Sunday, April 19, 2009

Challenge 11--The Song Challenge

Most of us listen to music for inspiration, so it's only fitting that we have a challenge that brings this song inspiration directly into play. Here's the challenge:

  • Shuffle your music player.
  • Use the first song that plays as inspiration for either an original or fanfiction story. The song should influence the atmosphere of your story as well. It's as simple as that! Enjoy!
Now, if that's too simple, here's a little extra challenge to tide you over:

BONUS CHALLENGE

This extra challenge requires you to shuffle your music at least four times.
  • The first song to play should represent your main character's driving motivation or emotional state.
  • The second song should represent your plot.
  • The third song should be your secondary character's driving motivation or emotional state.
  • And the fourth song should represent your setting. (For example, if "Don't Fear the Reaper" was your fourth song, you could set your story in a cemetery, at a school for reapers, at a Blue Oyster's concert, in the seventies, etc.)
The only limit to this challenge is your imagination.

DUE DATE: May 1st, Midnight

1 comment:

Ariyana said...

Oh, I have a fanfiction response to this challenge's bonus round. My songs were as follows:
"Breath" by Breaking Benjamin for main character;
"A Horse With No Name" by America (?) for plot;
"Over and Over" by 3 Days Grace for second character;
"Carry on My Wayward Son" by Kansas for my setting.

It's hard to explain exactly how I used them, but I think it makes sense. This was actually really fun.

The story is "Nothing but the Fire" and it's a Buffy/Supernatural one-shot. Enjoy:
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5019789/1/Nothing_but_the_Fire