December 2022 Blog Battle
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Our word this month is:
Navigate
You can start writing at any time, but make sure you post your story by the
16th of December
to have a link 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 that goes live the 3rd Friday of the month (the same as the post-by date).
Make sure to check back and read some of the stories of your fellow battlers. Leave comments to encourage these writers. And go a step further in supporting one another by sharing each other’s stories on your own blog or social media, whatever you’re most comfortable with!
Basic Rules:
The Prompt Word will be given the First FRIDAY of every month.
Post your story by the 3rd Friday of the same month (this is the same date as the Stories post goes live).
RULES
- up to 2000 words max (give or take a few)
- fictional tale (or true if you really want)
- Any genre that fits within PG-13 (or less)-type 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!
BlogBattle 
You know how sometimes a whole month can decide to take a whirl down the plughole?
I started writing something just after the prompt came out, didn’t like it, started something else a week later, got bogged down…
So, here it is, Going Nowhere. Not quite my usual fun-fest.
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Good to see you made it Mark. Added the post already as I was here doing Rogers when yours dropped in
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And here we are finally made it to harbours.
Oh but the tydes (sic) and the winds did challenge. ‘Twas a strange voyage I tell ye.
https://writingwritingandmorewritinginspiteofcomputers.home.blog/2022/12/15/these-chartered-yet-unsettled-waters-december-blogbattle-navigate/
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Nice Roger, post added and will be over shortly for a read
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Okey dokes.
Made it through the first year of blog challenges.
Thanks to all for encouragement and advice.
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That year seems to have flown past. Well done too Roger. The best part is not only the encouragement but the friendships that form as a result. You’ll also be pleased the next years prompts have been scheduled already too. 😂
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It does indeed Gary, I have learned to par down from Never Use A Sentence When A Paragraph Is Available, set a pace and a schedule, met new friends, encountered intriguing new worlds and styles and generally had a good time😃.
Oooh new schedule. I’m looking forward to that.
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You pretty much summed it up there Roger. The advantage of meeting writer friends is also in how they craft sentences, dialogue and such like. It’s also easier to take constructive critique as they are trying to help rather than hinder too.
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Quite so Gary, I’ve taken a few pieces on board and am trying to tighten up on my coherence (Shorter sentences. Better ‘labelling’ of who is doing what), all in 2,000 words.
Who knew editing could be so much fun?😃
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The beauty of small pieces I guess. Trying to fit into a smaller space what might have been a chapter. It’s good practice for being more concise…I think 😂
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Quite so. I have really enjoyed finding that something is heading for 2,500 words, having to put the breaks on, and going back to ease back on the extra colour. 😀
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Here’s mine this month:
Hope everybody is having happy holidays!
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Read it Abe and need more time to present a decent reply!
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Post added Geoff
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Here’s Mine.
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I have my charts and compass out Cap’n.
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😂😂
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