Monthly Wine Writing Challenge #3
Does word association free the unconscious mind? Try this one:
Dog, Cat, Fur, Coat, Enshroud, Night, Eye, Heart, Love, Hate, Dark, Red, Wine…
If you came up with the same conclusion this challenge is perfect for you. The Drunken Cyclist came up with the idea of a Monthly Wine Writing Challenge, The Armchair Sommelier set last month’s theme (both blog names are fantastic word associations in themselves) and it’s my turn to set the challenge for September 2013 – thanks to everyone who was kind enough to vote for me.
The theme is . . . POSSESSION.
What associations does that word conjure up for you and how does that relate to wine?
Here’s what you have to do to join in:
Deadline for submission: Monday, September 23rd 2013 (four weeks from now).
Voting Begins: Tuesday, September 24th
Voting Ends: Saturday, September 28th
Winner Announced: Sunday, September 29th (like The Armchair Sommelier, it takes me a while to do maths).
The rules are simple.
1. The Monthly Wine Writing Challenge is a work in progress. Any (or all) of the “rules” below can be amended or even changed. As long as you are the King/Queen of the Wine Writing Challenge.
2. Write a post/article/essay based on the month’s theme. It is up to you to determine how to interpret the theme, but there needs to be some connection to wine.
3. The post should be between 500-1000 words because it’s been proved that people nod off after this time. If you disagree and can keep them riveted, go ahead. If you search WordPress for the tag wplongform you’ll realise you are not alone.
4. The post has to include a connection to wine (it’s a wine writing challenge).
5. Post your article/essay on your own blog. Link back to this post, send me a link to your post, or include it as a comment here (or do all three). I will link to all the posts at the voting announcement (on 24th September).
6. Spread the word. Use the hashtag #MWWC3 on Twitter and Facebook and persuade, cajole, or bribe as many of your wine-centric blogger friends and connections to take the plunge. Who knows what sparkling writing and ideas could emerge from two little words (possession and wine that is!)
7. Once voting begins, vote for your top three favourite posts… but you can’t vote for yourself. The winner will get a huge virtual round of applause and will set the next month’s challenge (i.e. October 2013).
8. Here’s an optional badge that can appear on your post. Feel free to download.
If you’ve never taken part in a writing challenge before, this is a great place to start. Who knows what your unconscious mind will reveal. Uncork your creativity (sorry) and enjoy writing and reading all the other interpretations. So are you up for this?
Related articles
- Monthly Wine Writing Challenge #1 (thedrunkencyclist.com)
- Monthly Wine Writing Challenge #2 (armchairsommelier.wordpress.com)
- Wine in the afternoon – how to survive a wine fair (mycustardpie.com)
Trackbacks
- Wednesday’s Meritage – Wine Quiz Answer, #MWWC2 Winner, #MWWC3 Theme, Cabernet Day and more | Talk-A-Vino
- Salcheto Vineyard : Montepulciano, Southern Tuscany | Do in Dubai
- BLOGGER CHALLENGE: A Week of Words | Cheri Speak
- Excess baggage – new cookbooks and old | My Custard Pie
- Kept in the dark. A night of eating without seeing. | My Custard Pie
- The Possession Obsession | Duff's Wines
- Wednesday’s Meritage – Wine Quiz Answer, Oh No, Don’t Lose The Bottle, Wine Prices, Reminders and more | Talk-A-Vino
- ‘He Who Knows He Has Enough is Rich’ -Lao Tzu « From Vinho Verde to Barolo with Love
- How Possessive Are The Wine Lovers? | Talk-A-Vino
- Wednesday’s Meritage – Wine Quiz Answer, Chinese Terroirs, #MWWC3 Last Chance, [again] Wine Reviews and more | Talk-A-Vino
- MWWC #3: Possession | the winegetter
- Possession: It’s Mine!!! #MWWC3 | Red Wine Diva
- Rice wine at the Mid-Autumn Festival | Saucy gander
- Who owns a name? Celebrating Robert Mondavi’s centenary | My Custard Pie
- Possession: Entry Denied | foodwineclick
- My store cupboard saviour – Tortilla or Spanish omelette | My Custard Pie
- DEPOSSESSED DRINK: WINE ON LOAN #MWWC3 | WAYWARD WINE
- SALCHETO VINEYARD MONTEPULCIANO SOUTHERN TUSCANY
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My Custard Pie 
A great challenge. I can’t wait to see people’s posts…
Cheers,
Rosa
Thanks Rosa – me too
Oooh, I am tempted…
Oh do, do …please do… would love to read what you write about possession and wine.
