Rule of Three: First Round of Prompts September 7, 2011

Things are crazy busy right now, but I had fun coming up with the first draft of the first writing prompt. Here it is:

The Prompts:
You have to dream up the first part of the story which should be based on one or more of the following prompts:

There is an argument
There is fear of an impending misfortune
There is a humorous circumstance
Someone might fall in love

General Storyline: The Town of Renaissance
Renaissance is an outpost town in the middle of nowhere, but many routes pass through or beside it. The desert is encroaching on one side (to the West), a once-lush forest lies to the East and South. A large river runs through the forest, but it is not close to the town. Mountains are to the North, far, far away, and when you look towards them you don’t know if they are an illusion or real. Closer by are the smaller hill chains that fed the mining, creating caverns and passages underground.

The town has had a number of identities throughout its history: A trading post; a mining town; a ghost town until it was rediscovered; a thriving community; the scene of a number of great battles; the scene of one great tragedy (that led to its Ghost Town standing); a town of great joys and celebrations, and so much more.
At this point in time, there is a general population of 333. A mixture of a community. It boasts families that have lived there for generations upon generations, but they are in the minority, and are not in positions of power. There are traders who have come back here, at the end of their many travails, to settle in. The new families and power-players have taken this as a last refuge for themselves, hoping to rebuild lives torn apart on the way here.

Reminder to self: Get the 1st part of the story published on 5th Oct.

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