Game Plans
Posted On July 6, 2017
So I'm tossing around two story vehicles versus two boot camps.
STORIES
1. Sometimes, when watching TV - as one does - I'm intrigued by the commercials for shows I don't watch. The snippets of plot in media res, without context, get my brain spinning. I always think it would be fun to take an episode trailer for a series I don't follow and write a story inspired by what I think is going on. I can guarantee you it wouldn't be particularly close to the original ...
2. In the "unusual formats for stories," I thought it would be fun to write a tale as an email conversation. This is certainly not a new idea - I've read a couple stories like this - but I think it's something that would suit my style, and it's off-beat without being too hard to work with.
BOOT CAMPS
Note that in both these cases, the usual method would be "one a day," but I know myself and my incubator brain well enough to know that's not going to work terribly well, so I might do an average: four a week?
1. Flash fiction from a prompt at regular intervals (see above). I am thinking of using a random word generator, but I would be open to suggestions.
2. Poetry from a prompt at regular intervals (see above), using various forms. Yes, I write form poetry. Deal with it. I'm intrigued by this list - http://www.agodon.com/uploads/2/9/4/3/2943768/writing_prompts_by_kelli_russell_agodon.pdf - but again,I am open to suggestions.
That's all I've got for now. I haven't written a lot of flash or poetry of late, so I thought it would be nice to kick my brain back into it, change the pace ... but I also enjoy a good short story, too.