Flash Fiction Challenge: 200 Words At A Time, Part Two
The rules are simple:
Look through the 200-word entries from last week.
Pick one.
Add another 200 words to the story.
(Easiest way forward is to copy the chosen 200 words to your own blog, then add the next 200. Don’t forget to link to your now 400-word story in the comments. Someone may want to continue the tale next week, for part three.)
You do not need to have participated in the first round to participate in this one.
Do not choose your own 200 words, because, c’mon.
Do not finish the story. This is a five-part fiction experiment: we’ll end the year with several 1000-word stories, each built out of 200-word chunks by you guys. This is a collaborative game. It is Whisper Down the Lane. It is Telephone. It should be very interesting by the end. One hopes.
You’ve got one week.
Due by Friday, December 6th, noon EST.
Join the narrative chain.
Whit
November 29, 2013 at 12:02 PM //
Should people comment on the 200-word starts to let people know it’s already been used, or is this a case where it’s fine if multiple people grab the same 200-word beginning?
Wanderer
November 29, 2013 at 12:13 PM //
http://secondstaronther.wordpress.com/2013/11/29/1000-word-story-in-five-parts-part-ii/
Rebecca Douglass
December 1, 2013 at 12:24 AM //
This is great! I might be tempted to go on with it, though it’s a little adult for my blog.
Wanderer
December 1, 2013 at 3:56 PM //
Thanks Rebecca—I’ll be interested to see if you use it and make it more age appropriate!
Meagan Wilson
December 6, 2013 at 3:26 PM //
It’s great fun to see what others are doing with Stewart. I rather like him, and hope he makes it all the way through.
Wanderer
December 7, 2013 at 12:28 PM //
He was fun to write! I hope he shows those pesky kids who’s really in charge.
Rebecca Douglass
December 10, 2013 at 12:25 PM //
I did it. I see that others also did, so we have at least two branching versions going. Hope someone picks up my continuation.
http://www.ninjalibrarian.com/2013/12/fiction-bonus-200-word-challenge-part-3.html
aaronbrowder
November 29, 2013 at 1:05 PM //
Knifework, Part 2
http://aaronswordtree.blogspot.com/2013/11/200-words-at-time-part-two.html
morag donnachie
December 7, 2013 at 12:33 PM //
I’m picking this one for round 3
markgardnerauthor
November 29, 2013 at 1:14 PM //
What about the winners from the 15-word contest?
markgardnerauthor
November 29, 2013 at 1:58 PM //
Mine continues David Kearney. 201 words:
http://article94.blogspot.com/2013/11/200-more-words_29.html
davekearney75
November 30, 2013 at 4:32 PM //
Thanks very much for picking this up Mark. Great job!
Mildred Achoch
December 1, 2013 at 10:31 AM //
David and Mark, I am intrigued! I would love to add my 200 to this story 🙂
markgardnerauthor
December 1, 2013 at 10:22 PM //
Then I guess we’ll see you or round three.
Athena
November 29, 2013 at 1:36 PM //
My continuation of Fatma Alici’s story… http://devereauxcourt.blogspot.ca/2013/11/terrible-minds-flash-fiction-challenge_29.html
Fatma Alici
December 5, 2013 at 8:49 PM //
Hey, cool I liked it. One thing I love about this round robin type set up you get to see a completely different perspective of the characters and their attitudes.
Ely
December 6, 2013 at 5:39 PM //
I’ve attempted part three…still untitled. Enjoy!
http://graymatter-coms.blogspot.com/2013/12/cooperative-flash-fiction-part-iii.html
conniecockrell
December 8, 2013 at 5:04 PM //
I continued the story too! Here’s the link. http://wp.me/p2AyuM-fQ
Adrienne
November 29, 2013 at 1:50 PM //
I continued boydstun215’s. I really hope someone picks this up for next week!
http://thepaddedcastle.wordpress.com/2013/11/29/challenge-200-words-to-add/
momdude
December 13, 2013 at 11:00 AM //
I picked this up and wrote Part Three at http://wp.me/p3tdUw-ys . Thanks for the great setup!
