I did a Random Song prompt a while ago, but will repeat it this time with a specific location - the cottage. You kick back, relax, and pull up a random tune. Where does the story go now? Here's a link to a random song site, with including links to the music. Pick one of the top two as your... Read more →
I'm going to try the Furious Fiction contest again this month, so I'll use their prompt. They give you 55 hours to write 500 words, with a $500 prize. It's started already, with a closing time of midnight Sunday their time. Which is I think Sunday 10am EST. This month, the prompt is to use adjectives. Lots of them, all... Read more →
It's been hot in Ottawa, it's hot here in Toronto, it's hot in much of the world. Or there are torrential rains, high winds, droughts - all the extremes we get with global warming. At least here in Southern Ontario we get some relief as that Polar Vortex thingy dips down. So that's the prompt this week - heat. Heat... Read more →
Since my birthday was the 18th (yay) I though that would make a good theme. I'll narrow it down a bit for you, though. Scenario: It's a birthday, with a cake, and candles. Someone makes a wish and there are consequences. I'll leave those, as well as who did what, and even the genre, up to you. I suspect mine... Read more →
This week's prompt will be from a contest I've entered, the NYCMidnight Flash Fiction Challenge. At midnight tonight each group will be given a random genre, location, and object. Winners advance to the next challenges in September and then November, with the finals in December. We have 48 hours to write 1000 words max, so quite doable but still a... Read more →
This week's challenge will be taken from the latest Furious Fiction Challenge. This contest is run every month by the Australian Writer's Centre. It's free to enter, and there's prize money. Yay. 500 words, $500 prize, 55 hours to write. It's already started, so pitter-patter, let's get at 'er. The prompt this week is as follows: Your story must take... Read more →
I liked this kind of prompt last week. We have fertile imaginations as writers - sometimes too fertile So many choices, so little focus, right? I use these prompts a a way to limit that imagination a bit, but also, hopefully, as a way to push our comfort zone out a bit. I picked another one from this site after... Read more →
Your prompt this week is to start with a random scenario and see where your imagination takes you. You might be surprised. I initially was going to give you this random generator, and leave you to explore fro yourself, but then I decided to just pick one for you. More fun for me ;-) You're in prison and your partner... Read more →
My writing today was delayed by a dumpster. The roof is getting replaced, so they dropped off a bin for all the garbage - and forgot to specify where to leave it. We managed eventually. Luckily I go out of town in a few days, while they work. The challenge this week is to write about a dumpster. What you... Read more →
Are you planning a summer vacation? Wondering where to go? Try using Random Street View. And, before you book tickets, do a screen grab or save the link, then write a 1000 word story on what view you get. Granted, you're more likely to be on a country road than a city street, but be creative. Click and drag to... Read more →