January 2012
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Weekly Writing Challenges Will Return This Week!
Thanks to all who’ve stuck around so far.
2012 is going to be a great year!
Stay tuned for more updates!
November 2011
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alecciobyas asked: Instead of doing the weekly writing challenges, maybe instead you could try smaller challenges every now and then specifically for those who are writing for Nano. I don't mean big ones, I mean ones like "Use solipsism in a sentence" or "Introduce a new character when someone says the word potato." Silly things that you don't necessarily have to do, but keep you...
October 2011
32 posts
Hello and welcome!
I regret to inform you that WWC has recently changed hands due to unfortunate circumstances.
We still promise to offer you top notch challenges to get your creative juices flowing in the near future.
As of now we are on hiatus on account of NaNoWriMo.
We shall return in December with lots of fun activities for all.
And maybe we might have a surprise challenge in the middle of the month for...
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Did you know...?
weeklywritingchallenges:
There are currently 273 people following this blog.
19 have participated in the challenges. Not the current one, but every challenge put together!
3 people have send in suggestions for future challenges. Not today, not yesterday, but over the course of months!
When people want to give suggestions or criticism, do they come here? No, they go over to Weekly Art...
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Did you know...?
There are currently 273 people following this blog.
19 have participated in the challenges. Not the current one, but every challenge put together!
3 people have send in suggestions for future challenges. Not today, not yesterday, but over the course of months!
When people want to give suggestions or criticism, do they come here? No, they go over to Weekly Art Challenges to...
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tumblr issues
I’m not sure if submissions or asks work, I simply can not recieve any.
To test this, would it be possible to send me a short message (does not need to have any meaningful content) and reblog this post to show you have send me one?
It be a terrible thing if your entries would be lost (again).
Thank you for your patience.
Edit : tumblr user honorless suggests that submissions not...
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Blog Hiatus during NaNoWriMo
As I have said in the challenge post #7, during November I will only post very short ‘challenges’, so that those who participate in this years NaNoWriMo can focus on writing their novel.
I encourage everyone to at least try it. More information about it can be found here.
It is also possible to post a small(!!) excerpt from your story here, so people may visit your account in order...
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Submissions are closed
If you have send in your submission but it’s not up on the blog, it’s because there is nothing in my inbox. I’m really sorry, but there is nothing I can do about it.
If you still want people to read your story, tag it with Weekly Writing Challenges or any other tag associated with it.
Thank you very much, and again, I’m very sorry about the inconvenience.
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Someone Who is Feared
by R. Hyperion.
Supervillain Theme: “The bloodthirsty murderer of revolutionaries.”
…This is probably the roughest thing I’ve ever put up in public. Not just the quality of the writing, but the content. If acts of cruelty and violence trouble you, please don’t read it.
Morning
“Madame?”
The voice I hear is different from yesterday. Frowning, I straighten up and...
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daftinthehead asked: When are other submissions going to be posted?
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New info blog
Hey everyone, I just made a new blog I wish to fill with everything related to writing and I didn’t want to distract from the challenges on this blog.
So, it’s a seperate blog now, called Live and Write.
Check it out if you are interested. :)
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Day of Disco Prince
Hi there! I really enjoyed this one. I have so many original superhero characters that I didn’t feel I needed to use the generators, so I decided to use some of my characters I wanted to explore for some work soon.
My tumblr is here, so please stop by anytime! I do a lot of art and comics.
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Day of Disco Prince
This is absolutely no way to begin a day, Disco Prince thought as he...
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caligulaverus asked: Man, I am definitely following too many people. I keep missing the challenges in my feed! What time zone are you in? I'll try to have something submitted before then... And encourage my friends to do the same. This week's challenge is pretty awesome.
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The people have spoken
Submisisons are closed and we’ll move on to the next challenge: Superheroes.
Details will be posted in a bit, gotta get the internet to work first.
-Yasim
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Quick poll:
Due to the not so overwhelming interest in this weeks challenge I was thinking of extending the deadline once again. I will only do this though if you guys state that you are okay with this!
