It’s so exciting that this is the official kick off of our third round of the Writer In Motion blog project. The team loves seeing how strong this community is growing to be.

If you’re still not clear what Writer In Motion is, here’s the basic overview. Our goal is to help writers see what a difference the revision process makes to a story by giving them examples of the step-by-step process. So on those days when you feel like your first draft is a mess, hopefully you can remember that revisions are what makes your story shine–and that this is a part of every writer’s process.

Schedule:

KICKOFF AUG 1
The Prompt

WEEK 1 AUG 2-8
Your First Draft

WEEK 2 AUG 9-15
Your Self-Edited Draft

WEEK 3 AUG 16-22
Your CP-Edited Draft

WEEK 4 AUG 23-29
Your Final, Polished Draft

WEEK 5 AUG 30-SEP 5
Wrap Up: Final Thoughts on Writer in Motion

You can read all the details here.

TL;DR: draft a short story based on a prompt (the very prompt below!). Then post that rough draft to your blog (or in our forum if you don’t have a personal blog). Each week, post the next revision–first self-edits, then those based on critique partner feedback, and then your final revision based on our professional editors’ feedback.

If you signed up to work with one of our #WriterInMotion editors, you should have an email in your inbox with next steps. If you didn’t receive one, send us a DM at WriterMotion or contact us here.

A note from Jeni, who chose the prompt

For this prompt, we need something that will work in any genre, in any age category. That in itself is trickier than you’d think! I wanted a photo that offers elements the previous prompts haven’t, so I thought about the first two rounds, went back and looked at those photos. Visually, this photo is different in terms of the lines, colors, and textures, but it also evokes a very different mood to me. And of course, it’s a completely different subject. I hope you find this photo as inspiring as I do, and I am super excited to see where it takes you and the incredible stories you come up with.

The prompt

Use this prompt in whatever way inspires you. It can be the lines, the colors, the textures, the mood, the thoughts or emotions it evokes.

Are you ready to see the prompt?

Photo by Rahul Pandit on Unsplash

You can see the full-size image here.

The Rules

Post your unedited first draft on your blog by August 8th. Tweet the link using #WriterInMotion. If you don’t have a blog, you can post in our forum.

If you’d like to use Writer In Motion images on your blog, we’ve also provided a 2020MediaKit with the logo and two images.

Your first revision (see schedule above) needs to be 1000 words or less to keep the project manageable for your CPs and editor. Keep this in mind as you’re drafting.