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Simply 6 Minutes – Welcome to the Challenge: 05/07/2024

Welcome to the 6-minute challenge!

Today’s prompt is:

Ryan Sims/Comedy Wildlife 2022

A row of turtles giving convenient help to a duckling

*****For any participants that do NOT like restrictions, please feel free to participate in any way you would like. It is great to read the contributions!****

  1. Set up a timer or sit near a clock so you can keep track of the six minutes you will be writing.
  2. You can either use one of the prompts (photo or written) or you can free-write.
  3. Get ready and write for 6 minutes, that is it! Can you write a complete story? Can you think of a new Sonnet? Can you write 400 words? 400? 500? There are no restrictions on what kind of writing you do, but you should try to be actively writing for six minutes.
  4. After you are done writing, include your word count and then post back to this page #Simply6Minutes or include your link in the comments section. Pingbacks are enabled.
  5. *Feel free to leave your work completely unedited. I believe it is good to see, especially for new writers, that even very seasoned writers don’t write a perfect first draft.*
  6. Have fun, challenge yourself if you’d like, read and respond to others’ posts.

Thank you for participating!

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15 comments

  14. […] Stanley wasn’t born yesterday. He was born six weeks ago.All the ducklings were given safety rules galore from the moment they opened their eyes. One was, “Never Trust Turtles”.The adults told endless frightening tales of snapping turtles gulping and eating baby ducks. Another rule was “always stick together”.Stanley hated the rules. He loved exploring and examining everything. It was clear that Stanley would rather ‘use his head’ than follow the crowd.There was a lovely spot across the pond where a kind lady left cracked corn the ducks. But when the turtle community started sunning themselves on the “crossing log” the ducklings used to get to the other side, no one dared use that path. But Stanley was hungry! And he’d learned from his research that not ALL turtles are ‘snappers’. So, Stanley crossed for the delicious reward as his whole flock gasped in horror. He grew bigger, and faster, than all the rest just by “using his head”. The moral: Do your own research and follow your own instincts. The mindless ‘crowd’ that follows generic rules can be quite “dumb”. https://christinebialczak.com/2024/05/07/simply-6-minutes-welcome-to-the-challenge-05-7-2024/ […]

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