Only 2 more WWBH hops 'til Christmas!!!

Ready for another installment of our December WWBH-with-a-twist? Here's Debb with all the details ...

Hello there! I hope you had fun with last week's blog hop. Here are the responses we received:

• Aunt Cindy the Hero by Tena Carr
• Cymilee by Debb Stanton

 

Ready for another writing adventure? Get your writing cap or hat on (if you're that type of writer), flex those fingers to get them warmed up, and away we go!

NEW PROMPT: Choose a prompt that you have not written on yet. Tena's list of past prompts can be found here.

Then, either a) turn it into a science fiction story or b) write a story with a very unexpected ending.
Keep it to 500 words or less, as usual, and please refer to the date of the prompt you've chosen (and include the photo(s) in your story plus 5 word prompts if applicable).

Thanks!

 

DATES TO REMEMBER:

December 17th - send the names of your favorite stories from the Blog Hop to Tena for the December 24 and December 31 editions.

January 7th - the regular Writer Wednesday Blog Hop returns with gusto. :)

Something different for the WWBH!

It is the first Wednesday of December already (what!), and you can find my IWSG post for this month here.

The festive season is rapidly approaching, and although I'm far more organised than in previous years I still feel like I'm lagging behind with my plans.

For December, we are doing something slightly different with the WWBH. We know that this time of year is very busy, so we want to make this as simple and as fun as we can. I'll hand you over to our wonderful Debb who has all the details ...

Hello all - Happy December! This new month brings us the holidays and also a different way to do our blog hop. Hang onto your hat -- and I'll tell you all about it!

All of December at the Writer Wednesday Blog Hop will feature past stories from our hops throughout 2014. You can find the stories by going to a blog hop hostess blog (click links at the bottom of this post) and search for "Writer Wednesday Blog Hop". Or, Tena has a neat page on her blog that chronicles the hops for this year: see it here:  

How you can participate:

For the blog hops for December 24 and 31, we are looking to publish a list of your favorites (and ours) from the year. We encourage all our readers (whether with us a long time or brand new to our hop) to read through the stories and pick not one, but THREE of your favorite stories from the hop. :) (If time does not permit, because after all, it IS December, one favorite will do. It's just that we want a lot of choices in the hopper. :)) Send your favorites to: tenachannah@gmail.com.  

Deadline for December 24 and 31: December 17.

 
WEEKS OF DECEMBER 3, 10, AND 17: Each week, Debb will not give a prompt(s), but rather a suggestion on what prompt to write about. Stay tuned for a fun challenge!

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The prompt for this week is.....{drum roll} Read all the blog hop prompts for 2014. Write for a prompt that you always meant to but somehow just ran out of time. If you don't have one of those stories in the back of your mind, we ask you to pick one - any one - and stretch those muscles. :) Please don't forget to click on the blue froggy below so we can all be connected. 

If you need some inspiration, or a bit of a nudge in the 'write' direction, here are the awesome stories that used last week's prompts: 

• Home For Holidays by Scott Taylor
• Family Times by Sally's Scribbles
• The Cold Outside by Heather Musk (welcome back, Heather!)

 As usual, the same blog hop rules apply as for any other week. 

Link up here -

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NEW FEATURE FOR DECEMBER: If you feel inspired to write more than one story per week, we will not turn the extra stories away! For example, there are a number of prompts already on my mind that I wanted to write for but couldn't at the time. Now will be my chance to rectify that (hopefully).

Warmly, Debb Stanton

  

and my co-hostesses (to whom I owe everything!):  

Tena 

   

Heather

   

and last but not least,  

Leanne 

Falling off and on the writing wagon - an IWSG post

Hello to everyone, on this last IWSG posting for 2014. Just where has the year gone? For me at least, the last six months have just flown by and I'm sad to say that it hasn't included much in the way of writing :-(

I've had a tough time the past few months, and I've been so far under the blogging radar that at times I've forgotten all about it. I've posted the odd couple of times, about my troubles and other issues, and I would like to say a huge thank you to everyone who has replied in my hour of need. It's one of the best things about this community, having great people ready to help and offer the encouragement we often need. 

