250 - what did you get?
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Topic: 250 - what did you get?
Posted By: Suave
Subject: 250 - what did you get?
Date Posted: 06 Dec 2025 at 1:05am
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Well, I got: 12 - Ghost story - Hydration - amount... Have to like how the two prompts go together!!!
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Posted By: SueSS
Date Posted: 06 Dec 2025 at 1:10am
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Hey Tim, I think we're team mates! First time ever, I think. ------------- https://forums.nycmidnight.com/r1-g12-the-lesson-ghost_topic66843.html" rel="nofollow - R1 250MF https://forums.nycmidnight.com/r2-gr18-fantasy-the-final-offering_topic67676.html" rel="nofollow - R2 250MF |
Posted By: QuinnieB
Date Posted: 06 Dec 2025 at 1:12am
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Group 39
Genre: ghost story Action: discarding Word: scan I'm going to have to sleep on these prompts. Looking forward to writing tomorrow! Also, thanks for starting the thread!
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Posted By: Suave
Date Posted: 06 Dec 2025 at 1:12am
Haha! Well, there goes a beta... Have fun! Good luck. Not too sure about how to use the prompts though. ------------- https://shorturl.at/BYBEf" rel="nofollow - Screenplay Magic and Mayhem https://shorturl.at/FwVkk" rel="nofollow - 500 RomCom/ Making Music FB |
SueSS wrote:Posted By: SueSS
Date Posted: 06 Dec 2025 at 1:23am
Ha ha, that's true. I'm not feeling inspired either. I've had mixed results with ghost. Not really my fave. ------------- https://forums.nycmidnight.com/r1-g12-the-lesson-ghost_topic66843.html" rel="nofollow - R1 250MF https://forums.nycmidnight.com/r2-gr18-fantasy-the-final-offering_topic67676.html" rel="nofollow - R2 250MF |
Posted By: musicdaydreams
Date Posted: 06 Dec 2025 at 1:29am
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Well, I got comedy...again. Ugh, I am not that funny. Group 58 Comedy Burning food merge ------------- https://forums.nycmidnight.com/topic67973_post720649.html#720649" rel="nofollow - 2026 100 R1 |
Posted By: theinquisitor
Date Posted: 06 Dec 2025 at 1:39am
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Group 73 Suspense/thriller Highlighting Pure I had suspense/thriller last month for Rhyming R2, and in last year's MF250 R2, so I was hoping for literally anything else. ------------- https://shorturl.at/WllFm" rel="nofollow - MF250 R1 https://bit.ly/3aRQtG6" rel="nofollow - Archive |
Posted By: CoachLisaB
Date Posted: 06 Dec 2025 at 1:41am
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Well, I've pulled Sci-Fi for the first time ever, and I'm going to be at a craft show all day tomorrow with very little time to write. I always do a lot of research for my stories, but SCI-FI? How will I ever find the time? Gahhhh. Update: Somehow I forgot this was a 48-hour contest, not a 24-hour one. So that was some fun pressure. Group 79 Sci-Fi Action: Mixing a drink Word: Breath ------------- https://coachlisab.com/breakfast" rel="nofollow - 100 R1 | https://coachlisab.com/arc" rel="nofollow - Archive |
Posted By: snuffles
Date Posted: 06 Dec 2025 at 1:50am
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I got group 69 Drama Action: Gazing Word: Truly The story i have so far is very disturbing. ------------- 100 R1 https://forums.nycmidnight.com/topic68094_post721208.html#721208" rel="nofollow - An Argument against time travel |
Posted By: QuinnieB
Date Posted: 06 Dec 2025 at 2:07am
