I thought we’d try something a little different and go for a two week prompt. Two stories told from two perspectives. The theme of the two stories is hitchhiking. This week, your main character is the driver who picks up the hitchhiker. What makes your character stop and want to give this person a ride? What’s the…
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Wednesday Writing Prompts-Late For Something
This week’s writing prompt I took from my own book about writing prompts and the chapter on special days. Did you know that September 5th is officially Be Late for Something Day? What is your character late for? The bus, first day of school, an interview, appointment… Have fun and happy writing.
Wednesday Writing Prompt-Dirty Hands
Not sure if we’ve ever had this type of prompt before but this week it’s the title that’s the prompt. The title of your story is Dirty Hands. Who has the dirty hands? How did they get the dirty hands? Maybe dirty hands is a name of a café, a town, code word or someone’s password… Lots…
Wednesday Writing Prompts-Phone Call
This week’s prompt focuses on a phone call. Your character is waiting for an important call. Is it good or bad news? How are they dealing with the wait? How do they handle the news? Have fun and happy writing.
Wednesday Writing Prompts-
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.
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-Three Word Prompt
This week’s prompt focuses on three words that you have to fit somewhere in your story. They are- Swimming with sharks It could be that your character is literally swimming with sharks…maybe on a dare, perhaps they’re lost at sea. Or it could be just a phrase about someone or a situation where 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-Team Player
Whether you’re watching the World Cup games or not I thought this might be a fun writing prompt. You have a dream that suddenly you’re on a team in a crucial game and about to take corner kick. If this is a good dream then maybe you’re a top notch player and about to save the…