Day 129: 5 Minute Freewrite: Sunday - Prompt: fingernail

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Over 20 Club

The Over 20 Club is a way to allow some of those long forgotten pieces to shine again and give the authors a way to get a bit of a payout. So, please vote!!

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You know what to do!! Give them some love! Comment and vote, please.

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Prompt: fingernail

  • 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.

If you don't know what a freewrite is, here is a link to the introduction post.

Here is @snooks excellent tutorial on how to join our freewrite adventure

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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Bandwidth Problems

I know that many of you are very new to the platform and your wallets are pretty empty. Believe me, we all started there!! Here is an excellent article which explains what bandwidth is and why you might have a hard time logging in some days - or posting. Thank you @jrswab for this explanation

There are many contests on Steemit. From art to music to writing and everything in between. Enter as many as you can!! And take advantage of the free money people give away I listed in the money section below.

Contests

If you come across any other contests the freewriters might want to enter, please let me know!

Voting

Remember to check your voting power. Do not vote for a while if you are under 90!
https://www.steemnow.com/ or use https://steemworld.org/

Here is an excellent article explaining how to maximize your vote by @taskmaster4450. It helps you to grow to vote wisely!! And a more recent one

And here is a counter opinion on voting by our freewriter @improv

This post is talking about using your vote for maximum curation. Thank you, Asher @abh12345 Read the post here

Great Opportunity

This is a great opportunity for those of you who are more serious about your writing and are ready to take it to the next place. The Isle of Write just announced their new project. SBD can be won and you can even make it into a print edition. Read the details here.
An update on how to enter your work.

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

  • 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.

  • If you know of other helpful tools or people, please share with us!

Money

There are several people who offer SBD for free on this platform! How great is that!!

Here are a few

@fisheggs - follow this account and you get upvotes at random times.
@sydesjokes - he rewards his followers with SBD for any kind of interaction with him- comment, vote, resteem.
@craigcryptoking- he does a giveaway a few times a week. All you have to do is to be the first, or fourth or eight commenter. And he added a few more.
@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!!

Steemit Tools

This is the most comprehensive list of applications on this blockchain I have seen. I highly recommend that you bookmark it!! I also will include it in the growing resource section in the future. Steemit Tools

Staying Legal

This is an excellent article by @dmcamera on how to use images legally. A must read!!

Discord

Remember, we have our own room in the Isle of Write Discord! Join us now!!!

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Meep meep!
https://steemit.com/freewrite/@svashta/wild-west-chapter-2-part-18-5-minute-freewrite

Edit: Wait, really? It's been an hour and I'm the first? Or is my website bugged?

Have you ever heard of a ship made of fingernails? Oh, it's also full of zombies!
https://steemit.com/freewrite/@marcoriccardi/fingernails-unghie-delle-mani-5-minute-freewrite-day-129-eng-ita

I've wrote my freewrite a bit early but forgot to post . Comment and let me know how it is ??

https://steemit.com/freewrite/@pranithreddy/nails-that-destroyed-our-sleep

Hello once again. This freewrite is a classic ED (emergency) entry and not for the faint hearted... Have a lovely day!!
https://steemit.com/freewrite/@mysecondself01/freewrite-day-129-the-broken-hand

Chewed Fingernails And The Tears Of A Clown
Warning: (Proper) Football related
https://steemit.com/freewrite/@mr-neil/chewed-fingernails-and-the-tears-of-a-clown-5-minute-freewrite

Hungover in Vegas...still got it done, lol :) Just can't not write.

https://steemit.com/freewrite/@mikesthoughts/five-minute-free-write-fingernail

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The saga continues!

My twentieth freewrite is called Nimble. Wait, I said that right!? TWENTY?! Am I one of the cool kids now?

MUM, I AM ONE OF THE COOL KIDS!

Of course you are. You have always been one of the cool kids.

I just didn't know it yet ;)

Hey fam :)

I managed to write this one... Happy Bride :) Share your thoughts.

My freewrite:

Chipped Fingernails

Hey Marianne! Thank you so much for listing my contest!, and for being the first person to enter!

Hope you all had a great weekend, and are ready for another week of freewrite fun and frolics.

Anyone want more Jelly? Well, tough! You've got some anyway...
https://steemit.com/freewrite/@felt.buzz/ouch-jelly-17-another-original-snippet-of-irrelevance-for-the-freewrite-challenge

Wow this was...draining. Thank you for these prompts.

Here's mine - https://steemit.com/freewrite/@honeydue/twisted-freewrite

Hello Steemian! Here's mine. The chicken feet and its claws😉

https://steemit.com/freewrite/@kulasago/day-129-5-minute-freewrite-prompt-fingernail

Hello @mariannewest!

In that list of freewriters, you mis-spelt one members name! @cyptosharon instead of @cryptosharon! I noticed it last time i was delivering prompts. You might need to revise it. Thanks.

Also @mariannewest are you able to post in tommorows freewrite about my competition please? Users can search for the #captionthis.. thanks 😁

for sure!! Are you going to run one every day? They can find it on your profile, right?

Thanks so much! Yes on my profile. I plan to run one everyday for $1sbd as long as i can break even (which i barely am) so the more people the better so i can increase the prize in the future