Thank you 
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Bruce, aka
Get this. Bruce is not only writing two ongoing stories based on the daily prompt, he is giving pretty much all of his earning away!! (Yes, you read this right - two ongoing stories at the same time!)
- You can win a membership to SBI in a weekly drawing. All you have to do is leave a good comment.
- The Freewrite House is getting half of the SBI payout of the Bird Story every day! You are helping by giving the story a nice upvote.
Thank you, Bruce!
Over 20 Club
Find out what that is all about and how you might become a member
Make sure you visit the newest Over 20 Club members 
The Thursday Freewrite Digest!!!
Have you checked it out yet? Click here to go to the Freewrite House post
The Selfie Party is so much fun!!
Check out what your fellow freewriters are up to. Make sure to follow the Freewrite House. As you can see, we are serious about having fun!!
The Contest is at 55.331 SBD now and the prize is growing every day!!!
We are grateful to our contest sponsors
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You too can donate to the prize - any amount is welcome. Just transfer with a memo: to 200-day celebration.
SBD will be added to the SBD payout. Steem donations will increase the SBI memberships we give out.
Link to Day 56Contest Page
What are you waiting for? Rush on over to the Freewrite House!
Watch this space for Freewrite House News!!!!
Remember - if you don't have at least a $ 0.03 vote, do not vote on comments. Your vote will not count. It get's rounded down to 0.
As I travel around Steemit, I am seeing so many wasted votes. Please, let each other know and if you can, top off a below 0.03 comment to bring it to payout.
Here is an initiative to help all of you who are dealing with voting dust. find the details here
Prompt: five
- 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.
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
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!
Contests by our Fellow Freewriters
Write to win SBI!!
Write to win SBI!! Check out @malloryblythe contest here
Check
The oh so talented
Our freewriting friend
is hosting a very particular writing contest. Only 1111 characters allowed!!! Join here
The Constrained Writing Contest by our fellow freewriter
is on! Check his blog for the latest contest.
Voting
Remember to check your voting power. Do not vote for a while if you are under 90!
https://www.steemnow.com/ or use https://steemworld.org/
If your vote is below 0.03 - this is a must read by 
This is an initiative called 
Here is an excellent article explaining how to maximize your vote by @taskmaster4450. It helps you to grow to vote wisely!! And a more recent one
And here is a counter opinion on voting by our freewriter @improv
This post is talking about using your vote for maximum curation. Thank you, Asher 
Bandwidth Problems
I know that many of you are very new to the platform and your wallets are pretty empty. Believe me, we all started there!! Here is an excellent article which explains what bandwidth is and why you might have a hard time logging in some days - or posting. Thank you 
There are many contests on Steemit. From art to music to writing and everything in between. Enter as many as you can!! And take advantage of the free money people give away I listed in the money section below.
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
. Use it regularly and it will help you type faster and more accurately. 10 fast fingers
Our fellow freewriter
has a business here on Steemit. Several editors are offering to edit and format your post for a small fee. Check out their intro post
Our discord channel Isle of Write has workshop rooms for fiction, non-fiction, and poetry where some of the experienced writers might be able to give some tips. Join with this link https://discord.gg/zfXNRnK
If you are ready to get serious about improving your understanding of the English language check out
blog. He has lots of useful information to understand words and their roots better. If you have questions or need help, leave a comment on his blog.
If you know of other helpful tools or people, please share with us!
Money
There are several people who offer SBD for free on this platform! How great is that!!
Here are a few
#newbiegames takes you to all kinds of games and competitions
Steemit Tools
This is the most comprehensive list of applications on this blockchain I have seen. I highly recommend that you bookmark it!! I also will include it in the growing resource section in the future. Steemit Tools
Staying Legal
This is an excellent article by 
Discord
Remember, we have our own room in the Isle of Write Discord! Join us now!!!
art and flair courtesy of @PegasusPhysics
If you like this and want more people to come out and play - resteem!
Also, I would love it if you all check out each others #freewrite and spread some love :)
Join us for the daily 5 - Minute Freewrite. Check my profile for a new prompt every day.
All images are my own unless otherwise cited.
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