Prompt a week

Summary:

We change the prompt every week

Prompt a week

(account deleted) 29 Nov 2017 15:38

So my idea is that instead of having the prompt on the home page change every couple years, we change more often. Once a week may sound fast, and it is, but a hard deadline will force writers to work and contribute before their time is up. Even if it's not one prompt a week, we need to seriously speed it up.

I already have some ideas for the next prompt if any staff are interested.

Thoughts?

Re: Prompt a week

ObliviNate 06 Dec 2017 22:26

How about every other week? Or maybe semi-monthly (due the 1st and 16th for example).

Once a week seems really frequent to me, once a month is too infrequent, I think every other week could work well.

Re: Prompt a week

(account deleted) 10 Dec 2017 15:55

That makes a lot of sense. Like maybe a prompt only has a lifespan of three weeks before it changes. Maybe members in the site can suggest prompts in a separate thread.

Re: Prompt a week

Joshua Aaron 03 Dec 2020 16:24

I think bi-weekly or monthly would be best. More time to work with. Writing takes time. And energy. Plus not many have time within just a single week to dedicate to writing.

Re: Prompt a week

rumetzen 03 Dec 2017 22:47

Staff has been talking a lot about changing the prompt soon. The two things we're concerned about are

a) Changing it too quickly

Historically, it takes a while for people to write for these things. Our worry is if we change it too quickly, nothing will got done for any prompt.

b) We want to have something prepared for the next prompt

When we change to the next prompt (again, this will be soon), we want to make sure we have a couple of things ready to post to encourage more writing.

Pretty much every staff member would agree that it needs to be changed more often, we're just trying to decide when/how it should be changed.

And of course if you have an idea PM to a member of staff, or just post it here. We're always happy to see people engaging more with the community!

Re: Prompt a week

(account deleted) 04 Dec 2017 02:33

I have two prompts on my mind at the moment. Feel free to use them!

Magic has produced truly amazing creatures, ranging from golems to homunculi to the undead. Write an article about the experiences of these and other artificial creatures.

Monster can amaze, horrify, and confuse us, however nobody ever takes in the monster's perspective. Write a story about how monsters view humans.

Re: Prompt a week

(account deleted) 06 Dec 2017 13:22

Cool beans! Add'd.

Re: Prompt a week

(account deleted) 22 Aug 2019 00:44

Update for anyone curious: Prompts are now removed, but past prompts can be viewed in the Prompt Archive.