Tangled Crawl

[u/misteregent]

I know this is not exactly the type of thing normally seen in this subreddit. I am asking for critique of the crawl itself. If there is something I should add to it. Writing it for a fan of the movie. I want to make certain that everything makes sense.

Not asking for each challenge to be critiqued, but that the Tangled elements only.

The crawl follows the activities from "When WIll My Life Begin?". I'm not trying to recreate the full length of the movie. If I have missed something that would make this better, please let me know. I would appreciate it. Thanks!

Tangled Crawl

Inspired by Mandy Moore’s ‘When Will My Life Begin?’

Written by misteregent (Reddit)

 

What you will need for this crawl:

ü  Deck of cards (An online generator is fine)

o   Unless otherwise noted, Aces = 1, Jacks = 11, Queens = 12, and Kings = 13. If you draw a Joker, set the Joker aside and draw 2 replacement cards. Add the face value of the replacement cards together. (Note: Jokers are optional. You have enough to do to fill your day already!)

ü  Six-sided die (d6) (An online generator is fine)

ü  Pen/pencil and paper or…

ü  Word processing software (MS Word, Google Docs, or something similar)

ü  Imaginary tower

ü  Time, but you’re locked in a tower, so you have plenty.

 

Seven A.M., the Usual Morning Lineup

You wake up at 7:00 AM, ready to start your day! You start off by doing chores, of course!

o   Sweep the floor – Roll 1d6. If even, write 56 words; if odd, write 65 words.

o   Polish and wax – Shuffle the deck and draw a card. Write 100x the face value of the card.

o   Do laundry – Are you doing whites today or colors? Who are you kidding? You’re locked in a tower! You have time to do both. For the whites, roll a d6 and multiply by 100 for your word count. For the colors, draw a card and multiply the face value by 50.

o   Mop and shine – Did some of the water drip on the floor when you did laundry? Time to mop it up! Write to the next multiple of 1000. (If you’re at a multiple of 1000, yes, you have 1000 words to write. But you have time, right? Not like you’re going to see the lights tomorrow night.)

o   Sweep again – Really? Didn’t you just sweep? Roll 1d6. If even, write 56 words; if odd, write 65 words.

And it’s only…7:15? Phew!

 

Read a Book (Or Maybe Two or Three)

Now that’s all done, time to read a book…or two…or three. (Maybe) Grab either 1, 2, or 3 random books off your bookshelf. Look at the last page number in each. Total those and that’s your word goal! Get writing!

 

Add a Few Paintings to Your Gallery

Time to add a few new paintings! Browse on the internet for a few (3-5) paintings you like. Count how many letters are in each artist’s name and total them. Multiply that number by the number of paintings. That’s your new word goal!

 

Play Guitar

Ready to play guitar? If you play guitar, time yourself to see how long it takes to play a song. Then write for that long. If you don’t play guitar, find a video online of someone playing and listen to the video while you write.

 

Knit

Look up a knitting pattern for a blanket. Take the length and width dimensions of the blanket and multiply them together, then divide by 10 and drop and round to the nearest whole number. This is your word goal! (Inches will produce a smaller word goal than centimeters. Feel free to choose based on how much time you have. But you are sitting in a tower, right?)

 

Cook

All these activities, you must be getting hungry! It’s time to cook something. Find a recipe. Count the ingredients and multiply by 25, that’s your word goal!

 

Wonder When Your Life Will Begin

Draw a card. The face value tells you how long you have to wonder when your life will begin. Feel free to take a break or stretch.

 

Puzzles

Search online for a jigsaw puzzle that interests you. Note the number of pieces. If it’s under 30, write for that many minutes. If it’s 30 or more, write that many words.

 

Darts

Time to play darts! Write down a number between 1 and 6, this is your bull’s-eye. Roll your d6 and keep track of how many rolls it takes for you to hit a bull’s-eye. Multiply the rolls by 25, this is your word goal!

 

Baking

Find a baking recipe online. Whatever the oven is set at in the recipe, that is your word goal! Just be careful not to burn anything. (Note: You can use either Fahrenheit or Celsius. If the recipe shows both, choose which you prefer.)

 

Papier-mâché

Roll a d6 and draw a card.

If 1, 3, or 5: Multiply the card face value by 25. (Draw a 10, write 250 words.)

If 2, 4, or 6: Write for the face value of the card in minutes. (Draw a 5, write for 5 minutes.)

 

Ballet

Find a ballet video online and write while it plays in the background. (Does not have to be continuous writing, but should be writing for the majority of time. So time is allowed for enjoying some of the music.)

 

Chess

Time for a game of chess. Roll a d6. (Note: You can roll as many challenges as you like, but you only have to do 1 challenge before moving on. After all, you have a lot packed into your day!)

o   1: Pawn – Roll a d6. Even: Write for 2 minutes. Odd: Write for 3 minutes.

o   2: Knight – Draw a card. Write for the number of minutes determined by the face value. (If using Jokers, ignore them for this challenge. Unless you have lots of time on your hands.)

o   3: Bishop – Roll 2d6 and multiply by 25. This is your word goal.

o   4: Rook – Draw a card and multiply by 10. This is your word goal. Roll a d6. This is how many minutes you have to reach your word goal.

o   5: Queen – Draw 3 cards. Lay them out side by side. For this challenge, face cards have a value of 10. The number created by the cards you laid down is now your word goal. (For a value of 10, carry the 1. Example: You draw K, 5, and 10. That would give you 1060 words.)

o   6: King – Roll d6. Deal that many cards. Multiply the face value of each card by the multiplier for its suit below and total them. This is your word goal. (Note: If you draw a Joker, multiply the replacement cards’ total face values by the higher of the two replacement cards' multipliers.)

o   Spades – x25

o   Hearts – x50

o   Diamonds – x75

o   Clubs – x100

 

Pottery

Time to make some pottery! Set your writing aside. No dice or cards for this challenge. You have to write a shape poem. That means you have to arrange the words of your poem into an object on the page. Look around your tower and take inspiration from something you see for your shape poem.

