Family Matters Writing Prompt for November
Do you live in a blended family?
Welcome November and the beginning of the holiday season. Winter is just around the corner here in southeast Michigan. There were even snow flurries last week!
November Prompt: What experience or challenges have you faced in a blended family.
Do you have a story to tell about the holidays and your blended family? Which holidays specifically, and how have you handled those challenges? Did things turn out well, or could you have done better?
Do you have other experiences to share about your unique family? Every blended family has its own stories and we want to read yours. No stories are right or wrong. They are your stories to share in a safe and supportive place.
Ready? Set? Write.
Rules:
· Your piece needs to be a minimum of 800 words.
· Poetry is not accepted.
· It must be written for the reader. Pieces that are written in the style of a diary entry generally do not give anything to the reader. Think about what message you want to get across. How do you want the reader to feel after they have finished your piece? Is there anything you want them to learn or look at differently?
· Tag your work with “prompt”
· Your work has to be related to family and/or parenting. Please tag your work with one or both of these.
· If you would like to enter this challenge but are not a writer for Family Matters, please email an unpublished Medium draft of your entry to familymatterspublication@gmail.com with “August 2021 Prompt” as the subject.
· If you are currently a writer for Family Matters, submit your piece as you would with any other submission.
· Follow Medium’s Curation Guidelines
· Please read our Submission Guidelines and FAQs for more information.
The winner will be announced in August’s Newsletter. Make sure you are subscribed to it!
We are excited to read your entries.
Good luck!
Mason and everyone at Family Matters
