Hello! Welcome to the new Blog Battle, a weekly writing prompt competition! If you haven’t already, check out the slightly altered rules.
I’m posting this a little early so that people have lots of time to be reminded to get their #BlogBattle story out there! This week’s word is Perfect. How can you use that in a story? If you want a little start to your adventure, here’s a sentence:
“The rancid odor of spoiling meat assaulted his nose and sent his stomach to churning, but there was no way he’d let this call ruin his perfect day.”
Feel free to see what you can do with this entire sentence or start fresh! You choose. I can’t wait to see what you come up with. Be sure to add a link back to this post or comment below with a link to your story so we can add it to the post! Happy Writing!
Battle 76’s “Debacle” Winner is Rachael (by default!)! Don’t forget to add the battle winner badge to your story!
- Perfect: A Poem by Candice Coates (Poem)
- An Imperfect Transition by Kristin Elise Garrett (Drama)
- Search For Thimble by E. E. Rawls (Fantasy/Mystery)
- Rough It by Lauren Gunter (Humor/Inspirational)
- Settling Accounts by David Williamson (Action/Adventure)
- Secrets of the Spokanee Ch 2 by Rachael Ritchey (Action/Adventure)
PS If I’m missing your story, just leave me a comment to let me know!
Next Week’s Theme Word is PORTENT
Read all the stories & PLEASE VOTE for your top THREE favorites (not all for the same, though!).
Possible Genres: Action/Adventure/Thriller/Suspense/Drama/Crime/Romance/Contemporary/Western/Scifi/Fantasy/Inspirational/Non-fic/Poem/so on…
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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I posted this a few hours ago but forgot to drop the link here. It’s an entry for “perfect,” but I made sure to work debacle and even coconut in for added funsies.
https://sonworshiper.wordpress.com/2016/10/19/blogbattle-entry-settling-accounts/
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Haha! That’s great, David! I’ll add it right now. 😀
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You’re so on top of this! Thanks, Rachael. I’m glad I was able to participate this time.
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Ha! I’m still awake. I just now got my story done and loaded, so it was good timing! AND I’m always very happy when you participate. 😀 The fact that you’re getting all those words in is awesome-sauce. 😛 How are things going?
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Ehh, busy and crazy with work but otherwise ok… prepping for NaNoWriMo.
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🙂 I know that feeling. Have fun with NaNo! What sort of project will you be working on?
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Reblogged this on Fiction by Rachael Ritchey and commented:
Another week, another word! What is your take on PERFECT? Let’s add your story to the fun and friendly competition. 🙂 Enjoy the reads!
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My genre is drama
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Perfection! Hello, lovely! 🙂
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Hi Rachael!
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I’m so glad you’re a part of this, Kristin. Really and truly. ❤ 😀
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Aww you’re so sweet and it’s so nice to hear you say that. As of Friday I’ll no longer have 2 jobs and will be able to participate more. I’ve missed you!
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I read that your US job was coming to a close. 🙂 You’re adventure continues! I’ve missed you too, my friend. Glad you’re back!
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Yes 3 days left! Good to be back. How’s it going in your world and with your book cover business now?
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Congrats on making a smooth transition! 🙂 Things are plugging along. I have a couple clients so far, so that’s exciting. I am trying to wrap my mind around options for getting the word out. 🙂
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That’s good to hear. I’m glad it’s going well!
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Thanks!
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https://thepursuitofanotheradventure.wordpress.com/2016/10/18/an-imperfect-transition-blog-battle/
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I am back in the game woot woot! Here is my posting for this week! Tis a poem and I say it’s non-fiction.
https://icameforthesoup.com/2016/10/18/perfect-a-poem-blogbattle-week-77/
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Woohooo! Welcome back! 😀 *happy dance* hey guys! Candice is back! 😀
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I wish I had time to do this Rach… I loved the blog battles you created and the community you made. We’ll have to see if we can inject some interest in it eh? 🙂
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If we can, great, if not I’ll know it’s time to *breaks into song* let it go! 😉 Everyone is busy, lives full, moving ever forward. I’m more concerned with holding on to the friendships blogbattle has brought. 🙂
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