As ever, the urge to write is there in my heart, but actually doing the writing has been coming in fits and starts. I've had far more dips than I'd like, but I'm still hanging on in there and I'm determined not to give up completely.

I've been doing a creative writing course with The Open University, and I was really surprised with my first assignment mark. It was much higher than I expected, and has made me wonder if I actually do have something to offer in the way of writing after all. I'm hanging on to this thought as I try and get myself better organised to move forward with my plans.

I'm looking forward to 2015 now, ready to make a fresh start with everything in my life and especially with my writing. I know I probably shouldn't need to wait until then to get myself sorted, but it's not far away now, and I've set myself that target to get mentally prepared.

I'm planning on revamping this blog a little, revitalising it to help me move into a new chapter with what I'm doing. I'm also going to establish a timetable for what I'm posting, to get myself into the regular habit of writing and posting.

I can start with the first IWSG post of the year, and use it to outline an achievable goal list to work through as the year progresses.

In the meantime, a big thank you to the whole of the IWSG team for making this another great year of support and encouragement. I hope you all have a wonderful Christmas, and I'll see you all in the New Year, fresh and bright and ready to go!!!

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 Happy IWSG Day!

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Happy Thanksgiving with the WWBH!

​A Happy Thanksgiving to all of my American bloggers, and how about celebrating with a new prompt on the WWBH?

Debb is taking the lead for us this week, with new prompts and the stories from last week. Enjoy ...

Hello everyone, and happy Thanksgiving week!

'Tis a good time to be thankful! I would like to mention the gratefulness I have for (to name but a few) my fellow blog hop hostesses and the writers who grace our pages with their delightful stories. And my oh my, I was so impressed by Heather's photo prompt last week that I knew I wanted to write for it; but my current editing assignments took over. No entry from Mrs. Stanton this week. :(

Here are some wonderful reading options for you from last week's prompts:

• Midnight Visitors by Lyn C (welcome back to the hop, dear Lyn!)

• An Evening Jaunt by Sally's Scribbles

• Running For Her Life by Tena Carr

Do you have a burning desire to participate in the blog hop? There is a little matter of rules ... we'd like to hear from you, but please follow the rules in order to make this fun and fair for all.

I will post the rules for using the two picture type of prompt, which I am using this week.

1) Use the photos to write a 500-word story; both photos must be a feature in the brief story you create. We aren't counting, but for the fairness of the readers please, no 1000+ word entries.

2) The photos must be visible in your blog post.

3) Photos are the property of the hostess for the week, unless otherwise mentioned. Please do not share photos as your own.

4) In order to honor the community-purpose of the blog hop, we ask that you please reference the blog hop in your post (you can even display the Writer Wednesday Blog Hop badge if you desire) so your blog audience and the blog hop community may all be connected.

5) WHERE TO SEND YOUR STORY HAS CHANGED, JUST FOR THIS WEEK. I AM NOT ABLE TO GET THE CODE FOR THE BLUE FROGGY, SO PLEASE JUST SHOOT ME AN EMAIL TO: stantonsunshine@gmail.net WITH YOUR NAME, NAME OF YOUR BLOG, AND YOUR STORY, AND I WILL GET IT TO THE OTHER HOSTESSES NEXT WEEK. THANK YOU!

If you have any questions or need any help don't hesitate to contact one of the hop hosts: Tena, Debb, or Heather (our fourth host Leanne is on a sabbatical due to health concerns and we ask that you continue to keep her in your prayers for complete recovery and return to full health).

DO NOT USE THE BLUE FROGGY THIS WEEK BUT INSTEAD SEND YOUR NAME, NAME OF YOUR BLOG, AND YOUR STORY TO stantonsunshine@gmail.com.

