Dandelyon's Worlds

Self-publishing isn't exactly paying my bills, and most of the publishing industry still pays more attention to stuff that's bought by editors. Therefore, I still want to be writing stuff that's intended tor traditional publication.

So, today I'm taking prompts for Eastern magical beings, eastern characters, magical women, and magical or science fiction toys.

You can also suggest paying markets, if you wish, and suggest a prompt for them.

If I use your prompt, I'll share the story I write with you privately--you'll get to see it even before the editors!

Oh--and just 'cause, here's a picture of Mamacat with her babies under the radiator.  This morning, she'd moved them so I put the food down and checked them out while she ate.  There are definitely five.  A black or nearly black one, one that's most likely going to be orange, but right now is beige, and three browns-and-white.  Aren't the babies cute when they're asleep?

I really enjoyed the Torn World Muse Fusion. I wasn't inspired by all the prompts (which gives me a huge amount of respect for ysabetwordsmith , who always manages to write to at least one prompt from each prompter during her poetry fishbowls), but I was inspired by enough of them to do a lot of good work in one day.

So, I still don't know what I'm doing tomorrow.  I might be getting a call to do some temporary work.  Or I might not.  The agency called me just before five to see if I was available, and then just after five to say their client wanted to look at more than one resume, and pick between them.  They hoped they'd get word over the weekend; since they didn't, they'll call me very early tomorrow.

If I'm not replacing some executive's sick secretary all day, I'd like to do a day of intense writing--and I'm inviting you to participate by giving me prompts.

Ysabet usually has one theme; mine is speculative fiction.  Within that, however, specific prompts would be appreciated in the following seven areas (I like sevens):

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So, you can choose your favorite area, or prompt me in as many of these areas as you want.

My plan is to submit these stories to professional and semipro markets.  If I use your prompt, I'll share the story with you privately.  If anyone sponsors this effort, I'll share all the stories and poems I write from these prompts with you privately. 

And if I do have a temporary day job, I'll still do this, but I'll have to spread the writing time out over a few days.

So please, inspire me!