It’s a title prompt this week. For those of you writing a short story, the title is… The Road Less Traveled What does that mean to your character? Are they about to embark on a journey? Is it somewhere new or some place they return to often? For those wanting to journal, what does…
Category: Wednesday Writing Prompts
Wednesday Writing/Journal Prompts-Out The Window
This week’s prompt is all about a window. For a short story, what does your character see when he or she looks out of the window? Something they shouldn’t? Something beautiful? Someone they like or have a crush on? Do they go outside or stay indoors and spy from afar? For journaling…look out the window…
Wednesday Writing/Journal Prompts-Sing a Song
This week it’s all about songs. If you’re writing a short story, your character decides to write a song. What is it about? Does he or she sing it for someone and what’s the result? Do they have a winning song on their hands or something they’d rather forget? If you’re going the journaling…
Wednesday Writing/Journal Prompt-Fireworks
It’s Fourth of July tomorrow and that means fireworks. For this week’s writing prompt, your story focuses on your character getting ready to watch a firework display What happens? Do they make it there on time? Is it as great as they’d hoped or does something go wrong? Maybe he or she doesn’t even make…
Wednesday Writing/Journal Prompts-Vacation
This week it’s all about vacations. Think back to one you took. If you’re going the journal route, write a couple of pages about it. Which one do you remember the most and why? If you’re the short story writer, then your prompt is to have your character head out on vacation. Where is…
Wednesday Writing/Journal Prompts-Motivation
This week the focus has been on motivation so let’s continue with that theme for this prompt. If you’re going the short story route, think about what motivates the character in your story. In fact, knowing that is key to any good story. What do they want? How are they going to get it?…
Wednesday Writing/Journal Prompts-A Summer Day
Memories sometimes make the perfect stories or at least an idea for a story. They also make the best journaling prompts. For this week’s prompt either journal about one of your summer memories or base a story upon it. Maybe it’s going to the beach, trying to get out of a sudden downpour or thunderstorm…the sights…
Wednesday Writing and Journal Prompts-Week One
I said we’d try something a little different for June, July, and August. You can see use the prompts for stories, or if you prefer, something to journal about. Over the years, I’ve kept a story journal off and on. When I’ve journaled every day, even if it’s the skeleton of something that could…
Wednesday Writing Prompts-Two Sides to Every Story
This week’s prompts is based on the saying that there are always two sides to every story. (This is also a great Point of View exercise too). Your story features two characters and each have their own take on what happened. How do the two stories differ…or are the same in certain spots of…
Wednesday Writing Prompts-Who Wears These Shoes?
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…