Please welcome our newest freewriters. Visit their blogs please, leave them a comment and if you can, a vote.
@juwel
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@doodlebear
@zen-art
@marie-jay
Prizes
You all are completely blowing me away with your generosity and by how much you care for this community. We got 3 more donations!! Wow!!
both days!!!
A huge shout out to @felt.buzz for donating for
And another huge shout out for our steem home creator @omra-sky for boosting the Day 101 pot!!
A HUGE thank you to both of you!!!
Prize for Day 100: 25 SBD and the SBD payout of the post!!!
You have until Friday 2/2 at 6 PM Pacific Time to enter!! Multiple entries are allowed as long as it is with a different partner! Click here for details
Prize for Day 101: 24 SBD and the SBD payout of the post!
You have until Saturday, 2/3 at 6 PM to enter the contest. Click here for details
If you want to donate to increase the pot, send your donation with a note - prize Day 101 to my wallet. And upvote the post.
Over 20 Club
If you haven't had a chance yet to read the posts four of our Over 20 Club invitees already posted, go for it! You will read how it was in the very beginning :).
I will post them again on Friday. But please, visit one of them per day and give them one of your lovely fully powered up 100% votes.
If you don't understand what 100% vote and powered up is all about, read the articles on voting below.
My over 20 Freewrite Posts@deaconlee
If you don't know what the Over 20 Club is, read about it here
The short explanation is that we, as a group, want to give an extra boost to those who are regular freewriters. Please try to reserve 1 vote a day (or however you want to divide it up) for the Over 20 Club. You too will be a featured member before you know it!!
Prompt: elephant
Set your timer for 5 minutes
Start writing
Publish your piece (include a link to this post if you wish)
Use the hashtag #freewrite
Copy and paste your URL into the comment section of the prompt post.
- Or, if you don't want to publish your freewrite, just copy and paste as a comment under the prompt post.
If you don't know what a freewrite is, here is a link to the introduction post.
Here is @snooks excellent tutorial on how to join our freewrite adventure
And @improv's input:
Two things I do a little differently. I just type "timer" into google and it pops up a 5-minute timer. I also type directly into steemit. I also rarely use a photo, don't I? So that's three things.
Please read, comment and vote (if you have voting power) on each others freewrites as much as you can. Especially if you are new to the platform, you will be surprised how many friendships are formed by reading and commenting on each other's work!
Bandwidth Problems
for this explanationI know that many of you are very new to the platform and your wallets are pretty empty. Believe me, we all started there!! Here is an excellent article which explains what bandwidth is and why you might have a hard time logging in some days - or posting. Thank you @jrswab
There are many contests on Steemit. From art to music to writing and everything in between. Enter as many as you can!! And take advantage of the free money people give away I listed in the money section below.
My wallet grew in leaps and bounds when I participated in a selfie challenge which ended up with a huge prize pot. I used all of the SBD to buy Steem and turned that into Steempower. Almost 2/3 of my steempower came and is now coming from winning contests and/or participating in giveaways. Give it a try!!
Voting
Remember to check your voting power. Do not vote for a while if you are under 90!
https://www.steemnow.com/ or use https://steemworld.org/
Here is an excellent article explaining how to maximize your vote by @taskmaster4450. It helps you to grow to vote wisely!! And a more recent one
And here is a counter opinion on voting by our freewriter @improv
Read the post hereThis post is talking about using your vote for maximum curation. Thank you, Asher @abh12345
Check out this post - one of our freewriters got a shout out!!
Great Opportunity
This is a great opportunity for those of you who are more serious about your writing and are ready to take it to the next place. The Isle of Write just announced their new project. SBD can be won and you can even make it into a print edition. Read the details here.
An update on how to enter your work.
Contests
Fellow freewriter @fireawymarmot is offering a little different writing contest. Listen to his music and write. [Find out more here](https://steemit.com/contest/@fireawaymarmot/win-sbd-write-from-my-music
Read all about it hereOur freewriter friend @moneyinfant is running a contest this week.
@moneyinfant also is starting to post a daily update of writing contests!! Go to his profile and start winning :)
Another compilation of [all kinds of contests by @artz](https://steemit.com/contest/@artz/steemit-contest-compilation-29-01-04-02-win-free-sbd-and-steem
@arbitrarykitten is running a weekly contest to encourage you to become better photographers - a good skill to have for you steemit success..
A valentines challenge from SteemPulp Thank you @bhop42moro for finding this one. Do check it out - you have until February 14th!!
Enter his Punday contest here@improv is the master of puns!
Click here to joinThe Constrained Writing Contest by our fellow freewriter @svashta is on! Check his blog for the latest contest.
Here, you spill your gut out typing fast! The timer is beeping any time.
There - think about every word. You only get 50 to tell the story!
Click here to accept the challenge! and check his profile for the newest updates.@miniature-tiger is hosting a 50-word story challenge. This is the opposite of what we are doing.The pink rabbit contest is hosted by our freewriter friend @janine-ariane. If this link is outdated, just check her profile for the newest contest.
