We’ve all waited in line for something. This time of the year the wait time seems to get longer. The character of your story is in line but grows inpatient and decides to head off to some other part of the building or store. What do they stumble upon? Have fun and happy writing.
Tag: short stories
Monday Writing Prompts-Cyber
Today’s Cyber Monday and that’s the focus of this Monday’s prompt. It could be about a character who goes online to shop or something else that happens in cyberspace on any given Monday. Have fun and happy writing.
Monday Writing Prompt-Rewriting Spooky
It’s Halloween this Friday so I couldn’t let a Monday Writing Prompt slip by without one with a spooky slant. For this one pick your favorite horror or ghost story and rewrite its ending. Have fun and happy writing.
Monday Writing Prompt-Money Grows on Trees
For this Monday writing prompt I was hoping to post a photo of one of the trees in my back yard. The color of its leaves was amazing and note I used the past tense here. Before I got to snap the photo Mother Nature took control and now the tree is bare. However, it…
Monday Writing Prompt-Dog Days of Summer
We’re at the mid-point of the summer season so for this prompt use the line dog days of summer somewhere in the story. It could be part of dialogue or an internal thought. It could even been the opening or closing line of the story. Have fun and happy writing.
Monday Writing Prompt-Setting Goals
June is almost over and so is half the year. I’ve been reading lots of articles about setting goals and using the mid-year mark as a way to gauge how you’re doing. That’s what your character is doing too. What’s their goal, have they achieved it, and what were the consequences? Maybe they haven’t reached…
Chicken Soup for the Soul and a Short Story Contest
Check out these if you write essays or short stories Chicken Soup For the Soul is looking for submissions for a couple of books that will have a Christmas theme including Christmas in Canada http://www.chickensoup.com/story-submissions/submit-your-story The Short Story is seeking stories between 1,000-5,000 words. There is an entry fee of 5 pounds which is payable…
The Monday Writing Prompt-Water
It’s been raining and raining for at least 36 hours which gave me the idea for this Monday’s writing prompt. Create a story where water is the theme. Maybe there’s a flood where the character lives. Maybe the character is looking for water. Have fun and happy writing.
The Monday Writing Prompt-Losing Things
Not sure what made me think of this week’s writing prompt but I hope you have fun with this one. Your character either leaves something behind on public transport or finds something that someone else has left behind. What is it and what are the consequences? Happy writing.
Pages of Stories Opportunity
I got this e-mail from Darlene at Pages Of Stories and thought I’d share it with you just in case anyone wants to try their hand at a story based on an ABBA song- Hi Everyone! As many of you are aware Pages Of Stories has returned from hiatus! About a year ago I announced…