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…
Category: Wednesday Writing Prompts
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…
Wednesday Writing Prompts-Can’t Sleep
This week’s prompt is all about a character who can’t sleep. What’s keeping them awake at night? Something good or something bad. Maybe the something bad stems from guilt. Does a nightmare wake them? The same one? Do they wake up at the same time every day? What are the consequences of their lack…
Wednesday Writing Prompts-Blue Suede Shoes
Elvis sang about them and now you can create a story around a pair of blue suede shoes. Who buys them? Who owns them? Who finds them? Who dances in them? Who loses them? Whose finds them on their front door step or in their car? Lots of ideas so have fun and happy…
Wednesday Writing Prompts-Dream a Little Dream
This week’s prompt is all about dreaming. Your character has a dream where he or she is on a train track. Does their dream reveal how they got there? What happens when they begin to walk along the tracks? Do they run into someone from their past? What happens when they wake up? Have…
Wednesday Writing Prompts-Turmoil in the Skies
Seems like every day there’s another news story about turmoil in the skies. Disruptive passengers, fights breaking out because someone doesn’t like what someone did or said, passengers who aren’t going to take being seated on an airplane for five hours, lightly. Some of the stories make you angry while some make you laugh out loud. However,…
Wednesday Writing Prompts-Hitting the Slopes
[wpvideo 9dsBg2DU] Anyone watching the Olympics? I thought we’d go with a winter sport theme for this week’s prompt. I’ve also picked a motion graphic too. Your character decides to give skiing a try for the first time. The story could focus on the ride up to the top of the mountain…just like in…
Wednesday Writing Prompts-Love is in the Air
You’ve probably guessed the focus of this week’s writing prompt. The title of your short story should be Love is in the Air. For your character that could be a good thing…or maybe not. Does your character finally get the courage to ask someone out on a date? Maybe your character gets asked out by someone…
Wednesday Writing Blog-The Wrong Pants
This week’s prompt is all about the wrong pants…or the wrong piece of any clothing. Here’s the scenario- Your character picks up their dry cleaning but when they get home they discover they have the wrong item. Do they find something in the pocket of that item? Are they tempted not to return it…
Wednesday Writing Prompts-Blue Moon
[wpvideo n7vkaK6D] I probably don’t have to tell you that there’s a blue moon, blood moon, and a lunar eclipse happening today so you know what this week’s prompt is about…the moon. It could be a story where the line once in a blue moon is used, or some event that happens around a full…