Flash Fiction Challenge: 200 Words At A Time, Part 3
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
December 11, 2013 at 12:57 AM //
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/
susanpen
December 11, 2013 at 2:01 AM //
love that last line
feralbulb
December 15, 2013 at 1:36 PM //
Howdy! Here’s part 4: http://feralbulb.wordpress.com/blurb-4/
C. E. Konicki
December 20, 2013 at 3:20 AM //
A second part four:
http://carlthenomad.blogspot.com/2013/12/jersey-city.html
susanpen
December 11, 2013 at 2:38 AM //
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/
Fatma Alici
December 11, 2013 at 6:21 AM //
I continued boydstun215 and Adrienne religious horror story.
http://naharavensari.wordpress.com/2013/12/11/200-words-at-a-time-part-3/
Meagan Wilson
December 11, 2013 at 2:46 PM //
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
mirymom
December 11, 2013 at 10:22 PM //
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
Kirsten Bruce
December 11, 2013 at 11:24 PM //
I continued the original by RT Wilder, that was continued by Jeremy Podolski.
http://benteight.tumblr.com/post/69758310108/part-three-flash-fiction-challenge
Jeremy Podolski
December 13, 2013 at 10:52 AM //
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.
Doreen Queen
December 11, 2013 at 11:40 PM //
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???
Paul Baughman
December 12, 2013 at 7:19 AM //
I’ll pick up Unpredictable Magic…
Paul Baughman
December 12, 2013 at 12:04 PM //
Part three finished. Unpredictable Magic. Let me know what you think.
Joanna Horrocks
December 13, 2013 at 10:45 PM //
THIS is the one I meant to say I’m following up on…
Joanna Horrocks
December 14, 2013 at 12:33 AM //
This one was fun. Parts 1-4 are now here: http://joannahorrocks.wordpress.com/2013/12/13/flash-fiction-challenge-week-four/
Thx!
Jim Franklin
December 12, 2013 at 5:12 AM //
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
hpetterson
December 12, 2013 at 1:24 PM //
Let me return the favor Jim…it looks interesting…I’ll see if I can create what you and Lynna started.
hpetterson
December 15, 2013 at 9:42 AM //
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/
Rebecca Douglass
December 18, 2013 at 12:47 PM //
I’m picking this up for part four. . . coming soon!
Rebecca Douglass
December 19, 2013 at 11:54 AM //
And here it is:
http://www.ninjalibrarian.com/2013/12/chuck-wendig-200-word-challenge-week-4.html
mwebster76
December 12, 2013 at 8:44 AM //
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!
Jim franklin
December 12, 2013 at 9:30 AM //
I’ll add my 200 words to the tale.
mwebster76
December 12, 2013 at 9:45 AM //
Great, thanks!
jeffwroteit
December 12, 2013 at 9:38 AM //
Here’s my go at it…
http://jeffwroteit.wordpress.com/2013/12/12/terribleminds-flash-fiction-making-merry/
mwebster76
December 12, 2013 at 9:46 AM //
I love it! Thanks!
markgardnerauthor
December 13, 2013 at 9:03 AM //
I’ll do a part four for ths one.
hpetterson
December 12, 2013 at 8:59 AM //
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.
hpetterson
December 12, 2013 at 9:01 AM //
Here’s a great one….give it a shot.
http://hpetterson.wordpress.com/2013/12/06/continuation-on-paul-baughmans-great-start/
hpetterson
December 12, 2013 at 9:17 AM //
There are two above that need to be adopted…lets get them all to the next round. Tell a friend.
Smoph
December 14, 2013 at 7:42 PM //
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/
Doreen Queen
December 14, 2013 at 7:47 PM //
For whatever reason, this link (http://prose.smoph.org/2013/12/01/threads-of-time-part-ii isn’t working properly..
Smoph
December 15, 2013 at 12:53 AM //
Thanks! So weird. Here it is again.
http://prose.smoph.org/2013/12/06/threads-of-time-part-ii/
hpetterson
December 12, 2013 at 9:02 AM //
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/
hpetterson
December 12, 2013 at 9:05 AM //
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/
Tony Taylor
December 12, 2013 at 10:56 AM //
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
hpetterson
December 12, 2013 at 1:13 PM //
Just…just WOW left hook to the brain…nicely done….I hate waiting…Good Job Tony Taylor
Tony Taylor
December 13, 2013 at 5:54 AM //
Thank you so much. Glad you liked it…now…let’s see where it goes. I hope it gets picked up.
jamescalvinrivers
December 14, 2013 at 11:48 AM //
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/
hpetterson
December 12, 2013 at 9:07 AM //
Here is yet another great one.
http://hpetterson.wordpress.com/2013/12/04/continuation-of-djdavisauthors-first-200/
hpetterson
December 12, 2013 at 9:12 AM //
This one is real fun…give it a shot.
http://hpetterson.wordpress.com/2013/12/06/continuation-of-doreen-queens-start/
hpetterson
December 12, 2013 at 9:13 AM //
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/
conniecockrell
December 17, 2013 at 11:05 PM //
I’ll pick up this one.
conniecockrell
December 17, 2013 at 11:58 PM //
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
hpetterson
December 12, 2013 at 9:15 AM //
Yeah…good luck with this puzzle.
http://hpetterson.wordpress.com/2013/12/06/continuation-of-jeremy-podolskis-great-eerie-start/
Jim Franklin
December 12, 2013 at 9:24 AM //
I’ll see what I can do. 🙂
Paul Baughman
December 12, 2013 at 12:02 PM //
And here is part three of JDFitch’s Unpredictable Magic.
