AAWC: Challenge #2

Today it’s time for the second in a series of writing prompts in the Ardent Author’s Writing Challenge, hosted by the lovely Zielle at My Homeschool Notebook.

Like other writing challenges which I have participated in, I will be posting my entries on this blog, and … I may not always stick to the schedule. Like today. *coughs* *grins*

And, just in case you were wondering … YES. THERE SHALL BE A POST ON WEDNESDAY.

(Also: TEAM FOREST IS AHEAD.)

|Getting Extra Points|

You can take photos or draw pictures to illustrate your story. You will get 2 points per photo and illustration.
Creativity. This is how creatively you use the prompts. At the end of each round I’ll select my favorite story and that person will earn more points for their team.
If you use the name of you team in your story, you can earn a point for your team.
You’ll get a point for each prompt you use, and a point for submitting your story/poem.

|Challenge Two Prompts|

The nearest star is 4.37 light years away from Earth. Which is why most wishes take at least 9 years to come true.

“Oh my, this would look so cute on you!”

“Be quiet! I’m trying to crack this safe.”

(For Zielle: I used one one of the three prompts as well as my team name (because … I ended up being a story-serving writer instead of a prompt-serving one? Sorry …). I also illustrated it. And I was creative and am an awesome writer, sooo … a zillion points?)

The Marvelous Machine, Part 2

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Peter slipped and slid as he followed Riley to his hideout in the middle of the forest once again. About six inches of snow had fallen since last evening, and though it was quite beautiful, it was still cold and difficult to walk through, especially with the layer of ice underneath.

Not that he wasn’t used to worse winters in Philadelphia. But still. Walking through the woods was considerably different than walking through the streets of a city. Still, the late afternoon sun made the snow glisten with colors from pink to blue, and he was in awe of the majesty.

[image error]I had no idea how to draw snow on white paper …