Jan 21 2008

Weekly Shorts

Published by J Scott

I have this pretty decent idea. I need you all to help me out. I don’t know if I ever mentioned this before but sometimes when I come up with a story it typically starts with a name and then it goes from there.

So I thought this one up earlier today; its called Weekly Shorts. Where you give me a name and I write a short story no more than 1,000 words.

How it works:
1. Leave a comment with this post with a fictional character’s name and the type of genre you want be it love, mystery, or whatever. Please specify if the character is human or something else.
2. Also leave either your name or your screen name and your website/blog.
3. In a week or more, depending on how many want to do this,the story will be posted and at the bottom you will receive in post text link to your website/blog.

What you receive:
1. The satisfaction knowing you helped write a story.
2. In post text link is always worth something.

What I receive:
1. A way to explore, experiment and fine tune my writing.
2. Lots of new stories to share with world.
3. Inspiration.

So lets start a revolution today and make Weekly Shorts something fun where maybe we can get to know someone new! Leave those comments I will be waiting.

original comments from blogger-

CyberCelt said…
Character: Rhiannon (human female)
Genre: Fantasy
Sarakastic said…
Character: Lorelai (Female Human)
Genre: Mystery
Chris Merriman said…
Character: Ekzhol (Human Female, Central Asian Descent)
Genre: Alternative Historysee above for my name & site address :)I can’t wait to see what you come up with

Shannon said…
Peyton (human female)
genre: murder mystery
Anne Johnson said…
Characters: Buzzy and Clem(vultures)Genre: humor

Vienne said…
Slow Joe (male human)
WesternGreat idea you have here!
Tiffany said…
Character: Jewel - human, toddler
Genre: Fantasy / Drama / Go for it! ;)My blog is “Life on the Road: Home Business Homeschool and Cats!” at http://www.tiffanyblitz.com/blogThanks!

clairec23 said…
Character: Tazmin (human female)Genre: Horror or FantasyThank you :)

Lisa said…
Lisa (human female)
genre: horror
Charlotte said…
We are so going to completely wear you out with this!Character: Ruby Begonia
Genre: Romance!
Brigid said…
Name: Cocker (human male)
Genre: Fantasy
valmg said…
Great idea!
Character: Alex (human male)
Genre: mystery
Looking forward to doing some reading.
valmg of
I know EVERYTHING - just ask my hubby can be found at http://www.valmg.com
Liza S. said…
Awesome idea :DName: Amygdala
Genre: Fantasy romance
Race: A mysterious, shadowy, beautiful water-like creature who lives in the sea and comes on land at night.Name: Liza S.
Blog: http://www.lizaveeta.com

Clayton said…
Character: Jeffery
Genre: SteampunkIf you are unsure of what Steampunk is, think Magic meets Industrial Revolution ;)I am a big fan of steampunk, and this is a fun sounding Idea! :D

I am also a blogspot member, my link - http://oneangrygamer.blogspot.com

Katie said…
Great idea! I love writing, too!Character: Marianne (young girl)
Genre: historical fiction
I am a lover of children’s literature said…
Character: Grumpy Shorts (human male)Genre: Humor.
Andy said…
This is a great idea. I’m excited to see what you come up with.Character: Herman (male duck)
Genre: Science Fiction
aC said…
Name: Q1W2E3 (Alien; Genderless)
Genre: RomanceThis should be interesting : )Poke me when you have written

Gale Rainwater said…
character:Mercedes (female human)
genre:fantasymy blgo: Gale Rainwater Photography
http://galerainwater.com/blog/
Drew said…
Very cool idea.
Character: Danthorn (Viking Warrior)
Genre : Historical FictionFrom Drew at www.benspark.com
Nicole said…
Character: Ari (human female)
Genre: Chick-lit mysteryNicole
http://nicole-bruised.blogspot.com/
VintageGent said…
Name: Mrs. Polly Pickensfield (a hen)
Genre: Kiddie Lithttp://vintagegent.wordpress.com
Allan said…
Cool idea.Character: Allan (Oriental male)
^lol can’t think of anything so feel free to use my name.Genre: Psychological Thriller

http://music.allansworld.info

Mike P. said…
Character: Michael (Korean male)Genre: SCI-FI where I’m an AI like Data in Star Trek.Blog: http://michaelpark.net

:)

Anonymous said…
Sonny
Men in black
Male
Sci-fi
Blog: Cool videos
Chivalrybean said…
Character: Lewton Darius Bone
Genre: Horror/Westernblogs:
www.thebeandom.com/drupal
and
www.thebeandom.com/spaceturtleI’ll link this on mine because it is totally cool. I write creative fiction and more on my Space Turtle blog.

