The rules are simple:
Look through the now 400-word entries from last week (round two, linked above).
Pick one.
Add another 200 words to the story.
(Easiest way forward is to copy the chosen 400 words to your own blog, then add the next 200. Don’t forget to link to your now 600-word story in the comments. Someone may want to continue the tale next week, for part four.)
You do not need to have participated in the first rounds to participate in this one.
Try to choose to continue a story in which you have not yet participated.
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 13th (gasp!), noon EST.
Join the narrative chain, won’t you?
Emmy Jackson says:
Continuing Michael D Woods and Andrew Linder’s zombie gangster story. Continued the trend of not naming it, too! http://www.emmyjackson.com/challenges/chuck-wendig-story-challenge-part-3/
December 11, 2013 — 12:57 AM
susanpen says:
love that last line
December 11, 2013 — 2:01 AM
feralbulb says:
Howdy! Here’s part 4: http://feralbulb.wordpress.com/blurb-4/
December 15, 2013 — 1:36 PM
C. E. Konicki says:
A second part four:
http://carlthenomad.blogspot.com/2013/12/jersey-city.html
December 20, 2013 — 3:20 AM
susanpen says:
I added to poor Delmar’s story by Andy Deck and Mozette. Had to give him some hope.
http://susanpenland.wordpress.com/2013/12/11/flash-fiction-challenge-part-3/
December 11, 2013 — 2:38 AM
Fatma Alici says:
I continued boydstun215 and Adrienne religious horror story.
http://naharavensari.wordpress.com/2013/12/11/200-words-at-a-time-part-3/
December 11, 2013 — 6:21 AM
Meagan Wilson says:
I missed last week, but here’s my contribution to “Knifework,” begun by Vida Cruz, and continued last week by Aaron Browder.
http://burntgraphite.net/Fiction2
December 11, 2013 — 2:46 PM
mirymom says:
Here we go: The Mos-Gun by Levi Stribling, Paul Feeney, and, now, me.
http://samanthadunawaybryant.blogspot.com/2013/12/flash-fiction-challenge-part-3.html
December 11, 2013 — 10:22 PM
Kirsten Bruce says:
I continued the original by RT Wilder, that was continued by Jeremy Podolski.
http://benteight.tumblr.com/post/69758310108/part-three-flash-fiction-challenge
December 11, 2013 — 11:24 PM
Jeremy Podolski says:
Of the cluster of stories I’m involved in now, I think I like how this one is turning out best. Let’s root for a part 4.
December 13, 2013 — 10:52 AM
Doreen Queen says:
Here are two Part II stories that have not yet been chosen by anyone for Part III – it would be a shame if any stories got missed!!!
Unpredictable Magic – http://dragonfyreediting.blogspot.com/2013/12/flash-fiction-challenge-200-words-at.html
and
Water – http://dragonfyreediting.blogspot.com/2013/12/water-flash-fiction-challenge-part-ii.html
Anyone need a story to work on before Friday???
December 11, 2013 — 11:40 PM
Paul Baughman says:
I’ll pick up Unpredictable Magic…
December 12, 2013 — 7:19 AM
Paul Baughman says:
Part three finished. Unpredictable Magic. Let me know what you think.
December 12, 2013 — 12:04 PM
Joanna Horrocks says:
THIS is the one I meant to say I’m following up on…
December 13, 2013 — 10:45 PM
Joanna Horrocks says:
This one was fun. Parts 1-4 are now here: http://joannahorrocks.wordpress.com/2013/12/13/flash-fiction-challenge-week-four/
Thx!
December 14, 2013 — 12:33 AM
Jim Franklin says:
Does anyone fancy picking up the 3rd part to Lynna landstreet’s extension of my story, In Too Deep. I would love to see it finished.
http://lynnalandstreet.com/stories/in-too-deep-parts-1-2
December 12, 2013 — 5:12 AM
hpetterson says:
Let me return the favor Jim…it looks interesting…I’ll see if I can create what you and Lynna started.
December 12, 2013 — 1:24 PM
hpetterson says:
Here is part three of Jim Franklins In Too Deep….
http://hpetterson.wordpress.com/2013/12/15/in-too-deeps-continuation-by-jim-franklin-and-lynna-landstreet/
December 15, 2013 — 9:42 AM
Rebecca Douglass says:
I’m picking this up for part four. . . coming soon!
December 18, 2013 — 12:47 PM
Rebecca Douglass says:
And here it is:
http://www.ninjalibrarian.com/2013/12/chuck-wendig-200-word-challenge-week-4.html
December 19, 2013 — 11:54 AM
mwebster76 says:
My part 1 got a part 2 but is still waiting for its part 3 if anyone is interested in picking it up:
http://writeontheworld.wordpress.com/2013/12/04/200-words-part-2-of-making-merry/
It’s kind of a dark thriller, or anyway it started out like that. Who knows where you might take it next? Either way, I would love to see where it ends!
