Taming the Muse

Remember, Tamers, you only have until 11:59 pm EST tonight to post your submission for January 2017's Monthly Challenge!

If multiple parts, please link to all. If posted elsewhere, please link to that.


Tamingmod
Xocoatl aka Asharia

Hiya Tamers! Welp, here's the rules and FAQs for the new monthly challenge.

At the beginning of every month a prompt, theme, or trope will be posted. You will have the whole month to write something for the challenge.

Unlike the weekly prompts, earning awards will not add up. An award will be awarded for each month separately, so if you write for every month you will have 12 awards by the end of the year.

Interested? Okay, here's the rules/FAQs:

What can/do we write?

Well, there are two ways you can write for the challenge.

1. Write something specifically for that month's prompt/theme/trope, just like a weekly prompt. Simple, right.(Easy)



2. Incorporate the theme/prompt/trope into your weekly prompts by:
   
   
   • Writing the monthly challenge into each of your weekly prompts. (Medium)
   
   
   
   • Writing a continous piece that uses each weekly prompt as well as the monthly challenge. (Hard)
   
   

Will the awards differ by level?

Yes they will.

What are the word limits?

If you write the first, easiest option, the minimum word count is 2000 words. It seems like a lot, but that is over a whole month.

If you choose either of the other two choices there will be no minimum since it will be part of the weekly prompts which already has a minimum word count.

What is the time limit?

The prompt/trope/theme will be posted on the first of the month. You have until the last day of the month at 11:59 pm EST to post.

How do we use the monthly prompt/theme/trope?

Like always, things are open to interpretation by the author. We want you to make the prompts your own. If you'd like some idea how to use them, check out this, it has good ideas of how to play with tropes, which can by applied to any prompt or theme too.

What are the awards?

Everyone that writes and posts for the monthly challenge will get a banner with their name, the theme/prompt/trope, and possibly a muse of their choice (I'm still debating that part).

Those who write for the harder two options will get an icon as well.

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There will be tags for the monthly challenges, as always, please use them. If you write options 2 or 3 you should tag each post with the monthly tag as well.

Posts should have an appropriate header.

If you choose to write for options 2 or 3, at the end of the month make a post with a header and links to all the parts, and tag with the monthly tag.

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If you have any questions you can contact the mods here or email us here.


TamingMod
=^-^= Xocoatl aka Asharia

Due to lack of space, I've re-worked the link and tags list. This post is the main navigation for the tags and links. Check in to see when things change.

Tamingmods
^-^Xocoatl

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Hello everyone! *waves*

It's time for our March monthly challenge!

Choose an invention and then write a 1000+ word story including the invention in your story. This should be a complete story, rather than a part of a larger piece, however, it can be original or fan fiction.



Entries will need to be received by midnight 31st March at GMT -12. We'll issue a closed post as we do with the weekly prompts.

When you post your entry, please tag it for the challenge.

You do not have to be a regularly contributing member of the community to participate. This challenge is optional and open to everyone.

You are allowed to use the monthly challenge in conjunction with any of the weekly prompts this month as long as you follow all the requirements for both. So, for this month, you would:
- Include the weekly prompt in your story
- It would be a stand-alone, a story of 1000 words or more including an invention
- It would be posted by the earlier of the two deadlines (midnight Saturday, or midnight on the 31st).



Good luck everyone!

~tamingmods (piksa)

Hello everyone! *waves*

It’s time for our January monthly challenge!

Again trying something different.

1000+ word story rewriting a fairy tale. This should be a complete story, rather than a part of a larger piece, however, it can be original or fan fiction.





Entries will need to be received by midnight 31st Jan. at GMT -12. We’ll issue a closed post as we do with the weekly prompts.

When you post your entry, please tag it for the challenge.

You do not have to be a regularly contributing member of the community to participate. This challenge is optional and open to everyone.

You are allowed to use the monthly challenge in conjunction with any of the weekly prompts this month as long as you follow all the requirements for both. So, for this month, you would:

• Include the weekly prompt in your story
• It would be a stand-alone, a story of 1000 words or more retelling a fairy tale
• It would be posted by the earlier of the two deadlines (midnight Saturday, or midnight on the 31st).

Good luck everyone!

~tamingmods (piksa)

Hello everyone! *waves*

As I warned before this is again a few days late but it’s time for our November monthly challenge!

1000+ word story written in 2nd person. This should be a complete story, rather than a part of a larger piece, however, it can be original or fan fiction.






Entries will need to be received by midnight 30th Nov. at GMT -12. We’ll issue a closed post as we do with the weekly prompts.

When you post your entry, please tag it for the challenge.

You do not have to be a regularly contributing member of the community to participate. This challenge is optional and open to everyone.

You are allowed to use the monthly challenge in conjunction with any of the weekly prompts this month as long as you follow all the requirements for both. So, for this month, you would:

• Include the weekly prompt in your story
• It would be a stand-alone, short scary story of 1000 words or more
• It would be posted by the earlier of the two deadlines (midnight Saturday, or midnight on the 30th).

Good luck everyone!

~tamingmods (piksa)

Notice to all interested in doing the Monthly Challenge. Due to me being late with posting the prompt the deadline has now been extended to 5th of November. That gives a few extra days to get your entries in. Sorry again for being late with it.


I also already now know that I will be unable to post the November prompt on the 1st of Nov. I should be able to get it up on the 3rd.



tamingmods
(piksa)

Hello everyone! *waves*

It’s time for our August monthly challenge! Our apologies for it being slightly late.

1000+ word story about Bad/Happy Memory. This should be a complete story, rather than a part of a larger piece, however, it can be original or fan fiction.






Entries will need to be received by midnight 31 Aug. at GMT -12. We’ll issue a closed post as we do with the weekly prompts.

When you post your entry, please tag it for the challenge.

You do not have to be a regularly contributing member of the community to participate. This challenge is optional and open to everyone.

You are allowed to use the monthly challenge in conjunction with any of the weekly prompts this month as long as you follow all the requirements for both. So, for this month, you would:

• Include the weekly prompt in your story
• It would be a stand-alone, short story of 1000 words or more told about a bad/happy memory
• It would be posted by the earlier of the two deadlines (midnight Saturday, or midnight on the 31st).

Good luck everyone!

~tamingmods (piksa)

Hello everyone! *waves* It’s time for our June monthly challenge!

Persuasive writing





This should be a complete story or part of a larger piece, 1000 words or longer. It can be original or fan fiction.


Entries will need to be received by midnight 30 Junel. at GMT -12. We’ll issue a closed post as we do with the weekly prompts.

When you post your entry, please tag it for the challenge.

You do not have to be a regularly contributing member of the community to participate. This challenge is optional and open to everyone.

You are allowed to use the monthly challenge in conjunction with any of the weekly prompts this month as long as you follow all the requirements for both. So, for this month, you would:

• 
  
  Include the weekly prompt in your story
• It would be 1000 words or more that contains a persuasive arguement
• It would be posted by the earlier of the two deadlines (midnight Saturday, or midnight on the 31st).

Examples:

Xander tries to convince Anya that adding eye of newt to a martini does NOT make it more festive.



Good luck everyone!

~tamingmods (calypso)