I said I would have 50 new prompts by the end of my vacation, so here’s 20 more to go with yesterday’s 30. Whew!
Have a great Sunday!
31. Write a scene that happens in a parking lot.
32. Brainstorm around the word “ice.” Take one or two of the ideas that you generate and see where your imagination takes you.
33. Use one, some or all of these words in a story or poem: screen, light, white, wave, sleek, torrent
34. Go for a walk and look closely at something that is smaller than you. See if you can think of words to describe it that use all five senses.
35. Try one of these opening lines:
Tires weren’t the only things that screeched when Marko turned the corner.
A graveyard?
Wishing stars can work.
36. Write a scene with an animal and a hill.
37. Here are some lines of dialogue for your story:
“Where are we?”
“I have no idea. But I do know one thing.”
“What’s that?”
“It’s not safe.”
38. Start a story with one of these actions:
Someone or something falling
Someone standing at attention
Someone shaking something
39. See if any of these pairs of images suggest a story or poem: a candle and a book, a loud noise and a tree, a whisper and a cave.
40. Try one of these titles for a story or poem: Wind Song, Castle Hill, Never Ever, The Last Game, First of the Few, Dragon’s Pride
41. Using your birthday month, or a friend’s, use the number of the month in a story. My birthday is in October, so I would need to use the number 10.
42. We expect scary things to happen in old, abandoned houses or in graveyards or in dark forests. Write a scary scene that happens in a place where the characters would expect to be safe and happy.
43. Use one, some or all of these words in a story or poem: holiday, window, fire, call, paper, carving.
44. Think about a major political or social issue/event that you’ve read about in the newspaper or heard about on TV. What would be your character’s opinion of that issue or event? How would your character behave if s/he were stuck in an elevator with someone with the opposite opinion?
45. What memory from the past does your character wish s/he could forget?
46. Write a scene with a photograph.
47. Start a story with one of these actions:
Someone tripping over something
Someone hearing something loud
Someone telling a secret
48. See if any of these pairs of images suggest a story or poem: a keyboard and a wish, wings and a sword, a door and a small animal, a box and a date.
49. Try one of these titles for a story or poem: Fear Corner, Connections, The Cloak of Parmel, Winter Mystery, Silver’s Forest, Reflection.
50. Try these lines of dialogue in your story:
“What are you holding behind your back?”
“It’s a surprise.”
“Let me see.”
“Only if you promise not to tell.”