Light and Shade Challenge

Every Wednesday we put up a new Challenge. There is a picture, a quotation and a 500 word limit. The Challenge is to take whatever is sparked by the picture and/or the quotation, however tenuous or remote the connection, and see how much fun you can have in 500 words. We never count the words. The main thing that is important to us (Lyssa Medana and Thomas Marlowe) is the fun.  You have until midnight GMT Tuesday. Here is the picture prompt. Please credit if you show it on your blog. Image courtesy of WikiCommons This week's quote is from Hunter S Thompson: The only difference between the sane and the insane is that the sane have the power to lock up the insane. It is really encouraging to have comments on your work and it can give people a real lift. Sometimes it is nice to just let someone know that their writing hit the spot. Sometimes you can give a little help with a suggestion or hint. Please comment on the other writers as much as you feel ab...

Every Wednesday we put up a new Challenge.  There is a picture, a quotation and a 500 word limit.  The Challenge is to take whatever is sparked by the picture and/or the quotation, however tenuous or remote the connection, and see how much fun you can have in 500 words.  We never count the words.  The main thing that is important to us (Lyssa Medana and Thomas Marlowe) is the fun.  You have until midnight GMT Tuesday. Here is the picture prompt.  Please credit if you show it on your blog.   Image from WikiCommons, taken by Pauline Eccles, used under the Creative Commons Agreement and chosen because LM had the most awesome holiday ever staying about 500 metres from this sign Instead the quotation I suggest you go to your favourite browsing site that carries adverts and use the first advert you see as something towards the prompt - optional obviously! And you don't have to click on anything. In fact, I strongly suggest that you don't. ...

Every Wednesday we put up a new Challenge.  There is a picture, a quotation and a 500 word limit.  The Challenge is to take whatever is sparked by the picture and/or the quotation, however tenuous or remote the connection, and see how much fun you can have in 500 words.  We never count the words.  The main thing that is important to us (Lyssa Medana and Thomas Marlowe) is the fun.  You have until midnight GMT Tuesday. Here is the picture prompt.  Please credit if you show it on your blog.   Image from WikiCommons, taken by Richard Croft and used under the Creative Commons Agreement Here is the quotation. Outstanding leaders appeal to the hearts of their followers - not their minds.                                                                         ...

Every Wednesday we put up a new Challenge.  There is a picture, a quotation and a 500 word limit.  The Challenge is to take whatever is sparked by the picture and/or the quotation, however tenuous or remote the connection, and see how much fun you can have in 500 words.  We never count the words.  The main thing that is important to us (Lyssa Medana and Thomas Marlowe) is the fun.  You have until midnight GMT Tuesday. Here is the picture prompt.  Please credit if you show it on your blog.   Image from WikiCommons, taken by TOTOBIG and used under the Creative Commons Agreement Here is the quotation. Computer dating is fine, if you're a computer Rita Mae Brown It is really encouraging to have comments on your work and it can give people a real lift.  Sometimes it is nice to just let someone know that their writing hit the spot.  Sometimes you can give ...