Hello guys,

It's still pretty and sunny October. An inspiring time for writing.

Here we are at the end of the Second Creative Writing Challenge!

To me it was another great exercise for my own writing skills. I've also enjoyed the opportunity to develop this small community of writers and writing fans.

There's a lot to be said and I will continue this inspiring speech at the next post.

Let's now see what are the current submissions from the last task here in a table:

Challenger	Entry
@negativer	Restaurant at the End of the World - original short fiction story
@mitchelljaworski	Our Will Love Conquer
@neiraurdaneta	Sara's letter
@morodiene	To a Girl of Another Time
@edurley	Hope for Love

We have a 75 SBD reward provided by our sponsors.

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Sponsors

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Dear sponsors!

Thank you for supporting the second edition of the unique Creative Writing Challenge!

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Let's see who are these 11 brave Steemians sponsoring our challenge:

@kubbyelizabeth | @juliakponsford | @oleg326756 | @eturnerx | @scrooger | @flemingfarm | @crimsonclad | @sircork | @scaredycatguide | @therovingreader | @em3

This is a list with our sponsors , their contributions and the total amount of the prize pool.

Sponsor	Contribution
@kubbyelizabeth	8 SBD
@juliakponsford	5 SBD
@oleg326756	5 SBD
@eturnerx	5 SBD
@scrooger	5 SBD
@flemingfarm	10 SBD
@crimsonclad	5 SBD
@sircork	10 SBD
@scaredycatguide	5 SBD
@therovingreader	5 SBD
@em3	2 SBD
TOTAL	75 SBD (+10 SBD from me)

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The total amount of the prize pool is 75 SBD.

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Now,
Take a deep breath.
You will be writing about

Addiction.

Task #9: Addiction

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Take a look at the table below. Write a story of a man or a woman fighting an addiction.

Name	Addiction	Solution
Robert	Cigarretes	Unexpected circumstances
Arina	Gambling	Therapist
Noah	Drug	Dramatic event
James	Sex	Travelling
Mike	Alcohol	Books
Nancy	Netflix	Friends
Tom	Gaming	Another addiction

You are free to change the name, the addiction and the solution.
If you'd like you could include more than one addiction.

Also, I've used the word fighting, but you might be willing to make it different and describe another type of attitude towards the addiction. There are various stages and circumstances and the scenarios to go after are literally countless.

Think of spicing up your story with details about:

• Stage of addiction
• Social status
• Marital status
• Profession
• Location
• Time
• Age

Optional:
Include a second character, a whole family, a group of friends or whatever you'd like so you can involve them in various dramatic events with any negative consequences.

Deadline:
The deadline is this Monday, October 16 by Midnight EST.
Enjoy it and do not hesitate to ask if you have questions!

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Final words

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Enjoy the last task of the Second Creative Writing Challenge. I'm thankful to Steemit for the chance we have to meet and get to know our virtual personalities a bit. I would love drinking a tea on a rainy day with any of you. I wish everyone a lot of successful writing prompts that will soon result in at least few wonderful novels.

Love,
@steemfluencer