Writing Prompt #123 He stepped out of the blast zone with it still in his hands. 3 Quick Steps to Your Next Story Consider the prompt for five minutes. Who is the protagonist? Why was there an explosion? What’s in his hands? Write with abandon for fifteen minutes. With this prompt, you get complete license […]
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Writing Prompt #122: Memory Lapse?
Writing Prompt #122 I hit play and watched myself in the recording. But what I saw isn’t what I remembered. 3 Steps to Your Story Consider the prompt for five minutes. Who is speaking? What is the recording of? What exactly is different between the character’s memory of the events versus the recorded events? What […]
Writing Prompt #121: Duty-Bound
Writing Prompt #121 It wasn’t my idea to destroy it. But it was my job to get it done. Find Your Story in These 3 Steps Take 5 minutes to think about the prompt. Who is speaking? What’s the job? Why is it this character’s job and why does s/he feel obligated to do it? Write […]
Writing Prompt #120
Writing Prompt #120 “I’m only telling you this because you won’t be able to tell anyone else.” Write It with These 3 Steps Consider the prompt for five minutes. Who is speaking? What is the secret? Why won’t the character be able to tell the secret to anyone else? Write with abandon for 15 minutes. Anything […]
Writing Prompt #119: A Secret Revealed
Writing Prompt #119 He finally admits to that thing you’ve always suspected. 3 Steps To Your Story Take 5 minutes to consider the prompt. Who is he? What did he admit? How did you always know? What now? Write for 15 minutes. Don’t think about where you’ll end up when you jump into the story. Just write. When […]