The 2024 750 Word Story Challenge Support Thread

[Duleigh]

I finally saw his comment, and it was a complaint about it being 750 words and not longer. It still isn't shown after the story itself. I can only see it by clicking on the link in the My Home tab on the Control Panel. I'm sure it will be visible soonish.

Like I said, you need to tell them that it's a writers challenge, however he may be requesting a longer version. BoydPercy has been a follower of mine for years and comments on everything I write. If he smacks me down I know I screwed up.

 

[Nutbutterbish]

This challenge is challenging. Yet, I've chosen death and I wrote these short tales under the topic, LW. The comments are hilarious, and I am having so much fun pissing people off in 750 words that I have written three more to post before the deadline.

 

[theWollstonecraftWoman]

Like I said, you need to tell them that it's a writers challenge, however he may be requesting a longer version. BoydPercy has been a follower of mine for years and comments on everything I write. If he smacks me down I know I screwed up.

It was Enterprise1701A.

 

[EmilyMiller]

Last one: Traffic 1.5

Emily

 

[Yesok1]

My short story - Room C5, has to be the worst series I have done. I wrote it with my partner, and it's not working. Laurel sent back the final chapter and I'm not sure I'm going to finish it.

 

[la_ruche]

Phew - second story published. Have to say i love this challenge, none of my other 10+ drafts of longer stories have been completed, maybe this will make me more confident

You want a ha-P-y ending from me (Gay Male, soccer, massage)

 

[EmilyMiller]

UPDATE:

ALL DONE!!!

My name is Emily, and I’m a 750aholic…

So I’ve published 20 - this where I am:

1. SciFi & Fantasy
2. Non-erotic
3. Romance
4. BDSM
5. Humor & Satire
6. Gay Male
7. Lesbian Sex
8. Toys & Masturbation
9. Toys & Masturbation (couldn’t be two more dissimilar stories)
10. Interracial Love Lesbian
11. Mind Control
12. Mature
13. Transgender & Cross Dressing
14. Celebrities & Fan Fiction
15. Reviews & Essays
16. Erotic Horror
17. Non-human
18. Anal
19. Exhibitionist & Voyeur
20. Erotic Couplings

Twenty stories, across eighteen categories (should have been 19 if IR was actually what is advertised). That feels like more that enough.

Have started to get back to longer stories and finishing series

Emily

 

[Trionyx]

ALL DONE!!!

Yeah? I bet.

Congrats, by the way.

 

[la_ruche]

UPDATE:

ALL DONE!!!

Respect!

 

[Lifestyle66]

Just published in Loving Wives: "Chasing Her in the Wild - 750 Words"
"The cock-tease deserves to be treated like an animal!"

It should have been posted to Humor & Staire. But I asked the Admins to put it in LW along with all of my others and "Just to fuck with their minds."

Thanks, for keeping it in LW!

It's currently at 3.03 with 67 votes and 2.6K views.

 

[EmilyMiller]

Respect!

Thank you

 

[EmilyMiller]

Yeah? I bet.

Congrats, by the way.

Writing long-form again. I’m done

 

[SouthernCrossfire]

My second one went live this morning in LW and it already has over 5,200 views, over double the views of my first one, but it also has the distinction of being my new all-time lowest score (here and elsewhere), by far. Not surprising considering the topic but a little disappointing still.

 

[Duleigh]

ALL DONE!!!

My name is Emily, and I’m a 750aholic…

CONGRATULATIONS!!!
My work here is done ​

 

[Duleigh]

My short story - Room C5, has to be the worst series I have done. I wrote it with my partner, and it's not working. Laurel sent back the final chapter and I'm not sure I'm going to finish it.

Traditionally 750 word stories don't have chapters. They couldn't get published because they'd be shorter than 750 words.

 

[Yesok1]

Traditionally 750 word stories don't have chapters. They couldn't get published because they'd be shorter than 750 words.

Each chapter is 750 words.

 

[Duleigh]

Each chapter is 750 words.

On page 1

Is it possible?
Here's your mission - Write a complete story in exactly 750 words.

a 750 word chapter is not a story, it's a piece of a story. I have no problems using the same characters and settings over and over but each entry is supposed to a complete story, exposition, rising action, climax, declining action, resolution, Even if each part is only one sentence these are all requirements of a story. Writing it in chapters spreads the work out over multiple parts I know for a fact I can't do exposition in under 1000 words unless I really work at it, and this is what the challenge is all about.

But this isn't a contest and you tried. Get with me next year and we'll work at something everyone can be happy with.

 

[Yesok1]

On page 1



a 750 word chapter is not a story, it's a piece of a story. I have no problems using the same characters and settings over and over but each entry is supposed to a complete story, exposition, rising action, climax, declining action, resolution, Even if each part is only one sentence these are all requirements of a story. Writing it in chapters spreads the work out over multiple parts I know for a fact I can't do exposition in under 1000 words unless I really work at it, and this is what the challenge is all about.

But this isn't a contest and you tried. Get with me next year and we'll work at something everyone can be happy with.

I see what you're saying. I've written lots of individual stories as part of the challenge. I've just tried to write a series as well. Maybe I've not stuck to the spirit of it.

 

[MrPixel]

"750" is magic because that's LitE's minimum length for stories (vs. poetry) at any time. The 750-word challenge is exactly that, an author challenge to see if you can work a beginning-to-end story within that framework. The consensus seems to be "no, not really", but we do it anyway primarily for the exercise and skills practice. It's for the authors, not necessarily the readers.

IOW, there's nothing preventing you from writing 750-word chapters outside of the challenge.

 

[Yesok1]

So have my individual stories failed too?

 

[Duleigh]

So have my individual stories failed too?

There's no fail, it's a challenge, if your individual stories are exactly 750 words in length, you met the challenge. If not, they need work. This exercise is intended to sharpen your story crafting skills and your command over the language.

 

[pink_silk_glove]

a 750 word chapter is not a story, it's a piece of a story.

Says the author who never hesitates to announce his grandiose plans to use so many of his 750 word pieces as starters for or bits connecting to his larger epic stories.

 

[EmilyMiller]

CONGRATULATIONS!!!
My work here is done ​

Hey, thank you

Emily

 

[Duleigh]

Says the author who never hesitates to announce his grandiose plans to use so many of his 750 word pieces as starters for or bits connecting to his larger epic stories.

And the problem with that is? (I'm waiting...) Last year I converted two 750 stories to larger stories, Saturday Evening became a murder mystery Saturday Morning became an April Fools contest entry. It wasn't a grandiose plan, I did it. This year I used three as spring boards to future stories. John & Macy, Paul & Andi are billboards for the series Andi's Dream. Captain Scarlet and Pandora are a post script to Captain Scarlett Saves Mars, complete and ready for Geek Pride. Not a Grandiose plan, I did it. And I have received requests from readers to expand Teacher! Teacher! Like I did to Saturday evening. Not a Grandiose plan, it's in progress.

Or are you jealous that I title them with 750-## so they can be organized separately and they look totally cool when I down load my CSV file

 

[MyBareTorso]

Standing by for rejection of a 750 I uploaded this afternoon. It's about a high school student, albeit an 18-year-old senior in her last month of school. Have a hunch this is too close to the line for Laurel, especially the high school part of it. Sadly, the real-life inspiration of the story simply does not work in a college context. What a difference a few months make.

Excuse me for mourning its loss in advance.

I've written a bunch of very sexual stories about (clearly defined...they showed ID!) 18 year old school girls, and they all went through okay... hopefully yours will too...