Okay, okay, I can hear you say, "Come on with the prompts already!" :)

Let me just say: the picture on the left is pretty traditional for this time of year, but your story does not have to be about the holiday of Thanksgiving.

The picture on the right was chosen for its uniqueness (and out of my curiosity to see how you blend the themes of the two pictures). :)
 

 

Photo credits: public domain free photo searches on the Internet

A prompt a day, or at least every week ...

Hello to all on this fine Wednesday, I hope the past week has been kind.

As I sit and write this it's 6 o'clock in the morning and all is peaceful. The babies and my husband are still fast asleep, it's dark outside and I have the side lamps on. It's this time of day that I enjoy, that I get to collect my thoughts before the bustle of the day begins. It doesn't always last long so I have to make the most of it, once the littlies are up that peace is shattered.

Still, I wouldn't be without them ;-)

And, seeing as it's Wednesday, how about a fresh prompt to keep you going through the week?

Here are the stories from last week, spawned from one picture and five words. I hope they give you inspiration to have a go yourself:

A Prayer of Remembrance ... a Thought by Scott Taylor

The Will to Serve by Debb Stanton

The Service by Sally 

The Value of Hard Work and Life by Tena Carr

So, if you're new to the blog hop, why not be encouraged by these wonderful stories, and try your own hand at it. We'd all love to read and share whatever you have to offer.

As a little reminder, here are the rules:

1) Use the photo(s) and prompt to write a 500-word story; all elements of the prompt must be a feature in the brief story you create. We aren't counting, but for the fairness of the readers please, no 1000+ word entries.

2) The Photo(s) must be visible in your blog post and where 1 photo/5 words is the theme, the 5 words MUST be clearly referenced in your story. Variations on a word are allowed within reason (for example: adding s, ed, ing to the word to be grammatically correct); but creating a new, unrelated, word is not. (To see an example of a "1 photo/5 word" story see Faith, Hope, Love, and Pink by one of our hosts, Debb Stanton.)

3) Photos are the property of the hostess for the week, unless otherwise mentioned. Please Do Not share photos and/or prompt words as your own.

4) In order to honor the community-purpose of the blog hop, we ask that you please reference the blog hop in your post so your blog audience and the blog hop community may all be connected.

5) Link your story through the blue froggy at bottom by the following Tuesday (direct link to story, not your whole blog, please).

And now to the good stuff, the prompts for this week:

salt, galaxy, denim, trap, magician

 

Have fun, and don't forget to sign up your story once you're finished!

Get in on the Blitz!!!

Hi folks!

I'm here today to tell you about a little thing called the Blog Blitz blog hop. Never heard of it? Really? Well, then you're missing out!

The Blog Blitz was founded in March 2013 by DL Hammons, with the main aim of offering support and encouragement in concentrated bursts to one lucky member signed up on the list.

We all have dips now and then, believe me I seem to be in a long one, and the Blog Blitz is wonderful at swooping in at the right time to give that extra boost to help us get back on the right track.

All you need to do to get involved and become a part of this valuable support network is head on over and sign up on the linky list. DL will get in touch whenever he has a new victim in mind, and then we can all descend with our love and best wishes. 

And who knows, one day it could be you! What have you got to lose?

A new mid-week prompt to enjoy, courtesy of the WWBH!

Wow, it seems so long since I've taken part in this blog hop. I've been so focused on family things lately I've hardly paid any attention to what's going on outside of my bubble.

Tena is in charge this week, so take a little look at the new stories we have to offer, and get your thinking caps on for the new prompts she has come up with ...

Seeing as how it was Veteran's Day yesterday I thought that this hop should have a Veteran's Day theme to it (but that doesn't mean your story has to be).

Seems every year people go around saying, "Happy Veteran's Day", and I know it's all quite innocent and meant in good light. But if you stop and think it's not a "happy" time like Christmas or Channukah, it's a somber time, a time to remember and thank all those who served that we might enjoy the freedoms we do. If we can be "happy" about anything, in regards to Veteran's Day, it is to be happy for our freedoms - thanks to out Veteran's.

