I’m seriously considering doing the Ray Bradbury Challenge: write a story every week for a year, and submit them for publication.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Bradbury claimed that it was impossible to write 52 bad stories in a row. I’m sure it is<\/em> possible, but it would be hard.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n There’s another part to the Bradbury Challenge, which is to read a short story, a poem, and an essay every night for 1000 nights. Not sure if I’m up for that part, though I can see how it would help.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Originally shared by Karen Woodward<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Write 1 Sub 1:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n “Here’s the challenge, should you\u00a0choose to accept it:<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n “Write and submit a short story or poem\u00a0every week (or month), starting the first week of January and ending the last week of December.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n “Goal: 52 new submissions in 52 weeks (or 12 in 12 months).<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n “You don’t have to write and submit the same story within the same week\u00a0— although that’s what Bradbury did. Often it pays to set a story aside for a while and come back to it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n “The length of your story can be as short as Twitter fiction (140 characters) or as long as a novelette (15,000 words). Any style, any genre: whatever you write.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n “Every week, we post a “check-in” where you can tell the world about your progress. Share your triumphs and disasters — we’re all in this together.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n “Ray Bradbury is reported to have\u00a0finished a story\u00a0each week, mailed\u00a0it out to a magazine,\u00a0then got to work right away\u00a0on his next story. We’re going to spend this year in his shadow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n “Up to the challenge?”<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n I just discovered this site. What a useful, productive, idea!<\/p>\n\n\n