Write or Die

Summary

Write or Die is a Halloween-themed collaborative writing challenge that revives the concept of chain letters, where participants must creatively rewrite or extend a piece they've been tagged in to avoid being listed in the "Hell of the Dead."

Abstract

The Write or Die initiative is a creative writing project that takes inspiration from the nostalgic chain letters, where recipients were compelled to pass on the letter or face a consequence. In this modern twist, participants are encouraged to craft stories or poems, include an image with proper attribution, and tag at least one other person to continue the chain throughout October. If a participant fails to contribute, they are humorously relegated to the "Hell of the Dead." The collaboration is a celebration of the Halloween season, and submissions are published on the Chalkboard platform as they are received. Participants are required to use specific tags and submit their drafts for review and publication.

Opinions

The project is designed to be engaging and interactive, leveraging the social aspect of writing and sharing.
It emphasizes creativity, encouraging writers to reinterpret or expand upon existing works.
The inclusion of images is seen as important for aesthetic purposes, enhancing the visual appeal of the homepage.
The initiative fosters a sense of community and friendly competition, with the "Hell of the Dead" and "The Living Hall" serving as playful motivators.
The use of tags helps in categorizing the submissions and increases visibility within the writing community.
The project is intended to be fun and is presented with a humorous tone, as indicated by the closing "Muahahahaha."

Not accepting new chains [closed]

In celebration to the scariest month ahead, we are holding a new collaboration inspired by our childhood phase “Chain Letters”.

Chain letters were popular some decades ago where because you’ve made the unfortunate mistake of opening and reading it, you are now obligated to copy and pass it on to your unfortunate ‘best friends’ or your crush will forever know your darkest secret of you wearing your underpants inside out last summer.

The idea here is to write creatively, tag a few ‘friends’ and pass them on with the consequence that if the friend fails to continue the work and pass them on further, they are listed in the “Hell of the Dead” instead of “The Living Hall”

This collaboration runs throughout the month of October, submissions will be published as they come in.

How to Play

Create a piece (story or poem all accepted). Please use an image in your piece, because it makes our homepage look great. Ensure they are properly attributed. If you are not the image creator, include a link that shows licensing information.

Add at least 1 person at the end of the work with this template:

[@tag the people], you have been entered to the Hell of the Dead by me. To escape to the Living Hall, you will have to recreate this piece in your own words or extend it as part of the Write or Die collaboration. Failure to comply will leave your name and soul in the Hell of the Dead.

3. Use these tags: “Write or die” “Halloween”

4. Submit it as a draft to Chalkboard and we will review and publish it as soon as we can.`

If you were tagged by someone else:

Read through the original piece and rewrite it to a whole different piece or take a part of it to develop, you are free to change the format of the piece e.g. story to poem, and vice versa. Feel free to change the title as well.

Add a subtitle referencing the original piece :

This piece is a Write or Die response to [link]title

Please use an image in your piece, because it makes our homepage look great. Ensure they are properly attributed. If you are not the image creator, include a link that shows licensing information.

Add at least 1 person at the end of the work with this template:

3. Use these tags: “Write or die” and “Halloween”

4. Submit it as a draft to Chalkboard and we will review and publish it as soon as we can.

Have fun. Muahahahaha.