Last week’s challenge? Must Love Time Travel.
This week, I talked about what it takes to write an antagonist.
And so it seems like a good time to connect a flash fiction challenge to it.
Here’s what you’re going to do.
You’re going to write a flash fiction story, maximum 1000-words.
You will write half of it from the perspective of a protagonist.
You will write half of it from the perspective of the antagonist.
As always, post your stories online, and drop a link in the comments below so we can read your work.
Share yours, read others.
You’ve got one week. Due by August 3rd, noon EST.
I’ll choose three random participants to receive a copy of my newest writing-related e-book, 500 Ways To Tell A Better Story. Now go forth, word-wranglers. Write your words.
26 responses to “Flash Fiction Challenge: “Antag/Protag””
Wow, Chuck. That one was hard. I’m glad I at least tried it. Here’s my shot, Taming the Sick Dolphin: http://byrichardlake.blogspot.com/2012/07/taming-sick-dolphin.html
Shorter than usual…
My offering: http://lesannberry.com/2012/07/flash-fiction-2.html
This is my first attempt at “Flash Fiction” — comments would be appreciated!
Oh, and this is R-Rated if anyone cares about that sort of thing.
http://decayingorbits.wordpress.com/category/flash-fiction/
I posted mine hours ago, and yet it’s not here. Anywho … here it is again. I found this one difficult, but a good learning experience. Thanks, Chuck.
http://byrichardlake.blogspot.com/2012/07/taming-sick-dolphin.html
Hi Everyone: Yet another Friday Flash. This is called ‘The River’
http://lauralibricz.blogspot.de/2012/07/yet-another-friday-flash.html
Have a great weekend!
Whew. Very challenging.
Tried to take it in a different direction than I would normally go.
As I post this, I feel a big “EEP!” coming on.
http://swsondheimer.wordpress.com/this-just-in/batter-up/
I didn’t think this would be as hard as it was. An experiment in fleshing out two of my characters.
Enjoy!
http://rjkeith.wordpress.com/2012/07/28/innocence/#comment-383
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So I’m really bad at keeping to the word limit, want to make something of it? This one is 1100-odd words, and influenced by a recent television event.
It’s called “His Potent Art” and it’s here: http://narratorium.com/2012/07/29/his-potent-art/
[…] the Terribleminds challenge, Antag/Protag. Got to admit, I enjoyed this […]
The year is 1935. The place is New York City. The day is Payday.
http://www.blueinkalchemy.com/2012/07/30/flash-fiction-payday/
Please to enjoy.
I’ve spoken to some friends recently about turning flash fiction prompts into micro RPGs, and this one seems perfect. It’s not quite what you intended, but if I get some interest do you mind if we run in that direction and stick it up on our blog?
Figured it wouldn’t hurt to check given that it’s your idea and all.
[…] again. Flash Fiction challenge is up on Chuck Wendig’s Terrible Minds. This week it’s Antagonist/Protagonist as a theme, and the idea is to write half the story from the perspective of the antagonist and the […]
So I took another crack at this, here’s the challenge fiction called “Juggling is Hard, and Also Murder” – hope you enjoy!
http://shoshanakessock.wordpress.com/2012/07/31/flash-fiction-challenge-juggling-is-hard-and-also-murder/
Really struggling with this one. Oi! You are a Task Master, Chuck.
Will.Not.Give.Up.
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This one was a challenge indeed.
But like most of them, I had too much fun writing it.
here goes ‘Information of a Vital Nature.’
http://apocryptica.wordpress.com/2012/08/01/information-of-a-vital-nature-20/
I just found this site a few days ago after Mr. Wendig’s article in Ink Well Magazine on the 25 sins for writers. Fascinating stuff here. I’d like to submit something for this contest- I’ve done so twice already because my comment hasn’t been added for some reason.
Anyway, here’s my entry “5th and West.” http://dodgingthebeat.wordpress.com/2012/08/01/5th-and-west-protagantag-contest/
[…] to you by Terrible Minds blogger and brilliant author, Chuck Wendig. He challenged, and I mean challenged us to write half a piece from the protagonist’s perspective and half from the antagonist’s […]
Well it’s done. I blamed Chuck on Twitter.
I’m going to piss people off.
I’m still learning.
At least I can say I tried.
DEATH BY BIBLE.
http://www.casondrabrewster.com/?p=775
As Phil Collins once said, we always need to see both sides of the story.
http://knotachance.tumblr.com/
Thanks for the challenge!
http://countlesslives.blogspot.com/2012/08/the-claw-machine.html
[…] TerribleMinds challenge this week was to write a 1000 word story in two parts. Half from the perspective of the protagonist […]
Is it just me, or was this tricky?
I give you: Bedlam
[…] Last week’s challenge: “Antag/Protag.” […]
Some blurring of the two roles here – but that’s OK
http://www.ravensview.ca/ravens/2012/08/antagonist-protagonist.html