Copied from a friend's thread on the OYAN forum. It can be filled out with writing, photography, or art. It's definitely not a project for the weak-willed. I'm more than 3/4 done with filling out the emotions list with a great variety of writing ranging from a seven-word original quote to epic ballads and a 3,100 word short story. I will post it on my blog in multiple parts when I'm done.

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OK, so there's this thing going around deviantART called the 100 Theme Challenge. I have no idea who started it, but it became a site wide phenomenon. People have been copying it and making their own versions of it all over the site. Someone made a club specifically for written themes. And now I shall pass it on to you. What you do is, with each theme, you write either a short story or a poem or whatever, and it's based on that theme. Many have tried to complete all 100 but few to none have succeeded. I offer you this challenge. I have two lists to choose from.

The Original List
1. Introduction
2. Complicated
3. Making History
4. Rivalry
5. Unbreakable
6. Obsession
7. Eternity
8. Gateway
9. Death
10. Opportunities
11. 33%
12. Dead Wrong
13. Running Away
14. Judgment
15. Seeking Solace
16. Excuses
17. Vengeance
18. Love
19. Tears
20. My Inspiration
21. Never Again
22. Online
23. Failure
24. Rebirth
25. Breaking Away
26. Forever and a day
27. Lost and Found
28. Light
29. Dark
30. Faith
31. Colors
32. Exploration
33. Seeing Red
34. Shades of Grey
35. Forgotten
36. Dreamer
37. Mist
38. Burning
39. Out of Time
40. Knowing How
41. Fork in the road
42. Start
43. Nature's Fury
44. At Peace
45. Heart Song
46. Reflection
47. Perfection
48. Everyday Magic
49. Umbrella
50. Party
51. Troubling Thoughts
52. Stirring of the Wind
53. Future
54. Health and Healing
55. Separation
56. Everything For You
57. Slow Down
58. Heartfelt Apology
59. Challenged
60. Exhaustion
61. Accuracy
62. Irregular Orbit
63. Cold Embrace
64. Frost
65. A Moment in Time
66. Dangerous Territory
67. Boundaries
68. Unsettling Revelations
69. Shattered
70. Bitter Silence
71. The True You
72. Pretense
73. Patience
74. Midnight
75. Shadows
76. Summer Haze
77. Memories
78. Change in the Weather
79. Illogical
80. Only Human
81. A Place to Belong
82. Advantage
83. Breakfast
84. Echoes
85. Falling
86. Picking up the Pieces
87. Gunshot
88. Possession
89. Twilight
90. Nowhere and Nothing
91. Answers
92. Innocence
93. Simplicity
94. Reality
95. Acceptance
96. Lesson
97. Enthusiasm
98. Game
99. Friendship
100. Endings

The Emotions List
1. Birth
2. Enthusiasm
3. Love
4. Hate
5. Triumph
6. Feel
7. Wrecked
8. Soft
9. Cold
10. Without
11. Inspiration
12. You
13. Confused
14. Affection
15. Joy
16. Horror
17. Acceptance
18. Sympathy
19. Holding
20. Defeated
21. Pride
22. Knife
23. Overwhelmed
24. Depressed
25. Adoration
26. Worship
27. Zeal
28. Light
29. Exhaustion
30. Obsession
31. Rage
32. Empty
33. Anger
34. Fury
35. Delight
36. Submission
37. Infatuation
38. Anticipation
39. Pessimistic
40. Jolly
41. Grasping
42. Agitation
43. Calm
44. Astonished
45. Loneliness
46. Lust
47. Longing
48. Tender
49. Hard
50. Rebirth
51. Amused
52. Broken
53. Abused
54. Tranquil
55. Composed
56. Glad
57. Stress
58. Serenity
59. Colorful
60. Coping
61. Boisterous
62. Placid
63. Tired
64. Bliss
65. Neglect
66. Fine
67. Question
68. Energetic
69. Noble
70. Disgust
71. Lively
72. Power
73. Pity
74. Humiliation
75. Satisfied
76. Thankful
77. Hyper
78. Goosebumps
79. Worthless
80. Remorse
81. Degraded
82. Revenge
83. Fulfilled
84. Shame
85. Graceful
86. Shining
87. Content
88. Feelings
89. Pleased
90. Relief
91. I
92. Zest
93. Tears
94. Building
95. Optimistic
96. Thrilled
97. Dealing
98. Reflect
99. Embarrassment
100. Death

I'll be taking this challenge. I've been looking for writing prompts like these for a while now.

Awesomeness! I've been needing some writing practise of some kind, and this is exactly the kind of thing I need! I'm going to try and achieve one a day.

The original list would make an epic 100 chapter book, would it not? Looks like a mind-blowingly complex sci-fi fantasy to me...

Awesome! I'll be trying this on my blog

eru

*loves*
Thanks so much for posting this, Luke.

Yah. It's a portal science fiction with shades of Myst. The fantasy element comes from the worlds they visit beyond the portal. They are two factions racing to complete the technology. There are good guys and bad guys and good guys working for the bad guys and bad guys working for the good guys.

And it also sounds like a musical suite. A symphony or something.

Blimey. That's the only word I can think of to describe it. I might try a 100 chapter SF/fantasy cross series for this one.

I think I may try this Not sure what I will use to fill this out yet, but it looks quite fun.

I'm taking the challenge! viewtopic.php?f=29&t=3238&p=83188#p83188

I am taking the challenge as well. I'll definitely need some support and things as I go. I'm doing the 100 chapter novel, possibly science fiction.

Awesome, y'all.

Yup, this has become my Nano. Wish me luck.

I want to see how it turns out.

Brilliant idea...

I'm going to take the emotions list and make a series of one page websites with it, each one featuring a story or an image integrated with the site.

I might do the NaNoWriMo with the original list... maybe...

That's a cool idea.

So I'm not the only person who thinks the only way for them to get through this is NaNo? Nice to know. I've learned my lesson, though: this year, tons of planning. I will know exactly what I should be writing each day. XD

Maybe I should do NaNo this year to complete this challenge. 'Course, I could just plod along at my blog with short stories or something.

eru

I'll probably be doing it for Nano. But I've already started it, so. . .

I'm going to use this to try to help me build Murel.

I might do this for NaNo as well, assuming I'll have time amongst my Team PYP doings.

I am doing this! Sounds like lots of fun, and great inspiration. Just one question: do have to do them in order, or can we mix them up as the inspiration comes?

I'll try the emotions one. This is a great was to excercise your creativity.

@Laura - I find inspiration comes much more steadily if you do them in order.

And, I have news! I have completely finished my outline and BOY AM I EXCITED. You can tell because I just used all caps. *bounces happily* I've devoted October completely to planning. I pansted last NaNo and failed miserably. Not so this year!

I'm going to use the emotions list to write a series of short scenes for my story, that may or may not make it into the actual book... should be interesting.

Thanks for posting, Luke!

I'm doing what Abby is--basically using the list to inspire me about my character's voices, the flow, the setting, general scenes, dialogue, bits and pieces. So far, it's been great motivation to actually write something!