Writing in drips and drabbles...

[quaggy]

Once upon a time, there was a girl named Quaggy. Quaggy used to write fic. I don’t know what happened to that girl, but I miss her.

Lately, I’ve been having trouble concentrating enough to write… anything, not just fic. But I’ve really been having problems with the fic and that depresses me. I'm not lacking ideas, but I can't seem to finish any of them. Clearly something needs to be done.

I need something to help get the words flowing. I was thinking of back when I was writing 100 word drabbles for West Wing. The weekly challenge of trying to write short piece of a pre-determined length on a topic I could not predict was better for my writing than anything else I tried. I experienced it again when I wrote 100 word drabbles for Avatar. Unfortunately, being on the other side of the world was not a good time to take advantage of the situation.

The problem is that tww100 has basically died and I know of no other drabble community that works in the same way. I was thinking of starting my own multi-fandom drabble community, but I don't think that would satisfy my needs.

So here is where you come in. If anyone gives me a prompt and a fandom, I’ll write you a 100 word drabble. It can honestly be any fandom, not just the usual suspects, provided I'm familiar with the show and the characters. (If you're not sure, give me a few options.) I relish the challenge. I do however reserve the right to refuse to write for a particular ship. I'll write a drabble with any characters as long as I don't HAVE to make it romantic.

So go ahead... Hit me with your best shot. I think we'll all benefit! :-)

ETA: If you're having trouble remembering which fandoms I'm into, my quote bar (kudos to unoriginal_liz  for the idea) and my icons should offer some suggestions.

Comments

[farmerliz.livejournal.com]

Oh, no, writer's block is no fun. I'll throw out three ideas, in three different fandoms, and say up front that the relationships between the characters, from love to loathing, are entirely up to you.

1) West Wing: Toby & Leo, "It's up for discussion."
2) House: House & Wilson, Wilson gets a cat
3) Harry Potter: Luna & Draco, charms practice

Good luck getting the juices flowing.

[flippet.livejournal.com]

Okie dokie.

Sports Night. Dan and Casey. With this quote - "California is a fine place to live--if you happen to be an orange."

[kiss-me-cassie.livejournal.com]

I fall back to the classics...

West Wing. Andy or Donna. High heels.

[unoriginal-liz.livejournal.com]

Okay - I suck at prompts, so I'll give you a choice of three :)

1) Martha Jones - alien medical technology
2) Edwin and Derek Venturi - prank-planning
and - from scanning your quotes in the sidebar
3) Dead Like Me, any characters - post it confusion

Hope that helps...or at least doesn't hinder too much :)

[ok-with-that.livejournal.com]

Because some days I really, really wish we'd seen more of him:

West Wing.

Will Sawyer's back in town, and finds himself standing next to Toby, watching CJ do... anything, really. (At first, I thought of The Jackal, but... you might imagine something else. :))

Will's POV, please. :)

(For fun, if you want: flip it and give us a second piece, with the same situation from Toby's perspective. :)

[gatsbyfan.livejournal.com]

Josh and Donna, shopping for baby stuff. (For them or a gift, you decide.)

I blame all the pregnant ladies in my office or on Facebook for this being the first thing to pop into my head. (I have to go get a gift this weekend.)

[caitrin.livejournal.com]

How about Sports Night, some sort of conversation between Rebecca and Dana?

[cantbesilent.livejournal.com]

If your so inclined:

Josh and Donna - "I heard you the first time."

[zinke.livejournal.com]

I do not believe I've seen any Doctor Who prompts, which is a travesty. *g*

How about: Tenth Doctor, Silly Putty?