Let's take a brief moment to remember those Veterans who fought for us, our country, and for our freedoms......

And now, let's take a look at some wonderful stories from last week:

John's Box by Scott Taylor

A Beautiful Day to be Alive by Tainis Writings

Helen's Decision by Sally's Scribbles

A Different Kind of Sunset by Debb Stanton  

Her Story is not one of fiction, but is a real-life story of her own cancer journey

Knit Together in Love by Tony Roberts

You back?? Good!! Now, before we go any further, there is a little matter of rules - In order to make this fun and fair for all.

1) Use the photo(s) and prompt to write a 500-word story; all elements of the prompt must be a feature in the brief story you create. We aren't counting, but for the fairness of the readers please, no 1000+ word entries.

2) The Photo(s) must be visible in your blog post and where 1 photo/5 words is the theme, the 5 words MUST be clearly referenced in your story. Variations on a word are allowed within reason (for example: adding s, ed, ing to the word to be grammatically correct); but creating a new, unrelated, word is not. (To see an example of a "1 photo/5 word" story see Faith, Hope, Love, and Pink by one of our hosts, Debb Stanton.)

3) Photos are the property of the hostess for the week, unless otherwise mentioned. Please Do Not share photos and/or prompt words as your own.

4) In order to honor the community-purpose of the blog hop, we ask that you please reference the blog hop in your post so your blog audience and the blog hop community may all be connected.

5) Link your story through the blue froggy at bottom by the following Tuesday (direct link to story, not your whole blog, please).

If you have any questions or need any help don't hesitate to contact one of the hop hosts: Tena, Debb, or Heather (our fourth host Leanne is on a sabbatical due to health concerns and we ask that you continue to keep her in your prayers for complete recovery and return to full health).

After much deliberation (and looking back to see what kind we've been doing lately), I decided to use the 1 Photo/5 Words for thus hop.

So Here is your photo:

   

Courtesy of Wikipedia 

And the randomly (aka close eyes and point using dictionary method) chosen words:

• Footloose
• Inherit
• Genuflect
• Stun
• Audacious

Remember you must use all five words and reference the photo. The five words must be visible in the story (we ask that you highlight them in some way) and the photo must be in your blogpost.


 

Another week, another prompt!

Debb's is up for the Writer Wednesday blog hop photo reveal this week, so take it away Debb ...

Hello all! It's already my (Debb's) turn to host the blog hop again...where does the time go? 

In my immediate neck of the woods, even the bottom leaves of the oaks and maples have turned into their beautiful, gorgeous colors. It's sad, though, because with the heavy winds lately, half of the leaves have already fell onto the ground. 

October is my favorite month of the year, but it is hastily moving on. So what am I doing? I am going to lighten up a little and see if I can choose two photos to make this a really fun blog hop. It's fun for me to look for two very unrelated photos that would yield the most curious stories. :)

Let's take a look at last week's stories. Settle back, relax...and be truly amazed at the abilities of the writers.

Saturday Night, Sunday Morning by Josh Bertetta

Playing Emergency by Karen Knapp

The Night The Lights Went Out In Georgia by Debb Stanton

Waking Up to a Mess by Tena Carr

Would you like to add to the fun and submit your own story for next week's hop? Everyone is welcome! 

Here are the rules:

• Use the photo(s) and prompt provided to write a 500-word story; all elements of the prompt must be a feature in the brief story you create. We aren’t counting, but for the fairness of the readers please, no 1000+ word entries.

• The two photos must be visible in your unless the blog hostess has determined that it will be a 1 photo/5 words theme. If this is the case, the photo and 5 words MUST be clearly referenced in your story. Variations on a word are allowed within reason (for example: adding s, ed, ing to the word to be grammatically correct); but creating a new, unrelated, word is not. (To see an example of a “1 photo/5 word” story see Faith, Hope, Love, and Pink by one of our hostesses, Debb Stanton.)