I am thoroughly impressed that you have something already. ------------- https://tinyurl.com/2erb98d2" rel="nofollow - SSCR1 https://tinyurl.com/rwh3cvck" rel="nofollow - 250R2 https://tinyurl.com/2veu6fkt" rel="nofollow - MyNYCM |
Posted By: snuffles
Date Posted: 06 Dec 2025 at 2:13am
Thanks :) It's an idea that was floating around, i just forced it into the prompts. ------------- 100 R1 https://forums.nycmidnight.com/topic68094_post721208.html#721208" rel="nofollow - An Argument against time travel |
Posted By: snuffles
Date Posted: 06 Dec 2025 at 2:26am
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Just submitted it, first time I used four trigger warnings at once ------------- 100 R1 https://forums.nycmidnight.com/topic68094_post721208.html#721208" rel="nofollow - An Argument against time travel |
Posted By: Suave
Date Posted: 06 Dec 2025 at 2:32am
I can give a few trigger warning right now, lol. I don't even have an idea to start writing first lines to... ------------- https://shorturl.at/BYBEf" rel="nofollow - Screenplay Magic and Mayhem https://shorturl.at/FwVkk" rel="nofollow - 500 RomCom/ Making Music FB |
Posted By: snuffles
Date Posted: 06 Dec 2025 at 2:47am
First lines are always hard, your quotes are pretty good though! ------------- 100 R1 https://forums.nycmidnight.com/topic68094_post721208.html#721208" rel="nofollow - An Argument against time travel |
Posted By: QuinnieB
Date Posted: 06 Dec 2025 at 2:50am
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Okay, I have a kernel of an idea that has the potential to sprout into a little something. Now I can go to bed for real and let my brain work it all out while I sleep. Night, all, and happy writing! ------------- https://tinyurl.com/2erb98d2" rel="nofollow - SSCR1 https://tinyurl.com/rwh3cvck" rel="nofollow - 250R2 https://tinyurl.com/2veu6fkt" rel="nofollow - MyNYCM |
Posted By: scurvy_seadog
Date Posted: 06 Dec 2025 at 3:16am
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Group 61: Historical Fiction!! Action: clenching Word: wrong At least the beauty of HF is I can still write in almost any other genre lol. Im literally bouncing around through history trying to find a good moment in time ------------- https://bit.ly/aldv" rel="nofollow - 100 R1 Alpine Divorce | https://bit.ly/cach26" rel="nofollow - SW R1 Cachoud | https://bit.ly/archivenyc" rel="nofollow - Archive |
Posted By: Kiwiclogs
Date Posted: 06 Dec 2025 at 4:40am
Hey group mate! ------------- https://forums.nycmidnight.com/r2-g18-wax-on_topic67073.html" rel="nofollow - R2 Scary https://forums.nycmidnight.com/topic67595_post717992.html#717992" rel="nofollow - R2 250 |
Posted By: Valerie Kain
Date Posted: 06 Dec 2025 at 6:22am
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I'm group 3 Historical Fiction Quenching Other I'm stuck in the same boat. I have a couple different ideas bouncing around across multiple time periods and I can't settle on one.
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Posted By: lostland
Date Posted: 06 Dec 2025 at 7:36am
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GROUP: 9 GENRE: Fairy Tale and/or Fantasy ACTION: Coveting WORD: grey I could easily write 250 words on how much I hate the fantasy genre At least the action and word should be easy to fit in. |
Posted By: JDenham
Date Posted: 06 Dec 2025 at 9:18am
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Group 80 Genre - horror Action - putting on a ring Word - ace Hi all! I’m a newby to this! Time zones mean I run out of time as I’ll be at work so trying to crank out story as soon as I can! Question… with the action - can you modify it … as in putting on a ring… could it be putting on a ring tone?
