So we've had our first week back! Sadly, there weren't any posts made for the group, but this week is a new week. I know with National Novel Writing Month going on, a lot of authors have dedicated their time and effort to that particular bit of work, but as it winds down, I hope we get some more entries!
#### Carry-over prompts from [last week's post](https://steemit.com/story/@anarcho-andrei/descriptions-on-the-spot-for-11-19-11-26-we-re-back): - Penumbra -------------------------How It Works:
Descriptions on the Spot will feature writing prompts in the form of words or pictures on a rotating basis. Prompts that aren't used from one week will be rotated out to the next week for reuse. If we get a whole ton of them hanging on over time, we'll clear them out and start fresh, but I don't see that being a problem.
Leaving Suggestions
Leave a comment with either a word or phrase for authors to use as inspiration for a short fiction piece. It can be any length; whatever inspires you to create a story, we suggest you run with it! As for what words to put up, the sky is the limit, but I would ask that you restrict the length of phrases to only a few words (running out of fuel, full speed ahead, etc.). Just enough to get the creative juices pumping, so to speak.
If you're a photographer or artist and want to let others use your art as inspiration, tag your post with #descriptionsonthespot and leave a link to it in the comments section.
Submitting Your Work
If you're an author and you've decided to take one of the word suggestions as inspiration for a story, make sure to title your piece with Descriptions on the Spot: (word or phrase). If you've decided to do a story based on a tagged photo or piece of art, make sure to title your piece with Descriptions on the Spot: Photo Bounty and tag the original artist in an introduction. If you want an example for each of these, check out the stories I linked in the intro to this post.
Once you have your article written, come back to the original comment that inspired you and reply with a link to your story!
Goal
As always, Descriptions on the Spot is about encouraging and fostering creative writing talent. We're here to build a community, so encouragement of people and constructive criticism (so long as it remains constructive and not condescending or arbitrary) are always welcome! If you read a story that you liked, reply to the author and let him or her know what you thought.
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Hey, @anarcho-andrei! Thanks for picking up the slack! Admittedly, I have been very preoccupied with NaNoWriMo and other real life stuff. It's awesome that you've resuscitated the initiative. Thanks for keeping me in mind, I really appreciate it! :) Being scrubbed from the record books is something that happens far too often for me, so it's nice whenever credit remains intact. I couldn't think of a better flagbearer than you, man.
Interest has waned a bit for this, so maybe we could powwow about improvements some time soon. Shake things up, and whatnot. We could also explore merging with other Steemit literary groups to form a unified group that would serve as the hub for literature on Steemit.
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It is a pleasure to keep it going. I spoke to @complexring the other day, but I know you guys have been very busy. I have been as well, but since I had a little extra time, I figured I'd bring back one f the things that made Steemit great for me when I came here. :)
Absolutely! Hit me up on Steemit.chat when you get a chance. I can send you my email address if you'd like to keep in touch that way, or my Skype.
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Definitely, brother. I'll message you there as soon as my schedule frees up. Pretty turbulent these days.
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Most photos in my blog have tag #descriptionsonthespot
You are welcome to use it for your stories anytime you want 🙂
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Not much I can come up with for your recent boat entry, but I'm waiting on the next one to see what I can do with it :)
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"....and that was the moment when I realised that my new job was a sham."
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