Hello, and welcome to the Arcadian Blog; a blog dedicated to fictitious writing.
To inaugurate this new blog, we are going to be carrying out in the following weeks an activity which has been christened the FWA. The Fictitious Writing Activity is a concept derived from an old writing programme I took part in. Basically, you write the opening of a story, roughly of around 1,200 words in length. It can be on any subject you desire, and can be of any genre; as long as it is written in continuous prose, it is perfect.
The first section will last for ten days; once completed everyone has completed the first part of their stories, we will then draw lots to create pairs, with each pair then swapping their stories. You then write the end of the story your partner has begun, this time of a slightly greater length, of around 1,200 to 1,500 words.
You have the freedom to finish the story in your own way, though you should try not to stray too far from the concepts and tone your partner has created. Within those limits though, the destiny of the story you are given lies in your hands.
At the end, the stories will be combined and then published on here. I’ve taken part in this type of activity a few times, and whilst my stories have never been ended in the way I’d imagined whilst writing them, the endings have often been far more inventive and imaginative then my own initial ideas. It is a very enjoyable experience and creates some truly brilliant stories.
We would be absolutely honoured if you would like to take part. If you wish to try out your writing skills with us on the FWA, please send an e-mail to us here at the Arcadian Blog using the Contact Us tab, and we will add you to the list of participants. We will be accepting entrants for the first contest up to the 18th August, and then we plan to begin the FWA on the 19th, with the first parts of the story to then be submitted to us by Saturday, 29th August.
Further information on the FWA can be obtained here at the official guidelines. Please take some time to read through them and familiarise yourself with the contest rules.
We hope that you will join us in the Fictitious Writing Activity and hope to hear from you soon.
To inaugurate this new blog, we are going to be carrying out in the following weeks an activity which has been christened the FWA. The Fictitious Writing Activity is a concept derived from an old writing programme I took part in. Basically, you write the opening of a story, roughly of around 1,200 words in length. It can be on any subject you desire, and can be of any genre; as long as it is written in continuous prose, it is perfect.
The first section will last for ten days; once completed everyone has completed the first part of their stories, we will then draw lots to create pairs, with each pair then swapping their stories. You then write the end of the story your partner has begun, this time of a slightly greater length, of around 1,200 to 1,500 words.
You have the freedom to finish the story in your own way, though you should try not to stray too far from the concepts and tone your partner has created. Within those limits though, the destiny of the story you are given lies in your hands.
At the end, the stories will be combined and then published on here. I’ve taken part in this type of activity a few times, and whilst my stories have never been ended in the way I’d imagined whilst writing them, the endings have often been far more inventive and imaginative then my own initial ideas. It is a very enjoyable experience and creates some truly brilliant stories.
We would be absolutely honoured if you would like to take part. If you wish to try out your writing skills with us on the FWA, please send an e-mail to us here at the Arcadian Blog using the Contact Us tab, and we will add you to the list of participants. We will be accepting entrants for the first contest up to the 18th August, and then we plan to begin the FWA on the 19th, with the first parts of the story to then be submitted to us by Saturday, 29th August.
Further information on the FWA can be obtained here at the official guidelines. Please take some time to read through them and familiarise yourself with the contest rules.
We hope that you will join us in the Fictitious Writing Activity and hope to hear from you soon.
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