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RE: New 50-word short story challenge and announcement
We do have fun! The various communities, including #fiftywords, have devoted followers and participants.
... total restriction kills your creativity....
Agreed. I hope we are not coming off that way! I think I can honestly say that we work within a word limit to support creativity, since you must be quite creative and resourceful to write a whole story in 50 words. 😊
No, you are not coming off that way. The 50 words attempt is challenging and indeed "forces" one into considering the essence of a message. I'd say all limitations are a good method for practicing - getting milage so to speak - in order to deliver a later work which is longer, more detailed and complex. The mind of a writer is an artists mind and when writing fiction one has to be skilled as all other artists. No practice, no success.
I already noticed some progress from my beginning here with blogging and where I stand now. Not so much with writing fiction (in which I am far from being good) but also in thinking.
Yes, "resourceful" puts it really well :-)
Thanks for the additional information. I love hearing people’s views on writing methods. Yes, I think you’re right that writing within limits like 50 words is practice for writing longer, more complex works. It’s a great way to hone your skills!
and here is my entry:)
https://steemit.com/challenge/@erh.germany/50-word-short-story-challenge-money