It's ZAPFIC!
What is #zapfic? Well I was the first to use the hashtag, so I guess I invented it, and I get to decide what it means.
#zapfic is a very short story written in less than 240 characters*.
Use a word/character counter like this free one (https://wordcounter.net/) to check your character count!
*Why 240 characters? Well originally it was posted to the steemit blockchain using the app “zappl”, but that app has been on an extended holiday, and we can't hang around for ever... so now no more hassle with zappl! You can post your #zapfic however you want!
Last week’s entries!
Thank you to everyone who participated! There were 10 valid entries this week!
@oivas/elbow-contest-64-oivas-entry
@vincy/zapfic-elbow-z95cplnp?referrer=vincy
@fredkese/the-passengers-elbow-a-tale-in-240-characters-it-s-zapfic
@deeanndmathews/zapfic-contest-prompt-elbow
@botefarm/the-jail-stories-a-zapfic-contest-entry-zssiowtw
@felixgarciap/dizziness-a-zapfic-contest
@whatisnew/zapfic-writing-contest-entry-week-64-prompt-elbow
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Another excellent selection of microfiction stories! Thank you everyone. As usual it was very hard to choose three winners, so I chose 6 instead!
Congratulations to…
@rickie, @botefarm, @deeanndmathews, @vincy, @oivas, @gaby-crb
#zapfic Writing Contest Week 65:
Write a story - inspired by the prompt - in 240 characters.
No restrictions on how you post it to the steem blockchain. You can post it to steemit using palnet.io, steemit.com, busy, partiko or anything else you want to use (you can even just post a story in the comments)!
Try to ensure you tell as complete a story as you can.
This weeks prompt is : debut
You can interpret the prompt as you wish (the story does NOT have to contain the word “debut” in it)
Rules
- Post the 240 character (or less) story to steemit (use whatever you want - steemit.com, busy, partiko, or even as a comment! etc - the choice is yours!
- It must contain the hashtag #zapfic
- The story must be less than 240 characters long - use a character counter to check (here is one: https://wordcounter.net/)
- The story must be your own work, and previously unpublished
- If you post a photo (you don't have to, there are no "points" for photos, it is all about the story) please make sure you quote the source. If it is yours, say so!
- Resteem and upvote welcome but it is not essential (I am operating this contest at a “loss” to give something back to the community, so if you can resteem and upvote it will help me help you!)
- The steemit (or busy, or whatever) link to your post must be left in the comment section of this post
- The deadline for submissions is EIGHT hours before the payout of this post
- The judge’s decision is final
Prizes
The price pool 3 SBI (#steembasicincome share), to be distributed as follows
1 @steembasicincome share will be given to the top three stories (as judged by me)
All valid entries will receive a 100% upvote (approx $0.07 at the time of posting) and a resteem from the judge (@felt.buzz) to over 1000 followers.
Sometimes I may give away bonus prizes too.
Note: this contest was invented by and is hosted, judged and run by @Felt.Buzz. it has bugger all to do with zappl
Thank you! and good luck! … The NEW @SteemFiction book has been published! Currently available on Amazon for the Kindle it is now available as a paperback too! Check out the trailer for the book! I have a story in it called The Still Blood-Soaked Path A YouTube documentary film-maker visits a remote island to investigate the horrific murder of a young woman, and the subsequent suicide of her killer almost thirty years ago. But was the young lover really responsible for the brutal slaying of his girlfriend? And if not who was? … I had a comment left on one of my freewrites and I have to say, it made my day! “Hey I got the book and want to tell you how much I enjoyed your story! Loved the twist at the end… you somehow nearly always manage to produce an unexpected twist... Love the care you take with your characters, intertwining them.” @owasco
Dead Silence
9 tales of MURDER from some of your favourite STEEM writers!
Voices In The Darkness is now ALSO available as a paperback!
If you want a taster of what is in the book, the video below shows me reading the first 900 words, or so, of my story, The Tell-Tale Dead
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Have you heard of #STEEMfiction? @steemfiction are a collection of writers (led by @jeezzle) on the steem blockchain, and we published a book! @steemfiction/steem-fiction-s-first-short-story-anthology-is-now-available-on-amazon-com-voices-in-the-darkness-tales-from-the-steem
Please could you help us by following @steemfiction? We'd like the book to succeed for Steem as much as for us!
Find the book on Amazon by clicking the photo link, or searching for **Voices In The Darkness”