December 12, 2013 — 8:44 AM
Jim franklin says:
I’ll add my 200 words to the tale.
December 12, 2013 — 9:30 AM
mwebster76 says:
Great, thanks!
December 12, 2013 — 9:45 AM
jeffwroteit says:
Here’s my go at it…
http://jeffwroteit.wordpress.com/2013/12/12/terribleminds-flash-fiction-making-merry/
December 12, 2013 — 9:38 AM
mwebster76 says:
I love it! Thanks!
December 12, 2013 — 9:46 AM
markgardnerauthor says:
I’ll do a part four for ths one.
December 13, 2013 — 9:03 AM
hpetterson says:
LOOK HERE FOR STORIES THAT NEED TO BE ADOPTED ALSO PLACE ANY STORIES ON THE LINK IF THEY ARE STILL AVAILABLE. Sorry about the caps. If you have already done one…do another…the best way to improve your writing skills is to go outside your comfort zone. Thanks all.
December 12, 2013 — 8:59 AM
hpetterson says:
Here’s a great one….give it a shot.
http://hpetterson.wordpress.com/2013/12/06/continuation-on-paul-baughmans-great-start/
December 12, 2013 — 9:01 AM
hpetterson says:
There are two above that need to be adopted…lets get them all to the next round. Tell a friend.
December 12, 2013 — 9:17 AM
Smoph says:
The one that I continued from nitromidget’s story, Threads of Time, didn’t get picked up. Anyone still thinking about it?
http://prose.smoph.org/2013/12/01/threads-of-time-part-ii/
December 14, 2013 — 7:42 PM
Doreen Queen says:
For whatever reason, this link (http://prose.smoph.org/2013/12/01/threads-of-time-part-ii isn’t working properly..
December 14, 2013 — 7:47 PM
Smoph says:
Thanks! So weird. Here it is again.
http://prose.smoph.org/2013/12/06/threads-of-time-part-ii/
December 15, 2013 — 12:53 AM
hpetterson says:
Here is another one…good luck this one’s tough.
http://hpetterson.wordpress.com/2013/12/07/continuation-of-kate-bakers-masterpiece-worth-a-read-then-i-added-to-it/
December 12, 2013 — 9:02 AM
hpetterson says:
Let’s get as many to the fourth round….this one will test your writing licks.
http://hpetterson.wordpress.com/2013/11/29/continuation-of-t-l-coops-200-word-1-of-5/
December 12, 2013 — 9:05 AM
Tony Taylor says:
I went with this one. I hope it works and is continued.
http://taylormaderandomwrites.blogspot.com/2013/12/continuation-of-tl-coops-200-word.html
December 12, 2013 — 10:56 AM
hpetterson says:
Just…just WOW left hook to the brain…nicely done….I hate waiting…Good Job Tony Taylor
December 12, 2013 — 1:13 PM
Tony Taylor says:
Thank you so much. Glad you liked it…now…let’s see where it goes. I hope it gets picked up.
December 13, 2013 — 5:54 AM
jamescalvinrivers says:
Be careful what you ask for coz you might get it! This newbie to flash fiction just picked it up http://peedeerivers.wordpress.com/2013/12/14/part-4-the-continuation-of-t-l-coops-flash-fiction-narrative/
December 14, 2013 — 11:48 AM
hpetterson says:
Here is yet another great one.
http://hpetterson.wordpress.com/2013/12/04/continuation-of-djdavisauthors-first-200/
December 12, 2013 — 9:07 AM
hpetterson says:
This one is real fun…give it a shot.
http://hpetterson.wordpress.com/2013/12/06/continuation-of-doreen-queens-start/
December 12, 2013 — 9:12 AM
hpetterson says:
I would love to see what someone could do to this one.
http://hpetterson.wordpress.com/2013/12/06/continuation-of-elys-from-graymatter-com/
December 12, 2013 — 9:13 AM
conniecockrell says:
I’ll pick up this one.
December 17, 2013 — 11:05 PM
conniecockrell says:
OK, Since hpetterson did the 2nd 200, I decided to keep the story on track and did the next 400. It’s up to date for the next person to finish. It still doesn’t have a title so the last person can name it. Here’s the link. It’ll be active 0300 Friday morning. http://wp.me/p2AyuM-g9
December 17, 2013 — 11:58 PM
hpetterson says:
Yeah…good luck with this puzzle.
http://hpetterson.wordpress.com/2013/12/06/continuation-of-jeremy-podolskis-great-eerie-start/
December 12, 2013 — 9:15 AM
Jim Franklin says:
I’ll see what I can do. 🙂
December 12, 2013 — 9:24 AM
Paul Baughman says:
And here is part three of JDFitch’s Unpredictable Magic.
