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.
Tag: short stories
Wednesday Writing Prompts- First Story Cubes Prompt
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…
Wednesday Writing Prompts-Help, I’m Lost at Sea
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…
Aim To Be Awful…it’s the key to great writing
Family and friends have always known that I’ve harbored a secret desire to paint. It’s been on my to do list and last year I dived straight in. Well, I say dived straight in but that isn’t really true. I looked at the watercolor paper, had the paints set out at the side of…
Anthologies-Ideal for Beginning Writers
I’m often asked for suggestions about markets that are more willing to consider new writers. There are a lot out there. Some will pay you a small amount while others will pay in copies. One market area I had a lot of success with was anthologies. In fact, I think being published in four anthologies at the…
Wednesday Writing Prompts-You Pick Your Favorite Opening Scene
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.
Wednesday Writing Prompts-Lighthouse
For this week’s prompt let’s get into a summer mood and thinking about beaches and the sea and focus on a lighthouse. Does your character see one while out at sea? Are they lost at sea? Are they visiting an old lighthouse…maybe they’re returning to one they visited at a child. Maybe it’s a lighthouse…
Wednesday Writing Prompts-Hobbies Week One-Photography
I thought we’d try something a little different for writing prompts. An overall theme and stories that fit into them. First theme hobbies. Each week your character will tackle a new hobby. This week it’s photography- Has your character been given a new camera? Maybe one’s been sitting in their closet and they’re finally…
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?…