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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:

“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

  • 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