Welcome to our December Challenge for Write...Edit...Publish, the final for the year of musical prompts!
Hi, it’s Nila and Renee presenting this month's challenge. The December prompt - “THE FIRST TIME EVER I SAW YOUR FACE,” has been inspired by the iconic song of Roberta Flack.
Photo by Carli Jeen on Unsplash
The First Time (Ever I Saw Your Face) is a folk song
written by Scottish musician and political activist Ewan MacColl in
1957 for Peggy Seeger, a relative of Pete Seeger and MacColl's lover at the
time and wife later on. The
track became a major breakout hit in 1969 for Roberta Flack, who sang a much
slower version than the original MacColl had composed. Read more about this song here.
Roberta herself said about the song - I
think it's the kind of song that has two unique & distinct qualities:
it tells a story, and it has lyrics that mean something....Because of [its
meaningful lyrics] the [song] can be interpreted by a lot of people in a lot of
different ways: the love of a mother for a child, for example, or [that of] two
lovers.
What's going to be your take? How are you going
to interpret this title? What will happen the first time your MC sees the face?
Will it be a romantic love like Ewan wrote for
Peggy?...Or will your MC recoil in fear, anger or unease? ...Will some
light-hearted mischief be hatched leading to a lifelong friendship?... Maybe it
will be a job interview and the employer will know that the face will bring
nothing but trouble?...Or might a stressed, lonely soul find his Man
Friday?
The possibilities are only bounded by your
imagination
.
- the sky's the limit...show us the heights you want to reach,
we're standing by to take off with you.
The December Prize:
Award-winning writer and artist Olga Godim is offering to help design a book cover, critique a short story, a flash, or a chapter - up to you.
Visit Olga's Blog: Olga Godim writing!
To win Olga's valued prize, submit your
"THE FIRST TIME EVER I SAW YOUR FACE"
entry between
December 1 thru the 15th
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Wishing you all a happy festive season
Nila & Renee, for...
It's great to see the entries trickling in from the moment the linky was opened. Thanks to the early posters! Looking forward to some great reads!
ReplyDeleteMe too! Already look like an awesome bunch of entries!
DeleteHi Nila, Denise, Jemi, Olga, Renee, Laura - and Nick for judging the entries. To my surprise I've enjoyed joining WEP - stretching my little brain into writing (sometimes!) pertinent posts ... cheers to you all and I do hope you'll have a peaceful and happy festive season - Hilary
ReplyDeleteWe value your unique and informative take on the prompts, Hilary. Thank you for your contribution to this Challenge. Season's greetings to you.
DeleteCommenting issues seem like a permanent fixture. For those of you whose comments are not getting through - you are always welcome to leave your feedback here. All members are requested to please check comments here - both btl and at the c-box. Thank you for your patience.
ReplyDeleteAs promised, I've written a post to close my Ukraine stories fur 2022: https://rolandclarke.com/2022/12/10/swords-to-ploughshares/ Should K add the link above?
ReplyDeleteFestive blessings everyone. I aim to return in 2023.
Oops I meant 'Should I add the link above?'
DeleteI see your link is added. Totally admire your linked stories on the war. Thank you for writing with us this year. Much appreciated and enjoyed.
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