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Welcome to The Ink Well Writing Challenge!
Here's a selection of some of the stories from the past few weeks - Enjoy and don't forget to leave a comment for the writer!
All the posts were selected by The Ink Well for curation by the OCD Communities Incubation Programme. Well done everyone!
The Ink Well's favourite this week was:
In Widechard's Seas by @gabmr
Which one is your favourite?
The Night About Us by @morey-lezama
The Old Murray by @apeboy
The Mares of Diomedes by @ricardo993
A Power Struggle by @justclickindiva
That Day by @jmauring
We Were Wrong About by @deeanndmathews
Three Nights by @marcybetancourt
Sepelium by @morey-lezama
Margot and Gerardo by @mayifiestas
The Night Fall by @dwixer
Vague Love Outside the Window by @kawsar8035
The Giant of the Moor by @danielapevs
The Princess in the Window by @marcybetancourt
This Week's Challenge
See the Season Launch post for a full list of prompts so you can plan your writing. There will also be a writing prize with hundreds (hundreds!) of Hive in prizes in December. The theme will be renewal and you will be able to submit entries for three weeks from Friday 18 December 2020 until Friday 8 January 2021.
This Week's Prompt
Prompt: "being right is a lonely place"
Use this prompt as a jumping off point in your story.
You could start by writing down the prompt and then free-writing for 30 minutes - just writing down whatever comes into your mind. Take a break (twenty minutes, two hours, a day) and then come back and start editing and developing your story. When you have a polished story, submit your post!
This is just one idea about how to use the prompt - it might become the opening or finishing sentence, or it might not appear in your final story at all.
Prompts and ideas for this Season's Writing Challenge are from Bryan Collins at Become a Writer Today.
Rules of Entry
- using the prompt, write a story that has a minimum of 350 words.
- post it in The Ink Well Community.
- use the title format: "theinkwell writing challenge | title of your story".
- include the tags: #theinkwell #challenge #story.
- post a link in the comments of this post - this is your entry to the writing challenge, don't forget to do it!
- NEW NEW NEW - vote on this post - NEW NEW NEW
Only include the tag #posh if you are sharing your story on Twitter. If you include the tag #feedback, you are letting curators and other members of the community know you welcome feedback on your story. We aim to be gentle and constructive with feedback, to help writers develop their craft.
Remember, original work only - no plagiarism or re-posts!
Curation Policies
The Ink Well aims to become an alternative source of long-term income for writers. We are looking for high quality well-crafted stories that have a clear story arc, well-developed characters and a satisfying ending for the reader. We have set out the Season Two programme in advance so you have time to plan your stories over the eight weeks. Don't forget to edit your story - remember we are looking for high quality and presentation!
When they review your stories, curators are looking for the following:
| Category | Explanation |
|---|---|
| Setting | Time and place the story is set and whether this affects the story. Has the writer created a world that is believable? |
| Story arc | What is the story arc? Does the story incorporate conflict, climax and resolution? Is the ending satisfying to the reader? |
| Characters | How are characters drawn in the story? What is their role in the story? Do they change or remain the same? Are they fresh and original or stereotypical? Are they believable? |
| Style | The writer's use of language, imagery and tone. Is the writer engaging? Are they showing not telling? |
| Presentation | Does the editing and presentation enhance the writing? Has the writer developed their story and corrected mistakes? |
Writing Tips
The Ink Well has lots of resources to help you develop your skills as a writer - or if you just get stuck. You can find the full list of tips with links in the latest post tips post pinned in the community. Here's a selection to get you started:
Posts that meet the criteria to a good standard (including editing!) will be submitted for OCD curation. The Ink Well will also be looking for promising posts to submit for @curie curation.
Finally
If you have any questions, put them in a comment below.
We look forward to reading your stories!
Selected Subscribers
The Ink Well community has over 1,000 subscribers but the PeakD API only allows us to pull 250 accounts. If you are a subscriber please:
- Give a vote for this post.
- Follow @theinkwell account.
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