NOTICE: THE FICTIONEERS HAVE MOVED TO Rochelle Wisoff-Field’s blog. Please follow us there to participate every Friday. Photos are posted ever Wednesday. My blog has moved to www.Madison-Woods.com and I’d love to see you there!
A couple of news items:
- I’ve created a Facebook page for Friday Fictioneers. If you aren’t on Facebook, don’t worry, you’ll still be able to leave your links here. I’m not sure how it will work out, but a few people have asked for one, so I’m going to do it.
- Second. On the first Wednesday of the month from now on we’ll feature a Fictioneer’s photo . This one is from Mary Shipman. If you want to send in a photo to use next month use the email addy in the sidebar at the top. It has to be one of your own pictures, not one you’ve found on the internet. Okay, put your best efforts on display for 100 words (more or less) and hop on board so we can all see what you’ve written this Friday (come back to my blog and follow the links).
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Why only 100 Words
100-words isn’t a *rule* and some of us write more than that. My goal is to have The Friday Fictioneers use 100-word stories as an exercise in choosing concise phrases and strong verbs. It’s an excellent way to show your stuff to the world without exposing too much. It’s okay if you use more words, but if it’s much more let us know in the comments so we’ll know how to allocate our time if we’re trying to read all the posts.
Put your best efforts on display for 100 words (more or less) and hop on board Friday with links back to your blog so we can all see what you’ve written. If you don’t have a blog of your own you are welcome to post your 100 words in the (Friday) story page.
Here’s the link to the story page. If you accidentally post your link here on this page today, you’ll miss out on a lot of the blog hopping because the action will be stemming from links on the story page.
How to become a Fictioneer
- Write a 100-word story (more or less, and it’s okay if you didn’t use this picture for inspiration)
- Post your story to your blog on Friday (or just link to it now if you wrote earlier)
- If you’re a WordPress user, include “Friday Fictioneers” as one of your tags so you’ll show up on the tag search.
- Comment on my story Friday and post a link to your story.
- Tweet your link to me (@madison_woods) and include the tag #FridayFictioneers if you’re on Twitter.
- Visit and comment on all the other stories that link to my story. If the comment forms allow, leave your link on all your comments, so others can find you and us later on.
- Check back often because participants post throughout the day.
- Get psyched up to do this again next week
You can click the “Flash Fiction” tab at the top to read a little more about Friday Fictioneers. I hope to see your creativity shining!
I’m afraid this one may stump me. This is going to require some deep thought on my part.
This is not going to be easy. I’m not clear on the photo’s interpretation
It has me stumped too. The only things I can think of right now have to do with ‘old wallpaper’ on a house being renovated and that might be what I run with if I have to, but I wanted to do something not so direct.
What the picture is, is a wall in an old house, looks like it’s being torn down. There’s old wallpaper on the wall and a 2 x 4 in the foreground. It looks like a demolition project to me, and I’m going to have to think for a while to come up with a story, too.
Oh, please ignore my comment on the interpretation.
ok. got my 100 words. is it friday yet? dangit!
No but did you notice I gave the page link early again this week? That way you can go ahead and post it to your blog with the proper links
and the sneaky folks who are ready to start this week’s reading will find you.
Sent from my iPhone… You should have seen the typos I *did* catch!
i just might have to take advantage of that….
Hmm..I’m also stumped at the moment…gonna require some thinkin’ time. Oh…if old walls could talk.
Madison… Rec’d my Van-Winkle Tunnel postcard yesterday. Thank you…it’s beautiful, Will post it on my blog. Now I’m waiting for my Water-Drips…(Teardrops) postcard. There is no rush.
Thanks for letting me know
Love the prompt–I actually came up with an idea right away. Have it posted, even.
Mmm, think I might write a prequel from last week’s prompt
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Well, I’ve almost recovered from the barb wire episode. I do have some stitches in my left index finger, but that’s from slamming it with an eight-pound mall–pouring a foundation for an outhouse no less.
I posted early this week. Bud & I are heading for OWFI in the morning. It should be a fun conference. I hope to see some of you there.
LOL, Russell, even your comments are funny.
You and Bud be careful on the road. I’m missing out on the fun, but from what Jan, and Linda, and everyone else says, it should be a great conference!
It is a hard pic. Off the top of my head:
I watched our house go up and felt a thick thrill. I touched the drywall, running my fingers over the hole for the kitchen half-wall, and thought: finally, it’s happening.
How long had I worked for this moment? The scrimping, the saving. Eating ramen noodles for dinner every day for weeks. Peanut butter and jelly on white bread for lunch. Sometimes just jelly when I had nothing else. Long hours at the store, helping customers buy expensive furniture I could never buy myself.
But it was finally happening. Truly happening. I would build back my burned house.
It would rise.
mine: http://storytreasury.wordpress.com/2012/05/03/friday-flash-dust-rider-chosen/
happy friday.
http://brainsnorts.wordpress.com/2012/05/02/54-friday-fictioneers-by-madison-woods/
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was tough, I commented on the story page too but was not sure if it got through…thanks for doing this though it was fun! Here’s our link: http://writersclubkl.wordpress.com/2012/05/04/we-all-turned-yellow/
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Well, here goes:
http://ideaswithoutend.wordpress.com/2012/05/04/flash-fiction-friday-fictioneers-submission-for-040512/
First attempt at this – usually I prefer longer-form (even in short story format) but this was a neat challenge. Took a slightly different approach to some of the other contributions I read (more thematic rather than literal.)
Here’s my story link: “Old Wallpaper” #fridayfictioneers #flashfiction
Dark, so dark. And dilapidated. Not that they des http://tl.gd/h9g82f via @CherrylChow
I enjoy reading through a post that can make men and women think.
Also, many thanks for permitting me to comment!
You’re welcome! I hope you’ll continue to follow us in the future at the new home of the Friday Fictioneers (http://rochellewisofffields.wordpress.com) and follow me over to my new blog at (http://Madison-Woods.com/blog)