Writing Challenge! Can You Do It? (07/07)

As a way to keep ourselves creative and to constantly challenge ourselves I've decided that I'm going to start giving you guys obstacles... or obstructions, things that make you think... and challenges that are just fun to do!



I was inspired to start this after my friend, Jennifer, told me that I should have tried to do a flash fiction piece without using the word "the".



So I have 2 challenges to put to you guys this week!




Challenge #1

I shall be using the one
Jennifer gave me as the first challenge! You're not allowed to use "the" in your piece of fiction. In fact, it an be a poem or anything really, she didn't say anything about the form, so this challenge is pretty straight forward. Don't use "the"... if you do... then you fail. Sorry. Although you will be awarded with a badge for participation. (Just don't ask me for it... because I'll probably need to create one first LOL).




Challenge #2
The second challenge was given to me by T. R. Stoddard, and she said, write a short piece of fiction in second person. This one is simple and straightforward (I think they'll probably get harder as the weeks go on). I've heard that this type of narrative is used in those Choose Your Own Adventure type novels, and interactive fiction. It sounds fun! So, just use a lot of "you".




My Turn!


This is the part of the blog where I post both of the pieces that I did for the challenges.



Challenge 1 - It's a special word,

Only three letters long,

And sometimes we forget,

That writing can be strong,

Just remove a word,

Here or there,

But this three letter word...

No, I think we need that.



(If anyone can write a fiction piece without "the" the props to you, but I properly struggled.)



Challenge 2 - You stop and stare at yourself in the mirror. You're not even thinking about the blood on your hands or the hole in your heard where she used to be. No, you're just looking, glaring into your light blue eyes as they stare back. Blank. It's a weird look. No remorse. No sadness. You turn around and wipe your nose with your hand, it's followed by the smell of the thick warm blood lathered on your skin.



"You shouldn't have done that," you say, staring at her body in the corner of the room, the knife still poking out of her chest.



The floorboards creak as you walk over to her, and then you bend down and stroke her pretty face with the back of your hand. "So very pretty," you mumble, pushing her head up so you can stare in her wide doll-like eyes.




What did you think?


If you want to suggest a challenge for next week, then post your idea in the comments! So these can be anything from writing a certain type of poem. Or writing a piece of 55 word fiction. Maybe even writing in a certain genre. Be as precise as possible with your ideas!

And yes, I think I should create a participants badge! Don't you? 



Also, post your links below if you do the above challenges! You know want to be a good writer, right?





Any ideas for future challenges?

How did you find them?

-Joseph


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