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Join me in the @nycmidnight 250-word Microfiction Challenge on 4th December!
Learn more at https://nycmidnight.com/250
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Microfiction – In the Hospital, Mourning What Some Might Call a Loss
My first round entry to NYC Midnight's 100-word Microfiction Challenge, edited and rewritten with feedback in mind.https://vsvirsus.com/2026/06/21/microfiction-in-the-hospital-mourning-what-some-might-call-a-loss/
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I Entered NYC Midnight’s 2026 100-word Microfiction Challenge. Here’s How it Went.
Recounting my failed attempt to win NYC Midnight's 100-word microfiction challenge. -
I just signed up for the #nycmidnight #shortstory #competition, starting on January 23rd. I've done it before, and although I went out in the first round, I did get an honourable mention ☺️
Anyone else participating?
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1,400 increasingly unhinged words deep now, including a plot-justified bad haiku. Might as well just ship me that first place hat now.
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... and of course despite _having_ a week, I choose to leave myself with a last day sprint.
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I have an absurd idea that almost certainly won't play. So obviously it's the only thing I'm even considering.
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Giving the short story challenge another try. I now have one week to write 2,500 words on:
GENRE: Ghost Story
SUBJECT: Always a bridesmaid, never the bride
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Fancy entering an epic flash fiction competition? Check out our latest post about NYC Midnight's imminent 500-word challenge!
The 500-word Fiction Challenge 2024 | Ely Writers https://buff.ly/3S0pE8R | #ElyWriters #NYCMidnight #writing #competitions #flashFiction | @[email protected]
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The first round of the #NYCMidnight #ScreenwritingChallenge ended last weekend, congratulations all!
You have just over a month before the second round.Keep reading past winners' work for inspiration. Today we share with you THE DANCER by Paul Searles.
"As a precocious orphan girl in a besieged city tries to hide her secret from an oppressive regime, an unexpected hero enters her life."
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The #screenwritingchallenge has officially begun! I'll be spending the next week assembling words in a hopefully appealing configuration.
If you, too, are a short story writer who would like to torture yourself by writing in a new and restrictive format, feel free to follow some of the breadcrumbs I've left here!
(But really, this is a lot of fun. Do consider trying it out!)
https://microblog.rjomara.com/2024/03/16/screenwriting-linkdump.html
#NYCMidnight #WritingChallenge #writing #screenwriting #blog
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Spent some time today focusing on how best I accomplish writing. Turns out, I'm a stickler for habit.
https://microblog.rjomara.com/2024/03/15/knowing-is-half.html
#NYCMidnight #WritingChallenge #writing #screenwriting #blog
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I knew and accepted that movies often varied from the books they may be based upon. But today I learned that movies can even drift from the scripts written for them.
The writer me is appalled by this chaotic lack of respect for adhering to the written word.
The actor me is applauding the pure jazz of it all.
Movies truly are magical.
https://microblog.rjomara.com/2024/03/14/the-movie-is.html
#NYCMidnight #WritingChallenge #writing #screenwriting #blog
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Two big discoveries in the screenwriting research today: the existence of the Internet Movie Script Database (IMSDb), and the rediscovery of John August's website.
I'm feeling like I might actually be able to rise to this screenwriting challenge!
https://microblog.rjomara.com/2024/03/13/john-august-to.html
#NYCMidnight #WritingChallenge #writing #screenwriting #blog
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Two big goals outlined to start researching tomorrow for the screenwriting challenge. This should be fun!
https://microblog.rjomara.com/2024/03/12/show-dont-tell.html
#NYCMidnight #WritingChallenge #writing #screenwriting #blog
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New goal this week: learn how to write a screenplay. With the NYCMidnight Screenwriting Challenge starting on Friday, there's no time like the present!
https://microblog.rjomara.com/2024/03/11/week-goal-screenwriting.html
#NYCMidnight #WritingChallenge #writing #screenwriting #blog
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Alrighty, I've got a draft done for #NYCMidnight 's 259 micro fiction challenge (round 2!).
It needs to rest until tomorrow. Hopefully it's funny.
I drew Comedy...
The wife did not think it was funny. Which was funny.
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Results are in for round one of #nycmidnight 250 word challenge.
This is my first time participating.
