Writing About Writing
Looking Back
Frightening First Line
We could have avoided so much tragedy, if only the aliens had not landed on Halloween.
“Create the first line of a frightening story … limit was 31 words.”
My entry was 16 words.
Frightening First Line Contest
Winner & Runner’s Up
Gotham Writers
[Can You Write Short?]
Last Date
Harvests failed. People migrated. Residents objected. Tempers flared. Then violence. Strife. Peace. Symbolic tree planted. Became known as The War of the Last Date. #GWstorieseverywhere
@willwrite4feed
“Each month we invite you to post a story on Twitter.” #GWSE
My entry was exactly 25 words, but only 186 characters.
##GWstorieseverywhere, Last Date, November 2019
Winner, November
Gotham Writers
[Can You Write Short?]
Looking Forward
Mistakes Were Made
“The year 2020 reminds us of the phrase: Hindsight is 20/20. So we invite you to look back on your life and tell us about something that, in hindsight, you would have done differently.” Mistakes Were Made
Requirements: 20 words, March 1, 2020, free
Mistakes Were Made
Gotham Writers
December: Overstayed welcome
“Each month we invite you to post a story on Twitter.” #GWSE
Requirements: 25 words, posted on Twitter, end of the month, free
#GWstorieseverywhere
Gotham Writers
Did anyone else enter?
Thank you for reading,
Katherine Walcott
That link is a time sink!
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