Re: Nick Fic Song Challenge Thread #2- Ch #19- "100 Years"
No need to pick a number for this round, since there is only one song choice left in the pool.
If people want to suggest one for the next rounds, just send it to me in a PM or email.
And now...
It's time for Round 20 of the Nick Fic Song Challenge!
Remember, everyone reading the thread is welcome to submit a story!
And now the guidelines...PLEASE read them all carefully! If you have any questions, let me know here or via PM/email. Thanks!
1. Word limit on the fic is
2,500. Please remember to give the fic a
title and a short
summary (neither are counted in the word limit).
2. The only restrictions on the content of the fic are that
Nick must be the main character and that the story
must be based on the song lyrics (below). You can base your fic on the idea of the song, whole or in part, use some of the lyrics...whatever you want as long as the song is your inspiration. The fics will be presented later by way of a link, so there are no worries about mature content.
3.
Please do not post your fic or any links here! Send your fic to me at the email in my profile (or you can PM it to me if it's short enough). If you email it, you can put it in the body of the email or send it as an attachment.
Please put the title of your fic in the subject line of the PM or email. Deadline for submissions is
Saturday, May 21, at midnight EST.
4. Submissions should be anonymous! Please do not share your story with anyone else or tell anyone which one is yours once they are posted!
5. If you would like to have someone beta (proofread) your story, please choose someone who is NOT a participant in this challenge. Or if you like, I will be happy to beta your story when you send it to me.
Just let me know when you send it.
6. Once all of the stories are in, we will publish the links to them and everyone can start reading!
7. After you have read the fics, you can post feedback for them. I will post the feedback guidelines when we get the stories up.
And now your inspiration for this challenge! The song is "Save Me From Myself" by Vertical Horizon, submitted by
Smokey! You can listen to it
here. It's You Tube, so I hope everyone can see it. And here are the lyrics...
Save Me From Myself
Written by Matt Scannell
The clouds are rollin' in
Who will watch them?
The waves are strong
The boat is gone
I hope they're swimming
Little boy lost in the woods
Where's the clearing?
The town is out
They're calling loud
But he's not hearing
It seems to me I'm always miles away
Looking for my old face
Save me from myself
I can't relate
We're mouth to mouth
And still I suffocate
There's nothing left
Inside for me to break
Save me from myself
The bullet in the yard
Is slowly rusting
The bottles crack
The kid's come back
And I'm just looking
The wine is on the floor
The candles flicker
Your eyes fall
And I'm apalled
It's all just cinder
It seems to me we're always miles apart
Trying to find another place to start
Save me from myself
I can't relate
We're mouth to mouth
And still I suffocate
There's nothing left
Inside for me to break
Save me from myself
The sailors never left
They knew the weather
When they were found
They were having drinks together
They found the little boy
In the grocery
Happy endings all around
And still they haunt me
Save me from myself
I can't relate
We're mouth to mouth
And still I suffocate
There's nothing left
Inside of me to break
Save me from myself
Save me from myself
There's nothing left inside me
There's nothing left
Remember, the most important thing is to be creative and have fun!! Try to think outside the box...do something out of the ordinary with it...use your imagination! And once again let me say, anything goes. You can ship, not ship, slash, not slash, angst, humor, romance, smut...whatever you want. We are just having fun here and being creative.
All stories are welcome and encouraged.
Now start writing!
