Mental Health Writers Alliance Monthly Challenge |
Week 2 challenge: Theme: Communication Blog Writing Prompts: Please see "Invalid Item" for qualified vs. unqualified written entries. 1. Prompt 1: Reflect on the way you communicate with other people. What are the best and worst things about your communication style? What can you do to correct the worst aspects of your communication method and what suggestions do you have for strong communication skills? 2. Prompt 2: Think back on a specific time when someone was especially difficult to communicate with. What was the situation and how did you handle it? Creative Writing Prompts: Please see "Invalid Item" for qualified vs. unqualified written entries. 1. Prompt: Write a short story, poem, vignette, or other fiction piece featuring a miscommunication that causes trouble. Reviews: Please see "Invalid Item" for qualified vs. unqualified reviews. 1. Communicate with your fellow August challengers by reviewing 1 item in one challenger's port. (Hint: all of the month's challengers are posted at the bottom of the "Invalid Item" forum) Miscellaneous: 1. Communication is one of the most important tools we have here on WDC. Check in with someone you haven't spoken to in a while on the site. Send a cNote, review, email, notebook post, merit badge, or some other form of communication to reconnect with them. If you don't know anyone on the site, check in with a fellow "Invalid Item" member. After you've completed the weekly challenge, reply to {post:} with links to your finished work. Example completed post: Blog Writing Prompts: 1. Prompt 1 {entry:xxxxxx} or {item:xxxxxx} 2. Prompt 2 {entry:xxxxxx} or {item:xxxxxx} Creative Writing Prompts: 1. Miscommunication prompt {entry:xxxxxx} or {item:xxxxxx} Reviews: 1. Challenger review: {review:xxxxxxx} Miscellaneous: Completed. (I'll take your word on this one. Just say that you've reached out to someone on the site who you've not spoken to in a while.) That's it for the Week 2 challenge! |