2023 Prompts
Not only is it 2023 already, but what happened to January? I blinked and missed it!
Fine … Let’s start February off with the following prompt:
The first line must be:
There was a thud, followed by a …
The last line must be:
Who knew?
If you want me to read what you wrote, simply email me at:
awriterwrites1965@gmail.com
Prompts of 2022
Time limits don’t work well. Ok next idea. I will leave April’s prompt up, but it will move down the page and I am going to put a new prompt up. If you are reading this … and are inspired by the prompt … and want me to review what you wrote, then head over to my contact page and upload your story for me. Send it as a Word doc/docx or a PDF. Either works for me. Let me know how much input you want from me … i.e. full on critique/feedback or if you just want me to read for my reading pleasure. The first will get my full attention and I will return feedback within a few hours to a week. The second, I’ll read at my leisure.
Sometimes it’s just fun to have a prompt to get your writing unstuck, but what you write remains unsharable. I totally understand.
Prompt Parameters:
November / December
Genre: Fiction of any kind
In one thousand words or less, write the origin story of the chicken who many have wondered why she crossed the road.
According to Wikipedia, Why did the chicken cross the road? – Wikipedia here is a bit of background. I’m sure there is more in-depth reasoning behind this simple question, but the beauty of fiction is making it up. Let’s see where this prompt leads …
Prompt Parameters:
August/September
Genre: Fiction of any kind
In one thousand words or less,
tell the story of two people in a boat out on a lake.
Why are they there? Who are they? What brought them to that moment in time?
Prompt Parameters:
April/May
Genre: Fiction of any kind
Main Character: A very old man
That which must be used: Sea Otter, an Acoustic Guitar and an Apple
