Member-only story Writing Cats Creative Writing Writing Challenge New Writers Welcome Blaugust is Here Audrey Zetta 2 min read3 days ago -- Listen Share Join this writing challenge and see what you can do Press enter or click to view image in full size Photo by Markus Winkler on Unsplash How you doin’? It’s been a long time since I’ve published anything, but I am getting back on that runaway horse. What’s been going on in my life is a lot of chaos- new jobs, new interests, learning, lots of existential panic, family health issues, and just so much more. And oh hey, I have a foster cat! Ruby, my foster cat. She had to have her tail amputated, but she is happy and healthy. (photo by author 2026) But let’s get back to Blaugust! This is the first I’ve heard of this fun challenge, but I am fresh off a 14-day writing sprint that has given me the confidence of a male podcaster. I heard of Blaugust through this post: https://medium.com/@brennanbrown/you-dont-need-to-write-95e4f129b10c Which led me to this blog: https://nerdgirlthoughts.game.blog/2026/07/15/blaugust-2026-is-coming/ Which prompted me to join using this google sign up page: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScouIfF_RGkOPhWbyDjAhGTnxJ0smWfhZEiZRiAeLnvzPuO9g/viewform My goal for Blaugust is to write every day. I would love to publish every day, but I also need to edit a story I just finished, so if…