It’s a new month so I thought we’d try something a little different. Five weeks but just one photo as a prompt and each week we’ll change the genre. If you feel you really want to be challenged or fire up the muse, a great way to do that is to write in a genre…
Tag: short story ideas
Accept the Challenge-Out at Sea
Are you ready to Accept the Challenge? This week’s it’s a photo prompt. Your character decides to head to the beach, walks out on the sand and sees the above image. Your challenge is to come up with a story about it. Have fun and happy writing.
Accept the Challenge-Time
The theme of this week’s Accept the Challenge is time. What type of story can you compose that’s theme is time? Maybe a character is late for an important meeting. Maybe the alarm doesn’t work and they sleep until noon. Or perhaps you have a character who’s running out of time. Lots of option so…
Accept the Challenge-Lost Phone
Welcome to this week’s Accept the Challenge. The prompt for today is about a lost phone. Maybe your character is the person who has lost the phone or maybe they’re the person who finds it. Where was it lost or found? If your character is the person to find it, what did they find on…
Accept the Challenge-Solar Eclipse
This week’s challenge is all about a solar eclipse. Yes, if you’re ever looking for story prompts, look at recent and upcoming events and you’re sure to get some ideas. Next week there’s a solar eclipse about to take place. How does your story unfold? Does it happen before, during or after? Does your character…
Accept The Challenge-Carrier Pigeon
For this last challenge of March, it’s all about a carrier pigeon. Maybe your character uses one to convey important information. Or perhaps, your character has a note bearing pigeon land on the bird feeder. Either way, what is the communication about and what’s the outcome? Hope you have fun and happy writing.
Accept the Challenge-Walking
For this challenge I thought we’d opt for a short video. Maybe your character walks here to get away from it all. Perhaps they’re meeting someone. Maybe the walk turns into a run when they sense they’re not alone. Have fun and happy writing.
Accept the Challenge-The Ferris Wheel
Time for another challenge and this week it’s time to take a ride on a Ferris wheel. Maybe it’s your character has never been on one before. Perhaps they’ve been scared and today they decide they’re going to put their fear aside. Maybe they own the Ferris wheel. They might even get stuck on the…
Accept The Challenge-Leap
It’s not only a leap year but today is February 29th. You’ve probably guessed that this challenge has a leap year connection. The theme is leap and you can do lots of things with it. Maybe your story’s title is leap. Maybe your character’s name is leap. Perhaps your character takes a great leap. Or…
Accept the Challenge-Meditation
This week’s challenge features a character who decides to give meditation a try. They’ve signed up for a class and hope it will bring them the stress free break they’ve been looking for. What happens in the class? Is it a good or bad experience and what does your character learn? Happy writing.