Flash Fiction Challenge: Inspired By InspiroBot!
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.
July 21, 2017 @ 1:08 PM
I dunno, Chuck, my “inspirational” quote was “Without pants, there is no reason to live,” and I’m pretty sure that violates Penmonkey Code.
July 21, 2017 @ 1:18 PM
LOL. Was not expecting to read that quote when I scrolled down to the comments.
July 21, 2017 @ 2:26 PM
My quote is “Don’t write. Let yourself listen to society.”
The hell do I do now? Curse you, Inspirobot!
July 21, 2017 @ 6:03 PM
This is the best thing. Why have I never heard of this before? Thanks, Chuck.
July 25, 2017 @ 2:47 PM
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”.
July 25, 2017 @ 6:51 PM
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
July 22, 2017 @ 7:34 AM
This is an interesting little site … though I’m giving some of these quotes a heckin’ frown.
Flash Fiction Challenge… | Paul Grignon
July 22, 2017 @ 5:14 PM
[…] the incomparable Chuck Wendig at Terribleminds. Go here (his site) for this wonderful prompt. Here is my particular take from Inspirobot. What is that you […]
July 22, 2017 @ 5:17 PM
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
July 22, 2017 @ 5:21 PM
Addendum: In case my post was not accessible, you can find it here: paulgrignon.wordpress.com
Thank you!
July 22, 2017 @ 8:37 PM
Well done, Paul!
July 22, 2017 @ 10:06 PM
Thank you, Adelise. I appreciate it very much. Can’t wait to read your take!
July 27, 2017 @ 4:13 PM
I really liked your story.
July 28, 2017 @ 6:33 AM
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
July 29, 2017 @ 7:07 AM
Great story!
July 22, 2017 @ 10:10 PM
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.
July 22, 2017 @ 11:48 PM
https://youcantgoback-andotherimpossibilities.blogspot.com.au/2017/07/plain-jane.html
A little over 1,000 words… couldn’t be helped.
enjoy.
July 29, 2017 @ 7:13 AM
I didn’t see that twist coming at the end. Intriguing! Definitely makes me want to know more about this whole situation.
Taxidermy + Animal + Fails – Killing For Pages
July 23, 2017 @ 3:44 PM
[…] would I do this, I hear some of you asking. Well, it is all Chuck Wendig‘s fault, for reasons that will become clear on the 28th of […]
July 23, 2017 @ 11:01 PM
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
July 24, 2017 @ 8:40 AM
“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/
July 27, 2017 @ 5:17 PM
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.
July 27, 2017 @ 9:30 PM
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.
July 28, 2017 @ 4:59 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.
July 29, 2017 @ 7:17 AM
Wonderful story!
July 24, 2017 @ 6:48 PM
“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/
July 27, 2017 @ 9:35 PM
Awesome, and unexpected! Not what I would have expected from the quote. I like the thought of an angry fairy, though. Very cool take.
July 29, 2017 @ 7:22 AM
Great story! Loved your take on your prompt. Plus, fairies are cool.
July 25, 2017 @ 4:35 AM
This was fun.
Here’s my story.
Regret – Writing Upside Down
https://writingupsidedown.wordpress.com/2017/07/25/regret/
July 31, 2017 @ 3:33 AM
I really liked this one. Took a bit to realize the inspiration. Good pacing and dialogue.
July 31, 2017 @ 7:54 AM
Thank you!
Regret – Writing Upside Down
July 25, 2017 @ 4:48 AM
[…] *writing prompt from: terribleminds […]
July 25, 2017 @ 7:47 AM
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/
July 29, 2017 @ 7:26 AM
Loved this!
FLASH FICTION CHALLENGE: INSPIRED BY INSPIROBOT! – The Writings of lc
July 25, 2017 @ 7:50 AM
[…] Chuck’s flash fiction challenge – check it out HERE. […]
A CLOVE OF GARLIC CAN IMPROVE DREAMS – fiction needle
July 25, 2017 @ 6:53 PM
[…] Wendig told readers about InspiroBot, and as far as I can tell it’s a handy lil’ AI that reminds me of a […]
July 25, 2017 @ 6:55 PM
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/
July 25, 2017 @ 10:19 PM
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.
