The Ink Well Fiction Prompt #179

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Stories from the Previous Week

Thank you to who posted a story for last week's prompt: "Am I a fool for dreaming?":

Author Shout-outs

We'd like to call out a few stories that got high marks from our curators this week.

@lightpen

Reality of My Dream

Curator comment:

@lightpen writes a sensitive story in which he introduces the social conditions of his country at a time when a change of perspective on the right of girls to be educated is taking place. It is a detailed, well crafted story that is emotionally contagious and we understand that it represents the potential of many young girls to forge a future beyond the traditional destiny of women.

@rinconpoetico7

Alchemy

Curator comment:

rinconpoetico7 has a voice. I love it when I am startled by the details of a story, and it almost seems as though the writer is inventing a new genre. In this case, the story is about a writer who gives up hope of getting published, and a publisher who preys upon such people. Yet it turns out well in the end.

@balikis95

Ma Teresa's Words

Curator comment:

@balikis95 delivers for the fiction prompt a sweet and philosophical story about how to act when we want to find our first love. The story is told very well through the dialogue of a granddaughter with her grandmother. The author succeeds in conveying the peace that comes from the grandmother's wise experience leaving readers satisfied.

Fiction Writing Prompt of the Week

This week's prompt is: "The moment that changed everything."

Life is full of meaningful moments that can change us completely. Tell us a story about one of those moments.

Perhaps your character meets someone interesting under unusual circumstances. Or maybe there's a mishap of some kind that eventually leads to something good. What if lightning lights up the sky at just a certain moment, illuminating something frightening, wondrous or illegal that your character would not otherwise see? What if your character is mistaken for someone famous and invited to the fanciest party of her life?

Surprise us with your creative ideas about moments in time that change everything.


Good luck! Remember, as always, we are looking for the elements of story. These include:

  • Great first lines
  • Good settings
  • Well-developed characters
  • Integration of action, dialogue and narrative
  • A conflict that intrigues the reader
  • A "story arc" which results in the resolution of the conflict and brings the story to a satisfying conclusion
  • And of course, we are looking for well-edited stories that are not littered with typos or grammatical errors

You can find more on all of these topics in the catalog of storytelling tips.

If you don't feel inspired by this prompt or the featured image, feel free to peruse any of our past prompts or our collection of idea-generators:

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Past Prompts

Here are the past prompts if you would like to use them or refer back to them:
#1: Heart and Soul; #2: The moment when...; #3: Beauty with a twist; #4: The Way Home; #5: A Matter of Time; #6 50 Story Ideas; #7 The Library; #8 All the way to tomorrow; #9 Legend; #10 Three Words; #11 World Building; #12 Childhood Summers; #13 50 Imagination Ticklers; #14 Railroad; #15 Cats - 750 words; #16 Your Birthday; #17 Action, Dialog and Narrative; #18 Change; #19 Tea Time or Tee Time?; #20 Summer Camp; #21 Main Street; #22 Fireworks; #23 Picnic; #24 Run; #25 A word of advice; #26 Winding road; #27 Mirror; #28 Shipwreck; #29 School Notes; #30 Three Words: Scooter, River, Midnight; #31 Flash Fiction Contest; #32 A Fork in the Road; #33 Shadows; #34 Three Words: Island, Witch, Cake; #35 Full Moon; #36 Graveyard; #37 Jack-o-Lantern; #38 Family Ties; #39 Longing; #40 Feast; #41 Gift; #42 Season of Light; #43 Believe; #44 Elf; #45 Holiday; #46 New Year; #47 Unlikely Hero; #48 Inheritance; #49 Under the Light of the Moon; #50 Three Words: Shoes, Mood, Adventure; #51 They're Here; #52 Artist; #53 Headlights; #54 Tomorrow; #55 Lense; #56 Perfection; #57 Making and Breaking Rules; #58 A Reckoning; #59 Blossom; #60 Temptation; #61 Happiness; #62 Footprint; #63 Frequency; #64 Sailing; #65 Fortune; #66 Worry; #67 Adventure; #68 Shadow; #69 Motor; #70 Embarrass; #71 Proud; #72 Guide; #73 Impression; #74 Lost; #75 Wonder; #76 Tear; #77 Splash; #78 Brilliant; #79 Sinkhole; #80 Exhaust; #81 Roll; #82 Wishbone; #83 Chatterbox; #84 Foil; #85 I can't believe you said that; #86 Boo; #87 Midnight; #88 Hunger; #89 Light; #90 Spirit; #91 Fire; #92 Tend/Tender; #93 Cheer; #94 Appearance; #95 Ambition; #96 Trust; #97 Fly; #98 Comfort; #99 Fate; #100 To Create; #101 Vision; #102 Sympathy; #103 A Special Time; #104 Suspense; #105 Bride, stairs, illusion; #106 Reality TV; #107 Things the Go Bump in the Night; #108 First line: Two strange things happened that day; #109 What if that loose floorboard was actually a hidden passageway?; #110 Footsteps; #111 Mess; #112 Cards; #113 Elephant; #114 Crystal; #115 Phone call; #116 Date; #117 Chocolate; #118 Three words: wish, button, sky; #119 RSVP; #120 Objets d'art; #121 Soul; #122 Scuttlebutt; #123 Recall; #124 Doorway; #125 Beacon; #126 Seagull, Market, Box; #127 Window; #128 Terrified; #129 Dance; #130 Two endings; #131 Ghosted; #132 Treasure; #133 Taste; #134 Reunion; #135 I miss you; #136 Wonder; #137 Ruins; #138 Beach memories; #139 There was something in the wind; #140 Mask; #141 Halloween; #142 Photo album; #143 Dreams; #144 Crayon box; #145 Back of beyond; #146 Intuition; #147 Delight; #148 Anticipation; #149 Holiday memories; #150 Resolution; #151 Bicycle; #152 Flight; #153 Time Travel; #154 A trip to the fair; #155 Don't sell me a dog; #156 Gravity; #157 Love, wheelbarrow, dog; #158 Stealing; #159 Sportsmanship; #160 Toast; #161 Pickle; #162 You only live once; #163 Ring; #164 Hope; #165 Dreamcatcher; #166 In mother's house; #167 Keep Out; #168 Chin up; #169 Dish; #170 Talking in your sleep; #171 Wish upon a star; #172 Diary; #173 Plan B; #174 Clown; #175 The good old days; #176 The shoe is on the other foot; #177 Will tomorrow ever come?; #178 Am I a fool for dreaming?

