Four Line Fiction (2416)

Welcome to Four Line Fiction, a pix-to-prose challenge. The concept for the challenge is simple. Every second Tuesday (bi-weekly) I will post an image I have captured myself, featured from another blog or plucked from the Interweb. You as the writer are to use that image as a point of inspiration to craft a masterpiece of fiction in four lines. And now for this week’s image…

Image: David Ramos / Getty

This weeks photo is another aerial shot, this time it shows competitors competing in the 44th Marxa Beret Nordic ski race in Baqueira Beret, Spain. The images captures all of the racers moving from right to left, all but one following existing tracks carved into the snow on previous laps. The low angle of the sun sends elongated shadows of the skiers shooting towards the top of the image.

Rules and Guidelines

  • Write a four-line work of fiction to complement the image provided. How you interpret the image is up to you. Think of it as a place to start; all you have to do is take the reader on your journey.
  • There are no constraints to format. Prose, poetry, or any other form is acceptable as long as it tells a story in four lines. The length of each line is at your discretion, you do you.
  • When posting to your blog please add a pingback (link) to the Four Line Fiction challenge post and include the tags #gb4lf and #gmgblog on your post.
  • Although posting to your own blog is preferred, should you choose to post in the comments or to your social media accounts please include the tags above and leave a comment here so that others can find your work.
  • All images presented will be credited to the photographer/rights holder and whenever possible linked back to the source. Any featured images from a fellow blogger will only be used after permission has been granted.
  • Tell the world. It would be greatly appreciated if you shared the Four Line Fiction challenge post on your social media accounts. The more writers and readers the better.
  • Post submitted to the Four Line Fiction challenge may be included in Greg’s Blog Sunday Digest weekly review post and may appear on a future podcast. It is understood that all written works remain the property of the author.
  • If you enjoy participating in Four Line Fiction be sure to check out our other writing challenge Five Word Weekly.

Please reach out if you have questions or feedback about this challenge or anything of the content presented on Greg’s Blog.


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