Day 154: 5 Minute Freewrite: Thursday - Prompt: nothing

mariannewest (74)in #freewrite • 7 years ago (edited)

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Today, the Freewrite House presents: Speak Write!

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You know him as @maslowmission

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Prompt: nothing

Set your timer for 5 minutes
Start writing
Use the hashtag #freewrite
Publish your piece (include a link to this post if you wish)

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!

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Contests by our Fellow Freewriters

Details here@freedomtowrite is the judge on this challenge her husband is offering up to all of us. Win SBD and check out how cute our friend is!!!

Join hereOur freewriting friend @hartfloe is hosting a very particular writing contest. Only 1111 characters allowed!!!
Details here@felt.buzz is hosting an ongoing writing contest on zappl!! If you don't know what that is, here is your chance to learn another application to the blockchain.
@conradt is hosting a Caption This Contest #captionthis. Find the daily picture to caption on his profile.
Enter his Punday contest here@improv is the master of puns!
The Constrained Writing Contest by our fellow freewriter @svashta is on! Check his blog for the latest contest.

Contests Galore

@moneyinfant posts a daily update of writing contests!! Go to his profile and start winning :)
Another compilation of all kinds of contests by @artz. A new one comes out every Monday! Check the profile.

Voting

Remember to check your voting power. Do not vote for a while if you are under 90!
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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

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

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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.

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.
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Money

There are several people who offer SBD for free on this platform! How great is that!!

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Steemit Tools

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7 years ago in #freewrite by mariannewest (74)

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mr-neil (63) 7 years ago

How To Play The Air Guitar
https://steemit.com/freewrite/@mr-neil/how-to-play-the-air-guitar-freewrite-story

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gjones15 (52) 7 years ago

haha this one was great--really liked it--sweet idea :))

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mr-neil (63) 7 years ago

Thank you, if was fun. Hopefully heart warming. :-)

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angelina1212 (35) 7 years ago

here my freewrite I hope you enjoy it total thanks @mariannewest https://steemit.com/freewrite/@angelina1212/day-154-5-minute-freewrite-thursday-prompt-nothing

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starzy (56) 7 years ago

Hello everyone! How are you today? Here is my entry for #freewrite of @mariannewest. Thanks and God bless us...

https://steemit.com/freewrite/@starzy/day-154-5-minute-freewrite-thursday-prompt-nothing

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gjones15 (52) 7 years ago

Hello, hello. Below is my freewrite for "nothing." Thanks!! https://steemit.com/freewrite/@gjones15/day-154-5-minute-freewrite-nothing

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maslowmission (57) 7 years ago

Thank you very much for the shout out about my shout out :)

Here is today's freewrite. Hope you can escape the void:
https://steemit.com/freewrite/@maslowmission/day-154-5-minute-freewrite-eternity

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mariannewest (74) 7 years ago

You are welcome :)

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mininthecity (55) 7 years ago

Nothing to read here...
Wait! There is something! My first freewrite! Thanks for the prompt and all you do for this community :)

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iyanpol12 (72) 7 years ago

Finally! I am able to write freewrite again! Here is my entry:

https://steemit.com/freewrite/@iyanpol12/nothingness-5-minute-freewrite-challenge

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mininthecity (55) 7 years ago

I enjoyed your writing and now I want to try that app!

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wordymouth (61) 7 years ago

Thank you for the prompt. I new exactly what I needed to write: Close Enough to Touch

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gjones15 (52) 7 years ago

My favorite one so far ... Awesome, @wordymouth!

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mininthecity (55) 7 years ago

Thanks again for sharing the link with me. I wrote my first free write and enjoyed reading yours :) It reminds me of so many space movies and that feeling of wondering what it would be like floating into the great unknown...

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nathanthewise (59) 7 years ago

(insert nothing here)

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angelina1212 (35) 7 years ago

te leí y me encanto suerte en tu freewrite

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mformelody (25) 7 years ago

amor siendo bestia creativa

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mininthecity (55) 7 years ago (edited)

hahahaha! Nice title!

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mformelody (25) 7 years ago

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honeydue (76) 7 years ago

That was a strangely intriguing prompt...thank you!

https://steemit.com/freewrite/@honeydue/the-valley-of-nothing-freewrite

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belemo (78) 7 years ago

Here's the piece of Nothing I came up with https://steemit.com/freewrite/@belemo/thursday-freewrite-prompt-nothing-d48297e688437

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byn (63) 7 years ago (edited)

Well then... apparently today brought out my poetic side

** Disclaimer: I am NOT a poet and know nothing about poetry rules, it just kind of flowed like a slam poetry type thing when I started the timer and sat down to write.