May's Let's Write Together

PROMPT POST!

If you didn’t make it tonight’s Writing Prompt Party, you are not alone — Nicole was! Anyway, that doesn’t mean you’ve missed out on your shot of writing fiction with us this month, scroll down to get your chance to join this month’s fun with a little chat and your opportunity to write to our prompt!

First, Let’s Talk About Fictionistas

I’ve got a pretty simple question for the chat this month.

How has Fictionistas helped you show up for your fiction or your Substack?

Now, On To Our Month-Long Fictionistas Prompt Celebration!

If you missed the post with all the information and instructions you can read via the link below. Don’t worry you can still participate. Grab your laptop or pen and paper and join the fun!

The doc below describes the original model of this celebration, remember this month WE won’t be deciding which substacks will be getting a spotlight shone on them, YOU will! Next week we will come back with a more detailed explanation, but, in short, when the thread post comes out next week, we will be asking participants to read, react, and RESTACK each other’s stories with a special focus on sentences, or passages, they quote in their Notes.

The Great Substack Prompt Celebration

And Finally… The Prompt

After hearing the news from the conclave, that our next pope was going to be the first ever American pope, I decided to celebrate by selecting the most American-themed prompt tool have: The Colonial Williamsburg edition of The Storymatic! Game.

For this game we selefct two gold cards to create a character and use one blue card to drive you into story. Here is a photo of the cards I selected:

Here is what the cards say…

Your Character is

someone who wears spectacles (glasses), and a

trapper

Your story is about a

quest

If you want to stick to the rules of The Storymatic game, they are as follows:

1. Your main character must change from the beginning of the story to the end of the story. It doesn’t have to be a big change.

2. Keep your character alive.

What now?

Now that the party is over, it’s time to polish your piece to get it ready for next week’s discussion thread. Get your polished story (no longer than 1000 words) on your Substack page, or on a a view-only Google doc, and put the link in the comments of the thread post we will share next Thursday.

Once you share your stories, the community will start reading, reacting, and restacking your fiction!

Let’s write together this month, Fictionistas!

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Do you know a writer who is looking for this kind of inspiration and community support? Don’t forget to share this post so we can read their stories too!

I’m Jackie, a fiction author, freelance writer, and historian. I enjoy rooting for the underdog and stirring up trouble. Unsurprisingly, my alignment is Chaotic Good. My Substacks are Unseen St. Louis and Story Cauldron.

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.