It's time for another 50-word story challenge! And I do mean "challenge." Guys, I had so much fun running the Fifty-word short story contest that completed yesterday. It was amazing. The participation and quality of the entries blew me away.
I'd like to continue stoking the fire of the #fiftywords story format, at least until @miniature-tiger is ready to resume!
(Image credit: Original image by pixel2013, Pixabay)
I did some thinking in the process of running the contest. I'm going back to the "challenge" version of this project, as run by @miniature-tiger. This will make it manageable. I loved running a contest, but tracking all of the entries in light of the contest rules and judging a winner took several full days of effort. I'd like to run this weekly, but two days a week of contest management is not sustainable with my current schedule.
What I will do, however, is support all great entries with upvotes. I will also resteem one or two of the best entries that have clearly been written with care. (And psst! If the challenge is really well supported by the #fiftywords community, I may not be able to resist throwing a little SBD at the most well-crafted pieces.)
So, let's do this!
The 50-word story prompt: spring
This week's story prompt is "spring." Have you noticed I love a prompt that has multiple meanings?
Guidelines
Here they are:
- Write a story in 50 words. (It's especially cool if you can hit 50 words exactly!)
- Use the #fiftywords tag, and post the link in the comments of this post.
- Be sure to read and upvote the work of the other participants. It's all about community!
- Use only artwork that you have the right to use, and attribute it properly.
Okay, I'll admit I'm much more fond of guidelines than rules. The one rule I want to underscore, however, is the proper use of images. This means one of the following: it is your image, or you have actual permission, or the image is public domain, or under creative commons licensing rules.
I have two resources for you, from my friends at #thewritersblock:
Deadline: Saturday, March 17th
Have fun!
The 50-word story clan
I'm mentioning you here if have participated in the #fiftywords short story challenge from @miniature-tiger or the one I just ran to continue the tradition. Please let me know if you would like your tag removed in this or future posts.
@ablaze, @adigitalife, @agmoore, @aksounder, @alheath, @andyartland, @anixio, @anjkara, @awhsarada
@bentheredonethat, @bhop42moro, @bitsendpieces, @botefarm @brandonsadventur, @bryarose23
@caleblailmusik, @carlosparejo, @charlesmackenzie, @cizzo, @creatr, @curtwriter
@damianjayclay, @deirdyweirdy, @dinavice, @dirge, @divineinyang
@eaglespirit, @ebitularmbert, @elementm, @enjar, @evgsk
@feebie, @felt.buzz, @fireawaymarmot, @fitinfun, @freewheel
@godwine, @gonzo
@hope-k
@iamthegray, @ilt-yodith, @isa93, @isufbakaj
@jadams2k18, @janine-ariane, @jakeybrown, @jayna, @joyyrush
@kainos-success, @kamalkennedy, @kingernie, @ktfabler
@ldacey-laforge, @lonestarpoet, @loraine, @lucylin
@Mammasitta, @marie-jay, @mark-dahl, @maxiemoses-eu, @metzli, @mikesthoughts, @mineopoly, @miniature-tiger, @momzillanc
@naquoya, @naso, @navaneeth, @negativer, @niallon11, @nicolexu1337
@onewithearth
@paintingangels, @pixiehunter, @poeticnest, @preparedwombat, @prydefoltz
@purpledaisy57, @pyrowngs
@saoirseronan, @sciencevienna, @skoolielove, @spalatino, @stayoutofherz, @sukhasanasister, @superjongky
@thatlovechild, @theblackcrow, @therosepatch, @tiatu, @tibra, @tin-tin, @tony-duke, @tygertyger
@udayakumarage, @upen-srv
@vaitelavicius, @vivek-g
@whitewizard, @wilfredn, @wordsalmighty, @wylde
@yomibolo
@zen-art
Thank you so much for participating!
p.s. Did you know there are a number of micro-fiction contests going on? Check out the 232-word contest by @felt.buzz, or look for other contests using the #fiftywords tag.