This post is inspired by a bunch of news stories I recently read, and some random thoughts. It’s another random word writing prompt. Have fun with this.
Da Prompt: Pocket Star, Banana, Giraffe
The above words must be in the story, but not just as side words. These objects must be important to the plot of the story.
Inciting Incident: Your main character has just been fired from her / his / its job.
Tell this story in tight (very tight, right-behind-the-eyes) First Person point-of-view. That means the reader knows everything the main character knows, so no gimmicks of leaving out secrets with misleading lines.
Minimum Wordcount: 5000
Happy Writing!
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Writers are frequently asked the question “Where do you get your ideas?” The question is a hard one to answer because we all find our inspiration in different places. Some people need to be given prompts, little snippets of ideas to spark their imaginations.
With that in mind, I am posting Writing Prompt Wednesdays. The goal is to inspire writers with exercises meant to train their skills and fire up the creative juices. There are rules. Most prompts will have associated word counts or style instructions. These are not meant to restrict the writer, but give the writer a chance to explore different ways of writing.
If you are an author in search of that one juicy idea, I hope these posts help. If you have ideas for writing prompts, please let me know.
Da Rules:
1) Anything goes so long as you stick to the spirit of the prompt.
2) I ask that if you do publish something based on one of my prompts, that you post the good news (and the link) in the comments of the prompt that inspired your success. You want other people to help you celebrate, right?
