I cannot believe it’s already August, but calendars don’t lie (they do, however, mock you) so we need to get down to some writing business. Happily, it’s writing funny business!
I saw where Uncle John’s Bathroom Reader is having an Inanimate Object Photo Caption Contest. How fun is that? You only need to come up with a caption. Just a couple of brilliant words. That’s easy enough for the beginning of the end of summer, right? So take a look at the examples (I laughed out loud at the drunk octopus), grab your cameras, and start clicking and captioning.
I also saw that Pockets is having their Fiction Contest once again, and that should be fun if you’re in the mood to write a children’s story. Or maybe you have a story that just needs a bit of polishing before you send it out. Or maybe you’re going to take the story that you sent to the last Pockets Fiction Contest, change the names, and try again.
Or maybe that’s just me. Anyway, take a look at their Writer’s Guidelines to get a feel of the Pockets kind of story and get ‘er done before the 15th.
And extra points (and a bronze medal, at least) if you can get those done while watching the Olympics.
I saw this post and my first thought was, “There’s no such thing as writing fun.” š But you have successfully renewed my interest and I’m even feeling a little excited about checking out these links. I’d love to write something for Pockets, so wish me luck in finding a few moments of peace and quiet in the next few days!
Dear Debra,
LUCK! LUCK! LUCK! š
My husband loves those kinds of caption contests! I’m going to send him the link. Thanks, Cathy! š
Oh-oh-oh, fun-fun-fun! Thanks a bunch.
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Thanks for the inspiration and the posts. I’m ready for fall.
I can’t write anything while watching the Olympics. I’d jump off the couch and send my laptop flying.
That photo caption contest is hilarious. I can’t wait to see the winners. FYI – Atlanta Writers Club is running a Fall Writing Contest & one of the categories is YA short story (http://atlantawritersclub.org/archives/newsletter_current.shtml). The deadline isn’t until Oct 17th, but you have to be a current/paid member to be eligible.
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