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A yearly writing challenge to help you get your words out! Make a yearly pledge on Dreamwidth to join the community. Follow on Bluesky, Tumblr, or Discord for community, prompts, & publishing and writing information. getyourwordsout.net

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Get Your Words Out! @gywo.bsky.social · 15h
Don't forget to check-in for September! Report your YTD progress by October 5. getyourwordsout.dreamwidth.org/1005327.html
A square yellow graphic reading GYWO Check-In, September. Sept 29 - Oct 5.
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Get Your Words Out! @gywo.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Write a story that has a friendly animal, a battered book, a hot beverage, unsolicited advice. #writingprompt
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Get Your Words Out! @gywo.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Time to check-in for September! Report your YTD progress by October 5. getyourwordsout.dreamwidth.org/1005327.html
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Get Your Words Out! @gywo.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
For those of you already starting to plan for November and are wondering, we will be once again doing our Year-End Marathon in November and December! Open to everyone, whether you're a member, a former member, or brand new to GYWO. Details launch October 18!
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Get Your Words Out! @gywo.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Time to check-in for September! Report your YTD progress by October 5. getyourwordsout.dreamwidth.org/1005327.html
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Get Your Words Out! @gywo.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Don't forget to check-in for September! Report your YTD progress by October 5. getyourwordsout.dreamwidth.org/1005327.html
A square yellow graphic reading "GYWO Check-In, September. Sep 29 - Oct 5."
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Get Your Words Out! @gywo.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
The September Check-In is now open! Report your YTD progress by October 5. getyourwordsout.dreamwidth.org/1005327.html
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Get Your Words Out! @gywo.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Set a timer for 5 minutes and pick up wherever you left off on your project. #writingprompt
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it looks like you're writing a novel @gr8writingtips.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
did you know that you don't have to write what most people write, or even what most people want to read? shocking but true
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Get Your Words Out! @gywo.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Starting now: write 250 words on a new story. #writingprompt
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Get Your Words Out! @gywo.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Write a story where a character is supposed to be somewhere familiar but they don't recognize anything. #writingprompt
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Get Your Words Out! @gywo.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Set a timer for 5 minutes and pick up wherever you left off on your project. #writingprompt
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Get Your Words Out! @gywo.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
A mysterious new person shows up in the group chat and no one knows how they got in there. #writingprompt
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Kate Elliott @kateelliottsff.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
World building imo is creating a foundational system (shallow or deep) for a narrative that has some internal consistency. This is primarily achieved by thinking of it as a series of connections & relationships between nodes in which nodes may be objects, places, characters, cultural touchstones etc
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Get Your Words Out! @gywo.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Your character receives a prophecy. #writingprompt
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Get Your Words Out! @gywo.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Last day to check-in for August! Report your YTD progress! getyourwordsout.dreamwidth.org/999104.html
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Get Your Words Out! @gywo.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Last day to check-in for August! Report your YTD progress TODAY! getyourwordsout.dreamwidth.org/999104.html
Green square graphic reading GYWO Check-In, August. Aug 30 - Sep 5.
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Get Your Words Out! @gywo.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Your character seeks a source of comfort, whether a person, an object, a place, food, etc. Describe it, and why it makes your character feel better. Bonus points for each of the five senses you use in the description. #writingprompt
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Get Your Words Out! @gywo.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Time to check-in for August! Report your YTD progress by September 5. getyourwordsout.dreamwidth.org/999104.html
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Get Your Words Out! @gywo.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Don't forget to check-in for August! Report your YTD progress by September 5. getyourwordsout.dreamwidth.org/999104.html
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Get Your Words Out! @gywo.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Time to check-in for August! Report your YTD progress by September 5. getyourwordsout.dreamwidth.org/999104.html
A green square graphic reading: GYWO Check-In, August. Aug 30 - Sep 5.