If you like a picture to be the prompt, check out the #365daysofwriting challenge hosted by @mydivathings. Every day, a new picture to entice you weave a story.
If you come across any other contests the freewriters might want to enter, please let me know!
Writing help
A free app: Grammarly. A lot of us are not native English speakers and I am finding it a helpful app. It will underline spelling and grammar mistakes. Just remember that is is not always right -especially if you use complex sentence structures. Here is the link
Remember The Most Dangerous Writing App. You set the time - 5 min - and start typing. Don’t stop!!! It will destroy what you wrote if you stop for more than 3 seconds - and backspace does not count as writing on the app. If you are prone to stop and think - this app forces you to keep going. You can make corrections after the 5 minutes are over.
A timer. Egg timer is a free tool you can use on your desktop to set a time. This is useful for our freewrites or if you want to work in blocks of time and then take a break. Here is the link
Check out their intro postOur fellow freewriter @arbitrarykitten has a business here on Steemit. Several editors are offering to edit and format your post for a small fee.
Our discord channel Isle of Write has workshop rooms for fiction, non-fiction, and poetry where some of the experienced writers might be able to give some tips. Join with this link https://discord.gg/zfXNRnK
If you are ready to get serious about improving your understanding of the English language check out @majes.tytyty blog. He has lots of useful information to understand words and their roots better. If you have questions or need help, leave a comment on his blog.
Check out @ghasemkiani if English is not your first language. He explains many idioms. Often to use those correctly is the biggest struggle when using a foreign language. He uses #idioms-tutorial
If you know of other helpful tools or people, please share with us!
Money
There are several people who offer SBD for free on this platform! How great is that!!
Here are a few
@fisheggs - follow this account and you get upvotes at random times.
@sydesjokes - he rewards his followers with SBD for any kind of interaction with him- comment, vote, resteem.
@craigcryptoking- he does a giveaway a few times a week. All you have to do is to be the first, or fourth or eight commenter. And he added a few more.
@danielsaori - he does a comment contest. A new challenge every week.
@rexusmo - I think a few of you have started to leave links to your post. Every day, he has a cheering up post. You leave a link to a post you are proud off and you might get a reward. Keep trying!!
Steemit Tools
This is the most comprehensive list of applications on this blockchain I have seen. I highly recommend that you bookmark it!! I also will include it in the growing resource section in the future. Steemit Tools
Staying Legal
A must read!!This is an excellent article by @dmcamera on how to use images legally.
Discord
Remember, we have our own room in the Isle of Write Discord!
Here is the link to join . https://discord.gg/zfXNRnK
If you like this and want more people to come out and play - resteem!
Courtesy of @celestal
Also, I would love it if you all check out each others #freewrite and spread some love :)
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#freewrite day 105- The Elephant
Whenever I read or heard the name of elephant, in my mind the name of George Orwell, the "Animal farm" writer comes. He have also written a book "Burmese Days" where he described the killing of a mad elephant.
He didn't wanted to kill the elephant but he was pressurized. But now in our vicinity the elephants are in real danger. As the humans have occupied the lands and forests, the elephant corridors, where they graze and migrate every year. Therefore, the fight against The elephants and humans are increasing day by day. And we know who is the obvious winner and who is suffering.
The elephants are in danger and verge of extinct as they are killed by the railway tracks, electric wires, bullets of smuglers in Assam, India. This is a very serious issue for us. Though government is taking some steps, but they are not enough.
Till we do not educate the mass and leave the elephants with their home without encroaching them, the tragedy will continue.
I am praying that somehow the elephants escape extinction from man. Thank you.
Thank you for your concern @wandrnrose7.
My pleasure and shared concern.
I just tried for the second time around.https://steemit.com/freewrite/@franbel/elephant-day-105-5-minute-freewrite-thursday-prompt
Thank you for your freewrite.
Any attention we can bring to world issues is necessary and helpful.
That book, by George Orwell, has been on my to read list for decades! Great, but sad, freewrite
Day 105 Freewrite Prompt: Elephant
(Hope someone likes it)
We are not going to ignore the obvious elephant in the room. Bitcoin has been bleeding and crashing for what seems like an eternity. This has indirectly affected other altcoins but bitcoin always rebounds. No company listed on the stock exchange has had as many rebounds as bitcoins has. Bitcoin is the vampire that can't be killed, the cat with nine lives. It started with a purpose more than just material wealth. The elephant in the room will be a testimony if we hold and ride the waves.
the only wise option is to hold and ride the wave!!
Here's mine! Very free-associative, which I normally don't do. Hope you enjoy the read.
Thanks to @marriannewest and @jrswab for helping us minnows. These freewrite gigs are awesome way to test your writing skill without any pressure and deadline. And five minutes of writing does not bore you either.
https://steemit.com/freewrite/@mcoinz79/58jufg-freewrite
My freewrite!
I made a freewrite meme!
Hey @mariannewest. Here is my response to your invitation.
https://steemit.com/freewrite/@iyanpol12/looking-back-how-i-joined-freewriting-community
THANKS A LOT!
