Saturday Six Word Story Prompt (6WSP) #1 – August 31, 2019

Hello,

Welcome to Week #1 of the Saturday Six Word Story Prompt. I’m so glad to have you on board! Six word stories became “a thing” after Hemingway wrote his famous six word story: “For sale: baby shoes, never worn.” This writing prompt originated due to my at-times-unhealthy obsession with six word stories. A word prompt will be published on this blog every week. To participate, try and weave a six word story inspired by the word prompt.

Guidelines for the Saturday Six Word Story Prompt Series

1. A word prompt will be provided every Saturday at 8 PM IST.
2. The story word limit is 6 words (words, NOT characters!). No more and no less.
3. You need not necessarily use the prompt word in your story. However, your story should be relevant to the prompt.
4. The content must be original. Plagiarism is unacceptable.
5. Use the 6WSP image in your post! Click here for the image.
6. Compound words (words like over-the-counter, ten-year-old, etc) will be treated as a single word. Any other combination of words will be treated as separate words.
7. Contractions (words like I’ve, can’t, don’t, etc) are allowed and will be counted as a word. However, please don’t use too many contractions in a single story!
8. Please refrain from using any offensive words. Let’s keep this U-rated, people. (If you’re wondering what U-rated is, that’s just the Indian equivalent of G-rated)
9. You can submit your six word stories until Friday of the following week.
10. Please be sure to include a pingback to this post. Never heard of pingbacks? Don’t worry. I’ve got you covered. Click here to know how to include a pingback.
11. Don’t forget to mention the Saturday Six Word Story Prompt (or you can go with 6WSP) in your post
12. Share the post on all your social media accounts and help rope in more participants!
13. Add the tag #6WSP when you share the content on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram or any other social media. (This makes it easier for me to find your stories too.)
14. Let me know that you have participated via comments. Due to moderation issues, pingbacks may take a while to get approved.
15. Alternatively, you can also submit your six word stories in the comments section of this post.
16. Once you have done all the above, please do read and comment on each other’s stories. Remember, reading is half the fun and sharing is caring. 🙂

Prompt for Week #1 (August 31, 2019 – September 6, 2019)

Surprise

I will do a round-up post each Friday. So please be sure to participate before time runs out!

I can’t wait to read your stories. 😀 I hope that you’ll be back for next week’s Six Word Story Prompt. 🙂

Have fun! Thank you for participating. Until next week, folks!

P.S: If you have any doubts/suggestions, please don’t hesitate to reach out. The comments section is all yours!

P.P.S: Don’t forget to pingback to this post!

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