Remember when this blog was updated regularly? Yeah, me neither.

So I'm a member on a writing site aimed at teens and young adults. One of the most popular past times on that website is Word Wars. They are very simple and fun to do, not to mention potentially the opportunity to give yourself a swift kick in the rear-end and be productive.

All you have to do is get a group of people together, agree on a start time and end time (usually something like ten to fifteen minutes), then start writing. You can have a prompt or free writer it; as long as it is 'good' (as in something you could potentially show people and not be horribly embarrassed), it is acceptable. Then, when the timer runs out, everyone compares word counts. The one with the highest word count wins, and the game begins again.

This is great for two reasons. For writers who don't have ideas and/or just get stuck (I'm looking at you, bro ), then WW's can give you the little nudge you need to get into a writing groove. For those who need an incentive to work on an existing story (I'm looking at me, me!), then this also offers that incentive - competition!

So my point with this: how many writers would be interested in a Word War thread, where we could organize times and maybe a leaderboard or something? Personally, I think it is a pretty neat idea, but I don't wanna start a new thread if no one shows any interest.

- Kolth