December 12, 2013 — 12:02 PM
Mike Young says:
I added (darkly) onto a section by Joyce Juzwik, who in turn had added onto one by Simon B.
A Family Affair – http://www.ravensview.ca/ravens/2013/12/a-family-affair.html
December 12, 2013 — 2:05 PM
Joyce Juzwik says:
Mike, So glad you picked this one up. I really love the path you’ve taken this down. Can’t wait to see where this one goes from here.
December 13, 2013 — 10:17 AM
Mike Young says:
Thanks Joyce. I have an idea where part 4 and 5 could go – and still squeeze in a happy ending of sorts. Hoping this gets picked up and taken a little further.
December 13, 2013 — 10:48 AM
Ken Crump says:
Part one by Josee De Angelis – http://joseedeangelis.wordpress.com/2013/11/24/terribleminds-flash-fiction-challenge/
Part two by Liz Neering – https://www.goodreads.com/author_blog_posts/5308122-200-words-at-a-time-part-two
Still untitled, here’s my Part Three – http://brickhousepiggy.wordpress.com/2013/12/12/flash-fiction-challenge-200-words-at-a-time-part-3/
December 12, 2013 — 11:52 PM
Josee De Angelis says:
Love it! Creepy chills and all.
December 13, 2013 — 3:38 PM
C. E. Konicki says:
Added to Jim Franklin and Lynna Landstreet:
http://carlthenomad.blogspot.com
December 13, 2013 — 1:29 AM
Jim Franklin says:
Excellent, thanks.
It’s turning into a weird little monkey-baby type thing. Curious to know how it will end.
December 13, 2013 — 3:46 AM
kurt bali says:
Added to CE Konicki’s “In Too Deep” that was also created by Jim Franklin and Lynna Landstreet. I feel like the final 200 words and the ending are going to be phenomenal.
http://sixgunwizard.blogspot.com/2013/12/in-too-deep.html
December 13, 2013 — 4:58 PM
Lynna Landstreet says:
Oh, I love that! The description of the alien’s name (“a series of eye twitches followed by what smelled like a cross of rotting citrus fruit, wet dog, and toffee”) especially…
December 15, 2013 — 1:13 PM
Courtney Cantrell says:
I picked up where Josh Loomis and Jon Jefferson left off. We’ve got a witch, a priest, a mutant skeleton horde, and a mysterious puppetmaster in purple robes!
http://courtcan.com/writing/flash-fiction-challenge-continuing-someone-elses-story-part-3/
December 13, 2013 — 10:10 AM
Josee De Angelis says:
I got this one. See you in part 4! Great start. Hope you all like it.
December 13, 2013 — 4:31 PM
Jeremy Podolski says:
I wrote Part 3 to a story begun by murgatroid98 and continued in Part 2 by LC Hu. Let us know what you think: http://jeremypodolski.com/200-words-at-a-time-terrible-minds-flash-fiction-challenge/
December 13, 2013 — 10:43 AM
murgatroid98 says:
Very nice. I’m so glad this was picked up again. I hope we find out who did what to who with the next two installments.
December 14, 2013 — 7:32 AM
Meagan Wilson says:
I’ve added a fourth part to this one, which I’ll post in round four, of course.
December 17, 2013 — 11:36 AM
momdude says:
I took the first part from boydstun215, which was enhanced by Adrienne, and superglued my Part Three on it, As always, comments and constructive criticisms are welcome.
http://pauljwillett.com/2013/12/13/flash-fiction-the-third-two-hundred-words/
or
http://wp.me/p3tdUw-ys
December 13, 2013 — 11:04 AM
Smoph says:
I hope my Part 4 lives up to this!
I gave it a title: From Within
http://prose.smoph.org/2013/12/20/from-within/
December 20, 2013 — 11:43 PM
momdude says:
Excellent, your Part Four is great! I hope someone finishes it off next week!
December 22, 2013 — 11:04 PM
boydstun215 says:
Sorry, a little late this week. For the third installment of the 200-word challenge I randomly chose another excerpt. I had a hard time keeping my word count at 200 this week, as this story has so much potential. I was so engrossed in the writing that, before I knew it, ended up with over 300 words, which was editied down to 207. I really hope someone takes up the torch here and continues this story.
A woman wakes up in a deserted cotton field. She’s on the run. But from what? Seems that she’s about to find out . . .
