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Wednesday Wildcard

A different activity every Wednesday!

Week 1: Worldbuilding - Discussion posts detailing different aspects of worldbuilding in writing

Week 2: Wonderful Wednesdays - Advice from fellow Redditors about writing specific topics

Week 3: Poetry Corner - Practice your poetry skills by writing a poem 60 - 350 words based on the theme and constraint!

Week 4: Let's Talk About Poems - Information about poetry. Forms, Resources, and Learning.

Week 5: Bonus - Special activities for the rare fifth week. Mod AUAs, Get to Know A Mod, and more!

Have any suggestions? Send us a modmail!

2025

Month	Week 1	Week 2	Week 3	Week 4	Week 5
	Worldbuilding	Wonderful Wednesday	Poetry Corner	Let's Talk About Poems	Bonus
January			Mythology
February			Night
March			Obsession
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December

2024

Month	Week 1	Week 2	Week 3	Week 4	Week 5
	Worldbuilding	Wonderful Wednesday	Poetry Corner	Let's Talk About Poems	Bonus
January		Writing Emotions
February		Setting Goals	Cold Feet
March			Death
April		Editing	Echoes
May			Gravity
June			Honor
July
August
September			Illusion
October			Jinx
November			Knowledge	Sonnets
December			Luminescense

2023

Month	Week 1	Week 2	Week 3	Week 4	Week 5
	Worldbuilding	Wonderful Wednesday	Poetry Corner	Flash Fiction Challenge	Bonus
January		Writing Older People	Chasing Dreams	Alpine Resort and Buck
February		Unrequited Love	Fire!	A Cathedral and a Drone
March		Writing Siblings	Lock (and Key)	An Enclave and a Figurine
April		Writing Robots	Disaster
May		Writing Fight Scenes	Lost & Found
June		Writing Gods / Religions	Little Moments
July		Writing Accents / Dialects	Solitude
August		Writing LQBTQIA+ Characters	Time
September		Writing Children	Astronomy
October		Writing Horror	Bewitching
November		Writing Mental Health	Feast / Famine
December		Writing Holidays

2022

Month	Week 1	Week 2	Week 3	Week 4	Week 5
	Worldbuilding	Wondering Wednesday	Poetry Corner	Flash Fiction Challenge	Bonus
January				A Cubicle and a Gnome
February				A Kitchen and a Crowbar
March		Wondering Wednesday Intro
April		AMA with u/katpoker666 and u/nobodysgeese	Spring	A Theater and a Knife
May		AMA & Dialogue	The Uninvited	A Boathouse and A Ouija Board
June		AMA & Character Development	Pirates
July			Portal
August			Reunion	A Queue and A Card
September			On Top of the World	An Aquarium and a Bandana
October			Choice	A Palace and a Poltergeist
November		Writing Teenagers	Serendipity	Reed and a Racetrack
December		Writing Parents

2021

Month	Week 1	Week 2	Week 3	Week 4	Week 5
	Worldbuilding	Wisdom Wednesdays	Did You Know?	Flash Fiction Challenge	Bonus
January	Science Fiction Attrition	...Everyone		Beach and To-Do List
February	Looking Back to Look Ahead	LisWrites and vibrant-shadows	r/ShortStories	A Field and a Door
March	Earth of Another Color	Iruleatants & Stickfist		A Museum and a Purse
April		HedgeKnight & QuiscoverFontaine			Get to Know a Mod: ArchipelagoMind
May	A Rose by Any Other Name…	AliciaWrites & TenspeedGV	Image Prompts	An Arboretum and a Trashcan
June	Portal Sins
July	All Out of Ideas (Again)!			A Parking Lot and A Shell
August				A Library and A Hook
September	Gross Encounters of the Third Kind			A Zeppelin and Zinfandel
October	Folksy Fears			A Karaoke Bar and An Envelope
November				A Pavillion and a Turkey
December				A Rooftop and a box

2020

Month	Week 1	Week 2	Week 3	Week 4	Week 5
	Worldbuilding	Wisdom Wednesdays	Did You Know?	Flash Fiction Challenge	Bonus
January	New Year, Old Fears	Palmerranian & Xacktar	r/promptoftheday	An Iron Gate & A Feather	Ask the Mods Anything!
February	Sidetracks, Sojourns, and Segues	nickofnight & Ryter99	Theme of the Week	A Garage and A Bow
March	All out of Ideas!	rudexvirus & JustLexx	Keeping Busy in Self-Isolation	A Traffic Jam & A Song
April	Lex Explains: Camp Nano	Leebeewilly, psalmoflament, & mobaisle_writing			Get to Know a Mod: Cody_Fox23
May		Breadyly & Lilwa_Dexel	You Know Things Too!	A Pond & A Bicycle
June	Once Upon a Crime	BLT_WITH_RANCH & Errorwrites	[RF] Tag	A Carnival & A Key
July	The Age of Ignorance	bookstorequeer and OldBayJ	[PI] and [CC] Tags	Lottery Ticket and a Laundromat	Get to Know a Mod: OldBayJ
August	Degrees of Disbelief	Poetry Special (w/ scottbeckman, curioustriangle & DoppelgangerDelux)	Don't Have to Fulfill Every Detail	An Album and a Den
September	Fake It Till You Break It	Ford9863 & lynx_elia	Contests Archive	A Castle and A Laser
October	Fortune Favors the Bored	Matig123 & Lady_Oh	NaNoWriMo: Arrival Imminent	A Graveyard and a Shovel
November	The Trouble With Tyrants	ecstaticandinsatiate & shuflearn	Published Books
December	A Year In A Post (2)	mattswritingaccount & badderlocks	Revamped Discord	A Party and Gingerbread

