Queen Cassie 3,058 June 24, 2012 Share June 24, 2012 Hello all. I'd like to tell you about a useful resource for practicing fanfiction writing: Thirty Minute Pony Stories. This Tumblr blog is one I've been running for the past three weeks or so with several other people from Tumblr. Essentially, each day, a prompt is posted(the time varies, but three hour and one hour warnings are posted as well to give you the heads up). The prompt is determined by the mod posting the prompt that day, and is often quite random. Once the prompt is posted, you have a six hour window within which to submit a story. The actual process of writing the story is timed at thirty minutes or less. Essentially, the idea behind these prompts is to practice writing. We've been receiving a variety of submissions from quite a few different people so far, and the blog has been quite successful. Feld0 has given me approval to advertise for it here since I figured it would be beneficial for those who wish to practice fanfiction writing. You actually don't even need a Tumblr account to submit, though having a Tumblr account will help greatly because you can use it to follow the blog and see every post as it's posted, etc. A few example compilation posts, to give you an idea of what kind of stories are posted. (You can see one of my submissions in the first one.) Prompt #20 Compilation: Bottled Up Prompt #22 Compilation: Captain Pinkamena Pie Prompt #23 Compilation: Namesake. One final thing to note is that this isn't a competition. No prizes are involved. It's just you, a time limit, a prompt, and some writing to do. Try it out! It's really quite fun, I assure you, and can be rather helpful in practicing your writing skills. If you do choose to participate, I wish you the best of luck. And if not, it can still be fun to follow the blog to read the stories others submit. 3 Used to be known on here as Kyronea. Want to read psychological analyses of the Mane Six? Start here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neikos 968 June 24, 2012 Share June 24, 2012 Sounds interesting, followed it and if there is a subject posted that I find inspiring I will try to write something up. 1 I love you! <3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apple-Jack 312 June 25, 2012 Share June 25, 2012 hmm it is good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MasterCombine 316 June 26, 2012 Share June 26, 2012 (edited) This is very relevant to my interests. I shall bookmark and keep an eye on it! Edited June 26, 2012 by MasterCombine 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Feather Spiral 1,892 June 27, 2012 Share June 27, 2012 Sounds like a fun way to practice sotrywriting. I'll look into it when I'm done with my current preoccupations. 1 I take writing commissions. "Nerds build the world, artists decorate it, warriors protect it, leaders talk everyone into doing their jobs." -me, 3 Nov 2017 "That's not a pie, that's a pastry with an identity crisis!" ~Jeric Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neikos 968 June 27, 2012 Share June 27, 2012 I submitted one yesterday! 1 I love you! <3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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