Hello! Welcome to the new Blog Battle, a weekly writing prompt competition! If you haven’t already, check out the slightly altered rules.
Battle 65’s “Bathtub” Winner is The Devil’s Bath by David Williamson! Don’t forget to add the battle winner badge to your story!
Action/Thriller/Suspense:
- The Hearts of Men by David Williamson
Comedy/Humor:
Inspirational/Contemporary:
Drama/Romance:
Science Fiction/Fantasy:
- The Spaceship-Eating Swamp by Claire Banschbach
- Taking a Chance by Phoenix Grey
Mystery/Crime:
Western:
Non-Fiction:
PS If I’m missing your story, just leave me a comment to let me know!
Read all the stories & PLEASE VOTE for your top favorite.
NEXT WEEK: AUGUST 9th’s theme word:
TEA
Rules:
- 1500 words max (effective May 2016)
- fictional tale (or true if you really want)
- PG (no more than PG-13) Content – let’s keep this family friendly!
- Your story must contain the word(s) from the theme and/or be centered around the theme in a way that shows it is clearly related.
- State the Genre of your story at the top/bottom of your post.
- Post your story on Tuesday by 11:59 PM PST (you have a week to write it)
- Go for the entertainment value!
- Put a link back to your #BlogBattle Short Story in the comments section, and/or include a link to a battle post (not a page) in your own blog post (it creates a “ping-back” which will alert me and our friends to your #BlogBattle post).
- Use the hashtag #BlogBattle when tweeting your story.
- Let us know if you have a Facebook author/writer page so we can LIKE it to stay connected.
- Have fun!
You have until the next Monday at midnight to read the submitted stories & vote for your top three. Please consider the expert use of the theme word when choosing.
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Hi Rachael… With my guilty eyes, I submit my story. Guilty because I cheated, and because it’s only about 600 words… Once you stop writing on a daily basis, it is so hard to go back… https://elliemaloney.wordpress.com/2016/08/09/the-runaway-sun-shortstory-scifi-childrens-blogbattle/
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Oh man! I’m sure it will be great, and I’m so glad you’re back at it! BTW! I did get your email and will try to answer it today or tomorrow. You’ve got a lot on your plate! 🙂
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No worries. The offer has no deadline. 🙂
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Did I jinx it by coming back this week? lol!
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LOL No. I think I messed it up entirely by going to twice a month and giving it its own blog. I have been toooo busy all summer. *sigh*
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Lol! Summers seem to be more exhausting than relaxing these days.
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Ha! And it’s not like I didn’t already know it, but it seems to always take me by surprise!
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Yet another Grant and Teagan, since I put them in quite a bind last week.
https://sonworshiper.wordpress.com/2016/08/03/the-hearts-of-men/
Thanks so much for the challenge. It’s always a pleasure to participate.
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Reblogged this on Fiction by Rachael Ritchey and commented:
Hey! It’s not too late to join the battle! If you just want to read, that’s okay too. Make sure you visit the blogbattlers WordPress and follow along!
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