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Posted By: Suave
Date Posted: 06 Dec 2025 at 9:34am
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I dont know if I would push the deffinition that far. But then that action is a little confining, you need to think what you would accept if you were the judge. ------------- https://shorturl.at/BYBEf" rel="nofollow - Screenplay Magic and Mayhem https://shorturl.at/FwVkk" rel="nofollow - 500 RomCom/ Making Music FB |
Posted By: Paul Bee
Date Posted: 06 Dec 2025 at 9:34am
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GROUP: 1
GENRE: Action and/or Adventure ACTION: Persevering WORD: affect I feel like I didn't get a prompt tbh Pretty hard to write an action/adventure without some perseverance happening smh ------------- R2 scary just copy and paste the dumb thing plz https://forums.nycmidnight.com/r2-g13-heavy-metal_topic67046.html |
Posted By: orangehouse
Date Posted: 06 Dec 2025 at 10:14am
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GROUP: 30 GENRE: Horror ACTION: Debriefing WORD: lack I managed to get this off this morning. When do we get results for the first roung? ------------- Victoria |
Posted By: QuinnieB
Date Posted: 06 Dec 2025 at 10:23am
Hi and welcome! The judges are open to creative interpretations of the prompts. So as long as the action of putting on a ring is happening in the story, you'll be fine. What kind of a ring could be open to interpretation. There's a section in the welcome letter and on the FAQ page that gives some examples. Edit: okay, out of curiosity, I went back to see how far I pushed the prompts in the 250 last year. Here's what I had and what I did with them: Checking the time - verifying and fixing the integrity of the actual timeline Hosting a party - two people doing a cultural ceremony where they welcome the ghosts of their ancestors Slipping - slipping behind schedule I feel like these pushed it a little and it was fine. Having your ring be a ringtone vs. A wedding ring, a ring like a loop, a ring around your tomato plants, or some other ring altogether seems like a reasonable stretch to me. Buuut, I'm not the judges. Read the rules, consider their examples, and interpret as you will!
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Posted By: QuinnieB
Date Posted: 06 Dec 2025 at 10:44am
That's tough. I always feel like it's harder when the prompts fit too well. I'd rather some oddball things to push against creatively. ------------- https://tinyurl.com/2erb98d2" rel="nofollow - SSCR1 https://tinyurl.com/rwh3cvck" rel="nofollow - 250R2 https://tinyurl.com/2veu6fkt" rel="nofollow - MyNYCM |
Posted By: QuinnieB
Date Posted: 06 Dec 2025 at 10:58am
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[QUOTE=orangehouse] GROUP: 30 GENRE: Horror ACTION: Debriefing WORD: lack I managed to get this off this morning. When do we get results for the first roung? [/QUOTEWhoa! You're fast. Congrats on the early entry and good luck with the judges! The results are scheduled to come around midnight on February 4. The dates are listed everywhere, but kind of buried. The fastest and easiest way I've found to find them is on the resources page on the website. There's a link to a calendar with upcoming dates. ------------- https://tinyurl.com/2erb98d2" rel="nofollow - SSCR1 https://tinyurl.com/rwh3cvck" rel="nofollow - 250R2 https://tinyurl.com/2veu6fkt" rel="nofollow - MyNYCM |
Posted By: Paul Bee
Date Posted: 06 Dec 2025 at 11:23am
Yep it's what makes it fun/infuriating lol ------------- R2 scary just copy and paste the dumb thing plz https://forums.nycmidnight.com/r2-g13-heavy-metal_topic67046.html |
Posted By: bbailes
Date Posted: 06 Dec 2025 at 12:21pm
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GROUP: 49 GENRE: Historical Fiction ACTION: Bluffing WORD: soft I believe I'm the first 49 to check in on this thread, any groupmates out there? :) I like these prompts, even if I have no idea yet where to take them... they're general enough to be "easy" and generic enough to be "hard" ------------- https://bit.ly/250-25R2" rel="nofollow - 250 R2 "The Manual Resolution Act" | https://bit.ly/250-25R1" rel="nofollow - 250 R1 | archive |
Posted By: cjsop1
Date Posted: 06 Dec 2025 at 12:45pm
