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15 Minute Writing; Let your imagination run wild.....
Topic Started: Jun 13 2010, 09:27 AM (497 Views)
* Mitas
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It truly was a Shawshank redemption

This is something fun that I found on a site a while back. Basically you set yourself around a 15-minute time period, with no pre-concieved ideas, and you just write something. Allow yourself like a minute or two just to get the ideas running so you don't waste some of your time not writing. It can be fun to see what you come up with and see how far you can get with it. So if anybody fancies having a go at this then post it here. Oh and make sure you give it a title.

Edit: If you feel like you want to carry on, there's nothing stopping you from wrapping it up. The 15 minutes is just a guideline.

Here's a few I just found in a folder on my laptop:

Desperation

This place is a dump thought Regan as he strolled through the streets. There were homeless men, women and children littering the side of the roads, all begging for money or food, or both in some cases. There was a strong smell of urine plaguing Regan’s nose and he had to stifle the urge to puke. He pulled a handkerchief from his pocket to cover his mouth and a gold coin fell to the floor. There was a commotion as a multitude of desperate people pounced on the coin, hitting those that got in their way. The war had hit many places hard, but none more so than Kadevill. It was bang in the middle of both armies and was often used as a battleground between the opposing sides. Regan caught site of his destination, a small bar on the edge of town, and hurried away from the stench and shouting behind him.


The Deal

“What’s taking the so long, it’s *****in’ cold out here” complained Nate.
“Patience man, they’ll be here” said Den.
It was the coldest night of the year and most of the city were in their heated homes, safe from the bitter weather outside. Only those that had no homes were on the streets, accompanied by the shady characters that daren’t carry out their business in daylight. “They’re here” said Den pointing to a light in the distance.
A van pulled into the car park and two men exited the front doors. “You’re late” said Den upon shaking hands with the smaller of the two, Frank.
“Not by my watch” said Frank with a sneer.
“Come on man, stop with the pleasantries and let’s finish this deal and go home” said Nate impatiently.
Frank moved to the rear of the van, the large man following him in silence.
Edited by Mitas, Aug 10 2010, 09:37 PM.
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* Sousen Ichimonji
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I was meaning to do a 10-minute fiction today to post here, which is why I didn't reply earlier. Suffice to say I didn't get around to it. :P But I think it's a really cool idea, I'll have to give it a go some time, and post my results.

I think your two pieces are good quality for such a short time, Mitas. I think I prefer "The Deal", if only because "Desperation" is quite expositional. Which is an unfortunate by-product of writing a short piece of fiction, not your fault of course. :)
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Here's a couple more, tell me what you think:

Death (wasn't 10 minutes, I finished after like 5 but didn't think it needed anything more)

A man is walking home at night. The only light comes from street lamps overhead and the glowing stars and moon. His thoughts focus on death. He is no longer scared. Death is no longer a fear but an inevitability. The shadows behind him rise from the floor, swirling together. It finally takes the form of a hooded figure. It stalks the fearless man, breathing in the air of death. It extends an arm and the shadows spill out. The man turns but does not say a word. The shadows flow in all directions, constricting his body. The dark figure removes his hood, but reveals nothing. Where head and neck should be is a dark abyss.

Come.

Malaki (took a bit longer than 10 minutes. It's probably PG=15 or something so I should warn lol)

