Last EC event, led by Psychic.
Welcome to the Exquisite Corpse - or four of them!
What is exquisite about these corpses?
An Exquisite Corpse (EC) is a chain story, written between multiple people. The first person writes a certain number of words to begin with, and send the last line to the next person. That's all they have to go on - that last line. They must continue the story, and then provide the next person with their last line, and so on and so forth. You get an absolute mess of a story, but that's what makes it, well, exquisite!
How many words must I write?
We're going with a minimum of 300 words per section (so roughly one page in e.g. Word). That's per EC as well - because we're running four of them, and if you're keen, you can sign up for all of them too!
What are the themes?
I will be the go-to person for each EC, and so will be deciding the order of writers, passing on the last line to the next writer, and so forth. That means you will have to sign up first!
The Rules:
The Sign-Up Form:
If you’d like to participate in this project, fill in the following form and post it here.
Late sign-ups:
If you would like to sign up for an EC, even once the writing phase has begun, that’s totally doable! You can also choose to only sign up for one or two EC’s after the 10th of August, and sign up for additional EC’s after the deadline.
If you would like to enter as a writer past the deadline, just fill out the form and post it here! Please do note that it will mean you will likely be writing a bit more down the line, as those who signed up early will have precedence.
The Schedule!
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/10hwcMxZHaR2hbjD5vAkS9HchhkqglaFifbs83m_8Eos/edit?usp=sharing
Communication:
Once a participant's week begins, I will PM them with a link to a Google Doc, which they will write their section in, and which will also contain the last sentence from the previous writer's section. Participants will be given a deadline for completing their section, at which time their Google Doc will be closed.
Have fun!
Welcome to the Exquisite Corpse - or four of them!
What is exquisite about these corpses?
An Exquisite Corpse (EC) is a chain story, written between multiple people. The first person writes a certain number of words to begin with, and send the last line to the next person. That's all they have to go on - that last line. They must continue the story, and then provide the next person with their last line, and so on and so forth. You get an absolute mess of a story, but that's what makes it, well, exquisite!
How many words must I write?
We're going with a minimum of 300 words per section (so roughly one page in e.g. Word). That's per EC as well - because we're running four of them, and if you're keen, you can sign up for all of them too!
What are the themes?
- Galar Trainer fic - a traditional trainer fic set in Galar! Have fun deciding how the Sword and Shield games may look like now. To make it a touch easier, on top of the last sentence you will know what the protagonist's current team is too.
- Pokemon Mystery Dungeon - a fic based on the games where you play as a Pokemon (or a human-turned-Pokemon)! How many times will Kecleon have its wares stolen...?
- Pokemon POV - the only rule is that your part must be written from the point-of-view of a Pokemon! Only the last sentence can be passed onto the next writer.
- Free-form - no theme, just write!
I will be the go-to person for each EC, and so will be deciding the order of writers, passing on the last line to the next writer, and so forth. That means you will have to sign up first!
The Rules:
- Each member chooses the EC's that interest them and sign up using the form below. The first deadline will be the 10th of August at 11:59pm EST.
- If you plan to do multiple (or all four), please be confident in your ability to keep to time limits (see below). If you slip up on a theme, you may be removed from others.
- Members willing to be the first writers for any given EC will state so on their sign-up, and first writers will be drawn at random.
- Each writer will be given one week to write their portion of an EC. Your portion must be at least 300 words long, and above that you can write as much as you want within reason. Just remember that at the end of your week, the next person will only get to see your last sentence (unless it is the Trainer fic)!
- When you’ve finished writing your section, send the whole thing to myself in forum PM.
- Participants are more than welcome to publically say when it’s their turn and to talk about the experience – but you’re not allowed to post what you’ve written, not even your last sentence!
The Sign-Up Form:
If you’d like to participate in this project, fill in the following form and post it here.
HTML:
Username:
Which Exquisite Corpses you’re participating in:
Do you want to be a first writer?: (Yes/No)
Preferred weeks:(Are there any weeks where you won’t be able to participate? Keep in mind that depending on the number of participants for each EC, some of them could go until September or later! For members participating in more than one EC, I will try to make sure you’re not writing more than one EC in any given week)
Late sign-ups:
If you would like to sign up for an EC, even once the writing phase has begun, that’s totally doable! You can also choose to only sign up for one or two EC’s after the 10th of August, and sign up for additional EC’s after the deadline.
If you would like to enter as a writer past the deadline, just fill out the form and post it here! Please do note that it will mean you will likely be writing a bit more down the line, as those who signed up early will have precedence.
The Schedule!
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/10hwcMxZHaR2hbjD5vAkS9HchhkqglaFifbs83m_8Eos/edit?usp=sharing
Communication:
Once a participant's week begins, I will PM them with a link to a Google Doc, which they will write their section in, and which will also contain the last sentence from the previous writer's section. Participants will be given a deadline for completing their section, at which time their Google Doc will be closed.
Have fun!
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