6th place. I made it in the top 10 for round 2 with my entry “The Exploding Princess Gig”
Category: suspense/thriller
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This year again, iA Writer is a proud sponsor of the NYC Midnight Short Story Challenge! If you're looking for a source of motivation to kickstart your writing for the new year, your search ends here!
The registration deadline is next Thursday:
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Tomorrow, i get to do NYC Midnight’s 250 word 48hr challenge amidst a busy day helping a food drive while dressed as a jedi
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In other news, I just signed up for NYC Midnight's 250 word challenge in Dec with a friend.
We'll see how it goes.
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Today at @afterpastreview
The Last Second Chance
I wrote this one back in 2014 or 2015 for the NYC Midnight Flash Fiction contest. It placed in the top 5 that round. Now, after several rejections and significant edits, she has found her acceptance.
https://www.theafterpastreview.com/magazine/the-last-second-chance-by-kim-moes-canada-52And another one today @afterpastreview
Thicker Than Water
My first attempt at magic realism, due to the prompt at The Writing Battle this summer. Made it through a few rounds but fell short before hitting the semi-finals.
Enjoy :)https://www.theafterpastreview.com/magazine/thicker-than-water-by-kim-moes-canada-52
#writers #writing #NYCmidnight #writer #amwriting #writerslife #flashfiction #writingcommunity
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I think I’m going to crap out on my commitment to submit to a competition each month this year. It’s expensive and except for #NYCMidnight I get zero out of it. #writing #amwriting #writingcommunity
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@victor that was me! I had to write a spy story. I placed first in my group and advanced to the second round! But then I got knocked out in the second round with my horror story (which I thought was better, but the standards were higher, not surprisingly.) Taking part in these competitions has been a great learning experience and have helped me to make this a very creative year. I have stories submitted in a couple of other categories, so still writing away #NYCMidnight
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Can't believe it! I'm one of the 45 writers out of 6000 to make it to the finals in the NYCMidnight short story challenge!
Gotta clear my Saturday to somehow write, edit and polish a 1250 story in 24 hours...wish me luck!
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Welp, I made it out of the second round for #NYCMidnight's #shortstorychallenge2023, and I just submitted my 3rd round story last night.
The competition started with 5,956 people, and we're down to 215 for this round. FINGERS CROSSED. I'll find out the results in July.
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I have a very rough draft of the 100-word story (24 hour challenge, 5am-5am, makes sense in originating timezone) and it's just occurred to me that my ideas for both that and the 3,000-word story centre around elderly people. #NYCMidnight #NYCMicrofictionChallenge #MicrofictionChallenge100 #AmWriting
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Polishing my 2nd round short story for #nycmidnight and I’ve realized I have the backbone for a middle-grades adventure. That’s THREE projects in hopper in search of an agent. #amwriting #writingcommunity #amwritingfantasy
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My first good writing news! Just found out I made it through to the next round in the #nycmidnight Short Story Challenge! #writingcommunity #amwriting
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Found out last night that my short story for NYC Midnight made it through the first round!
Group 51...
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I am really enjoying working on my lovesick-boatbuilder-ghost story for the #NYCMidnight short story challenge. #amwriting #writingcommunity
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@dmcgk I hear this! I’m combining genres in the hopes that one will act as a foil for the one I was actually assigned. I’m asking a lot of my 2500 words 😂 #ShortStoryChallenge2023 #NYCMidnight
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@tardisgrl actively trying to stay on the ‘creative interpretation’ side of disqualification while mashing my prompts into something workable!
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My first prompt: a crime caper in a kindergarten featuring a proud mother…
So just your bog-standard Muppet Babies / Oceans 11 mashup.
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It’s round 2 of the #nycmidnight 250 word microfiction competition. I’ve until midnight tonight New York time to write a 250 word story which is a drama, has the action of losing a key in it, and contains the word ‘vest’ somewhere.
Not feeling too confident over here, but it’s a good exercise regardless of the outcome ☺️
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I got through to round 2 of the #nycmidnight 250 word microfiction competition 🥳 very unexpected that.
Look! Here I am in at number 3 woo!
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Finished my 250-word #scifi story for #nycmidnight that includes a detail I found via some nerdy research probably none of the judges will get, but that’s how I roll.
#amwriting #mastowriters
