Greetings,

Welcome to Bite-sized Love Buffet! To celebrate this month of love or the special event on February 14 - Valentine's Day, YARomance will host a 14-day micro-writing challenge together with FreeTheLGBT and WattpadShortStory!

We will give you a writing prompt daily in these 14 days but the special part is they require you to write a micro-story or a story in short word count which aim to make it easier for you to write everyday! For example, a 50-word poem, 6-word story or a lovey dovey tweet, etc... Anything that is short, simple and, of course, bite-sized but still lovely! Are you up for them?

If you feel like it is very hard to do it this month due to your real life stuff, rest assured, we don't force you to write within this month only, you can write in next month or the month after, whenever you feel relaxed! The only disadvantage is your entry won't be eligible for judging if you join after this month.

The challenge aims to keep you writing and inspired everyday.

Before we get into the main events, how about a little and exciting tag fest? Let's tag your Wattpad friends, writing buddies, anyone that you think will fit the description below or will join this challenge!

Tag a friend who...

↠ will love a dessert buffet.

↠ tries to have a small bite of everything in the buffet.

↠ loves romantic stories.

↠ writes the best romance stories.

↠ prefers writing and reading something that is short and simple.

And

↠ would love to join this challenge!

Prompts

Here is our menu or we can call them prompts!

We have two types of prompts: one is about word size which is on the odd day and one is about the concept which is on the even day. Take a look of each day's "specials" and grab your pen now!

You can also use our checklist below to tick off the day that you already completed. You can download it here.

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Day 1: Twitterature

Write a love story with any topic and theme in the size of a tweet.

Wordcount: 140 characters.

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Day 2: Song-based Story

Write a love story based on your favorite romantic song

Wordcount: 500 words.

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Day 3: Poem

Write a love poem with any topic and theme.

Wordcount: from 50 to 75 words.

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Day 4: Retelling and Rewriting

Retell for a classic or famous love story, like in classic novels, tales or even movies! You can either change the beginning, the ending or even its famous detail.

Wordcount: 500 words.

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Day 5: Story-bytes

Write a 14-word love story with any theme and concept.

Wordcount: no more than 14 words.

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Day 6: Favorite Trope

Write a love story based on your favorite romantic trope.

Wordcount: 500 words.

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Day 7: Write Your Ending

Write an ending for the love story below.

Wordcount: 200 words.

"Valentine's Day, the day that celebrates love and lovers. Is there anything wrong with Valentine's Day?

I don't understand why but out of the blue, the school decided to ban everything related to this day.

No gifts, no letters, no dates allowed in the school zone.

But all the school clubs joined together to host a secret Valentine's party and invited everybody.

I wanted to join the fun and decided to drop my crush an anonymous DM with the invitation to the party, although I knew it was a futile attempt.

I dressed to the best of my ability for the night, and then, I received the biggest surprise of my life. It was—"

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Day 8: Favorite Couple

Write a love story about your favorite couple that you like in existing works like movies, novels, games, etc... It cannot be your original character(s) from your own stories.

Wordcount: 500 words.

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Day 9: Caption this

Describe the picture below in your own way.

Wordcount: 150 words.

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Day 10: Rainbow Love

Write a love story that has at least one LGBTQ+ character or an LGBTQ+ theme.

Wordcount: 500 words.

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Day 11: Textory

Write a love story with any topic and theme in the form of a text message.

Wordcount: 150 words.

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Day 12: Favorite Season

Write a love story that is related to your favorite season.

Wordcount: 500 words.

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Day 13: Letter

Write a love letter with any topic and theme.

Wordcount: 200 words.

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Day 14: Valentine Story

Write a love story with a Valentine theme. Anything related to Valentine's Day.

Wordcount: 500 words.

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Rules and Guidelines

Deadlines for submission: 23:59PM GMT on March 14.

Wordcount: Depends on prompts.

No mature content. Every entry must follow Wattpad Content Guidelines.

You're allowed to participate in all day's prompt. However, it should be one entry per day

Please use one prompt in one story. Do not combine prompts.

Please write one entry per prompt in one chapter only.

Please post your entry in the order according to the prompts.

Please note which prompt you use for the entry anywhere in your entry if you submit as a whole book.

Only those who manage to write all will have the chance to be featured by us!

You can write stories in your short story collection but we suggest you make a separate book for this to have the chance to be featured by us!

If you won't write for all the prompts, please submit the entries separately to us with the direct link to each entry.

Submit your entries via this FORM.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

1. Can I write some of the prompts but not every prompt?

Yes, you can enter your entry separately per prompt/day. Please submit the direct link to each entry you write using our prompts.

2. Can I write my entries in my short story collection?

You can write entries in your short story collection and be sure to submit the direct link to your entry to us. And we suggest you should make a new book for this challenge cause only a standalone book will get a chance to be added to our reading list!

3. Can I write the prompts not in order?

We would prefer to see it in the order as our given order of the prompts so please do let us know that the story is written from which prompt in your chapter. And if you won't write for all the prompts, please submit the entries separately to us.

4. I am busy this month. Can I join later?

Yes, we are happy that you like this challenge. You can join this writing challenge later and use our checklist if you want but unfortunately, your entry won't be eligible for judging after our deadline for submission.

5. If I don't write all prompts in this challenge, can my entry be eligible for winning?

Yes. Your entry is still eligible for judging and winning, but not as an overall winner.

6. Can I post two entries in one chapter since they are short?

Unfortunately no. Please separate the entries for each prompt in chapters, so one entry per chapter and be sure to mark which day or which prompt you used for that entry.

7. Can I add media in my story? Will that be counted in the word limit?

Yes, you can add media, author notes, character description, song list in your story. However, those will be excluded from the word count in that prompt.

8. There will be 14 winners for each prompt/day and one overall winner?

No. We will pick some of the best individual entries in all prompts, if you submit an individual entry, you will be eligible for the Favorite Day Pick prize and Favorite Profile Pick prize. And for overall winner, you need to write every prompt in this challenge to have a chance to win this.

Prizes

Participation Sticker: for those who join this challenge.

Favorite Day Pick(s): for those who submit entries separately.

- Bragging rights.

- An unique sticker from us.

- A slot in our Anthology book if you want.

Favorite Profile Pick(s): for those who have one entry got picked by one of the participating profiles.

- Bragging rights.

- A shoutout from participating profiles.

- An unique sticker from us.

- A slot in our Anthology book if you want.

Overall Winner

- Bragging rights

- A shoutout from all profiles.

- Add to our winning reading list.

- An unique sticker from us.

- We will feature two of your entries on any day of your choice in our Anthology Book if you want.

Disclaimer: Please note, this contest and its rules are the creation of a team of Ambassadors (volunteers) and is in no way affiliated with Wattpad or its staff. Judging of said contest is entirely run by its creators and is not the responsibility of Wattpad or its staff. We reserve the right to refuse entries to this contest, that we feel do not meet the required criteria, that are unsuitable, or potentially triggering. We are not obliged to give any feedback relating to entries, and any given is at our discretion. Please note that the decision of the judges is final, and that abusive language or behavior directed at the Ambassadors, the profile, or the judges, will not be tolerated.