Wednesday prompts hasn’t featured a photo prompt in a long time so I thought this week we’d use one. Here it is- Does the couple start a train journey? Are they returning from a journey? Have they only just met on the train? Will your story have a romance or mystery element to it?…
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Wednesday Writing Prompts-Missing Teddy Bear
When I was a child I wouldn’t leave home without my teddy bear named Eddie (yes, I still have him). One year we were on vacation and he was kidnapped from the hotel room (or should that be teddyknapped?). The story has a happy ending and he was found…no ransom was handed over! However, the story you create this…
Wednesday Writing Prompts-The Grass Is Always Greener
This week’s prompt is based on the saying- The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence. Does you character utter these words? Does someone else say them to your character? Is the character thinking of moving someplace else? Maybe your character is envious about the neighbor having a better looking garden?…
Wednesday Writing Prompts-The Sound of Silence
I got the idea for this week’s prompt while I was sitting outside on Sunday afternoon. Go outside and listen to what you can hear. For me it was birds singing, a dog barking, and a plane flying overhead. Write a short story based on the noises you hear. Have fun and happy writing.
Wednesday Writing Prompts-The Light At the End of the Tunnel
For this week’s prompt, the word’s the light at the end of the tunnel should feature somewhere in it. It could be the title. It could be a line of dialogue. It could be the theme. It could even be the opening or closing line. Have fun and happy writing.
Wednesday Writing Prompts-Back In Time
This week’s prompt is all about time travel. Your character wakes up one day and sees this calendar hanging on the wall. What do they think? Has someone played a joke on them? Is this really the actual year and have they been somehow living in the future? What’s the first thing they do and…
Wednesday Writing Prompts-Tattoo
For this week’s prompt your character gets a tattoo. Is it their first tattoo? Do they already have lots of tattoos? Does someone dare them to get one? What sort of tattoo do they get and why? Do they have regrets or second thoughts about their decision? Have fun and happy writing.
Wednesday Writing Prompts-Message in a Bottle
For this writing prompt it’s all about a message in a bottle. Is your character the one who finds the bottle? Maybe they’re the one who writes the message? What is written on the sheet of paper? Is it something romantic or was it written as an SOS? When was it written and how…
Wednesday Writing Prompts-Lost and Found
This prompt focuses on lost keys. Is your character the person who loses the keys or finds them? Where were they lost or found? Out on a trail, public transportation, grocery store maybe? What lock do the keys fit? Car, house, deposit box? What’s the character’s reaction when they either discover they’re lost or…
Wednesday Writing Prompts-First Flight
For this writing prompt your character has received a gift certificate for a flight in a hot air balloon. Some questions to ponder before you begin writing… Have they ever been in one before? Who gave them the gift? Do they hate heights? Do they have a fear of flying? Do they overcome their…