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anybody care to give me some BETA feedback on a fantasy/"coveting"/"grey" 250w story? ------------- https://forums.nycmidnight.com/topic68122_post721452.html" rel="nofollow - 100w R1 Ghost Story - "Waiting" |
Posted By: bbailes
Date Posted: 06 Dec 2025 at 1:05pm
Sure, happy to. Send it over when ready ------------- https://bit.ly/250-25R2" rel="nofollow - 250 R2 "The Manual Resolution Act" | https://bit.ly/250-25R1" rel="nofollow - 250 R1 | archive |
Posted By: cjsop1
Date Posted: 06 Dec 2025 at 1:37pm
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Hi, groupmate! I thought our prompts were funny/conincidental, as the fantasy genre has one of the most famous examples of "coveting," maybe ever, (thinking of a certain "precious...") And a certain Grey character as well from the same work! Good luck! ------------- https://forums.nycmidnight.com/topic68122_post721452.html" rel="nofollow - 100w R1 Ghost Story - "Waiting" |
Posted By: cjsop1
Date Posted: 06 Dec 2025 at 1:48pm
PM sent... Thanks! ------------- https://forums.nycmidnight.com/topic68122_post721452.html" rel="nofollow - 100w R1 Ghost Story - "Waiting" |
Posted By: Rhenn
Date Posted: 06 Dec 2025 at 2:28pm
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GROUP: 64 GENRE: Romance ACTION: Pedaling WORD: greet I did NOT want romance again, so...got romance. Slept on it and still have nothing. ------------- 250 R1 https://tinyurl.com/3d6dea58" rel="nofollow - Trouble Ticket https://tinyurl.com/2t9bn47e" rel="nofollow - Archive |
Posted By: Rachel M
Date Posted: 06 Dec 2025 at 2:32pm
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Group: 45 Genre: Historical Fiction Action: Tutoring Word: taste Very worried because something came together quickly and it's way too short... ------------- https://forums.nycmidnight.com/topic67668_post718330.html#718330" rel="nofollow - 250 R2 His and Hers https://bit.ly/3JqxVwS" rel="nofollow - Rachel M Archive |
Posted By: Kimberly June
Date Posted: 06 Dec 2025 at 2:48pm
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Group 52 Sci-Fi Action:Faking Word:Meet Ugh! The prompts aren’t bad, but I’m so uninspired at the moment! I’ve got 3 starts but none I like. Hoping something sparks soon, I’m usually refining something by now 😩 ------------- http://tinyurl.com/Luck-O-the-Irish-horror" rel="nofollow - Luck O’ the Irish https://tinyurl.com/GGs-Emergency-Pound-Cake" rel="nofollow - Grandmother Grace’s Emergency Pound Cake |
Posted By: bbailes
Date Posted: 06 Dec 2025 at 2:51pm
Feedback sent! If it's too much, just take or leave. Hope it's helpful either way :) ------------- https://bit.ly/250-25R2" rel="nofollow - 250 R2 "The Manual Resolution Act" | https://bit.ly/250-25R1" rel="nofollow - 250 R1 | archive |
Posted By: OmgLauraLee
Date Posted: 06 Dec 2025 at 3:34pm
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Hello Groupmate! 👋 I felt exactly the same way. I do have a few things starting to percolate. Let's do this! 🤖 ------------- Amor Fati 🖤 Ataraxia |
Posted By: OmgLauraLee
Date Posted: 06 Dec 2025 at 3:37pm
Hello Groupmate! 👋 I felt exactly the same way. I do have a few things starting to percolate. Let's do this! 🤖 ------------- Amor Fati 🖤 Ataraxia |
Posted By: wonderlegs@gmail.com
Date Posted: 06 Dec 2025 at 4:07pm
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Group 66 Drama Delivering Circle Already pretty solid with what I have and my wife beta'd. Is there a beta list for this one? ------------- 100 R1 - https://forums.nycmidnight.com/topic67947_post720591.html#720591" rel="nofollow - Amatory Fever |
Posted By: RVASaint
Date Posted: 06 Dec 2025 at 4:14pm
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Group 19 Genre - Comedy Action - multitasking Word - over the comedy genre is going to be a challenge, so we'll see how it goes!
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Posted By: musicdaydreams
Date Posted: 06 Dec 2025 at 4:16pm
It’s listed under the Private Forum subforum. ------------- https://forums.nycmidnight.com/topic67973_post720649.html#720649" rel="nofollow - 2026 100 R1 |
Posted By: unknownobject
Date Posted: 06 Dec 2025 at 6:54pm
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Group 36 Comedy Tickling Time This is my first writing challenge and comedy is definitely a challenge for me! I wanted to push myself but I'm not feeling too inspired.
