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Continuing on with last week’s prompt, now it’s time to write from a new perspective. Last week your character was the person who picked up the hitchhiker, but this week they’re the one needing the ride. Where are they going? What’s their story? Who offers them a ride? Have fun and happy writing. Advertisements
I thought we’d try something a little different and go for a two week prompt. Two stories told from two perspectives. The theme of the two stories is hitchhiking. This week, your main character is the driver who picks up the hitchhiker. What makes your character stop and want to give this person a ride? What’s the…
This week’s writing prompt I took from my own book about writing prompts and the chapter on special days. Did you know that September 5th is officially Be Late for Something Day? What is your character late for? The bus, first day of school, an interview, appointment… Have fun and happy writing.
Not sure if we’ve ever had this type of prompt before but this week it’s the title that’s the prompt. The title of your story is Dirty Hands. Who has the dirty hands? How did they get the dirty hands? Maybe dirty hands is a name of a café, a town, code word or someone’s password… Lots…
This week’s prompt focuses on a phone call. Your character is waiting for an important call. Is it good or bad news? How are they dealing with the wait? How do they handle the news? Have fun and happy writing.
This week’s prompt is a photo one and here it is- Where is the little girl? Is she lost? Has she been to a carnival and won this toy? Is she running away? Lots of directions you can take this one. Have fun and happy writing.
Last month I told you about the Story Cubes I purchased. I thought it would be fun to try some writing prompts based on them. Here’s what the roll of the cubes produced this time around. Lots of ideas and you don’t have to include everything you see. A couple of times I’ve picked two…
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I saw this photo and thought it would be perfect for this week’s prompt. Maybe your character is out on the ocean and sees someone’s hand appear out of the water. Perhaps it’s your character who’s in trouble and needs help. What’s happened to get them into this dire situation and do they get rescued? Have…
This week’s prompt focuses on three words that you have to fit somewhere in your story. They are- Swimming with sharks It could be that your character is literally swimming with sharks…maybe on a dare, perhaps they’re lost at sea. Or it could be just a phrase about someone or a situation where the…
I thought we’d try something a little different for this week’s prompt. Write the opening scene for three different stories based on this photo, then pick which one you like best and complete the short story. Have fun and happy writing.
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