November Drabble Fest Cards
Nov. 1st, 2022 06:27 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
fuzzyredSo, I may have gone overboard in picking cards for the November Drabble Bingo Fest (shocking, I know), but the ideas kind of spiraled out of hand. I couldn't decide between the 3x3 card or the 4x4 card, so I grabbed both, although there is a decent amount of overlap. I think it'll be fun trying to write two different pieces for the same prompt, and I could certainly use the practice. Now, two cards wouldn't be so bad, but the genre prompts on their own still leave a lot of the direction finding up to me, so I thought I'd make a card of generic prompts to go with it... and ended up with three. XD
I made three different 5x5 cards, and included the lists I used in case anyone is interested. I chose 5x5s because that gives me 25 prompts, enough to use one prompt for each of the genre prompts on my two main cards. The first card is a Worldbuilding card; I figured I could use some inspiration in that area because of all the different genres I ended up with (and I'm new at worldbuilding, even if these prompts *are* all supposed to be drabbles). The second card is a character trait card, to help me flesh out any characters I might make. And the third card has general prompts, to aid in the actual substance of the story. I might not use all three for every genre prompt, but they are there for me to pick and choose from if I want to.
Filled prompts will be bolded, and if anyone has suggestions for any squares or combination of squares, feel free to let me know. My creativity can always use a boost. XD
3x3 Public Card
4x4 Public Card
Worldbuilding
-5x5 card made using the "Worldbuilding" list on the Bingo Card Generator.
Character Traits
-5x5 card made using the "Characterization Tropes" list and the "The Positive Traits Thesauraus" list on the Bingo Card Generator.
General Prompts
-5x5 card made using the "Cottoncandy Bingo" list, the "Childhood Experiences" list, and the "Positive Coping Techniques" list on the Bingo Card Generator.
I made three different 5x5 cards, and included the lists I used in case anyone is interested. I chose 5x5s because that gives me 25 prompts, enough to use one prompt for each of the genre prompts on my two main cards. The first card is a Worldbuilding card; I figured I could use some inspiration in that area because of all the different genres I ended up with (and I'm new at worldbuilding, even if these prompts *are* all supposed to be drabbles). The second card is a character trait card, to help me flesh out any characters I might make. And the third card has general prompts, to aid in the actual substance of the story. I might not use all three for every genre prompt, but they are there for me to pick and choose from if I want to.
Filled prompts will be bolded, and if anyone has suggestions for any squares or combination of squares, feel free to let me know. My creativity can always use a boost. XD
3x3 Public Card
| Romance | Thriller | Adventure |
| Fairytale | Drama | Satire |
| Mystery | Horror | Tall Tale |
4x4 Public Card
| Alternative Universe | Tall Tale | Mythology | Drama |
| Biography / Autobiography | Romance | Experimental Fiction | Paranormal |
| Science Fiction | Memoir | Hurt/Comfort | Fairytale |
| Satire | Gentle Fiction | Cyberpunk | Young Adult |
Worldbuilding
-5x5 card made using the "Worldbuilding" list on the Bingo Card Generator.
| Underground | Geography | Economic system | Extinctions | Family units |
| Hobbies | Exports | Sanitation | Compass points | Rivers & lakes |
| Shortages | Agriculture | Maps | Forest | Architecture |
| Civilization | Mode of dress | Calendar | Coastlines | Jungle |
| Atmosphere | Undiscovered territory | Continents | Nations | Hazards |
Character Traits
-5x5 card made using the "Characterization Tropes" list and the "The Positive Traits Thesauraus" list on the Bingo Card Generator.
| Nature-Focused | Diplomatic | Bold | Cop on the Take | Curious |
| Observant | Creative | Funny | Protective | Friendly |
| Merciful | Honorable | Holiness Burns Evil | Chronic Hero Syndrome | Going Down with the Ship |
| Innocent | Persuasive | All Work vs. All Play | Machine Empathy | Adaptable |
| Fatal Flaw | Beware the Honest Ones | Simple | Professional | Adventurous |
General Prompts
-5x5 card made using the "Cottoncandy Bingo" list, the "Childhood Experiences" list, and the "Positive Coping Techniques" list on the Bingo Card Generator.
| Performing | Treasure hunt | Birthday | Fire | Fun |
| Pillow / Blanket fort | Serenading someone | Stars/Outer Space | Boat / Ship / Cruise | Nurture Self-Worth |
| Childhood sweethearts | Key to heart | Heartache | Packing | Wooing |
| Injury | Prayer | Dealing with the gross times when loving someone | Relabeling | Hobbies |
| Night out | Umbrella-sharing | Language / Words | Change | Too much |
