The old year is safely tucked away and the new one is upon us. Let us celebrate with a new writing challenge! But perhaps not too strenuous a challenge as we’re still recovering from the holidays. This month’s challenge is to write a fifty word story using a one-word prompt and then to contribute a word to the prompt list.
How it all works:
- Prompt: Select any word from the prompt list below and write a story containing it. Then contribute a word of your choice to the list for the next participants to use.
- Genre: Anything goes. Mystery, romance, historical fiction, alternate history, steam punk, science fiction, horror, fantasy, slip-stream, or whatever.
- Word count: 50 words. The number of words thou writest shalt be 50 and 50 shalt be the number that thou writest. Write not 51 words nor 49 words, except that thou continuest on to 50 words. (Titles not included in the word count.)
- How to share: You can put it up on your blog and link here or (if you don’t have a blog) you can email it to me and I’ll put it in a post for you.
- Time limit: From now until the next challenge is posted.
- Prizes: No…no prizes. Just the reward of a story well written.
The prompt list (will grow as participants contribute new words):
- disintegration
- quotidian
- collection
- Mollycoddle
- forgetful
- Euclidean
- rhubarb
- hokey
- betide
- luscious
- magnetism
- precocious
- wasp
- devoid
- athanasia
- transom
Note: If you enjoy the challenge of writing microfiction from a one-word prompt, check out One Word.
Happy writing!!!
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October-December Writing Challenge Wrap Up
October-December’s writing challenge was all about masks, what they hide and what they reveal. Peel off the masks and discover the truth…
- Mike Lyons – Il Masque
- Darlene Steelman – Faceless
- Charles Mashburn – The Old Man and the Mask
- Robin Hawke – Another Halloween
- Erin Beyko – A Mask of Premonition
- Forgotten Moon – Red Velvet
- Shadlyn – Masks
- Tim Guthat – Angelique and the Loup-Garou
- The Swords of the Ancients – Masks
A very big “Thank You” to all the wonderful writers that participated in October-December’s challenge. Can’t wait to see what you guys write next!
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Hi Sonia
Nice little challenge to ease into the new year. Not sure if I’m supposed to link to my piece here, but will anyway.
http://cleveroldowl.wordpress.com/2012/01/03/fifty-on-one-challenge-disintegration/
Here’s my prompt suggestion: Mollycoddle
Happy New Year,
Craig
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Here’s my entry for the January Challenge. Happy New Year to all you happy writers and readers out there in E-land!
http://charleslmashburn.wordpress.com/2012/01/03/be-careful-what-you-ask-for/
Oops! Forgot to leave my word to add to the list: I’m going to go with “forgetful”. Ha!
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Here’s my entry, using the prompt “forgetful” –
http://practically-creative.net/2012/01/03/a-collection-of-microfiction-on-a-theme-apart/
My prompt word is “Euclidean.”
You guys are spectacular! I’ll add those words to the prompt list and head off to read the stories *rubs hands in delight*
@Craig: Yep, a linky in the comment is just fine. Thanks!
http://swordsoftheancients.wordpress.com/2012/01/03/non-euclidean/
Here’s my fifty on “Euclidean.” My word for the prompt list is “rhubarb.”
I chose quotidian. Happy to be challenged,
http://robinhawke.wordpress.com/2012/01/03/genteel/
Robin
Forgot to add my word
hokey
I went with Quotidian and will leave with “betide”.
http://awrittenexperiment.blogspot.com/2012/01/small-challenge-anyways.html
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Excellent! Off to read some more.
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http://hyperbatic.wordpress.com/2012/01/06/forgetful/
My prompt is Luscious.
Here is my 50-word response (to the tune of ‘Euclidean’):
- http://hyperbatic.wordpress.com/2012/01/06/euclidean/
The prompt I add to the list is: ‘Magnetism’.
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Here is my stab at the challenge, using the word: “disintegration”
http://politicalstrife.wordpress.com/2012/01/06/sophia-g-medeiros-january-writing-challenge-fifty-on-one/
My addition to the list is: “precocious”
So many responses! Yay! Off to read the stories and add the new words to the list.
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Hi there, my effort, hopefully correctly using the word “quotidian”, can be found here:
http://creativetendency.wordpress.com/2012/01/09/january-writing-challenge/
My prompt list addition is “wasp”
Great! Thanks!
Sonia, I couldn’t resist; here’s my entry ‘En Route‘ (it’s not yet published; scheduled for Tuesday 17th Jan 2012 at 07:11 GMT -I knooow; I like to be different!
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Oh and my word for your list is: ‘devoid‘
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Another one for the disintegration pile. For my contribution, I offer “athanasia”.
http://tentavailetimes.wordpress.com/2012/01/24/writing-challenge-and-then-it-hits-you/
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Here’s my attempt.
http://amykeeley.wordpress.com/2012/01/27/my-story-for-the-challenge/
My word for the list: “transom”. (I’ve always liked that word)
Got a little behind in checking back in. Off to read the new stories. Thanks for sharing!
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