The Event

After the fun I had with the Exquisite Corpse, I'm keen to do more collaborative writing stuff. I like the idea of writing a shared world story where each writer takes up the viewpoint of one character. The stories would be set in modern day Wellington. Characters can be of any description, from any walk of life but their lives will all become linked eventually by The Event. Only rule is that you have to write in past tense, restricted third person (you follow your main character) and you can't kill off or seriously mess with someone's else character without their permission. The Event is some catastrophic occurance for these characters. It may be apocalypctic or it may be smaller and more personal to them. It could be supernatural or mundane. Whatever The Event is, it affects them all and changes their life forever. What is The Event? That is what the writers will decide after they have all written and read the first scenes. Each writer would be responsible for writing 5 scenes from their character's point of view. The only rule is that you must read everyone's scene from a section before you start writing the next section scene. Sequence of The Event Section 1: Before the event Everyone writes a scene from their character's point of view on the day of but before the event has occured. Section 2: During the event What happens to the character as the event unfolds. Section 3: Aftermath What the character does immediately after the event finishes Section 4: Survival How does the character cope with the days that follow? Section 5: Brought together One by one the characters come together to face what happens next. Comment if you're keen.