August Allbingo Accomplished

[dialecticdreamer]

Surprisingly alliterative, but also sadly true. Today is the end of August, and “As You Like It” is officially closing. Did everyone have fun with it?

Cornerofmadness, Kiramaru7, Ysabetwordsmith, and I made bingo. This means that I'm finishing Cornerofmadness' banner today, and will print and hang my own on my real-life desktop for a few days to help get me revved about the new September theme. I'll be keeping a close eye out for last-minute posts, too.

I will also be hosting September, with a new theme (tone), and a new banner for those who achieve any five fills.

Because this is becoming a regular event for me, I'd also like to take a moment to admit that, yes, I create either “gentle fiction” or “gen” cards because that's what I enjoy writing. I want to explicitly state that this is personal preference and I'm not expecting fills to follow the same pattern. Write what you each enjoy, please!

Comments

Yes...

[ysabetwordsmith]

Same here. Gen is great because it is so flexible. People can do whatever they want with most gen prompts. It is much easier to make a gen prompt romantic, kinky, etc. than the other way around.

That said, they also tend to be more generic which can get frustrating for people who write a LOT of fills. So it is also nice to have some fests where we do more thematic prompts, like Winter Fest in July. genprompt_bingo usually has a category they switch out every round, that can have prompts taken from names of battleships or song titles or whatever. That's really cool.

Re: Yes...

[dialecticdreamer]

I like challenging myself.

I've been thinking about a specific KIND of bingo which could blend with someone else's theme-- maybe something like identifying qualities for characters one month, or an entire card of diversity ideas. Things which would pair without making brain-breaking combinations like "free time" and "household chores."

Re: Yes...

[cornerofmadness]

good point. of course I also like a challenge