A Facebook group I part of publishes weekly prompts called “Make the Mood Monday”, aiming for 50 words per posting. Initially, I used it to fill in missing visual and text flashes. I also use them to push myself. Every group of five, I expand one out to a 500 word posting and for every three 500-word posting, I try to expand one out to 2,000 words. The end goal is to expand out of every three 2,000 word posting, a 10,000 word novella which I will e-publish.
I am choosing what to expand based on interest, so be sure to comment on the ones you like!
The dates are where I have placed them in the blog to fill in holes.
(One) Group of five from March & April 2022: Seaweed Clung (12/22/20), Another One, Reginald? (Pets for Vampires 1) (5/17/20), Four / repairing the home (10/18/20), Like-to-Like (5/24/20), Song / Then we are agreed (7/19/20)
(One Expansion): Another one, Reginald (Pets for Vampires 1) – Expansion: Veronica Visits (Pets for Vampires 2) (6/7/20)
2,000 Words Expansion: Still See His Teeth (Pets for Vampires 3) (11/29/20)
Bonus Expansion: Hair of Dog (Pets for Vampires 4) (12/6/2020)
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(Two) Group of five from May 2022: Docility (5/12/2019), Be Ninja (7/28/20), Beep (7/6/20), Peacock (9/20/20), Light Leaked (10/24/21)
(Two Expansion): Beep – Expansion: Ship’s Center (Beep Part 2) (9/6/20)
(Two Bonus Expansion): Be Ninja – Expansion: Be Ninja Part Two – First Attempt (7/5/20)
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(Three) Group of five from June 2022: Summoning (5/15/22), Pizza and Movie Night Part 2 (3/7/21), Three-Fold Returns (8/23/20), Mop Up Part 2 / Pizza and Movie Night Part 4 (4/18/21), Getting Closer (9/27/22)
(Three Expansion): Pizza and Movie Night – Expansion: Mop Up Part 1 / Pizza and Movie Night Part 3 (4/4/21)
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(Four) Group of five from July 2022: Instant Separation (11/22/20), Moon Reflections (4/25/21), Fence Post (3/28/21), Rainbow Skulls (6/26/22), Protest (4/28/21)
(Four Expansion): Fence Post – Expansion: Toleration (Fence Post Part 2) (5/2/21)
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(Five) Group of five from August 2022: Chiming In (1/24/21), Too Close (10/4/20), Following a Lead (12/27/20), Visitor at Movie Night (5/23/21), Selling Point (6/27/21)
(Five Expansion): Too Close – Expansion: (To be written)
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(Six) Group of five for September 2022: Living Scents (7/25/21), Prom Wait (5/22/22), Come Home (9/25/22), Calm (1/22/23), A Reflective Woman (10/23/22)
(Six Expansion): A Reflective Woman – Expansion: Dual Impressions (11/6/22)
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(Seven) Group of five for October 2022: Light Spear (12/28/21), Overboard (2/26/23), Persistence (8/22/21), Different Horizons (7/24/22), Dr. Jump (8/28/22)
(Seven Expansion): Light Spear – Expansion: Light Spear Expanded (12/5/21)
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(Eight) Group of five for Nov/Dec 2022: Quest for True Love (12/25/22), Naturally Nocturnal (9/26/21), Get Your Goat (11/27/22), Jingle Balls (12/28/21), Come Home Part Two (10/30/22)
(Eight Expansion): Quest for True Love – Expansion: (To be written)
(Eight Bonus Expansion): Naturally Nocturnal – Purrson (10/2/22) & Phylactery (12/4/22)
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(Nine) Group of five for Jan 2023: Summertime on Ullr (4/24/22), Performance (12/25/18), Blanket (8/27/19), Market (8/27/19), Gliding Cliff (12/27/22)
(Nine Expansion): Market – Expansion: Market Day Purchase (11/1/2020)
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(Ten) Group of five for Feb 2023: Work (12/27/22), The Ancient Vitz Tree (4/26/20), Rules (6/21/20), Hands, elbows, arms (10/25/20), Elementary (12/28/21)
(Ten Expansion): The Ancient Vitz Tree – Expansion: The Ancient Vitz Tree 2 (2/5/2023)
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(Eleven) Group of five for March 2023: Meadowbrook (1/15/2023); Sleeper Agent (3/12/2023), Times are a-changing (3/19/2023), GoTime (1/1/2023), Popsicle Passover (3/14/2021)
(Eleven Expansion): GoTime – Expansion: GoTime 2 (1/8/2023)
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(Twelve) Group of five for April 2023: Sacrifice (3/21/2021), Drone (3/26/2023); T is for Time (GoTime 3) (4/23/2023); Sand Hill (9/13/2020); Sixteen years / By a Landslide 1 (10/11/2020)
(Twelve Expansion): None were expanded officially, though T is for Time is the third installment for GoTime, and Sixteen Years got a second installment as Oopsie in the next group under the series By a Landslide.
