One More Day!

The story post will be up on Wednesday. Y'all have one more day (Ed. note: well, OK, slightly more than a day, truth be known. More like a day and a half, but with editing and revisions you'd better go ahead and get started now because that stuff eats time like a ravenous plecostamus eats algae) to get those stories written.

If you HAVE written, feel free to use the code below in your blog sidebar as proof of your participation. We thank you so very much for your interest and for sharing your insight and talent.

What do you make of THIS? The July Challenge

Ah summer, time for picnics and parties, the beach and cool beverages, lazy hazy crazy days.

Crazy indeed. It must have been the heat that called the Wordsmiths to choose this pictures as the inspiration for July's writing prompt.

What does it tell you? What story does it want YOU to tell? If you listen very carefully, you might hear it begin its tale.....

(click to pop open LARGE version)

The June Challenge Results

Ah, a little summer time reading, straight from the minds of the Wordsmiths.

Go, read, comment, and enjoy.

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Kingfisher takes us on a journey through generations

Tiff envisions a different kind of beach scene, then channels the reptilian mind

JC goes to the extreme

No Celery Please serves up something NOT celery, but still crunchy.

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Thanks for some great stories, everyone.

Next month - something to REALLY sink your teeth into!

Clear All Moorings!

Welcome one and all to the reincarnation of Wordsmiths Unlimited! Your hosts were not happy with the proto-WSU for many reasons. We missed it, and hope you did, too.

If you haven't yet, review the simple rules under "Need Help?"in the sidebar. Then set sail with us on our first adventure aboard the WSU II.

We're keeping it easy on our first voyage out. Think of a story using the picture below. Make it the focus, the theme, a character, a metaphor, whatever you like. Then write your story. That's all.

Submissions are due by June 30. Thanks for joining us!

WELCOME

Greetings! Welcome to the new and improved Wordsmiths Unlimited: a writer's workshop, roundtable, and place to s-t-r-e-t-c-h your creativity.

Wordsmiths was started many moons ago by Tiff and Kingfisher, two amateur writers with notions of grandeur and a desire to improve in their craft. KF has retired his moderator hat, so db grin has jumped in to continue the duties. We invite you to join us in a monthly writing exercise that has just a few rules:

1) All entries must be 500 words or less. NO KIDDING!

2) Spelling and punctuation are important, except where rule departures are used for effect.

3) Entries must be submitted by the deadline given. You may submit your piece by providing a link in the comments section of the monthly challenge.

4) You should be willing to read the other entries and comment in a constructive fashion, pointing out high and low points of the piece in workshop fashion. Feedback from other writers is half the point of Wordsmiths Unlimited, and as a participating writer you're expected to critique the other submitted works.

There. Enough rules to count on one hand, with a digit left for dialing or picking.

We will link all submissions in a monthly results post on this blog for easy browsing. One click will take you off to the submitter's blog, so there will be opportunities to discover new blogs and new people. There is no prize or penalty for your submission; this is a forum for fun creative exercise.

As a submitter, you retain full copyright.

It's our hope that Wordsmiths Unlimited will spur imagination, hone skills, facilitate improvement, and create community. Come write with us!