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| − | + | Write a single-post short story in response to a prompt chosen weekly (posted with the #WedC tag). | |
| − | + | == How it works == | |
| − | + | Write a 1-post entry based around the week’s theme, chosen each Wednesday. Post it, remembering to include either the tag [https://pnut.io/tags/WedC #WedC] (preferred) or [https://pnut.io/tags/WednesdayChallenge #WednesdayChallenge] if your muse isn’t being helpful and you need to fill space! | |
| − | + | === More answers to questions === | |
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| − | + | * An extended version can be posted elsewhere (e.g. your own blog). | |
| + | * Though the challenge starts on Wednesday there are no pressures to hit deadlines - writing runs for the full week. You don’t even have to publicize your involvement, if writing is the thing that spreads your toes. | ||
| + | * Given the 256-character post limit most people will use #WedC. The original #WednesdayChallenge tag was abbreviated in response to the inevitable observation that 14 superfluous characters of tag is silly. | ||
| − | + | == History == | |
| − | + | On App.net, [[@nitinkhanna]] called for the first Wednesday Challenge{{ref|first}} and @duerig, creator of [[Patter]], suggested it be a weekly thing{{ref|first_suggestion}}. This conversation took place in the Writers Write room set up by @richardleis.{{ref|writers_room}}, who introduced the #hourofwriting{{ref|hour_of_writing}}, a similar challenge activity, during which people write at the same time for an hour non-stop. | |
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| − | + | === Previous Prompts === | |
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| − | === Prompts === | ||
| + | * September 4: [https://beta.pnut.io/@MrFresh/posts/661010 "the one in the bedroom is alive"] | ||
| + | * August 28: [https://beta.pnut.io/@33MHz/posts/657754 "wink"] | ||
| + | * August 14: [https://beta.pnut.io/@blumenkraft/posts/650791 "looped"] (or "pooped" if you're feeling it) | ||
| + | * July 24: [https://beta.pnut.io/@33MHz/posts/640350 "behind the curtain"] | ||
| + | * July 10: [https://beta.pnut.io/@33mhz/posts/633218 "edit"] | ||
| + | * June 26: [https://beta.pnut.io/@doctorlinguist/posts/625989 "I was young. I needed the work."] | ||
| + | * June 19: [https://beta.pnut.io/@blumenkraft/posts/622003 "chess"] | ||
| + | * June 5: [https://beta.pnut.io/@33MHz/posts/615377 "Jeopardy"] | ||
| + | * April 10: [https://beta.pnut.io/@33MHz/posts/587850 "medieval"] | ||
| + | * March 27: [https://beta.pnut.io/@33MHz/posts/581121 "qualm"] | ||
| + | * March 13: [https://beta.pnut.io/@33MHz/posts/574326 "alias"] | ||
| + | * February 6: [https://posts.pnut.io/554873 "a place to scream"] | ||
| + | * January 30: [https://posts.pnut.io/551353 "cold snap"] | ||
| + | * January 23: [https://posts.pnut.io/547543 "there once was a girl from Nantucket..."] | ||
| + | * January 2: [https://posts.pnut.io/534703 "resolution"] | ||
| + | * December 26: [https://posts.pnut.io/531269 "misspelled"] | ||
| + | * December 19: [https://posts.pnut.io/526318 "throwing"] | ||
| + | * December 12: [https://posts.pnut.io/522801 "prompt"] | ||
| + | * December 5: [https://posts.pnut.io/517794 "hush"] | ||
| + | * November 28: [https://posts.pnut.io/513162 "Caribbean"] | ||
| + | * November 21: [https://posts.pnut.io/500494 "cruft"] | ||
| + | * November 14: improvise | ||
| + | * November 7: [https://posts.pnut.io/498083 "with a grain of salt"] | ||
| + | * October 31: [https://posts.pnut.io/492331 "hollow"] | ||
| + | * October 24: [https://posts.pnut.io/486797 "dead battery"] | ||
| + | * October 17: [https://posts.pnut.io/482246 "supertramp"] | ||
| + | * October 10: [https://posts.pnut.io/477543 "register"] | ||
| + | * October 3: [https://posts.pnut.io/473141 "comte"] | ||
* September 26: "Victorian hat" | * September 26: "Victorian hat" | ||
* September 19: "green" | * September 19: "green" | ||
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* February 21: "rān|reyn|reɪn" | * February 21: "rān|reyn|reɪn" | ||
| − | === Footnotes | + | == Deutsch == |
| + | * From [https://posts.pnut.io/64400|@schmidt_fu’s pnut.io post:] | ||
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| + | : “Guten Abend, nach altem Brauch ([https://pnut.io/tags/WednesdayChallenge #WednesdayChallenge]) rufe ich auf, eine kurze Geschichte zu schreiben. Sie passe in 256 Zeichen, trage das Zeichen [https://pnut.io/tags/WedC #WedC] oder [https://pnut.io/tags/MitC #MitC] und treffe das Thema dieser Woche “Links” (Deutsch oder Englisch) [https://pnut.io/tags/MittwochsChallenge #MittwochsChallenge]” | ||
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| + | == Footnotes == | ||
| − | #WednesdayChallenge - @nitinkhanna: Write a short story in 256 characters involving the words "Pope","battle" and "moon".The wilder the better. :) - app.net, March 13 2013. | + | * {{note|first}} #WednesdayChallenge - [[@nitinkhanna]]: Write a short story in 256 characters involving the words "Pope","battle" and "moon". The wilder the better. :) - app.net, March 13 2013. |
