Welcome to 100 Road Trips: A Saiyuki Drabble Community

[mercifulgoddess]

Welcome to 100 Roadtrips: a Saiyuki drabble community. We are your moderators feait and MercifulGoddess

Who is feait?

I was a contributor to livejournal’s 100_roadtrips. Since MG and i cannot bear to see the community go, we created a the community here on dreamwidth.org.

i'm an anime & manga fan. i tripped over Saiyuki when looking for something to watch. i've been in LOVE Saiyuki ever since. Writing about the Sanzo Ikkou, Konzen Ikkou, Kougaiji group, Ukoku/Nii, and the other characters makes me happy and, considering some of the things i've done with and to the boys, laugh a lot.

Who is MercifulGoddess?

I am a good friend of feait & blame her with my love of Saiyuki. She introduced me to livejournal’s 100_roadtrips. I loved reading the drabbles and became a lurker.

When I read the community was closing, I asked feait to open the community here on dreamwidth. She said yes, and the rest will become history.


PLEASE READ THE COMMUNITY'S PROFILE PAGE FOR OUR FULL RULES & OTHER INFO

• This is a drabble community, Traditionally a drabble is between 55 to 100 words. we will honor and allow lj's 100 roadtrips drabble word limits and add one more acceptable style to the drabble guidelines:

• a drabble is 100 words.


• a double drabble is 200 words.


• and a triple drabble is 300 words.

• Posts without a drabble are not permitted.

• Please label your drabble as "Challenge #: Challenge Name" or "non-challenge: (your) Title" in the subject line.

• LJ-cut all major spoilers and anything not-worksafe.

link to community profile


If you're not sure what a drabble is or how to write one, here is the link to How to write a drabble.


Thank you for reading this, and i look forward to reading everyone's drabbles.

Drabble Writing Tips

[mercifulgoddess]

I could not explain it better, so here's a great explanation from livejournal’s Halrloprillalar on how to write a drabble:

… What makes a good drabble? Here's what works for me, anyhow.

A drabble needs detail. This may seem counter-intuitive because drabbles are so short. But when you've only got 100 or so words to make an impression, one or two sharp details can make a huge difference.

A drabble needs focus. That's pretty much a no-brainer. You can't fit everything into a drabble that you can into a three volume novel. So don't try.

A drabble needs a plot or at least a point. Something should happen, even if it's a small thing.

For me, anyhow, a drabble needs a punchline. Some sort of surprise or reversal at the end. There are exceptions, but I do find the drabbles I enjoy the most have a twist or unexpected ending.

A drabble should be complete. This doesn't mean you can't leave your audience wondering about what happens next, but even a short piece has a story arc and you've got to get to the end of it by the end of the drabble.

Here endeth the lecture.

I also sometimes feel like I should be writing something "real" instead of drabbles. Like I'm being lazy by working in that format. (Though of course I usually am working on something else at the same time.) Or that I'll become lazy. Certainly the work to feedback ratio is much more favourable for drabbles. *g*

Do you like drabbles? Do they bug you? Do they make writers lazy? Do they suck away all the good ideas that should actually be made into 10 000 word epics? Do they just suck?

Challenge #1: First Impressions

[mercifulgoddess]

Since you never have a chance to do it twice, the first challenge is:

First Impressions


Non-challenge drabbles are always welcome. Be sure to include the challenge number and name in your subject line, or begin it with 'Non-Challenge:'

Challenge Suggestion Post

[mercifulgoddess]

Reply here with your suggestions for future challenge topics for 100_roadtrips. When we use your suggestion, we will credit you.

Let us know what ideas you have.

Challenge #1: First Impressions

[feait]

Title: the rising sun
Challenge: First Impressions


It’ so hot, Goku thought. I can’t remember day that started so hot.

He glared at the golden sunrise for a while then curled into a ball to nap. There was no other way to combat the heat.

When he opened his eyes, he noticed the sun had risen high into the sky. He shielded his eyes and looked towards the horizon again.

He saw something; his heart leapt.

It was a man. As he grew closer, Goku noticed a fiery halo around his head.

He’s shining! Like the Sun. *

The man demanded, “Are you the one calling me?”


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* This is the same line Goku said to Konzen in
Saiyuki Gaiden p.14-15.