Day 3
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Weekend Freewrites: What's the Deal? Weekendfreewrites are a special challenge that @mariannewest posts once a week on Saturday mornings.
Weekend freewrites are a special breed and not for the faint of heart. They are a fantastic, fun challenge that will take you out of your comfort zone and will force you to leave all of your preconceived notions aside. It is SO much fun to just dive into a story, not quite sure where the next prompt will take you. I have had some of the next stories come from weekend freewrites and they have become my absolute favorite writing exercise.
Now, what exactly is a weekend freewrite? It's both simple and it's not. If you enjoy a challenge, this is the writing prompt game for you! (If you hate challenges, you can always choose the single prompt option instead!)
First off, you start the writing challenge just like any single prompt challenge. The difference is that you aren't trying to finish the story in one prompt, in only 5 minutes.
You set your timer for 5 minutes.
Open your program of choice for writing (I usually write mine in a google doc and then transfer to steemit for markdown and adding photos, etc.)
Open a tab with the #weekendfreewrite prompts ready to go
Get Prompt #1 (Green): Start the timer and type away for five minutes. When that time is up...
Get Prompt #2 (Yellow): Restart your timer for another 5 minutes.
Continue the middle part of your story. This is where the interference/conflict usually comes into play.
Get Prompt #3 (Violet): The Dramatic Twist. Restart your 5 minute timer one last time.
Here is the prompt you use for your final 5 minutes.
Then go back to the page where you found prompt #3 and share the link to your post in the comments so that the other freewriters can find your story and give you some attention!
It is a crazy wild ride and it might take you a time or two to really get the hang of it, but trust me, it is SO fun! You will pull things out of your imagination that you didn't even know were there. I know for me, it has inspired some longer form stories that I'm working on in my free time.
Don't forget to go visit the comments and find a freewrite or two to read and comment on to help spread the love! Everyone loves getting positive feedback on their work!
That's all there is to it!
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