Andy Decker
November 29, 2013 at 1:54 PM //
Here’s mine:
http://jonah2eight.blogspot.com/2013/11/flash-fiction-challenge-part-2.html
Shane Vaughan
November 29, 2013 at 1:57 PM //
Part Two, a four hundred worder with the first part written by the wonderful Paul Them. Read on for a story that’s out of this world (Sorry, I couldn’t stop myself.)
http://writesomethingsmidge.blogspot.ie/
Lisa Barry
November 29, 2013 at 2:06 PM //
I missed Part I but jumping in for Part II. My add-on to Jim Franklin’s -In too Deep- story: http://authorlisabarry.wordpress.com/2013/11/29/terribleminds-flash-fiction-challenge-part-2-of-5/
Jim Franklin
December 1, 2013 at 5:59 AM //
Very nice. I definitely want to know what happens next.
Lynna Landstreet
December 3, 2013 at 7:57 PM //
Oops! I did that one too – I didn’t realize someone else already had, because there wasn’t a reply on his original comment. Oh well, at least we took it in fairly different directions…
Mine’s at http://lynnalandstreet.com/stories/in-too-deep-parts-1-2
Jim Franklin
December 6, 2013 at 3:50 AM //
Ha ha brilliant. That made me smile, I hope someone picks it up for part 3.
(Somehow this comment ended up at the end of the comments instead of after your comment. Weird!)
C. E. Konicki
December 7, 2013 at 12:34 AM //
Picking this up for part 3. love it.
C. E. Konicki
December 13, 2013 at 1:32 AM //
here’s part three: http://carlthenomad.blogspot.com
mirymom
November 29, 2013 at 2:12 PM //
My continuation of Wanderer’s words:
http://samanthadunawaybryant.blogspot.com/2013/11/chuck-wendigs-flash-fiction-challenge_27.html
thenotebook183
November 29, 2013 at 2:21 PM //
than you for the note.
hpetterson
November 29, 2013 at 2:49 PM //
Part two of Terry Lynn Coop’s 200 word start
http://hpetterson.wordpress.com/2013/11/29/continuation-of-t-l-coops-200-word-1-of-5/
nitromidget
November 29, 2013 at 2:53 PM //
The Nitroglycerin Midget in the Padded Castle
http://nitromidget.wordpress.com/2013/11/26/terrible-minds-challenge-continuation-of-the-padded-castles-200-words/
Kyra Dune
November 29, 2013 at 3:17 PM //
Here’s mine. I chose Silver Bullet, started by Gabe K.
http://theshadowportal.blogspot.com/2013/11/flash-fiction-challenge_29.html
Gabe K (@Auguris)
November 30, 2013 at 2:08 PM //
AWESOME, I love it. 🙂
Kyra Dune
December 1, 2013 at 2:07 PM //
Thank you.
Dean McSmith
December 4, 2013 at 3:16 AM //
This will definitely be my third round pick. Werewolves, hunters, attitude, lots to love there!
dangerdean
November 29, 2013 at 4:40 PM //
Here’s mine, which is a continuation of Athena’s start.
http://dangerdean.wordpress.com/2013/11/29/flash-fiction-200-words-at-a-time-part-two/
Athena
November 29, 2013 at 9:14 PM //
I love it, btw.
dangerdean
November 29, 2013 at 9:16 PM //
Yay! 🙂
Mozette
November 29, 2013 at 4:49 PM //
As promised, I’m reposting mine here today. 😀
http://youcantgoback-andotherimpossibilities.blogspot.com.au/2013/11/delmers-fiddle-part-two.html?zx=a66b1c79a6f14957
Andy Decker
December 1, 2013 at 6:35 PM //
Thanks for that. Darkness descends. Somebody has to get Delmer out that wheelchair.
