And the winner is.... Vanessa Reddy. Congrats you’ve won an assessment of a piece of writing. Max 1200 words. 😀

If you did 3 or more of the challenges you earned an entry into the giveaway.

How lovely are these?

Day Five . We’ve done it. We’ve got all the way to the end. On Friday I’ll pick a winner. You are very clever troll crushers.

Day 4. You’ve locked away the troll. It’s safe for the Muse to come out. Just for ten minutes. But first, the divine invocation...

Challenge 1, Day 3. Bad news from the museum.

Are you ready for day 2 of the challenge? Just four easy steps. Won’t take more than five minutes. Read the details below. Don’t forget to post a photo of your troll locked in its exhibit box.

Lol. The muse is mocking me.

What creative thing do you yearn to do, but you avoid doing?
Me, it’s picture books. I’m so scared of the mess of the first draft. I look at the sketch and words and think nasty thoughts about myself and my lack of experience.

Challenge 1 is all about standing together in a line as we stare down the ugly creativity-hating monsters that tell us we’re rubbish.

Here’s today’s task:

Day 1: name your art-loathing inner troll.

That’s all you have to do. Give it a name and comment below so I know you’re in on the challenge.

Tomorrow we’ll do another step. And another, until it runs away screaming.

Saturday will be the last day, and on Sunday I’ll put the names in the barrel and choose a winner of a 1200 word writing assessment.

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The sad, sad truth.