If you've made it this far (which, let's be honest, isn't very) you are curious to explore your hand at writing with the intent to share with others. For our first attempt to make this work, we'll follow the structure of NPR's Three-Minute Fiction, a contest that asks listeners to submit stories that have one simple premise: they can be read in three minutes. Each round entails some type of hook - be it a starting phrase, an element or two which needs to be followed - with the length generally limited to 600 words. Again, an easy mark for us to hit in our rookie foray. (I did this with my 8th graders this year and they loved writing and sharing.)
So if you think you've got game and this sounds like fun, then let's see what we compose. The premise of the first story is that one of the characters tells a joke and one of the characters cries. 600 words max. Deadline to submit: July 20.
Simply post your story when it's completed and freely comment on each others' work.
Go.
