Thank you very much to everyone who participated in the first ever Fictitious Writing Activity. The entries we received were of an extremely high quality and are all truly brilliant stories. The talent on display was incredible and we are deeply grateful for everyone’s participation.
We are now ready to open the second FWA. The basic premise and guidelines remain the same as before; you write the opening section of a short story, roughly consisting of around 1,000 to1,200 words in the form of any genre or subject you desire. This section will run for ten days, at the end of which, we will then draw lots to create writing partners, with your story being sent to another participant and someone else’s story being delivered to you. You then have to complete the story which you have received though this time though of a slightly longer length, around 1,200 to 1,500 words.
As before, you have the independence to finish your partner’s story in your own way, though you should try not to deviate dramatically from the concepts and tone that your partner has created. Aside from these minor limitations however, the story’s end lies within your hands. At the end of this second section, which will also last for ten days, we will combine all of the stories and publish them here. As the inaugural activity demonstrated, the results can be truly spectacular.
If you are interesting in taking part, please read through the Official Guidelines and familiarise yourself with the different techniques and suggestions for writing your stories and for more detailed information on the activity’s structure. To apply as a participant for the FWA, please send us an E-Mail using the Contact Us tab, and we will add you to the list of participants. We will be accepting entrants up to the 13th October, and then we plan to begin the FWA on the 14th, with the first section of the story to then be submitted back to us by Saturday the 24th of October.
We hope that you will join us for the activity. Thank you for your time.
