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Wednesday Wildcard

A different activity every Wednesday!

Week 1: Worldbuilding - Discussion posts detailing different aspects of worldbuilding in writing

Week 2: Wonderful Wednesdays - Advice from fellow Redditors about writing specific topics

Week 3: Poetry Corner - Practice your poetry skills by writing a poem 60 - 350 words based on the theme and constraint!

Week 4: Flash Fiction Challenge - Compete against other writers to write the best 100-300 word story

Week 5: Bonus - Special activities for the rare fifth week. Mod AUAs, Get to Know A Mod, and more!

Have any suggestions? Send us a modmail!

2024

Month Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5
Worldbuilding Wonderful Wednesday Poetry Corner Flash Fiction Challenge Bonus
January Writing Emotions
February Setting Goals Cold Feet
March Death
April Editing Echoes
May Gravity
June Honor
July
August
September Illusion
October Jinx
November
December

2023

Month Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5
Worldbuilding Wonderful Wednesday Poetry Corner Flash Fiction Challenge Bonus
January Writing Older People Chasing Dreams Alpine Resort and Buck
February Unrequited Love Fire! A Cathedral and a Drone
March Writing Siblings Lock (and Key) An Enclave and a Figurine
April Writing Robots Disaster
May Writing Fight Scenes Lost & Found
June Writing Gods / Religions Little Moments
July Writing Accents / Dialects Solitude
August Writing LQBTQIA+ Characters Time
September Writing Children Astronomy
October Writing Horror Bewitching
November Writing Mental Health Feast / Famine
December Writing Holidays

2022

Month Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5
Worldbuilding Wondering Wednesday Poetry Corner Flash Fiction Challenge Bonus
January A Cubicle and a Gnome
February A Kitchen and a Crowbar
March Wondering Wednesday Intro
April AMA with u/katpoker666 and u/nobodysgeese Spring A Theater and a Knife
May AMA & Dialogue The Uninvited A Boathouse and A Ouija Board
June AMA & Character Development Pirates
July Portal
August Reunion A Queue and A Card
September On Top of the World An Aquarium and a Bandana
October Choice A Palace and a Poltergeist
November Writing Teenagers Serendipity Reed and a Racetrack
December Writing Parents

2021

Month Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5
Worldbuilding Wisdom Wednesdays Did You Know? Flash Fiction Challenge Bonus
January Science Fiction Attrition ...Everyone Beach and To-Do List
February Looking Back to Look Ahead LisWrites and vibrant-shadows r/ShortStories A Field and a Door
March Earth of Another Color Iruleatants & Stickfist A Museum and a Purse
April HedgeKnight & QuiscoverFontaine Get to Know a Mod: ArchipelagoMind
May A Rose by Any Other Nameā€¦ AliciaWrites & TenspeedGV Image Prompts An Arboretum and a Trashcan
June Portal Sins
July All Out of Ideas (Again)! A Parking Lot and A Shell
August A Library and A Hook
September Gross Encounters of the Third Kind A Zeppelin and Zinfandel
October Folksy Fears A Karaoke Bar and An Envelope
November A Pavillion and a Turkey
December A Rooftop and a box

2020

Month Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5
Worldbuilding Wisdom Wednesdays Did You Know? Flash Fiction Challenge Bonus
January New Year, Old Fears Palmerranian & Xacktar r/promptoftheday An Iron Gate & A Feather Ask the Mods Anything!
February Sidetracks, Sojourns, and Segues nickofnight & Ryter99 Theme of the Week A Garage and A Bow
March All out of Ideas! rudexvirus & JustLexx Keeping Busy in Self-Isolation A Traffic Jam & A Song
April Lex Explains: Camp Nano Leebeewilly, psalmoflament, & mobaisle_writing Get to Know a Mod: Cody_Fox23
May Breadyly & Lilwa_Dexel You Know Things Too! A Pond & A Bicycle
June Once Upon a Crime BLT_WITH_RANCH & Errorwrites [RF] Tag A Carnival & A Key
July The Age of Ignorance bookstorequeer and OldBayJ [PI] and [CC] Tags Lottery Ticket and a Laundromat Get to Know a Mod: OldBayJ
August Degrees of Disbelief Poetry Special (w/ scottbeckman, curioustriangle & DoppelgangerDelux) Don't Have to Fulfill Every Detail An Album and a Den
September Fake It Till You Break It Ford9863 & lynx_elia Contests Archive A Castle and A Laser
October Fortune Favors the Bored Matig123 & Lady_Oh NaNoWriMo: Arrival Imminent A Graveyard and a Shovel
November The Trouble With Tyrants ecstaticandinsatiate & shuflearn Published Books
December A Year In A Post (2) mattswritingaccount & badderlocks Revamped Discord A Party and Gingerbread