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     5 months ago  

    This is so broad, well I'll try to follow up and then write something with time

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       5 months ago  

      Thank you for the honor, @theinkwell.

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         5 months ago  

        Congratulations to all those selected. You did an excellent job. See you this week. May the successes continue

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           5 months ago  

          Congratulations to the winners of last week prompts,
          Here's my entry.🙃
          https://ecency.com/hive-170798/@terjix/an-imperfect-night?referral=terjix

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             5 months ago  

            Congratulations to all the winners.
            Best regards 🌻

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               5 months ago  

              Congratulations to everyone that was selected
              Here's my participation
              https://ecency.com/hive-170798/@jennyzee1/his-rising?referral=jennyzee1
              I supported @marriot5464 and @terjix

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                 5 months ago  

                My entry this week is called Prisms. Thank you!

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                   5 months ago  

                  Congratulations to the featured stories!

                  By the way, here's my entry for this week's writing prompt:

                  https://peakd.com/hive-170798/@ridgette/lo-siento-senor-miguel

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                     5 months ago  

                    Thank you so much and congratulations to others as well.

                    I supported;
                    -zerah

                    -iyimoga

                    -raregem

                    Here's the link to my entry;

                    https://ecency.com/hive-170798/@balikis95/the-tv-show

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                       5 months ago  

                      Congratulations to the amazing people mentioned.
                      Here is my entry for the week
                      https://ecency.com/hive-170798/@fashtioluwa/every-actions-equals-consequences

                      I supported an amazing writer, @balikis95 @iyimoga

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                         5 months ago  

                        Greetings, @theinkwell community, a pleasure, writing, my first writing challenge in your community.

                        Support three users by commenting and voting for their content, successes to them:

                        • balkis95
                        • rare-gem
                        • fashtioluwa

                        Here is my participation:

                        https://peakd.com/hive-170798/@elizpc/-invading-powers-poderes-que-invaden-3qb

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                           5 months ago  

                          Hello, everyone!

                          Congratulations to all on this occasion.

                          Here is my entry:

                          https://peakd.com/hive-170798/@janaveda/revealed-image

                          Greetings.

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                             5 months ago  

                            Thanks for highlighting my story from last week. I'm very happy that the community liked it so much. My congratulations to the other featured authors, excellent work authors, my applause.👏

                            I leave you Rincón Poetico's participation in this week's call.

                            https://peakd.com/hive-170798/@rinconpoetico7/fiction-epic-pica-enes-8j3

                            Excellent Wednesday!

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                               5 months ago  

                              Here's my entry link to the fiction prompt
                              https://peakd.com/hive-170798/@hazmat/mine-sh3u10

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