Not written in stone, but starting today, a topic will be presented every Monday for you to write on. There will be a countdown timer that needs to be observed for the deadline of entries. The entry deadline for posts will end on Wednesdays, with the countdown timer at the top and the bottom of this post, guiding you to the cut-off time.
This is a creative writing exercise, therefore you can weave your story however you like, but it MUST revolve around the topic presented.
Everyone is free to post regular coffee posts in the community at any time. However, if there's a post using the #spillthebeans tag, that is NOT a response to the question, the post will be muted without notice.
N.B. #Spillthebeans entries will not be included in the selection of weekly curated content for #THEGRIND
2. Why should I participate and what will I gain?
Answer:
Improve your writing skills
Be an active community member
Engage with community members and other authors across Hive.
A chance to be creative
A chance that your post might be curated for upvotes
Best post entry would receive beneficiary rewards from the following week's contest announcement post rewards.
3. How do I win or what criteria are you looking for?
Answer:
Clarity and readability
Creativity of the story
Originality and personality in the story
Quality of photos
Presentation of your post
Engagement on your post and other authors' posts within the community
4. How do I know if I am a winner?
Answer:
There will only be ONE WINNER
At the end of the countdown, if you are that lucky person, you will receive a banner on your post entry, notifying you that you won the contest.
Your post will be highlighted in the topic announcement post, the following week.
You will receive a 20% beneficiary reward from the new post topic announcement post the following week.
Your post would have already been upvoted by the community team, commented on by the community team, and curated and upvoted.
⚠️ 5. How do I qualify for entry and what are the guidelines to follow?
Post within the Countdown Timer. (No late entries)
Photos must be of coffee, or coffee shop setting.
Post title MUST be the topic presented each week.
E.g. "My Coffee Choice" must be your post title this week, and #spillthebeans must be the first tag for your post to qualify.
Invite at least one other person to enter (optional)
One entry per person each week.
Drop a link to your entry in the comments section of this post.
Adhere to general community rules
So, without further ado, here's the topic for the week.
(Plain text)
POST TOPIC: My Coffee Choice
There are three new coffee brands for sale at your local supermarket. Coffee A, B, & C.
Each package grants you one wish upon drinking. The choices are:
1. (Coffee A): You could re-live any memory for two days only.
2. (Coffee B): You could erase any memory forever.
3. (Coffee C): You could make any wish come true, for just one day only.
Which coffee would you choose? And why?
C'mon, it doesn't matter if the story is true, fiction, fraction, happy, sad, good, or evil...