I love it! Can’t wait to read . . . and write!! Salud!
Can’t wait to read yours 🙂
Great Challenge, if I had time and things to say about wine I would definitely join in!
Looking forward to see the posts.
Me too Regula 🙂
Oh I am really quite tempted as one of my aims for the new year (I still work on academic years) is to work on my writing.
Oh do – would love your take on this.
The entries for August were all excellent. Well done for winning 🙂 I’ll be braver and submit something this time!
Really looking forward to reading it.
How intriguing. I’m just about to start a paper on Gastronomy and Communication with, you guessed it, a wine writing assignment. I shall be looking to you for plenty of tips and examples. Great challenge.
Wow – I love the sound of that paper. Where are you studying?
Hi Sally,
what a good idea ! Just returned from Tuscany and the competition inspired me to do my next post on our visit to a fantastic vineyard The Salcheto, just outside Montepulciano.
here is the post: http://doindubai.com/2013/08/29/salcheto-vineyard-montepulciano-southern-tuscany/
Sally,
Just posted my piece on ‘Possession”. Great challenge!
http://duffswines.com/2013/09/11/the-possession-obsession/
Marvelleuse
Here you go! http://armchairsommelier.wordpress.com/2013/09/13/im-not-a-hoarder-im-a-collector-mwwc3/
Woo hoo – fantastic post….and incredible collection of glasses!
Thank you for this fun challenge! Here is my submission: http://foxress.wordpress.com/
Great to see they are caretakers of the land rather than trying to possess. Fantastic post.
I followed your blog–and I hope that means I’ll get a reminder to vote… I loved reading last months entries. Congratulations on winning!
Voting starts soon – it’ll be in your reader on 24th – enshallah. And thanks for the follow.
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Monthly Wine Writing Challenge – are you up for it???
You’ve already seen it, but I thought I’d throw it out here as well. My submission, with the in-official title “Are German winemakers merely possessors?”:
http://wp.me/p2qdVv-uN
Great title and article. This is going to be a tough round to vote on. How to just pick one?
Well, that’s why it’s good we can nominate three…and then see where the chips fall. That is still the policy, right?
Glad you reminded me. Just trying to fix the poll settings for easy voting so a timely reminder!!
This is the first challenge I have participated in. Great topic! As I was reading all the other posts for #MWWC3, I was inspired to write as well. http://red-wine-diva.com/2013/09/19/possession-its-mine-mwwc3/ Cheers!
So glad you were inspired to write. Cheers indeed.
Here’s my submission: http://bit.ly/1eUVzR8 (As you will see, I took it quite literally.)
Literal is good – especially as you did it with a twist. Love it.
Well here is my foray, because I am possessed.
http://thewineraconteur.wordpress.com/2013/09/20/possession/
I was really moved by your post. Does that mean I am too?
I guess that is all predicated on the depth of your cellar, as you saw mine has too many, so I must fight the “possessed” feelings more often.
Is there such a thing as too many bottles of wine? 🙂
Hi Sally, here’s my entry, having taken *massive* liberties with the challenge and theme: http://saucygander.wordpress.com/2013/09/21/rice-wine-at-the-mid-autumn-festival/
I think I probably took massive liberties with my own theme too. You’d think I’d choose a theme with a post in mind wouldn’t you? Nope!
Must be the influence of all that wine!
Touche 🙂
Made it just in time! http://foodwineclick.com/2013/09/22/possession-entry-denied/
Hooray! So glad you did 🙂
Thank you for the challenge! Possession and wine, in turns, seem easy topics to tackle until I took a step back. It’s easy to be greedy, hard to realize we are: Check it out: http://waywardwine.com/2013/09/23/depossessed-drink-mwwc3/
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