Writing Challenge #24 - Leftovers from David (Write Nov. 24)

Hello folks!

23 writing challenges down.

Only 7 to go!

Yes, we are entering the final week of the November Playwriting Challenge :)

So let’s get to today’s writing prompt…


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Challenge #24 - Leftovers from David

Write Nov. 24th - or earlier if you like
Due: Monday, November 25th, 12pm noon Central Time
(1pm Eastern Time, 11am Mountain Time, 10am Western Time for the US Time Zones)



It was hard to come up with a title for this challenge.

These are the last prompts this year from Threshold Theater’s co-founder and Managing Director David Schlosser.

They don’t have anything tying them together other than the fact that for one reason or another I didn’t group them in with any of the previous challenge suggestions he provided.

So these are David’s leftover prompts, going in three very different directions:



“When I was 18 I thought…”
(Some of us have to reach back farther than others for this one :)


“Looking at their phone He/she/they wrote. No, I understand. We can go out another time. Yeah some things happen. I hope your mom feels better.”
(Now, this sounds like a lie.  It’s probably a lie.  But what if it isn’t?)


“The beat of the dance floor picked up, as the sweaty half naked crowd poured on. He/she/they stood there and…”
(Again, some of us have to reach back farther than others for this one :)



As always, if this prompt doesn’t do it for you, you can always feel free to just write whatever you want and turn it in by the deadline instead.

Just write something today :)




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If you’re not interested in this prompt, you can

try 2021’s challenge #24: Alternate Timelines

Or try 2022’s challenge #24: Band Name

Or try 2023’s Challenge #24: Snapshots 4 (from Threshold Theater co-founder and Managing Director David Schlosser)

Or, you know, just ignore the prompts altogether and write whatever you want - as long as you’re writing and turning it in by the deadline, that’s all that matters for the challenge :)


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And because we call can get in our own way so easily, here’s some words of reassurance on the basics of this month:

Friendly Reminders - Answers To Common Questions:
(Follow the links to read me expounding on these items :)

Don’t Stress About Writing A Full Play

Don’t Stress About FormatDon’t Stress About Sticking To The Writing Prompt

No.  Really.  I Mean It.  Don’t Stress About Sticking To The Writing Prompt

Don’t Stress About Finishing An Idea (You Can Add Later)

Don’t Stress About “Succeeding” or “Failing”

Don’t Stress About What You’re Turning In Each Day

Don’t Stress About November 28th (however you recognize the holiday weekend)

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How to submit your work for Challenge #24

You have options.  They are:

Save your script as a PDF or Word Doc and send as an attachment to an email sent to ThresholdWritingChallenge@gmail.com

OR

Copy and paste your script in the body of an email and send it to ThresholdWritingChallenge@gmail.com

OR

Post your script online (as a Google doc, or in a blog post, on your own personal website, etc.) - email a link to this script to ThresholdWritingChallenge@gmail.com
(If you’re going to Google doc route, just make sure to have the document public, or give permissions to our email address to open it)

When emailing us, make the subject line of your email - Challenge #24
(That just helps us sort through the email more quickly)
(Or, you know, just reply to this email if you want :)

OR

Post the link for the online document option noted above in the comments section below on this very blog post for today's challenge on our writing challenge blog



Write Nov. 24th - or earlier if you like
Again, this is: Due: Monday, November 25th, 12pm noon Central Time
(1pm Eastern Time, 11am Mountain Time, 10am Western Time for the US Time Zones)


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And, just to reassure you, no, we are not going to be sticklers about you following these directions down to the minutest detail - the important thing is that you write, and then that you share it with us, so we can keep track of who’s writing every day.

Also, no, there is no penalty for finishing and submitting early - but it also isn’t a race, so give yourself all the time up til 12 noon Central Time on Monday to write if you need it.  When you’re done, you’re done.

Again, remember, it doesn’t need to be great, it doesn’t even need to be responding to this prompt (the prompt is just there so you’re not staring at a blank screen to start with no idea what to write about :)

Doesn't even need to be complete - you could have the beginning or the middle or the end of an idea, maybe two out of three but not all, that's still fine. This is all about getting things started, you can write more later.

You have 6 more days to build on whatever you come up with today, if you want.

Just get anything on the page, even if won't make sense to anyone else, as long as it make sense to you.

It just needs to be something.


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And that something can be:



Lights up.

A teenager in a cap and gown approaches a podium.

They speak to the audience

TEEN
When I was 18 I thought high school was never gonna end.
But we made it.
Well, most of us anyway…

Lights down.

The End



That’s always your escape hatch, every day.

That’s your base line.

Build on it.

Have fun.

Don’t stress.

Make an impulsive decision and run with it.

Breathe.

You’ve got the day.

Just write.

And take good care of yourselves, and each other.