Mozette
December 2, 2013 at 12:11 AM //
Hey, after you left us with his Mum attacking him, a chunk of his skull neatly being taken out… well, I had to use the knowledge of the brain that I know ( and being Epileptic, you do a lot of research into brains, what they can do and what we can do without inside the skull… and believe me, Delmer can do stuff, he’s jsut gotta start planning, plotting, scheming… 🙂
murgatroid98
November 29, 2013 at 5:01 PM //
I chose Josh Loomis’ story to continue.
http://murgatroid-98.livejournal.com/2628.html
Josh Loomis
December 2, 2013 at 7:03 AM //
Nice work!
Josh Loomis
December 2, 2013 at 7:50 AM //
Nicely done!
murgatroid98
December 3, 2013 at 5:51 AM //
Thank you. 🙂
conniecockrell
November 29, 2013 at 6:17 PM //
Here’s my 196 word continuation of Rebecca Douglass’ start: A Million Cats.
http://wp.me/p2AyuM-fe
Adecker
December 6, 2013 at 11:00 AM //
I’ll be adding to this for round three.
aspeed
November 29, 2013 at 7:38 PM //
My 216 word follow up to Liz Neering’s start. http://andreaspeed.com/2013/flash-fic-challenge-round-robin-part-2/
linderan
November 29, 2013 at 9:24 PM //
I continued Michael D Woods’s zombie gangster story, still untitled because somebody else can do that 😛
http://creativehappyplace.wordpress.com/wp-admin/post.php?post=135&action=edit&message=6&postpost=v2
Michael
November 29, 2013 at 10:31 PM //
Thank you. It never dawned on me to take it that direction. Great job.
Emmy Jackson
December 6, 2013 at 5:11 PM //
I would be honored to continue this one for Part 3!
centrepaul
December 6, 2013 at 11:58 PM //
Tried to read this for followup. Asked for my login. I gave it my WP creds and it said I wasn’t allowed to edit this. Wasn’t really trying to edit, just read it. Wazzup?
Michael
November 30, 2013 at 2:49 AM //
I continued momdude’s 200 word opening. I had such a deeper idea for this character. 200 words isn’t nearly enough, but I managed to stay at the limit. Enjoy.
Winter Takes All
Liz Neering
December 1, 2013 at 6:51 PM //
I’m going to take this one. It’s an outstanding premise and such a different sort of lead character. Exciting!
Liz Neering
December 6, 2013 at 7:58 PM //
At last!
https://www.goodreads.com/author_blog_posts/5350415-200-words-at-a-time-part-three
John
November 30, 2013 at 6:33 AM //
I decided to continue J.F. Juzwik’s Reunion. Mine came in at 199 words.
http://vgaubersoldat72.wordpress.com/2013/11/30/flash-fiction-challenge-200-hundred-words-at-a-time-part-2/
Joyce Juzwik
November 30, 2013 at 12:57 PM //
John, Your continuation is positively superb. The darkness continues to build, and your ending? It brought a nice icy cold chill, and fear of what more may come. Thanks for the incredible job you did with my beginning.
John
November 30, 2013 at 2:31 PM //
Thank you.
Mildred Achoch
November 30, 2013 at 11:37 AM //
My continuation of Samantha Dunaway Bryant’s story 🙂 https://www.facebook.com/notes/mildred-achoch/alina-and-the-boy/10151812806941527
mirymom
November 30, 2013 at 12:46 PM //
Wow! Excellent work, Mildred. It’s so neat to see where someone else’s mind goes with your story! I like the way you went.
Mildred Achoch
December 1, 2013 at 10:21 AM //
I’m glad you like it.:-) It was not very difficult to continue the story because you provided so much wonderful information/ammunition in the first 200 words 🙂
Jim Franklin
November 30, 2013 at 12:35 PM //
This is my continuation of Dangerdeans story, Blackout.
http://www.thezombiechimp.com/2013/11/30/flash-fiction-challenge-200-words-time-part-two/
dangerdean
November 30, 2013 at 8:38 PM //
That’s hella fun!
