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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 character 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.
=== Previous Prompts ===
'''2020'''
* July 22: [https://beta.pnut.io/@33MHz/posts/819239 "proctor"]
* July 8: [https://beta.pnut.io/@33MHz/posts/812360 "credence"]
* June 17: [https://beta.pnut.io/@33MHz/posts/801848 "Pumpernickel"]
* May 27: [https://beta.pnut.io/@neil/posts/791183 "fact check"]
* May 13: [https://beta.pnut.io/@blumenkraft/posts/783804 "force field"]
* April 29: [https://beta.pnut.io/@33MHz/posts/777110 "arm's length"]
* April 1: [https://beta.pnut.io/@33MHz/posts/765419 "mortar"]
* March 25: [https://beta.pnut.io/@33MHz/posts/761888 "early writing system"]
* March 4: [https://beta.pnut.io/@33MHz/posts/751726 "unction"]
* February 19: [https://beta.pnut.io/@shawn/posts/744986 "space"]
* February 12: [https://beta.pnut.io/@33MHz/posts/742791 "secondary"]
* February 5: [https://beta.pnut.io/@33MHz/posts/738749 "protein"]
* January 29: [https://beta.pnut.io/@33MHz/posts/734937 "sous-chef"]
* January 22: [https://beta.pnut.io/@33MHz/posts/731629 "feng shui"]
* January 15: [https://beta.pnut.io/@33MHz/posts/728366 "playground"]
'''2019'''
* November 13: [https://beta.pnut.io/@33MHz/posts/699070 "plaid"]
* October 30: [https://beta.pnut.io/@33MHz/posts/692002 "catch"]
* October 23: [https://beta.pnut.io/@33MHz/posts/687790 "blood sucker"]
* October 9: [https://beta.pnut.io/@33MHz/posts/681403 "Flocculation"]
* October 2: [https://beta.pnut.io/@33MHz/posts/676898 "hot drink"]
* September 25: [https://beta.pnut.io/@neil/posts/673081 "silence is golden"]
* 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"]
* January 23: [https://posts.pnut.io/547543 "there once was a girl from Nantucket..."]
* January 2: [https://posts.pnut.io/534703 "resolution"]
'''2018'''
* December 26: [https://posts.pnut.io/531269 "misspelled"]
* December 19: [https://posts.pnut.io/526318 "throwing"]
== Footnotes ==
* {{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.
* {{note|first_suggestion}} #@duerig: That was fun. We should do this every wednesday. - Writer's Write Patter archive, March 13 2013
* {{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.
* {{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.
* {{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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