The Ink Well Fiction Prompt #183

theinkwell (72)in The Ink Well • 4 months ago

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Stories from the Previous Week

Thank you to who posted a story for last week's prompt: "Blind ambition":

Author Shout-outs

We'd like to call out a few stories that got high marks from our curators this week.

@popurri

The Race of the Eagles

Curator comment:

Excellent story from @popurri. With the exception of a few translation challenges, the story is beautifully written, describing the grueling experience of long-distance runners training for and attempting a summit in freezing elements (and fighting against the pressure of their coach to take drugs to give them an advantage). It is really well shaped and well told.

@wlin

Reflections of the Past

Curator comment:

What a lovely story we have from wlin! In response to the blind ambition prompt the author writes of a homeless man. Description of the man is rich with context. Then we have a father and son. The father and son are driving and see the homeless man in the street. The father explains that the man used to coach a team. His greed was so great that he bet on his team and apparently corrupt players colluded to help the bet work out. The homeless man lost the bet, couldn't pay his debts and was ruined. The corrupt players were banned from playing, forever. The man then tells the son that he was one of those players and there, in the street, he could also have been. The son is moved by the father's honesty and trust in telling of this history. This is a most lovely story, hampered only by a slightly confusing change in perspective from the homeless man to the driver.

@iskawrites

Blind Ambition

Curator comment:

@iskawrites hits all the right notes in her Blind Ambition story. It is very well written, with dialogue, scene description and a strong arc. Also, the author offers clear insight into the protagonist's character and motivation. The story begins with an internal monologue. A young woman is bitter. She is attending the wedding of yet another friend, and yet there the young woman sits, engagement ring on her finger, unmarried. She feels humiliated. She feels everyone is laughing at her. She leaves the church and heads to her affianced offices. There he is consumed with trying to get on the Forbes Under 30 list. She throws her ring at the young man. As the story ends, she describes the young man's aspect: The young man stares in horror at what his blind ambition has done to what seemed a perfect life. It's not clear what the author's message is here, and that's good. We don't have a good and bad, a right and wrong. We have a young woman who is taking her cues from public opinion (she's not married...what are people saying) and yet she faults her boyfriend for taking his cues from the opinion of a magazine. In a way, the two people are very similar. They are both driven by ambition — she, the ambition to be married, he the ambition to get on a list.

Fiction Writing Prompt of the Week

This week's prompt is: "Ah-ha moment."

An "ah ha" is a surprise, a revelation, or a sudden realization about something one had never understood before.

A scientist could have an ah-ha moment when making an interesting observation while performing research in a lab. A woman could have an ah-ha moment about the behaviors of men. A child could have an ah-ha moment when he realizes that in order to get what he wants from his mother, he's going to have to be very well behaved.

Tell us a story about a character who has an ah-ha moment and comes to a sudden realization, makes an exciting discovery, or learns something that has a life-changing effect.

Good luck. Remember, as always, we are looking for the elements of story. These include:

Great first lines
Good settings
Well-developed characters
Integration of action, dialogue and narrative
A conflict that intrigues the reader
A "story arc" which results in the resolution of the conflict and brings the story to a satisfying conclusion
And of course, we are looking for well-edited stories that are not littered with typos or grammatical errors — please use the free Grammarly tool for grammar and spelling checks (and not AI writing or rephrasing tools for revising)

You can find more on all of these topics in the catalog of storytelling tips.

If you don't feel inspired by this prompt or the featured image, feel free to peruse any of our past prompts or our collection of idea-generators:

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4 months ago in The Ink Well by theinkwell (72)

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offia66 (70) 4 months ago

Here is my submission for the week:
https://ecency.com/hive-170798/@offia66/the-magical-key?referral=offia66

Supported @trexane, @samiwrites and others

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rare-gem (67) 4 months ago

This got me laughing, it is indeed an ah-ah moment for me

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nancybriti1 (70) 4 months ago

Congratulations to all those mentioned this week.

