And I didn't see that now you were here on the page
writing poems too: poems silken with blue, fortified
with a metaphor passing through. But I knew this speaker
was you and knew there was so much about you that could reach
around the metaphor to a personal etymology [...]

                                                                     ~Excerpt from "I Didn't See It" by Prageeta Sharma

Fantasy Adventure Quest - A magical creature, a miniature dragon, a fierce huntress, and the reluctant "chosen one" hero all undertake a quest, and each one's skills are necessary to reach the end (where the hero finishes it because it has to be him for some reason).

Action Heist - A mastermind, whose only skill may or may not be cleverness, assembles a motley crew... electronics specialist, safe cracker, hacker, con man, cat burglar, etc, and each one's skills are necessary to reach the end (where the anti-hero is ripped off, rips off the others, or dies).

Example: Someone in a heist story looks up from her computer long enough to roll her eyes and tell the group's bruiser, "Plugging it in is more effective than hitting it." What job does she probably have?

A great, informative newsletter, Cinn. Thank you!

Thank you, too, for promoting my poem. I really appreciate it, love!
          From Sally

This story ("A Short Ride" ) was written based on a picture of a girl riding a bike dressed for work. Do you think I hit the mark?
          From Quick-Quill

Visual prompts are the easiest for me to work with also. And yes, I have been able to write "action" just from a single still. Whether it is about the people who are central to the shot or just a shot of nature on a given day, the picture helps flesh out the background and imagination supplies the action. I guess there really is truth to the old saw, "a picture is worth a thousand words".
          From Sand Castles Shopgirl 739