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August 2023 Writing Challenge: Introduce yourself
As decided by vote, here's the next challenge, proposed by me:
A little autobiography never hurt anyone (or maybe that's part of your tragic backstory?). Tell us about yourself and what you're ...
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June–July 2023 Writing Challenge: Voices of Protest
As decided by moderator edict, here's the next challenge:
It's already a significant part of the way through the month and I just don't feel like it's appropriate to do a normal challenge. SE ...
LaurelMod
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May 2023 Writing Challenge: Secret Specialized Knowledge
As decided by vote, here's the next challenge, proposed by Mary:
Write a scene in which the point-of-view character reveals specialized knowledge by what he describes of what he sees, WITHOUT ...
LaurelMod
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April 2023 Writing Challenge: A fighter against the rebellion
As decided by vote, here's the next challenge, proposed by Selina:
Your protagonist, a fighter against the rebellion, goes to a rebel camp.
Go onward and write! Then post your story here as an ...
LaurelMod
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March 2023 Writing Challenge: Science Fantasy
As decided by vote, here's the next challenge, proposed by me:
You know about science fiction. You know about fantasy. Write a work that straddles both genres.
Go onward and write! Then post your ...
LaurelMod
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February 2023 Writing Challenge: Killing for a cause
As decided by vote, here's the next challenge, proposed by Selina:
Write a scene where the protagonist is forced to hurt or kill a friend/someone they are close to, to achieve a purpose. (For example,...
LaurelMod
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January 2023 Writing Challenge: Ironic Contrast
As decided by vote, here's the next challenge, proposed by Mary:
Write a scene where the setting is an ironic contrast to the action: a lone character on a blustery, chilly day rejoicing over news of ...
LaurelMod
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December 2022 Writing Challenge: Talking with the prisoner
As decided by vote, here's the next challenge, proposed by Selina
Write a scene where the protagonist speaks with their prisoner.
Go onward and write! Then post your story here as an answer, and get ...
LaurelMod
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November 2022 Writing Challenge: Death of the protagonist
As decided by vote, here's the next challenge, proposed by Joelle Boulet:
Write a scene where the protagonist dies or stops existing
Go onward and write! Then post your story here as an answer, and ...
LaurelMod
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October 2022 Writing Challenge: Revenge
As decided by vote, here's the next challenge, proposed by towr:
Is a life lived well the best revenge? Is it a dish best served cold?
Is it the petard you hoist yourself by?*
Write a scene about ...
LaurelMod
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September 2022 Writing Challenge: Conversation with themself
As decided by vote, here's the next challenge, proposed by Joelle Boulet:
Write a scene where a character has a conversation with themself (either via time travel nonsense, an internal back and forth,...
LaurelMod
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August 2022 Writing Challenge: Weatherwise
As decided by vote, here's the next challenge, proposed by Mary:
Write a scene in which weather is a significant factor. Whether for effects on the events, or as a thematic comment. Or both.
Go ...
LaurelMod
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July 2022 Writing Challenge: Sharing Secrets, Coming Out, Spilling the Tea
As decided by vote, here's the next challenge, as written by me:
Sharing Secrets, Coming Out, Spilling the Tea
Write a story in which a secret is revealed. Maybe you have a coming out story from ...
LaurelMod
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June 2022 Writing Challenge: Transformations
As decided by vote, here's the next challenge, proposed by Nyctophobia457:
Write a scene where the character transforms into another creature. For example, they transform an animal or a hideous ...
LaurelMod
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May 2022 Writing Challenge: Sensory experiences
As decided by vote, here's the next challenge, proposed by Mary:
Write a scene where the point of view character comments on sensory experiences from at least three different senses.
Go onward and ...
LaurelMod
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April 2022 Writing Challenge: Write a mute character
As decided by vote, here's the next challenge, as proposed by Ceramicmrno0b:
Write a mute character
Many of your favorite fiction characters can speak. What if they couldn't?
Write a scene, any scene ...
LaurelMod
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March 2022 Writing Challenge: Writing it again, with a different len
As decided by vote, here's the next challenge:
Writing it again, with a different len
Write the same story twice (or more), but with different word counts that make each version distinct. Post both (...
LaurelMod
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February 2022 Writing Challenge: Tell a story with a terminal log
As decided by popular vote, the challenge this month is:
Tell a story with a terminal log.
Somebody is poking through a computer through the terminal. Try to tell what they're after and who they are ...
LaurelMod
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Writing challenge: Contrasting Opposites - 16 April 2021 - 21 May 2021
Welcome to the recontinuation of the Meta Writing Challenges! Anyone can participate, whether you first picked up a pen yesterday or you've published 20 books.
In line with the previous one (from ...
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Is it time to recontinue the writing challenges?
Remember the Meta Writing Challenges? Well, I wasn't on Stack Exchange back then, but they looked like a fun way to build community.
Lately, I have felt that I myself am going through somewhat of a ...
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Writing challenge: Rise to Power - 30 July 2019 - 17 August 2019
Welcome to another Writing Challenge!
In line with previous one, this includes a topic, a prompt, and also a challenge.
Topic
The topic of this challenge is rising to a position of power. It may ...
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Writing challenge: Deep in the rabbit hole - 10 July 2019 - 28 July 2019
Welcome to another Writing Challenge!
In line with previous one, which featured some really interesting answers, this includes a topic, a prompt, and also a challenge.
Topic
The topic of this ...
