@OwlsCantRead @LBTlover247 @DiddyKF1 @Ducky123 @Sovereign @DarkWolf91 @vonboy @jassy Good evening, everyone!
Though the forum's fanfiction awards have been extended until the end of Sunday to allow for a few more individuals to vote, I will not let that delay the awaited beginning of the next season of the LBT fanfiction prompt challenge. I have been especially impressed with the participation and excellent entries in this challenge's previous season and eagerly look forward to what all of our talented fanfiction writers have in store for us this season!
For this third season of the prompt challenge there will be a few changes that I would like all of you to be aware of. First, I will be managing this season's challenge as the sole administrator of the prompt challenge so please be patient if I take a little longer than usual to decide tie-breakers and things like that. Much like Spike I might seem to be a bit distracted at times but eventually I end up where I need to be.
Secondly, we are using a bit of a different system for the prompts which I would like you to take notice of. In the new system there are three different prompts for each month, but they all share the same general theme. For any month you may choose to use the one word prompt for a general theme, the dialogue prompt to include in your story, or the more detailed prompt to guide your writing. Regardless of which prompt variant you choose it will be considered a valid entry for the prompt challenge. It is my hope that this new system ensures that we stick to general themes while at the same time allowing for more freedom than sometimes existed in the prompts of previous seasons.
As for the rewards for a winning prompt, I am actually open to suggestions. Does everyone want to stick to the previous system of a fanfic prompt banner with stars indicating the number of wins in the season? Or would you be interested in me writing a short story based upon a winner-selected prompt (<5000 words) for the winner of each month? I am open to either suggestion though if there does not appear to be a clear consensus either way then we could try the banners once again.
In any case, I look forward to what you all come up with in another productive year of LBT fanfiction.
Happy writing, everyone!
December 2018..............................Dec 1 – Jan 31
One word prompt: Belief
Dialogue prompt: “Some things you see with your eyes, others you see with your heart.”
Major prompt[/u]: Religious or not, we all have beliefs or certainties that sustain us, even in our most desperate moments. Write a story showcasing a character relying on his/her beliefs, morals, or philosophy to overcome an obstacle or hardship.
January 2019..............................Jan 1 – Feb 28
One word prompt: Argument
Dialogue prompt: “I am not going to put up with this!”
Major prompt: Write a story where two or more characters have a serious argument or disagreement. The eventual outcome of the argument and the narrative is entirely up to the author.
February 2019..............................Feb 1 – Mar 31
One word prompt: Love
Dialogue prompt: “You know, I think I’m falling for her/him.”
Major prompt: Write a story explaining how an established couple in the Land Before Time universe came to be. For this prompt you may use canon LBT characters OR you can also use original characters established in your previous LBT fanfics.
March 2019..............................Mar 1 – Apr 30
One word prompt: Conflict
Dialogue prompt: "This means that we fight."
Major prompt: A rather straightforward prompt this time: write a story that features battle as a major plot point. The battle may be to defend a herd (for leaf-eaters), find success in a hunt (for sharpteeth), defends one’s reputation or standing, or for training purposes.
April 2019..............................Apr 1 – May 31
One word prompt: Jokes
Dialogue prompt: “The hardest part about pranking [insert name or species here] is all of the running involved.”
Major prompt: Write a story where a practical joke, a prank, or some other humorous antic goes way too far in a non-tragic way.
May 2019..............................May 1 – Jun 30
One word prompt: Duty
Dialogue prompt: “It is required of you...”
Major prompt: Write a story where one of the characters is given a sacred duty or a quest.
June 2019..............................Jun 1 – Jul 31
One word prompt: Lessons
Dialogue prompt: “Sometimes the hardest lessons are those you teach yourself.”
Major prompt: Write a story where a character learns a lesson about the facts of life. This can be played for seriousness or for laughs.
July 2019..............................Jul 1 – Aug 31
Summer prompt exchange!: Everyone writes a prompt of their own choosing, then the prompts are shuffled and redistributed back to the writers. The writers must then do a story based on their new prompt!
August 2019..............................Aug 1 – Sep 30
One word prompt: Greatness
Dialogue prompt: “In order for him/her to rise, he/she had to first fall.”
Major prompt: Write a story about a character rising to the occasion after experiencing a loss or hardship in life.
Hiatus for fanfic awards..............................Oct 1 – Nov 30
The prompt challenge will be on hiatus so as not to interfere with the forum fanfiction awards. It will return on December 1.