Malaki enjoyed walking at night. The touch of cold air on his skin made him feel more awake than he could ever feel during the day. He wasn’t the type to stay cooped up inside for long and would often take to the streets at night to clear his head. Most of the time he was left uninterrupted. He was fairly tall and had wide, strong shoulders. However it was the sword on his back that kept any potential attackers away; a clearly armed man was relatively safe from the cowards that stalked the streets at this time. Tonight it was not a coward, but a scream that interrupted his thoughts. It came from an alley a few yards from where he was and he ran towards the source. Turning the corner he was greeted with an image that ignited a rage inside. A woman was on the floor, bleeding from a gash stretching from her lip to her ear. She was being grabbed from behind by a man, his trousers down below his legs. Malaki charged at the man, withdrawing his sword as he ran. The rapist scrambled to his feet upon hearing the crashing footsteps. His eyes locked onto his dagger that lay on the ground in front of him and he dived for it. Malaki’s sword came crashing down, cutting into the man’s arm. He screamed, blood gushing from the chunk that had been taken out of his wrist. Malaki crashed the hilt of his sword into the side of the man’s head and he hit the floor with a thud. He quickly turned to the woman. “Are you ok?” he asked extending his hand.
She stared at his hand for a few seconds, unable to move. Her face was pale and tears stained her cheeks. “I’m…I’m fine” she said grabbing his hand and being pulled to her feet. “Is he..?”
“Dead? No, just unconscious. Do you want him dead?” asked Malaki, his face showing no emotion.
She did not answer. “Thank you. I just want to go home.”
“Ok, I’ll take you. First I need you to leave the alley and wait at the end” ordered Malaki.
The woman wait for a while and then started walking. She got to the end and then heard a deafening scream echoing against the walls. She didn’t turn around to see what had caused it. Malaki came up and stood beside her, wiping the blood off of his blade with his shirt. “Don’t worry, he’ll never rape any woman again” he said, sheathing his sword.
“Did you kill him?”
“No. Now which way to your home?”
She stared up at his face. There was no regret or emotion. She was not sure whether she should be scared or in awe of this unknown her of hers. “It’s this way” she said.
She turned left and headed down the street, Malaki walking right beside her. Despite what had just happened, she felt safe in the company of this man. “My name’s Elisa “ she said without looking at him.
“I’m Malaki.”
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Wow, You're a much better writer than me. I think you've got some real talent for this kind of thing. If that's what you can come up with in roughly ten minutes then I'm very impressed. I always thought I was a good writer but these stories are much better than anything I've ever written. Nicely done.

ok bare in mind it's past 2:00am as I write this and it's from the top of my head. I doubt I'll beat Mitas somehow. :p

Horrors

Have you ever been laying in bed during the early hours of the morning and heard seemingly unusual sounds emmanating from outside your window? Have you ever believed that if you went to investigate the sounds that something terrible might happen to you? Or how about a feeling that when you turn off your bedroom light before you climb into bed, something from underneath it might pull at your legs? There are many things in this world that humans still do not understand; a world of horrors which lay in wait for every unsuspecting man and woman. The Dizzle Dazzle, despite the amusing and perculiar name is a monstrous beast. It is invisble during the day but visible at night. Nobody ever notices how it hides in the shadows; lurking in corners, crouching beneath staircases or even hiding underneath your desk. It always strikes when the victim's guard is at it's lowest. They could be slouched on a chair, they could be taking off their shoes on the stairs or merely walking round a corner. The only certainty is; if there is one in your house... it will get you.
Edited by Pelador, Jul 30 2010, 01:28 AM.


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Thanks for the praise. You shouldn't put your writing down, that was good. You managed to get a short story/description that was well-written and made sense, which is hard to do in 10 minutes. Especially considering you wrote it at 2am :P

But yeah I enjoyed it, you should post some more up.
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I'll give this a shot sometime when Im not feeling lazy lol

Also I've only read the first two so far, they were pretty good I'll read all the other ones sometime soon
Edited by -Zero-, Jul 31 2010, 05:52 AM.

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Eh here it goes a crap piece of writing

Light and Darkness

Sometimes I wonder if I’ll ever know how the light looks like. I often wish I knew what it looks like. I see nothing but darkness. I look around see as the people smile, hold hands, spend time with each other. They talk to each other about their issues, about their bad or good day, they laugh at each others jokes. I stand far away as I watch, and wonder what the feeling is. I have heard both sides, love is wonderful as well as love is crap. A lot of times I am told I do not want to be part of it. My question becomes what right do they have to tell me that? Am I not allowed to know the feeling? Am I not allowed to be curious about it? Everyone tells me it will happen, in the future don’t worry. Does no one know the feeling of really wanting something? These are the same people that rush to the store when their favorite video game comes out to get it. The same people that go to midnight showings of the movies they love to watch, my question becomes whats the difference? There is none, they all are something we really want, something to experience. I am told to look at it positively and know that there are people in the same spot as me and in worst spots, how is that a positive look? Why would I wish upon people to be in worse spots? Why would I want people to be homeless, starving, sick, dying? That’s not a positive, that is darkness beyond darkness. I am told to look at the future, but without a present the future is incomplete, it is blank. The present is where we should live, not the future. Perhaps I will never know how the light looks like or feels like, but at least I can understand the light.

