Category: Writing Challenges
Challenges from the Bonanza Brand Forums.
The Greatest Gift (by Annie K Cowgirl)
Summary: A Christmas surprise turns out to be most welcomed.
Rating: G 1020 Words
Note: This story was written for the Bonanza Brand 2020 Advent Calendar, originated in the Forums.
The Remarkable Tin Soldier (by McFair_58)
Summary: Remembrance of Christmas Past
Rating: G 7,950 words
Note: This story was written for the Bonanza Brand 2020 Advent Calendar, originated in the Forums.
All That Glitters (by Questfan)
Summary: Youthful dreams were lost long ago when a father decided he knew best what his daughter needed, but a second chance comes about in a most unexpected way.
Rating: G 3,420 words
Note: This story was written for the Bonanza Brand 2020 Advent Calendar, originated in the Forums.
BTR Sourdough Starters #31 – November 2020 (by BZTrailriders)
Summary: “May I…?” – This one is a little different. After 2-½ years of Sourdoughs, has someone written one that gave you an idea to expand it? Well, go ahead and ask to use that person’s sourdough and add to it in some way. Include a copy of the original Sourdough, and who wrote it, with your expansion of 600 words or less.
Rating: G, Word Count: 2937
BTR Sourdough Starters #30 – October 2020 (by BZTrailriders)
Summary: Write a short spooky campfire or bedtime tale, or expand a previous Sourdough and give it a haunted twist.
Rating: G, Word Count: 2560
Never Frighten the Cat – Little Joe’s Wardrobe Challenge (McFair_58)
Summary: Ben comes home to a comic crisis creating by who else – his youngest son! Can he help him before the boy is buried alive?
Word count: 1746
Rated: G
The Secret (by Inca / aka Tye)
Summary: An old friend has a favor to ask of Adam, with consequences neither of them will ever forget.
MA rated
5330 words
BTR Sourdough Starters #29 – September 2020 (by BZTrailriders)
Summary: Education was important to the Cartwrights. In fact both Adam and Joe became substitute teachers. Use one of these pictures (the brothers teaching researching) as inspiration for a vignette or addition to a past Sourdough.
Rating: G, Word Count: 2306
The Laughing Stallion (by SJRCartwright)
Summary: What happened before Ivory arose as Adam faltered while entering the waiting area of the stage station? A small smile played on her lovely lips as she approached him. As if she could read his mind, she said, “I am what I look like. I am for real. I am really a woman.”
Rating: MA – This story ventures into an area that may make some readers uncomfortable. Though not explicit, the theme may not suit everyone.
(3,180 word)
BTR Sourdough Starters #28 – August 2020 (by BZTrailriders)
Summary: The Cartwrights are out and about on the Ponderosa. Use these pictures (all C’s by water) for inspiration as to what they might be doing during the hot month of August. It can include any combination of Cartwrights.
Rating: G, Word Count: 1571
To Clear the Dust (by faust)
Summary: Saturday night, Adam and Hoss got stranded in an abandoned cabin, and what Adam wants most is a bath. And hadn’t Hoss just reckoned that? But there’s more at stake than just washing off road dust.
Rating: PG
Word count: 6223
Epidemic (by Puchi Ann)
Summary: A silent killer stalks the streets of Virginia City, and all Ben Cartwright’s sons are at risk.
Rating: K
Word Count: 14,210
The Hawk (by Sierra Girl)
Summary: When the abduction of one brother leads to injury for another, it seems that two Cartwrights may be about to meet their maker. But fraternal bonds aren’t easily severed, especially on Paiute land.
Rating: PG-13
Word count: 12,596
Fireworks (by Patina)
Summary: What’s the Fourth of July without fireworks?
Rating: PG
Word Count: 3,609
Eternal Legacy (by wx4rmk)
Summary: After the death of a close friend, Adam and his family find a peculiar object that appears to have a long and fascinating history among the Cartwrights.
Rating: K
Word count: 2684