Caitlin
November 30, 2013 at 1:39 PM //
I chose Linderan’s story, ‘A Gifted Wizard’ to continue. Here’s our combined 400 word story. I hope someone chooses it to add to next week! i’m curious where it will go 🙂
http://arrawyn.wix.com/caitlinmccoll#!blog/ckky
linderan
November 30, 2013 at 7:32 PM //
I can’t see your website 🙁
So, I have to assume that you did awesome things with my story. Thanks!
Caitlin
November 30, 2013 at 10:33 PM //
oh no! really?! i wonder why! i can see it fine..hmmm…. i’ll see if i can fix it. sorry!
David Wilson
December 20, 2013 at 3:36 PM //
http://arrawyn.wix.com/caitlinmccoll#!blog/ckky/200-words-at-a-time-part-2 this is a working link to the blog post
Gabe K (@Auguris)
November 30, 2013 at 2:05 PM //
I also decided to continue Dangerdean’s story, Blackout. Look, it’s got rats, I can’t help myself. Also I wrote in Monday.
http://auguris.dreamwidth.org/959811.html
Gabe K (@Auguris)
November 30, 2013 at 2:09 PM //
*it. Sheesh.
dangerdean
November 30, 2013 at 8:42 PM //
Cool! Now I want to know what happens!
Napmonkey
November 30, 2013 at 7:52 PM //
Here are some more words, and stuff. Continuing Meagan Wilson’s story.
http://napmonkey.wordpress.com/2013/12/01/chuck-wendig-is-squeezing-my-brain-and-stuff-is-coming-out/
aspeed
December 5, 2013 at 4:13 AM //
Good job! I really want to continue this one …
aspeed
December 7, 2013 at 3:40 AM //
And I did: http://andreaspeed.com/2013/flash-fic-challenge-200-words-part-3/
mckkenzie
November 30, 2013 at 10:51 PM //
Continuing the story from Strange Corners…wolves and knives and a bit of milky blood…
http://mckkenzie.wordpress.com/
mckkenzie
December 6, 2013 at 9:41 PM //
Whoops, sorry! Linked just to my blog, not to the story. Here’s a better link: http://mckkenzie.wordpress.com/2013/12/01/whisper-down-the-line-200-words/
Justice
December 14, 2013 at 8:56 AM //
Super late to the game on this one, but I’m using it for a belated part III post 🙂
Hana Frank
November 30, 2013 at 11:36 PM //
I continued Millions of Cats started by Rebecca Douglas – http://hanafrank.blogspot.com.au/2013/11/terrible minds-second-part-of-200-words.html
Connie Cockrell
December 1, 2013 at 10:11 AM //
Tried to see your page but I got an error message that it doesn’t exist.
Hana Frank
December 2, 2013 at 2:03 AM //
Thanks for your message Connie – have left another link – Liked your part for this round http://hanafrank.blogspot.com.au
Rebecca Douglass
December 3, 2013 at 11:58 AM //
Hey, this is cool– the story is growing in two directions so far, and both are good!
David Wilson
December 20, 2013 at 3:41 PM //
http://hanafrank.blogspot.com.au/2013/11/terribleminds-second-part-of-200-words.html thats a working link
Carl
December 1, 2013 at 2:42 PM //
I picked up the story started by Whit Richardson here http://whitrichardson.tumblr.com/post/68453642503/wendigs-exquisite-corpse-esque-flash-fiction-challenge , and continued it here: http://carljshirley.blogspot.com/2013/12/flash-fiction-challenge-200-words-at.html
Hana Frank
December 1, 2013 at 2:46 PM //
Thanks for your message Connie – and I liked your part 2 ! Hope this link works – http://hanafrank.blogspot.com.au
Liz Neering
December 1, 2013 at 6:20 PM //
My contribution to Josee De Angelis’ intro:
https://www.goodreads.com/author_blog_posts/5308122-200-words-at-a-time-part-two
Have fun!