Mike Young
December 12, 2013 at 2:05 PM //
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
Joyce Juzwik
December 13, 2013 at 10:17 AM //
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.
Mike Young
December 13, 2013 at 10:48 AM //
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.
Ken Crump
December 12, 2013 at 11:52 PM //
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/
Josee De Angelis
December 13, 2013 at 3:38 PM //
Love it! Creepy chills and all.
C. E. Konicki
December 13, 2013 at 1:29 AM //
Added to Jim Franklin and Lynna Landstreet:
http://carlthenomad.blogspot.com
Jim Franklin
December 13, 2013 at 3:46 AM //
Excellent, thanks.
It’s turning into a weird little monkey-baby type thing. Curious to know how it will end.
kurt bali
December 13, 2013 at 4:58 PM //
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
Lynna Landstreet
December 15, 2013 at 1:13 PM //
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…
Courtney Cantrell
December 13, 2013 at 10:10 AM //
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/
Josee De Angelis
December 13, 2013 at 4:31 PM //
I got this one. See you in part 4! Great start. Hope you all like it.
Jeremy Podolski
December 13, 2013 at 10:43 AM //
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/
murgatroid98
December 14, 2013 at 7:32 AM //
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.
Meagan Wilson
December 17, 2013 at 11:36 AM //
I’ve added a fourth part to this one, which I’ll post in round four, of course.
momdude
December 13, 2013 at 11:04 AM //
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
Smoph
December 20, 2013 at 11:43 PM //
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/
momdude
December 22, 2013 at 11:04 PM //
Excellent, your Part Four is great! I hope someone finishes it off next week!
boydstun215
December 13, 2013 at 3:20 PM //
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/
Justice
December 19, 2013 at 9:37 PM //
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/
j
December 13, 2013 at 3:40 PM //
Apologies for my tardiness. Plumbing issues.
https://fallingintotheabyss.wordpress.com/2013/12/13/terribleminds-flash-fiction-challenge-part-three/
Adrienne
December 13, 2013 at 4:20 PM //
Oooh I like this one. Using it for the next round!
LC Hu
December 13, 2013 at 5:41 PM //
Belatedly, I continued MWebster76 and Michael D Wood’s story:
http://elsiewho.wordpress.com/2013/12/13/200-words-at-a-time-part-three/
dangerdean
December 13, 2013 at 9:54 PM //
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/
Ken Crump
December 20, 2013 at 12:28 AM //
I hope this hasn’t been picked up yet… cos I’m in for part 4.
Ken Crump
December 23, 2013 at 12:15 AM //
Here’s my part 4
http://brickhousepiggy.wordpress.com/2013/12/22/93/
Smoph
December 20, 2013 at 10:36 PM //
I’m going to do a part 4 on this because it’s haunting my dreams.
Smoph
December 21, 2013 at 12:30 AM //
Here it is! http://prose.smoph.org/2013/12/20/best-laid-plans/
Smoph
December 14, 2013 at 7:34 PM //
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/
Smoph
December 14, 2013 at 7:36 PM //
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!
Smoph
December 14, 2013 at 7:44 PM //
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/
Joyce Juzwik
December 17, 2013 at 9:13 PM //
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!
Justice
December 15, 2013 at 6:00 PM //
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!
Simon B.
December 20, 2013 at 4:12 PM //
I’ve continued this (albeit tardily) here:
http://probablyfalse.tumblr.com/post/70616062701/the-fair-folks-favour-part-iv
Courtney Cantrell
December 18, 2013 at 12:37 AM //
Visited, read, loved, commented! 🙂
Courtney Cantrell
December 18, 2013 at 12:39 AM //
Ummm, this was supposed to go under Josee de Angelis’s comment above. Dunno what happened. Oops.
Kirsten Bruce
December 20, 2013 at 5:44 PM //
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
Smoph
December 21, 2013 at 2:24 AM //
I gave it a go. Trying not to leave any behind!
http://prose.smoph.org/2013/12/20/dont-answer/
Kirsten Bruce
December 21, 2013 at 12:46 PM //
This is creepy awesome! Thanks!!
Kirsten Bruce
December 28, 2013 at 12:18 AM //
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