I thought we’d try something different this week. I’m calling it the three word challenge. Using your main character’s dialogue, he or she has to say the following three words somewhere in your story.
They are-
camera
watch
whiskey
I hope this one’s a fun prompt for you to tackle.
Happy writing.
I saw this photo that was titled storm. Your story doesn’t have to focus on a storm but I thought it was a very dramatic looking shot that could conjure up no end of possibilities for a story.
Maybe your character gets lost here, hides out in one of the buildings while the storm passes. Perhaps meets someone new on the street.
Have fun and happy writing.
This prompt focuses on a character who goes surfing. It could be the first time they go and they’re taking lessons. Maybe they’re a pro and teaching someone else.
Have fun and happy writing.
Today’s prompt focuses on a character who decides to learn to cook.
They sign up for a cooking class and what happens there is the basis of the story.
Do they discover cooking’s not just for them?
Does someone get hurt?
Maybe they find their true calling in life….
Have fun and happy writing.
For this prompt your character is walking on the beach and finds a starfish.
Some possibilities for story direction could be-
What is your character doing on the beach?
Has he or she been to this beach before?
Maybe it’s a beach by their childhood home.
What emotion does seeing the starfish evoke?
Have fun and happy writing.
This week I thought we’d try a line that occurs in the middle of your story. And that line is…
It happened once before.
It could be either part of narration or a character’s dialogue.
Have fun and happy writing.
This week’s prompt focuses on a fox.
Does your character wake up one morning and see this fox in the backyard?
Maybe they’re driving along and see it by the side of the road. Perhaps they stop to take a photo.
Does seeing a fox even have some significance for your character?
Have fun and happy writing.
This week’s prompt is about letter writing. You’ve probably heard about people who decide to write a letter to their younger self and that’s what your character decides to do.
At what age is ‘their younger self’ and what do they discover about themselves and the past during the process.
I think this one will be really fun and should be a great exercise on character development too.
Happy writing.
Today’s story focuses on lost items. Is it your character who loses something while traveling, maybe on a bus? Or do they find a lost item such as this red bag? Do they ever get the item back? What happens when they try to return a lost item?
Lots of things you can do with the theme of lost and found so have fun and happy writing.
This week’s prompt focuses on emotion.
What is your character feeling and why?
It could be that they’re sad, happy, angry…lots you can do with this one.
Have fun and happy writing.
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