Concepts for the Ninth TV Tropes Writing Contest

Yesh. Anything where bunnies are a central part of the story.

... I'm not sure of whether to be glad or disappointed that the bunnies are losing at the moment: I've had a story idea for that prompt — but want to start in on it while it's still fresh, rather than waiting for the start of the competition. ^^;

My Games & Writing

Honestly, I'm kind of tempted to go with bunnies solely because I want someone to write a legit scary horror story about bunnies.

Come on, Bunnies, you can do it! This could be our funniest prompt ever!

Hmm...

If the bunnies do win, would I be allowed to use the idea that I have in mind? I think that I have most of it laid out in my mind (it looks to be fairly short), and I'm very tempted to start work on it tonight...

I suppose that that's two questions: If I start it now, and finish fairly quickly (well within the time allotted for the competition, thus presumably ending as long before the deadline as between my starting and the competition starting), would I be allowed to enter it? If not, would I be allowed to use it if I only start putting it to screen once the competition starts, even though I think that I have at least some of the prose already in my head?

My Games & Writing

Well considering how many people wants bunnies, why don't we go with that and start?

"And you must be Jonathan Joestar!" - Sue

I'd give the poll another day. Competition is close between the two options.

I wanna participate too. I can't wait to get started. But first let us set a few rules...

Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.

Well the current front-runner is

...are we going to specify something like 'a hospital', or is it just going to be a unity of place/unity of time thing?

Violence is the last refuge of the incompetent.

The idea of a contest to write a story that obeys the Classical Unities is really exciting. :D

edited 11th Oct '13 2:30:03 PM by Noaqiyeum

The Revolution Will Not Be Tropeable

@Finger Puppet: Kelly Link, "Stone Animals".

Look it up. It's really weird and genuinely disturbing at points.

I'll hide your name inside a word and paint your eyes with false perception.

Hmm... I'll confess to not being terribly familiar with the classical unities, but based on a quick look at the Wikipedia page linked-to above I take it that the distinction is that each room in a hospital would be considered a separate "physical space", unless the writer were to handle them in a somewhat unusual manner.

If we go for a strict definition of "a single physical space" — such that two rooms in the same building are nevertheless two spaces, for example — we could perhaps merge the two thoughts: specify a single room in a hospital, or the roof of a tower, or some such thing.

If not, either could work; albeit that it changes the comparable judging element that comes out of it.

edited 11th Oct '13 4:39:55 PM by ArsThaumaturgis

My Games & Writing

The traditional way to deal with limitations on physical space is to choose a space which a lot of action will pass through - the Rue Plumet, for instance. (Les Mis doesn't actually obey the classic unities, obviously, it's just an example of a space that could work.) So 'the hallway of a hospital' or 'the staircase leading up the tower', for instance. Transitional spaces with a strong atmosphere.

...there also tend to be a lot of things taking place just offstage that the actors run on stage to discuss, at least in the early Greek plays, but that's kind of a clumsy way to deal with it.

edited 11th Oct '13 8:32:21 PM by Noaqiyeum

The Revolution Will Not Be Tropeable

I favor the second.

I believe we have a clear winner now.

Can we just use bunnies for the next contest rather than have another vote?

I'm so sorry that my avatar doesn't appear fully in the shot, but the cat was threatening the photographer.

It'll definitely be in consideration.

The problem with the unities version is that I'm not sure how much of a prompt it really is. It does one part of the goal, in restricting what people can write (I would assume this forbids flashbacks too), but I don't know if it really... prompts any stories. It strikes me as too vague. On the other hand, any one of 'a hospital' or 'a religious building' or 'a museum' (or whatever) conjure up plenty of ideas, to me at least.

Violence is the last refuge of the incompetent.

Oops.

edited 12th Oct '13 1:56:15 PM by FingerPuppet