Imagine the sky a different color. In fact, split it right down the middle. To the left the loveliest color in your imaginative arsenal and to the right the most frightening color. Choose one of these questions to get you rolling along in your writing. 1. Who would live under such a sky? 2. What…
Frequently description starts wide then slowly narrows down. In this prompt, start narrow, as tight into an object as you can; then move out, not just on the image but on the crux of the story as well. My example: The ridged metal round, a green stripe accenting it, was crimped tightly to the multi-flattened…
How about a miracle? What if Sally just found herself knee deep in an overflowing toilet while the dog is barking crazily at something and is on the verge of being winded. In ten minutes a young couple will be coming by to see her house, which she needs to sell in record time. What…
Write in first person about the beginning of history for a species. Find the voice of the tribe’s oral historian and have him or her share the tribe’s beginnings to either a formal or informal audience. Focus on establishing a voice for the speaker and putting across the mythology the group reveres.
Remember a childhood friend or enemy. What stood out as a trait unique to that child? Consider what has become of him or her based on that trait remaining true. I had a friend named Marsha for a short time in second grade. I say short because she did not let any of her friends…
Think about a book or story you have read that made a strong impression on you. Select one of the secondary characters and imagine their point-of-view of what happened. Now write their story. This is nothing new. John Gardner did it in Grendel (based on Beowulf) and Rhys’s also voiced other characters in Wide Sargasso…
So I thought I would combine a little of my teacher stuff with my writer stuff. Every Tuesday I am going to post a prompt for creative writers to respond to. The idea is to write on the prompt idea for a full week. Then start on the next one. Prompt: If you have read…
