The Month of February

[glennagirl.livejournal.com]

We've discussed dropping all of the challenges during the month of February, and there is merit to that idea.  The trouble is, a lot of people do well with a prompt, and having one as a starting point can be just what we need to jump start the inspiration.

I think we need our Monday Short Affair, it's the perfect little bite, sort of like an amuse bouche in the culinary world.

Amuse Bouche: An amuse-bouche or amuse-gueule is a single, bite-sized hors d'œuvre. Amuse-bouches are different from appetizers in that they are not ordered from a menu by patrons but are served free and according to the chef's selection alone.

Okay, that's it for the culinary references, but you get the idea.

I think we're all on board for a hiatus on PicFic, Song Story and even Once Upon A Time.  These are the biggies and require more time and energy.  I haven't been able to get these done, and I only work part time.  There's other stuff going on and writing gets sidelined.  So, those challenges will be off for the month.

Drabbles are easy, and the Little Drabble Do Ya only requires 100 words, so I'm leaving it in its regular Wednesday slot.

So, what do we write?

Anything your heart desires.  I'll probably drop in some prompts, impromptu challenge ideas and other little nudges to encourage writing.  We have our Gen site here on Section VII, but don't forget the Map Room or UNCLE du Jour for alternative takes on MFU.

If you have questions you can ask them in the comments.  Let's see how much writing we can get done this month, and just because we can, let's do something for Valentine's Day to send a love letter to Napoleon and Illya.  It's up to you what that is, but feel free to post it anytime during the month.

Okay, that's all I have.  What do you say?

Comments

[pfrye.livejournal.com]

Keep the word of the day please

[reapermum.livejournal.com]

She'd better, I enjoy the words for their own sake. And I look forward to reading your addition on AO3.

[glennagirl.livejournal.com]

Of course, I guess I wasn't thinking of it as a challenge so much as an exercise ;) It's a little like the drabbles, just thought provoking enough to test us :D

[jantojones.livejournal.com]

I'm happy to keep the Short Affair active. I'll post some prompts for it later today, when I'm on my pc. I'm using my tablet at the moment, which is a nightmsre for posting prompts.

[glennagirl.livejournal.com]

Thank you, and be better. The flu is rampant here, our schools have had a three day break because of it.

[jantojones.livejournal.com]

Thank you:-)
I've only ever had flu once (about 20 years ago), and it's an experience I don't care to repeat. Thankfully this is just a cold; albeit a very heavy one.