A fun way to grow together and earn SBI!
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Hey everybody! I’m so excited to be writing for the Freewrite House, and bringing some fun new contests and ways to bring us together as a community!
Contests and Communities…my two favorite things!
Looking back on the first week of the Freewrite House, a lot of good ideas were tossed out into the living room…or dining room, whichever room you imagine our meetings happening, and one was the idea of We-Writes!
Our sweet @brisby wrote a fun post, you can find here describing what they are. She also asked for feedback, and everyone seemed to agree that it was a great experience!
So What Is a We-Write?
During the earlier days of the freewrite community, the 100th day of prompts was growing nearer! @snook jumped on this as an opportunity to do something fun to celebrate! That’s when she founded the We-Writes. It was an opportunity to partner up with a fellow freewriter and write a story together using the daily prompt!
You can find the original 100 day post here.
So now that our community is in full swing, we would love to bring back the We-Write…but with a little twist!
Just like the original, the idea is to find a partner and complete a story using today’s prompt. There are a few different ways to accomplish this, but the twist is this. Once you have completed the freewrite, your name will be entered into a drawing for shares of SBI!
Have fun writing a We-Write for a chance to win SBI? Yes, Please!
How Do We Play?
Helpful tip: Plan how post payouts will be shared with your partner beforehand to avoid any misunderstandings.😁
Option 1
- Pick a partner and open up a shared Google doc.
- Decide who will begin writing.
- Prepare a timer for each writer. Alternate writing for 1 minute each.
- Use the word “Go” to let the other know that it was their turn.
- Use the prompt provided.
- Put the word/phrase at the top of the page.
- The first freewriter sets a timer for 1 minute and begins writing.
- When the minute is up, type the word “GO” to let the next writer know to begin.
- Carry on, alternating turns, until 10 minutes have passed (each has written for 5 minutes).
- Combine the sentences (cleaning up the formatting and removing the “Go’s” if you wish).
- Place the “cleaned up” version of the story below the exercise.
- Submit the link and then enjoy reading that day’s freewrites!
Option 2
- Pick a partner and open up a shared Google doc.
- Decide who will begin writing.
- Set a timer for 10 minutes.
- First freewriter writes one sentence.
- Then, the other freewriter writes one sentence.
- Switch back and forth until the 10 minutes are over.
Option 3
- This option is especially good if you can't find a time which suits both writers
- Each freewriter writes a 5 minute freewite.
- Exchange the freewites (This can be done in comments, through Discord, Steemit Chat, or email)
- Write 5 more minutes on the partners freewrite and finish the story.
- You can both publish the freewrites and if you want, add a bit on how that kind of writing felt to you. Was it fun? Difficult? Want to do it again?
Timelines
We also know coordinating with other busy freewriters can be a challenge so, we’re extending this contest for an entire week! Please leave the entries in the comment section of this post.
We are using the prompt from today which is…
Players
Awards!
We'll be giving away a total of 4 SBI shares total! Each pair will be entered in together, and then each winner will be given two shares! So if I entered and won with my partner, we would each recieve two shares!
I can’t wait to see what everyone comes up with!
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