Halfway to the weekend, guys!
Prompt Type: Opening line
Prompt: “You’re stubborn about this one, too, aren’t you?”
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Prompt for May 13, 2014 – Day 133
Tuesday, Tuesday…
Prompt Type: Plot character genre seed
Prompt: A historical fiction piece where a willing hero must protect those who betrayed him/her.
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Prompt for May 12, 2014 – Day 132
Another Monday. Sigh.
Prompt Type: Character Development
Prompt: Think about your hero/protagonist and what motivates them. Boil it down to one vice or virtue–love, greed, envy, fear, hope, etc.–that drives what they do.
Now change it up. How would your antagonist be different if fear motivated them? Write a character sketch or scene detailing how fear motivates the actions of your antagonist.
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Prompt for May 11, 2014 – Day 131
Happy Mother’s Day to all the moms out there!
Today’s pick is for my mom.
Prompt type: Quotation
Prompt: Write a scene inspired by the following quote. It could be set in the time period when the quote was spoken, could involve the quote itself, or could simply be inspired by the theme of the quote.
“When I was 5 years old, my mother always told me that happiness was the key to life. When I went to school, they asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up. I wrote down ‘happy’. They told me I didn’t understand the assignment, and I told them they didn’t understand life.”
― John Lennon
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Prompt for May 10, 2014 – Day 130
Happy Saturday!
Prompt Type: Music prompt
Prompt:
Music is “Come What May” from Moulin Rogue. Video courtesy of YouTube.
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Prompt for May 9, 2014 – Day 129
It’s been a crazy long time since you’ve had one of these!
Happy Friday.
Prompt Type: Toolbox
Prompt: Come up with a character who might have the following array of items in a purse, backpack, their trunk, etc–then write a scene in which they use some (or all) of these items to save the day.
- Dagger/hunting knife
- Beef Jerky
- Trail Mix
- Matches
- Nylon climbing rope
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Prompt for May 8, 2014 – Day 128
Thursday! I never thought would happen, but it’s here. Just today and Friday and another glorious weekend.
Prompt Type: Opening line
Prompt: “Hellfire rain down on you for what you’ve done!”
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