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Posted By: EnigmaticGorilla
Date Posted: 06 Dec 2025 at 7:00pm
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Group 27 Rom com Jeering Stump This is horrifying. Rom com is genuinely the last genre I would ever pick. I've had it once before and my stomach crawls with shame at the s***show I submitted. My first draft for this one suggests things have not got better.
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Posted By: TashaR
Date Posted: 06 Dec 2025 at 7:01pm
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GROUP: 53 GENRE: Romance ACTION: Crumbling WORD: tide Just submitted! NYCM is turning me into a Romance writer whether I want to or not lol this has to be like my 6th one. Might go back for some tweaks, but genuinely happy with what I’ve made! Happy writing, all! ------------- https://tinyurl.com/2s4yay43" rel="nofollow - SS 2024 R1 (5th) | https://tinyurl.com/38uhbktf" rel="nofollow - SS 2024 R2 |Archive |
Posted By: WordNerd70
Date Posted: 06 Dec 2025 at 7:01pm
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GROUP 44 Fairy Tale and/or Fantasy Collecting a reward stitch I'm done but haven't submitted yet. A few more read overs and I'll be good. I must admit I was stumped at first but then it all came together, and I had a lot of fun with it. Update- I have submitted....YAY! I'm glad I waited. Just changed a word or two, but with only 250 to tell a story, you have to make every one of them count. Good luck everyone! ------------- MFC 250 R1 https://bit.ly/44jfJBl" rel="nofollow - Verdict In, Fairy Godmother to Serve Time |
Posted By: Geri.289
Date Posted: 06 Dec 2025 at 7:18pm
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I got group 46: Sci-fi, Boycotting, Luck First time i had the story idea in an instant, wrote it down and submitted.  .Some of the other competitions i am writing for days, this 250 word challenge is the best. Don't overthink it. Good luck all.
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Posted By: horrorshaun
Date Posted: 06 Dec 2025 at 8:13pm
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Group 2: Thriller/Suspense Honking a horn LEFT ------------- https://forums.nycmidnight.com/r3-free-dresser-must-pick-up-today_topic67870.html" rel="nofollow - Scary Story Finals- Free Dresser. Must Pick Up Today. |
Posted By: NMiller
Date Posted: 06 Dec 2025 at 8:29pm
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Group 37 Fantasy/Fairy Tale Nurturing word: temper Good luck everyone! ------------- https://tinyurl.com/2rhp7pch" rel="nofollow - 250w https://tinyurl.com/47c8xjkz" rel="nofollow - SS2026 |
Posted By: HollyGoLightly
Date Posted: 06 Dec 2025 at 8:40pm
| Me, too :) I haven't done any challenges for about a year and oddly enough the last round I did was also horror. This was a fun one! |
Posted By: Samithereens
Date Posted: 06 Dec 2025 at 9:42pm
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Hey everyone! I got: 42 Genre: Historical Fiction Action: Diverting Word: Dull Not bad topics really. I want to think big and of course keep it small for the wordcount. Historically, for the first time for me in doing these competitions, I actually have the whole weekend to work on this. I have often dreamed in the middle of other rounds while writing between work, sometimes at work, that I would have the whole time to dedicate to a story, imagining that the focus would make for something I was happy with. In a true diversion from that expectation, here I am with a page of ideas and all of them are dull to me at the moment. I can feel the right one getting closer though and perhaps that is what the extra time has allowed. Anyway rambling away, I better get to it! Best of luck to you all with your prompts and writing them :)
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Posted By: amandapanda
Date Posted: 06 Dec 2025 at 11:19pm
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Hey groupmate! 😁 Definitely overthinking it, unfortunately lol but hoping it will come to me soon!
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Posted By: SteveAVL
Date Posted: 07 Dec 2025 at 7:20am
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Hi groupmate! I'm probably going to get disqualified for my liberal interpretation of diverting. Had also written the whole thing and then realized I forgot "dull." Good times. Can't wait to read yours if you post it!
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Posted By: bobc
Date Posted: 07 Dec 2025 at 11:44am
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GROUP: 31 GENRE: Horror ACTION: Substituting WORD: last Hope to see some group mates and/or horror lovers stop by!
