Jayna's 50-word challenge:
To write a story using 50 words. This weeks word is "Deed".
Instructions are found here:
https://steemit.com/challenge/@jayna/fifty-wordshortchallengeround-upandnewprompt-zrdlzvg696
Most notable:
"Writing micro-fiction stories within tight limits gives you the writing and editing muscles you need for those longer projects. It is a wonderful reminder that every word counts. And it is an opportunity to tune your editing skills in the microcosm of an itty bitty story." ~ Jayna
I think I was born to break the rules.
So here goes. This weeks entry titled,
Standing Ovation.
Act one:
“You will not write a three-act play using only 50 words,” says Janet.
Act two:
Center stage.
“I bet you a dollar a word I can,” says Henry at his typewriter.
Act three:
We see Janet giving Henry fifty dollars.
The curtain closes as the deed is done.
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H. G.
All images are provided by my hat.
We get to write a backstory?!
Ok . . . here goes.
Henry originally wrote a complete murder mystery titled Killer Mind for the 100 words contest some time back.
So this time I wondered if my character could write a play in 3 acts for the 50-word contest.
Here is an excerpt:
Starting with her thumb she counted, “A killer, a body, interesting characters, with an investigator asking questions . . . in 100 words? No way,” said Janet.
Janet rolled her eyes.
(Girl from the Big Island, by Henry Gant.)
If you are interested:
https://steemit.com/100words/@henry-gant/100-words-story-contest-this-entry-mind-this-episode-a-killer-mind