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April's Substack Spotlight

The Great Substack Prompt Celebration

Heather L Huffman
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Nicole Rivera
Apr 28, 2023
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Hey Fictionistas readers, writers and participants!

It seems we are bookending our month with “missing” hosts. At our launch Writing Prompt Party earlier in the month, Nicole was missing due to a family vacation, and here at the culmination of the month, I am sorry to say that Heather is “missing” due to a fractured limb! We are sending loads of love and healing over to our Sprinkled Inspiration Prompt Queen and giving her a free pass to enjoy whatever pain treatments that are coming her way that, let’s be honest, are going to make reading and writing an extra special challenge!

So, this month, where we normally share a favorite from each of the hosts and the fan favorite, I’m going to do something a little different. First, I will share the favorite I chose before realizing I was the lone reader of the month, then give you a couple other subcategories to shine the spotlight on!

Nicole’s Favorite

Reddoscarwrites shared Pinballers of New Athens and from the beginning I felt like I was thrust right into a whole new world of pinball. Like many of the entries this month, getting to the 1,000 word count was a challenge for this story too, so don’t miss out on reading the comments for a little “behind-the-scenes” on the larger plans for this story and world. (Thanks so much for asking the question that spurred that sneak peek, nibbins the cat!)

reddoscarwrites
Pinballers of New Athens
Hello Dear Reader, I wrote the following story based on the Fictionistas April Prompt. Thanks to them for hosting “The Great Substack Prompt Celebration”. As the deadline is Sunday 23rd April I am posting outside of my usual schedule. My story is 999 words, 1 under the limit. Enjoy…
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a month ago · 4 likes · 2 comments · reddoscarwrites

Familiar Fictionistas

Next up I’d love to shine the spotlight on a couple of stories shared by writers that were favorites from months past.

  • Timeball by ML Augustin

    Excess Reality
    Timeball
    This story was written for the the Fictionistas April prompt: “In the United States from 1942-1976 pinball was outlawed in most major cities. Write about an illegal underground pinball club.” My story isn’t set in that era as I wanted to put a speculative spin on it, but its still about an illegal underground pinball c…
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    a month ago · 7 likes · 4 comments · ML Augustin
  • Diversion by Postcard Inkblot

    Postcard Inkblot
    Diversion
    Read more
    a month ago · 5 likes · 1 comment · Postcard Inkblot
  • PINBALL:<A game of overkill.> by Quenntis

    a body of words
    PINBALL: <A game of overkill.>
    “The Great Substack Prompt Celebration” is hosted by the Fictionistas. Thank you to Heather Huffman and Nicole Rivera for creating this space and time for writers to write, read, and listen to first drafts of fiction from around the world. Substack writers write and read together every month…
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    a month ago · 1 like · Quenntis

The Rulebreakers!

  • nibbins the cat says their story is just a fragment of a story. They called it Contraband and it can be read here

    the world according to nibbins
    Contraband
    The sign over the door said Arnold’s in big yellow letters on a red ground and below that, capitalised in narrow white fluorescent tubes, BEER · BURGERS · BILLIARDS. It was broad daylight when he arrived, but from inside you wouldn’t have known. The bar had a permanent smoky crepuscularity, like a cave where men in animal skins have been sitting around …
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    a month ago · 2 likes · nibbins the cat
  • Jackie Dana was very excited to enter a story into the first ever Lunar Awards hosted by Brian Reindel, so she wasn’t too concerned about following our rules to complete her story Down the Drain. Be ready for a bit of a longer read as this story bursts out of our 1000 word limit

    Story Cauldron
    Down the Drain
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    a month ago · 20 likes · 15 comments · Jackie Dana
  • Finally, The Stowaway, by Chris Deliso is also going to give you a little more with a 1600 word count, but, honestly, is there a such thing as too much fiction in this group?

    The Traveller's Literary Supplicant
    The Stowaway
    I was inspired to write this story today by the Fictionistas’ ‘Great Substack Prompt Celebration’ for April 2023, which says: ‘in the United States from 1942-1976, pinball was outlawed in most major cities. Write about an illegal underground pinball club…
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    a month ago · 3 likes · 4 comments · Chris Deliso

Your Favorite?

Get in the comments right now and let us know which story was your favorite of the month (even if they “broke the rules”). Let’s support our community by reading, and sharing, their fiction!

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Join Us Next Month

Be sure to look for next week’s post. It will include information on the next writing prompt party. Happy writing, have an inspired day, and don’t forget to share this with your fiction writing friends.

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I’m Heather, creator and face behind Sprinkled Inspiration. If you’re looking for more prompts I’m your girl! I post daily prompts and Have a feature Friday where other creatives share a prompt of their own. Join Here

I’m Nicole creator of all things Stop Writing Alone including a podcast, a YouTube channel, and a Substack community hosting multiple monthly Live Zoom Events for writers seeking community. If you are ready to truly stop writing alone, join here.

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nibbins the cat
Writes the world according to nibbins
Apr 28·edited Apr 28Liked by Jackie Dana, Nicole Rivera

Thank you kindly. Please can I have a linky? Ta.

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Dr. Kathleen Waller
Writes Yoga & Writing
Apr 29Liked by Jackie Dana, Nicole Rivera

Just followed your Stop Writing Alone podcast. It’s great!

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