• Photos are the property of the hostess for the week, unless otherwise mentioned. Please Do Not share photos and/or prompt words as your own.

• In order to honor the community-purpose of the blog hop, we ask that you please reference the blog hop (not one of the hostesses) in your post so your blog audience and the blog hop community may all be connected.

• Link your story through the blue froggy at the bottom by the following Tuesday (direct link to story, not your whole blog, please). 

If you have any questions or need any help don’t hesitate to contact one of the hop hosts: Leanne, Debb, Tena or Heather. 

And now, the moment I have been waiting for. I get to choose the prompts! I welcome your comments on what I chose: 

 

Have you joined in yet? Maybe today's the day!!!

Hello folks, and welcome to your mid-week dose of writing inspiration.

I don't want to upset anyone, but it's only ten weeks until Christmas now. Can you believe that?! Already! That means there's only eleven weeks left to get those New Years resolutions sorted out, and I know how we all love to have a good list of those to work on when January comes around ;-)

If one of your resolutions is going to be writing orientated, then why not make the Writers Wednesday blog hop part of your new weekly routine. Or bi-weekly, or even monthly, we don't mind. Whatever you can fit in is fine by us, we all understand how busy and demanding the rest of our lives can be.

 

As a refresher, here is a little of what the blog hop is all about:

• Use the photo(s) and prompt provided to write a 500-word story; all elements of the prompt must be a feature in the brief story you create. We aren’t counting, but for the fairness of the readers please, no 1000+ word entries.

• The photo(s) must be visible in your blog post and where 1 photo/5 words is the theme, the 5 words MUST be clearly referenced in your story. Variations on a word are allowed within reason (for example: adding s, ed, ing to the word to be grammatically correct); but creating a new, unrelated, word is not. (To see an example of a “1 photo/5 word” story see Faith, Hope, Love, and Pink by one of our hostesses, Debb Stanton.)

• Photos are the property of the hostess for the week, unless otherwise mentioned. Please Do Not share photos and/or prompt words as your own.

• In order to honor the community-purpose of the blog hop, we ask that you please reference the blog hop in your post so your blog audience and the blog hop community may all be connected.

• Link your story through the blue froggy at bottom by the following Tuesday (direct link to story, not your whole blog, please).

If you have any questions or need any help don’t hesitate to contact one of the hop hosts: Leanne, Debb, Tena or Heather.

And now those pesky rules are out of the way, to the fun part and the stories based on last weeks prompts!
Please head over and have a read, you won't be disappointed, and some commenting love is always appreciated :-)

Oh, the Wonders! by Debb Stanton

The Adventure by Sally Stackhouse

A Weekend Together by Tena Carr

For the prompt this week I'm going for one picture and five random words:

Gang, sunrise, breakfast, tablet, plug

Please make sure all of these components feature somewhere in your story, and don't forget to link up with the linky frog.

Have fun!!!

A new winner on WWBH day!

Alright folks!

It's Wednesday! It's the first of the month!  Which means of course ...

Well, to a lot of people it means IWSG day, and for my post please go here. I'm not having a good time at the moment, so my IWSG moment is something of a plea for encouragement :-)

But, besides IWSG, it's also WWBH time. Yay for all the acronyms, hey! 

It's exciting today, we get to see who the latest winner is for our featured blog hop author space.

There have also been some slight additions to the rules for this here bloggy hop, so please cast your eye over before submitting your fabulous stories.

Today Leanne is in charge, so here we go!

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"I'm so glad I live in a world where there are Octobers." ~L.M. Montgomery, Anne of Green Gables 

Welcome to October! I love October for many reasons, but the main reason is because I was born this month--on the 5th to be exact. :) 

Today is pretty special in its own right because it's Wednesday AND the first of the month, which means we have an extra reveal for you in addition to a fresh prompt. May I introduce to you our featured blog hop author for October: 

Morgan Kellum!

