I advise you to click here:
There, you will find the ability to generate algorithmic inspirational memes.
Just like the one at the fore of this post.
You can either:
a) generate your own or
b) use the one above.
From there, design a piece of short fiction around that, um, “inspiration.”
Use the text in the story if possible.
Otherwise, just use it as a springboard to delightful story weirdness.
Length: ~1000 words
Due by: Friday, the 28th, noon EST
Post at your online space.
Link back here so we can all read it.
The end.
68 responses to “Flash Fiction Challenge: Inspired By InspiroBot!”
I dunno, Chuck, my “inspirational” quote was “Without pants, there is no reason to live,” and I’m pretty sure that violates Penmonkey Code.
LOL. Was not expecting to read that quote when I scrolled down to the comments.
My quote is “Don’t write. Let yourself listen to society.”
The hell do I do now? Curse you, Inspirobot!
This is the best thing. Why have I never heard of this before? Thanks, Chuck.
It’s great. I spent some time generating “inspirations”, found a lot of interesting lines that would make great first lines of a story. One of my favorite funny lines Is “First comes the finger, then comes nudity” or “Learn to make your colleague come”.
Bahahahahahaha I saved so many. It was hard to pick just one. I might have to make it a weekly thing. I got things like, “The reptilians are planning to have faith in the men in the shadows” & “A ghost is eternal particles on vacation.” Best use of AI. lol
This is an interesting little site … though I’m giving some of these quotes a heckin’ frown.
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Chuck!
Great post! I was up to the Inspirobot challenge and posted it and linked back here. Had a grand time writing it. Thank you for that exercise, and your wonderful post about a bad day writing. I appreciate your wit. Take care,
Paul
Addendum: In case my post was not accessible, you can find it here: paulgrignon.wordpress.com
Thank you!
Well done, Paul!
Thank you, Adelise. I appreciate it very much. Can’t wait to read your take!
I really liked your story.
Dear Anna,
Thank you so much for the kind words! I appreciate your comment. I enjoyed (if that’s the word : ) reading your own dystopian take. Well paced, and great visuals! It made me want to go outside and peer at the sky for streaming meteorites. Excellent job!
Take care,
Paul
Great story!
I clicked five times and got a different saccharine image each time, but all read the same:
“Fear rimjobs”
… Welp. I guess I’m off to write the most disgustingly terrifying incubus story I can.
https://youcantgoback-andotherimpossibilities.blogspot.com.au/2017/07/plain-jane.html
A little over 1,000 words… couldn’t be helped.
enjoy.
I didn’t see that twist coming at the end. Intriguing! Definitely makes me want to know more about this whole situation.
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I got “Perversion is the procrastination of another demension.” With my terrible mind, I fear the outcome would be some strange alien romance not suitable for all viewers. L
“Can you picture how it would be if artists were allowed to tell the truth?”
Approx 500 words: https://theurbanspaceman.net/2017/07/24/artistic-licence-flash-fiction/
Love it. Well done, evocative. I especially love the idea of creative license as a thing that can be revoked, or that has to be earned.
Thought provoking, especially in today’s environment. I passed by several potential quotes because they were too obviously political. You’re a braver spaceman than I am.
Ironically, this was one of the least political quotes I came across, too. 😛 Not sure about braver than you, though. This is a story I’ve wanted to tell for a while, and the quote was a convenient platform to launch it from.
Wonderful story!
“What you have to understand is that fairies don’t *want* to hurt anyone. They live in their small communities and when the big folk get too close, they move out of the way.
Usually.”
Ocean Mist of the Mountain
https://danielmclark.com/library/ocean-mist-of-the-mountain/
Awesome, and unexpected! Not what I would have expected from the quote. I like the thought of an angry fairy, though. Very cool take.
Great story! Loved your take on your prompt. Plus, fairies are cool.
This was fun.
Here’s my story.
Regret – Writing Upside Down
https://writingupsidedown.wordpress.com/2017/07/25/regret/
I really liked this one. Took a bit to realize the inspiration. Good pacing and dialogue.
Thank you!
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Beth’s paranoia explained in 960 words. Poor Beth. How will she escape this inhumane creature she thinks she loves? What is the price you pay for love? My quote was; “Be yourself, be paranoid, be better” Enjoy! https://thewritingsoflc.wordpress.com/2017/07/25/flash-fiction-challenge-inspired-by-inspirobot/
Loved this!
