Second Creative Writing Challenge: Task #1

in #creativecomp7 years ago (edited)

Hello everyone! :)

With this post we are officially launching the Second Edition of the Creative Writing Challenge!

If you are not aware what Creative Writing Challenge is you could refer back to the first pre-launch post.

The First Challenge's Task #1 was based on a famous creative writing exercise called Triple Seven. It was the sparkle that lit the creative fire. This time we'll get into shape with something called Tony's List.

Before I share the full story, let's quickly recap the main stats we've reached since the last update.


Aa list with all participants:


Name of challenger
@kubbyelizabeth
@negativer
@tinypaleokitchen
@ellievallie
@mikepm74
@therovingreader
@darxide403
@mitchelljaworski
@clacrax
@alemars16
@oleg326756
@orii
@flemingfarm
@cristof
@topkpop
@jayjayjeffery
@morodiene
@kirrakimbrell
@authorofthings
@eurekaj

Welcome on board @authorofthings and @eurekaj! :)

If you'd like to join just leave a comment under the post.

Now let's see what's the situation with our lovely generous sponsors:


A list with our sponsors , their contributions and the total amount of the prize pool:


SponsorContribution
@kubbyelizabeth5 SBD
@juliakponsford5 SBD
@oleg3267565 SBD
@eturnerx5 SBD
@scrooger5 SBD
@flemingfarm10 SBD
@crimsonclad5 SBD
@sircork10 SBD
@scaredycatguide5 SBD
TOTAL65 SBD (+10 SBD from me)

We have 20 participants and 9 sponsors! The TOTAL amount of the prize pool is 65 SBD and we are looking for more sponsors.

Ok guys, it's time!


Let the Second Creative Writing Challenge begin!

Task #1: Tony's List


Tony is a writer. He lives not far from the local Walmart. Once he was walking in the nearby park when he met his brother Jack. Jack complained that he had forgotten to buy a present for his wife and that day was their anniversary. Jacked asked his brother to go to Walmart and buy some food so that he could get back home to tidy the place and start preparing for his wife's arrival. He decided to cook dinner and the only chance for him to finish on time is to delegate the shopping to his brother. The shopping list was so huge that he had nothing else to do but to create a story so that all the items were combined all together and could be easily memorized.

The shopping list is:

  • Bananas
  • Tomatoes
  • White wine
  • Gone with the Wind - book
  • Greek yogurt
  • Coke
  • Oranges
  • A tasty bone for Charlie (the family's dog)

Your task is to help Tony create the story.

Be as much creative as possible. This is a real technique for remembering stuff called the linking method. The more enticing the story is the higher the chance is for Tony to remember all the items he has to buy. Approach it as a writer and do not write something too simple. Warm up your brain cells and surprise me and the rest of the participants with something both creative and funny. It could be a narrative in past tense for example.

It would be nice if you also put an unique title of your story. Leave Tony's List as a task title only and write your own.


Final words


Submit the URL to your post in the comments.

If you see any kind of flaws or errors feel free to to let me know as soon as possible.

Hopefully most of you will be able to finish the task on time.

The deadline is by Monday, September 18.

Keep writing,
@steemfluencer

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** Hi @kubbyelizabeth **

Okay! Okay!! @steemfluencer
(I edited this comment and made my entry into a Post.)

Here is my Entry

Gone, Monkey Gone!

Hey, why haven't you created a new post? It doesn't qualify. It should be a post! :)

You twisted my arm!! ;-D
I wrote a post for my entry and edited it into the original comment above!

Fingers crossed! Hope I win! X-P

Here is my entry!
It's quite colorful since I like to accompany my short stories with pictures, I hope that's not a problem.
Also, when I try to remember stuff, to me it also helps to associate them with a place, and in some cases that's what I did:
Spain - Tomatoes
Greece - Yogurt
Hawaii - Oranges (Hawaii just screams fruits)

https://steemit.com/creativecomp/@rnunez09/second-creative-writing-challenge-task-1-travelling-with-the-wind

Hey, thank you so much! That's how winning is done! :)))

Thank you! Right on time to be included in the table with the posts! Great job @edurley! :)

Thank you! Yeah, you are the 3rd to submit a post in the last 24 or so. Congrats and don't forget to take a look at the next task on Monday night :)

Thank you @negativer! Forming the table now and I'll be announcing the next task in few hours if not earlier.

Ooh this is definitely going to be challenging, just what I signed up for! Let's get started :)

Awesome @topkpop :) I'm already looking forward to see what you could do with the first task :) Cheers!

Well, it took a little bit to get the right frame of mind for this, but I managed to hammer it out.

Please accept my entry into the competition!

https://steemit.com/creativecomp/@darxide403/the-reminder-creative-writing-challenge-entry

Well done @darxide403! Entry accepted! :)

It was a tough task ( /u\ )here's my entry

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