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Your two characters are wearing the same shoes. Were they supposed to? Is it part of a team outfit? Or did they not plan on wearing the same shoes to the event and it starts a conversation…maybe even an argument? Perhaps these two characters know one another, maybe they don’t. There’s lots you can…
I thought we’d try a video prompt this week. Who is this character? Why are they sitting drinking here in this spot? What’s happened or about to happen? What are they thinking? Have fun and happy writing.
Let’s start May with this photo prompt. What have this characters seen and why are they taking a photo of it? Have fun and happy writing.
Here is the final character(s) for your story. How do these two people fit into your story and how do they interact with the other three characters? I hope you’ve enjoyed the month long writing prompt. Would you like to see more four week writing prompts? Have fun and happy writing.
We’re in the third week of the month long character focused prompts. This week, this character joins the story. Who is she and what’s her connection to your two previous characters? Have fun and happy writing.
I had a last minute guest blogger cancellation so not as to go a Thursday without a post, I thought I’d share with you one of the exercises from my Writing Prompts book. This is from the chapter called Change the Plot Here’s the scenario and all you have to change the outcome- Your character is…
Here we are at the second part of the month long character writing prompt. This character now joins the story that you started writing last week. Who are they and what’s their connection to last week’s female character? Are they related? Even about to meet for the very first time? Have fun and…
It’s April, so I thought we’d try something different. A prompt that will carry through this entire month. Each week you’ll get a photo of a different character as your prompt. Think of it as a piece of a puzzle. All four characters will be part of the same story each playing a part in…
To close out our March prompts, I thought we’d try a live action video as our prompt. Use the above setting for your story. After you’ve watched the video what sort of story will you create? Mystery or romance. Is someone meeting someone here? Going on the rollercoaster ride? Someone lost at sea? A…
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This week’s prompt centers around this photo. Pick two people to use as your characters and begin your story with some dialogue. What opening line does one of these characters say to the other one? You might even conclude the story with dialogue from the other character. Have fun and happy writing.
