Den of Writers | Daedalus | Group Activity https://www.denofwriters.com/members/daedalus/activity/groups/ Public group activity feed of which Daedalus is a member. Thu, 12 Nov 2026 23:26:50 +0000 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-GB 30 hourly 2 cad8c1275554331dda50681aa3701b8d RichardB replied to the topic Choices in the forum Surprise https://www.denofwriters.com/groups/surprise/forum/topic/choices-8/#post-18135 Thu, 12 Nov 2026 10:27:56 +0000 Cat, painting

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]]> 0 c5f8b3726f11f66f7d5a0814a9cb55ff Athelstone replied to the topic Chit Chat in the forum Surprise https://www.denofwriters.com/groups/surprise/forum/topic/chit-chat-8/#post-18100 Sun, 01 Nov 2026 18:52:32 +0000 I have a couple of things to announce:

1) I missed posting the rules (which are now there). More haste, less speed. Apologies and thank you to @Clebs.

2) in the event of a late request for group membership after the group is closed, then I intend to accept, providing that the potential member agrees to the rules and makes the necessary choices…[Read more]

]]> 0 2f2bc4c5a652e320a740bb52c3ba104a Athelstone started the topic Rules in the forum Surprise https://www.denofwriters.com/groups/surprise/forum/topic/rules-7/ Sun, 01 Nov 2026 18:44:03 +0000 Some Basic Story Rules and Guidelines

 

 

The challenge is to produce a short story: a work of fiction. By all means stretch this definition as you like, to include, for example, an imaginative account of true events, but please avoid essays, reportage, political polemic, educational items, manuals or manifestos. In case of any doubt I shall…[Read more]

]]> 0 cb5505e15c8cbb2297159a7417f705e6 Athelstone replied to the topic Q & A in the forum Surprise https://www.denofwriters.com/groups/surprise/forum/topic/q-a-5/#post-18098 Sun, 01 Nov 2026 18:35:49 +0000 And it would have helped if I’d actually posted the Rules post (slapping own head emoji – you’ll have to imagine it)

]]> 0 4e021aed983f56044b357027143498bd Athelstone replied to the topic Q & A in the forum Surprise https://www.denofwriters.com/groups/surprise/forum/topic/q-a-5/#post-18097 Sun, 01 Nov 2026 18:30:49 +0000 Hi Clebs, great to see you here. It’s in the Rules post – minimum 2000 words, maximum 2800.

Enjoy.

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Welcome to Surprise. This is a writing opportunity with a challenge and just the merest hint of competition. At the end there will be winning entries, chosen by all of you who take part. Most of all, everybody who takes part will have worked to produce a short story and hopefully risen to the challenge. If you stick…[Read more]

]]> 1 9bf41e84b71e959e5488b0bae72bfa99 Athelstone started the topic Choices in the forum Surprise https://www.denofwriters.com/groups/surprise/forum/topic/choices-8/ Thu, 29 Oct 2026 15:28:50 +0000 I am not going to explain what these choices mean – not now anyway. They will have a big influence on your story but I have every confidence that you will cope. You have all the skill and application necessary. I will explain when I reveal full details of the theme, but that won’t be until the group becomes private.

And please don’t take these…[Read more]

]]> 0 ccacb1e43136ab3c033beb2891563f8d Athelstone started the topic Voting in the forum Surprise https://www.denofwriters.com/groups/surprise/forum/topic/voting-10/ Thu, 29 Oct 2026 15:26:22 +0000 On the face of it, what you have to do is quite simple. However, those of you have been through this before in previous challenges will know that in fact it is extraordinarily tough.

When the writing stage of the challenge closes on 28 February 2027 at 22:00 UK time, the voting stage begins. No doubt most of you will have read many of the entries…[Read more]

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