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InspiroBot bookmarked for future usage. Think I might be a little messed up from laughing at my final sentence so hard for this challenge. u_____u;
https://jennifersparr.wordpress.com/2017/07/25/a-clove-of-garlic-can-improve-dreams/
Has InspiroBot freaked out on anyone else? Flashing screen asking where am I, then a standby screen for InspiroCorp, and then a background of waves and soothing messages from InspiroCorp between quote generations? It’s hilarious but I have no idea what I did to trigger it.
Yes, that happened to me, too. Only once, and I think I generated about fifty quotes (I’m stockpiling). No idea what triggered it.
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Um, well, yeah. This just sorta happened like this all in a rush. I suppose InspiroBot truly is inspiring.
https://aimeethere.wordpress.com/2017/07/26/full-benefits/
That was *amazing*.
I’ve seriously never seen anyone so successfully play with tense and POV like that before. I’m blown away.
Thank you! It felt like it was getting away from me a bit when I switched to the plural third, but I just plowed through. I gotta say, it was one of those satisfying times where it seems like what i intended and what I ended up with matched pretty well. I was going for a sort of kaleidoscope feeling, like each switch was a new slide clicking into view.
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Please to enjoy 963 kinda weird words.
https://sambrady.wordpress.com/2017/07/26/chuck-wendig-open-for-business/
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I wrote a thing with robots because InpiroBot told me to. I for one welcome our new robot overlords.. https://evathereseebert.wordpress.com/2017/07/27/inspired-by-inspirobot/
This was so hard. I generated at least a dozen and couldn’t make up my mind.
In the end I went with “Can You Imagine What Would Happen If You Found A Way To Be Nice To Everybody?” It’s a different vision on the superhero life…
https://medium.com/@VicenteLRuiz/can-you-imagine-what-would-happen-if-you-found-a-way-to-be-nice-to-everybody-7209bdde5776
“First comes the break-up, then comes the destruction” was just too good to pass up. Have a read. http://grahamwho.com/grahamwrites/2017/07/27/flash-fiction-half-of-everything/
Wow. Talk about splitting custody in half.
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800 words on a mother’s insecurity. Fun challenge~
http://www.cjaiferry.com/blog/july-meme/
https://incognitoscribblings.tumblr.com/post/163492317785/first-comes-the-breakup-then-comes-the
These are generated randomly, by a computer algorithm, right?
If so, we might need to be very afraid. I got the phrase “Can we reinvent entertainment?” accompanied by a picture of two flies ‘doing it.’ AI is either mocking us or has got us pegged far more than we realise.
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Here’s mine- Remember to Have Fun
https://pamtanzey.wordpress.com/2017/07/27/remember-to-have-fun/
I tried for an almost-all-dialogue piece, after I finally stopped being distracted by Inspirobot.
https://allisonmaruska.com/2017/07/27/flash-fiction-perfection-and-regret/
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I did it. I’m not happy with it. But I did it. lol Failure is just as important as success so I posted it anyway. Complete with two alternate endings cause I couldn’t decide which was worse. https://adelisemcullens.wordpress.com/2017/07/28/tinfoil-swords-chuck-wendigs-flash-fic-challenge/
I personally liked the first ending, because it brought a creepier vibe which I inherently gravitate towards for no particular reason.
YAY! I actually got this one done on time, for once. I’d love any feedback; not sure if it works. http://runnerskye.ca/flash-fiction-first-comes-murder/
I got “All absence is always reinventing itself”. This fits nicely with my abstract writing style. I’ll post what I come up with later. Something about all the dimensions we can’t see. I’m excited to read your posts and see your blogs.
Ashleigh @ http://www.ashanauthor.blogspot.com
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1,130 words (close enough, right?) of a thief in a speakeasy reuniting with the love of her life. Great challenge 🙂
https://janearisi.wordpress.com/2017/07/28/flash-fiction-from-inspirobot-me/
Being the coward I am, I stuck with the inspirational quote here rather than gambling on a new one.
http://www.lavenderwriting.co.uk/?p=111
My prompt “All absence always reinvents itself.”
206 words.
Take a look:
https://ashanauthor.blogspot.com/2017/07/inspirobot-prompt.html
So the bot has little messages it displays between inspirational quotes. I just got “Bots are the next stage of evolution” then the quote it generated was “After evolution comes the attack”… I am very, very scared.
a wee bit late, but i combined your inspirobot prompt with one that was generated for me– hope you like it :).
https://iseeyoureyesiknowyoureyes.tumblr.com/post/163549087941