2019

Month	Week 1	Week 2	Week 3	Week 4	Week 5
	Worldbuilding	Challenge the Mods	Did You Know?	Flash Fiction Challenge	Bonus
January	Planning and Over-Planning	January Challenges	We're Having a Contest!	A Castle & Worn Note	Get to Know a Mod: novatheelf
February	Absence of Ambition	February Challenges	Weekly Campfire Readings	A Library & Flower
March	The Idea of Evil	March Challenges	[IP]s in Header/Sidebar	A Park & A Ticket
April	Rome Was Cloned in a Day	April Challenges	[EU] Tag	A Convention Center & A Name Tag
May	Implicit and Explicit "Substance"	May Challenges	Flast Fiction Contest!	A Balcony & Butterflies	Get To Know a Mod: rudexvirus
June	Good Gods!	June Challenges	Writing Challenges!	A Stadium & A Coin
July	Fate, Fortune, and Free Will	July Challenges	You Don't Have to Be an Expert!	A Garden & A Pillow
August	The Perils of Prophecy		Feedback Post Every Friday	A Ship & A Raven
September	Here Be Dragons			A Dirt Road & A Corkscrew
October	Undead Obsessions		Next Month is NaNoWriMo		Abandoned Building & A Notebook
November	You'd Rather Be Running		Sorting By New
December	A Year in a Post			An Airport & A Candy Cane

2018

Month	Week 1	Week 2	Week 3	Week 4	Week 5
	Q&A / Worldbuilding	Workshop / Guides / Challenge the Mods	Did You Know?	Flash Fiction Challenge	Bonus
January	Daily Writing Routine	Apostrophe Usage	New Mods!	Ladybug at an Arcade	Get to Know: ecstaticandinsatiate
February	Staying Motivated	Show vs. Tell	[RF] Tag / Get to Know: Samjez	Glass Beads and <See Image>
March	Sticking The Ending	Character Development	Book Readings in Discord!	Radio at a Birthday Party
April	Writers & Money	"Thought" Verb Exercise	Three New Mods	Lemonade at a Museum
May	On Finding Writing Time	Guide to Writing Guides	Redesign's Fancy-Pants Editor	Cork on a Bus	Get to Know: ScarecrowSid
June	Free For All	Believable Characters: Environment and History	Spotlights and a Hall of Fame	Pocket Watch in a Forest
July	Getaway and Flash Fiction Results	NaNoWriMo Tips, Tricks, and Tactics	Writing Sprints	Birthday Candles on a Lake Shore
August	Tiix's Free for All	August Challenge the Mods	Image Prompts	Backpack at a Zoo	Get to Know: Tiix
September		September Challenge the Mods	You're the Best Around	Leaning Tower of Pisa and a Walkman*
October	Support A Fellow Writer	October Challenge the Mods	Next Month is NaNoWriMo	A crystal in a Haunted House	Ask Us Anything - Halloween!
November	Procrastination!	November Challenge the Mods	Simple Prompts	Campground and a Snowflake
December	Top-Down vs Bottom-Up - New!	December Challenge the Mods	Best of 2018	Paradise & Headphones

* Special Poetry Edition - A Library & A Dog

2017

Month	Week 1	Week 2	Week 3	Week 4	Week 5
	Q&A	Workshop	Did You Know?	Flash Fiction Challenge	Bonus
July				Doughnut Shop and a Wallet
August	Publishing	Accountability	[PM] Tag	The Sea and an Old Sofa	Ask the Mods Anything!
September	Free For All	The Creative Process	Best of Writing Prompts	Long Dirt Road and Bottle of Whiskey
October	NaNoWriMo	NaNoWriMo - Tips, Tricks, Tactics	NaNoWriMo is Coming	Graffiti at an Amusement Park
November	Pantsing it for Nano	Keep Writing Tips For Nano	We Have a Weekly Schedule	A Rooftop and a Tin Can
December	Marketing As A Writer	Motivation	You Own What You Write	Paris with a Paintbrush