February 2020 Blog Battle
Our word this month is:
Vivacious
You can start writing at any time, but make sure you post your story by the 30th of the month to have your story shared here and on social media.
Once you’ve posted your story to your blog, put a link to it in the comments section, and we’ll add your story to the Battle Stories Line-up post.
Make sure to check back and read some of the stories of your fellow battlers. Leave comments to encourage these writers, and share each other’s stories!
Basic Rules:
The Prompt Word will be given the First Tuesday of Every Month.
Post your story by the 30th of the Same Month.
RULES
- 1000 words max (give or take a few)
- fictional tale (or true if you really want)
- Any genre that fits within PG-13 (or less) Content – let’s keep this family friendly!
- Your story must contain the randomly chosen word(s) and/or be centered around the word meaning in a way that shows it is clearly related.
- Go for the entertainment value!
- Put a link back to your #BlogBattle Short Story in the comments section
- Please tweet and otherwise share your battler buddies’ stories across social media.
- Use the hashtag #BlogBattle when tweeting all the stories so we can cross-share.
- Have fun!
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hi, here’s my attempt – https://justmuddlingthroughlife.co.uk/2020/02/21/the-love-and-death-of-vivacious-sarah/
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Ahhh! Sorry it’s taken me three days to get to it! Nice work, Marian. ❤
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Thankyou Rachael! X
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Feeling like a bit of a cheat now, reading all these other ones. I probably could have tried harder to make something of the word’s feminine requirement but I was a little impatient to get writing about an existing character in my main WIP, and I saw a way in. So… I hope you guys don’t mind. It’s good to be back.
https://storiesbykit.com/2020/02/15/flash-fiction-3-or-what/
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Nice one Kit. Just added to the entry post and really hope to see more backstory next month too.
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You may not even have to wait that long 🙂
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Excellent. Although in truth it’s not far off next month already 😳
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It’s always great when a word prompt can be used in a current WIP to help it along!
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Here’s mine, although it should have created a ping-back… probably has, I shall check, but I’ve started this so I’ll continue. Here’s mine and it’s been added to the story post Rachael.
https://fictionisfood.com/2020/02/11/ghost-house-blogbattle/#more-5235
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Lest I be hoist on my own petard (see my earlier post) here is this month’s contribution. https://sixcrookedhighwaysblog.wordpress.com/2020/02/12/vivacious-veracity/
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Very funny Doug, a must read to draw a smile if the days gone wrong!
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Can’t wait to see some original responses to the prompt 😉
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You and me both Doug! Fitting this word in really gave me a headache! I’m still pondering if it’s worthy of putting up 😱
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Well, it took me a while to think how exactly I could use this word, but I think I’ve got something at last! You guys really threw me a curveball with that one. 😉 I enjoyed the challenge! 😀
Here’s mine for Feb: https://joshuainsole.wordpress.com/short-stories/old-strittie/
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I am, and I think we’re all, looking forward to reading what you came up with too! 😀
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I hope I deliver! 😉
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I hope the story delivers! 😉
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Nice one Joshua…. unique artwork and everyone knows about childhood closet monsters too…. could bring back childhood memories best left undisturbed 😱
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https://bellabasket.wordpress.com/2020/02/09/himalaya-9-vivacious/
This was difficult to fit in. Especial as my computer has crashed and I can only work on a iPad.
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Oh man! But you still did it! I’m super impressed by that dedication ❤
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Reblogged this on anita dawes and jaye marie.
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Such a lovely prompt, just when Spring is stirring! https://wp.me/p2XQu3-g1y
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too true! Looking forward to seeing the bulbs send up their greenery. ❤ Good to see you and looking forward to your poetry and prose! ❤
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Thanks, Rachael…
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Here is this month’s story:
https://aebranson.wordpress.com/2020/02/06/achilles-heel
Interesting word considering I planned a story about battle and death, but I got this to work and didn’t even have to put a NOT in front of it!
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ha! That’s pretty great. I love how creative we can get with surprise words.
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Hmmm…. this could take some thinking.
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You’re not kidding there Simon. I’m trying to go macabre and this word is everything but 🤔
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Lol good luck with that.
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Yeah they don’t go together
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I have a cunning plan…that might just work, even if the attempt makes no sense whatsoever 🤔
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That works interesting to me, I mean why would it need to make sense? 😀
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Good point Simon! I’ll put it up shortly and hope folk don’t get too confused 😳
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I’m yet to think of something…
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A tough one indeed. I managed something by starting with antonyms and working back. That sure works better to ingest elements of horror 😂
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Horror of horrors! 😀
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Ha, ha. Nothing in the rules says anything about antonyms Rachael 😂😂
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True that. 🙂
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Hmmm… That is interesting
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Definitely a challenging prompt. We shall see what people come up with.
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I am curious what this word will bring about.
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Scheduled for Thursday Rachael. This one will be an interesting challenge for the macabre writers methinks!
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Yes. I can’t wait for Joshua’s submission.
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Ha, ha, I’ve just been discussing such matters wrt Joshua on my last entry! Mind you it’s a word that should create quite a wide variety this time methinks.
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haha could be! Thanks for getting the word out there, Gary. How’s the new year treating you?
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Always a pleasure Rachael. But then again I like doing this as you know! New year is rapidly in month two already! How did that happen??
Good start though…the errant pc fired up when I extracted the drive that was being flagged. Not my data drive either so that was a major relief…even though it’s backed up in more places than I can remember!
Hope yours is going well too.
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You are good!
I’m glad you got that issue worked out. I always have so many backups…but then I can’t find them. haha
So far the new year is going pretty well. There are some challenges, but I’ve been busy with design work, so that’s a huge plus.
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I try lol. Just have to instal a new drive this weekend and see if I can harvest the files via an external cradle dock. Not huge if I can’t, but I’ll be backing my stuff up once again on the new one too!
Great to hear and I’ve seen some of your work on Facebook. It’s brilliant so I really ought to get my act together and use your Ingram skills too 😳
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If ever I need to recover files from a faulty computer, I will have to beg for your help. 🙂 You make it sound way more simple than it actually is for us laymen.
Thank you!
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I’m no expert lol. But hardware issues are often over hyped so you “feel” you need an “expert.” Swapping drives out is two cables and a screw. What can go wrong 😳
The dubious drive is a different matter though. This weekend will no doubt answer the retrieval question!
Help is always at hand for those that need it at….wait a minute that’s Harry Potter 😱
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haha I might just be easily intimidated. 🙂 Crossing my fingers and hoping the drive is not so dubious!
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I have to report total success after a “moment” with no drive recognition because I hadn’t initialised it! Data drive in the cradle was not dubious either so all that is now transferred to the new internal drive. Didn’t even have to swear at an inanimate object 😂
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That’s amazing!! Nice work, sir. You are a computer rock star, Gary. 🙂
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Too kind Rachael! I think exactly that about you with the book cover art you do! I struggle just getting blog images 😂
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Oh, but I like the images you share! I think you do great. ❤
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That’s uncommonly kind of you #LOTR. Just hope they flipping share properly 🙃
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