Emily's Wodehouse Challenges!

A place to store my completed Wodehouse Challenges

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October 2018 - Comrade Butt

Part One: Enter a Horror Contest ▶︎

Entered "'SCREAMS!!!' HALLOWEEN CONTEST!"  with my "Halloween Happy Hour"  in my post here: "Invalid Post"  

Part Two: Review ten items in the Scary/Horror, Thriller/Suspense, or Dark Genres ▶︎

All ten of my reviews are here:
Review of "The Beast's Payment"
Review of "Peace, in Death"
Review of "That Night on Redcrag Street"
Review of "Hazmat"
Review of "Skeletons in the Closet"
Review of "Free"
Review of "The Man With Two Faces"
Review of "Eternal Penance"
Review of "Traffic Jam"
Review of "The Disappearing Devil"

Part Three: Write five product reviews for horror, thriller, or dark themed items ▶︎

Here are the links to my five product reviews:
"Wool"  
"100"  
"Dark Matter: A Novel"  
"Cell"  
"The Boy Who Was Raised As a Dog: And Other Stories from a Child Psychiatrist's Notebook: What Traumatized Children Can Teach Us About Loss, Love and Healing"  

Part Four: Welcome two Newbies interested in Horror ▶︎

I posted welcome notes in the notebooks of the following two Newbies interested in the Horror genre:
Burt Yonik with note "Note: Hi there, [Link To User coolcono] ! Welcome to ..."
garlictonic with note "Note: Hi there, [Link To User garlictonic] ! Welcome ..."

Part Five: Write a blog post about your experience with the horror genre ▶︎

My blog post is here: "Comrade Butt's Wodehouse Challenge - My Thoughts on Horror" 

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January 2019 - Gwladys Pendlebury

Part One: Give a brief summary of five Grandmasters in history ▶︎

WRITING

Grandmasters Through History  (E) A brief summary of five notable chess Grandmasters #2179334 by Emily

Part Two: Write a story or poem using chess pieces as the main characters ▶︎

WRITING

The Winning Color  (ASR) A defeated Queen attempts to bring a victory to her troops #2179314 by Emily

Part Three: Write a blog entry about five things you would want to be a Grandmaster of ▶︎

My blog post is here: "What do I want to be a Grandmaster of?" 

Part Four: Write a blog entry about one thing you are a Grandmaster of ▶︎

My blog post is here: "Me? A Grandmaster?" 

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February 2019 - Henry Wooster

Part One: Create a word search of 25 coffee-related words and post it the link in the newsfeed ▶︎

CROSSWORD

Kona Coffee Crossword  (E) Take a sip and relax with some warm coffee from my home to yours #2182171 by Emily

Newsfeed note: "Note: Thanks to the [Link To Item #1280691] , I spe..."

Part Two: Write three reviews for coffee related items ▶︎

Invalid Review
Invalid Review
Review of "Coffee."

Part Three: Write a poem about coffee ▶︎

WRITING

Kona Coffee  (E) Coffee begins not in the bag, but in the belly of the earth #2182207 by Emily

Part Four: Purchase a raffle ticket for a Newbie and introduce myself ▶︎

"Tickets please!"  

Part Five: Random Act of Kindness ▶︎

Awardicon and promotion in newsfeed: "Note: Do you need a quick contest to jump start your ..."

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March 2019 - Daphne Braythwayt

Part One: Write an essay (<1000 words) on the Age of Enlightenment ▶︎

WRITING

The Age of Enlightenment  (E) A brief history on the Age of Enlightenment and the period's influential philosophers #2185009 by Emily

(Essay from Part One and Summaries from Part Two contained in same static item)

Part Two: Write summaries (<500 words each) of five important figures from the following eras: Pre-Socratic, Medieval, Renaissance, Modern and Contemporary ▶︎

WRITING

The Age of Enlightenment  (E) A brief history on the Age of Enlightenment and the period's influential philosophers #2185009 by Emily

(Essay from Part One and Summaries from Part Two contained in same static item)

Part Three: Write a short story (<1,000 words) or a poem (<21 lines) that deals with Enlightenment ▶︎

WRITING

Enlightenment  (E) Reason shines as a spirit dressed in crystals of frost - Includes Reading #2185022 by Emily

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April 2019 - Winter is Coming!

Part One: Review two entries in Kittiara's Writing Contest ▶︎

Review two entries in "Kittiara's Writing Contest" 
Review of "Katelynd’s 22nd Birthday"
Review of "Those little white flowers."

Part Two: Review one entry in the Intentionally Bad Story Contest ▶︎

Review one entry in "Intentionally Bad Story Contest" 
Review of "Kalyan and My Mews"

Part Three: Send review credits to in-depth reviewers ▶︎

Sent credits for the following reviews:
Review of "The Blasphemer's Cypher"
Review of "The Wave"
Review of "Monster Race"
Review of "A Day In The Life..."
Invalid Review
Review of "The Eternal Ghoul"
Review of "Sam"
Review of "Baby's First Bewitching"
Review of ""Guilty!""
Review of "ruwth is writing..."
Review of "Forever Dream"
Review of "The Inheritance Game "
Review of "Poor Teddy"
Review of "The Expats"
Review of "Ivan & Flint"
Review of "Life of Anna"
Review of "Father"
Review of "Vivianca's Crossroads"
Invalid Review
Review of "The Blasphemer's Cypher"

Part Four: Enter a contest of your choice ▶︎

I entered "The Daily Poem "  with my poem:

WRITING

Callused Hands  (ASR) I see the years built up in layers - Includes Reading #2186907 by Emily

Part Five: Describe a new challenge for Kit's Quick, Simple, Silly Activities ▶︎

Describe a new challenge for "Kit's Quick, Simple, Silly Activities" :
Awardicon Challenge!
         In this challenge, you can earn an Awardicon for someone new to the Writing.Com community to welcome them to the site. Find a Newbie (account less than 6 months old) who has given at least ten reviews that are kind, helpful, respectful, and offer suggestions where appropriate. In the forum, link to their ten reviews, but not to the member themselves - we want to keep their award a surprise! The winning Newbie will receive a Portfolio Awardicon.

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