Many people participating in the Fan Fiction Survey have made the comment that they would like for the challenges to start back. With the blessing of Healer_Leona, I'm taking up the challenge (pardon the pun) of starting the NEW challenge thread.

Therefore:

Welcome to the NEW Challenge Thread!

Challenges will be issued once every two weeks--but there's no expiration on the challenges! You can continue to answer previous challenges than the one for the two week period!

PM the link to your challenge fic to me, CarrKicksDoor, or post it here in the thread. I'll be keeping a master index of challenge fics here in the first post.

If you don't have time to do a challenge, but you have a plot bunny anyway, post it here for someone else to take up as well!

So, let's start the challenges!

Challenge for the weeks of 26 June-11 July

We're back! And it's coming up on that American holiday of Independence Day, so let's get started with something appropriate. Write a vignette or short story dealing with some kind of breaking free and use some shade of red, white, and blue in it. The only other criteria? Something has to go boom.

Have a happy holiday!

Previous Challenges

Challenge for the weeks of 19 May-26 June

In AotC, Anakin comments that he doesn't like sand because it's too rough. HOw do other characters react with sand? The challenge is to write any character or characters (except Anakin Skywalker) in a story involving sand (on Tatooine, on a beach, etc.).

[link=http://boards.theforce.net/Beyond_the_Saga/b10477/19841278/?0]Grains of Teaching[/link], a Jaina vignette by [link=http://boards.theforce.net/user.asp?usr=1174796]JediCallista_1_6_e54[/link]

Challenge for the weeks of 2 May-19 May

Put your favorite character together in a romantic situation with someone you don't like her/him with, and make it a genuine relationship.

Challenge for the weeks of 18 April-2 May

Well, it's that time again--April showers bring May flowers and all (unless, I suppose, you live in Australia, but that's beside the point.) and the flowers and the green are indeed coming up. Your challenge is this, a variation on one that I participated in last year: S/He brought me flowers. One character brings flowers to another--and to throw one last twist in there--you have to use three synonyms for green.

[link=http://boards.theforce.net/message.asp?topic=19315053&start=19316511]He Brought Me Flowers[/link], a Syal Antilles vignette by [link=http://boards.theforce.net/user.asp?usr=705887]NYCitygurl[/link]
[link=http://boards.theforce.net/Before_the_Saga/b10475/19353064/?0]Wilt[/link], a Before the Saga vignette featuring one Sith Lord by [link=http://boards.theforce.net/user.asp?usr=1173403]Fisto89[/link]
[link=http://boards.theforce.net/Before_the_Saga/b10475/19336189/?0]He Brought Me Flowers[/link], a Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan story by [link=http://boards.theforce.net/user.asp?usr=1067681]VaderLVR64[/link]
[link=http://boards.theforce.net/Beyond_the_Saga/b10477/20506600/?0]Happy Returns[/link], a Horn family story by [link=http://boards.theforce.net/user.asp?usr=689930]Lt_Jaina_Solo[/link]

Challenge for the weeks of 4 April-18 April

Fire is something that can be used in many different ways--weapons fire, burning houses or trees, or even a bonfire. But what's really challenging is this--take the character you hate the most and put them together with fire (in a way that does not include burning them with it).

[link=http://boards.theforce.net/Beyond_the_Saga/b10477/19079805/?0]Fiery Remembrance[/link], a Jaina story by [link=http://boards.theforce.net/user.asp?usr=1168770]Lola64[/link]
[link=http://boards.theforce.net/message.asp?topic=19077429&replies=4]Flame[/link], a YJK Jaina and Zekk fic by [link=http://boards.theforce.net/user.asp?usr=705887]NYCitygurl[/link]
[link=http://boar

 

YAY it's back!!

 

LOL, thanks Mi! I hope you're going to try this out.

Also, suggestions for future challenges are most welcome!

~Carr

 

Very cool. I'll give this a shot.

 

Excellent, Carr! I do think this was sorely needed

 

Cool.

 

Ooh, this sounds exciting!

 

Good to see this again!

 

[link=http://boards.theforce.net/message.asp?topic=18519080&replies=0]What the Sea Left (Vignette in response to THREE challenges!!)[/link]

 

Awesome, Ty-Gon! I was lurking on that vignette yesterday, and I really liked it. I'll index it in the first post as soon as I get home from school this afternoon.

~Carr

 

Okay, everyone! The challenge index has been updated with Ty-Gon and my own entry. Hope you all enjoy them greatly. And you can always do as Ty-Gon did and combine more than one challenge...there are plenty of other great challenges to take on as well!

~Carr

 

Hmmm, bounty hunters, eh? Sadly, I can't write evil characters to save my skin... I may just have to peak in on the challenge stories though, they're always entertaining.

 

I'm bumping this up so more people can see it because it's a really fun challenge

 

Yes! Count me in! Look for my post on the morning of the seventh.

Darth Mu

 

Updated with Natalie's new story!

~Carr

 

[link=http://boards.theforce.net/message.asp?topic=18637766&replies=0]Persona[/link]

Prologue to a Dark Luke Original Trilogy AU. It all starts with one familiar bounty hunter.

 

Here we go, everyone. Your new challenge for the two weeks is up! Don't forget that you can still use the other challenges too, they don't expire!

~Carr

 

Just bumping this to the top so more people can see it. This is really fun

 

There's still time to enter this fortnight's challenge!

~Carr

 

Yeah and I wanna enter! I was hit by the unusual plot bunny this week and that is perfect for this challenge!

 

Okay, it's time for the next challenge! *hopes she doesn't get a plot bunny for a huge fic*

 

New challenge is up! Hopefully more people will get bitten by the plot bunny this week. Don't forget that older challenges are absolutely still fair game!

~Carr

 

A new fic by NYCityGurl was just added today! Go read it and get inspired!

~Carr

 

Yeah, it would be really cool if someone else would do one of these--I'd like to read a different perspective.

 

I'm working on it. I'd like to try the doppelganger one too. I have a feeling I'll just be collecting these until I have the time to actually sit down and write.