Seems like it’s one sporting event after another this month. Today it’s the start of tennis at Wimbledon. Today’s writing prompt is all about a tennis ball. Your character is in the crowd and catches a stray ball. They keep it but when they get home realize that’s it’s not your everyday tennis ball. What’s…
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Monday Writing Prompt-World Cup Fever
Whether or not you’re a soccer fan, it’s hard to miss that the World Cup is now underway. Current events and happenings are ideal for sparking story ideas so for this prompt, something happens to your character while he or she is watching a game…and no, it doesn’t have to be soccer. Maybe the character…
Monday Writing Prompt-Mistaken Identity
Today’s writing prompt is all about mistaken identity. Your main character is mistaken for someone else. Who is it? What’s their story? And another story idea…maybe it’s not mistaken identity? What is the character hiding? Have fun and happy writing.
Monday Writing Prompt-June Weddings
It’s June and a favorite month for weddings. Sometimes people have too much to drink when they attend one. So for this writing prompt your character attends a wedding. It could be that they’re the one who gets drunk or someone they know, even a relative. Either way something is revealed that was a secret…
The Monday Writing Prompt-Holidays
It’s a holiday weekend in both the US and UK. So that’s the theme of this writing prompt. It’s a day off from work, what does your character or characters get up to or have planned? Have fun and happy writing.
The Monday Writing Prompt-First Line
For this Monday’s prompt it’s the first line of a story- It’s Never Too Late. Who says it, why do they say it, and what do they mean by it? Have fun and happy writing.
The Monday Writing Prompt-Wrong Bus
There have been lots of stories about people boarding a plane thinking it’s going one place and they end up in another city, even another country. For this writing prompt the character gets on the wrong bus. Where do they end up and what are the consequences? Have fun and happy writing.
The Monday Writing Prompt-Food
I’m currently reading a novel where food plays a major role. I’m also working on a cookbook hence the idea for this prompt. Your character is cooking a dish. What is it, who is it for? Does it turn out perfectly or is it a disaster? Have fun and happy writing.
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-Old Cameras
I know most people use either digital cameras or cell phones to take photos but for this writing prompt the main character buys an old camera in an antique store. When he or she get it home they discover a roll of film still inside. They have it developed, what do they see on the…