*Please welcome our newest freewriter @bitsendpieces by visiting their blog and leaving a comment: *
Prompt: glasses
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 can)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!
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
@arbitrarykitten is running a weekly contest to encourage you to become better photographers - a good skill to have for you steemit success.
A new contest by the Isle of Write folks. Win SBD.. If you have read something you think is really good, let the folks at the Isle of Write know, please.
A valentines challenge from SteemPulp Thank you @bhop42moro for finding this one. Do check it out - you have till 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 starting 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 If this link is outdated, just check her profile for the newest contest.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 a 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!
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. It helps you to grow to vote wisely!!
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
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
A post by the Isle of Write celebrating a curie vote and telling us how to get help with poetry (or fiction). Check it out!
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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@bashadow @bloghound @brisby @byn @btcnoodle @binkyprod @brazen
@bleedingheart @beatenegg @bitsendpieces
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@deaconlee @deemarshall @dennisauburn @dmcamera @dfrankle @digitalmutt @debbietiyan @daithilifereport @deirdyweirdy @davinsh
@ecoinstant @elizacheng @ellievallie @eggstraordinair @elijahniel12 @emdesan
@f3nix @fitinfun @felt.buzz @fishyculture @foffelius @freedomtowrite @fireawaymarmot
@gniksivart @girlbeforemirror
@improv @iyanpol12 @imcesca @isaganispeaks @itworks4sierra @iknowkungfu
@janine-ariane @jayna @jewels3 @jie28 @jjwriter85 @jkiw @johnwjr7 @jbn @jrhughes
@knightengale @kerlund
@littlenewthings @littlescribe @lenapena @lucylin @lonestarpoet @ldacey-laforge @ladylei
@long888 @lindahas
@marcoriccardi @marillaanne @melinda010100 @miniature-tiger @mydivathings @maverickinvictus @molovelly @mrslauren @mr-neil @mountainjewel @mkkenny @mwoodall @mel1ss @mylittleblurbs @martinwbender @metzli @moneyinfant @mylittleblurbs
@nathanthewise @navaneeth @not-a-bird @nays
@omra-sky @old-guy-photos @olaivart
@preparedwombat @pumpkinsandcats @pixiehunter
@rainbowme @raj808 @rok-sivante @rensoul17 @racemlaadhar @rubertd
@shanibeer @sharoonyasir @simgirl @snook @stinawog @sayee @slhomestead @steemitgraven29 @someoneusual @svashta @saryn @starfall @snrm @syzegy @saronym @shula14 @serapium
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@svashta - just so you know, there was a prompt planned for today I just couldn't see in your western,sci-fi, horror, romance lol
Did you skip it for my sake? You're too sweet! :3
You shouldn't have :3
Though apparently it has to be worse than "a whale on a couch with a plankton indigestion", or what was it? :P So maybe... just maybe... it's better you omitted today's :3
My entry, that ended up being my first #steemhome story ever! I'm really happy about that!
He dipped the toes too at last! 😜
Thanks for posting today's #freewrite prompt! Check out my post and make sure to comment and leave a link to your own #freewrite as well! =)
Good post
Your comment looks a lot like spam and people on this platform do not like this. Actually, some of the bigger accounts might downvote you to a point where you are not visible anymore. Here are two good articles which will help you to be successful on this platform.
https://steemit.com/steemit/@whatamidoing/it-s-a-great-time-for-new-users-to-earn-sbd-by-leaving-good-comments
https://steemit.com/steemit/@thecryptofiend/the-complete-steemit-etiquette-guide-revision-2-0
Oops, almost forgot to post my writing today. Also, welcome to the club @bitsendpieces. https://steemit.com/freewrite/@pixiehunter/5-minute-freewrite-tuesday-glasses
I think you requested Part 5 of the Toothache.
Here it is
https://steemit.com/freewrite/@mr-neil/toothache-part-5-the-glasses-5-minute-freewrite
here we go again.
https://steemit.com/freewrite/@crookshanks/glasses-5-minute-freewrite
https://steemit.com/freewrite/@improv/glasses-5minutefreewrite
So often, these turn political or philosophical for me.
Hello happy freewriters! :)
https://steemit.com/freewrite/@felt.buzz/not-drunk-enough-an-original-fictional-snippet-for-the-5-minute-freewrite-challenge
Here is my entry to this lovely prompt:
https://steemit.com/writing/@lindahas/glasses-and-feelings-the-endless-battle-in-my-heart
I have a couple of glasses so I immediately had an idea and had fun putting it on the screen :)
Alrighty, today's was rather easy to incorporate. It was practically already there. :p
Here it is! ;D
https://steemit.com/freewrite/@svashta/short-story-wild-west-part-15-5-minute-freewrite-challenge
Good morning!
https://steemit.com/freewrite/@amos-robinson/freewrite-glasses
As always, an enjoyable prompt! :-)
Glasses.
Oh, that English language...
https://steemit.com/freewrite/@metzli/freewrite-95-glasses
Another wonderful and challenging prompt! Disclaimer: I wrote for 10 minutes again. 😬 I can't help it - when I'm in a story I have to see it through!
https://steemit.com/freewrite/@ameliabartlett/hidden-observer-in-a-glass-room-or-5-minute-freewrite-day-95
Here is my story: I didn't expect a love story from the prompt "Glasses" but that's what you get from me today :) Her Eyes
Follow me through the immensity of the universe :-) (I'm behind of one entry as usual!)
https://steemit.com/freewrite/@f3nix/metallic-kisses-baci-metallici-eng-ita-freewrite
Here is what glasses said to me....
https://steemit.com/freewrite/@wandrnrose7/eyes-of-the-spirit-day-95-5-minute-freewrite
thank you, as always, for the Freewrite prompt @mariannewest <3
Here is mine
https://steemit.com/freewrite/@mylittleblurbs/waste-my-time-day-95-5-minute-freewrite-tuesday-prompt-glasses
This one was too easy for me!
https://steemit.com/freewrite/@snrm/day-18-of-free-write-glasses-prompt
Welcome to the party @bitsendpieces! Thank you again, Marianne!
https://steemit.com/freewrite/@brisby/his-glasses-freewrite-day-95
Here's my 5 minute freewrite!
Here is my story from the Old Steemian Home today: "the lamps were hugging one another and the ottoman was nuzzling the sofa."
I think this is a first...two days in a row!
https://steemit.com/freewrite/@freedomtowrite/day-95-prompt-glasses-traditions
Chapter Eleven of my #freewrite serial: https://steemit.com/writing/@fireawaymarmot/5-min-writing-prompt-glasses-freewrite-chapter-eleven
https://steemit.com/freewrite/@wonderwop/my-favorite-little-town-in-italy
Hi everyone! Here is mine: https://steemit.com/freewrite/@whatisnew/day-95-5-minute-freewrite-tuesday-prompt-glasses
Greetings, here I leave a little story of a feline friend that I got today.
https://steemit.com/freewrite/@docpaoh/the-heated-cat
beautifull style
It's nice to be back. Here's my entry for today's prompt.
https://steemit.com/freewrite/@bloghound/glasses-freewrite
https://steemit.com/freewrite/@jeezzle/glasses-freewrite
My entry:
https://steemit.com/freewrite/@long888/day-95-5-minute-freewrite-wednesday-prompt-glasses
Juuust before deadline! or something like that. Here's my entry :)
https://steemit.com/freewrite/@isa93/blurred-a-5-minute-freewrite-story
hahaha - no deadlines :)
Here's my little Glasses creation. Thanks for the prompt.
https://steemit.com/freewrite/@jeffways/pandemonium