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That was good, very insightful. You bring up a very good point about when people say "hey, a least there are people who are worse off than you". How can somebody look at that as a positive thing?

Also, this:

"I am told to look at the future, but without a present the future is incomplete, it is blank. The present is where we should live, not the future."

is pretty much my outlook on life. A nice piece with interesting thoughts.
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Demon's Hunger

The full moon was out, and Jonathan felt a chill run down his body. Jonathan had been standing looking at the full moon through his window admiring it when he had looked down and seen a figure walking towards his house. It had two small horns in its head and it had its mouth open with a wide smile, its teeth were sharp and its skin was reddish. It’s nails were sharp like claws and it seemed to have interest in Jonathan. Jonathan quickly moved back closed his window and got under the covers in his bed. It was shortly after that his window shattered with speed, he couldn’t resist but take a peek, he lifted the sheet a little and was grabbed right away. The demon grabbed him by the throat and lifted him out of bed threw him against the wall as Jonathan’s parents began to knock at the door. The demon walked towards Jonathan who was too afraid to speak.
On the outside the father and mother were knocking on the door trying to open, yelling to their son if he was ok, what was going on. After a while his father had had enough, he kicked the door open and his wife screamed in horror as she saw the body of her son on the ground in pieces, the arm had big bites on it, she fell to the ground unable to breath in terror, and it was then that a hand went through her husbands chest as she screamed in horror. A scream that would have terrorized a child for the rest of his life had he heard it. The demon approached the woman opened its blood filled mouth to reveal his teeth that were now red from blood and quickly bit the woman’s face as she let out one last scream. Tales of the incident will forever be told, but no one will truly ever know what really happened. The official story is that a serial killer had broken in and done this to the people. The official detective smiled in the background as he knew what had happened. He looked at the mirror and opened his mouth and revealed his really sharp teeth, still some red spots on them.

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Right, a conversation with Zero inspired me to write so here's my 10 minute piece:


Angels

A lone deer walked softly across the grass, nibbling at the blades. It was Spring so the forest was in full bloom. There were pleasant smelling flowers of various bright colours all around. Squirrels pranced gracefully from branch to branch, a gentle birdsong in the background. The tranquil scene was disturbed by the sharp sound of a twig snapping underfoot. The deer’s head jerked up and it locked eyes with the source of he noise. It sprinted off in the opposite direction and the hunter quickly followed. The predator was tall and elegant looking with creamy white skin. It’s most striking feature were the two large wings, formed from it's hard, creamy skin, that extended behind it, keeping them in a fin like state as it ran. It wore a small rag around it’s waist that stopped at the middle of it’s thighs. It’s legs were long and slim, the calf muscles pronounced resulting in quick, long strides. It kept to a quick pace and was never more than 10 metres behind the fleeing deer. Both predator and prey moved nimbly through the trees and bushes. The hunter reached behind it’s back in mid-stride and grabbed it’s bow with it’s long, white fingers. Expertly, it reached for an arrow, pulled it to the string, took aim and fired all in one swift motion. The arrow struck the deer in the neck and it fell with a thud, stumbling forward for a short while and then coming to a halt. The hunter approached it’s prey and saw that it was dead. It removed the arrow without snapping it and placed it back inside it’s quiver. It placed it’s hands on the deer’s neck, closed it’s eyes and muttered some words in it’s own language. A bright light shone from the hunter’s hands and a few seconds later the deer blinked it’s eyes. Shocked and confused, the deer bolted from it’s predator, with no wound to be seen. The hunter smiled to itself and spread it’s wings, flying through the treetops and out into the bright blue sky.
Edited by Mitas, Aug 10 2010, 09:42 PM.
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Thats really good I liked it, uses the healing at the end too which is cool makes sense haha

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