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Get Your Words Out! @gywo.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Starting now: write 250 words on a new story. #writingprompt
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Get Your Words Out! @gywo.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
The August Check-In is now open! Report your YTD progress by September 5. getyourwordsout.dreamwidth.org/999104.html
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Get Your Words Out! @gywo.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Write a scene/story or poem that begins and ends with a line of dialogue. #writingprompt
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Get Your Words Out! @gywo.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
If you have a tarot or oracle deck (or a friend who has one), do a reading for one of your characters. What does the past/present/future hold for them? Do the cards suggest any new directions in which you can take that character, or any challenges they might be about to face? #writingprompt
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Get Your Words Out! @gywo.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
Write 250 words about your character's last dream. #writingprompt
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it looks like you're writing a novel @gr8writingtips.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
write your plot outline in myserious fucking riddles so you really have to work to figure out what your plan was
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Get Your Words Out! @gywo.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
Write a story about someone who volunteers for a cryo-sleep experiment. It was supposed to last 20 days - when they wake up, 2,000 years have passed. #writingprompt
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Get Your Words Out! @gywo.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Last few hours to check-in for July! Report your YTD progress now! getyourwordsout.dreamwidth.org/991835.html
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Get Your Words Out! @gywo.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Last day to check-in for July! Report your YTD progress TODAY! getyourwordsout.dreamwidth.org/991835.html
Purple graphic reading "GYWO Check-In, July. Jul 30 - Aug 5."
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Get Your Words Out! @gywo.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Don't forget to check-in for July! Report your YTD progress by August 5. getyourwordsout.dreamwidth.org/991835.html
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Get Your Words Out! @gywo.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Write a story in the format of weirdly specific new job instructions. #writingprompt
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Get Your Words Out! @gywo.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
Time to check-in for July! Report your YTD progress by August 5. getyourwordsout.dreamwidth.org/991835.html
GYWO Check-In, July. Jul 30 - Aug 5.
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Get Your Words Out! @gywo.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
Don't forget to check-in for July! Report your YTD progress by August 5. getyourwordsout.dreamwidth.org/991835.html
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Get Your Words Out! @gywo.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
The July Check-In is now open! Report your YTD progress by August 5. getyourwordsout.dreamwidth.org/991835.html #gywo
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Get Your Words Out! @gywo.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Set a timer for 5 minutes and pick up wherever you left off on your project. #writingprompt
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Get Your Words Out! @gywo.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
Starting now: write 250 words on a work in progress. #writingprompt
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Get Your Words Out! @gywo.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
Write a story inspired by the picture. Reply with a sentence from the story! [Photo by nrd on Unsplash] #writingprompt
Rows of mostly green vegetables in the produce aisle of a grocery store. There's multiple types of greens, bell peppers, cucumbers, eggplant, broccoli, squash, and more.
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Ellipsus @ellipsus.com · 13/07/2026
On Mondays we write... ✍️
Dialogue: "I wanted to do something special for you."
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Get Your Words Out! @gywo.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
Write a poem (or a scene, if you’re more inclined to fiction) that draws from an artwork that you (or your character) find emotionally powerful. #writingprompt
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Get Your Words Out! @gywo.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Explore a scene set in your character's childhood home. #writingprompt
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Get Your Words Out! @gywo.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
Last few hours to check-in for June! Report your YTD progress now! getyourwordsout.dreamwidth.org/984629.html
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Get Your Words Out! @gywo.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
Last day to check-in for June! Report your YTD progress! getyourwordsout.dreamwidth.org/984629.html
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Get Your Words Out! @gywo.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
Don't forget to check-in for June! Report your YTD progress by July 5. getyourwordsout.dreamwidth.org/984629.html
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Get Your Words Out! @gywo.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
Write a letter from one character to another that they never plan to send. Then write the receiver finding the letter! #writingprompt
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Get Your Words Out! @gywo.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
Don't forget to check-in for June! Report your YTD progress by July 5. getyourwordsout.dreamwidth.org/984629.html
A green square graphic reading "GYWO Check-In, June. June 29 - July 5."
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Get Your Words Out! @gywo.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Don't forget to check-in for June! Report your YTD progress by July 5. getyourwordsout.dreamwidth.org/984629.html
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Get Your Words Out! @gywo.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Time to check-in for June! Report your YTD progress by July 5. getyourwordsout.dreamwidth.org/984629.html
Teal graphic reading: "GYWO Check-In, June. June 28 - July 5."
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Get Your Words Out! @gywo.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Don't forget to check-in for June! Report your YTD progress by July 5. getyourwordsout.dreamwidth.org/984629.html
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Get Your Words Out! @gywo.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Write 314 words about baking or mathematics. #writingprompt
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