#267 Overcoming Obstacles with Writers Ink
This week’s contest, "Overcoming Obstacles," is hosted by our friends over at Writers Ink, the online mentoring and coaching wing of award-winning magazine website www.writing.ie that’s run by Writing.ie’s founder, bestselling author Sam Blake, and business and mindset coach, journalist Maria McHale. Sam and Maria’s mission at Writers Ink is to help you say goodbye to limiting beliefs about your writing, and give you the training, tools, and support you need to get everything you want as a writer. Members of the Writers Ink community are getting publishing deals and hitting the bestseller lists, and Writers Ink’s free writing challenges have resulted in whole novels coming together. Here’s what they have to say about their chosen theme for this takeover:
Writers Ink is delighted to partner with Reedsy to present this week’s contest! As mentors, we encourage writers to develop their creativity muscles. Muscles are built through exercise; so is writing! One of the main issues we see writers struggle with is mindset. They often have all of the tools to nail a great story — EXCEPT they get hobbled by limiting beliefs like a fear of failure or a fear of success — obstacles!
Most great stories contain obstacles that challenge heroes, but the best characters always overcome them. Share yours using the prompts below...
Special Update: The Results
Writers Ink's top three picks for this takeover were: 1) "One-Mississippi, Two-Mississippi" 2) "The Rag-Man" and 3) "You're Not Even Happy"
Here's what they had to say about the winning story, "One-Mississippi, Two-Mississippi": "We believe this story works on both a metaphorical and literal level. It's an engaging and clever response to the prompt — we get a clear sense of the character, and the use of interior monologue works really well."
Congratulations to contest winner Fi Riley and the runners-up, Richard Stickann and Anna W!
🥇 Winner
⭐️ Shortlisted
This week's prompts
Write a story with two characters who meet for the first time — and one of them has a secret.
Short Story
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83 stories
Your character overhears something that changes their path.
Short Story
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37 stories
There’s been an accident — what happens next?
Short Story
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67 stories
Write a story set against the backdrop of a storm.
Dramatic
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104 stories
Your character wants something very badly — will they get it?
Short Story
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58 stories
Stories
You have no idea what you are getting into
Submitted to Contest #267
Reaching for the Wind
Submitted to Contest #267
Reaching for the Wind “Tis better to have loved and lost than to have never loved at all.” &n...
Mysteries in Starry Skies Above the Ship Destiny's Dreams
Submitted to Contest #267