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Posted By: Sekhmet
Date Posted: 07 Dec 2025 at 4:18pm
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Genre : Drama Action : Surround Word: True
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Posted By: inspir8tion
Date Posted: 07 Dec 2025 at 5:13pm
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GENRE: Ghost Story ACTION: Walking up stairs WORD: false
This is the first time I haven't had to upload a document. Super easy! |
Posted By: EnigmaticGorilla
Date Posted: 07 Dec 2025 at 7:24pm
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G27: Rom-com / jeering / stump Well, this is officially the earliest I have ever submitted. By about 5 hours. I wish that meant I was super confident, but in reality it means I am SO clueless about rom-com that I just don't think another 5 hours pushing words around will have any benefit.
Anyway, huge thanks to my betas! I have actually submitted something which maybe sucks slightly less than I was sure it would when I first saw my prompts. |
Posted By: sclev
Date Posted: 07 Dec 2025 at 9:40pm
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Total newbie here! I've tried to do Nanowrimo for years now, but was always daunting. Thought 250 words could be a good way to jump in! It was damn hard getting it down to 250! I got: GROUP: 1 GENRE: Action and/or Adventure ACTION: Persevering WORD: affect
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Posted By: Pizzadog
Date Posted: 07 Dec 2025 at 9:41pm
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Posted By: camcdevitt
Date Posted: 07 Dec 2025 at 10:03pm
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41 - Horror, uniform, leaking I don't read or watch or whatever horror and wasn't even going to submit but today (Sunday noon) I got an idea, so we will see. ------------- 250 R1 https://forums.nycmidnight.com/r1-g41-dinner-tonight-horror_topic66675.html" rel="nofollow - Dinner Tonight |
Posted By: EMeadows
Date Posted: 07 Dec 2025 at 10:22pm
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Group 17 SciFi Aching Save And... Submitted! ------------- https://forums.nycmidnight.com/topic62266_post671737.html#671737" rel="nofollow - R1 MF250 - Surf's Up in Paradise |
Posted By: OscarHallam
Date Posted: 07 Dec 2025 at 10:52pm
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Grp 26 Romance Commanding Bitter I forced myself to write something, but was not in any way feeling the spark to write romance. If only my genre had been sarcastic snark. ------------- Oscarhallam https://forums.nycmidnight.com/topic67945.html" rel="nofollow - 100 R1 https://forums.nycmidnight,com/topic67654.html" rel="nofollow - 250 R2 |
Posted By: Valerie Kain
Date Posted: 07 Dec 2025 at 11:12pm
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I just submitted...something Definitely not my best work
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Posted By: QuinnieB
Date Posted: 07 Dec 2025 at 11:14pm
Congrats on submitting! That's a big achievement in and of itself. Many enter but don't submit. ------------- https://tinyurl.com/2erb98d2" rel="nofollow - SSCR1 https://tinyurl.com/rwh3cvck" rel="nofollow - 250R2 https://tinyurl.com/2veu6fkt" rel="nofollow - MyNYCM |
Posted By: Rhenn
Date Posted: 07 Dec 2025 at 11:16pm
Same here. Not feeling Romance. Slept on it, then slept on it again with no inspiration. I floundered until this afternoon and almost decided to bag it, but finally came up with something at least submittable. ------------- 250 R1 https://tinyurl.com/3d6dea58" rel="nofollow - Trouble Ticket https://tinyurl.com/2t9bn47e" rel="nofollow - Archive |
Posted By: shin.yoon
Date Posted: 07 Dec 2025 at 11:54pm
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Got 44 - Fantasy/Fairy Tale, Collecting a Reward, Stitch First time joining! Thankfully I had my idea within 5 minutes but didn't really have time to write till today and blitzed for 2 hours to write it. Had to make small tweaks and ended up resubbing 3 times haha. While I read through some of the other topics here I just had a fun idea for Historical Fiction clenching, would have been fun to get that one too!
