Day 200: 5 Minute Freewrite: Monday - Prompt: party
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If you are a regular at the Weeekend Freewrite, you might have noticed that the first prompt was a bit similar to one we used previously. Only the gender of the protagonist changed.
The first time, the stories were very similar and the question came up if the stories would be different if it was a man instead of a woman.
If you will, can you look for your female version and your male and post them in the comment or do a comparison post.
Remember - if you don't have at least a $ 0.03 vote, do not vote on comments. Your vote will not count. It get's rounded down to 0. @snook tried it and I am as well. We wanted to be sure.
Prompt: party
- 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 @snook's 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
The oh so talented @honeydue is hosting a weekly contest!! RANDOM FICTION CONTEST #2
Our freewriting friend @hartfloe is hosting a very particular writing contest. Only 1111 characters allowed!!! Join here
@felt.buzz is hosting an ongoing 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
@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.
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/
If your vote is below 0.03 - this is a must read by @thedarkhorse. Vote Dust
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.
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
I found this app through @emwalker. Use it regularly and it will help you type faster and more accurately. 10 fast fingers
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.
@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!!
#newbiegames takes you to all kinds of games and competitions @newbiegames
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
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Did some funny twist into this.
https://steemit.com/freewrite/@botefarm/winning-them-to-christ-by-all-means-day-200-5-minute-freewrite
We were the last ones to arrive at the party.
Late as usual,
not willing to go first,
then twenty minutes before "Yes, better to go!".
Traffic, yawning in the cab driven by a friendly but tired folk.
We were the last ones to arrive at the party.
Anyone was there; nothing was there.
Better to go!
Try and shorten it into a #fiftywords and made a blog for yourself, you never can tell.
Very interesting short piece I must confess.
Hi @botefarm, didn't know that tag, I'll check it out...thanks for your kind comment!
What a great piece!!! Thank you for participating!! Hope you join us ate the 200 Day Party!!!
Hey @mariannewest, thanks! I was lucky enough to see your prompt in time, today! I'll try to catch up with all those contests and amazing things you guys are doing...so hopefully, I'll join it! :) Ciao!
Hello! I’m the purple banana squirrelfish, herald of Marianne for today. Here’s the most recent freewrite prompt, so you can keep on writing in this amazing community:
https://steemit.com/freewrite/@mariannewest/day-201-5-minute-freewrite-tuesday-prompt-important
Enjoy, and have a good day!
Visit this blog for amazing insights, contests, and initiatives about #freewrite community!
Congratulations on Day 200 Marianne! It's been a blast! : )
Your prompt FINALLY inspired me to write something I've been wanting to work on all week (A story involving multiple personalities for a constrained writing contest) I DID go over the five minutes, though!
Hint - the images are essential to the story. I've been saving them for the right prompt!
https://steemit.com/freewrite/@marie-jay/farewell-party-five-minutes-freewrite
This story ended up having nothing to do with a party (other than a pity party), but here it is!
Party.
Mine for the day.
https://steemit.com/freewrite/@tristancarax/day-18-5-minute-freewrite-monday-prompt-party
Here's mine: https://steemit.com/freewrite/@wordymouth/jealousy-revealed-at-a-party
Happy 200. I have a feelgood true story of tonight and beyond.
https://steemit.com/freewrite/@mr-neil/the-party-s-over-sunshine-true-freewrite-story
I also got together with @deirdyweirdy at the weekend to produce a special 200 WeWrite.
Part 1
https://steemit.com/freewrite/@mr-neil/200-is-enough-freewrite-wewrite-special
Oops, this got a little dark for a celebratory "party" theme... but it's where my brain went. https://steemit.com/freewrite/@waterworks/party-5-minute-freewrite