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Winter 2013 Short Workshop - Suggestion Thread
04 Mar 2013 17:15 #30629
by skate79
Simple. Anyone who has read the workshop description will already be aware that all the entries are set in a world where every woman enjoy superstrength. There would be no need to explain the backstory of this evolution anymore than you'd spend 1000 words explaining the science of plate tectonics if the worskhop was "superwoman vs earthquake". Just assume that the reader has accepted the basic premise and then dive right in and tell any short vignette you want, for example: boy asks girl to prom; father has to deal with unruly daughter; teens go to summer camp/spring break; honeymoon bliss; sexual harrassment in the work place, etc. The only limit is your imagination
Replied by skate79 on topic Winter 2013 Short Workshop - Suggestion Thread
njae wrote:
skate79 wrote: A Woman's World: Tales from a Female Future - an inexplicable evolutionary leap means that all females are suddenly born invulnerable and several orders of magnitude stronger than the average male. How do the hopelessly outclassed men of this changing world adapt to a society where their girlfriends, wives, mothers, sisters, and even newborn daughters are thousands of times stronger than them?
And how do you want to fit this topic into 1000 words?
Simple. Anyone who has read the workshop description will already be aware that all the entries are set in a world where every woman enjoy superstrength. There would be no need to explain the backstory of this evolution anymore than you'd spend 1000 words explaining the science of plate tectonics if the worskhop was "superwoman vs earthquake". Just assume that the reader has accepted the basic premise and then dive right in and tell any short vignette you want, for example: boy asks girl to prom; father has to deal with unruly daughter; teens go to summer camp/spring break; honeymoon bliss; sexual harrassment in the work place, etc. The only limit is your imagination
04 Mar 2013 17:32 #30630
by Woodclaw
I think that the problem here is how potentially vast this concept is. Pretty much it gives free rein to the author to explore an entire world, which is usually more suited for longer stories. Short workshops are roughly one scene long, which makes your idea a bit unsuited since it doesn't really have a strong unified theme, except "it must be set in this world".
As a rule of thumb short workshops are more about doing the best with limited resources. As such the theme is usually very restrictive, often giving a very specific scene to deal with. For example, each of the vignettes you proposed above could be an excellent idea for a short workshop.
Replied by Woodclaw on topic Winter 2013 Short Workshop - Suggestion Thread
skate79 wrote:
njae wrote:
skate79 wrote: A Woman's World: Tales from a Female Future - an inexplicable evolutionary leap means that all females are suddenly born invulnerable and several orders of magnitude stronger than the average male. How do the hopelessly outclassed men of this changing world adapt to a society where their girlfriends, wives, mothers, sisters, and even newborn daughters are thousands of times stronger than them?
And how do you want to fit this topic into 1000 words?
Simple. Anyone who has read the workshop description will already be aware that all the entries are set in a world where every woman enjoy superstrength. There would be no need to explain the backstory of this evolution anymore than you'd spend 1000 words explaining the science of plate tectonics if the worskhop was "superwoman vs earthquake". Just assume that the reader has accepted the basic premise and then dive right in and tell any short vignette you want, for example: boy asks girl to prom; father has to deal with unruly daughter; teens go to summer camp/spring break; honeymoon bliss; sexual harrassment in the work place, etc. The only limit is your imagination
I think that the problem here is how potentially vast this concept is. Pretty much it gives free rein to the author to explore an entire world, which is usually more suited for longer stories. Short workshops are roughly one scene long, which makes your idea a bit unsuited since it doesn't really have a strong unified theme, except "it must be set in this world".
As a rule of thumb short workshops are more about doing the best with limited resources. As such the theme is usually very restrictive, often giving a very specific scene to deal with. For example, each of the vignettes you proposed above could be an excellent idea for a short workshop.
04 Mar 2013 22:19 #30637
by Esteban
Replied by Esteban on topic Winter 2013 Short Workshop - Suggestion Thread
Yeah, me too. I was too quick on that one: I scrolled to the top in search of the overall theme that the suggestions should have. Found your post with the "Superwoman at work" suggestion and thought "okay, this has to be the theme and that's why this isn't the right topic for my request [although I think of it more as a suggestion]". Well, whatever. It doesn't seem to fit and that's alright. I'll officially stop embarrassing myself now 
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