So please send me a message stating
a) to extend the deadline
b) to move on to the next challenge
I do this because people have expressed their excitement about these challenges, but did not send in any...
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Flame / Graphite
by R. Hyperion.
Flame is a specific color, mind.
Heavy in the air was the stench of rust and rock—and something else, unidentifiable. Even the wind brought no relief from it; only dry heat and clouds of dust that swirled around a chiseled landscape. Above the red plateaus those dust clouds formed a permanent haze that blurred the line between earth and clear sky. The night is moonless, a...
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Using Real Psychology in Your Writing
thisisnotpsychology:
What Will Your Character Do When Disaster Strikes? by Carolyn Kaufman, PsyD
Characterization and Conflict: Using Psychological Tests to Improve Your Writing by Carolyn Kaufman, PsyD
Gathering Information from Characters: Types of Questions by JJ Cooper
Using Body Language in Writing by JJ Cooper
Body Language Cheat Sheet by Carolyn Kaufman, PsyD
USING ARCHETYPES IN YOUR...
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Submissions are closed... or are they?
Because this is a two-part challenge, I will allow you to submit your entries for the 4th challenge during the 5th. But please try to only send it in if you have also added the 5th challenge (which will be up later today) to your post.
Thank you.
-Yasim
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Scivener’s Log I
Tumblr: Brokenballoons
Color: Cool Black
Scivener’s Log, day 498
Atomic date: 3/25/985 R.S.
Coordinates: 3.72.382.23.3 Alpha quadrant of the Niskun system
Landfall was made today. From orbit we could see lights, but we’ve landed far from them, no need to scare the inhabitants, for there are indeed some. We landed inland, since most settlements seem to be near the coast and made our way north...
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The Colour Blue
Gosh, that was… Fun, I guess. Mindkindasucksthough.
http://ossydarling.tumblr.com/
Colour: Blue
The blank sky is filled with a thick layer of ever-present clouds, never moving and never clearing above the ruined - yet constantly rebuilt - lands. Old cities whose purposes were long since forgotten due to the constant half-heartedly fought wars, then being rebuilt once more, only slight...
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Worldbuilding Challenge!
My art blog: http://skullzandswagger.tumblr.com/
Colour: Orange
Entry Log 1: Day 1
Orange. The ground is orange. The wind takes the top layer of sand and blows it outward. Everything underneath is too heavy to be lifted by the light gusts of wind that keep rolling at regular intervals. The orange sand makes spirals in the sky before the wind drops it back down again. The sky too is orange, but...
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The Setting
My writing blog: http://alien-rz.tumblr.com/
Colour: Yellow
It is several domes made from stone, flying far up in the sky, far up in a pocket over and under the clouds. On the floating mass are tall buildings, unique architecture and no structure looks the same. It is spacious and peaceful, with an endless view of the horizon.
There are spires on top of the domes, ancient decorative patterns...
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Worldbuilding!
Colour: Blue
My Blog
Wow, it’s been a while since I’ve written anything! ConCrit is well appreciated :) Hope you enjoy.
The stars are cold and distant, mere pinpricks of light in the vast sky. Only a full moon shares the dark blue, looking more like a peephole into another dimension of radiant light as opposed to an orbiting celestial body. Walls of ice tower all around, soft blue in...
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Spectrum
Color: creamsicle (orange + white)
(My blog can be found here: http://amixedreality.tumblr.com/)
The story takes place in a large city surrounded by endless water on all sides. The time setting is somewhat futuristic, but not TOO far ahead- perhaps around 2035 or so. Technology is advanced, as is expected; some examples include wall-based touch/voice activate computers, earrings that double as...
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NaNoWriMo and you
As some of you might know, the National Novel Writing Month will be in November. What does that mean for you?
Well, for starters, there are probably some that want to participate. And those of you will have your hands pretty much full for the entire month which would make writing for the Weekly Writing Challenge difficult.
Don’t worry though, I will try to post challenges that will help...