| − | #@duerig: That was fun. We should do this every wednesday. - Writer's Write Patter archive, March 13 2013 | + | * {{note|first_suggestion}} #@duerig: That was fun. We should do this every wednesday. - Writer's Write Patter archive, March 13 2013 |
| − | #@pamdavis: We also used to do #hourofwriting, which anyone could call for. That was started by the room owner @richardleis. - app.net, October 2013 recollection. | + | * {{note|writers_room}} #[[@pamela|@pamdavis]]: We also used to do #hourofwriting, which anyone could call for. That was started by the room owner @richardleis. - app.net, October 2013 recollection. |
| − | #@richardleis: I got the idea for #hourofwriting from Jane Espenson (TV writer and producer). She often calls for one on Twitter. Hope your writing is going well! - app.net, April 2013. | + | * {{note|hour_of_writing}} #@richardleis: I got the idea for #hourofwriting from Jane Espenson (TV writer and producer). She often calls for one on Twitter. Hope your writing is going well! - app.net, April 2013. |
| − | #@thelma: @duerig That actually sounds great! If @bazbt3 and @annatarkov concur, we can let everyone know? @nitinkhanna said he wanted to sit this week out. - app.net, October 2013 | + | * {{note|agreement}} #@thelma: @duerig That actually sounds great! If [[@bazbt3]] and [[@annatarkov]] concur, we can let everyone know? [[@nitinkhanna]] said he wanted to sit this week out. - app.net, October 2013 |
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Revision as of 07:44, 4 September 2019
Write a single-post short story in response to a prompt chosen weekly (posted with the #WedC tag).
Contents
How it works
Write a 1-post entry based around the week’s theme, chosen each Wednesday. Post it, remembering to include either the tag #WedC (preferred) or #WednesdayChallenge if your muse isn’t being helpful and you need to fill space!
More answers to questions
- An extended version can be posted elsewhere (e.g. your own blog).
- Though the challenge starts on Wednesday there are no pressures to hit deadlines - writing runs for the full week. You don’t even have to publicize your involvement, if writing is the thing that spreads your toes.
- Given the 256-character post limit most people will use #WedC. The original #WednesdayChallenge tag was abbreviated in response to the inevitable observation that 14 superfluous characters of tag is silly.
History
On App.net, @nitinkhanna called for the first Wednesday Challenge[1] and @duerig, creator of Patter, suggested it be a weekly thing[2]. This conversation took place in the Writers Write room set up by @richardleis.[3], who introduced the #hourofwriting[4], a similar challenge activity, during which people write at the same time for an hour non-stop.
Previous Prompts
- September 4: "the one in the bedroom is alive"
- August 28: "wink"
- August 14: "looped" (or "pooped" if you're feeling it)
- July 24: "behind the curtain"
- July 10: "edit"
- June 26: "I was young. I needed the work."
- June 19: "chess"
- June 5: "Jeopardy"
- April 10: "medieval"
- March 27: "qualm"
- March 13: "alias"
- February 6: "a place to scream"
- January 30: "cold snap"
- January 23: "there once was a girl from Nantucket..."
- January 2: "resolution"
- December 26: "misspelled"
- December 19: "throwing"
- December 12: "prompt"
- December 5: "hush"
- November 28: "Caribbean"
- November 21: "cruft"
- November 14: improvise
- November 7: "with a grain of salt"
- October 31: "hollow"
- October 24: "dead battery"
- October 17: "supertramp"
- October 10: "register"
- October 3: "comte"
- September 26: "Victorian hat"
- September 19: "green"
- September 12: "team building"
- September 5: "underscore"
- August 29: "cabal"
- August 8: "insomnia"
- August 1: "readme"
- July 25: "wildfire"
- June 27: "Double take"
- June 20: "swelter"
- June 6: "🍁"
- May 30: "Ring of Honor"
- May 23: "paraph"
- May 16: "euphoria?"
- May 9: "loss"
- April 30: "airport"
- April 25: "paint"
- April 11: "bananas"
- April 4: "lamb"
- March 28: "yegg"
- March 14: "moon"
- February 21: "rān|reyn|reɪn"
Deutsch
- From pnut.io post:
- “Guten Abend, nach altem Brauch (#WednesdayChallenge) rufe ich auf, eine kurze Geschichte zu schreiben. Sie passe in 256 Zeichen, trage das Zeichen #WedC oder #MitC und treffe das Thema dieser Woche “Links” (Deutsch oder Englisch) #MittwochsChallenge”
Footnotes
- ^ #WednesdayChallenge - @nitinkhanna: Write a short story in 256 characters involving the words "Pope","battle" and "moon". The wilder the better. :) - app.net, March 13 2013.
- ^ #@duerig: That was fun. We should do this every wednesday. - Writer's Write Patter archive, March 13 2013
- ^ #@pamdavis: We also used to do #hourofwriting, which anyone could call for. That was started by the room owner @richardleis. - app.net, October 2013 recollection.
- ^ #@richardleis: I got the idea for #hourofwriting from Jane Espenson (TV writer and producer). She often calls for one on Twitter. Hope your writing is going well! - app.net, April 2013.
- ^ #@thelma: @duerig That actually sounds great! If @bazbt3 and @annatarkov concur, we can let everyone know? @nitinkhanna said he wanted to sit this week out. - app.net, October 2013
