A word prompt to get your creativity flowing this weekend. How you use the prompt is up to you. Write a piece of flash fiction, a poem, a chapter for your novel…anything you like. Or take the challenge below – there are no prizes – it’s not a competition but rather a fun writing exercise. If you want to share what you come up with, please leave a link to it in the comments.
Word Prompt
Vellichor
Challenge
The challenge is simple: each week you will be given an exact number of words you can use to write a poem or piece of prose. You can use any format or style you like; go wherever your inspiration takes you. The only rules are these:
- your poem / prose must contain this week’s word (see note below). The word does not have to count towards the exact word count total – it can be in the title, or the first letters of the lines of a poem can spell it out – you can be as creative as you want as long as it’s there somewhere.
- the length of your poem / prose must match the number of words stated in this week’s challenge. No more. No less.
- A note on the word: you can use any variation of the word (for example: call, calls, calling, called etc). If you find you are struggling to use this week’s word you may substitute it for a synonym – just include a note to explain the swap. Remember, this is supposed to be fun! 🙂
Can’t wait to read what you have come up with!
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And she’s done it again!
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Gosh almighty, am I the first Yank to drop in? A new word for the old lexicon. https://pluviolover.wordpress.com/?p=9863&preview=true
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Here’s mine –
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https://mindfills.wordpress.com/2021/10/30/booked-a-haiku-sequence/
Here’s mine. Thanks for the challenge
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Looking forward to the next installment of your tale, Sammi. Such great fun. https://jollybeggar.com/2021/10/30/not-homeless-poem/
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Here’s mine, Sammi. https://notestowomen.wordpress.com/2021/10/30/nostalgia/
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It’s been way too long since I played!
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Here is mine: https://wordpress.com/read/blogs/150808888/posts/3898
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HI everyone!
I see you have all posted long before me again! 🙂 I look forward to reading them all tomorrow. For now, here’s mine:
Hope you enjoy it!
Sunra Rainz
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https://gypsieswritingmusingsquotesgripes.com/2021/10/30/vellichor/
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I couldn’t resist this one.
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Here is mine a combined challenge this weekend:
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Sorry if this is a duplicate comment. I hate WordPress and it hates me.
https://poetryofthenetherworld.blogspot.com/2021/10/helloween-2021-day-31-vellichor.html
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Great word prompt! Here’s mine: https://mcswhispers.wordpress.com/2021/10/31/sweet-melancholy/
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First time here!
https://corinajoyc.wordpress.com/2021/10/31/vellichor/
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First-time poster to this prompt! Some great writing out there…
Here’s my contribution: https://gmg1968.wordpress.com/2021/11/01/hidden-treasures/
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Going through my mom’s closet to play dressup my attention would get stolen from the clothes and jewelry by the vellichor that came from under those long dresses. I would be drawn to the piles of old books packed at the bottom of the closet. Very odd kid.
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Okay…. so I saw the word ‘Vellichor’… and then I completely stopped paying attention because I was so eager to write. Had no idea there was a word count until now XD I have massively overshot and failed but I had so much fun writing this I’ll add it on anyway. And I am late too… welp… in for a penny in for a pound!!
https://thegirlthedreamthelife.wordpress.com/2021/11/04/vellichor/
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Here’s mine for completeness’ sake. I was lazy and linked to the general page, not the prompt itself and forgot that there won’t be a pingback that way. 🙂 https://ghlearner.wordpress.com/2021/11/03/vellichor-weekend-writing-prompt-233/
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