Ken Crump
December 10, 2013 at 7:17 PM //
Love it. I’ll pick up part three
Josee De Angelis
December 11, 2013 at 5:08 PM //
Great! Can’t wait to read it! I was hoping to see where this would go, soooo not where I thought it would go. Liz took it to another dimension entirely. 🙂
Doreen Queen
December 2, 2013 at 2:35 AM //
I continued J. D. Fitch’s contribution:
http://dragonfyreediting.blogspot.com/2013/12/flash-fiction-challenge-200-words-at.html
I hope I did it justice.
Dean McSmith
December 2, 2013 at 5:48 AM //
I decided to go with https://www.facebook.com/notes/mildred-achoch/worth-a-thousand/10151797717606527 I liked the Lovedraftian/Poe like vibe I got from it. My addition is here http://pilcrowsandcedillas.wordpress.com/
Mildred Achoch
December 2, 2013 at 12:07 PM //
I love it, love it, love it! 🙂 I made my 200 ambiguous and mysterious so that the writer who decided to continue the story would have a lot of wiggle room to take the story anywhere. You’ve done a great job Dean plus you have maintained the air of mystery and ambiguity! 🙂
Dean McSmith
December 3, 2013 at 4:04 AM //
Glad you liked it, and if the muse strikes you, take it to the next level, it’s all good.
Renee Elizabeths
December 2, 2013 at 7:32 AM //
I took up Courtney Cantrell’s “House of Memory”. Here’s my addition: http://reneeelizabeths.blogspot.com/2013/12/flash-fiction-200-words-at-time-part-two.html
Courtney Cantrell
December 7, 2013 at 12:37 AM //
And it’s excellent! Thanks for picking mine, Renee, and for giving it a lovely second part!
Josh Loomis
December 2, 2013 at 7:50 AM //
Continuing the untitled tale started by rccross:
http://www.blueinkalchemy.com/2013/12/02/flash-fiction-untitled-part-2/
mwebster76
December 2, 2013 at 11:21 AM //
I picked up on Ken Crump’s story about a “real live corpse.” Here’s a link to my Part 2 contribution: http://writeontheworld.wordpress.com/2013/12/02/the-second-200-words-a-real-live-corpse/
And if anyone is still looking for a part 1 to add to, I don’t think anyone has picked up on my part 1 yet: http://writeontheworld.wordpress.com/2013/11/23/whos-up-for-a-200-word-piggy-back-ride/
I think it might be a thriller. I’m calling it “Making Merry,” but you may feel free to change the title as the story evolves. Happy writing everyone!
Michael
December 3, 2013 at 12:35 AM //
I’ve done part 2 of another story but I’m compelled to add the next 200 words to yours as well. I’ll post as soon as it’s completed.
mwebster76
December 3, 2013 at 9:15 AM //
Great, thanks! Can’t wait to see where you take it!
mwebster76
December 2, 2013 at 11:24 AM //
Question: Does anyone else think it would be awesome to see all of the finished 1000-word stories compiled in a book?
conniecockrell
December 5, 2013 at 5:04 PM //
That would be fun.
nitromidget
December 5, 2013 at 6:44 PM //
Dittoed
Courtney Cantrell
December 7, 2013 at 12:38 AM //
Trittoed.
juliegum
December 2, 2013 at 1:38 PM //
Picked the box from ‘j’: http://feralbulb.wordpress.com/blurb-2/
j
December 5, 2013 at 4:07 PM //
Thank you.
Josee
December 2, 2013 at 1:53 PM //
Here’s Kirsten Bruce’s beginning and my continuation.
http://joseedeangelis.wordpress.com/wp-admin/post.php?post=128&action=edit&message=6&postpost=v2
mirymom
December 2, 2013 at 6:09 PM //
Hi Josee,
When I tried to read yours, it asked for my wordpress login then told me I didn’t have editing rights. Is the URL correct?
Josee
December 2, 2013 at 6:20 PM //
Maybe not…. Try this:
http://joseedeangelis.wordpress.com/
It’s my last blog entry anyway… I think I copied the link from my dashboard… Sorry!