Last week, none other than yours truly won the latest version of the Monthly Wine Writing Challenge (#MWWC35) and just like all previous winners of the Challenge, my “reward” was to choose the theme for the following Challenge (in this case #MWWC36).
A few of us started the Monthly Wine Writing Challenge a couple of years ago with the desire to promote more creative wine writing. The thought was that we get caught up in tasting notes, winery visits, and the occasional food porn and we soon forget that part of the reason we put in all the hours that we do on these silly blogs is that we love to write!
It seems like last month’s theme was a bit more challenging than usual, at least that is the reason I choose to believe that the number of entries was somewhat limited. It was, however, a theme that was based in current events, which, as a former history teacher, was appealing. Thus this month, I saw my own personal challenge as coming up with a theme that is broad enough for multiple interpretations but also rooted in what is going on in the world today.
Easy?
I don’t know, we will see if this theme spurns any more interest.
I want to stress that the goal of this Challenge (at least for me) is to, well, challenge myself to get out of the norm and produce something I would otherwise not write, be it fiction, non-fiction, whatever. Recently, I have been falling into the trap of making the theme fit into my writing instead of having the theme inspire me to write.
A quick recap of the rules:
The rules
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- The Challenge is open to anybody and everybody. It helps if you have a blog, but that is certainly not a requirement (contact me if this is the case).
- Write a post based on this month’s theme: “Environment”.
- The post should be at least tangentially related to wine (after all, it is the name of the challenge).
- The post should be more or less around 1000 words (I routinely violate this rule, so it is just there as a “guide”).
- Include the Monthly Wine Writing Challenge badge (above) that was designed by the very first winner, The Armchair Sommelier.
- Remember to vote!
- Once you post on your blog, please do at least two of the following and I will be sure to include a link on all subsequent posts about this month’s challenge:
- Include a link back to this post in your entry.
- Use the hashtag #MWWC36 somewhere in your post.
- Tweet, using the #MWWC36 hashtag and include a link back to your post.
- Send me an email: jeff(at)thedrunkencyclist(dot)com
- Include a link back to this post in your entry.
The all important dates:
Deadline for submission: Monday, November 20th, 2017 November 27th, 2017
Voting Begins: Tuesday, November 21st, 2017 November 28th, 2017
Voting Ends: Monday, November 27th, 2017 December 4th, 2017
Winner Announced: Tuesday, November 28th, 2017 December 5th, 2017
Previous winners:
If you’re looking for some inspiration here are the links to the previous winning posts:
MWWC1 – Transportation
MWWC2 – Trouble
MWWC3 – Possession
MWWC4 – Oops
MWWC5 – Feast
MWWC6 – Mystery
MWWC7 – Devotion
MWWC8 – Luck
MWWC9 – Fear
MWWC10 – Value
MWWC11 – Friend
MWWC12 – Local
MWWC13 – Serendipity
MWWC14 – Tradition
MWWC15 – Success
MWWC16 – Finish
MWWC17 – Epiphany
MWWC18 – Crisis
MWWC19 – Choice
MWWC20 – Variety
MWWC21 –Pairing
MWWC22 – Second Chance
MWWC23 – New
MWWC24 – Pleasure
MWWC25 – Travel
MWWC26 – Solitude
MWWC27 – Bubbles
MWWC28 – Smile
MWWC29 – WineStory
MWWC30 – Obscure
MWWC31 – Faith
MWWC32 – Translation
MWWC33 – Once Upon a Time
MWWC34 – Memory
MWWC35 – Eclipse
Please contact me if you have any questions: jeff(at)thedrunkencyclist(dot)com
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