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Posted By: WordNerd70
Date Posted: 08 Dec 2025 at 12:06am
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Posted By: WordNerd70
Date Posted: 08 Dec 2025 at 12:10am
Hi there group mate. I had a lot of fun with this one. ------------- MFC 250 R1 https://bit.ly/44jfJBl" rel="nofollow - Verdict In, Fairy Godmother to Serve Time |
Posted By: cmanzie_down under
Date Posted: 08 Dec 2025 at 12:13am
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70 - Sci Fi - camping - cancel I participated last year, and got Sci Fi also. Didn't make it to the next round, though it was well liked. ------------- Read my 2021 1st Round story https://bit.ly/3vBkkw1" rel="nofollow - 73 Seconds or my 2020 entry https://bit.ly/2J6r8Ou" rel="nofollow - Water Sign |
Posted By: unknownobject
Date Posted: 08 Dec 2025 at 12:29am
I just submitted and I'm proud I got it done. It felt way out of my wheelhouse. I thought I had something with the ending but I got my friend to read it and I think she read a whole different story lol. Oh well 
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Posted By: patrick_brk
Date Posted: 08 Dec 2025 at 12:33am
I got Group 14: suspense/thriller, rattle and loot.  I struggled last night. Peak frustration. And then I woke up this morning and worked out a story that I kinda like! It doesn't alway happen that way, but I keep coming back for the times that it does.  ------------- -PB |
Posted By: Suave
Date Posted: 08 Dec 2025 at 12:48am
You kill me! Haha. ------------- https://shorturl.at/BYBEf" rel="nofollow - Screenplay Magic and Mayhem https://shorturl.at/FwVkk" rel="nofollow - 500 RomCom/ Making Music FB |
Posted By: GracefulRaven
Date Posted: 08 Dec 2025 at 12:49am
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GROUP: 46 GENRE: Sci-Fi ACTION: Boycotting WORD: luck It was difficult, but I managed to resist the urge to massively overexplain the "futuristic technology" I invented/used for this story. I'm pretty new to writing and signed up for this challenge on a massive whim about 15 minutes before entry closed, when I definitely should have been asleep. |
Posted By: Suave
Date Posted: 08 Dec 2025 at 12:50am
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I did it! The last hour and a half had me write a story; it was a battle getting there I will tell you! The prompts just did not speak to me. I am now a happy camper! ------------- https://shorturl.at/BYBEf" rel="nofollow - Screenplay Magic and Mayhem https://shorturl.at/FwVkk" rel="nofollow - 500 RomCom/ Making Music FB |
Posted By: nycmnewbie
Date Posted: 08 Dec 2025 at 1:41am
| Hello groupmate! What did you write about? Best of luck! |
Posted By: just_ham
Date Posted: 08 Dec 2025 at 2:00am
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Hey fellow group 49! This was my first time entering any sort of thing like this, and the historical fiction genre definitely scared me a bit. But I had a fun time writing it!
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Posted By: CLJlovestowrite
Date Posted: 08 Dec 2025 at 3:07am
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GROUP: 24 GENRE: Romance ACTION: Throwing WORD: drip What a most interesting set of prompts….. i did get a story written and submitted….. |
Posted By: Yanni
Date Posted: 08 Dec 2025 at 3:12am
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Group: 15 Genre: Horror Action: Scouting Word: Worse Hi all and especially Group 15! Newbie at this and loved the challenge. Struggled a bit with “Scouting” but once I settled on the Baden Powell definition it was all downhill!
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Posted By: theinquisitor
Date Posted: 08 Dec 2025 at 4:49am
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Group 73 Suspense/thriller Highlighting Pure I finally submitted at about 2.30am (5am deadline here). I had the basic idea for most of the weekend, but it took a lot of tinkering to make it work in 250 words. I've DNS'd a couple of times this year, so I'm pleased that I kept going and submitted something.
