It is time again for the next writing prompt from Write Club. We publish a prompt each month for our members, but anyone can use it for inspiration. This post shares a bit about how we work in case you want to check it out, or use the prompt on your own.
What is Write Club?
We are a small group of fiction writers who are committed to writing and polishing stories for publication in mainstream publishing outlets. We write on a cadence — one story each month — and do peer reviews and revisions to prepare our work for submission to the publisher of our choice.
Our writers have a range of fiction writing experience, from workshoppers to MFAs and published writers, who are mastering the craft of fiction writing and want the accountability of a group and deadlines to ensure we stay on track.
Our Monthly Schedule
It goes like this:
- We issue a writing prompt at the beginning of the month, and then we get cracking.
- In 10 days we write the first draft. Then we read one another’s work and provide feedback.
- In another 10 days, we refine our stories. Then we read again.
- By the end of the month, we complete a third draft.
The final draft is then hopefully ready for submission to a publication of our choice before the next month’s challenge begins. Naturally, it’s not always that easy. Many stories need more work, even after three drafts.
But we’re writing! And that commitment to goals, deadlines and the editing process gets us from wishful thinking to completed stories.
Is Write Club a Fit for You?
Maybe you are actively writing and editing your work, but you have those lazy moments when you would really like a nudge to keep moving, and could benefit from working with a writing community and having deadlines.
Or maybe you dabble in short story writing, and you always intend to really knuckle down, complete and polish your stories, and submit them for publication. That notion of getting your work written and polished and ready to submit to publications might be out there somewhere on the horizon.
We are here to nudge you forward.
Invitation to Short Story Writers
If you are a fiction writer who wants to get serious and get your work ready for publication in fiction magazines, you are welcome to check us out. You are also welcome to use this process to improve your writing quality overall, and get stories ready to post on Steem, Medium, Narrative or other self-publishing venue.
Here are two options:
- Check out Write Club and see if it’s for you.
- Or, use this month’s writing prompt on your own.
You can find more information about how to join Write Club in this article on Medium, along with a link to our Discord channel where we converse and manage all of our deadlines and reviews.
This month’s writing prompt
That brings us, at last, to the prompt!
For the month of December 2019, Write Club members must incorporate the following element:
Write a story about an object or event that catches your main character by surprise. Who else becomes involved, and how is the character transformed by this experience?
Perhaps the character finds a strange object on a path in the woods. Or your character experiences something supernatural. It is up to your imagination.
Have fun!