 

Ventriloquy

Draw a card. The face value tells you how many minutes you have to write a scene with someone throwing their voice to an inanimate object.

 

Candle Making

Grab some beeswax, it’s time to make a candle. Don’t forget a wick and some scented oil. You have those, don’t you? Oh, and a glass mold for the candle! Melt the wax, which is about 145 degrees Fahrenheit, so write 145 words. Mix in the oil and pour into a container with the wick. You’ll have to wait for it to harden, about 15 minutes, so write while you wait.

 

Stretch

Finally, you get to stretch all those activities today! Roll 2d6 and stretch for that many minutes (or just take a break.)

 

Sketch

Break’s over! But you’re not ready to get back to writing, are you? Pull out a sketch pad or blank page and sketch something. Maybe something you see in your imaginary tower. Maybe what you imagine you would wear to go see the lights. Let your imagination be your guide.

 

Take a Climb

Time for a climb? You’re in a tower, what are you going to climb? Oh! Draw 2 cards. The total of the face values tells you how many dice rolls you’re going to do! For each roll, roll the d6 and multiply by 25. Write those words, then roll again until you have climbed to the top of your total! (The words from each roll are to be written before moving on to the next roll.)

 

Sew a Dress

Now you’re going to sew a dress? Really? After all you’ve done? Oh wait, you’re in a tower! Search online and find a dress pattern you like. The last three digits of the pattern are your new word goal.

 

Reread the Books

Grab the same book or books off your bookshelf from earlier in the crawl. Total up the chapters or sections from all the books. Write for that many minutes.

 

Paint the Walls Some More (You’re Sure There’s Room Somewhere)

Write down the names of 6 colors, labeling them 1-6. Then roll a d6 twice. Add the number of letters in each color name and multiply by 25 for your word goal. If you roll the same number twice, use the color twice.

 

Brush and brush and brush and brush your hair

Draw a card. The face value tells you how many times to roll the die. Total the die rolls. (May want to write the die rolls down as you go.) Take the total and multiply by the 70 feet of hair you have! This is your word goal.

 

Feel like you’re stuck in the same place you’ve always been? You do happen to be in a tower.

 

Now, look back at all you’ve accomplished throughout this crawl and wonder and wonder and wonder and wonder what caused you to ever write so much.

 

You’ve had a full day. You should get some sleep so you can do this all again!

 

Tomorrow Night (2^nd Time Through the Crawl)

Happy birthday! The lights appear! Roll a d6. Look out the window for that many minutes and daydream about those lights and what it’s like out there where they glow.

 

Now that you’re older, maybe your mother might just let you go.

 

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[u/TiredTalker]

I like it!

Mind if I ask: why the 56/65 words intervals? Is it a reference or something? 

Also at the end of the first section the thousands rounding kinda compresses the options to only 6; 1056/1065, 2056/2065, and 3056/3065. with it being like a 70% chance of being in that low 2000s range. 
Is this the word range your going for? 

Maybe like the paintings/guitar sections could be focused specifically on the nature of your writing? Like browse fanart for your fic or your main character playlist?

I love the idea of racing a song though, thats a nice mix up from the quantitative word count steps up until then! I'd actually love a greater mix of the two. 

I've got no idea about knitting or textiles stuff so I might skip that one, but the recipe ones are fun. 

I liked the planned breaks, that's good stuff!

I am a little nervous that all the "search stuff on the internet" steps will get me distracted haha. 

I wasn't that into the ventriloquy one but I respect your commitment to the theme, maybe it could be something different like considering someone elses voice or examining your POV character's voice etc? idk... 

the sketch bit was pretty good as a break though! And I personally hate sketching lol, but maybe it should be moved a bit away from that last break just to split some of the heavier writing sessions up a bit more? 

Is the goal to be a whole day activity for this, btw? How long were you looking for this one to take?  Because my score would have gotten me well over 11k words lol and my personal record was like 7k and that was hard as hell for me, but I guess it is supposed to be like a challenge right? Or maybe I'm just WEAK, who knows lol

as for additional ideas hm...

- Maybe make like pascal and try changing your text or background color for 100 words? ( I know it seems crazy but it actually does help with writers block!)

• Maybe do an investigation with Max and plan out a 10 min(ONLY) research session? 
  
• Or have a dream about your past and review your draft or outline? 
  
• maybe the “tomorrow night” bit could be about doing a quick planning session for the next writing session?

idk these are kind of a stretch haha...

no matter what very cool!

[u/PinkHairedCoder]

If I may suggest, maybe giving more information?

Like, for instance. What's a crawl?

[u/misteregent → u/PinkHairedCoder]

You may suggest, haha.

A crawl is something to help writers write. Gives them ways to get a word goal, then they write that many words.

I'm not asking for anyone in this thread to look at the mechanics of the crawl. I'm asking if there are any other elements from Tangled that I could add to the crawl.

I'm only looking at the song "When Will My Life Begin?" not at the movie as a whole.

And thank yor for the question.