April Princess Challenge
I’m very excited to introduce something new here on Princess Portal. I mentioned it briefly back in my article on Setting Goals, starting today we’re going to do a monthly ‘Princess Challenge’ that I hope you will all have fun participating in.
Here’s how it works
I will choose a little task, somehow related to the themes I discuss on this site, and describe it here. If you would like to take part in the challenge, then read it carefully and start making plans! You have until the end of the month to complete the challenge.
If you feel that the task I’ve set is not possible for you for some reason, or it simply doesn’t feel like something you want to achieve, you can also set your own Princess Challenge. It can be anything you like, but should require some effort on your part and let you express your inner Princess.
Please comment on this entry if you choose to accept the challenge, or tell us what challenge you are setting for yourself. At the end of the month I will post another entry with my results for the task (thats right, I’ll be doing them too!) and I would love for you to share yours as well so we can all inspire eachother.
Princess Challenge for April 2008
Here is your mission. Make up a fairy tale or short story with yourself as the main character. It can be based on your real life experiences or completely fictional. You can write it in prose, verse, or even draw scenes from the story. There is no length requirement, but you should have an ending (happy or otherwise) by the last day of the month.
I look forward to reading your stories and I’m going to get started on my own. Good luck !
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April 1st, 2008 at 5:44 pm
Oooh! I’ll take part :)
April 1st, 2008 at 6:50 pm
Sounds lovely!
I’ll join!
April 1st, 2008 at 7:53 pm
This sounds like a lot of fun. I can’t wait.
April 1st, 2008 at 8:24 pm
I’ve done NaNoWriMo, which was 50,000 words in one month so this is not quite a stretch for me. But with my crazy schedule it may be hard to fit it in.
Maybe I’ll use the storyline I thought up when you asked what kind of Disney Princess story I would have. I know I could make it epic length, but paring it down to fairy tale length could be fun. If I finish in time, I’ll draw pictures from it!
April 1st, 2008 at 8:43 pm
I am in.
April 1st, 2008 at 9:14 pm
Oh, that’s such a great idea! I’ve been considering writing fairy-tales for some time, this challenge is a good way to start. I think I’ll be writing in french though.
April 1st, 2008 at 9:30 pm
This is a great idea! I’ll try to write my fairy tale in English, I think.
April 1st, 2008 at 10:02 pm
Hm…I think I want to participate! I’ve been slow on the writing side, so I hope it will get me to do something ^___^
April 2nd, 2008 at 12:13 am
Oo sounds fun, I’ll do it!
April 2nd, 2008 at 12:27 am
oooh, I’m going to have a go!
April 2nd, 2008 at 1:06 am
I hope I can enter! it seems like a lot of fun! Can we just sent the finished products to you? Are you going to post them on the site or anything? or do you make a list of all who completed it? x3
anyhow: I am going to make this my goal!
April 2nd, 2008 at 2:48 am
This sounds fascinating, I’ll definitely give it a try!
April 2nd, 2008 at 5:12 am
I shall give it a try! : 3
April 2nd, 2008 at 6:03 am
Writng is already my pastime; choosing just one idea that is whirling around in my head will be the hard part!
April 2nd, 2008 at 7:09 am
Omg Princess I do this all the time! Count me in!
April 2nd, 2008 at 8:03 am
Sounds like fun! :)
April 2nd, 2008 at 8:48 am
Sounds like fun. I’m going to go for it!
April 2nd, 2008 at 3:41 pm
DONE :D huhu just ask missemeline for it. i wrote it for her
April 2nd, 2008 at 4:19 pm
Ooh, I’m absolutely doing this! XD It probably won’t be very long, but it’s sort of the same as the idea for my Disney princess- and obviously based a bit on my real life. ; ) I think the challenge for me will not be writing it, but illustrating it, because I’d love to do some picture book style illustrations for it! I’ve started writing already! XD
April 2nd, 2008 at 9:00 pm
I’m in.
April 2nd, 2008 at 10:20 pm
I’ve already started writing a new story at the end of March! It’s really cool, and a lot different from my other stories!
April 3rd, 2008 at 1:53 am
I’ll try!
April 3rd, 2008 at 7:39 am
Sounds like fun! i’ll give it a go :D
April 3rd, 2008 at 8:54 am
I’m definitely taking on this challenge. I love writing, so it’s perfect for me!
April 3rd, 2008 at 11:08 am
Oh, how cool! I’ve been flirting with the idea of making up fairytales based on my life for awhile, and now I have a reason to knuckle down and write one. I’ve just started college classes, so I may not have time to do, but I will definately try!
April 3rd, 2008 at 9:34 pm
Oooh that’s greaat !! I’m writing like that ! But I think I can’t participate because I can’t write very well in English. My prose is best in French …ç__ç
April 4th, 2008 at 5:59 am
Sign me up!
I can’t wait to start!
April 4th, 2008 at 11:28 am
Lorelai - I would love to read yours, even in French ^^
Lea - You can email it to me, or post it elsewhere and include a link in a comment on the post I will be making at the end of the month. I would love to put them all up on a page of this site though! We’ll see how it goes ^_~
Scheharazade - You’re welcome to write yours in French, its mainly for you after all, and I should still be able to read it fairly well ^^
April 6th, 2008 at 1:41 am
I’m definitely taking part! =D
I’ve been pretty stressed lately, so this sounds like a good way of, erm, slaying my ogres, if you will ^_^
Can we send illustrations as well, Princess? ^^
April 6th, 2008 at 5:38 am
I’m in!
April 8th, 2008 at 12:12 pm
I will try my best to do this challenge! If I don’t end up writing a story, I will probably do a comic then. Or, maybe a poem……Oh well, I best get started!
April 8th, 2008 at 12:28 pm
This sounds like a ton of fun! I can’t wait to get started!! But instead of my real name, I think I’ll just use my nickname. Bootz!
April 10th, 2008 at 8:45 am
I gladly accept you challenge.