Welcome to the first challenge for Flash Fiction for Aspiring Writers! I am excited that you have decided to participate and I hope that each of us, first, have FUN, next, learn and further our writing experience, and third, assist each other in improving our writing abilities. (If you do NOT want any constructive criticism, please indicate on your post).
Please read the following guide which will be used for these challenges:
Flash Fiction for Aspiring Writers:
1. Each Wednesday a prompt photo will be provided for participants to base their stories on. Please attach this photo to your story when you post/publish them and if they have not been credited to the photographer on the photo, please credit them appropriately.
2. This challenge will run Wednesday to Wednesday. (Time line will be at the bottom of this post).
3. Each story’s word limit will be 100 – 150 words (give or take 25 words). Please try to stay within this limit. Also, please make a note of the number of words used on your story.
4.* Please TAG your posts with “Flash Fiction for Aspiring Writers.” This step is important for other bloggers to find our stories in the Reader.
5. Let’s try to support each other by reading each others’ stories, commenting, and providing feedback and constructive suggestions ort comments when possible.
6.* Add your story’s link to the InLinkz using the blue froggy button. There are three options for you to share your story with InLinkz:
(1) Once you have written and published your story to your blog, tap on the blue (froggy) button, located on the bottom of this post. Add your url in the box indicated. Also, add your email in the box indicated (I will be the only person to see this). This is the easiest way to link. (This option is free).
(2) You can sign up for InLinkz and be able to have the froggy button on your post as well. Having a blue button on your post allows more people the opportunity to read all the stories. (This option is free).
(3) You can ‘extend’ your membership with InLinkz and it will allow you to have a grid of the stories on your post. (This will cost $10.99 for six months). This option is not necessary unless you want the grid of the posts on your post for others to read.
Thank you, Dawn, for lending us the lovely photo for our prompt today.
The InLinkz link-up will be open for linking at 1:00 am NYC time, Wednesday, February 18, 2015. (This will be 6:00 am London time)
The linking ability will close on 1:00 am NYC time, Wednesday, February 25, 2015. (This will be 6:00 am London time).
Go Forth, Write…and HAVE FUN!
Link will open 1:00 am NYC time 2/18/2015 (London time 6:00 am)
Link will close 1:00 am NYC time 2/25/2015 (London time 6:00 am)
My apologies for sending out 2 email posts this week on Flash Fiction for Aspiring Writers. I use Blogsy to publish most of my posts and now having two different blogs has placed me on a learning curve. Hopefully, that is now resolved. Thank you for your patience.
http://www.inlinkz.com/?refld=49239
I don’t write flash fiction. But woot woot! I’ll cheer y’all on!
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If you are a writer, especially an accomplished writer or a near accomplished writer we could use you in our little flash fiction group. We are all (or most of us) are wanting constructive critique on our writing.
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*sighs* I’ll think about it…I’ll keep you in my Reader.
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Thanks!
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Ok so I think I’m going to join in, but I’m going to post tomorrow.
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Wonderful! I am happy to hear that.
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You twisted my arm, literally 😛
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Haha! I hope it wasn’t too painful. LOL
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I look forward to reading it! I just tried to read it and apparently it isn’t going to allow me in until I put my story in. Haha!
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Wonderful!!
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Yay!! Your first flash fiction challenge! Are you excited? This should be fun :-). Thank you for hosting this PJ.
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Thank you for thanking me Kristen. 🙂 Yes, I am excited. I just have a lot of things going on right now and I’m swamped.
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I understand that feeling 🙂 I have way too many challenges (blog posts I’m participating in) that all seem to have come at the same time. I’m going to try and combine some of them so I don’t have 3 posts a day on my blog.
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That’s a good idea!
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We’ll see if it works! lol
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I think it will Kirsten as I have seen other people do that too.
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I meant, see if combining posts for me works. I always try to combine things, but most the time it doesn’t work 🙂
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Well…you can at least try it!
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Yes, I can 🙂
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Personally, I think you will be able to pull it off!
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Yay PJ! You did it girl 🙂 Just wonderful. Thank you so much for hosting this challenge. Great Job!
Ellespeth
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Your welcome! Thank you for loving it. I just woke up and am looking forward to see who else has linked into InLinkz during the night. Flash Fiction is so much fun!!
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Well done, Joy, everything looks great
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Thank you Cat and I look forward to reading your story. 🙂
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Great prompt thisweek Joy ~ I look forward to next week 🙂
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Thank you John! I look forward to reading your story. 🙂
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Hey all!
I’ve had so much fun writing and reading everyone’s stories so far this week…trying to get around to everyone. Hope you don’t mind me posting my url for feedback. But I’m new to the whole flash fiction writing and before I wrote my story this week I looked up some tips for formatting and getting the most out of those 150 words. Here’s a link to a blog I found most helpful for those of us that are flash fiction newbies. Can’t wait til next week!
http://bethestory.com/2010/06/18/10-flash-fiction-writing-tips
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Thanks! I’m going to check it out.
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Thank you, that was helpful.
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I noticed that you are linking to last week’s challenge. You might want to link to this week’s challenge.
https://flashfictionforaspiringwriters.wordpress.com/2015/02/24/flash-fiction-for-aspiring-writers-week-of-2-25-2015/
Last week’s challenge has closed.
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I newly discovered your blog by following another WP writer. The link device has closed for me but I hope someone will read my entry here. Thanks for hosting this writing challenge.
http://masterselftherapy.com/reading-therapy/
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I just sent you the link to this week’s challenge. 🙂 Hope you link to it!
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I sent you a link to this week’s challenge and it just started yesterday, If you read the directions (if you don’t already know how) to link your story to InLinkz to get your story into this weeks. The directions are right there on my post (you may have to click on the link to get to the information post).
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