Thanks for mentioning my post! I aim to help as many minnows and redfish as I can because I know how hard it can be getting started as a blogger. I have done so many times on many different sites.
<3
Thank you for doing this!! It is so hard when you first start out and a little help can make all the difference!!
Here is my take on Butterflies and Elephants
Day 2 of my migraine & hoping it won't push day 3. :( Thank you @mariannewest & the Freewriters!
I somehow missed this one yesterday. Glad I saw it today ❤️
no good!!!! Hugs and healing energy coming your way!!
... Thank you. I need it. hugs.
@redes Thank you!!!
My entry for today's free write :) Thanks for hosting and supporting!
Elephants from Outer Space
https://steemit.com/freewrite/@mr-neil/elephants-from-outer-space-5-minute-freewrite
Yayy.. I managed to publish it today! Woop :)
Here's the link to my free-write
https://steemit.com/freewrite/@hartfloe/day-105-freewrite-elephant
Thanks always
Hart Floe
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Hello everybody. I do hope you are well. If you have time, please say hello to Keith...
https://steemit.com/freewrite/@felt.buzz/keith-an-original-snippet-of-fictional-nonsense-for-the-5-minute-freewrite-challenge
I am going to join this fun. @saffisara's posts on #freewrite always makes me laugh. She feels I should join the fun, and I will. Lol
here is mine for today! Sorry, it's been one heck of a week here in Real Life.
https://steemit.com/freewrite/@snook/family-the-love-you-no-matter-what-sometimes
I hear you - same here...
I hope your weekend comes and brings relief!
Thank You!! and so do I LOLL
New little elephant is here: https://steemit.com/freewrite/@zen-art/new-little-bundle-of-joy-freewrite
My entry
https://steemit.com/freewrite/@ablaze/sticks-and-stones-day-105-5-minute-freewrite-thursday-prompt-elephant-day-105-5-minute-freewrite-thursday-prompt-elephant
Meep-Meep.
https://steemit.com/freewrite/@svashta/wild-west-part-24-5-minute-freewrite-challenge
Be sure you don't have anything in your mouth when you read it. It's a choking hazard. :-)
https://steemit.com/freewrite/@pixiehunter/5-minute-freewrite-thursday-elephants
https://steemit.com/freewrite/@improv/elephant-5minutefreewrite
Ok my post for today on elephant. Can't belive how hard that was.... Lol
https://steemit.com/freewrite/@saffisara/elephant-or-5-minutes-freewrite-day-105
Here is mine for today: The Elephant in the Room
Thanks to this new prompt! Here is my entry:
https://steemit.com/freewrite/@iyanpol12/elephant-5-minute-freewrite-challenge
MY ENTRY.I got excited when I saw the prompt for today as delivered by @byn. I thought I could write this time for 5 minutes the experience I had. Easy peasy. But then, it was a challenge to contain and be able to write down the for only 5 minutes everything that got running through my head. Lol. But anyway, I managed to withstand the challenge. I am even sharing our picture. Here is the link to
Here's my 5 minute freewrite!
Hi everyone! Here is mine for today: https://steemit.com/freewrite/@whatisnew/day-105-5-minute-freewrite-thursday-prompt-elephant
Mine is here.
My brain was a bit sluggish today, but I'm rather happy with the result!
Elephant.
Here is my Entry, better read it before the world ends: "A large digital clock on the wall was counting down"
https://steemit.com/freewrite/@jeezzle/elephant-freewrite
My first ever freewrite......I've been putting it off due to feeling pressured to write a nice one, but...........Hahahaha........elephant
I almost didn't write today. Good thing a freewrite prompt is an enticement I cannot refuse. :D
https://steemit.com/freewrite/@isaganispeaks/5-minute-freewrite-prompt-elephant
https://steemit.com/freewrite/@ebitularmbert/the-empty-chair-5-5-minute-freewrite-challenge-prompt-elephant
Hi @mariannewest .I have read the articles on voting and bandwidth. It really helped me understand how things work. Thank you for tagging them. And I thank them for their efforts of helping others to understand. @taskmaster4450, @jrswab, @improve Thank you!
Now to my purpose of sharing my 5-minute freewrite. I must admit I find it difficult to squeeze any idea today. When this happens, I write poems. I wrote Haikus today.
https://steemit.com/freewrite/@rhei86/day-105-5-minute-freewrite-thursday-prompt-elephant
That you can write haikus when you find it difficult to squeeze ideas out amazes me. I hardly ever can squeeze a haiku out of my brain :)
I guess I didn’t share mine yesterday?
Here it is.
https://steemit.com/freewrite/@metzli/freewrite-105-elephant
Elephants Elephants Everywhere
@lighteye dropped by to help answer one of my questions about elephants. That alone is worth the visit.
https://steemit.com/freewrite/@wonderwop/lucky-elephant
Playing catch up here... Chapter Eighteen of my #freewrite serialized story. https://steemit.com/freewrite/@fireawaymarmot/5-min-writing-prompt-elephant-freewrite-serial-chapter-eighteen