Day 214: 5 Minute Freewrite: Monday - Prompt: home alone

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Prompt: home alone

  • Set your timer for 5 minutes
  • Start writing
  • Use the hashtag #freewrite
  • Publish your piece (include a link to this post if you wish)

Copy and paste your URL into the comment section of the prompt post.

  • Or, if you don't want to publish your freewrite, just copy and paste as a comment under the prompt post.

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And @improv's input:

Two things I do a little differently. I just type "timer" into google and it pops up a 5-minute timer. I also type directly into steemit. I also rarely use a photo, don't I? So that's three things.

Please read, comment and vote (if you have voting power) on each others freewrites as much as you can. Especially if you are new to the platform, you will be surprised how many friendships are formed by reading and commenting on each other's work!

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Contests by our Fellow Freewriters

  • @kaerpediem, our fellow freewriter, has a really fun contest going you all want to check out!

  • Check @felt.buzz profile for the ongoing BIRD Freewrite. You can win SBI by commenting and your upvote benefits the Freewrite House. A portion will go there to support the fun and games!

  • The oh so talented @honeydue is hosting a weekly contest!! RANDOM FICTION CONTEST #2

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  • @felt.buzz is hosting an ongoing writing contest on zappl!! If you don't know what that is, here is your chance to learn another application to the blockchain. Details here

  • @improv is the master of puns! Enter his Punday contest here

  • The Constrained Writing Contest by our fellow freewriter @svashta is on! Check his blog for the latest contest.

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Bandwidth Problems

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Writing help

  • A free app: Grammarly. A lot of us are not native English speakers and I am finding it a helpful app. It will underline spelling and grammar mistakes. Just remember that is is not always right -especially if you use complex sentence structures. Here is the link

  • Remember The Most Dangerous Writing App. You set the time - 5 min - and start typing. Don’t stop!!! It will destroy what you wrote if you stop for more than 3 seconds - and backspace does not count as writing on the app. If you are prone to stop and think - this app forces you to keep going. You can make corrections after the 5 minutes are over.

  • A timer. Egg timer is a free tool you can use on your desktop to set a time. This is useful for our freewrites or if you want to work in blocks of time and then take a break. Here is the link

  • I found this app through @emwalker. Use it regularly and it will help you type faster and more accurately. 10 fast fingers

  • Our fellow freewriter @arbitrarykitten has a business here on Steemit. Several editors are offering to edit and format your post for a small fee. Check out their intro post

  • Our discord channel Isle of Write has workshop rooms for fiction, non-fiction, and poetry where some of the experienced writers might be able to give some tips. Join with this link https://discord.gg/zfXNRnK

  • If you are ready to get serious about improving your understanding of the English language check out @majes.tytyty blog. He has lots of useful information to understand words and their roots better. If you have questions or need help, leave a comment on his blog.

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Money

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@danielsaori - he does a comment contest. A new challenge every week.
@rexusmo - I think a few of you have started to leave links to your post. Every day, he has a cheering up post. You leave a link to a post you are proud off and you might get a reward. Keep trying!!
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Steemit Tools

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This is a short one though, but you might find it interesting lol. @mannyz
https://steemit.com/freewrite/@mannyz/what-my-home-means-to-me

suerte amigo me gusto tu freewrite

muchas gracias por pasar, lo aprecio

Hi there! I've just had a few days off - here's todays' freewrite :-)
Happiness to all...
https://steemit.com/freewrite/@mysecondself01/freewrite-day-214-home-alone

First time to join this and I like freewriting. I hope I did it right https://steemit.com/freewrite/@queendom/home-alone-5-min-freewrite

Hi everyone, happy start of the week, here's my post.

https://steemit.com/freewrite/@mlyrg/5-minute-freewrite-monday-prompt-home-alone

aqui mi frewrite espero lo difruten tanto como yo ansiando mas esritura rapida suerte a todos saludos @mariannewst
https://steemit.com/freewrite/@angelina1212/day-214-5-minute-freewrite-monday-prompt-home-alone

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  ·  7 years ago (edited)

Hi everyone! How are you today? Hope everything is alright! Here is my entry in today's prompt in #freewrite.

https://steemit.com/freewrite/@starzy/day-214-5-minute-freewrite-monday-prompt-home-alone

Thank you and God bless!

Truly yours;

@starzy

I'm back

It didn't amount to a long write, but it was fun.
https://steemit.com/poetry/@girlbeforemirror/home-alone-5-minute-free-write-prompt

Hello lovelies. Here are my two stories for today. Chance of winning steembasicincome for commenting on Big Bird, so go on! treat yourself!

Elma: https://steemit.com/freewrite/@felt.buzz/buggered-off-on-that-death-trap-a-five-minute-freewrite-elma-26

Big Bird: https://steemit.com/freewrite/@felt.buzz/different-but-completely-the-same-a-five-minute-freewrite-big-bird-14

Hi @mariannewest! I stumble across the #freewriting project today, reading @Marcoriccardi post about it.
So, here is my first try, done in 5 minutes :)
Thank you!
https://steemit.com/ita/@stella87s/blue-monday-home-alone-day-214-5-minute-freewrite

Welcome @stella87s! Team Italia earns a new member! 😀🇮🇹

Thanks @marcoriccardi! 😀🤓