[Writers Block Contest Entry]
This is a submission for @rhondak's WRITERS' BLOCK CONTEST PROMPT
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The prompt: Write a 500-word story about a character whose flaws make them a less-than-ideal protagonist, yet they go on to achieve some form of greatness despite being “written off” by everyone who knows them. This is a complex theme, and word count is minimal, so this is quite a challenge. I will be looking for someone who can bring this theme across effectively and efficiently.
To Change the Future
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Author notes:
-Writing a decent story in 500 words is hard.
-This story is based on the struggles of a family member, and trying to convey that struggle in 500 words or less was difficult, but the value of that limit in forcing the writer to focus on the purpose and value of every word is significant.
-This base concept of this story was written in a much longer format for a contest some time ago, so in hindsight it felt like it was actually harder to pare that down than it might have been to simply start over, since so much of it had to be rewritten.
One of my favorites so far!
Thank you for saying so, and for reading it! :)
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I appreciate that you were able to keep some of the descriptions from the previous version. I actually like this ending better, too. :)
Very very cool :)
Thank you for reading!
Awesome! I love this line: "The camera clicked mechanically as the lens opened wide, the black eye devouring Adam's apartment."
Thanks! I tried to imagine what it would look like..and that's what it was.
Is this...hope for Adam?
I am so pleasantly surprised.
Good luck, Adam!
And good luck to you too, with this excellent contest entry.
💛
Thanks! I know, it's unexpectedly optimistic for our fair hero. Adam might actually pull through this one.
Congratulations!
A well deserved First Place in Rhonda's contest!!!
Thank you, ma'am tips hat
I wonder how many of us see ourselves here? Great job!
I think we all live with a number of acid memories in our head. Some just have more than others. I think it's a mercy, those that have short memories.
a mercy, those that have short memories
to them, at least... :D