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on 9 December 2009 (#24263792)

One Plot, Unlimited Stories

All formats and genre of writing welcome.
The Concept
Once per week, a plot is posted. Members then have the rest of the week to write a story with the posted plot. The plot will not be so specific as to curtail the creativity of the writer, nor so vague that it may end up unrecognizable in the finished product. The genre, characters, and generally everything not included in the plot is up to you to decide, including the format the story is written in (prose, poetry, drabble, long, short, whatever you want).At the end of the week, everyone posts their submissions for comments/critique/etc., leaving us with an almost telephone-game-esque kaleidoscope of stories with the same plot, but very, very different outcomes.
The Plots
Plot #1 // Dec 14-20
Rules
1. Your submitted story must have the weekly plot/plot points in it. There will be a free-for-all post for anything else to be shared.2. Nothing against LJ's TOS/Don't be a jerk/etc. All the rules that usually take up an entire community page. Common sense. Learn it.3. Post anything NSFW behind a cut with a warning. Specifically note triggering themes, etc.4. Critique should always be constructive. No bashing. If someone gives you criticism, take it gracefully, or put a request for no crit clearly in your submission. If someone requests no crit, don't give any.
Plot Bunnies
You may submit your idea for a weekly plot here.
FAQ
**1.) Is (poetry, a long story, a drabble, fanfic, etc.) allowed?**Sure! The only rule on what you write is that it must contain every plot point given.**2.) Your plot gave me an idea for another plot, can I write that one and post it for this plot instead?**Nope. We have a separate post for sharing plot-inspired stories here.**3.) May I post last week's plot to this week's submission post?**Only this week's plots are accepted in this week's post. Please submit them to the appropriate week only. Submitting to old posts is allowed, however.**4.) What's the difference between a plot and a prompt?**When we say "plot" we're referring to at least a summary of the story with the basic plot points for the beginning and middle at least, (sometimes we'll leave the ending entirely open) or a beginning, middle and an end. A prompt can often be much more vague than that, even just a word or a photo.
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