Day 108: 5 Minute Freewrite: Sunday - Prompt:

in #freewrite7 years ago (edited)

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Day 100

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A huge shout out to the generous Day 100 donors!

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(and me 😃 )

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Over 20 Club

Our first five Over 20 Club members have told their stories and please, give them one of your lovely fully powered up 100% votes. Thank you to all of you who have already given them some love.

Tomorrow, watch for the next five Over 20 Club members. Who will it be? It could be you...

If you don't understand what 100% vote and powered up is all about, read the articles on voting below.

If you don't know what the Over 20 Club is, read about it here

The short explanation is that we, as a group, want to give an extra boost to those who are regular freewriters. Please try to reserve 1 vote a day (or however you want to divide it up) for the Over 20 Club. You too will be a featured member before you know it!!

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Prompt

Today, I am going to give you 2 prompts to choose from. The first one is delicious, but a bit difficult and I don't want to scare any of our new friends away. So, if you are up for a challenge - here it is.

palimpsest

Definition of palimpsest.
1 : writing material (such as a parchment or tablet) used one or more times after earlier writing has been erased.
2 : something having usually diverse layers or aspects apparent beneath the surface.

palimpsest was used by @slhomestead in a freewrite and she dared me to give it as a prompt

And here is the other choice:

describe wind

Of course, you can use both prompts in the same freewrite if you wish.

  • Set your timer for 5 minutes
  • Start writing
  • Use the hashtag #freewrite
  • Publish your piece (include a link to this post if you wish)

Copy and paste your URL into the comment section of the prompt post.

  • Or, if you don't want to publish your freewrite, just copy and paste as a comment under the prompt post.

If you don't know what a freewrite is, here is a link to the introduction post.

Here is @snooks excellent tutorial on how to join our freewrite adventure

And @improv's input:

Two things I do a little differently. I just type "timer" into google and it pops up a 5-minute timer. I also type directly into steemit. I also rarely use a photo, don't I? So that's three things.

Please read, comment and vote (if you have voting power) on each others freewrites as much as you can. Especially if you are new to the platform, you will be surprised how many friendships are formed by reading and commenting on each other's work!

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Bandwidth Problems

I know that many of you are very new to the platform and your wallets are pretty empty. Believe me, we all started there!! Here is an excellent article which explains what bandwidth is and why you might have a hard time logging in some days - or posting. Thank you @jrswab for this explanation

There are many contests on Steemit. From art to music to writing and everything in between. Enter as many as you can!! And take advantage of the free money people give away I listed in the money section below.

My wallet grew in leaps and bounds when I participated in a selfie challenge which ended up with a huge prize pot. I used all of the SBD to buy Steem and turned that into Steempower. Almost 2/3 of my steempower came and is now coming from winning contests and/or participating in giveaways. Give it a try!!

Contests

If you come across any other contests the freewriters might want to enter, please let me know!

Voting

Remember to check your voting power. Do not vote for a while if you are under 90!
https://www.steemnow.com/ or use https://steemworld.org/

Here is an excellent article explaining how to maximize your vote by @taskmaster4450. It helps you to grow to vote wisely!! And a more recent one

And here is a counter opinion on voting by our freewriter @improv

This post is talking about using your vote for maximum curation. Thank you, Asher @abh12345 Read the post here

Check out this post - one of our freewriters got a shout out!!

Great Opportunity

This is a great opportunity for those of you who are more serious about your writing and are ready to take it to the next place. The Isle of Write just announced their new project. SBD can be won and you can even make it into a print edition. Read the details here.
An update on how to enter your work.

Writing help

  • A free app: Grammarly. A lot of us are not native English speakers and I am finding it a helpful app. It will underline spelling and grammar mistakes. Just remember that is is not always right -especially if you use complex sentence structures. Here is the link

  • Remember The Most Dangerous Writing App. You set the time - 5 min - and start typing. Don’t stop!!! It will destroy what you wrote if you stop for more than 3 seconds - and backspace does not count as writing on the app. If you are prone to stop and think - this app forces you to keep going. You can make corrections after the 5 minutes are over.

  • A timer. Egg timer is a free tool you can use on your desktop to set a time. This is useful for our freewrites or if you want to work in blocks of time and then take a break. Here is the link

  • Our fellow freewriter @arbitrarykitten has a business here on Steemit. Several editors are offering to edit and format your post for a small fee. Check out their intro post

  • Our discord channel Isle of Write has workshop rooms for fiction, non-fiction, and poetry where some of the experienced writers might be able to give some tips. Join with this link https://discord.gg/zfXNRnK

  • If you are ready to get serious about improving your understanding of the English language check out @majes.tytyty blog. He has lots of useful information to understand words and their roots better. If you have questions or need help, leave a comment on his blog.

  • Check out @ghasemkiani if English is not your first language. He explains many idioms. Often to use those correctly is the biggest struggle when using a foreign language. He uses #idioms-tutorial

  • If you know of other helpful tools or people, please share with us!

Money

There are several people who offer SBD for free on this platform! How great is that!!

