WednesdayChallenge

What it is:

Write a single-post short story in response to a theme chosen weekly (posted with the #WedC tag.)

How it works

1. Write a 1 post entry based around the week’s theme, chosen each Wednesday.
2. Post it, remembering to include either the hashtag #WedC (preferred) or #WednesdayChallenge if your muse isn’t being helpful and you need to fill space!

How it started:

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.

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”

More

• 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 character of tag is silly.

Prompts

• 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"

Footnotes

1. 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.
2. @duerig: That was fun. We should do this every wednesday. - Writer's Write Patter archive, March 13 2013
3. @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.
4. @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.
5. @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