3 Random Word Drabble Challenge
We challenge you to write a 100-word story
The next day’s challenge will be posted at approximately 10 AM (CST) the day before.
And …
Please come to the pub and read the stories of your colleagues. Supporting each other in our writing is important to building community, but …
Reading how others handle a challenge grows us in ways we can’t expect. This is by far, the easiest, cheapest education we’ll ever get.
Thank you, thank you, thank you!
Latest Update:
Please make sure your story, excluding title, subtitle, and image caption, is EXACTLY 100 WORDS. To do this, highlight the story copy only and in the upper left corner, you’ll see Medium’s word count. That’s how we determine the word count.
We are getting a lot of stories that are over or under the word count. Your editors like to write stories much more than private messages about word count. So, please, please, please check it before you submit.
Medium’s count varies from Word, Pages, and Google Docs. Check it on Medium before submitting.
Thank you, thank you, thank you!
If you submit your story early, it will be scheduled to publish at 8:30 AM (CST) on the appropriate day. (I got tired of sending private messages to that effect.)
Random Word Drabble Rules
This challenge is for you if you’re trying to boost your creativity, build a consistent writing habit, or just have fun!
Each day, I post a word for the following day. Your challenge is to write a drabble (a story of exactly 100 words) in which the day’s random word features.
Tag your responses with ‘random’ and ‘drabble’ so they go to the right place in the publication, and add the link to the day’s challenge.
This is a great way to build your editing muscle, but if your mind takes you on a journey of a thousand words don’t use the ‘drabble’ or ‘random’ tags so it stays in the main section of the publication.
If you are unfamiliar with a drabble, it is a fiction story of less than 100 words. Most flash fiction is identified as stories under 1000 words. Many short-form publications require you to stay under 150 words. I decided to go with a drabble because I need to learn how to say things more succinctly. (Grammarly agrees. LOL)
Do you know other writers who might want to join the challenge? Share this with them, and if they want to join all they have to do is comment here to be added.
I’m looking forward to reading your stories!
This is going to be a daily post, so if you’d rather not be tagged, please let me know. Conversely, if you aren’t tagged and want to be, let me know.
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