The
Challenges!!
The Last Run
Write a story describing the Dukes last moonshine run.
What went wrong? How was it that Bo and Luke, who could outdrive
and outwit just about anybody and anything, got caught? Introduce
us to Agent Andy Roach, who made the deal with the Dukes, saying
that as long as Jesse didn't make any more whiskey, Bo and Luke
would stay out of jail. Why did Andy offer the deal? What did
his superiors think? What did the Dukes think?
If
the General could talk...*
What if General Lee could talk? What would he say?
What kinda stories would he tell?
One
Set Challenge*
Write a story that takes place within the confines
of one set. The trick with this is the scene can't change, but
characters can come and go. But all action must take place at
only one locale. Here's a list of locales to choose from....
- The Boars Nest
- Hazzard Bank
- The Booking Room
- The Dukes Kitchen/Living room (seeing they had an open concept.
LOL)
- Cooter's Garage
Rewrite
an Episode Challenge*
Is there an episode you'd love to just totally rewrite?
Maybe ya don't like the way it ended? Or the way it started? Or
maybe different characters should have been in different roles?
Whatever the case may be, take one episode and rewrite it to your
satisfaction!
Offshoot of an Episode
Challenge
Got a favorite episode that you think coulda been a
two parter? Maybe a scene in an episode you think could have been
focused on some more, maybe have it as the basis of another episode?
One
minute Challenge*
Write a scene that takes place in the span of 1 minute.
Photo
Challenge*
Granted, y'all are probably gonna recognize what episode
some of these images are from. But the challenge is to take these
sole images and craft a astory or a scene around them. Here's
the trick tho': You can't use anything from the episodes they're
from!! Here's a few to start with....
Write a story or a scene explaining who, or what, Daisy's waiting
for in this picture. Is it a friend? The boys? Did the General
break down on her? Is she on the run?
Who blew up Rosco's patrol car? And why?
What could have possibly happened in Hazzard and to the Dukes
that allowed the General Lee
to end up in this condition?!
Has Enos gone bad?!?!? Or is he just goofin' around?
Historical Challenge
Write a story with the characters of Hazzard in a time
period other than the 1970s/1980s. For example....
- Early settlers to the Americas
(mid to late 1600's through the mid 1700's)
- The American Revolution and post Revolution
(1776-1789)
- The Civil War (1861-1865)
- Post Civil War - Reconstruction (1866-1880)
- Industrialism of the late 1800s
- Early 1900's leading up to World War 1
- World War 1 (1914-1918)
- The Roaring 20's, Prohibition and the age of Jazz
- The Great Depression of the 1930's
- World War 2 (1939-1945)
Of course, the time periods listed above pertain to
American history. There's also Roman times,
ancient Greeks, ancient Egypt, Mesopotamia and then European history,
the Dark Ages, the Renasaince...ect. Knock yerself out.
=)
Spark
Word Writing Challenge*
From The Writer's Block
by Jason Rekulak: Spark words carry different
meanings for different people, ask ten different women to write
about the word "diet," for example, and you'll receive
ten very different responses. Words like "in-laws,"
"polygamy," and "pillow-talk" provoke equally
varied responses.
Other spark words
offer direct challenges to your imagination. Can you write a scene
or story that centers around words like "Ooops" or "ouch?"
How about the word "Viagra?" I can here your mental
hears spinning already. Just remember: ....you shouldn't plan
very long before setting pen to paper (or fingers to keyboard
- Lisa) And you should only treat the spark words as a jumping-off
point--follow the story into new territory if that's where it
wants to go. By obeying the lead of your imagination, you may
end up writing a perfectly wonderful short story that doesn't
mention the original spark word once.
Story
Starter Challenge*
I give you a couple of lines and off you go writing
the great American novel. =)
The
phone rang at two o'clock in the morning. It never rang at two
in the morning for anything...except bad news. And Lord, this
was no different....
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