I'm going to offer a story in the challenge, but we won't vote on it. (Because having invented the triggers, there's a risk they might favour my taste, or lack thereof.) If it gets one or two crits, I'll be grateful.
But here's what I learned following the discussion on in media res.
I have a great first 13 lines from a challenge from way back, never got to write the story. It happens to be in media res. I was trying to write the story last week, and decided it needed so many flashbacks I really needed to start the story earlier.
But, I like the first 13. So I wondered how to stick with the in media res start and write the story without flashbacks, like extrinsic suggested. (I'm fine with flashbacks when they're done in a fashion that appeals to me, but in this story, and bearing in mind it's flash fiction, a flashback would kill its pace.)
I've realized that if I keep the start, change the plot and a couple of characters, and add a repository of knowledge, I might be able to do it. So I'm delighted that the triggers are working for me as they are supposed to - helping me create a story.
Whether we go with the challenge or not, I'm writing it anyhow.
I'm using two of the triggers and, at my age, it won't be hard to introduce a nasty pong. I doubt there's room for a child of power but one might emerge... for me, a story-writing adventure starts once more...
And I'll look forward to one or two Hatrackers telling me if, for them, it works.
At 1400 words it's too big. The fantasy world is hard to sketch in just a few words, and all three main characters are determined to be in the story :{
But the good news is I used one, maybe two triggers, and managed to get it drafted.
I plan to focus my mind on its key elements by making it fit 1000 words, then next year maybe expand it to a larger story if the basic concepts and characters seem to work...
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Came up with an idea in the shower this morning. No words on paper other than a couple quick notes jotted down, but that's a start.
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