Congratulations, Morgan! Above is her button that you can display on your blog to support her blog. We pick a new winner each month--all you have to do is submit a blog hop story at least four times and your name goes into the hat! 

We love encouraging our writers in storytelling and encouraging our community to get to know one another--so be sure to head on over to Morgan's blog to say hi and check out some of her other work!

 

Next up: Here are the stories birthed from last week's photo prompt. Read 'em and show a little comment love to the authors. They all did a fantastic job!

You Just Have to be Patient by Lyn C.

The Hounds of Well by Love Happy Notes

Mad Dogs by Scott Taylor

The Whole Kit and Caboodle by Debb Stanton

Preparations by Sally Stackhouse

Okay--real quick, I am going to post the longer detailed version of the blog hop "rules," just as a refresher since we have some new folks joining us. Welcome to our new participants!

1) Use the photo(s) and prompt to write a 500-word story; all elements of the prompt must be a feature in the brief story you create.

2) When 1 photo/5 words is the theme, the 5 words MUST be clearly referenced in your story. Variations on a word are allowed within reason (for example: adding s, ed, ing to the word to be grammatically correct); but creating a new, unrelated, word is not.

3) We ask that you keep your story to approximately 500 words (give or take). We aren't counting but, please, no 1000-word entries.

4) In order to honor the community-purpose of the blog hop, please Do Not share photos and/or prompt words as your own. We ask that you please include the photo(s) and reference the blog hop in your post so your blog audience and the blog hop community may all be connected. Photos are the property of the hostess for the week, unless otherwise mentioned. Thank you so much for understanding! Let us know if you have questions on this. :)

5) Link your story through the blue froggy at bottom by the following Tuesday (direct link to story, not your whole blog, please). If you are unable or need help, contact your hop host: Leanne, Debb, Heather, or Tena.

6) Have Fun! Take your writing seriously, but let those creative juices flow! Don’t fret/panic/pass out/hyperventilate/lose sleep/run in fear over the blog hop, instead let this be an exercise in letting the imagination run wild while staying within the discipline of flash-fiction—short and compelling!

 Without further ado; your photo and 5 words for this week:

 

Mandatory words:

blister

grease

frock

pirate

bishop

Caught by the blogging blues - An IWSG post

 
Hello to all! I hope the first day of this new month finds you all well.

I've not been doing too badly of late, but I'm floundering a little when it comes to the bloggy world. I seem to have lost the drive and enthusiasm right now, and I'm not entirely sure how to get it back.

Friday will be the third anniversary of this here blog of mine, and I was determined not to let it just fly by like last year. But here I am again, not really venturing out into the world and the date is upon me once again. Where does all the time go?

I've grown rather despondent, and not just in regards to my blog, but lots of other life stuff too.

I've tried not to mention too much about it, but when I had my baby daughter at the beginning of June my life was turned up on its end, and in more ways than usual with a new baby. 
She was born with a serious defect that could have claimed her life at the time, had it not been for a wonderful consultant at our hospital who saved her for us.

She is thriving now and, despite continued hospital visits and one more scheduled operation, she is in no danger. However, the whole experience has left me feeling very strange. 
At times of crisis, your body just takes over and you get through it because that's what you need to do, but now the dust has settled, all the emotions are creeping up on me. I feel very spaced out a lot of the time if I'm honest. I've felt like this isn't really my life at all, and I'm just going through the motions of what needs to be done every day.

I feel so flat all of the time, writing and blogging are the last things on my mind, and I'm teetering on the edge of giving up on it. It's things like this hop that have kept me hanging on by my fingertips, but I'm struggling to get back into the same groove that I've been in before.

Self-doubt and low self-esteem are the dominant forces at work in my mind right now, and some words of advice and encouragement would be hugely welcome. Tell me I'm not the only one who's been caught in this pit of seeming despair ...

