Contest - Let's Write Classifieds- Week 3

joslud (73)AUTHORin Dream Steem • yesterday (edited)

" Condensed Love & Dating Classifieds"

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Greetings, Microfiction explorers, we're entering week 3 of the contest, and the difficulty is rising, but so are the prizes.

Basic premise: Turn classified ads into a story (a narrative).

Short fiction and brevity go hand in hand, as Lauro Zavala outlines in his research. One of the tools a short fiction writer cannot be without is the ability to "condense" a text into the smallest possible word count while maintaining its essence.

Let's get into the challenge:

OBJECTIVE

Condense the essence of two characters searching for love into 50 words or less, each.
To do this, I SUGGEST using the classified ads created for week 2 of the contest as a reference.
NEWBIES: If this is your first time participating in the contest, ask @joslud. He'll assign you the texts to condense.

An example: Classified notice to be condensed. Author: @joslud

In English, with Google Translate. 122 words	Original text in Spanish. 123 palabras
Beautiful and very talkative 23-year-old woman. She's looking for a man with his feet firmly on the ground, capable of finding the wonder in the absurd and the logic in madness. Give me a little bit of a break from consuming anything they offer me. And especially open to accepting my eccentric friends. I offer: A life that's not boring at all. With me, your life will be one of perpetual wonder. A little disobedience. Gift, laughter for no apparent reason. But I make up for it by bending and unbending reality. If you just open your mind, I can take you on trips without leaving home. Please: just "eat me." Ask: Alicia, fresh out of the asylum. Location: just turn a mirror around.	Hermosa y muy locuaz damisela en sus 23. Anda en busca de un hombre con los pies bien puestos en la tierra, capaz de encontrar la maravilla de lo absurdo y la lógica de la locura. Que me dé un poco de freno, en eso de andar consumiendo, cualquier cosa que me ofrezcan. Y especialmente abierto a aceptar a mis excéntricas amistades. Ofrezco: Una vida para nada aburrida, junto a mí tu vida será de perpetuo asombro. Un poco de desobediencia. Regalo, risas sin razón aparente. Pero lo compenso doblando y desdoblando la realidad. Si solo abres tu mente, puedo llevarte de viajes sin salir de casa. Por favor: solo “cómeme”. Preguntar: Alicia, recién salida del manicomio. Lugar: solo dale la vuelta a un espejo.

In English, with Google Translate. 122 words

Original text in Spanish. 123 palabras

Beautiful and very talkative 23-year-old woman. She's looking for a man with his feet firmly on the ground, capable of finding the wonder in the absurd and the logic in madness. Give me a little bit of a break from consuming anything they offer me. And especially open to accepting my eccentric friends.
I offer: A life that's not boring at all. With me, your life will be one of perpetual wonder. A little disobedience. Gift, laughter for no apparent reason. But I make up for it by bending and unbending reality. If you just open your mind, I can take you on trips without leaving home. Please: just "eat me."
Ask: Alicia, fresh out of the asylum. Location: just turn a mirror around.

Hermosa y muy locuaz damisela en sus 23. Anda en busca de un hombre con los pies bien puestos en la tierra, capaz de encontrar la maravilla de lo absurdo y la lógica de la locura. Que me dé un poco de freno, en eso de andar consumiendo, cualquier cosa que me ofrezcan. Y especialmente abierto a aceptar a mis excéntricas amistades.
Ofrezco: Una vida para nada aburrida, junto a mí tu vida será de perpetuo asombro. Un poco de desobediencia. Regalo, risas sin razón aparente. Pero lo compenso doblando y desdoblando la realidad. Si solo abres tu mente, puedo llevarte de viajes sin salir de casa. Por favor: solo “cómeme”.
Preguntar: Alicia, recién salida del manicomio. Lugar: solo dale la vuelta a un espejo.

Results of "condensing" the text above

Condensed text: 48 words	Texto condensado: 49 palabras
I'M LOOKING FOR: A grounded, centered, down-to-earth partner; open to accepting oddities. Who sets boundaries with love and embraces eccentric friendships. I'M OFFERING: A life of wonder, touches of madness, disobedience. Shifting realities, travel without leaving home. Please, just "eat me." ASK FOR: Alicia. LOCATION: Behind a mirror.	BUSCO: Compañero que me anclé, centrado, pies en la tierra; abierto a aceptar rarezas. Que ponga límites con amor y acepte amistades excéntricas. OFREZCO: vida de asombro, toques de locura, desobediencia. Realidades cambiantes, viajes sin salir de casa. Por favor, solo "cómeme". PREGUNTAR: Alicia. LUGAR: detrás de un espejo.

Some tips

✅ Determine each character's unique characteristics: Select a few personality traits, those that make them unique.
✅ Be concise: Highlight behaviors or desires that reveal their essence. Eliminate unnecessary adjectives and words.
✅ Use action verbs and short sentences.
✅ Describe what they seek or offer with greater force. But without scaring the reader, transform the conditions or warnings into characteristics that attract and provoke curiosity. Make us want to get to know them.

How will we do it?

BASIC: Adapt to the community rules:

We accept stories in English, but you can write in other recognized languages with an English translation. Including comments.

1- If you have any questions, ask first.
2- Create only two classified ads. One for each character. The ad must tell a story.
3- Topic: Love and dating classified ads. Try to be creative.
4- Each ad must be 50 words or less (Required).
5- Maintain the classified ad format, adapting it to your culture and language.
6- Create a post. Title: Let's Write Classifieds - Week 3. (This is a suggestion.)
7- Write in your native language and include the English translation.
8- Use only one (1) image for the post. Use it as the cover. 🙏
9- Invite three friends to comment and participate.
10- Vote and share this post. 11- Tags: #minifiction03 #minifiction #story #creativewriting #club you participate in #exclusivodesteem #country
11- Additionally, you can donate 10% to our charity account: @dream.socialclub
12- Visit other participants at the event and leave a comment.
13- Leave the link to your post in the comments section.
14- Avoid plagiarism and use AI to create stories.
15- The challenge starts on Sunday, June 8, 2025, and ends at the end of this post.

The prizes will be as follows: 🏆

🥇First Place: 10 SteemBasicIncome points (tokens)
🥈 Second Place: 7 SteemBasicIncome points (tokens)
🥉 Third Place: 5 SteemBasicIncome points (tokens)
🏅 Fourth Place: 3 SteemBasicIncome points (tokens)

Plus, there are surprises! Our friends at @disconnect and @winwithsteemit will be commenting and revealing unique Steemit Lottery promo codes for this week's winners.

So, let's start writing classifieds.

Fuentes
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  Las imágenes y gif son de mi creación a partir de Promts editados en Ideogram.ai. Dicha aplicación emplea la Inteligencia Artificial, para generar imágenes, a partir de frases y oraciones escritas. Estas son libres de derechos. [1] Ver mi galería en Ideogram.ai: joslud