John Kenyon of Things I'd Rather Be Doing is sponsoring an inspired short-fiction contest. Details: Write a crime fiction story of between 1,000 and 3,000 words (with some flexibility on either end) that is based on the premise of an actual children's fairy tale. For example, a story about a predatory thief based on "Little Red Riding Hood." Post it to your blog or web site, or find someone who will do that for you. Put the link in the comments here. Do so by midnight on Jan. 14, Cinderella, or your coach to (the relative) fame and fortune (of modest web-based attention) will turn back into a pumpkin.Read the whole thing to get all the details. Well, dear readers, I know I'm in on this one. If my hunch is right, I'm guessing that a few of you might be as well.
You don't need to reveal which fairy tale you used as source material. While some will probably be obvious, others may not. Guessing can be part of the fun.
(Picture: CC 2009 by kharied; Hat Tip: pattinase)
17 comments:
How much fun does that sound?!
Ugh. Foul tempter.
I need to finish my book! >:-(
Why must you drag before my eyes these tantalizing and tempting bits of interest?
B.,
It sounds freaking awesome, that's what!
Nevets,
"Foul tempter" -- has a certain ring, doesn't it?
Hey, word count is 1,000 to 3,000. That ain't bad at all.
I'm in the same boat as Nevets... I keep pushing off academic publications in favor of short fiction.
Oh, bittersweet distraction!
Yeah, 1K to 3K is pretty darn light. This one will be really hard to resist. *sigh*
:)
Under another nom de plume, I have some Western fiction projects. Among them are a couple of Western recasts of fairy tales, and a Western mystery (forensic anthropology, old school). This contest might be a good vehicle for the public launching of that sector of my writing, too.
Hmm.
Great idea. Hope I can make it to the party.
Tony,
I've been pushing off short fiction in favor of academia. Figure it's high time to reverse that.
Nevets,
I've never much gotten into Westerns. Have you checked out Evan Lewis' blog? (There he is! Right on the comment page!) He has some stuff up you might like.
Evan,
I thought it sounded fun, too!
@Loren - I'll take it as a personal challenge to write a western that you find interesting.
And thanks for the tip on Evan's blog!
Mine is nearly done. Bleak as always.
Nevets,
I'll look forward to reading it!
Patti,
I've been outlining mine and will hopefully stark on it today. The audio of my pieces for Advent Ghosts has been keeping me busy.
Where did you get that great photo?
Flickr! It's great. They have a lot of stuff licensed under Creative Commons that you can use on your blog with certain conditions.
By the way, I always link to the individual photographer in the parenthetical at the end.
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