Hello all! I’m here to fill in for Linda while she’s away and it’s our favorite day of the week… it’s the day we get our prompt for SoCS!
I actually thought of this prompt a while ago, when I first volunteered to help out, not even knowing if Linda would choose me or not. I was happy to find it hadn’t been used before and, if you’re so inclined to use it that way, it could tie in very nicely with the Christmas shopping I know you’re all busy doing right now. Well, anyone who is ahead of the game. Me? I usually wait until the weekend before. I’m a glutton for punishment, I guess.
So, for this week your Friday prompt for Stream of Consciousness Saturday is: “Present.” Use it however you’d like, just make sure you have fun and enjoy the words flowing onto your screen so you can share them with us!
After you’ve written your Saturday post tomorrow, please link it here at this week’s prompt page and check to make sure it’s here in the comments so others can find it and see your awesome Stream of Consciousness post. Anyone can join in!
To make your post more visible, use the SoCS badge! Just paste it in your Saturday post so people browsing the reader will immediately know your post is stream of consciousness and/or pin it as a widget to your site to show you’re a participant. Wear it with pride!!
Here are the rules:
1. Your post must be stream of consciousness writing, meaning no editing, (typos can be fixed) and minimal planning on what you’re going to write.
2. Your post can be as long or as short as you want it to be. One sentence – one thousand words. Fact, fiction, poetry – it doesn’t matter. Just let the words carry you along until you’re ready to stop.
3. There will be a prompt every week. I will post the prompt here on my blog on Friday, along with a reminder for you to join in. The prompt will be one random thing, but it will not be a subject. For instance, I will not say “Write about dogs”; the prompt will be more like, “Make your first sentence a question,” or “Begin with the word ‘The’.”
4. Ping back! It’s important, so that I and other people can come and read your post! For example, in your post you can write “This post is part of SoCS:” and then copy and paste the URL found in your address bar at the top of this post into yours. Your link will show up in my comments, for everyone to see. The most recent pingbacks will be found at the top.
5. Read at least one other person’s blog who has linked back their post. Even better, read everyone’s! If you’re the first person to link back, you can check back later, or go to the previous week, by following my category, “Stream of Consciousness Saturday,” which you’ll find right below the “Like” button on my post.
6. Copy and paste the rules (if you’d like to) in your post. The more people who join in, the more new bloggers you’ll meet and the bigger your community will get!
7. Have fun!
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December 8, 2014 at 10:58 am
Back from a short break and still catching up, so might be missing this one 😦
Will definitely join back next week. But a very great prompt Helen. Perfect timing 🙂 I just go my niece her upcoming birthday present, when I had been home, and this prompt reminded me of that.
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December 8, 2014 at 1:13 pm
Sorry we missed you for this one but thanks for commenting. I think things went better than expected. 😉
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December 7, 2014 at 6:53 pm
A little behind, but catching up is so much fun. I am now present and accounted for! http://buildingabrandonline.com/sandylm/present-are-you-here-or-there/
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December 7, 2014 at 7:04 pm
Welcome! 😉
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December 6, 2014 at 6:18 pm
Hi Helen, great prompt for me to write to. Here is my effort:
http://summerstommy.com/2014/12/06/socs-december-614-in-the-moment/
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December 6, 2014 at 8:30 pm
Thank you! I’m so happy you liked it!
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December 6, 2014 at 4:38 pm
For whatever reason, I can’t get my ping backs to work anymore, so here is my contribution: https://fortyandfantastique.wordpress.com/2014/12/06/socs-presenting/
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December 6, 2014 at 3:12 pm
Great prompt! Here’s my SoCS post: https://creativewritingforme.wordpress.com/2014/12/06/poem-a-christmas-present/
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December 6, 2014 at 3:23 pm
I’m so happy you liked the prompt. 🙂
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December 6, 2014 at 5:48 am
I share a poem Mighty Two
http://auraofthoughts.blogspot.in/2014/12/mighty-two.html
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December 5, 2014 at 1:59 pm
This got me excited and a little story just popped out of my head and onto the computer. I hope that it is enjoyed.
https://martha0stout.wordpress.com/2014/12/05/anonymous-gift-soc/
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December 5, 2014 at 10:36 pm
I enjoyed it very much. I also commented on your blog. Thank you for sharing!
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December 5, 2014 at 9:07 am
Great prompt, Helen!! 😀 If I have time tonight, I’ll join in!
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December 5, 2014 at 9:10 am
Thank you. After I wrote it I was pretty stressed wondering if it was good enough and all the doubts that plague someone filling in for, well, you! 😉
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December 5, 2014 at 9:13 am
No need for stress. It’s perfect. I couldn’t have come up with a better one myself. 🙂
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December 5, 2014 at 9:29 am
*blushes* Thank you, Linda! 🙂
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