The first 200 words were contributed by Joe at: http://joebrewing.wordpress.com/
The second 200 words were composed by Morag Donnachie at: http://confusinmusing.blogspot.co.uk/2013/12/well-i-did-it.html
My 200 word addition can be found at: http://jeremiahboydstun.com/2013/12/13/200-words-round-iii-121313/
December 13, 2013 — 3:20 PM
Justice says:
I really enjoyed this one, so I had to take a stab at adding to it! http://erinmjustice.com/2013/12/19/flash-fiction-challenge-the-veteran/
December 19, 2013 — 9:37 PM
j says:
Apologies for my tardiness. Plumbing issues.
https://fallingintotheabyss.wordpress.com/2013/12/13/terribleminds-flash-fiction-challenge-part-three/
December 13, 2013 — 3:40 PM
Adrienne says:
Oooh I like this one. Using it for the next round!
December 13, 2013 — 4:20 PM
LC Hu says:
Belatedly, I continued MWebster76 and Michael D Wood’s story:
http://elsiewho.wordpress.com/2013/12/13/200-words-at-a-time-part-three/
December 13, 2013 — 5:41 PM
dangerdean says:
I’m a little late on this one. It’s a continuation of Meagan Wilson and Wanderer’s story.
http://dangerdean.wordpress.com/2013/12/13/flash-fiction-200-words-at-a-time/
December 13, 2013 — 9:54 PM
Ken Crump says:
I hope this hasn’t been picked up yet… cos I’m in for part 4.
December 20, 2013 — 12:28 AM
Ken Crump says:
Here’s my part 4
http://brickhousepiggy.wordpress.com/2013/12/22/93/
December 23, 2013 — 12:15 AM
Smoph says:
I’m going to do a part 4 on this because it’s haunting my dreams.
December 20, 2013 — 10:36 PM
Smoph says:
Here it is! http://prose.smoph.org/2013/12/20/best-laid-plans/
December 21, 2013 — 12:30 AM
Smoph says:
I am so late, but I hope someone will pick up this great (untitled) story. It’s really working its way into quite a thriller!
http://prose.smoph.org/2013/12/14/untitled/
December 14, 2013 — 7:34 PM
Smoph says:
Sorry, first part is by Adrienne: http://thepaddedcastle.wordpress.com/2013/11/23/challenge-200-words-to-begin/
Second part by j:http://fallingintotheabyss.wordpress.com/2013/12/05/terribleminds-flash-fiction-challenge-part-two/
Third by me linked above!
December 14, 2013 — 7:36 PM
Smoph says:
And at risk of repeating myself (sorry!) I really think Threads of Time is worth continuing if anyone has the time. My addition to nitromidget’s story, Threads of Time:
http://prose.smoph.org/2013/12/01/threads-of-time-part-ii/
December 14, 2013 — 7:44 PM
Joyce Juzwik says:
I’m going to pick this untitled one up for Part 4. It has such an urgency to it and lots of fear. Intriguing, to be sure!
December 17, 2013 — 9:13 PM
Justice says:
I don’t think my comment yesterday posted, so here’s my 2nd attempt – http://erinmjustice.com/2013/12/14/flash-fiction-challenge-the-fair-folks-favor/
Continuing mckkenzie’s piece. Magic, milk, and Scottish fairies. Enjoy!
December 15, 2013 — 6:00 PM
Simon B. says:
I’ve continued this (albeit tardily) here:
http://probablyfalse.tumblr.com/post/70616062701/the-fair-folks-favour-part-iv
December 20, 2013 — 4:12 PM
Courtney Cantrell says:
Visited, read, loved, commented! 🙂
December 18, 2013 — 12:37 AM
Courtney Cantrell says:
Ummm, this was supposed to go under Josee de Angelis’s comment above. Dunno what happened. Oops.
December 18, 2013 — 12:39 AM
Kirsten Bruce says:
This was my original but never got picked up for a round four. If someone feels so inclined, heres parts 1,2 and 3. If it gets a part four, I will finish it!
http://taylormaderandomwrites.blogspot.com/2013/12/200-word-challenge-chuck-wendig-pt-3.html
December 20, 2013 — 5:44 PM
Smoph says:
I gave it a go. Trying not to leave any behind!
http://prose.smoph.org/2013/12/20/dont-answer/
December 21, 2013 — 2:24 AM
Kirsten Bruce says:
This is creepy awesome! Thanks!!
December 21, 2013 — 12:46 PM
Kirsten Bruce says:
The link to the whole story. Thank you to all who contributed. This was my first time doing anything like this and I loved it.
http://benteight.tumblr.com/post/70443811277/week-4-of-the-flash-fiction-challenge
December 28, 2013 — 12:18 AM