Last week’s challenge: “Another Roll Of The Dice“
Given that earlier in the week we talked about tropes and in particular the infinitely-entertaining website known as “TV Tropes,” well…
Here’s your mission, should you choose to accept it.
Go to TVtropes.org.
In the top menu bar is a button called random.
I want you to click that button.
You’ll get a trope.
You will use this trope as the basis to write your flash fiction this week.
(Identify the trope for us so we can see your pick, please.)
Now, sometimes you’ll click it and you might get something specific to television or film, and okay, it’s totally fine to click a few times to get something that actually suits a ~1000-word piece of flash fiction. Nobody’s watching. Except me, in your ceiling.
You’ve got one week to write your story on your own online space and link back here — due by July 5th, at noon EST. Now to get tropey, willya?
Rob Sadler says:
I got “Enthralling Siren.” Turned out to be a fantastic starting point. Had a lot of fun with this one.
http://www.andablankpage.com/myths-live-on/
July 2, 2013 — 8:30 AM
lewiscave says:
I got “Go Back To The Source,” which took me down a rabbit hole I was not expecting. My first try at inter dimensional travel. I hope it’s enjoyable. http://lewiscave.com/2013/07/02/loosing-track-of-reality-when-dimensions-blend/
This was the first I’ve heard of TVtropes, it has changed my life!
July 2, 2013 — 10:00 AM
Curtis Edmonds (@Curtis_Edmonds) says:
Well, now. I got “Smarter Than You Look” (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/SmarterThanYouLook) which is almost, you know, TOO easy for a Thor Slaymaster short story, but who am I to turn down a gift from the randomness algorithm? NOBODY, that’s who.
THOR SLAYMASTER’S BREAKING POINT. You’re WELCOME.
http://www.curtisedmonds.com/thor-slaymasters-breaking-point/
July 2, 2013 — 4:59 PM
Fatma Alici says:
http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/PowersViaPossession
Powers Via Possession I was lucky to get this one because its a very overused trope in video games. However, I decided to take a different spin on it. I liked how it turned out for the most part.
Grey Eye Suicide
http://naharavensari.wordpress.com/2013/07/02/grey-eye-suicide/
July 2, 2013 — 5:09 PM
adamvenezia says:
Here’s mine:
http://adamvenezia.wordpress.com/2013/07/02/flash-fiction-7513/
I think the trope I got was too easy, and maybe that made me get lazy and write a shitty story. But here it is anyway, for posterity, so we’ve got something to compare to when/if my flash fiction improves over time.
July 2, 2013 — 8:20 PM
angelacavanaugh says:
Mine was “Dark Horse Victory”. My boyfriend and I, both aspiring writers, did one and then compared. He has posted his on here, too. Lots of fun!! Hope you enjoy.
http://angelacavanaugh.wordpress.com/2013/07/03/flash-fiction-tv-trope-darkhorse-victory/
July 2, 2013 — 8:31 PM
Beth L. says:
Hear Me the Money is the trope, Numismatics is the story.
http://knotachance.tumblr.com/
July 2, 2013 — 9:54 PM
Jon says:
“Battle Couple” was my trope. My story, The Couple That Kills Together, is below:
http://foundationoflore.wordpress.com/2013/07/02/the-couple-that-kills-together/
July 2, 2013 — 10:46 PM
Amanda Leek says:
Unflinching Faith in the Brakes!
A little prosaic, but here we go: http://aleekwrites.wordpress.com/2013/07/03/unflinching-brakes/
July 3, 2013 — 6:43 AM
curiouskermit says:
I got Landfill Beyond the Stars, so I give you: StarDump
http://curiouskermit.wordpress.com/
July 3, 2013 — 9:42 AM
sayitsultry says:
It took me a bit to scramble this together, then dice it down to 1000 words. But here it is. There are two tropes. The first is “splash panel”. The second…you’ll have to wait to the end so it doesn’t give anything away. If you like comic books, you might like (or totally hate) this one. Let me know!
http://sayitsultry.wordpress.com/2013/07/04/the-unveiling-flash-fiction-challenge/
July 3, 2013 — 10:39 PM
sayitsultry says:
This is my first time writing flash fiction. And I haven’t written much creatively since college (um…we’ll call it a decade ago). So I’d LOVE you long time if you gave me some feedback.
July 3, 2013 — 10:40 PM
JackG88 says:
This is impressive for your first attempt at flash fiction, especially if you haven’t really written creatively for so long. You’ve managed to develop an intriguing and clever story from a difficult trope (I would have skipped straight past that first one). There’s not much to fault here except for a few lines of dialogue that maybe seemed a bit forced. Try reading your dialogue (and everything) out loud a few times to yourself – it’s much easier to find something that sounds natural that way.
Keep writing and you’ll soon find that it comes to you a lot easier and flows a lot smoother. One of the hardest parts of flash fiction is keeping your wordcount under control once the plot starts to develop. If this is your first attempt, then I’m excited to read what you write once you’ve got a dozen of these under your belt.
July 4, 2013 — 8:38 AM
Wendy Withers says:
I ended up with Broken Angel, and I added an Eastern twist. Let me present to you Apsara, Fallen: http://www.ohnowendygo.com/2013/07/03/apsara-fallen/
July 4, 2013 — 12:38 AM
decayingorbits says:
My trope is “MIssed the Bus,” and the story is called “On My Way.” Enjoy!
You can read it here: http://decayingorbits.wordpress.com/category/flash-fiction/flash-fiction-stories/
July 4, 2013 — 10:42 AM
godisnarcissus says:
I got “Rape as Backstory.” I know, right? Happy fun times. Thankfully I already had an idea running around.
http://foreignhigh.tumblr.com/post/54638414488/for-this-weeks-terrible-minds-flash-fiction
July 4, 2013 — 9:30 PM
weylyn42 says:
First time participating. I got “The Muse” as my trope. I’ve dusted off my writing blog to post my story of that same name.
http://nanoweylyn.livejournal.com/131051.html
July 4, 2013 — 9:49 PM
Matt Gomez says:
I ended up with Ensign Newbie and wrote the story “The Forlorn Hope.” http://www.writerscarnival.ca/the-forlorn-hope-2/
July 5, 2013 — 6:43 AM
Troy L says:
An expansion on another piece, I give you the trope Coup de Grace as “Behemoths.” Enjoy. http://wp.me/p31vkg-5P
July 5, 2013 — 7:54 AM
Jeanne B. says:
Sinking Ship Scenario.
“The Spore”
http://jmboverthinking.blogspot.com/2013/07/flash-fiction-challenge-down-tv-tropes.html
July 5, 2013 — 10:10 AM
benjaminryant says:
I received the ‘Delivery Stork’ trope. This story is a little out of my comfort zone, but I gave it an honest attempt. Enjoy:
http://benjaminryant.wordpress.com/2013/07/05/flash-fiction-thursd-opps-im-a-little-late/
July 5, 2013 — 10:35 AM
Al says:
I present a ‘Boxed Crook’ story! It’s 69 words over the limit, but if anyone reads it let me know your thoughts.
http://mahoganyandink.blogspot.com/2013/07/terribleminds-flash-fiction-challenge.html
July 5, 2013 — 11:28 AM
Kyle Mayhugh says:
Alright. Can’t do it without doing it. Something’s gotta be my first effort.
http://inkstain82.wordpress.com/2013/07/05/scooped/
July 5, 2013 — 6:27 PM