Category: Writing Challenges
Challenges from the Bonanza Brand Forums.
First Kiss Again — Book Four (by BettyHT)
SUMMARY: This is the fourth story in the First Kiss series: a cattle drive, a horse sale, the desert, outlaws, a desert rat, and all sorts of trouble for the family in this one before it all gets sorted out. This concluded the Bonano and NaNoWriMo story challenges.
Rating = T Word count = 20517
First Kiss Series, links to stories of this series included.
I Loved Rachel, but Benjamin I Hated (by Ahdavis)
Summary: Ben is anything but delighted when his mother and two sisters arrive at the Ponderosa for an unannounced visit. But as his mother and sisters stay on at the ranch, he must confront the past and try to make sense of a very bitter feud between them. But when he faces total ruin by a member of his only family, he just might find the healing he’s been searching for and finally make peace with the past and with his family at the same time.
Rating: T/PG-13 (Word Count: 18, 978)
Impasse (by BettyHT)
SUMMARY: My entry for the Ancestry Challenge. Ben has had three wives and they all had relatives, many of whom he never knew. One shows up with a selfish ulterior motive focused on one son.
Rating = T Word count = 8308
Warm Milk and Memories (by PSW)
Summary: In some ways, Adam and Jamie really aren’t so different.
Rating: K Word Count: 2845
Scenes From Our Next Life series, links to stories of this series included.
Bound by Love (by AC1830)
Summary – A young woman’s sudden departure from Virginia City leaves heartache and anger behind. After an eight-year absence, she returns home hoping to reconcile with the ones she left behind.
Rating – T, Word Count – 9751
Premonition (by Inca)
Summary: After sixteen-year-old Adam discovers a mysterious cave, disturbing events follow.
5940 words Rating K
The Black Letter “C” (by Hart4Ben)
Summary: Ben’s delirium leaves him haunted.
Word Count: 605 Rating: K+
The Twice-Told Tale (by Cheaux)
Summary: Adam wanted to help his brother, not kill him.
Word count: 6200 Rating: T
Written for 2017 Once Upon A Midnight Dreary (aka Poe) Challenge and published in 2018 for the Better Late Than Never challenge.
Red Night (by BettyHT)
SUMMARY: A year late but here is the 2017 Once Upon a Midnight Dreary challenge to write a Gothic story in the style of Poe. This is my entry for the 2018 Better Late Than Never challenge. There’s murder and mayhem in Virginia City and the limited evidence points toward an unlikely suspect. The gruesome deeds occur off scene for it is the aftermath that matters most.
rating = T. word count = 7497
Red Night Series, links for all the stories of this series included.
A Debt of Honour (by Questfan)
Summary: My entry for BoNaNo 2017. A trip back from Sacramento takes a deadly turn and Joe is separated from his brothers. Believing he caused their deaths and left traumatised, Joe is picked up by a father and daughter who are heading for California.
Rating: T Word Count: 23,769
Home (by PSW)
Summary: Candy realizes that some things do change.
Rating: K Word count: 640
Scenes From Our Next Life Series, links to stories of this series included.
Angels, In Spite of it All (by Questfan)
This story was written for the 2017 Advent Calendar – Day 24
Summary: Virginia City awaits the highly anticipated Nativity play. Thankfully, anyone can be an angel when there is a need.
Rating: G 3,700 words
Baby from the Forrest, Baby from the Heart (by mumu74)
This story was written for the 2017 Advent Calendar – Day 23
Summary: The start of a new life is a joyous occasion.
Rating: G 1,380 words
Christmas Magic (by Cheaux)
This story was written for the 2017 Advent Calendar – Day 22
Summary: There’s disappointment when the Cartwrights can’t be home on Christmas Eve.
Rating: G 1,600 words
Christmas Time (by Indiana)
This story was written for the 2017 Advent Calendar – Day 21
Summary: Tears of disappointment turn into a lesson of compassion for a brother.
Rating: G 720 words