For a complete list of completed stories please visit here

35 Responses to “Weekly Shorts”

  1. # no imageJ Scott (Who am I?)on 21 Jan 2008 at 2:52 am

    Hello everyone and new submitters, welcome to the permament home Weekly shorts. Please do not be discouraged by the amount of submitters. I just finished Nicole’s story and will soon be working on Vintage Gent. So please submit. I am looking forward to hearing what you have got!

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  2. # no imageLis (Who am I?)on 05 Feb 2008 at 11:28 am

    This is a really, really cool idea. Here’s my submission.

    Name: Ivan (human male)
    Genre: Horror

    Lis’s last blog post..Telemarketer Special

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  3. # no imageZakaria Chowdhury (Who am I?)on 05 Feb 2008 at 2:20 pm

    Character: Ali Baba (Human, Male)
    Genre: Fiction Hero

    It’s a great idea. Thanks!

    Zakaria Chowdhury’s last blog post..GraPHPite - Open Source PHP Graph

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  4. # no imageGary (Who am I?)on 06 Feb 2008 at 10:02 am

    Character: Richard Feynman
    Genre: Non-Fiction

    Gary’s last blog post..Daily Photo - Kobe, Japan

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  5. # no imageLdm (Who am I?)on 11 Feb 2008 at 4:02 pm

    Name: Sebastian (dog)
    Genre: love

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  6. # RealityTVFan.org » Blog Archive » Interested in short stories?on 24 Feb 2008 at 11:02 pm

    [...] came across an interesting project earlier today, this website creates Weekly Shorts and asks it’s readers to submit some basic information about themselves followed by a [...]

  7. # Weekly shorts siteon 24 Feb 2008 at 11:06 pm

    [...] for a 1000-word story to miraculously appear. The author’s goal is to write 50 more stories (Weekly Shorts) then put them into a [...]

  8. # Reading to Relax » The Sewing Momon 24 Feb 2008 at 11:28 pm

    [...] didn’t want to start a new book so late at night, so I decided to head over to check out the Weekly Shorts at Before I Am Famous for a quick nightcap of [...]

  9. # Short Stories for Kids | My Kidson 24 Feb 2008 at 11:32 pm

    [...] if you are just looking for short stories for your reading pleasure, you can find some at Weekly Shorts. Not all the stories are suitable for kids though, and I only found one titled Maestro which is a [...]

  10. # Weekly shorts | Organic Incomeon 24 Feb 2008 at 11:37 pm

    [...] went and check Weekly Shorts out and read a story titled “The Red River Dam Killer”. I love reading thrillers. [...]

  11. # ~ t w i s t e d ~ a n g e l ~ » Short Story Review.on 25 Feb 2008 at 12:51 am

    [...] Feel free to read more wonderful stories at Weekly Shorts. [...]

  12. # mummifiedtimesfive.net » Blog Archive » Time for a short storyon 25 Feb 2008 at 1:55 am

    [...] a site today called beforeiamfamous.com, authored by Jenn Scott. One of the features of her site is Weekly Shorts where she encourages readers to submit a name, a gender and a genre that the reader enjoys. Jenn [...]

  13. # Pretty Beautiful » Blog Archive » Weekly Shortson 25 Feb 2008 at 3:34 am

    [...] to read story books, now nowadays, there are so many websites offering interesting short stories. Weekly Shorts is a website that I recently stumbled upon and I think it should be explored by more people. I read [...]

  14. # Tiddlywinks » A Glass of wine.on 25 Feb 2008 at 5:24 am

    [...] as I like so I have been reading some short stories and it is working out perfect! I come across Weekly Shorts and everyday I try to read one before work, I have even been known to print a story out and read it [...]

  15. # no imageJ Scott (Who am I?)on 04 Apr 2008 at 1:38 pm

    HI, Just to let all new people know as of 4/4/08 there is one story left to write. A lot of the above are trackbacks and a couple of comments. I am looking forward to writing your ideas!

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  16. # no imagewriter (Who am I?)on 04 Apr 2008 at 11:18 pm

    Neat idea!

    Helene, human female
    favorite genre: myster

    http://www.onlinedatinglife.blogspot.com

    writer’s last blog post..Body Beautiful #6–Red Wine

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  17. # no imageBizz Girl (Who am I?)on 04 Apr 2008 at 11:24 pm

    What a great way to keep the creative juices flowing!

