My Experience Writing for a Triond Challenge
The best ideas come during sleep…
Through the Triond forum, a fellow writer, Mr. Duff D Moss provides us with a random two-word writing challenge. One of the words has an adjective. Finished published pieces are submitted to the forum the next Monday. There are no prizes. A true writer likes a mind challenge.
When the challenge is issued, my process is to write the words down on paper. Then I sleep on it. My best ideas come during sleep. Ignorance of a subject can easily be rectified with an internet search. Lord knows somewhere someone has the knowledge I lack. Of course fiction and poetry are probably the easiest route to take.
One of the benefits of doing a challenge is to post on the forum thread that your piece is finished and published before the deadline. Other writers that procrastinate will visit your profile to view your work. Some will even succumb to the un holy temptation of using your theme to write their own piece. No matter. Views are money. “Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.”
If you are up for a challenge, why not join us here at Triond. Just click this link: http://trafficpython.com/x/links/247957
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February 10th, 2010 at 10:49 am
That is a good idea to get you motivated, post before it is done. Good article.
February 10th, 2010 at 11:07 am
Thanks for sharing. Very interesting challenge.
February 10th, 2010 at 11:09 am
good share
February 10th, 2010 at 11:26 am
thanks 4 sharing
February 10th, 2010 at 6:27 pm
Great encouraging post.
February 10th, 2010 at 11:30 pm
Good post.
Thanks to share this one.
February 11th, 2010 at 5:55 pm
cool
February 14th, 2010 at 1:41 am
Interesting use of the challenge to draw more visits to the site. I do disagree that fiction and poetry however, are the easiest routes to take. All writing is a process. Some diseminate knowledge while others create worlds to lead their readers through. Both are noble pursuits.
February 15th, 2010 at 11:21 am
Nice share…thanks dear….
February 15th, 2010 at 12:05 pm
Very good writing for the challenge.
February 15th, 2010 at 3:12 pm
A nice stroll down a pragmatic pathway.
February 16th, 2010 at 12:52 am
Good piece, and unique! Liked it very much. I, too, write down the words and save them to my desktop. Normally something comes to me during the night. The problem is, if I do’t get up and write THAT down, it’s gone by morning!
February 16th, 2010 at 3:15 pm
I wouldn’t say my best ideas come while I’m asleep but some pretty good experiences do.
Interesting write for the challenge.
February 18th, 2010 at 1:22 am
Now there is a different take on the challenge. Very cool. I’m not sure where I get my ideas from – I’m not sure I want to know either
March 13th, 2010 at 2:07 pm
I have not tried a challenge yet but I am up for it! thanks-