Writing Prompt #9

One very useful thing to try when practicing your craft (a word that has been stressed to me quite recently) is to look at pictures and write a scene about what happened, who was there, etc. 

(If you want, you can take a gander at my Flickr gallery to get some ideas jumpstarted.)

Happy Writings!

Writing Prompt #8

Think falls more under brainstorming than an actual prompt, but hey, it's something.
I've found that when I write essays, it actually does help to write an outline, although that's a far cry from a story/book.
So, what I did the other day was just write out what will happen in my story blow by blow. Something like this, just to give you an idea: "Lucy goes to the coffee shop. She sees a kid getting kidnapped. She runs after the car using her superspeed and peels the top off the car and saves the kid."
(This is not the plot to my book by the way, it's just what popped into my noggin first.)

Writing Prompt #7

Think of a story and / or movie that - as far as you're concerned - ended horribly, and you know you can do better. Rewrite the ending to better suit your whims. Trust me, this is really fun!

Happy Writing!

Writing Prompts #5 & #6

So, I was at school most of the day, and when I got home, my internet was out. Sorry.
Anyhow, here's two prompts:
1) Take a rather well-known story and write a parody. It will force you to closely examine the original, while opening up vague areas that you can clarify . . . humorously.
2) Create a character based on somebody you know. Place them in an awkward situation and let it play out. Oh yes, and involve a unicorn.

Writing Prompt #4

Most stories use combined dialogue and narrative.
Stretch your brain muscles and write a story that is either all dialogue or all narrative.
Now, don't think that just because you're using narrative that people are silent the entire time, or just because you're using dialogue nothing can happen.
Be creative!

Happy Writing!

Writing Prompt #3

Find one of those awesome pictures with the goggies or the kittehs with the funny captions. Take the caption, and frame a story around it.
This should be fun . . .

Happy Writing!

Writing Prompt #2

NaNoWriMo is quickly approaching, so I thought I'd try to post a prompt every day to get us warmed up.

Pick a country that you've never been to, and create a character from that country (past, present, or future - your choice). Try to grasp the accent of your character, and write down what they say as they say it. Meaning, if your character is from Scotland, and they say "I don't know what you're talking about", they'd say it like this: "Ah dunno what oor takin' aboot". Obviously, spelling is not important here, just the feel of the dialect. (Youtube can be a great resource for this, by the way!)

Hint: I've found that it helps with writing the words if you actually say them out loud with the accent. Just letting the words roll around in your mouth really helps with recording them accurately.

Happy Writing!

Writing Prompt #1

Take a song (I use soundtracks, myself) and forget about the original context of the song. Listen to it enough to formulate a plot with at least 2 characters. Write at least 1 page of what you see in your mind's eye. Whatever you do, don't throw it away! More often than not, you'll look back at it and see another - better - story forming.

Happy Writing!