Day 61: 5 Minute Freewrite - Prompt: my shoe got stuck in the mud
Question about Discord
Several of you have brought up that it might be a good idea to have a discord channel for us to be able to chat a bit more with each other.
Here are my questions.
Are you interested?
Do you prefer we start our own channel?
Or do you want to join an existing channel like this one Isle of Writing
the link is an invite to the channel.
Please let me know what you think.
Freewrite Prompt
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Prompt: my shoe got stuck in the mud
This prompt is inspired by one of @byn freewrites!! If you haven't seen her writing yet - you must check it out!
- 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.
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I forgot about the shoe part... https://steemit.com/writing/@simgirl/freewrite-prompt-stuck-in-the-mud
Today's freewrite: Goblin
Oh dear, now I'm wishing that I hadn't written about my shoe getting stuck in the mud for the "Shoe" prompt! :)
I'm so far behind in trying to figure out/stick with chat stuff, I'm out as far as discord stuff for now. I just can't keep up, or I find that I'm totally distracted by it and don't get my writing (or housework) done. But some day I might be capable... some day.
Okay - I need to give you credit for this one. I knew I had taken it from a freewrite and then didn't put the name in my spreadsheet right away.
I hear you with discord. I was asked over a month ago - but feel the time crunch myself. But more than one asked......
We shall see
Oh, I see! So it's almost like I already did this one :) Now I feel even more challenged... hmmmm. I"m feeling awfully unmotivated today, so maybe that's the challenge I needed :)
or maybe you need to rest lol
Mayyyyyyybe :)
There will be time enough to sleep when we're dead.
Or were are dead sooner because we don't sleep :)
#agree
No particular preference for a group as I'm not on Discord yet. Here's my latest entry:
https://steemit.com/freewrite/@fireawaymarmot/5-min-writing-prompt-my-shoe-got-stuck-in-the-mud-freewrite
Thank you for the introduction! This is a tough challenge! 5 minutes fly by when you're trying to write.
Here is my attempt at today's prompt: https://steemit.com/freewrite/@sustainablyyours/5-minute-freewrite-prompt-day-61-my-shoe-got-stuck-in-the-mud
This was the hardest one so far Marianne.
https://steemit.com/freewrite/@wonderwop/my-shoe-got-stuck-in-the-mud
Here's my entry: https://steemit.com/freewrite/@cecicastor/5-minute-freewrite-prompt-my-shoe-got-stuck-in-the-mud
Entry: https://steemit.com/freewrite/@improv/muddy-shoes-5minutefreewrite
Thanks for mentioning the pun post!
Are you interested? Hm... probably not. I prefer to do all of my steemit-ing on steemit
Do you prefer we start our own channel? My channel is the comments section of these posts!
That is what usually happens. But some people have asked for a more casual way of interacting - maybe not to be forever on the blockchain and to be able to private message each other....
It is said that a group feature will come to steemit in the next few month. We shall see what that looks like....
Oh! Interesting!
Long before I got to steemit, I realized that everything I do online should be in the open and seen by all. I would love to see a list of: "The things we need the "privacy" of discord to talk about online." I will gladly shoot all those reasons down for anyone :)
And in this time of plenty - how much do you get paid for chatting comments?
I hear you and didn't join discord for a long time. But since I joined, I can see the advantages of the discord channel.
First off, if you go back and forth under a post like we are doing now - it pretty much stays a conversation within the group of people who happened to come upon the post and read the comments.
If I put it on discord - I can pin the post. So, let's say right now, I am encouraging everyone to do Dtube videos. and problems come up. Someone ask me about it and I answer - to the individual. Other's have the same problems but they might not see that answer. I can pin it in discord and then direct people to it.
I also can write a post about it - but it takes more effort. And I can't pin it to the top or anything like that.
Another example - I got the 1000 steempower delegation because i joined steemusa and participated in the contest. The entry was a steemit post. But the judging took place in discord and the community there is mostly about saying high to everyone, promoting posts we want to get more eyes on and stuff like that.
Or let's say PAL. If you have a question, you can go there and someone is there to answer it right away. that is not how Steemit is set up. There is always a moderator in the room helping.
When Wandrnrose got hacked - she was able to go there and get immediate help. that wouldn't have happened if she would have done a post on steemit about it....
Stuff like that.
And I agree. We need to comment a lot!!
Oh man. You are really into it. I never even heard of pal. I've just never been a chatter anywhere. Scrolling text makes me nuts.
I get what you are saying though. I've had many people tell me they have more fun in the chats. I'm not here to have fun!!!! You are the first to have a strategy - so go you!
The pinning part I do by saving my "important" posts and replying with the links to anyone who asks or needs it but doesn't know.
I feel like a need a chat proxy. Someone who can pretend to be me so I don't have to go in there. But you are right that things are very hard to find here. My posts come up in search engines if I put fitinfun and a couple good terms.
I didn't join discord for a long time until I realized that it is important for progress on this platform. I spend the majority of my time on here - creating content and commenting and stuff but I realized that it is really important for the community building aspect of it all. You know how it goes - friends support each other.....
I'll be back soon to the freewrite addiction... In the meantime, I just say that meeting you in a chat made by and for us freewriters, call it discord or in another way, could make us grow as a community of friends. I've been curious about you people and writing is more fun when we grow together ..just my two cents. On the other hand, I don't know if this would require an effort of management..I was an OP (moderator) in a chat on mirc for years but I've never been obliged to grant my presence (I was just banning and kicking trolls when i was on-line ;-p).
troll kicking is an excellent skill!! I think I have it set up. will know more tomorrow or the next day.
Hoping you have time to rest!!! Of course, we miss you but want you to REST!!!
hahaha troll kicking is even fun, have to say..please tell me when it's set up Mar .. I hope in some Xmas rest but this is mythology more than reality. Miss the freewrite.. when we'll all be rich this is what I'll do all the day (plus dusting and admiring my collection of butterflies down in the cellar).
We have to do something about that affliction of yours!! But then again, if someone misbehaves - you could troll kick them into the cellar bwahaha
here is the discord . https://discord.gg/zfXNRnK
You see..even the darkest obsessions can find a reason to be. Oh yess.. I just landed in the promised freewriters heaven but time zone is not my friend :-P