July 25, 2017 @ 11:48 PM
Yes, that happened to me, too. Only once, and I think I generated about fifty quotes (I’m stockpiling). No idea what triggered it.
Full Benefits | aimee there
July 25, 2017 @ 11:56 PM
[…] I’ve been playing around with InspiroBot for a few weeks now, so I just eased right into the latest flash fiction challenge here. […]
July 25, 2017 @ 11:59 PM
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/
July 27, 2017 @ 5:35 PM
That was *amazing*.
I’ve seriously never seen anyone so successfully play with tense and POV like that before. I’m blown away.
July 28, 2017 @ 8:19 PM
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.
Chuck Wendig: Open For Business | Writing The Egg 2.0
July 26, 2017 @ 6:43 PM
[…] Chuck Wendig Flash Fiction Challenge for this week is entitled Inspired By InspiroBot! We were challenged to go to InspiroBot, which is a website that generates random inspirational […]
July 26, 2017 @ 6:48 PM
Please to enjoy 963 kinda weird words.
https://sambrady.wordpress.com/2017/07/26/chuck-wendig-open-for-business/
Flash Fiction Challenge – Inspired by InspiroBot | Write about now
July 27, 2017 @ 11:25 AM
[…] this flash fiction challenge I got a random “motivational” picture to use as inspiration. Got […]
July 27, 2017 @ 11:29 AM
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/
July 27, 2017 @ 12:03 PM
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
July 27, 2017 @ 1:06 PM
“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/
July 27, 2017 @ 4:24 PM
Wow. Talk about splitting custody in half.
Flash Fiction from Inspirational Memes | C. Jai Ferry
July 27, 2017 @ 1:12 PM
[…] but sometimes I want to see where a story goes. So today I worked on something in response to Chuck Wendig’s flash fiction challenge, which allows about 1000 […]
July 27, 2017 @ 1:14 PM
800 words on a mother’s insecurity. Fun challenge~
http://www.cjaiferry.com/blog/july-meme/
July 27, 2017 @ 1:35 PM
https://incognitoscribblings.tumblr.com/post/163492317785/first-comes-the-breakup-then-comes-the
July 27, 2017 @ 5:22 PM
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.
Remember to Have Fun | Pam Tanzey, Artist
July 27, 2017 @ 9:29 PM
[…] bit of Flash Fiction for Chuck Wendig’s challenge. The inspiration this time was from INSPIROBOT . 1,000 words from the Inspirobot meme, […]
July 27, 2017 @ 9:33 PM
Here’s mine- Remember to Have Fun
https://pamtanzey.wordpress.com/2017/07/27/remember-to-have-fun/
July 27, 2017 @ 9:47 PM
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/
Tinfoil Swords – Chuck Wendig’s Flash Fic Challenge – Killing For Pages
July 27, 2017 @ 10:05 PM
[…] If you don’t know what the challenge was you can check it out here. […]
July 27, 2017 @ 10:07 PM
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/
July 28, 2017 @ 11:53 AM
I personally liked the first ending, because it brought a creepier vibe which I inherently gravitate towards for no particular reason.
July 28, 2017 @ 12:29 AM
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/
July 28, 2017 @ 1:01 AM
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
Flash Fiction from Inspirobot.me – Jane Arisi
July 28, 2017 @ 2:52 AM
[…] inspiring quotes. Per the instructions of Chuck Wendig’s flash fiction challenge, linked here, I went to the site and generated inspiration, then wrote a flash fiction off of […]
July 28, 2017 @ 2:55 AM
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/
July 28, 2017 @ 4:59 AM
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
July 28, 2017 @ 12:00 PM
My prompt “All absence always reinvents itself.”
206 words.
Take a look:
https://ashanauthor.blogspot.com/2017/07/inspirobot-prompt.html
July 28, 2017 @ 11:48 PM
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.
July 29, 2017 @ 12:22 AM
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