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Another writing contest
Apr. 20th, 2024 03:07 pmI decided to try another writing contest, after not getting through round 1 of the last one but getting some decent (and a little not-so-decent) feedback on the 250-word microfiction challenge. This time it was another through NYC Midnight, the 100-word challenge.
Having such a small word limit is definitely an interesting challenge, especially for somebody just testing the waters of fiction writing. It really makes you think about what words are really necessary and how to be economical with what you write. Some of my favorite types of fiction styles fall into categories along the lines of realism (dirty and otherwise) and minimalism (Mark Twain, Stephen Crane, Raymond Carver, Breece D'J Pancake, etc.) and it's a style I'd like to try cultivating myself, and I think this kind of thing will be an aid.
I got an odd set of prompts - "fairy tale and/or fantasy" as genre, "patrolling" as action and "under" as word-to-use - but I think I came up with something decent. We'll see how it does.
Having such a small word limit is definitely an interesting challenge, especially for somebody just testing the waters of fiction writing. It really makes you think about what words are really necessary and how to be economical with what you write. Some of my favorite types of fiction styles fall into categories along the lines of realism (dirty and otherwise) and minimalism (Mark Twain, Stephen Crane, Raymond Carver, Breece D'J Pancake, etc.) and it's a style I'd like to try cultivating myself, and I think this kind of thing will be an aid.
I got an odd set of prompts - "fairy tale and/or fantasy" as genre, "patrolling" as action and "under" as word-to-use - but I think I came up with something decent. We'll see how it does.
