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 →
Writing
TL;DR Try your hand at writing. Read some stories in here, let your imagination wander. It's not that hard. If you can write, you are a writer. You might worry you are not a 'good' writer, but that's subjective, and can change. The challenge is to write that first draft without editing and second-guessing your every word. Flash Fiction is... 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 →
And now we head into June, the traditional month for marriage. Maybe because of the Roman Goddess Juno, or because people were still relatively fresh after their first spring bath, or because young couples had met up at the first Spring festivals and now wanted/needed to get married. I'm not a personal fan of weddings, but it still can be... Read more →
This was a challenge on Terrible Minds back in 2013. I didn't try it then, but will use it this week. This is a random character generator, sometimes with a bit of fantasy added. Give it a click, and marvel at the six suggestions. Pick either the second or the fourth one, since it is the 24th today (Big ups... Read more →
Up here in Canada, we're starting a long weekend. It's held on the weekend of, or before, May 24th, which is the Queen's "Birthday". Queen Victoria. We're not in the British Empire anymore, and Vicky is long since dead, but we like the holiday. It's the first long weekend of spring, and a chance to get up to the cottage... Read more →
I did a challenge like this a few years ago, with some phrases like An Ancient Curse, and A Half-burned Notebook. This is a variation, using phrases from a list of odd adjective-noun combinations . I'll give you 9, pick three at random for your story. Feel free to make it a little weird too - you know you want... Read more →