Welcome to Writer’s Spotlight

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This week we are celebrating u/Lothli

Lothli has been writing here for a couple of years now but has become much more active in recent months. Anyone who writes for Fun Trope Friday will be familiar with their wonderfully funny meta stories, but they’re also incredibly versatile as a writer. They’ve shared some beautifully emotive poems as well as gripping dramatic stories for various prompts on the subreddit. And on top of that, they’re also great at providing feedback to other writers. You can find more of their work on their personal subreddit r/EnigmaOfMaishulLothli and I definitely recommend checking it out!

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Congrats on your spotlight /u/Lothli

Read u/Lothli’s most recent story:

[CW] Smash 'Em Up Sunday: r/WP / r/ShoSto EU

Their most upvoted Stories:

[WP] “Then the 92nd little pig built a house out of depleted uranium. And the wolf was like ‘dude’.”

[WP] It’s been over an hour since you were bit, and you still haven’t turned into a zombie. You’ve also been oddly nonchalant about the whole thing. Your group is starting to suspect you werent human to begin with.

[WP] Scientists confirm we are living in a simulation. While most people get depressed or have an existential crisis, you get excited. Because is the universe is controlled by a program, you might be able to hack into it.

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“It is good people who make good places.”

Happy Thursday writing friends!

This theme is really fun for its many uses. I can’t wait to see what direction y’all take it! Good words!

Please make sure you are aware of the ranking rules. They’re listed in the post below and in a linked wiki. The challenge is included every week! Also, try out the new genre tags!

[IP] | [MP]

New! Bonus (15 pts): Your story must include a cold-hearted character. (10 pts) and use the Word of the Day in your story (5 pts).

Word of the Day:

Forum/fo·rum

noun

• a place, meeting, or medium where ideas and views on a particular issue can be exchanged.

• a court or tribunal.

Here's how Theme Thursday works:

• Use the tag [TT] when submitting prompts that match this week’s theme.

Theme Thursday Rules

• Leave one story or poem between 100 and 500 words as a top-level comment. Use wordcounter.net to check your word count.
• Deadline: 7:59 AM CST next Wednesday
• No serials or stories that have been written for another prompt or feature here on WP
• No previously written content
• Any stories not meeting these rules will be disqualified from rankings and will not be read at campfires
• Does your story not fit the Theme Thursday rules? You can post your story as a [PI] with your work when the TT post is 3 days old!
• Vote to help your favorites rise to the top of the ranks! I also post the form to submit votes for Theme Thursday winners on Discord every week! Join and get notified when the form is open for voting!

Theme Thursday Discussion Section:

• Discuss your thoughts on this week’s theme, or share your ideas for upcoming themes.

Campfire

• On Wednesdays we host two Theme Thursday Campfires on the Discord main voice lounge. Join us to read your story aloud, hear other stories, and have a blast discussing writing!

• Time: I’ll be there 7 pm CST and we’ll begin within about 15 minutes.

• Don’t worry about being late, just join! Don’t forget to sign up for a campfire slot on discord. If you don’t sign up, you won’t be put into the pre-set order and we can’t accommodate any time constraints. We don’t want you to miss out on outstanding feedback, so get to discord and use that !TT command!

• There’s a Theme Thursday role on the Discord server, so make sure you grab that so you’re notified of all Theme Thursday-related news!

As a reminder to all of you writing for Theme Thursday: the interpretation is completely up to you! I love to share my thoughts on what the theme makes me think of but you are by no means bound to these ideas! I love when writers step outside their comfort zones or think outside the box, so take all my thoughts with a grain of salt if you had something entirely different in mind.

(This week’s quote is from Anna Sewell, Black Beauty)

Ranking Categories:

• Word of the Day - 5 points
• Bonus Constraint - 10 points
• Grammar & Punctuation - Up to 10 points for spell checking
• Weekly Challenge - 25 points for not using the theme word - points off for uses of synonyms. The point of this is to exercise setting a scene, description, and characters without leaning on the definition. Not meeting the spirit of this challenge only hurts you!
• Actionable Feedback - 15 points for each story you give detailed crit to, up to 30 points
• Nominations - 10 points for each nomination your story receives, no cap; 5 points for submitting nominations
• Ali’s Ranking - 50 points for first place, 40 points for second place, 30 points for third place, 20 points for fourth place, 10 points for fifth, plus regular nominations (On weeks that I participate, I do not weight my votes, but instead nominate just like everyone else.)

Last week’s theme: Villain

First by /u/katpoker666
Second by /u/Ryter99
Third by /u/London-Roma-1980*

Crit Superstars:*

• /u/Restser
  
• /u/wordsonthewind
  
• /u/Not_theScrumPolice
  
• /u/Tomorrow_Is_Today1
  
• /u/Dependent-Engine6882
• /u/GingerQuill
• /u/reddeetin

*Crit superstars will now earn 1 crit cred on WPC!

News and Reminders:

• Want to know how to rank on Theme Thursday? Check out my brand new wiki!
  
• Join Discord to chat with prompters, authors, and readers!
  
• We are currently looking for moderators! Apply to be a moderator any time!
  
• Nominate your favorite WP authors for Spotlight and Hall of Fame!
  
• Love the feedback you get on your Theme Thursday stories? Check out our newest sub, /r/WPCritique

Edit Sapient not sentient… sorry mates

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