Hello! Welcome to Blog Battle, a weekly writing prompt competition! If you haven’t already, check out the rules (more like instructions on how to participate & have fun).
Winning story for the week will earn this badge! 🙂 BUT that’s not all! The winner can get a free pro-level critique: contact Cathleen Townsend by clicking here. She’s tough but kind!
Last Week’s Winner: Helm of Darkness by Rachael Ritchey
Post your story to your blog any time on Tuesday until Midnight PST (there is a grace period into Weds morning, so just let me know if you are late getting it done). Throughout the course of the day, we’ll add the links (to your blog w/story title) here.
This Week’s Story WORD theme: Splash
Remember, genre is suggestion only, but let us know what your story is!
This week’s Suggested Story genre style: Suspense/Thriller
*VISIT THE GENRE PAGE OF BLOG BATTLE TO SEE IF THE GENRE HAS ANY SUBCATEGORIES TO GIVE YOU AN EXTRA CHALLENGE
STORIES:
Loch and Lair by The Urban Spaceman
Gone Fishing by Sarah Brentyn
Splash by Rachael Ritchey
PS If I’m missing your story, just leave me a comment to let me know!
Read all the stories & PLEASE VOTE for your favorite.
Click here for the Instructions for Participation!
To find out the next battle info click THEME & GENRE on the main menu
You have until the next Monday at midnight EST (9 PM PST / 5 AM GMT Tues) 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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*Poke poke* Where da voting?!? 😉
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oops! I knew I forgot something. Sorry. I’m so scattered-brained (worse than usual) with all this conference stuff I’m trying to prepare for right now. I’ll add it asap!
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No worries, and take your time—it only takes 5 seconds for me to vote, so your conference stuff must come first! 🙂
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I’ve been mired in it for a month or more now…That’s what happens when you decide it’s finally time to write that script you keep thinking about. And then you decide, heck ya, I’m gonna go pitch the heck outta this thing to an agent at this conference I’m going to in May. lol
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Ahhh, best of luck with that, I’ll send some good karma your way! 😀
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Much thanks!
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Okay. Erm… I wanted to participate this week so badly. Wound up combining it with another prompt. Made for a very…interesting story. 😉 Have fun fishing!
https://sarahbrentynflash.wordpress.com/2017/05/09/gone-fishing/
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YAY!!!! 🙂 ❤
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Haha! 😀 I want to fit everything in… Doesn’t always work. Just glad to be able to participate.
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Here’s my entry for this week, and I’m looking forward to reading everyone else’s stories too!
https://theurbanspaceman.net/2017/05/09/loch-and-lair-flash-fiction/
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I enjoy your stories! 🙂
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I enjoy your comments! 😉
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Reblogged this on Fiction by Rachael Ritchey and commented:
Hey ever’body! Let’s make a SPLASH this week with Blog Battle! Get a short/flash fic story written and posted. You can link back here, and that will help me get it posted. 🙂 Have a great Tuesday!
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