Day 140: 5 Minute Freewrite: Thursday - Prompt: First African in Space
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Prompt: First African in Space
this prompt was suggested by @Keangaroo
tomorrow, I will publish the backstory
- 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!
Contests by our Fellow Freewriters
Our freewriting friend @hartfloe is hosting a very particular writing contest. Only 1111 characters allowed!!! Join here
@f3nix is still giving away memberships to @steembasicincome. Check out his profile for your chance to win.
Our funny, talented, intelligent, attractive, modest writing friend @felt.buzz ( 🤪 😂 😍 who is a great friend) is hosting a writing contest on zappl!! If you don't know what that is, here is your chance to learn another application to the blockchain. Details here
@conradt is hosting a Caption This Contest #captionthis. Find the daily picture to caption on his profile.
@fireawaymarmot has a very special contest. Listen to his music and then, write your story!! How cool is that!!! Go to his profile for the latest prompt.
@improv is the master of puns! Enter his Punday contest here
The Constrained Writing Contest by our fellow freewriter @svashta is on! Check his blog for the latest contest. Click here to join
If you like a picture to be the prompt, check out the #365daysofwriting challenge hosted by @mydivathings. Every day, a new picture to entice you weave a story.
Contests Galore
@moneyinfant posts a daily update of writing contests!! Go to his profile and start winning :)
Another compilation of all kinds of contests by @artz. A new one comes out every Monday! Check the profile.
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
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.
Can one of the newer Steemians please let us know if this is still a problem?
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.
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
@scrooger has a great "help the minnows" project. It is so easy!! Register by leaving a comment for an upvote - or invest into buying a lifetime upvote. A minnow support project brought to you by @scrooger
@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. Usually, they involve commenting and/or beer.
@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! Join us now!!!
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Ohh, Marianne! First, thanks for using the prompt. Second, you are evil, withholding the backstory. Third, you are brilliant, holding out on the backstory, so that freewriters are not unduly influenced by the original prompt that led to this prompt.... And you're at Day 140 now! COOL!
https://steemit.com/freewrite/@carolkean/day-140-5-minute-freewrite-first-african-in-space-by-keangaroo
Ok, then let me officially ask: What is the backstory to this prompt? I wanna know it;-)
tomorrow's prompt will have the backstory :)
Decided to go back two days to a nice prompt I missed :)
https://steemit.com/busy/@snrm/day-30-of-free-write-syrup-prompt
I know the prompt is the first African in Space... I couldn't think of anyone else but Black Panther... So sorry... And Black Panther doesn't seems to have anything related to space... Or wait... vibranium is something from the outerspace, right? So I guess I will just submit my Black Panther anyway... :D
I still have to go and see the movie - but have heard so much about it!!
You should go and watch this... Nice!
I will - soon :)
Thank you for this challenge.
Here is my contribution:
https://steemit.com/freewrite/@deemarshall/entry-for-day-140-5-minute-freewrite-thursday-prompt-first-african-in-space
Dear @mariannewest -
Thank you SO much for including my new writing contest in your post... your support means so much to me... Totally invaluable and 100% and more appreciated...
Thank you!!
Here's my freewrite for today -
The first African in Space said...
Thank you always for creating this for us daily. So much love and appreciation for you and the cause! Cool for me that another poem type thing flowed out today :)
Keep up the amazing work always.
With love
Hart Floe Poet
<3
You are welcome!
Hi, i have rested for 2 days! And im back with this... Hope you like it 😆😆😆
https://steemit.com/freewrite/@christyn/freewrite-or-prompt-first-african-on-space
OK - interesting title... I've played with it a touch and here is my Freewrite.
https://steemit.com/freewrite/@mysecondself01/freewrite-day-140-reaching-new-worlds
I admit it was hard to somehow integrate this prompt into the next part of my serial freewrite, and I did it in a not so literal way this time. If you want to take a look, you can find it here. Thanks a lot for your interest!
This is an interesting prompt! Here's mine: Against All Odds, celebrating the international women's day with the first African women in space ;)