HODOWE: Groundhog Day Challenge Guidelines

[carabele.livejournal.com]

Some of you may already know about this challenge from the fanfiction dot net forums. Glenna approved the idea of extending it here to LJ as well, so the parameters follow:

CHALLENGE: Write an MFU fanfic story regarding the ideas embodied in Groundhog Day. The story doesn't have to necessarily mention or include the day by name; just embody a scenario that fits the concept behind it. Some general ideas in this regard: (1) the shadowy persistence of winter (which could be as a season of the earth or a personal season of the mind, heart or soul), (2) the bright expectation of spring (same approach as previous), (3) the "time-loop" concept (though this one has likely been a bit overused), and (4) the European origin of the date in the "awakening of the ground" on Candlemas.

STATISTICAL STUFF: Minimum of 500 words with no set maximum. Must fit into the overall concepts of this community, e.g., contain no explicit adult material and reflect the 1960s series in style and content.

POSTING: To this forum and on fanfiction dot net, starting on January 29th and ending on February 4th.

Comments

[glennagirl.livejournal.com]

Excellent. I posted something too, so we are definitely covered. I took the liberty of giving these challenges a name: Holidays of Dubious Origins Writing Events. HODOWE. Everything needs an acronym ;)
Thanks for this great idea.

[reapermum.livejournal.com]

Just to expand on Candlemas. This feast closes the Christmas season, 40 days on. It is officially called The Presentation in the Temple and used to be The Purification.

Just to increase the stimulus to the writers.