Love and hugs xxx 

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For more information on the amazing entity that is the Insecure Writers Support Group, click on the link and head over. Here you will find everyone else participating and it's well worth a browse to see what everyone's insecurities are. Trust me, you're not alone, there are plenty of us on the same wavelength.

 Happy IWSG Day!

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Wednesday again! Here's WWBH!

 

OK, so I'm a bit late with my WWBH post, but this week is going so quickly I might just pretend it's Wednesday again. Is that alright with you folks?

Debb is in charge this week with the prompts, so here she is ...

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Hello dear friends! Happy First Day of Autumn! 

I don't know about you, but Autumn to me means: back to writing. I'm so sorry I wasn't able to write a story this week, but I'll give you a hint: The three stories below all touched me and made me smile. 

Take a look:  

The News by Scott Taylor

Trick In The Treat by Leanne Sype  

Will You... by Heather Musk 

I challenge myself, and you, too, to submit a story by next Tuesday evening, September 30th. 

In case you aren't familiar with the guidelines, they are: 

1) Use the two photos or one photo and five mandatory words, whatever is given, in your story.

2) Keep your word count 500 or less.

3) You have until next Tuesday night to link up your story to the little blue frog at the bottom.

4) Have fun, don't stress, and let those creative juices flow!

5) Check back next Wednesday to read the new stories -- if they touch you in any way, please feel free to reblog them.

Okay...ready for the prompts? I held back from choosing five words (my favorite kind of prompt) and will go with the two-photo prompt idea...

 

Your Blog Hop Hostesses:   Leanne, Tena, Heather, and Debb

 

It's fun to be in the ... WWBH!!!

So, we're now halfway through the second week of little legs being back at school, and it's been really weird for me after having her around for six weeks. I've felt a little lost if I'm honest!

Baby legs is starting to fall into a loose routine now, and I'm working around her to get things done of the writerly and readerly kind. I'm so pleased about this, I've actually managed to submit a story for last weeks WWBH prompts! Yippee!

I know you're probably familiar with the drill by now, but just in case you're not ...


The rules are pretty simple:

• There is either one picture and five random words, or two pictures given out each Wednesday, which are to be used in the story.

• The word count must be 500 words or less.

• The deadline to link up is Tuesday of the following week.

• Please include the pictures and/or random words in your post, with clear reference to the WWBH. This is a community forum, with an aim to share and encourage around the blogosphere. It's important to link back to one of us so that we can spread the word of your fabulous flash fiction entries.

• Don't forget to link up with one of the lovely hostesses:

Leanne Sype at Writings and Ruminations

Tena Carr at Jottings and Writings

Debb Stanton at Stanton Sunshine

• Most importantly, have fun!

 
Before we get to the fresh new prompt for this week, cast your eyes over these efforts from last week. Hopefully they'll get you inspired and fired up to bring your own contribution to the table!

To err is ... Embarrassing by Morgan

Consequences by Sally Stackhouse

Help me ... by Heather Musk

And for this week, how about making a story out of this ...

 and this ...

Good luck everyone!

Give me a W! Give me a W! And a B! And an H! It's time for WWBH!!!

Hello to all! I hope you're all having a good week. 

The sun is still shining here, thankfully, and I'm finally getting back to some kind of normal now the kiddies have gone back to school. There's certainly something beautiful about being able to enjoy your own thoughts again without a constant background noise of television, music, or 'mum, can I have ...' and 'mum, can I just ...'

Tena is our host for this weeks hop and photo reveal, so it's over to you Tena!

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Hey there fellow bloggers...

  

Here we are at the midway point of the week and at the "Wednesday Writer Blog Hop" time. Make sure you read the rules (outlined below) . The rules are simple, but we have gotten some entries that have been questionable as to whether or not they were actually related to the "hop". Before I go further, let us look at last week's entries:

• Close Calls by Scott Taylor
• Something in his Eyes by Tena Carr
• Rob and Sherry by Sally's Scribbles

Okay, now that you're back... Here's a quick run through of the rules.