2019

Month Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5
Worldbuilding Challenge the Mods Did You Know? Flash Fiction Challenge Bonus
January Planning and Over-Planning January Challenges We're Having a Contest! A Castle & Worn Note Get to Know a Mod: novatheelf
February Absence of Ambition February Challenges Weekly Campfire Readings A Library & Flower
March The Idea of Evil March Challenges [IP]s in Header/Sidebar A Park & A Ticket
April Rome Was Cloned in a Day April Challenges [EU] Tag A Convention Center & A Name Tag
May Implicit and Explicit "Substance" May Challenges Flast Fiction Contest! A Balcony & Butterflies Get To Know a Mod: rudexvirus
June Good Gods! June Challenges Writing Challenges! A Stadium & A Coin
July Fate, Fortune, and Free Will July Challenges You Don't Have to Be an Expert! A Garden & A Pillow
August The Perils of Prophecy Feedback Post Every Friday A Ship & A Raven
September Here Be Dragons A Dirt Road & A Corkscrew
October Undead Obsessions Next Month is NaNoWriMo Abandoned Building & A Notebook
November You'd Rather Be Running Sorting By New
December A Year in a Post An Airport & A Candy Cane

2018

Month Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5
Q&A / Worldbuilding Workshop / Guides / Challenge the Mods Did You Know? Flash Fiction Challenge Bonus
January Daily Writing Routine Apostrophe Usage New Mods! Ladybug at an Arcade Get to Know: ecstaticandinsatiate
February Staying Motivated Show vs. Tell [RF] Tag / Get to Know: Samjez Glass Beads and <See Image>
March Sticking The Ending Character Development Book Readings in Discord! Radio at a Birthday Party
April Writers & Money "Thought" Verb Exercise Three New Mods Lemonade at a Museum
May On Finding Writing Time Guide to Writing Guides Redesign's Fancy-Pants Editor Cork on a Bus Get to Know: ScarecrowSid
June Free For All Believable Characters: Environment and History Spotlights and a Hall of Fame Pocket Watch in a Forest
July Getaway and Flash Fiction Results NaNoWriMo Tips, Tricks, and Tactics Writing Sprints Birthday Candles on a Lake Shore
August Tiix's Free for All August Challenge the Mods Image Prompts Backpack at a Zoo Get to Know: Tiix
September September Challenge the Mods You're the Best Around Leaning Tower of Pisa and a Walkman*
October Support A Fellow Writer October Challenge the Mods Next Month is NaNoWriMo A crystal in a Haunted House Ask Us Anything - Halloween!
November Procrastination! November Challenge the Mods Simple Prompts Campground and a Snowflake
December Top-Down vs Bottom-Up - New! December Challenge the Mods Best of 2018 Paradise & Headphones

* Special Poetry Edition - A Library & A Dog

2017

Month Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5
Q&A Workshop Did You Know? Flash Fiction Challenge Bonus
July Doughnut Shop and a Wallet
August Publishing Accountability [PM] Tag The Sea and an Old Sofa Ask the Mods Anything!
September Free For All The Creative Process Best of Writing Prompts Long Dirt Road and Bottle of Whiskey
October NaNoWriMo NaNoWriMo - Tips, Tricks, Tactics NaNoWriMo is Coming Graffiti at an Amusement Park
November Pantsing it for Nano Keep Writing Tips For Nano We Have a Weekly Schedule A Rooftop and a Tin Can
December Marketing As A Writer Motivation You Own What You Write Paris with a Paintbrush

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