Welcome everyone to the Friday prompt for Stream of Consciousness Saturday. It’s been a bit of a strange week, full of inspiration and unexpected events. I have lots to write about! When I have time, I’ll get at it. In the meantime, on with the prompt:
Your Friday prompt for Stream of Consciousness Saturday is: “expect/unexpected.” Use either or both words in your post, or simply base your idea on them. Have fun!
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,” “Begin with the word ‘The’,” or simply a single word to get your started.
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. As a suggestion, tag your post “SoCS” and/or “#SoCS” for more exposure and more views.
8. Have fun!
October 6, 2015 at 10:35 pm
This is fantastic. I absolutely adore freewriting. Love practicing it and love reading it–people’s voices emerge so beautifully from it.
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October 6, 2015 at 10:47 pm
This is true! I hope you’ll join in on Saturday, Sarah! Thanks so much for commenting and for the follow. 😀
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October 5, 2015 at 5:57 am
I did manage to write something on time, but then the “unexpected” caught me again and I did not get back to comment. This prompt is easy and uncluttered. See me here: http://helpmeettohim.org/2015/10/04/expect-the-unexpected/
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October 3, 2015 at 8:26 pm
First time participating. http://susanscreativewritingandpoetry.com/2015/10/03/socs-expected-vs-unexpected/
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October 3, 2015 at 9:58 pm
Wonderful! I look forward to reading your post, Susan! 🙂
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October 3, 2015 at 10:27 pm
Thank you, Linda. 🙂
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October 3, 2015 at 10:06 pm
I tried to comment on your post but it didn’t work for some reason. I just really wanted to say thanks for participating. 🙂
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October 3, 2015 at 10:33 pm
I checked the site and not sure why it wouldn’t let you comment. I copy/pasted your comment. Thanks. 🙂
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October 3, 2015 at 2:11 pm
Hi Linda! Thanks so much for the prompt and organising this challenge! I have’t taken part for some time. I’m gradually getting back to my blogging routine after the summer break and my last book launch. Looking forward to reading some of the other entries.
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October 3, 2015 at 3:06 pm
It’s great to see you again, Luccia! Thanks for stopping by and I hope you’ll get a chance to participate again soon. 🙂
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October 3, 2015 at 6:37 am
I have got to get back into this. The prompt is great and I plan to do it, but… Where does the time go?
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October 3, 2015 at 3:03 pm
Ah, I wish I knew! I look forward to your contribution, Beth. 🙂
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October 9, 2015 at 11:18 am
Did I manage to get what I wrote to come through? I have been so “out of the loop” lately, it is hard to find out what is going on!
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October 9, 2015 at 1:05 pm
Yes, it’s there. I’m still working on getting to the top of the list with my reading – hope to get to your post today. 🙂 Thanks for linking, Beth. 🙂
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October 11, 2015 at 11:30 pm
I have been out of the loop so long I have forgotten how to get back to the other responses. That’s what happens when you fall down on the job.
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October 11, 2015 at 11:32 pm
All the links are here in the comments, Beth. 🙂 Don’t fall down – it hurts!
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October 3, 2015 at 2:12 am
Bon weekend, kiddo! https://tracesofthesoul.wordpress.com/2015/10/03/expecting-socs/
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October 3, 2015 at 3:02 pm
Toi aussi! 😀
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October 3, 2015 at 12:28 am
Not unexpectedly, I bambled as you would expect.
Had a lot of fun! Ready for Trivia games now. Thanks!
https://phylor.wordpress.com/2015/10/03/mpfc-redux-nobody-expects/
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October 3, 2015 at 3:01 pm
Glad to hear you enjoyed writing for the prompt! I look forward to reading. 🙂
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October 2, 2015 at 8:27 pm
I may have broken a few rules here but here’s my stream of consciousness http://artifactsandfictions.com/2015/10/03/expecting-the-unexpected/
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October 3, 2015 at 3:00 pm
Thanks, Suzanne! I look forward to reading. 🙂
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October 2, 2015 at 8:23 pm
Have a good weekend Linda
http://summerstommy.com/2015/10/03/socs-oct-315-expectunexpected-aunt-amanda/
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October 3, 2015 at 2:59 pm
You too, Michael. 🙂
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October 2, 2015 at 1:41 pm
Not sure if I am doing this correctly. My post is at https://jennyyoung27.wordpress.com/2015/10/02/unexpected/
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October 3, 2015 at 1:29 pm
Yep, you did it perfectly. Thanks for joining in! 🙂
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October 2, 2015 at 12:35 pm
Hopefully that’s strange good and not strange bad. Thanks for the prompt! Hoping I’ll have time to do it this weekend.
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October 2, 2015 at 12:37 pm
Strange good for sure! I’ll expect you to try then. 😉 hehehe
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