Tell Me A Story #2

I debated for a while, should this be an electronic swap or a flat mail swap?

I decided on flat mail because I love getting letters in the post and I know I'm not alone. Also, maybe, this is a chance to find a penfriend to share a love of writing with, something different to the normal penfriend letters we start with.

I bought a book called 'What's Behind The Blue Door' by WriteGirl. it's a great book. I thought this swap might be a good one to run once a month with a long deadline to give us all a chance to write our stories using the prompts from the book.

Write a letter to your partner using the prompt. If you want to add a separate page with the more traditional pen pal intro and about you that's cool but make the main letter a story based on the prompt. Write to your partner as if you're answering the prompt, no personal stuff in the main letter.

I don't want to make too many rules but if you're going to join this then make sure you're happy to write more than a couple of pages. I would say this has to be at least three as a minimum but it could be so much more.

Presentation is sender's choice but sending it on paper/in an envelope that's been decorated and maybe in keeping with the story has got to be worth a heart.

I'm aiming to run this once a month and as this is the first it will overlap with the second to allow the same amount of time to write for both swaps. A week for sign-up, three weeks to write and post.

The second prompt, taken from the book is...

'You are standing at the edge of the Ocean, and a bottle washes up at your feet. Inside is an urgent message for you. What is it?'

The prompt doesn't have to be the first line but the story has to be based on the prompt

At least three pages, preferably more

Personal, traditional, penpal stuff as a separate letter in the same envelope, the main letter is just about the prompt. i will Angel if needed but if you have any problems making the deadline let me and your partner know. Any questions drop me a message

I'm going to leave this open to newbies but I will check before assigning partners, no unexplained recent 1 or 3's and a well-filled out profile as a minimum requirement.