Category: Writing Challenges
Challenges from the Bonanza Brand Forums.
Brothers, Above All (by freyakendra)
Summary: While the Civil War pits brother against brother, a night on Hell’s battlefield pulls Joe and Adam into a fight that only one can survive. (Response to ML’s 2012 birthday challenge.)
Rated: T Word Count: 3,000
What Ben Saw Out The Window (by debpet)
Summary: What is it that Ben has spied out the window? And what are the Cartwrights going to do with it?
Rated: K+ WC 2000
The Eyebrow of Doom (by faust)
Bankrobbers, mysterious family secrets, burnt food, some new additions to the household, and even two shot wounds — what else could possibly make a six-year-old’s summer more interesting?
10,700 words, rated K
The Art-Universe series, links to all the stories within the series are included.
Sarah (by rita)
Summary: Joe has been shot and needs to find shelter.
Rated: T WC 2100
Scars on the Inside (by Annie K Cowgirl)
Summary: In memory of the beloved episode My Brother’s Keeper. It’s been five years since the accident and Adam still hasn’t forgiven himself for shooting Joe.
Rated: K+ (935 words)
Quest for the Mine of Lost Souls; or, The Treasure of the Uinta Mountains (by Patina)
Rating: T
Word Count=9731
Summary: Gold, a curse, and the legend of a lost mine spark a quest for riches. Camp in the Pines Dime Novel challenge.
East, West: Home’s Best–The Easterner (by Puchi Ann)
Summary: At first, Adam isn’t sure how his Eastern friend will feel about life on the Ponderosa, but he–and the rest of the Cartwrights–soon realize that George is not the only one who has a lot to learn from his visit.
Rated: K+ WC 35,000
Joe’s Journal (by frasrgrl)
SUMMARY: Joe decides to take Adam’s advice and turns to a journal to work through something that is weighing on his soul.
Word Count: 14,277 Rated: K+
A Single Shot (by debpet)
Summary: A single shot has devastating consequences for the Cartwrights.
WARNING: CHARACTER DEATH Rated: MA WC 8200
Into the Line of Fire Series
Into the Line of Fire
A Singe Shot
A Main Character’s Nightmare — Is an Author’s Delight (by Annie K Cowgirl)
Summary: Joe has a decision to make when the most beautified–which is a vile phrase according to Polonius–Annie K asks him to do something for her.
Rated: K+ (770 Words)
College Days (by deansgirl)
Summary: For the June Chaps and Spurs. Adam had a crazy romance in college.
Rated: K+ (865 words)
After the Dragon (by frasrgrl)
Summary: This is a WHN for Day of the Dragon.
It’s my entry for the March Chaps and Spurs challenge along with the Pinecone Trifecta.
Word Count: 1,063 Rated: K
Clearing the Mind (by Dodo)
Summary: A What Happened Next for The Julia Bulette episode using the words: Joy, Frosting, Dream, Valentine and Sparkling.
Rated: K+ Word Count: 1550
My Lucky Day (by Cheaux)
Summary: Joe has some explaining to do . . .
Rated: K WC 600
The Lineshack (by slaine89)
Summary: My response entry for the Chaps and Spurs Mega Challenge. The three Cartwright boys lose their horses and have to seek shelter in a shack. Rated: K (6,265 words)