No Tuesday guest blogger today so it’s time for another Story Sparkler. This week it’s a scenario for your character- They get locked in a store overnight. What sort of store is it and how do they pass the time?
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Story Sparklers-Showing and Not Telling
No Tuesday guest blogger today so thought we’d dive into another Story Sparkler. This time it’s all about showing versus telling. Telling a story rather than showing it, is a common reason for the dreaded rejection letter. Here’s a short scene from a story, see how you can take it from its fatal telling mode…
Wednesday Writing Prompts-Book Covers
Continuing with our month long prompts based on sayings, this week it’s Don’t judge a book by its cover. Who says this, are they referring to themselves or another character? This might be the title of the story, a line of dialogue or even the theme. Have fun and happy writing.
Another Story Sparkler-Story Fragments
No Tuesday guest blogger today so I thought we’d fill the space with another Story Sparkler. This time it’s story fragments. All you need to do is fit a story around them. The moon shone over the lake. Alan saw a figure moving in the trees. It was Tuesday and it was raining…
Story Sparklers…Let’s Try Something New
Most of us are stuck at home these days. Many of you might be working from home and needing to take a break now and then. With that in mind, I thought we’d try something new. And even if you haven’t written anything before and one of many who’ve decided to write a…
Wasting Time…No, Generating Ideas
One thing you have to be aware of when you’re self-employed is wasting time. Monday morning was an example of that for me…well, so I thought. My mid-morning ritual is to make myself a mug of green tea to carry me through until lunchtime. I work from home so that means going into the…
Wednesday Writing Prompts-Shoes
A new month and I thought we’d use it for prompts based on sayings- The first one is if the shoe fits Is your character buying a new pair of shoes? Are they retuning shoes? Find a pair of shoes? If you’re journaling, what does the saying mean to you? Do you have a memory/story…
Wednesday Writing Prompts-What Did You Say?
This week’s prompt centers around this photo. Pick two people to use as your characters and begin your story with some dialogue. What opening line does one of these characters say to the other one? You might even conclude the story with dialogue from the other character. Have fun and happy writing.
Wednesday Writing Prompts-Back In Time
This week’s prompt is all about time travel. Your character wakes up one day and sees this calendar hanging on the wall. What do they think? Has someone played a joke on them? Is this really the actual year and have they been somehow living in the future? What’s the first thing they do and…
Monday Writing Prompts-Abandoned Places
This week’s prompt focuses on this photo- Maybe your character stumbles upon it by chance. Perhaps it’s a place they once visited in their childhood. Maybe something bad happened there. Lots of possibilities so have fun and happy writing.