Dec/Jan Fic Challenge

[Neko Bazu]

Another month, another challenge. This one's gonna run 'til the end of January, since it's so late arriving and December is usually a busy month for everyone. So have a couple of weeks to mull it over, a week in which to get drunk and come up with absurd ideas, and a month to actually write it in!

I'm going to avoid the obvious 'Christmas' theme for December, but I'm going for one suited to the season anyway.

December/January Fic Challenge Theme: Snow

Let's have plenty of entries this time round, people - frankly, it's been a little disappointing so far!

[jh1980]

"It was cold. White, light, brightness stood all around. He was entombed!" <-- sneak preview?!

[Neko Bazu]

You do like your hellish stories, don't you?

I think I'll have another featuring Rave et al, with another character coming in. This time, though, it'll hopefully be a bit longer and have a different tact to my previous entries

[jh1980]

I'm clearly just "a bit dark" ;D Or can't write comedy, much as I enjoy it

Sounds good

[Neko Bazu]

Total change of plan on my part - I've just read a fantastic piece of fanfiction, and it's inspired me to write something completely apart from my old stuff, and much more in line with my normal style.

It'll be interesting to see how it turns out! ;D

[Neko Bazu]

I've started writing, and it's gonna be a biggie - but I'm dead pleased with how it's turning out so far ;D

[Neko Bazu]

So, me and Jules aside, should we expect any entries?

[ITFC Dudette6]

I honestly keep meaning to, really sorry Neko!

[Neko Bazu]

The Great British Empire wasn't built on good intentions, you know!

Nah, is okay - assuming it continues, I'm sure you'll get there eventually

Just 'cause I can, I'm posting a teeeeny snippet of mine, as a taster ;D

The Saviour. The people of the city spoke of him in hushed whispers, in hopeful undertones and barely-speakable wishes. One day, he would come. One day, he would save them. One day, they would taste the freedom that was only a distant memory to most of them. Their lord believed in The Saviour’s power, so they would too.

Laesus knew there was no Saviour – that was the stuff of fairy tales. He knew the monstrosities were at the gates daily, he knew his men – he had risen to the rank of general now – were dying daily, and he knew there was no help from outside.

If there were a Saviour, he would have to be it.

[jh1980]

*ahem* well I've not added anything to what I did "sometime in December"

However for the sake of it, I will post it up when I remember.

This theme didn't grab me so much - or rather, in order to avoid the "hellish," I've gone for the "dull" I fear...!

[Neko Bazu]

That's quite interesting, actually - I've run fic challenge events in other forums/fandom groups, and 'snow' is probably the one that's generated the most responses every time!

The people in those groups tend to be as upbeat and cheerful as me; perhaps that says something about the mentality required of a snow-related fic?

[jh1980]

Yeah my best ideas involving snow were of the frozen/entombed/lost variety.

Frankly if I went upbeat it'd probably end up as credible as National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation! ;D

[Neko Bazu]

Oh, I didn't say their stories were upbeat - but they themselves are! ;D