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"August is the border between Summer and Autumn" - Tove Jansson. This quote has inspired this month's challenge: Include the word "border" (noun or verb. Plurals allowed) in your One Perfect Sentence. The rules are simple: Each entry must be ONE sentence only, as defined by the basic rules...

To honour 160 years since the birth of W.B. Yeats, the theme of this month's One Perfect Sentence is "No enemy but time". You must adhere to the theme but do not need to use Yeats' words (though you may if you so wish). The rules are simple: Each entry must be ONE sentence only, as defined...

Here in the Northern Hemisphere, the May blossom's out, trees are sprouting leaves and lambs are frolicking in the fields, which gives me inspiration for our magnificent May challenge: Your One Perfect Sentence must include "Spring" or "spring", whichever suits your creative interpretation...

Inspired by a conversation with a friend of mine, your April challenge is to complete the following to create One Perfect Sentence: The split second before I hit . . . The rules are simple: Each entry must be ONE sentence only, as defined by the basic rules of English grammar. We will notice...

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Ok, it's me! Hannah! Your new mod for the One Perfect Sentence! As it's March, our theme is Marching. Why/When/Where/Who: Your choice in One Perfect Sentence. The rules are simple: Each entry must be ONE sentence only, as defined by the basic rules of English grammar. We will notice if you...

You may have been wondering what in tarnation happened to the conclusion of last month’s OPS contest. Well, you have every right to wonder. But wonder no more! For behold! Here are the voting results… Followed by some extremely good news… Gold Winner: 100 LitBits go to @Rich. Silver...

“Write one sentence that is the midpoint turn of a novel. Any genre.” - Thank you, @Rich. for suggesting this month’s One Perfect Sentence prompt. I’m very excited to see what everyone comes up with… it’s not the usual opening / closing sentence idea – it will stretch you in an interesting...

I started my new year newsletter with the definitive opening clause from authors’ rights activist Charles Dickens: “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times…” Which I’m sure you’ll recognize from “A Tale of Two Cities”, one of the best-selling novels of all time, and the inspiration...

As you’ll know if you drop by the Colony between the 7th of each month and the 21st, we run a monthly contest between those dates in which you’re challenged to write One Perfect Sentence… It might be the first sentence to a book, the very last sentence – or something else entirely. It's...

It may not have escaped your notice (or there again, it may have escaped your notice, depending on how deeply engrossed you are in the current LiMoWriMo) that there’s been some political malarky, shenanigans and/or tomfoolery recently afoot. What a great moment, therefore, to set you this...

I’m delighted to announce the winners of October’s One Perfect Sentence competition! This month, we made all the entries anonymous, so there was no possibility of favouritism. The votes simply reflected your own unfiltered perception of the entries. However, I’ve just unmasked the entrants, and...

Like some reanimated mutilated corpse in a giallo B-movie filmed by Dario Argento… It’s back! This month’s One Perfect Sentence is open. So is your mind. Let them communicate with each other. https://colony.litopia.com/threads/one-perfect-sentence-october-2024.14989/

Last month’s OPS had a broad brief: I asked you to create the first sentence for a book in the Romance genre. This month, I’m looking for you to conclude the same book… But without writing the intervening 60, 80 or even 100 thousand words. That’s right – I’d like your best closing sentence...

Just a reminder that this months inaugural One Perfect Sentence contest closes soon – you will find an exact countdown timer on the Colony’s home page, at the top of the right-hand column. The contest has been designed to be… Easy on your writing schedule – one sentence being less...

...over here, in a new section. Have a go! It’s the antidote to all other writing contests (you’ll enjoy it a lot more!). So now it's started – you need to start to play around with the voting. Everyone so far has been awfully restrained and hasn’t voted… that’s got to change! I did say in the...