Fan Fiction Challenges

[Bastet]

Any fan fiction author has probably faced this issue: You have reached the end of your creative rope. You see that word processor cursor blinking, mocking you and insulting your muse with the lack of text flying behind it.

You want to write, your fingers twitch to tap that keyboard and you know you can make a good story, but every idea that comes to the forefront of that gray gelatinous mass you call a brain is just a rehashed plot of the fic you did last December or sounds too similar to the plot that RandomFicWriter20 came up with 2 years ago. You have a creative block and need help. There's got to be a better way!

Look no further!! Here is a board where you can get ideas! And even if someone already used a challenge, your story most likely won't turn out the same!

Brimming with ideas but can't write to save your life? Post what you would like to see in a fic!

Guidelines:

Challenges must read as a challenge, not just a random summary. e.g. "Storm fries Rogue to win Gambit over" does not qualify.

however, "Write the X-men in a real world situation in a humorous or non humorous situation e.g. diarrhea on a stealth mission, rip in the pants, mental issues, etc..." does qualify as it is offering open ended synopses where the author can take it where they want.

It would be much appreciated if in the disclaimer of your story if you would give props to whomever gave you your inspiration if it came from here- it would also spread the word for others suffering from a writer's block.

Also, if you write a story based off of a challenge, give us a holler and link back so we can read your work

[Bastet]

Bastet's Hurt Your Baby Challenge!


Your favorite character becomes dismembered/disfigured in a truly crippling way (we're not talking a toe missing here or touching a hot stove but rather losing a limb or what not). How or what is up to you.
Write the impact it has on the character and those around them.

Extra difficulty- the hero they like the least is the one able to help them the most.

[Bastet]

Bastet's General Challenge # 1

1) Include the following phrases:
* "I am an ace navigator"
* "I'm here on purpose."
* "It feels like a bunch of kittens are licking my face."
* "Me neither, let's talk about cheese."

2) Include at least 2 of these X-men as primaries:
Professor Xavier, Cyclops, Banshee, Gambit, Leech

3) Setting:
Desert Island
Sports Outing
Chuck E. Cheese
Late night food run

Extra difficulty: no major villains to spoil the fun. wannabe villains welcome (e.g. the type the Tick faces off against)

[ladymacbeth]

Just so Bastet won´t be the only one posting challenges, there goes one:

Make two characters(of your choice), exchange bodies (like what the White Queen did to Storm on the old days).

Rules:
-Must be a one-shot.
-Characters MUST be of different genders, and have completely different kinds of powers(For instance, you couldn´t use Xavier and Jean, since they are both telephats...try something like... Iceman and Psylocke, for example).
-Must involve a costume (Halloween, costume party...your choice)

Must include these sentences:

"That can´t be healthy..."
"Don't let their looks deceive you, these are actually quite deadly"
"This is what I call multi-tasking"
"Damn. I don´t want that mental picture in my head!"

[Bastet]

Know your Enemy Challenge

Choose the X-man you hate with every fiber of your being and stretch your mind and your muses to see things from their view.

requirements:
1) Must be written in the First Person POV from their perpsective

2) Character must be portrayed in positive connotation, even if a
villain, no bashing of the character- this is their POV of
themself!

3) Under 10 pages in MS Word font size 10

4) Dialogue and interaction with other characters is allowed as
long as the Subject Character's thoughts are predominate
throughout.

[Bastet]

Restore the Karmic Balance Challenge

Redeem a soul while another one slips through your fingers!

A villain sees the light just as a hero moves on to the dark side. (there has to be yin and yang to balance, you know).

1) your choice of villain and hero
2) NO fake outs- the villain is not fooling, the hero is not doing recon work. These are serious life altering decisions.
3) Write what led up to the decisions of the subjects.

BONUS:
Heroic Villain and Villainous Hero face off in the end!

DOUBLE BONUS:
One's decision to switch sides was influenced by the other's actions in the past.

[ladymacbeth]

admin said:

Know your Enemy Challenge

Choose the X-man you hate with every fiber of your being and stretch your mind and your muses to see things from their view.

requirements:
1) Must be written in the First Person POV from their perpsective

2) Character must be portrayed in positive connotation, even if a
villain, no bashing of the character- this is their POV of
themself!

3) Under 10 pages in MS Word font size 10

4) Dialogue and interaction with other characters is allowed as
long as the Subject Character's thoughts are predominate
throughout.

Funny...I have a fic that fits that bill exactly ...Is that the one you devised with Brandon?

[kendra aka kendrat199]

Challenge:
There is no such thing as good and evil or a line that separates the two. Illustrate a fanfic that shows characters that were previously thought of as evil (maybe Sinister) and good (ororo, for example) and how each can be redeemed or fail.

Settings:
Can be an AU. Perhaps on a pirate ship (potc-oriented), an asylum, a prison, etc. Whatever you want.