Welcome to the #DailyPrompt by the @daily.prompt, your daily freewrite writing prompt from the @Freewritehouse!

Thank you so much, @mariannewest, for posting 2023 days of this daily prompt. Marianne is taking a well-earned break. Until she returns, the 5-minute freewrite prompt will be posted from this account, so don’t forget to follow!
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Freewriting is a great way to start or maintain a writing habit. And we try to make it easy for you with a daily prompt!

Today's #DailyPrompt is

a short story

Set your timer for 5 minutes
Start writing
Use the hashtag #freewrite #dailyprompt
Publish your piece (include a link to this post if you wish)
Copy and paste your URL into the comment section of this post.
Or, if you don't want to publish your freewrite, just copy and paste as a comment under the prompt post.
NO plagiarism, NO AI-generated stories (write your own story; that is kinda the whole point!)

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Check the @freewritehouse for fun contests

Spanish and English contests at the Freewrite House thanks to @latino.romano, @wakeupkitty, and @felt.buzz
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Here is your invite to the Freewritehouse discord group
Freewrite in Spanish: Check @latino.romano
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Contests by Friends of the Freewriters

@ improv runs a weekly Punday contest. Check it out!

If you are running a contest you want to be listed here, 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. Remember that it 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

14 october 2024, @mariannewest's Freewrite Writing Prompt Day 2525: a short story