September 2024 Blog Battle


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Our word this month is:
Motionless
You can start writing at any time, but make sure you post your story by the
27th of September
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, but see rule 8 first).
- Any genre that fits within PG-13 (or less). Please keep this family friendly.
- Your story must contain the randomly chosen word(s) and/or be centred around the word meaning in a way that shows it is clearly related.
- Go for the entertainment value and have fun.
- 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 #BlogBattle when using the platform formally know as Twitter so that we can cross-share. and otherwise share your battler buddies’ stories across social media.
- Avoid opinionizing your piece or associating it with a real person. i.e. if you have strong religious or political views then do not use them as a storyline to avoid indirectly insulting anyone or creating an argument.
Forewarning:
No, I don’t know where this came from, but it wouldn’t let me be.
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Do we ever know? Will add tomorrow as I’m behind trying to get to grips with Cartographer 3 and map building!
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Maps…Ahh.
I tried but the countries wouldn’t stay still!!🤨
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The one I’m using is good, but the learning curve is a shade steep. So far I’ve mapped most of Ang Nafud….
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Well done 👏
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Just added Roger.
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Thanks😀
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I knew I’d been a bit swamped, but it seems I last did a BlogBattle in April.
So, in the hope of getting back into the swing, here’s mine for September,
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There must be a way of just putting in (https://markhuntleyjames.wordpress.com/2024/09/25/hit-the-spot/) and not getting that whole preview thing.
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There is. Its the read more insertion. That just presents a few lines that are above that. On the reader you see it as read more. Well if memory serves as its ages since I looked at that!
Added btw
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I immediately knew where I was going to take this prompt. Great word!
Here’s mine, the second time in a row where I used the protagonist’s name in the title: https://joshuainsole.com/jurassic-mark/
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Nice one Joshua. Will add when I post mine. That’s if I can remember where I am in the draft on here!
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Scrap that just added it and commented Joshua
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Heck. Missed this, Sorry Gary. How did that happen?
27th you say?
Time to step up a pace in imagination, creativity and writing…..
On the topic of ‘Motionless’.
You have to love the irony.
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Yes. Had to change the date yet again! Part way through mine as I’m behind. I think I commented on your last story too…if WP is behaving.
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Time is slipping away from me again…..
Yes you did thanks Gary.
WP: ‘In WP we always suspect’
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I know the feeling. Perhaps time has a gravitational entity that draws it ever faster as aging progresses…
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I wouldn’t argue on that.
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Here’s mine for what its worth…
https://fictionisfood.com/2024/09/12/dragon-stone-the-daemon-djinn/
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