We blog for a million reasons, but in the end we’re all storytellers. Our writing challenges help you push your…
We blog for a million reasons, but in the end we’re all storytellers. Our writing challenges help you push your writing boundaries and explore new ideas, subjects, and writing styles.
To participate, tag your post with DPchallenge and include a link to this post to generate a pingback. Please make sure your post has been specifically written in response to this challenge. We might just highlight some of our favorites on Freshly Pressed on Friday, or in our monthly newsletter.
In the past, we’ve loved reading your stories inspired from our “1,000 Words” challenges. Today, let’s revisit this challenge — and this time, you have several inspiration images to choose from:
For this week’s challenge, use one of the images in this gallery as a starting point for a short story, poem, free-write, or musing on whatever you’d like. The one-word captions — from contemplation to emptiness — are things I personally think about when I view these images. But photography triggers different ideas and emotions in all of us, given our varied paths and perspectives. In the image of the man looking out into the sea, I may think he’s contemplating in peace and enjoying the view, but you might wonder what he’s staring at. What troubles he may have. Or, if someone is watching him from behind.
I have my own narratives for these pictures; I’m curious to see how you use them to conjure your own. To clarify, you don’t need to write 1,000 words for your submission (although I won’t stop you if you do!). While the challenge calls for you to pick just one image, you’re welcome to experiment with more than one, if you’re so inspired.
Feel free to upload and insert any of my images in your own posts:
(For more information on adding a credit to an image, see this post on sourcing and attributing photos.)
Happy writing!
Very inspiring!
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Here is my story: http://zainabjavid.wordpress.com/2014/02/04/journey-of-love/
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Do we need to credit the photographers? May we use the photos in multiple posts?
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You can use the photos in multiple posts — I took all of them, and you can either credit me (Cheri Lucas Rowlands) or simply The Daily Post. Thanks for asking!
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Wonderful! I think we as bloggers have to really be careful to make sure we are giving credit where it is certainly due. You work is beautiful and sharing it with the world is our pleasure. But bloggers need to credit you and all photos we use whenever possible.
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I chose contemplation, and gave myself about a week to reflect about a recent death in the family. I’d love thoughts and feedback on this. http://wp.me/p2Nofk-rc
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Ooh a lovely spectrum of sensory inspiration here. Can’t wait to dive in and read other people’s responses.
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Love the textures and light in the arches
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http://moonstonemaiden.wordpress.com/2014/02/03/adrift/
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Ooo I like this one! Here is my first effort. Enjoy!
http://itsallaboutabitofthisandthat.wordpress.com/2014/02/03/weekly-writing-challenge-1000-words-lady-towards/
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I’m at 550 words and am having too much fun with this. I have a feeling I’ll be taking this post all the way to 1000 or more…
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Nice! Glad you’re inspired by the challenge.
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My Inspiration came from contemplation
Read about my view on defining yourself!
http://mesardonicmesarcastic.wordpress.com/2014/02/03/dontae-noun/
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The picture of the Tunnel is awesome. Yes it totally invokes a feeling of emptiness. I can feel my voice echo as I see it 🙂
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Awesome — I love when images conjure sounds (or the other way around).
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Just my first try 🙂 A short poem to express the “emptiness”.
http://dream07youngblog.wordpress.com
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I like the last one of the lake:
“Floating here
Without a care
Hey!
Stop staring at my underwear!”
That’s what you mean right? (*^▽^*)
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Finally, my first try at a weekly writing challenge! I hope to make this a regular exercise. Thank you for the inspiration!
http://growingpages.com/2014/02/his-colors-were-real/
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1000 words in 2 hours… and I needed all 1,000 words (and three of the photos) to make this post a reality
http://bumblepuppies.wordpress.com/2014/02/03/traditional-meditation-techniques-insult-my-intelligence/
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The Arches brought back many memories.. Made me nostalgic. Sigh, what a beautiful picture..
My first attempt. Do tell me what you think!
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The Girl Who Speaks (To Herself)
http://thegirlwhospeakstoherself.wordpress.com/2014/02/04/that-evening-emptiness/
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Beautiful photos, Cheri! I especially like your composition choices and textures. If you happen to be a match Broken Light Collective, we’d welcome your work!
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Thanks — glad you enjoyed these 🙂
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Amazing 🙂
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Another great challenge. Thanks for giving us choices, it honors the bigness of our individual humanity!
http://wendykarasin.com/2014/02/03/contemplation/
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These are wonderful photos, and what a great topic to write about! I just started my new blog #TheHalfrican not too long ago and I would greatly appreciate it if you guys would just take a glance and give some tips to help out! http://thehalfrican1.wordpress.com/
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You might want to pop in on Sundays for the Community Pool — there, you can leave a comment for feedback on your blog or something specific, like a post you’re working on, customization ideas, etc.
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Noted – thanks so much
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An unexpected story, because I am a sucker for a good romance:
http://lifeofafallenangel.wordpress.com/2014/02/03/weekly-writing-challenge-just-keep-swimming/
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this idea is so great ! come see mine ❤ http://holytwistedmind.wordpress.com/2014/02/03/dpchallenge-1/
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I went for emptiness, wanted to bring another dimension to love. Here’s my entry for this week – http://mihirkamat.wordpress.com/2014/02/04/the-crush/
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I went for something a little…different – check it out – it’s about a river of gold, not love (warning there’s some swearing):
http://startedinsvolvaer.wordpress.com/2014/02/03/or-something-2/
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Very encouraging
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Nothing like a good yarn..but it is the best I could do.
http://caughtbytheeyeofmankind.wordpress.com/2014/02/03/weekly-writing-challenge-1000-words-2/
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I tried really hard on this.
Emptiness
http://jacksgeekery.wordpress.com/2014/02/03/emptiness/
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Such a GREAT challenge! So glad I cam across this, my contribution;
http://khozo89.wordpress.com/2014/02/04/in-print/
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http://www.mesardonicmesarcastic.wordpress.com
Inspiration “Contemplation” about kids and Defining yourself.
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http://georgeloudavis.wordpress.com/2014/02/03/writing-challenge/
that was pretty fun
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Great ideas and food for thought in use of my writing thanks
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