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Writing challenge: To Leave a Mark - 18 June 2019 - 7 July 2019
Welcome to another Writing Challenge!
In line with previous one, which featured some really interesting answers, this includes a topic, a prompt, and also a challenge. I've added a fourth prompt, ...
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Writing challenge: Competition & Rivalry - 27 May 2019 - 17 June 2019
Welcome to another Writing Challenge!
In line with previous one, which featured some really interesting answers, this includes a topic, a prompt, and also a challenge!
Topic
Write about a ...
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Writing challenge: One of a kind - 6 May 2019 - 26 May 2019
Welcome to the resurrected another Writing Challenge!
In line with previous one, quite far back in 2017, this includes a topic, a prompt, and also a challenge!
Topic
Write about something ...
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10 questions a day
We have a few strategies to graduate WritingSE out of beta status.
I am trying to catch up on the issues (so this is probably naive), Do I understand correctly that the main issue is that we are not ...
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Writing challenge: Sale! - 8 Dec 2017 - 29 Dec 2017
Welcome to another Writing Challenge!
In line with the previous one, this includes a topic, a prompt, and also a challenge!
Topic
Write about shopping in holiday. Any holiday will do, not just ...
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Writing challenge: It's Magic! - 22 Oct 2017 - 12 Nov 2017
Welcome to another Writing Challenge!
In line with the previous one, this includes a topic, a prompt, and also a challenge!
Topic
Write about something magical as a major element. It does not have ...
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Writing challenge: Something new! - 26 Sep 2017 - 17 Oct 2017
Welcome to another Writing Challenge!
In line with the previous one, this includes both a topic and a prompt - but this time, also an actual challenge!
Topic
Write something involving something new ...
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Writing challenge: Trees - 4 Sep 2017 - 24 Sep 2017
Welcome to another Writing Challenge!
In line with the previous one, this includes both a challenge and a prompt.
Challenge
Write something involving trees as a major element.
Prompt
[...] ...
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Writing challenge - 9 Aug 2017 - 29 Aug 2017 - Television
Welcome back to the Writing Challenge!
After feedback received, it was decided that the next one should include a prompt. So, here are two options:
Challenge
Write something about television. ...
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Writing challenge July 02, 2017 - July 23, 2017: Libraries / Prompt
As discussed in this post, we (read: I) have decided to try out having a writing challenge on Meta. The last one - the test run - was, erm... two months ago. ...whoops. Sorry; I know some people have ...
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How did our Meta writing challenge test run go?
We finished our test run for the Meta writing challenges recently - but how did it go?
Was there anything that happened that wasn't expected? Were there any problems? Is there anything that could be ...
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Writing challenge - test run! April 20, 2017 - May 11
Over on this post, it was discussed whether or not we should have writing challenges on Meta. The result: we give it a try, and see how it works. That's the point of this post!
Here's how this will ...
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How would having the writing challenges on Meta work out?
Okay, bear with me. This may be a horrible idea, or it could be good - you decide.
For a while, you've had the writing challenges on chat. Great! Good idea! Unfortunately, the chat... isn't so active....
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NaNoWriMo topic challenge #2: let's ask about ad-hoc plotting
We recently called for ideas for topic challenges related to NaNoWriMo. I'll leave our previous challenge open, but meanwhile here's challenge #2: let's ask questions about plotting and plot holes. ...
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NaNoWriMo topic challenge #1: let's ask about time management!
We recently called for ideas for topic challenges related to NaNoWriMo. With NaNo starting Saturday, here's the first challenge: as NaNo gears up, what time-management challenges are you facing? What ...
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Call for NaNoWriMo topics
A couple years ago we had a short-lived weekly topic challenge. The goal was to pick an interesting topic and try to ask new questions about it (along with our other activity on the site). With ...
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Chatroom writing exercises - log
A place to link to writing exercise chats. One answer per chat session should work well, rather than having a new thread every week.
These are CW, so anyone can edit their stories into this.
List ...
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Weekly Writing exercise 2014-04-15
Here is the chat log for the 2014-04-15 writing exercise.
Topic: A familiar item is unexpectedly present. Words: "39th" and "java".
Topic by: MετάEd
Contributions from:
Neil Fein
MετάEd
Lauren ...
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Writing Exercise: April 2014 (Volunteers)
April 2014:
Volunteers willing to lead the chat on Tuesdays during the writing exercise hour? Or people who are willing to sign up and try and participate?
As a suggestion, people interested in ...
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Weekly writing exercise: keeping logs
After 25th March 2014 writing exercise, a question came up about how do we keep a log of the exercises and its contents (refer this). In response to the same, I propose that we keep a log of the chat ...
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Status of the weekly writing exercise?
We have a weekly event (Tuesdays at 17:00 UTC) in chat that we advertise as a writing exercise. It's organized informally: people gather and somebody throws out a writing prompt and people share ...
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WTCS: Short story writing
This has been chosen for the week of 15 February 2012 to 21 Feburary 2012
Short story writing is an art form in itself. Short stories can range from six words, all the way to several thousand words. ...
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WTCS: Collaboration
This has been chosen for the week of 8 February 2012 to 14 Feburary, 2012
Weekly topic challenge suggestion: Collaboration. Questions about:
Working with co-authors -- division of labor, managing ...
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Weekly Topic Challenge: Call for Proposals
This is the call for proposals for the weekly topic challenge. Topic proposals should be along the lines of the ideas proposed here, although you can branch out from those criteria if you make a ...
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