was the reason we settled for 800?

Ponderable

chemist

Linkenheim

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Moves: 667618

02 Apr 20

@torunn said
@Ponderable
What was the reason we settled for 800?

Actually that is about the amount which went to a private message (at least that was vandervelde's reason)

Suzianne

Misfit Queen

Isle of Misfit Toys

Joined: 08 Aug 03
Moves: 37308

02 Apr 20

@very-rusty said
Ok, just seems like you are putting a lot of suggestions for someone who isn't going to be involved.

-VR

How's that any different than what you do ALL the time?

Paul A Roberts

The World

Joined: 16 May 13
Moves: 146307

02 Apr 20

I have entered the last couple of years and would like to again, of the choices so far, I'd like something that has a happy ending.

However, if I could throw an option into the mix:

Write the story from an unusual perspective, such as:
1. An aliens view of a war with humanity.
2. A foxes view of being hunted
3 A tree being chopped down
4. The iceberg falling from the Antarctic/Arctic
5. The fire works final journey...

I'm sure there would be a stack of other options.

divegeester

Support Your

Farmers

Joined: 16 Feb 08
Moves: 120150

03 Apr 20

@Ponderable

How about “The Knowledge” as a topic?

wolfgang59

Quiz Master

RHP Arms

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Moves: 48794

03 Apr 20

@paul-a-roberts said
I have entered the last couple of years and would like to again, of the choices so far, I'd like something that has a happy ending.

However, if I could throw an option into the mix:

Write the story from an unusual perspective, such as:
1. An aliens view of a war with humanity.
2. A foxes view of being hunted
3 A tree being chopped down
4. The iceberg fallin ...[text shortened]... tic/Arctic
5. The fire works final journey...

I'm sure there would be a stack of other options.

An unusual perspective.
This is a great idea but some stories would be ruined because the reader
would have that prior knowledge. For instance the reader might assume
the story was about a refugee escaping war and the denouement could
be the protagonist being ripped apart by hounds. Just my thought.

My suggestion: some claustrophobic setting;
a transatlantic flight, elevator or small apartment in lockdown!