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(Thirteen) Group of five for May-June 2023: Ten Thousand Generations (5/14/2023); Oopsie / By a Landslide 2 (11/8/2020); U is for Undying (4/24/2023); Apollo’s Fall (6/4/2023); Cathedral of Time (5/7/2023)
(Thirteen Expansion): Words on a Wall (5/28/23)
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(Fourteen) Group of Five for June-July 2023: A father stays (6/18/2023), Gentrification (12/13/2020); Red Skies at Night (7/2/2023); A photo for now (7/9/2023); Athena’s Horse Phase (7/16/23)
(Fourteen Expansion): A photo for now– Expansion: A photo forever (11/5/2023)
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(Fifteen) Group of Five for July-August 2023: Misty Lake (7/30/2023); Worth the Heartache (6/25/2023); Above the Crowd (8/6/2023); First Pick /Above the Crowd 2 (8/13/2023); Whirlwind (8/20/2023)
(Fifteen Expansion): Above the Crowd – Expansion: (to be written)
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(Sixteen) Group of Five for September 2023: Second Person (8/27/2023), Forging Hard Metal (9/3/2023); Raptors by the Sea (9/10/2023); Storm Front (9/17/2023); Commitment (9/24/2023)
(Sixteen Expansion): Raptors by the Sea – Outside the Aerie (11/19/23)
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(Seventeen) Group of Five for October 2023: Peacock Caper (10/1/2023); Dustu Hunting (10/8/2023); Passing Fancy (7/23/2023); I feel a sneeze / Pixie Power 1 (10/15/2023); Vision (10/10/2021)
(Seventeen Expansion): I feel a sneeze / Pixie Power 1 – Expansion: I rather not / Pixie Power 2 (10/22/2023)
2,000 Words Expansion: I am just boring / Pixie Power 3 (10/29/2023)
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(Eighteen) Group of Five for January 2024: First Light (12/26/2023); May I have your attention (12/26/2023); Timekeeping (9/5/2021); Good Roof (6/6/2021); Painted Sunflowers (1/14/2024)
(Eighteen Expansion): (to be chosen)
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(Nineteen) Group of Five for February 2024: Performance Anxiety (2/12/2023); Wood Dragon (2/11/2024); Last Super Standing (1/13/2022); Orders (12/26/2023); Three Heads are Worse then One (3/3/2024)
(Nineteen Expansion): (to be chosen)
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(Twenty) Group of Five for March 2024: A Chilled Reception (12/12/2021); Oghan’s Return (12/10/2023); Human do the Stupid (7/4/2021); A is for Always (4/1/2024); The Emerald Dragon Flies (2/25/2024)
(Twenty Expansion): (to be chosen)
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(Twenty-One) Group of Five for April 2024: As Luck Would Have It (11/21/2021); What are they really trying to sell? (12/10/2023); couple kissing (TBA); Join the Crew (5/5/2024); When the Star Align (12/24/2023)
(Twenty-One Expansion) When the Stars Align – Expansion: Against the Sky (1/7/2024)
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(Twenty-Two) Group of Five for May 2024: Character Study (11/14/2021); Clockwork Dragon (3/24/2024); Dragonfly (5/26/2024); Frozen to the Core (10/31/2021); Blue Jeans Guy (7/11/2021)
(Twenty-Two Expansion): (to be chosen)
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(Twenty-Three) Group of Five for July 2024: Haeata (6/13/2021); Hck’vitch (8/15/2021); Even when the trees are apart (6/23/2024); X is for Xenophile (4/28/2024); Look what I can do (11/7/2021)
(Twenty-Three Expansion): X is for Xenophile – Expansion: X is for Xylotomous (5/19/2024)
Bonus Expansion: X is for Xanthic (6/9/2024)
(2,000 Expansion): Exhibit (7/14/2024)
Bonus Expansion: Exit Strategy (9/1/2024)
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(Twenty-Four) Group of Five for August 2024: Fifteen Minutes (Ymir’s Songs 1) (10/9/2023); When Nature Takes Your Breath Away (9/12/2021); I’m not your maid (5/16/2021); When your DM asks a question, you say yes (7/28/2024); Last Time Together for Best Friends Forever (8/21/2021)
(Twenty-Four Expansion) Fifteen Minutes – Expansion: Song for Rosalynn (Ymir’s Songs 2) (11/26/2023)
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(Twenty-Five) Group of Five for September 2024: Old Flamer (6/20/2021); A Whiskey with the Wall (5/9/2021); Tumbling Tumbleweeds (8/8/2021); boxer (TBA); Sandwyvern (9/22/2024)
(Twenty-Five Expansion): (to be chosen)
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(Twenty-Six) Group of Five for October 2024: Coverage (7/18/2021); It’s not my fault … for once (8/25/2024); Energy Alignment (11/19/2021); Honey’s Adoption (11/12/2023)
(Twenty-Six Expansion): (to be chosen)