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Free to be you and me
Fiction is the only form where I feel free to truly express what I’m trying to say. There’s no fear of hurting anyone’s feelings, no self-consciousness holding me back, no memory confusing times and exact chronology of events. My imagination can be my guide, and I can artfully arrange narrative arc and dialogue to suit my purposes.
That’s not to say it doesn’t take effort or skill to pull this off in a way that constitutes a good story, but my inner censor doesn’t yawp at me quite so loudly when I am transcribing strictly from imagination, as opposed to from my admittedly unreliable memory.
The lesson in this? Dive on in. After all, this week we’ll be finding out the answer to the optional prompt:
How deep is the pool?
The water is warm and welcoming at yeah write, where we’ve gone unmoderated for the summer months. That doesn’t make it a free-for-all, as posts still need to meet the minimum guidelines listed below, but it does give you some more room to get creative.
This optional prompt can serve as inspiration for your fiction or poetry. Use the question, word for word, in your story or poem, or just answer the question. Is it deep enough for a cannonball, or just to dip your toes in? Is the water a metaphor, or a real live location for a pool party? Already have a different story thought up? No problem! Use the prompt only if you need it.
High dive and kiddy pool
For those looking for a challenge, we’ve got many options to choose from. Here’s a list of all of the poetry slams and focus on fiction features so far. Feel free to revisit a fiction genre or poetry form you enjoyed, or catch up on something you missed the first time around. You can also find writing exercises in the coffeehouse.
Is this your first time here?
Check out Sunday’s post which kicked off the week here at yeah write. If you don’t think you can remember to check back every Sunday, sign up for our email blasts. We send them directly to your inbox. No fuss!
Yeah write #218 fiction|poetry writing challenge is open for submissions!
Basic yeah write guidelines: 750 word limit; your entry can be dated no earlier than this past Sunday; fiction or poetry only.
How to submit and fully participate in the challenge:
1. In the sidebar of this week’s post, please grab the code beneath the fiction|poetry badge and paste it into the HTML view of your entry
2. Follow the Inlinkz instructions after clicking “add your link” to upload your entry to this week’s challenge grid
3. Your entry should appear immediately on the grid if you don’t receive an error message
4. Please make the rounds to read all the entries in this week’s challenge
5. Consider turning off moderated comments and CAPTCHA on your own blog
This summer, all our grids are unmoderated which means submissions meeting the basic guidelines will be published Thursday on yeah write. Those entries will be open to a popular vote with the winner celebrated on Friday.
Thank you for sharing with us your hard work! Good luck in the challenge…
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