Day 1035: 5 Minute Freewrite: Friday - Prompt: shave

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Prompt: shave

  • Set your timer for 5 minutes
  • Start writing
  • Use the hashtag #freewrite
  • Publish your piece (include a link to this post if you wish)

Copy and paste your URL into the comment section of the prompt post.

  • Or, if you don't want to publish your freewrite, just copy and paste as a comment under the prompt post.

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As you know, many of the freewriters have moved to Hive, most notably the ones that had helped to keep the Freewriters community free of spammers. In the past, I banned a lot of them since the community was designed to be a place for freewriters who use the prompt for their writing to meet and to support each other.
I don't mind so much when others join in, but sadly, there are many on Steem who are spammers and plagiarists. I don't have the time to check on everyone. Instead, I am going to add a list to the prompt of true freewriters.
I will update the list as I see more names. To make it easy on me, leave a link with your freewrite in the comments of this post - if it truly is a freewrite...
@bold-n-italics, @wonderwop, @uthus2k, @owasco, @freedomtowrite, @thegreatdayne, @wakeupkitty, @isgledysduarte, @freedompoint, @toufiq777,@victoriaxl, @estoesundiario, @fendit,
@cliffagreen

Please support the true freewriters with your comments and upvotes.
Originally, I was going to drop posting the prompt to Steem after Day 1000. But we still have a nice little group of writers here. So, I will keep posting and leave enough SP in my account that my vote makes a little bit of a difference. If any of the mentioned above are interested in moderating the community, let me know.

Freewrite on!

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**The Freewrite House has moved mostly to Hive. I will still publish the prompt here. Join the Freewrite House fun on Hive **

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Freewrite Info, Tips and More

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If you don't know what a freewrite is, here is a link to the introduction post.

Here is @snook's excellent tutorial on how to join our freewrite adventure

And @improv's input:

Two things I do a little differently. I just type "timer" into google and it pops up a 5-minute timer. I also type directly into steemit. I also rarely use a photo, don't I? So that's three things.

Please read, comment and vote (if you have voting power) on each others freewrites as much as you can. Especially if you are new to the platform, you will be surprised how many friendships are formed by reading and commenting on each other's work!

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Writing help

  • A free app: Grammarly. A lot of us are not native English speakers and I am finding it a helpful app. It will underline spelling and grammar mistakes. Just remember that is is not always right -especially if you use complex sentence structures. Here is the link

  • Remember The Most Dangerous Writing App. You set the time - 5 min - and start typing. Don’t stop!!! It will destroy what you wrote if you stop for more than 3 seconds - and backspace does not count as writing on the app. If you are prone to stop and think - this app forces you to keep going. You can make corrections after the 5 minutes are over.

  • A timer. Egg timer is a free tool you can use on your desktop to set a time. This is useful for our freewrites or if you want to work in blocks of time and then take a break. Here is the link

  • I found this app through @emwalker. Use it regularly and it will help you type faster and more accurately. [10 fast fingers](https://10fastfingers.com/typing-test/english

  • If you know of other helpful tools or people, please share with us!

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Staying Legal

This is an excellent article by @dmcamera on how to use images legally. A must read!!

Join us for the daily 5 - Minute Freewrite. Check my profile for a new prompt every day.

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Marianne, you're still at Steemit? vs Hive? and PeakD?
My Hive wallet is inaccessible but today I discovered I can access Steemit's wallet. Had to log in for the first time in forever.
I've fallen so far behind, The Justin Sun takeover, the Hive alternative, then Quarantine and Lockdowns, and most recently, a derecho. Sorry for my inactivity. I will catch up. I will. Starting now! (Wait, we have how many more fallen trees to saw, stack, and drag to the road...???)

Hello, hello, my sweet friend. I hope that the damage to your place wasn't too bad and that you can clean everything up soon. I was so sad to hear that! One disaster after another...
Actifit is still posting to Steem and Hive - and I continued the prompt on both platforms.
PeakD is Hive. And Hive has a generic front as well. I think they might have done a bunch of updating since I had trouble with the platform as well

Took me six months to see this reply, oh my - thanks Marianne! - I'm in Hive, but I can't get into PeakD. Raj808 tried to explain, but my passwords keep getting rejected, and I can't find my way past that. As for the derecho damage, it is far from over - come spring, we'll see how many trees survived the winter and the broken limbs. And the chain saws will be roaring again. Thanks for reading and commenting!

I stopped shaving when I started using my mask. 😷

!trdo 🙏