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Submissions are closed
Submissions for Challenge #3 are closed.
And it seems like you guys don’t like poems? But fear not, the next one will be drastically different and might even span more than one week.
Because this challenge had not a lot of participation it would be great if everyone could give me some feedback about what they want to write about or what could be done better.
Until monday.
-Yasim
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All I want is time.
by inthequiet
I should like To be able to sit And wonder, with no Need to have a care About tomorrow’s deadlines.
September 2011
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Suddenly, Silence
by jedthehumanoid
1.1.11
A haiku for each one
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You woke up last night Not ever to wake again Your hair was rumpled
Breathing breaks the air Following me up the stairs So much left unsaid.
I held your hand as The world moved on it’s axis But everything stilled
Suddenly, Silence Please don’t leave me here alone But I’m surrounded
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Anonymous asked: That's fair. (: I'll try to come up with ideas (and bug my friends for some).
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Anonymous asked: I hate being a big baby... but I really don't like writing about myself. Really hope that challenges can be a balance between 'personal' and not-quite-so.
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Anonymous asked: Is it okay if we write about characters instead of ourselves for this week's prompt? And how do you feel about multiple submissions?
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Submissions are closed
Submissions are now closed. Thank you everyone who participated.
I will put up the next challenge in a few hours. If you have fun any ideas for challenges, let me know. :)
-Yasim
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Congratulations
by CaligulaVerus
“You look so handsome,” his mother smiled as she finished straightening his bowtie. Long fingers fanned out over the expensive fabrics, and Dougal sighed as she smoothed out his tux for what must have been the hundredth time. “Don’t be nervous. This ceremony is a mere formality. The Xylanders like to maintain a facade of humanity.”
He’d heard...
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Not Going To Write You A Love Song
By psylab
Word count: 1,700
Please click here. (I hope that giving a link to the original post on my blog instead of putting the story under a Read More in the submission is okay?)
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Not So Bad After All
Author: TwelveWishes
Warnings: Kissing, swearing, fighting, silliness. Not necessarily in that order.
Thomas realized that he should be happy for his big sis. She had finally got the dream wedding she always wanted and her high school sweetheart on top of that. Seeing her radiant smile while she was trying on various dresses had been heartwarming enough, but now that the actual ceremony had...
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It Starts With How Was Your Day.
by kyrioib
I decided to participate in the weekly writing challenge since it seemed interesting and by whim at 2 am.
So why not?
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“It’s a pleasant day isn’t it?” He raised a glass smiling to his comrade who was sitting glumly staring out at the happily chattering crowd. Turning his head slowly brushing stray locks of dirty blond hair out of his face to squint his eyes at the initiating...
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Phin and Ead, Ead and Phin
by jedthehumanoid
A small short story using the characters from my novel. It’s not actually in their universe. It’s in one of the millions of parallels, of course.
Edie loved everything about Phineas. She loved his almost-too-long red hair that made him stand out in a crowd. She loved his smile and all of his millions of freckles. She loved the way he would show up, without fail, every...
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End of Submission!
This is the end of submission for challenge number 1!
If you still want to work on it and want others to see it, tag it with Weekly Writing Challenges.
I really wanted to have this challenge go on for another day, but I will only have access to the computer on Monday, when I will post the second challenge for you.
By the way, I’m still waiting for prompts. Please help me keep this blog...
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To Unnamed:
stick-it-to-the-math’s letter to something simple.
It’s been a long time since we first met. I still can’t remember the precise date, or what store it was exactly, but I do remember seeing you there, on your display stand, and saying “That’ll do.” I wasn’t looking for anything fancy, just a replacement to get me through the loss of my former version of you. And you – you had all...
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Hello everyone
Just wanted to let you know that the deadline is on Saturday (11:59 pm).
So if you want your submission to be posted here, you have to send it in sometime soon.
I would also like to say that everyone’s posts have been great and I’m happy that you all participated.
Still, I need new writing prompts. Weekly Writing Challenges can only be fun for you if you tell me what you would...