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The Ink Well Joins the OCD Communities Incubation Programme
The Ink Well has been accepted into the OCD Communities Incubation Programme which is about empowering niche communities with curation, rewards and delegation.
This is exciting news and will enable The Ink Well to go ahead with its plan to become a go-to destination on the internet for stunning poetry and short stories. Peakd.com now offers the opportunity for readers to tip writers in a variety of currencies: writers in The Ink Well will be able to build a long-term alternative income over time.
The Ink Well has had (and continues to have) great support from @curie and the community has used this to support promising writers as they develop their skills. New support from @ocd means The Ink Well will also be able to reward skilled writers producing excellent stories.
The Ink Well has already put forward its first writers to receive upvotes from @ocd. Each of these, in their different ways, represents the quality we are looking for to grow The Ink Well. Check them for yourselves:
Carson's Murder by @lacrucita
A Preacher, a Killer and Some Cats and Dogs Went into an Alley by @deeanndmathews
Enemy Within by @dotnb
Prelude to an End by @iamraincrystal
Out with New and In with the Old by @verbalshadow
The Ink Well curating account (@theinkwell) will also receive a delegation from @ocd to increase its voting power, and The Ink Well curation team will receive support from @ocd to give them more time to support writers. These benefits all help to create a sustainable business model for The Ink Well.
Watch out for The Ink Well Newsletter later this week with news about plans for the Autumn and the launch of the August Holiday Fiction Challenge next week with 100 Hive worth of prizes!
Welcome to Week 13 of the Fiction Challenge
Please remember to follow the Rules of Entry listed below, especially linking your entry in a comment on the challenge post.
Each week you will be offered two prompts to start your creativity - you can use either prompt or both; you can include them in your story or use them to get your thoughts going and see where they take you ... and never mention the prompts in your writing at all!
Everyone who meets the Rules for Entry will:
- Receive 100% upvote from The Ink Well.
- Have a chance to be a Show Case Post in future weeks.
Entries that meet the criteria will also be curated for a curie and an OCD vote.
How To Enter The Challenge
The Ink Well is about encouraging high quality creative writing from story tellers. The challenge is open to everyone, whether you are an experienced writer or just starting your writing journey. Every week, there will be two fresh prompts to help you develop your writing skills.
Week 13 Prompts
Option 1: citizen
Option 2: some you win
You can use either prompt - or both - to create a story. You can include the prompt in your story, or use it as a jumping off point for your ideas.
What You Need To Do - Rules of Entry
- using the prompts, write a story that has a minimum of 350 words.
- post it in The Ink Well Community.
- use the title format: "theinkwell fiction challenge | title of your story".
- include the tags: #theinkwell #challenge #story.
- post a link in the comments of this post.
Remember, original work only - no plagiarism or re-posts!
The deadline is when this post pays out on Monday 17th August 2020.
What We Are Looking For
The vision for The Ink Well is all about encouraging and rewarding high quality creative writing on Hive. We know that everyone has to start somewhere, and that your writing skills improve the more you write.
To help you develop those skills, we've set out some categories that you will want to think about for your story. We've included some links to writing tips to help you. If you get stuck, have a look at these tips: Writing From A Prompt, Put It On The Page and Writing What You Know.
Last but not least, don't forget about Adding Conflict and Avoiding Clichés!
| Category | Explanation |
|---|---|
| Setting | Time and place the story is set and whether this affects the story. Tips to help you: How Writing Fiction is Like Weaving. |
| Plot and structure | What are the essential plot points? Does the story incorporate conflict, climax and resolution? Is it linear, chronological or does it move around? Are there themes? Is it believable? Tips to help you: What is a Story Arc? and The Magic Starts at the Beginning. |
| 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? Tips to help you: Developing memorable characters, Character types in fiction, Writing character descriptions, Bad Habits and What is Your Major Malfunction? |
| Style | The writer's use of language, imagery and tone (eg is it ironic, humourous, tender or dramatic?) Tips to help you: Is Show Don't Tell A Writing Rule? and Avoiding the Dreaded Info Dump. |
| Presentation | Does the presentation and formating enhance the writing? Is the word count appropriate for the story? How does the writer use grammar and spelling? Is their use consistent? |
Any Questions?
If you have any questions, put them in a comment below.
Before We Go
Don't forget to read other people's entries and leave them a comment. The Ink Well will be searching for and tipping good comments!
We're looking forward to reading your stories!
Moses, Citizen and Me by Delia Jarrett-Macauley
Source
This week's prompt came from Moses, Citizen and Me by Delia Jarrett-Macauley
When Julia flies in to war-scarred Sierra Leone from London, she is apprehensive about seeing her Uncle Moses for the first time in twenty years. But nothing could have prepared her for her encounter with her eight-year-old cousin, Citizen, a former child soldier, and for the shocking truth of what he has done. Driven by a desire to understand Citizen, Julia takes the disturbed child into the 'bush'. There they meet other child soldiers, and a story-teller, Bemba G., who provides a safe haven for them all and strives to return them to childhood through play, love, story-telling and performance. As Julia gradually rediscovers Africa, the different generations of her family rediscover their bonds. And then Bemba G. directs the child soldiers in a version of Shakespeare's Julius Caesar, with powerful effect. (Granta Books)
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