Round Up: Week Ten

Prompt: Time for a songfic! Pick a song that tells a story and write that story down. Try to capture the essence of the song--not just the story, but the way the music makes you feel.

Amanda

When I read the prompt, I immediately put my ipod on shuffle and started trying to find a good song to tell a story. The first one that caught my attention was “Since I Left Your World” by one of my favorite bands, Rookie of the Year (Look them up, yo, they’re great). The story as I wrote it branched in my head as I listened to the music- thinking of first love lost and what it means to leave someone’s world. I fought with myself to write a fun, uplifting story based on other songs I listed out, but my mind would only focus as I wrote this one, so I stuck with it.

I love the way the story turned out. I liked the use of flashbacks telling the story of Belen and Dylan while also telling the story of him moving on and getting ready to propose to Sarah. I wish I would have worked out the relationships more to make them feel more real and not just like a summer fling, but I didn’t want to turn my short story into a novel.

MY VOTE:  Kylie

Kylie

This lovely, heartwarming story was brought to you by the song “Youth” by Daughter.

The first time I heard this song, I knew I wanted to write something that captured the feeling of it. It’s such a powerful song, both lyrically and musically. I love the way it sounds, and I love how emotional it is. In my story, the lyrics of the song don’t just represent one person. They represent all of the different men in her life. One line will represent one person, and the next will be about someone entirely different. I think it works, especially since she’s thinking of all these experiences at the same time.

This story is based on a character that I’ve spent most of my life developing. I love her and her journey to feel like she’s reached some sort of normal in her life. Don’t worry--she gets there in the end. That red haired boy never gives up on her.

MY VOTE: Amanda

Korrin

Putting your life in someone else’s hands is not an easy thing to do, but I believe that we have all done something at least similar in our lives. Nothing is more powerful than a parents love for their child and no one can understand it until they become parents themselves, or in my case have been through some kind of teacher training because they do it too.  

“I Bet My Life” by Imagine Dragons is one of my favorite songs. I have been thinking about it a lot lately. Mostly because it was stuck in my head all day Saturday and nothing I did could get rid of it.

I don’t know what the artists were thinking when they were making this song, but to me I sounds remorseful and a cry for comfort from someone you spurned long ago.  Children do stupid things. Heck, people do stupid things. And when it all comes down to it, the person you want most to comfort you is your mom. (Maybe a partner or something too but I haven’t experienced that so I can’t say that accurately).

When I started I wanted to go a completely different route. I wanted to tell the story of a convert to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints talking to his parents and hoping that they can still be a family even though he made that decision that so many people reject others for making. Also a Mormon fic sounded fun because I love the gospel. But then I read the song again, and it didn’t fit, also social issues are happening, so I didn’t go there.

MY VOTE: Amanda

We’ve finished ten weeks!! Here’s where the tally currently lies:

Amanda: 3
Kylie: 3

Korrin: 1

Jimlock: 1

Craig: 1

And one three-way tie

Next Week’s Prompt:

This week I have binge watched every X-Men movie so far released with my brother, so I’m in a mutant frame of mind. This week’s prompt is inspired by that- your main character will have a specific “mutation” but instead of controlling the weather or shooting laser beams with their eyes or being Magneto, your character’s mutation will be really lame. Specifically a dumb talent that can pass for little more than a party trick. You can think of one of your own useless talents or look online (http://mashable.com/2014/10/29/useless-life-skills/, etc), just make it a super power that’s actually kind of dumb. Then make it awesome by having your character be the only one who can miraculously save the day. Also acceptable: Charles and Erik fanfic*.

*Note: Charles and Erik fanfic does not count for this prompt, even if it is awesome. Write some anyway.