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Posted By: Suave
Date Posted: 08 Dec 2025 at 4:59am
I had a close call with DNF this time as well. A friend called me a name and got me going, lol. I used the last hour and a half to write something I don't hate! ------------- https://shorturl.at/BYBEf" rel="nofollow - Screenplay Magic and Mayhem https://shorturl.at/FwVkk" rel="nofollow - 500 RomCom/ Making Music FB |
Posted By: KatieWright
Date Posted: 08 Dec 2025 at 6:43am
Hi groupmate! I hope you'll share yours later this week, I love reading how others interpreted the prompts. Best of luck! ------------- 250 R2 https://tinyurl.com/250R2TSB" rel="nofollow - The Squabble Below |
Posted By: UK5AM
Date Posted: 08 Dec 2025 at 8:09am
Hi group mate! I had the same issues, a story hacked from 400 to 250, it's far from my best but I'm glad I managed to submit in the end. Good luck to you! ------------- https://forums.nycmidnight.com/topic67075_post714336.html#714336" rel="nofollow - 2025 R2 Scary Story - The Laiska |
Posted By: CFleet
Date Posted: 08 Dec 2025 at 8:19am
------------- 100 R1: https://forums.nycmidnight.com/r1-g41-pillow-talk-comedy_topic68059.html" rel="nofollow - Pillow Talk https://tinyurl.com/3mkjrhak" rel="nofollow - Author Archive |
Posted By: NotLebowski
Date Posted: 08 Dec 2025 at 8:40am
took me forever to come up with an idea and ended up not having time for edits or betas againPosted By: toomuchbread
Date Posted: 08 Dec 2025 at 9:53am
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Group 25 Ghost Story Recovering Muse Haven't seen any posts from my group yet, I hope some group mates post their stories. This is my first challenge that's not a rhyming story so I'd love to see what others did with the prompts. ------------- https://tinyurl.com/bddmv43x" rel="nofollow - 250 R1 Last Day of Death (G25) https://tinyurl.com/bde288n2" rel="nofollow - RS R2 A Couple's Lazy Day (G8) |
Posted By: Z.K. Sanderson
Date Posted: 08 Dec 2025 at 10:00am
I got this too. Took me forever to figure out a story.
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Posted By: theinquisitor
Date Posted: 08 Dec 2025 at 6:05pm
It's always good to have a familiar groupmate. I look forward to reading yours! ------------- https://shorturl.at/WllFm" rel="nofollow - MF250 R1 https://bit.ly/3aRQtG6" rel="nofollow - Archive |
Posted By: volcanojess
Date Posted: 09 Dec 2025 at 12:17am
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I got 49 too! Hi groupmate! I had mine entirely finished and then realized I should re-do it in a very different way thanks to my beta reader/spouse. Another 2 hours later and I'm pretty happy with it. How did yours go? ------------- Read my 1st Round story titled http://bit.ly/4pZuMIH%20" rel="nofollow - The Arizona Citizen, Published Every Saturday |
Posted By: CLJlovestowrite
Date Posted: 09 Dec 2025 at 12:21am
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Hi Groupmate!!! I actually had a little writer’s block and couldn’t really imagine a story with drop, throwing and a romance…. So, I wrote about the day that I met a man who was changed my life. I think it worked out! We shall see!
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Posted By: CLJlovestowrite
Date Posted: 09 Dec 2025 at 12:36am
| Hi Groupmate! I ended up writing about the day I met a man who changed my life. Hopefully it does well! |
Posted By: Jennk
Date Posted: 09 Dec 2025 at 3:06am
Don’t forget to use the “quote” button to reply to a specific post, otherwise people won’t know who you are responding to.  ------------- 100 R1 Romance https://tinyurl.com/235h5s87" rel="nofollow - Adrift 250 R2 Romance https://tinyurl.com/yt7zxhyd" rel="nofollow - Something Sweet - 4th |
Posted By: lhpomar
Date Posted: 09 Dec 2025 at 10:48pm
Group buddy!
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Posted By: toomuchbread
Date Posted: 09 Dec 2025 at 10:52pm
Yaaaaayyy!!! ------------- https://tinyurl.com/bddmv43x" rel="nofollow - 250 R1 Last Day of Death (G25) https://tinyurl.com/bde288n2" rel="nofollow - RS R2 A Couple's Lazy Day (G8) |
Posted By: lhpomar
Date Posted: 09 Dec 2025 at 11:17pm
Can’t wait to see what everyone has done with their prompts, it’s my first time entering!
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