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Bradbury InMon: The Stories

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This has been fun! The Bradbury method has definitely added a little something to InMon. It was fun to see what we did with more choices, and what each of us did with our own prompts vs. other people’s.

Here’s the roundup!

  • Tara used my prompt “The Siren” with a titillating yet disturbing piece called “Her Favorite.”
  • Kim wrote a gripping childhood tale about “The Rusty Blade” as well as a warm yet eerie piece called “The Old Straight Path,” based on his own list.
  • Kim also wrote a deliciously moody meeting of spies in “The Ukulele” with Aku’s prompt, and a historical romp with an unsavory king in “The Forest,” based on mine.
  • I wrote about scary insects and commercials in “The Wasps,” based on my own list, and the wake of a battle with evil in “The Darkness Beyond,” based on Kim’s list.

Who did I miss? Speak up!

More news soon.

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Bradbury InMon: Time to Use Our Lists

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Time for the next installment in the experimental Ray Bradbury edition of Inspiration Monday, based on Bradbury’s own list-making technique.

Check out the lists we created:

Kim

Aku

Me

If I missed you (Tara?), please post your list, leave a comment, and I’ll link to it!

Now What?

Now, we write! Pick an item from your list and write 300 words. Aim first for recreating the feeling that your prompt represents. If that inspires a full story, see where it goes!

Bonus: Pick an item from someone else’s list and write 100-200 words on that. Don’t forget to link back to them!

Post whenever you like, as long as it’s before January 8 (second Monday in January because I will be busy on New Year’s Day).

Thank you for joining me on this journey. Let’s have fun.

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Inspiration Monday: Time Web

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This month in the InMon offices: I’m a week late with prompts. Yes. I was distracted last week by the news, among other things. In other news, I will likely be rethinking InMon before the end of the year. Perhaps it needs an update, perhaps it’s time to be replaced with something else entirely. Any thoughts on the subject? Please leave a comment.

Our star storyteller this month is:

Tara

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The Rules

There are none. Read the prompts, get inspired, write something. No word count minimum or maximum. You don’t have to include the exact prompt in your piece, and you can interpret the prompt(s) any way you like.

OR

No really; I need rules!

Okay; write 200-500 words on the prompt of your choice. You may either use the prompt as the title of your piece or work it into the body of your piece. You must complete it before 6 pm CST on the first Monday  of the month following this post.

The Prompts:*

TIME WEB

FEATS OF WEAKNESS

FORGOTTEN ROOM

RENTAL DRAGON

FINAL BEGINNING

 

Want to share your Inspiration Monday piece? Post it on your blog and then give me the link in the comments below (I’ll also love you more if you link back to me); I’ll include a link to your piece in the next Inspiration Monday post. No blog? Email your piece to me at stephanie (at) bekindrewrite (dot) com. (I do reserve the right to NOT link to a piece as stated in my Link Discretion Policy.)

Plus, get the InMon badge for your site here.

Happy writing!

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* This month’s prompts a joint effort with Jubilare.

Inspiration Monday: Rocketlag

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This month on the SS InMon: Japan! In other news, a deep insight from the American Airlines in-flight commercial: “Travel…is a journey.”

And now for our top stories:

Tara

Adan

John

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The Rules

There are none. Read the prompts, get inspired, write something. No word count minimum or maximum. You don’t have to include the exact prompt in your piece, and you can interpret the prompt(s) any way you like.

OR

No really; I need rules!

Okay; write 200-500 words on the prompt of your choice. You may either use the prompt as the title of your piece or work it into the body of your piece. You must complete it before 6 pm CST on the first Monday  of the month following this post.

The Prompts:*

ROCKETLAG

SAVAGE SILK

MUSICAL TOILETS

STEEL WOOL SLIPPERS

ATTACK FABRIC

 

Want to share your Inspiration Monday piece? Post it on your blog and then give me the link in the comments below (I’ll also love you more if you link back to me); I’ll include a link to your piece in the next Inspiration Monday post. No blog? Email your piece to me at stephanie (at) bekindrewrite (dot) com. (I do reserve the right to NOT link to a piece as stated in my Link Discretion Policy.)

Plus, get the InMon badge for your site here.

Happy writing!

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* This month’s prompts a joint effort with Jubilare.