1) You will have until the following Tuesday to submit your entry.

2) We ask that you keep your story to approximately 500 words (give or take). We aren't counting but, please, no 1000+ entries.

3) *sorry, this is a bit long but important* In order to honor the community-purpose of the blog hop, please Do Not share photos and/or prompt words as your own. We ask that you please include the photo(s) and reference the blog hop in your post so your blog audience and the blog hop community may all be connected. (If you need assistance with inserting the photos, please let one of the hop ladies know via the comments). Photos are the property of the hostess for the week, unless otherwise mentioned. Thank you so much for understanding! Let us know if you have questions on this. :)

4) When 1 photo/5 words is the theme, the 5 words MUST be clearly referenced in your story. Variations on a word are allowed within reason (for example: adding s, ed, ing to the word to be grammatically correct); However creating a new, unrelated, word is not.

5) Link your story to linky/froggy below (direct link to story, not your whole blog, please). If you are unable or need help, contact your hop host: Leanne, Debb, Heather, or myself.

6) Most Important, Have Fun and let those creative juices flow... We look forward to reading what you write.

Here is this weeks photo:

 

And the 5 Random Words that must be included are:

• Gunnysack
• Pathology
• Croquet (the game)
• Elate
• Human 

At the hop!!! The WWBH hop that is...

Hello all! It's a rather misty morning here in the UK as I write this. I wonder if that's it for our summer, and if it's all down hill from here. Still, the winterly nights are a great excuse to stoke up the wood-burner in our new house! Mmmm, cosy ...

But enough of that crazy winter talk! It's not here just yet, and there are still plenty of Writer Wednesday blog hop prompts to get in beforehand too.

This week Leanne is in charge of the prompts, so without further ado, here she is ...

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It has been a slow couple of weeks for the Writer Wednesday Blog Hop, but that isn't uncommon for the end of summer. So let's take a deep breath, stretch our creative muscles and dive in this week.

You ready?

Here are the rules for the blog hop:

1) Use the photo and five mandatory words to create a 500-words or less story; all elements of the prompt must be a feature in the brief story you create.

2) Stay with the 500-word limit.

3) Craft and link your post by the following Tuesday.

4) When you have finished your post, link up your story using the inLinkz frog at the bottom of the prompt. If you have trouble, let one of us know in the comments section and we'll help you get linked up.

5) We were going to tell you to not take this too seriously, but reconsidered it because we know full well that asking writers to write something means that they will take it seriously. So, take it seriously, but don’t fret/panic/pass out/hyperventilate/lose sleep/run in fear over it.

Ready? It's a tough one, but we can do it!  

             

Mandatory words:

bus station

encyclopedia

icon

travel

sale

Roll up! Roll up! The last WWBH for the summer!

Happy prevening all! Welcome to the latest edition of the Writer Wednesday blog hop, and this week we're in the lovely hands of Debb at Stanton Sunshine. 

There was one story from last week's prompt, so why not follow in Scott's footsteps and knock-up something from this weeks prompts. Don't be shy!!!

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Hello all, A Happy Wednesday to you story lovers and writers!

Here is the great story that sprung forth from last week's hop:

Cap't Monkey & Tooele Boy & The Unusual Contraption by Scott Taylor 

Are you new to the Hop and thinking about participating? We love to find new-to-our-hop writers -- the more, the merrier!

Here are the rules:

◾ There is either one picture and five random words or two pictures given out each Wednesday, which are to be used in the story.

◾ The word count must be 500 words or less.

◾ The deadline to link up is Tuesday of the following week.

◾ Don’t forget to link up to the little froggy below and with one of the hop hostesses:

Tena Carr at Jottings and Writings 

Leanne Sype at Writings and Ruminations 

Heather Musk at Reading, Writing and Everything in Between 

Debb Stanton at Stanton Sunshine   

SOOooooo...[cue drum roll]

Here are the new prompts: