prompt table themes suggestion post

[fsf_mod]

So, the Queer Women's Literature Quotes prompt table challenge is officially over (though you can still sneak in any last fics till we get the next table going) which means it's time for a new challenge!

And a new challenge means a new set of prompts, and thus this is the theme suggestion/ideas post. Suggest anything you think would make a good overall theme for a table of prompts and feel free to be as creative as you like! If you'd like some examples, you can check out last year's suggestion post here.

This post will be open for one week, and then we'll have a poll to decide what the new prompt table will be.

Comments

[machinaperegrina]

I'd like to suggest the reinclusion of the theme colors in the poll. And also quotes from vitavirginiabot.

[fsf_mod]

If I'm remembering right, colors has nearly won once or twice, so maybe this will be its year. And I love the vitavirginiabot so that will definitely go back in!

[fucktheg0ds]

80s songs by women artists?

Titles of famous paintings?

[machinaperegrina]

I really like both ideas!

[fsf_mod]

These are both great! 80's songs would be a lot of fun, and I love the idea of painting titles, there are plenty that would be great prompts.

[ilthit]

Dorothy Parker quotesssss

Always the bridesmaid and never the bride but that doesn't mean I won't invite her every time. XD

[fsf_mod]

One day her turn will come! I hope it does, really, because so many of her quotes would make such excellent prompts.

[skysedge]

Gemstones or flowers? I'm a sucker for symbology xD

[fsf_mod]

We've actually already done flowers (that table's now over at femslash100100 if you're interested, scroll way down, it's the second last one) but gemstones is such a good idea, I really like that!

[skysedge]

Ooh cool, sorry!

[fsf_mod]

Oh no, that's okay, it was a good couple of years ago now! And it definitely is the kind of thing you could do again without repeating prompts, so it would be interesting to do another version of it at some point.

[hipsquare]

I'd like to second gemstones!

[fsf_mod]

It really is a good suggestion, I feel like that would be such an interesting table!

[ashehole]

Lines of poetry would work really well, especially lines from famous female poets.

[fsf_mod]

Yes, I love that! We did a Sappho table a few years ago that I really liked, and a range of poetry would be even better.

[vindoletta]

Two options that come to mind are dream symbols and their meaning, or flower meanings, but I feel like the tarot table has enough symbolic prompts for now.

Maybe a table with elements and archetypes found in fairy tales, folk tales or myths? For example, "poisoned fruit", "makeover", and "cut thread", in reference to Snow White, Cinderella, and the Minotaur or the Moirai Greek myths. This way the prompts are general enough so they don't shoehorn the writers into writing a certain type of story, and at the same time the writers can substitute prompts for others from stories they like better, or from different places and cultures. (I'd love to read fics inspired in stories that aren't that well known.)

[fsf_mod]

We did do flowers a couple of years ago, but dream symbolism would be very interesting! Though yeah, you are right in that it's probably better if the tables aren't too same-y just to change things up a bit.

And I love the idea of those kind of archetypes/elements as prompts, I feel like that would be really different and something super inspiring!

[fiachairecht]

Some kind of 'found in translation' / 'words that cannot be word-for-word translated into English' / 'queer women's songs or poetry not in English' thing!

Also going to re-up my 'things in nature/space' suggestion from last year, because I still like it :D

[fsf_mod]

Oh yes, I remember that second one from last time, I really liked that idea with how different it was! And ooh, those others are really good too. Thank you!