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sabrinah (66) 4 months ago

My submission

https://peakd.com/hive-170798/@sabrinah/heirloom-l2q

Supported;

rare-gem
minhajulmredol

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zerah (61) 4 months ago

This is my entry to the prompt https://ecency.com/hive-170798/@zerah/missing-flavour?referral=zerah

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deraawrites (51) 4 months ago

Hello and Good afternoon. This is Deraaa but with an alt account. I created this account for purely fiction and stated this at the end of my post. Here is my entry...

https://peakd.com/hive-170798/@deraawrites/the-force-asp

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iskawrites (69) 4 months ago

Thank you so much @theinkwell. I appreciate the community 💖

Here is my entry for this week

https://peakd.com/hive-170798/@iskawrites/ah-ha

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alyssum07 (54) 4 months ago (edited)

My entry of this prompt:

https://ecency.com/hive-170798/@alyssum07/misunderstanding-and-closure

Commented:

supernova004
sabrinah

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marriot5464 (67) 4 months ago

My entry
https://ecency.com/hive-170798/@marriot5464/secrets-behind-the-walls?referral=marriot5464

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rafzat (70) 4 months ago

Congratulations to the winners
I supported @bisolamih

Here is my entry

https://ecency.com/hive-170798/@rafzat/chloe-s-unknown-grandparents

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bisolamih (64) 4 months ago (edited)

Congrats to all winners
Supported @odunola and @rafzat
This is my entry
https://ecency.com/hive-170798/@bisolamih/the-twins-dna-result?referral=bisolamih

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odunola (57) 4 months ago

Here is my entry
Congratulations to the winner
I supported @rafzat

https://ecency.com/hive-170798/@odunola/mr-leo-s-life-time

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wlin (60) 4 months ago (edited)

I really appreciate the Curator's comment and the mention of my story. Being taken into account and not going under the table is something that motivates me to continue writing stories for TheInKWell.

This is my entry for this week:

https://peakd.com/hive-170798/@wlin/dreams-between-the-lines-suenos-entre-lineas

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ridgette (68) 4 months ago

Congratulations to the mentioned stories and also to all those who participated... Another prompt has been done!

By the way, here's my entry for this week's fiction writing prompt:

https://peakd.com/hive-170798/@ridgette/to-you-who-spun-lies

Good day everyone!

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popurri (71) 4 months ago

Thank you for selecting my story. Thanks for the comment, I will be more attentive to the translation 🤗.
Congratulations to @wlin and @iskawrites 🌷

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vickiee (60) 4 months ago

https://ecency.com/hive-170798/@vickiee/adebola-s-new-beginning?referral=vickiee
This is my entry.

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osomar357 (69) 4 months ago

Greetings community, this is my participation: https://ecency.com/hive-170798/@osomar357/fiction-a-miraculous-larva-original

These are the guys I supported: @rafzat, @deraawrites, @sabrinah

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minhajulmredol (75) 4 months ago

Congratulations to the winners,
My entry for this week's Fiction prompt: https://peakd.com/hive-170798/@minhajulmredol/lessons-from-the-pages-or-fiction-prompt-by-theinkwell

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rare-gem (67) 4 months ago

Supported @bisolamih and @iskawrites

https://ecency.com/hive-170798/@rare-gem/jessica-s-twin?referral=rare-gem

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kinganny (61) 4 months ago

Congratulations to all the winners. Here is my entry;
https://peakd.com/hive-170798/@kinganny/the-end

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jazclassic (65) 4 months ago

My entry; https://peakd.com/hive-170798/@jazclassic/alpha-lunas-way--cr7

Read wonderful stories of @borderline.babe and @minhajulmredol

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coolbabe88 (60) 4 months ago

My entry
https://inleo.io/@coolbabe88/moment-of-realization--cpm

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samiwrites (64) 4 months ago

I dropped comments on the works of @alyssum07 and @marriot5464

Here's my entry: https://ecency.com/hive-170798/@samiwrites/collins-plot-young-love-fiction

Have a blessed week y'all.🤗

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rinconpoetico7 (68) 4 months ago

Another week has ended and we have new featured authors. My congratulations and applause for your excellent work and please continue to bring us more wonderful stories.

I leave you the Rincón Poético entry for the new weekly call.
https://peakd.com/hive-170798/@rinconpoetico7/fiction-the-secret-of-the-light-el-secreto-de-la-luz-enes-j3e

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trexane (65) 4 months ago

My entry: https://peakd.com/hive-170798/@trexane/the-calculation-problem

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iyimoga (65) 4 months ago

A bit late but better than never, my post

https://ecency.com/hive-170798/@iyimoga/the-ink-well-fiction-jay

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@bisolamih
@deraawrites