    Olivia, human female
    favorite genre: suspense

    Bizz Girl’s last blog post..Moot Court Blues–Episode 10

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  18. # no imagearyna (Who am I?)on 14 Apr 2008 at 8:37 pm

    Fiona,human female
    Favoutite genre; mystery

    http://girlspamper.blogspot.com/

    aryna’s last blog post..Just the Basics - Creating an Everyday Look by Makeup

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  19. # no imageBook Calendar (Who am I?)on 15 Apr 2008 at 5:06 am

    Name:HappyApple ????
    Genre:Fantasy Humor
    http://www.bookcalendar.blogspot.com

    Book Calendar’s last blog post..Afternoon Thoughts

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  20. # no imageeastside mommy (Who am I?)on 02 May 2008 at 9:43 am

    name: lizziebelle (female frog)
    genre: magical realism
    write the story and please advise and I will post it on my blog, eastsidemommy.com/blog

    eastside mommy’s last blog post..brittany murphy: then and now

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  21. # no imageAnime Fan (Who am I?)on 08 May 2008 at 1:15 pm

    Name: Adivoni (female)
    Genre: mystery-suspense-thriller!
    http://animesearchsite.com

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  22. # no imageJ Scott (Who am I?)on 28 May 2008 at 12:28 am

    Today is 5/28/08 As it stands for this moment I have all stories written before eastside mommy. Ideas are always welcome

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  23. # no imagelaane (Who am I?)on 08 Jun 2008 at 4:24 pm

    name: Nihandra
    gender: female
    genre: mystery-cultural

    Good luck!

    laane’s last blog post..His birthday

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  24. # no imageChubz (Who am I?)on 15 Jun 2008 at 10:01 am

    Name: Denise
    Gender: Female Pig
    Genre: Fantasy/Comedy-Romance
    (a female pig in love with a handsome dog)

    Thanks. You’re idea is cool. ;)
    Chubz’s last blog post..Po

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  25. # no imageDale The Termite (Who am I?)on 18 Jun 2008 at 1:00 am

    hungry - hard working - consequences of having a one track mind -

    Dale The Termite’s last blog post..Walk The Talk

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  26. # no imagePhil (Who am I?)on 18 Jun 2008 at 12:35 pm

    Name : Restivus Randt - male human
    Genre: Mystery

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  27. # no imagesheetal (Who am I?)on 19 Jun 2008 at 2:35 pm

    Name: Valya Miskina
    Genre: war drama

    sheetal’s last blog post..Free Widgets for Blogger

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  28. # no imageJenny (Who am I?)on 23 Jun 2008 at 12:39 am

    Great idea. I think I might be a little late for it so I won’t put anything but it’s a great post.

    Jenny’s last blog post..Interesting Concept or Waste of Time?

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  29. # no imageMars (Who am I?)on 30 Jun 2008 at 11:36 pm

    Name: Caitlin Madison
    Genre: Comedy

    Marss last blog post..Sixthings SixQs

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  30. # no imageJ Scott (Who am I?)on 20 Jul 2008 at 2:49 am

    HI there folks as of 7/20/08 I finished Dale’s story! Things are going well, looking forward to your submissions

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  31. # no imageJustin Germino (Who am I?)on 08 Aug 2008 at 3:20 pm

    Name: Joram Steel
    Gender: Male Human (enhanced with cybernetics)
    Genre: Cyber-Punk

    I also write short stories on my spare time and love reading and writing, I just don’t post my stuff anywhere.

    -The Wanderer
    http://wandererthoughts.blogspot.com/

    Justin Germinos last blog post..Promoting My Blog - Getting more readers and viewers

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  32. # no imageAzAkers (Who am I?)on 15 Aug 2008 at 1:56 am

    Wow, great idea!

    Name: Sam Sparkles, Firefly Private Eye
    Genre: Film Noir/pulp mystery/action thriller

    This sounds like a lot of fun - Good luck on the stories!

    AzAkerss last blog post..Vista Style Stock Icon Sets From Icons-Land [review]

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  33. # no imageSahil Bhalla (Who am I?)on 17 Aug 2008 at 2:07 am

    Name; Sahil Bhalla
    Gender; Male
    Genre; News
    Link; The Way I See This - http://twisthis.blogspot.com

    Thanks a lot mate and a really good idea.

    Sahil Bhallas last blog post..The Way I See Michael Phelps

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  34. # no imageammobile (Who am I?)on 17 Aug 2008 at 3:36 am

    Character Name: Legolas
    Genre: Mythology
    Gender: Elves

    Best of luck.. :)
    ammobiles last blog post..Free Screenshot for Symbian OS

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  35. # no imageThe Linkback Project (Who am I?)on 17 Aug 2008 at 4:36 pm

    Name: Paul
    Race: Human - Latin/Middle Eastern decent
    Age: late 40’s, early 50’s
    Intelligence: upper middle percentile
    Wisdom: top percentile
    Occupation: Cleric/Academic
    Present state in society: Destitute wanderer, shunned, outcast.
    Positive Character Trait: Humility
    Negative Character Trait: Slow to adapt.
    Health: Poor, but relies on stamina to succeed.
    History: A former lethal enemy of those now befriended.

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