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My latest journal and planner set-up. Finally, a new video to explain what is going on.
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A Fiction Writing Prompt to stretch the literary muscles. No rules. No word counts. Simply write and explore.
The sky filled with clouds, thick dark rain clouds. Then it began, at last, the rain began to fall. It was…
I love it when it rains. I find my senses turn to overdrive. Being able to stand outside as the rain falls is one of life’s pleasures. If I stand outside barefoot and let my feet and toes feel the wet ground it is even better. And a little rain brings all the smells to life, no longer dead and dry, now alive and rejuvenated.
Use this prompt to describe how the rain brings everything back to life. Be as descriptive as possible. And try to use similes and metaphors to give your writing new life.
You can write in the first or third person. Use your character, or characters, to describe the scene. You could explore why the rain is welcome, a little back story is always helpful.
This writing prompt is a companion, and opposite to the prompt It had stopped.
As always these writing prompts are optional and entirely open to your own interpretation. Use them as a starting point for a short story or something a little more grandiose. If you do write something, please share it or a link, in the comments or tag me. I’d love to read what you create,
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A Fiction Writing Prompt to stretch the literary muscles. No rules. No word counts. Simply write and explore.
Impact… beat… nothing … beat… and then the pain shot through me a pain like nothing before.
Have you ever stubbed your toe, your little toe? Or stepped on a sharp object whilst barefoot? I find it almost impossible to walk across a stony beach without wearing a shoe or sandal. Our feet are sensitive and they let us know when they are uncomfortable, or in shock.
This prompt is all about pain, immediate pain. It is about describing the intensity and the suddenness.
It is always possible that your reaction to the initial pain leads to a near farcical chain of events. And the good thing about it all is that this is fiction and you haven’t really hurt your foot… but keep an eye out for things laying around on the floor.
As always these writing prompts are optional and entirely open to your own interpretation. Use them as a starting point for a short story or something a little more grandiose. If you do write something, please share it or a link, in the comments or tag me. I’d love to read what you create
Original foot image Image by iGlobalWeb from Pixabay
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Some things come in vintage-style boxes, other things have been in cupboards so long that they become vintage. We found some old candles.
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A Fiction Writing Prompt to stretch the literary muscles. No rules. No word counts. Simply write and explore.
There is no one. Shops are closed with windows boarded up or just abandoned. It looks like a ghost town. What has happened…
How about a little apocalypse? Of course, it doesn’t have to be. That’s the freedom you have in these prompts. I thought it would be good to describe the emptiness of where your protagonist is. To explore and develop your descriptive toolbox.
One way to do this is to contrast the still and silent with the normal busyness and noise. Make comparisons as you describe the location.
And of course, there is how this all makes the protagonist feel.
As always these writing prompts are optional and entirely open to your own interpretation. Use them as a starting point for a short story or something a little more grandiose. If you do write something, please share it or a link, in the comments or tag me. I’d love to read what you create
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A Fiction Writing Prompt to stretch the literary muscles. No rules. No word counts. Simply write and explore.
White fluffy clouds drift gently across the azure sky. The sight transports me back at once. The memory, as vivid as the heavens.
Sights and sounds, tastes and smells, and touch sensations are powerful. They can bring back memories long-forgotten, both good and bad.
This prompt allows you to explore how seeing the clouds in the sky brings back a memory. As the memory is vivid allow yourself to explore the other senses.
Although you can draw on your own memories I would advise not using this prompt to remember your own past. That could bring up painful and other negative thoughts. So please be careful. These prompts are for you to enjoy and develop your writing ability, not work through serious trauma. Please find someone who can help you if you need it.
As always these writing prompts are optional and entirely open to your own interpretation. Use them as a starting point for a short story or something a little more grandiose. If you do write something, please share it or a link, in the comments or tag me. I’d love to read what you create
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