#FlashFiction story from yesterday's #WritingExercise in exactly 80 words about a lost key.
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@thepollionian.bsky.social@thepollionian.bsky.socialToday’s #DailyWriting exercise: revision.
Any topic goes, but “very,” “really,” and “just” are off-limits.
10–150 words. Make the stronger word do the work.
@thepollionian.bsky.socialSubmissions from yesterday's writing challenge: describe someone waking from a nightmare with two different sentence formats.
@thepollionian.bsky.socialToday’s #WritingExercise: a lost key.
The constraint: exactly 80 words. Not 79, not 81. And no dialogue.
@thepollionian.bsky.socialCongrats!
@thepollionian.bsky.socialGo for the $1.50 hot dog and stay for the Halloween decorations you didn't know you needed
@thepollionian.bsky.socialHey, an award is an award. Put that on the resume.
@thepollionian.bsky.socialKeep at it!
@thepollionian.bsky.socialI'm not sure if this can be scientifically proven, but I wonder if light physical activity like walking stimulates ideas more than sedentary activities. Neat pics, reminds me of some hiking I did recently in Germany.
@thepollionian.bsky.socialOn the optimistic side, chess engines became vastly better than humans but did not destroy the game. Virtually no one watches chess engines play each other. I think readers will still want to connect with human writers.
@thepollionian.bsky.socialEditing IS writing.
@thepollionian.bsky.socialThat's awesome, congrats! Looking forward to seeing it.
@thepollionian.bsky.socialResults from Thursday's #FlashFiction dialogue only writing exercise in less than 150 words.
@thepollionian.bsky.socialToday's skill: Rhythm
The focus is sentence shape. Write the moment below twice: first as one long sentence, then as several short ones. 40-150 words.
Someone wakes from a nightmare.
@thepollionian.bsky.socialI enjoyed it, thanks for sharing!
@thepollionian.bsky.social"When mom enrolled in clown school, life became unbearable." Brilliant opening sentence. Nice job Beth, I enjoyed it!
@thepollionian.bsky.socialFreight - read at thepollionian.org/work/1
@thepollionian.bsky.socialToday's daily #WritingExercise - a pair of work boots.
Describe them so we know exactly who wears them in less than 150 words at thepollionian.org/practice
@thepollionian.bsky.socialResults from yesterday's #DailyWritingExercise for #FlashFiction shorter than 150 words.
Drill today on dialogue at thepollionian.org/practice
@thepollionian.bsky.socialTwo neighbors. One tree. A property line.
Tell the whole fight in six lines of dialogue, 12–150 words. No narration.
Today's exercise at thepollionian.org/practice
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