Here are a few

@fisheggs - follow this account and you get upvotes at random times.
@sydesjokes - he rewards his followers with SBD for any kind of interaction with him- comment, vote, resteem.
@craigcryptoking- he does a giveaway a few times a week. All you have to do is to be the first, or fourth or eight commenter. And he added a few more.
@danielsaori - he does a comment contest. A new challenge every week.
@rexusmo - I think a few of you have started to leave links to your post. Every day, he has a cheering up post. You leave a link to a post you are proud off and you might get a reward. Keep trying!!

Steemit Tools

This is the most comprehensive list of applications on this blockchain I have seen. I highly recommend that you bookmark it!! I also will include it in the growing resource section in the future. Steemit Tools

Staying Legal

This is an excellent article by @dmcamera on how to use images legally. A must read!!

Discord

Remember, we have our own room in the Isle of Write Discord!
Here is the link to join . https://discord.gg/zfXNRnK

If you like this and want more people to come out and play - resteem!

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Also, I would love it if you all check out each others #freewrite and spread some love :)

@ackhoo @ahmadmanga @ana-maria @arbitrarykitten @alvinauh @alxgraham @annhoyblog @abyni @authorofthings @arkayani @ameliabartlett @amos-robinson @ablaze
@bashadow @bloghound @brisby @byn @btcnoodle @binkyprod @brazen
@bleedingheart @beatenegg @bitsendpieces @belemo @boladayl
@chuazm @citizenzero @creationofcare @cecicastor @cikxaijen @celestal @cvmidwife @cecirod1218 @carolkean @calluna @crookshanks @clodaghdowning @cbrayst
@deaconlee @deemarshall @dennisauburn @dmcamera @dfrankle @digitalmutt @debbietiyan @daithilifereport @deirdyweirdy @davinsh @daqueend @docpaoh @doodlebear
@ecoinstant @elizacheng @ellievallie @eggstraordinair @elijahniel12 @emdesan @ebitularmbert @emjoe
@f3nix @fitinfun @felt.buzz @fishyculture @foffelius @freedomtowrite @fireawaymarmot
@gniksivart @girlbeforemirror @ghostfish
@hernandezch @hemendrapatar @hartfloe
@improv @iyanpol12 @imcesca @isaganispeaks @itworks4sierra @iknowkungfu @isa93 @iikanji
@janine-ariane @jayna @jewels3 @jie28 @jjwriter85 @jkiw @johnwjr7 @jbn @jrhughes @jyezie @jedau @juwel
@knightengale @kerlund @kcoyote
@littlenewthings @littlescribe @lenapena @lucylin @lonestarpoet @ldacey-laforge @ladylei
@long888 @lindahas
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@nathanthewise @navaneeth @not-a-bird @nays @nicktravers
@omra-sky @old-guy-photos @olaivart @otsouvalas
@preparedwombat @pumpkinsandcats @pixiehunter
@rainbowme @raj808 @rok-sivante @rensoul17 @racemlaadhar @rubertd @rhei86
@shanibeer @sharoonyasir @simgirl @snook @stinawog @sayee @slhomestead @steemitgraven29 @someoneusual @svashta @saryn @starfall @snrm @syzegy @saronym @shula14 @serapium @saffisara
@srivera @spellmaker
@tezmel @themerrylotus @theprettysoul @thereikiforest @topkpop @tpkidkai @tegoshei @tattoodjay @thisgirl @thechosenwhan @the-real-coral
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Free write Prompt : Sunday (This was so fun and fitting)
It’s Super Bowl Sunday and The New England Patriots once again face a team with a mascot of a bird. They outsmarted the Seahawks, made a comeback against the Falcons but my money is on the Eagles breaking the jinx. The Eagles have the stars in their favor. Usually every league MVP has not won the Super Bowl. In recent years Peyton Manning, Cam Newton and Matt Ryan all won the MVP and went on to lose the Super Bowl. Tom Brady himself won two MVPs and lost to the Giants both times in 2008 and 2012.
For this reason I believe the Eagles are winning but will be happy regardless.As long as my team the Dallas Cowboys aren’t playing I will be unbiased.
But seriously if the Patriots win, I am convinced God is a Patriots fan.
Have fun guys on the Super Bowl Sunday.

I don't want to write down here the final score because someone maybe couldn't watch the game live. But I sure would drop here the link for the newest freewrite: https://steemit.com/freewrite/@mariannewest/day-109-5-minute-freewrite-monday-prompt-yard-sale

Here's mine! I chose palimpsest

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@mariannewest!


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You are so deserving of this award!! Congratulations!

Yes... totally agree.... @mariannewest you are a star!!

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Palim-psest. Those crazy Ancient Greeks with their "ps" and "pt" at the start of syllables. I'm looking at you, helico-ptera.
https://steemit.com/freewrite/@amos-robinson/gg-kk-6-palimpsest

Now that is one amazing prompt that I am very happy you have given us!
I am happy to inform you that I have already written my freewrite, but need to pay a (hopefully) swift visit to the bathroom before publishing.

Edit:
The trip to the toilet was indeed a rather short one.
I present you the newest addition to my story:

https://steemit.com/freewrite/@svashta/wild-west-chapter-1-part-27-5-minute-freewrite-challenge

Glad the toilet trip was otherwise uneventful for you. We wouldn't want to have it any other way.

Shoot! Come to think of it, I need to get caught up on your continuation of the Wild West! Where have I been? I feel like I have been a very lousy fan. Heading over to your post right now to get caught up!

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